Associate Professor of Management

Year Joined RCNJ: Fall 2014

Contact Information

• Phone: (201) 684-7704
• Email: msundara@ramapo.edu
• Office: ASB 207
• Office Hours: Tues & Friday 1:00-3PM; by appt via email

Education:

• Ph.D. Management (Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship)
• M.S. Psychology (Cognition)
• M.A. Counseling Psychology
• B.Sc. Chemistry and Food Service Management

Courses Offered:

• Managing Organizational Behavior

Teaching Interest:

• Organizational Behavior
• Human Side of AI Decision-making

Research Interest:

• Management of Personality Traits in Leaders and Followers
• AI and Consciousness
• Ethical Behaviors
• Innovation Management

Recent Publications:

Peer- Reviewed Journal Publications:

• Sundararajan, B. and Sundararajan, M. (2023). Leaderspeak – An Evolutionary Psychology Approach to Reducing Gaps in Strategic Communication. Accepted at the International Journal of Strategic Communication, Special Issue on Evolutionary Psychology Perspectives and Strategic Communication. (ABDC B, IF- 1.389).
• Sundararajan, M. & Sundararajan, B. (2023). Breaking self-misconceptions driven emotional loops of mba students to help them become responsible leaders, Journal of Management and Business Education. 6(2), 142-172.   https://doi.org/10.35564/jmbe.2023.0008
• Sundararajan, M. (2022). Discerning the Nature of Uncertainties to Lead Sustainably. SAM Advanced Management Journal, 87 (4) https://journal.samnational.org/archive/vol87ed04/
• Sundararajan, M. (2021). Exploration of personal ethics: an in-class case exercise for business ethics students to help them develop personal values. Journal of Management and Business Education, 4(2), x-x. https://doi.org/10.35564/jmbe.2021.0007
• Raghavan I, & Sundararajan, M. (2021). “CEO pay sensitivities in innovative firms”, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-09-2020-0491, Refereed, Peer Reviewed Article.
• Sundararajan, M. (2020). Ethical Case Analysis Template: Learning to Develop Ethical Values through Practice, Journal of Business Ethics Education Vol 17, 2020, pp. 183-210, Refereed, Peer Reviewed Article https://www.neilsonjournals.com/JBEE/abstractjbee17malavika.html
• Raghavan, I. & Sundararajan, M. (2020). Is Firm Innovation Associated with Corporate Governance? International Journal of Innovation Management (accepted in forthcoming issue April 2020).
• Sundararajan, M. (2019). When the Setting is Right, Ideas Will Flow- A Business Class Case Study. Journal of Management and Business Education. 2 (1), 48-65.
• Sundararajan, M., Sundararajan, B., & Manderson, J. (2016).  Impact of group emotions on student collective action tendencies, ties, and task performance.   Journal of Education for Business, 91 (7), 355-364.
• Sundararajan, M. & Sundararajan, B. (2015).  Immigrant Capital and Entrepreneurial Opportunities.   Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 3 (3), 29-50.
• Sundararajan, M., Sundararajan, B. and Henderson, S. (2012). Role of Meditative Foundation in Entrepreneurial Leadership and New Venture Success, Journal of Spirituality, Leadership and Management, 6 (1): 59-70.
• Sundararajan, B, Manderson, Jill, Sundararajan, M (2012). Students Understanding of Assessment and Their Resultant Motivation to Engage with the Material, The Workplace Review, November 2012: 50-64.
• Iyengar, R., Kargar, J and Sundararajan, M (2011) Why are some firms admired? Corporate Reputation Review, Volume 14, Number 3:200-220.
• Sundararajan, M. (2010). Physiological Emotions and Entrepreneurial Decisions, Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal, Volume 2, No. 4, December 2010, 310-322.
• Peters, L.; Rice, M.; and Sundararajan, M. (2004). The Role of Incubators in the Entrepreneurial Process. The Journal of Technology Transfer, Volume 29, No. 1, January 2004.

Non Peer- Reviewed Editorial Opinion Articles:

• Sundararajan, B. & Sundararajan, M. (2024) Exploring Identity and Celebrating Difference, AACSB Insights, https://www.aacsb.edu/insights/articles/2024/04/exploring-identity-celebrating-difference
• Sundararajan, M. & Sundararajan, B. (2024) Ethical Leaders Start with Ethical Educators, AACSB Insights, https://www.aacsb.edu/insights/articles/2024/02/ethical-leaders-start-with-ethical-educators 

Conferences Proceedings:

• Sundararajan, B., Sundararajan, M., Haigh, K. A., & Vimalraj, S. (2023). Every Teacher Should Have a Student Like Chris: Embracing Neurodivergence, UDL, and Educating a Variety of Learners. EDULEARN23 Proceedings, Pages 7878-7687, 15th Annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, July 3-5, 2023, Palma Convention Centre, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Conference Presentations

• Sundararajan, B, Sundararajan, M. Haign, K, & Vimalraj, S, (2023) Every Teacher should have a Student like Chris: embracing neurodivergence, UDL and a variety of learners, Edulearn 2023, July 3, Spain (this is the same that was published in the proceedings as stated above)
• Sundararajan, M & Sundararajan, B. (2023), Freeing Minds for Finer Thoughts, Better Behaviors, and Happier Workplaces, accepted for workshop presentation, Management and Social Justice Conference, The New School, New York, April 26, 2023
• Sundararajan, M. (2022), Why Leaders Must Recognize and Address the Toxic Hotspots, Idea Black Holes, and Supernova Nebulae in their Organizations! Society of Advancement of Management Conference, Virtual Conference.
• Sundararajan, M. (2021) Helping Students Develop an Intellect That Is Prepared to Receive and Assimilate The Teaching, Society of Advancement of Management Conference, Virtual Conference.

Book Chapter Publications:

• Sundararajan, B. and Sundararajan, M. (2013). Like us on Facebook and Follow Us on Twitter: Corporate Identity Management Across Social Media Platforms, Book Chapter in Social Networking and Identity Management, Lexington Books.|
• Sundararajan, B., Sheehan, L., Sundararajan, M. and J. Manderson (2013). Influencing group decisions by gaining respect of group members in an e-learning environment: A path model analysis In: M.S. Khine (Ed.) Applications of Structural Equation Modeling in Educational Research and Practice. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers (Book chapter)

Last Five-Year Conference Presentations:

• Sundararajan, M. (2018) Building an Environment for Creative and Innovative Thinking, Innovative and Creative Education and Teaching Conference, Badajoz, Spain, June 20-22, 2018.
• Sundararajan, M. (2017) Impact of Mindfulness on the Power of Words and Impulsivity in E-mail Communication, Society of Advancement of Management Conference, Orlando, Florida
• Sundararajan, M. (2015) Emotions, Weak Ties and Sustainability of the Family Business. The 11th Annual Family Enterprise Research Conference poster presentation, June 4-7, 2015, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
• Sundararajan, B., Sheehan, L., Sundararajan, M. & Manderson, J. (2015). “Knowledge Gains and Satisfaction in Performance Using Face-to-Face and ICTs in E-Learning and Blended Learning Environments”. Accepted for presentation at the Instructional Development Division of the International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, to be held from May 20-25, 2015, in San Juan, Puerto Rico