Udayan Dhar

Udayan Dhar

Sidney L. Miller Career Development Assistant Professor of Leadership
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Education

  • PhD, Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University, 2022.
  • MBA, Human Resources, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, 2014.
  • BEng, Electrical Engineering, S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science, 2009.

Faculty Research Interests

  • Leadership Development
  • Career Transitions
  • Positive Psychology

Recent and Representative Publications

Dhar, U., (2025) A model of managerial coach learning and development. Human Resource Management Review. 35(2), 101073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2024.101073

Dhar, U., (2024) Professional Development Experiences Aligned to the Ideal Self: A Positive Psychology Perspective on Individual Development. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 00218863241269055. https://doi.org/10.1177/00218863241269055

Dhar, U., Boyatzis, R., (2023) Development and validation of a scale to measure subjective liminality: individual differences in the perception of in-betweenness. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 36(8), 129-140. https://doi.org/10.1108/jocm-07-2023-0279

Dhar, U., Case, S., (2023) A Postcolonial Deconstruction Approach Toward Promoting Socially Conscious Management in the Emerging Economies. 15-44. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19971-4_2 Springer International Publishing.

Dhar, U., Boyatzis, E. R., (2023) When Normal is Not Normal: A Theory of the Non-Linear and Discontinuous Process of Desired Change and its Managerial Implications. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 59(3), 364-390. https://doi.org/10.1177/00218863231153218

Dhar, U., (2022) The Interplay of Emotionally Salient Work Experiences, the Ideal Self, and Vocational Outcomes. In Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1), 10922. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.10922abstract

Dhar, U., Boyatzis, R., (2022) Dynamics of the ideal self. Journal of Management Development. 41(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmd-09-2021-0247

Dhar, U., (2022) Managerial coaching: a paradox-based view. Leadership & Organization Development Journal. 43(2), 291-301. https://doi.org/10.1108/lodj-07-2021-0326

Dhar, U., Schaffner, J. J., Smith, W., (2021) Coaching with Compassion. 483-496. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79952-6_25 Springer International Publishing.

Dhar, U., (2021) Managerial identity development across the age-spectrum from an ideal self and values perspective. Journal of Management Development. 40(6), 574-583. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmd-01-2021-0007

Dhar, U., Liu, H., Boyatzis, E. R., (2021) Towards Personal Sustainability: Renewal as an Antidote to Stress. Sustainability. 13(17), 9945. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179945

Dhar, U., Boyatzis, E. R., Goleman, D., Osiri, K. J., (2021) Personal Sustainability Index. https://doi.org/10.1037/t79672-000

Dhar, U., Boyatzis, E. R., Goleman, D., Osiri, K. J., (2021) Thrive and survive: Assessing personal sustainability. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. 73(1), 27-50. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000193

Recent Courses Taught

  • MORS 220, Leadership Theory & Development.
  • MORS 202, People in Organizations.
  • MORS 311, Total Rewards & Performance Management.

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