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Name

Dr. Needesh RAMPHUL

Job Title

Associate Professor

Field of expertise

Business Management, Strategic Management, Human Resources Management, International Business Management, and International Human Resource Management

Department

Department of Business Management and Law

Publications

Publications

Book
·         Needesh Ramphul (2017), Management Development process in the Mauritian Hotel Sector, LAP Lambert  Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-330-32588-3
·         Hemant Chittoo, Bhissum Nowbutsing, and Needesh Ramphul (2010), Globalisation and the Genesis of the ICT/BPO Sector in Mauritius, Globalisation and Development, Nova Publishers, ISBN 978-1-60876-851-6 (Chapter 4)
 
Publications in Journals
·    Needesh Ramphul and Gaitree Ramgolam (2020), “Leadership in public sector organisations; a case study in a semi-governmental organisation in Mauritius”, Collaborative Research in Management and Social Science, Vol 1 (1), Page 39 – 44, CRMSS – Collaborative Research in Management and Social Science (africresearch.org)
·    Ramphul N., Chittoo H., and Munkhbat T. (2018), “A conceptual framework of management development process in the Mauritian hotel sector based on the grounded theory approach”, International Journal of Research in Management, Vol 3 (8), Page 62-75, ISSN 2249-5908 .
·    Needesh Ramphul, Kavi B. Nowbutsing, Hemant Birandranath Chittoo, (2016), “An Analysis of Government Policies in Ensuring Food Security in Small Island Economies: A Case Study of Mauritius.”, Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, Vol 21(9), Page 43-59, p-ISSN: 2279-0845
·    Ramphul, N and Dr Chittoo , (2015),“An Analysis of Management Development in the Hotel Using the Grounded Theory Approach – A Case Study of Mauritian Hotels”, Advances in Economics and Business, Vol 3 No. 8, 2015, Page 287-296, DOI: 10.13189/aeb.2015.030801.
·    Soma Pillay, Needesh Ramphul, Nirmala Dorasamy, and Denny Meyer (2015),“Predictors of Whistle Blowing Intentions: An Analysis of  Multi-Level Variables”, , Administration and Society,Page 1-31, 27 May 2015, Sage Publication
·    “Using Performance Management to Meet Changing Citizen Needs in the Mauritian Context: A Case of the Health Sector” – Dr Chittoo and Ramphul N -Paper published in the International Journal of Public Sector Management , Vol 1 No.2, 2008

·    Globalisation and The Genesis of the ICT/BPO sector in Mauritius in the Book Globalisation and Development: Country Experiences – ISBN 978-1-60876-851-6- Nova Publishers (Dr Chittoo and Nowbutsing, Needesh Ramphul)
·    “Globalisation and Public Sector Reforms in a Developing Country”- Chittoo H.B, Ramphul N and Nowbutsing BPublished in Culture Mandala: Bulletin of the Centre for East –West Cultural and Economic Studies, Vol 8 Issue 2 December 2009
 
Papers Presented in Conference
·    “Using Performance Management to Meet Changing Citizen Needs in the Mauritian Context: A Case of the Health Sector”. – Dr Chittoo and Ramphul N presented at the conference of “A Performing Public Sector: the Second Transatlantic Dialogue” (1-3 June 2006, Leuven, Belgium)
·         “The impact of Change on management development: the case of Mauritius” – Dr Chittoo, Ramphul N presented at the 9th International Human Resource Management Conference (June 12-15,Tallinn, Estonia) hosted by the Estonian Business School and the The Cranfield Network on Comparative Human Resource Management (Cranet)
·         “A study of factors influencing talent drain among nursing staff in Mauritius” – Ramasawmy s., Ramphul N. and Dr Chittoo  and
·         “Sustainable Tourism in Mauritius: The Need for CSR framework” – Chittoo H.B, Ramphul N., Nowbutsing B. and Ramrekha and
·         “A study of the relationship between organisation culture and women leadership in a South African Catholic Secondary School” –Deenmamode L.C,Chittoo H.B, Ramphul N papers presented in the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference, in Finland on the 12th to 15th July 2010
·         Human Resources Management Approaches in the Mauritian BPO Sector: Facing the Challenges.” Dr Chittoo  Brinda Mahadeo  and Ramphul N– Competitiveness and Value-Added Services for an Outsourcing Destination” Business Process Outsourcing and Modeling (BPOM2006) organized by the University of Technology, Mauritius
·         Using Ansoff Matrix to develop strategies for tertiary education in Mauritius, Ramphul N, Paper presented in the conference on Internationalisation of Tertiary Education organized by TEC from 23rd to25th march 2011
·         “The impact of Leadership on organizational culture in Secondary Schools: A case study at a local Mauritian Secondary School” by Ramphul N. and Fazul Nauyock and
·         “Promoting Heritage Tourism in Mauritius: A case study of Heritage sites in Port Louis” by Ramphul N., Ramphul H.K and Chittoo H. were presented at the conference of “International conference on Contemporary Mauritius” on 14- 16 September 2011 organised by MGI, UTM and MRC
·         “Exploring barriers, organisational support and demographics as predictors of whistle blowing intentions: an analysis of multi level variables” by Somakanthie Pillay; Needesh Ramphul; Nirmala Dorasamy; Denny Meyer  was presented in the 5th Biennial Conference of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development in Budapest, Hungary, 16-19 July 2013, pp. 590-615, ISBN –  9780975227244
·         “An analysis of Management Development in the hotel sector using the grounded theory approach – a case study of Mauritian Hotels” by Ramphul N. and Chittoo H. was presented at the conference of “Australian Academy of Business and Social Science Conference 2014” from 25 to 26 August 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
·         “An Analysis of the views of employees on an E-Performance Management System in a Semi-Governmental Organisation in Mauritius” by Ramphul N., Toocaram G. and Luchoo M. was presented at the conference of “12th Asian Academy of Management International Conference 2017” held on the 6-9 October 2017 in Penang, Malaysia
·         “A conceptual framework of management development process in the Mauritian hotel sector based on the grounded theory approach” by Ramphul N., Chittoo H., and Munkhbat T. (2018) was presented at the conference of “15th Kuala Lumpur International Business, Economics and Law Conference (KLiBEL15), held in Hotel Bangi-Putrajaya, Selangor, Malaysia from April 28 – 29, 2018.
·         “An Assessment of the Lean Deployment in the Mauritian Textile Industry.” By Keshav Ramgoolam and Needesh Ramphul was presented at the conference of “International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management” held in Paris, France, July 26-27, 2018
·         “Exploring barriers, organisational support and demographics as predictors of whistle blowing intentions: an analysis of multi level variables” by Somakanthie Pillay; Needesh Ramphul; Nirmala Dorasamy; Denny Meyer  was presented in the 5th Biennial Conference of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development in Budapest, Hungary, 16-19 July 2012, pp. 590-615, ISBN –  9780975227244
·         “An analysis of Management Development in the hotel sector using the grounded theory approach – a case study of Mauritian Hotels” by Ramphul N. and Chittoo H. was presented at the conference of “Australian Academy of Business and Social Science Conference 2014” from 25 to 26 August 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 978-0-9925622-0-5
·         “An Analysis of the views of employees on an E-Performance Management System in a Semi-Governmental Organisation in Mauritius” by Ramphul N., Toocaram G. and Luchoo M. was presented at the conference of “12th Asian Academy of Management International Conference 2017” held on the 6-9 October 2017 in Penang, Malaysia ISBN 978-967-394-299-2
·         “A conceptual framework of management development process in the Mauritian hotel sector based on the grounded theory approach” by Ramphul N., Chittoo H., and Munkhbat T. (2018) was presented at the conference of “15th Kuala Lumpur International Business, Economics and Law Conference (KLiBEL15), held in Hotel Bangi-Putrajaya, Selangor, Malaysia from April 28 – 29, 2018.
·         “An Assessment of the Lean Deployment in the Mauritian Textile Industry.” By Keshav Ramgoolam and Needesh Ramphul was presented at the conference of “International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management” held in Paris, France, July 26-27, 2018

·         “ An assessment of  Governance practices in the  NGO sector in Mauritius: A funders’ perspective” by Needesh Ramphul, Kesseven Padachi, Kumar Dookhitram and Carlo Jouan was presented virtually on the 26 February 2021 at the conference titled “3rd International Conference on Challenges in Emerging Economies Focus Areas – Ethics and Business Values, Communication and Ethics, Ethics in the Digital Era, Corporate Governance & Strategy, General Management Area, Conference on Qualitative Research ,Stakeholder Management and Ethics” organized by the K J Somaiya Institute of Management on the 26th February 2021