Year : 2023
Green psychology and sustainability. Frontiers in Psychology
Cite this Research Publication : Venugopalan, M., Karthiayani, V. P., & Rejikumar, G. (2023). Editorial: Green psychology and sustainability. Frontiers in Psychology.
Dr. Murale Venugopalan is an Associate Professor at the School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi Campus. With over 20 years of experience in academia, research, and corporate training, he specializes in Organizational Behavior, Strategic Human Resource Management, and People Analytics. Previously, he held academic positions at IBS Hyderabad, Karunya University, SCMS Cochin, and the College of Technology, Oman. His expertise includes faculty recruitment, accreditation management, and curriculum development. His research interests span AI & HR integration, psychological contracts in the gig economy, employee engagement, and sustainability in business practices.
Dr. Murale has extensive experience in academic leadership roles, having served as Post Graduate Programme Chair across multiple campuses. His research has been widely published in Scopus and ABDC-listed journals, with a strong focus on AI-driven HR strategies, learning environments, and workforce transformation. He has also led and contributed to funded research projects, including developing a Smart HR Framework for a Neurodiverse Workforce.
Teaching Areas
Organizational Behaviour; People Analytics; Managing Negotiations; SHRM
Work In Progress
Core Professional Certification and Training program completed
Areas of Interest
Year : 2023
Cite this Research Publication : Venugopalan, M., Karthiayani, V. P., & Rejikumar, G. (2023). Editorial: Green psychology and sustainability. Frontiers in Psychology.
Year : 2024
Cite this Research Publication : Vincent, P., & Venugopalan, M. (2024). Job insecurity and happenstance skill: A concept-based framework for the contemporary workplace. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research.
Year : 2024
Cite this Research Publication : Madhavan, V., & Venugopalan, M. (2024). Formal learning and organizational performance: The interplay of goal setting and flexible learning. Benchmarking: An International Journal.
Year : 2024
Cite this Research Publication : Raman, R., Venugopalan, M., & Kamal, A. (2024). Evaluating HRM literacy: A performance analysis of ChatGPT and Bard. Heliyon.
Year : 2024
Cite this Research Publication : Krishnan, K. V., Venugopalan, M., & Sahib, P. R. (2024). Tailoring success: How individualized learning and increased awareness can combat dropout in skill development programs. Journal of Open Innovation. (Scopus Q1, 99th percentile).
Publisher : Elsevier
Year : 2024
Cite this Research Publication : Venugopalan, M., Madhavan, V., Prasad, R., & Raman, R. (2024). Transformative AI in HRM: Enhancing workforce planning with topic modeling. Cogent Business & Management, 11(1)
Year : 2023
Cite this Research Publication : V, Murale & Pillai, Vandana & Sisodia, Gyanendra & Gupta, Bhumika. (2023). Addressing Agency Problem in Employee Training: The Role of Goal Congruence. Sustainability. 15. 3745. 10.3390/su15043745.
Year : 2022
Cite this Research Publication : Ahmed Saleh Mohamed Alichleh Al-Ali, Gyanendra Singh Sisodia, Bhumika Gupta, & Venugopalan, M.(2022). Change management and innovation practices during the pandemic in the Middle East e-commerce industry. Sustainability, 14(8), 1–14
Publisher : MDPI
Year : 2022
Cite this Research Publication : Ahmed Saleh Al-Echlah AL-Ali, Gyanendra Singh Sisodia, Bhumika Gupta, Murale Venugopalan, Change management and innovation practices during pandemic in the middle east E-commerce industry, Institut National des Télécommunications France, Sustainability, 14, 4566, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084566
Year : 2021
Cite this Research Publication :
Gyanendra Singh Sisodia, Alberto Ibanez, Murale Venugopalan "The inconsistent effect of foreign exchange earnings on economic development of Fiji: the strategies and long run relationship through vector error correction modelling", International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 2021, Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 101-117
Publisher : Inderscience Publishers (IEL)
Year : 2021
Cite this Research Publication :
M Venugopalan, BL Bastian, PK Viswanathan, "The role of multi-actor engagement for women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship in Kerala, India", Administrative Sciences, 2021/3/17, Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 31,
Publisher MDPI
Publisher : MDPI
Year : 2020
Cite this Research Publication : Murale Venugopalan, Ajay Ghosh K S, Avinash S. (2020). Understanding Knowledge Sharing Barriers in Indian Health Care Sector: A Qualitative Inquiry. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(9s), 4692 - 4700. Retrieved from
Year : 2020
Cite this Research Publication : Raja Sreedharan V., A., B., Dr. V. Murale, and Arunprasad, P., “Synergising Lean Six Sigma with human resource practices: evidence from literature arena”, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, vol. 31, no. 5-6, pp. 636-653, 2020.
Publisher : Total Quality Management Business Excellence
Year : 2019
Cite this Research Publication : Priyanka Vincent, Murale Venugopalan (forthcoming) Job Insecurity & Happenstance Skill: A Concept-Based Framework for the contemporary workplace, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2019
Year : 2019
Cite this Research Publication : Vandana Madhavan; Murale Venugopalan; Gyanendra Singh Sisodia, "Social influence on career choice decisions of business school graduates in India - an exploratory analysis", International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2019 Vol.12 No.4, pp.463 - 485.
Publisher : Inderscience Publishers
Year : 2019
Cite this Research Publication :
G. Sisodia, Ibañez, A., and Venugopalan, M., “The economic uncertainty via coups on Fijian economic growth: modelling the effect over varying sample sizes and periods”, International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, vol. 12, no. 6, p. 578, 2019.
Year : 2019
Cite this Research Publication : V. Madhavan, Dr. V. Murale, and Sisodia, G. Singh, “Social influence on career choice decisions of business school graduates in India - an exploratory analysis”, International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 463-485, 2019.
Publisher : International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy
Year : 2018
Cite this Research Publication : Ashima, V., & Murale, V.,( 2018) Acceptance of technology by senior citizens. International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics 118(5):645-650
Year : 2018
Cite this Research Publication : Raja Sreedharan V., B, A., Dr. V. Murale, and P, A., “Synergizing Lean Six Sigma with Human Resource Practices: Evidence from Literature Arena”, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence (Accepted) , 2018.
Publisher : Total Quality Management Business Excellence (Accepted)
Year : 2018
Cite this Research Publication : N. Sreedharan and Dr. V. Murale, “Social Integration of Migrant Workers in Kerala”, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 118, no. 5, pp. 631-636, 2018.
Publisher : International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
Year : 2018
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale, Sisodia, G. S., and Rajeevkumar, P., “Business relational capital and firm performance: An insight from Indian textile industry”, International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, vol. 15, pp. 341-362, 2018.
Publisher : International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital
Year : 2016
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale, Preetha, R., and Kasthurika, K., “Early Career Expectations of Indian Gen ‘Y””, International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 6429-6452, 2016.
Publisher : International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Serial Publications,
Year : 2016
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale, Preetha, R., and Kasthurika, K., “Early career expectations of Indian Gen 'Y.'”, International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 6429-6452, 2016.
Publisher : International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Serials Publications.
Year : 2015
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale, Juhi, S., and R., P., “Employee Commitment and Patient Satisfaction: An Initial Reflection From Indian Healthcare”, International Journal of Customer Relations - Advances in Environmental Science and Energy Planning , vol. 3, no. 1, 2015.
Publisher : International Journal of Customer Relations - Advances in Environmental Science and Energy Planning
Year : 2014
Cite this Research Publication : R Jayaraj, Gupta Anshuman, V Murale "A study on the factors causing outward migration in Southern Tamilnadu", International Journal of Social Science and Interdisciplinary Research, 2014, Volume 3, Issue 6, Pages 162-173
Year : 2014
Publisher : Elsevier
Year : 2014
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Raju, G. P., “Analyzing the role of social networks in mapping knowledge flows: A case of a pharmaceutical company in India”, Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal (KM&EL), vol. 6, pp. 49–65, 2014.
Publisher : Knowledge Management E-Learning: An International Journal (KMEL)
Year : 2014
Cite this Research Publication : P. G. Raju and Dr. V. Murale, “Personality & Learning Styles - Lessons for Indian Corporate Trainers”, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 49, pp. 734–750, 2014.
Publisher : Indian Journal of Industrial Relations
Year : 2013
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Raju, P. G., “Mapping Knowledge Flows Through Network Analysis: A Case Study of a Pharmaceutical Company in India”, International Journal of Knowledge Management and Practices, vol. 1, 2013.
Publisher : International Journal of Knowledge Management and Practices
Year : 2013
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Christy, P., “An Emperical Investigation of Impact of Net FII Investment on Performance of Indian Stock Market of BSE”, Journal of contemporary research in management, vol. 4, no. 1, 2013.
Publisher : Journal of contemporary research in management
Year : 2011
Cite this Research Publication :
Murale, V., & Raju, Prageetha. ( 2011). A Malmquist DEA Approach to Intellectual Capital Efficiency Utilization of Selected Indian Firms, Management & Change, 15 ( 1 & 2),( Cabell listed acceptance rate 20 %)
Year : 2011
Cite this Research Publication :
V. Murale and Preetha, R., “A Study among Indian Middle Level Managers on Their Competencies and Role Effectiveness”, SCMS Journal of Indian Management , vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 38-50, 2011.
Publisher : SCMS
Year : 2011
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Preetha, R., “Middle Level Managers: Competency and Effectiveness.”, SCMS Journal of Indian Management, vol. 8, pp. 38-50, 2011.
Publisher : SCMS Journal of Indian Management
Year : 2010
Cite this Research Publication :
V. Murale and Preetha, R., “A study on the impact of Organisational leadership and climate on effectiveness”, A structural equation approach Karunya Journal of Research 2, 2010.
Publisher : A structural equation approach Karunya Journal of Research 2
Year : 2010
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Ashrafali, A., “Impact of intellectual capital on firm value: a panel data analysis of Indian IT firms”, Advances in Management, vol. 3, no. 7, 2010.
Publisher : Advances in Management
Year : 2010
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Jayaraj, R., “Impact of Intellectual Capital on Firm Performance: A Resource Based View Using VAIC Approach”, International Journal of Business Management, Economics and Information Technology, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 283-292, 2010.
Publisher : International Journal of Business Management, Economics and Information Technology
Year : 2007
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and S. Smrithy, S., “An Empirical Analysis of Oliver’s Model”, Journal of Contemporary Research in Management, vol. 1, no. 1, 2007.
Publisher : Journal of Contemporary Research in Management
Year : 2020
Cite this Research Publication : Vandana M. and Dr. V. Murale, “Gaps in Organizational Goals and Individual Motivation in the Training and Learning context: Heuristics based on Review”, in Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM 2020), at Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, 2020.
Publisher : Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM 2020)
Year : 2018
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Vandana M., “Religiosity and online social engagement of Indian youth”, in Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM 2020), 2020.
Publisher : Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management
Year : 2020
Cite this Research Publication : Murale V., Juhi Singh, and R.Preetha ( 2014, May,8-11) Employee Commitment & Patient (customer ) Satisfaction: An Initial reflection from the health care sector Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Conference on Excellence in Research and Education held at the Indian Institute of Management Indore
Year : 2020
Cite this Research Publication : Vandana Madhavan & Murale Venugopalan( 2020, January 2-4)Gaps in Organizational Goals and Individual Motivation in the Training and Learning context: Heuristics based on Review Indian Academy of Management (INDAM2020) Affiliate of Academy of Management Conference, IIM,Tiruchirappalli
Year : 2020
Cite this Research Publication : Vandana Madhavan & Murale Venugopalan( 2020, January 2-4) Gaps in Organizational Goals and Individual Motivation in the Training and Learning context: Heuristics based on Review Indian Academy of Management (INDAM2020) Affiliate of Academy of Management Conference, IIM,Tiruchirappalli
Year : 2020
Cite this Research Publication : Priyanka Vincent & Murale Venugopalan ( 2020, January 2-4) "When Job Insecurity is for good: Explicating the double moderated relationship dynamics behind positive coping responses." Indian Academy of Management (INDAM2020) Affiliate of Academy of Management Conference, IIM, Tiruchirappalli
Year : 2017
Cite this Research Publication : Murale V., &Vandana M ( 2017, February, 18-19) Religious Identity Negotiations among Indian Youth in Digital Space paper Presented at International Conference on Spirituality and Skill for Leadership and Sustainable Management, California State University (USA) and School of Management Studies, Varanasi India
Year : 2017
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Vandana M., “Religious Identity Negotiations among Indian Youth in Digital Space”, 4th International Conference on SPIRITUALITY & SKILL FOR LEADERSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT. School of Management Sciences BHU Varanasi-221011 Uttar Pradesh, 2017.
Publisher : 4th International Conference on SPIRITUALITY SKILL FOR LEADERSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
Year : 2016
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale, R., P., and Kashturika, K., “A Qualitative Inquiry into Career Expectations of Indian Gen Y”, 3rd International HRM Conference,Hyderabad; March 9-11. Emerald Publications and ICFAI Business School, IFHE University, Hyderabad,India., 2016
Publisher : 3rd International HRM Conference,Hyderabad; March 9-11
Year : 2015
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale, Preetha, R., and Singh, J., “Employee Commitment and Patient Satisfaction: An Initial Reflection from Indian Healthcare Sector”, The 3rd International Conferenceon Management, Marketing, Tourism, Retail. 2015.
Publisher : The 3rd International Conferenceon Management
Year : 2015
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Vandana M., “Factors Influencing Job-Offer Acceptance Among Campus Recruits”, 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association - International Tier 1 Conference. Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 2015.
Publisher : 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association - International Tier 1 Conference
Year : 2013
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and G Raju, P., “Networks Analysis for Mapping Knowledge Flows: A Case Study from India”, 3rd IAM conference: Rethinking Management Theory & Practice in the Present Indian Economic Context. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2013.
Publisher : 3rd IAM conference: Rethinking Management Theory Practice in the Present Indian Economic Context
Year : 2013
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. V. Murale and Preetha, R., “An Integrated Approach towards Legitimization of Single Case Design-working paper”, SIMSARC 13 Shaping the Future of Business and Society, Pune, vol. 11. Procedia:Social & Behavoural Sciences, ELSEVIER, pp. 812 – 818 , 2013.
Publisher : SIMSARC 13 Shaping the Future of Business and Society, Pune