Barjinder Singh
Associate Professor of Management
Department: Management and Entrepreneurship
Email: bsingh3@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-5944
Brief Biography
Dr. Barjinder Singh is an Associate Professor of Management in the Love School of Business at Elon University. Prior to joining Elon faculty, Dr. Singh was an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Houston-System (Sugar Land campus), where he was also promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.
A Sikh by religion, Dr. Singh hails from the state of Punjab in the northern part of India. After finishing his MBA, Dr. Singh worked for India’s biggest chamber of commerce - The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at their northern-region headquarters in Chandigarh (India) for three years. In 2006, Dr. Singh came to the US in pursuit of his PhD. Dr. Singh earned his PhD at Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2011.
Dr. Singh's teaching interests include Organizational Behavior (OB), Human Resource Management (HRM), and Business Ethics. Dr. Singh has taught several courses to both undergraduate and graduate classes. Dr. Singh's research reflects his commitment to pursuing the highest levels of excellence in areas of OBHRM and has been published in several leading academic journals including, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of International Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, and Human Resource Management.
Dr. Singh has also presented his research at both international and national academic conferences, including the Academy of Management’s Annual Conference, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s Annual Conference and Southern Management Association’s Annual Conference.
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Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA
M.B.A., GND University, Amritsar, India
B.B.A., APEEJAY College, Jalandhar, India
Employment History
August 2021-Present: Associate Professor of Management, Martha & Spencer Love School of Business, Elon University.
August 2017-August 2021: Assistant Professor of Management, Martha & Spencer Love School of Business, Elon University.
August 2011-August 2017: Assistant Professor of Management, School of Business Administration, The University of Houston System (Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in Summer 2017).
2006-2011: PhD Student and Graduate Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
2003-2006: Executive, Confederation of Indian Industry, Chandigarh, India.
Courses Taught
Elon University
BUS 201: Gateway to Business
MGT 3230: Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
COR 3620: Understanding Diversity at Work
MBA/MSBA 6230: Principled Leadership
University of Houston System
MGMT 3303: Principles of Management
MGMT 4305: Leadership
MGMT 4320: Organizational Behavior
MGMT 4311/HCAD 4353: Human Resource Management
MGMT 4312: Staffing
MGMT 4313: Compensation
MGMT 6351: Management and Organizational Behavior (MBA)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BUS ADM 292: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Formation
BUS ADM 293: Business Ethics
BUS ADM 330: Organizations
Grants Awarded
2022: Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning's (CATL) Teaching and Learning Grant, Elon University ($5000).
2020: Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning's (CATL) Teaching and Learning Grant for Innovative and Inclusive learning, Elon University ($2000).
2018: Winter-Term Teaching Enhancement Mini-Grant, Elon University ($400).
2012: School of Business Administration’s Summer Research Grant, University of Houston-System ($10,000).
2010: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation and HR Division's Dissertation Grant, Academy of Management ($5000).
2010: Graduate School Research Travel Grant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ($1300).
Publications
Singh, B., Solansky, S.T., Stringer, D.Y., Singh, S. (accepted). Innovative Work Behaviors: Role of climate, meaningfulness, and employee status. Organization Management Journal.
Singh, B., Solansky, S. T., & Stringer, D. Y. (2025). Antecedents of learning: Role of contextual support and learning self-efficacy. Journal of Education for Business, 100 (5), 201–207.
Singh, B., Shaffer, M. A., & Selvarajan, T.T. (2021). Outcomes of Organizational and Community Embeddedness: A Conservation of Resources Perspective. Group & Organization Management 46(5), 857-892.
Selvarajan, T.T., Singh, B., & Stringer, D., & Chapa, O. (2020). Work-Family Conflict and Well-Being: Moderating Role of Spirituality. Journal of Management, Spirituality, and Religion 17(5), 419-438.
Selvarajan, T.T., Singh, B., & Stringer, D. (2020). Job-Spouse Demands and Work-Family Conflict: Role of Religiosity and Spirituality. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 12(2), 157–166.
Selvarajan, T.T., Singh, B., & Tripathi, R. (2019). Psychological Empowerment and Employee Outcomes in Mexico: The Role of Individual Power Distance Orientation and Perceived Organizational Support. Advanced Management Journal, 84 (4), 4-21.
Singh, B., Selvarajan, T.T., & Solansky, S. (2019). Coworker influence on employee performance: A conservation of resources perspective. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 34 (8), 587-600.
Singh, B., Selvarajan, T.T., & Chapa, O. (2019). High-quality relationships as antecedents of OCB: Roles of identity freedom and gender. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal, 38 (8) 793-813.
Selvarajan, T.T., Singh, B., Cloninger, P. A., & Misra, K. (2019). Work-Family Conflict and Counterproductive Work Behaviors: Moderating Role of Regulatory Focus and Mediating Role of Affect. Organization Management Journal, 16, 42-54.
Selvarajan, T. T., Singh, B., & Solansky, S. (2018). Performance appraisal fairness, leader-member exchange and motivation to improve performance: A study of US and Mexican employees. Journal of Business Research, 85, 142-154.
Singh, B., Shaffer, M. A., & Selvarajan, T. T. (2018). Antecedents of organizational and community embeddedness: The roles of support, psychological safety, and need to belong. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39, 339-354.
Selvarajan, T. T., Singh, B., & Cloninger, P. A. (2016). Role of personality and affect on the social support and work family conflict relationship. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 94, 39-56.
Cloninger, P. A., Selvarajan, T. T., Singh, B., & Huang, S. (2015). The mediating influence of work–family conflict and the moderating influence of gender on employee outcomes. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(18), 2269-2287.
Clayton, R. W., Thomas, C. H., Singh, B., & Winkel, D. E. (2015). Exercise as a means of reducing perceptions of work-family conflict: A test of the roles of self-efficacy and psychological strain. Human Resource Management, 54(6), 1013-1035.
Lai, C., Singh, B., Alshwer, A. A., & Shaffer, M. A. (2014). Building and leveraging interpersonal trust within and across MNE subsidiaries: A social exchange perspective. Journal of International Management, 20(3), 312-326.
Solansky, S. T., Singh, B., & Huang, S. (2014). Individual perceptions of task conflict and relationship conflict. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 7(2), 83-98.
Singh, B., Winkel, D. E., & Selvarajan, T. T. (2013). Managing diversity at work: Does psychological safety hold the key to racial differences in employee performance?. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 86(2), 242-263.
Selvarajan, T. T., Cloninger, P. A., & Singh, B. (2013). Social support and work–family conflict: A test of an indirect effects model. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 83(3), 486-499.
Shaffer, M., Singh, B., & Chen, Y. P. (2013). Expatriate pay satisfaction: The role of organizational inequities, assignment stressors and perceived assignment value. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(15), 2968-2984.
Singh, B., & Selvarajan, T. T. (2013). Is it spillover or compensation? Effects of community and organizational diversity climates on race differentiated employee intent to stay. Journal of Business Ethics, 115(2), 259-269.
Singh, B., & Winkel, D. E. (2012). Racial differences in helping behaviors: The role of respect, safety, and identification. Journal of Business Ethics, 106(4), 467-477.
Presentations
Presentation of Refereed Papers and Symposia
Singh, B., Stephanie, S, Donna, S., Singh, S., & Selvarajan, T.T. (2025). If It Fits, They Stay: The Role of Person-Organization Fit in Shaping Employee Retention. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, Greenville, SC.
Singh, B., & Singh, S. (2025). Community Diversity Climate and Retention: Roles of Organizational Climate & Psychological Safety. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Singh, B., Solansky, S., & Stringer, D. (2024). Understanding Innovative Work Behaviors: Role of organizational & community diversity climates, meaningfulness, and employee status. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Singh, B., Solansky, S, & Stringer, D. (2024) Antecedents of Perceived Learning: Role of Contextual Support, Learning Self-Efficacy, and Race. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Singh, B., & Selvarajan, T.T. (2022) Community Antecedents to Employee Retention: How Community Diversity Climate and Community Embeddedness Influence Intent to Stay. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR.
Singh, B., Shaffer, M., & Selvarajan, T.T. (2022). Community matters: Role of community diversity climate in employee intent to stay. In McGinnis, K., & Gibson, C. Redefining Relationship with the Community. Symposium conducted at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
Singh, B., Selvarajan, T.T., & Solansky, S. (2021) Community matters too: Roles of community and organizational attachment on employee performance. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Selvarajan, T. T., Singh, B., Stringer, D. (2021). Religiosity & Work-Family Conflict in Japan: Role of self-construal, work & spouse demands. Academy of Management Annual Conference, A Virtual Experience.
Singh, B., Solansky, S., & Selvarajan, T.T. (2020): Two is better than one: How organizational & community diversity climates influence performance. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Singh, B., & Selvarajan, T.T. (2019): Outcomes of Organizational and Community Embeddedness: A Conservation of Resources Perspective. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, Norfolk, VA.
Singh, B., Selvarajan, T.T., Solansky, S. (2018): Coworkers Make the Place: Coworkers Influence on Employee Performance and the Roles of Race and Psychological Flourishing. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, Lexington, KY.
Singh, B., Selvarajan, T.T., Chapa, O. (2017): This is who I am: The role of identity freedom and gender in relationship quality-OCB relationship. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Singh, B., (2016) Investigating the Criterion Domain of Embeddedness: The Mediating Role of Life Satisfaction. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.
Singh, B., & Stringer, D. (2016). Job and Spouse Demands and Work Family-Conflict: Moderating Role of Religiosity and Spirituality. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.
Singh, B. (2015). Antecedents of Organizational and Community Embeddedness: Role of Race and Psychological Safety. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada.
Selvarajan, T. T., Singh, B., Chapa, O., Stringer, D. (2014). Work-family conflict and wellbeing: Moderating Role of Spirituality. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Singh, B. (2013). Within and across Organizational and Community Domains: An Exploration of the Criterion Domain of Embeddedness Construct. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Selvarajan, T.T. & Singh, B. (2013). Psychological Empowerment and Employee Outcomes in Mexico: Role of Power Distance. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Selvarajan, T. T. & Singh, B. (2012). The Relationships between performance appraisal fairness, leader-member exchange and motivation to improve performance - A study of US and Mexican employees. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Singh, B., & Selvarajan, T. T. (2012). Is it Spillover or Compensation? Effects of Community and Organizational Diversity Climates on Race Differentiated Employee Intent to Stay. Southern Management Association Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Selvarajan, T.T., Cloninger, P., & Singh, B. (2012). Social Support and Work-Family Conflict: A Test of Indirect and Moderated Models. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
Singh, B. & Selvarajan, T.T. (2012). Managing diversity at work: Does psychological safety hold the key to racial differences in employee performance? Academy of Management Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
Singh, B. (2011). Spillover of Organizational and Community Embeddedness: Does Social Support Hold the Key? Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Singh, B. & Winkel, D. (2011) Racial Differences in Helping Behaviors: Role of Respect, Safety and Identification. Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Lai, C., Singh, B., Alshwer, A., & Shaffer, M. (2010). Determinants of Interpersonal Trust and OCB: A Social Network Perspective. Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Singh, B. (2010). A Model of Job and Community Embeddedness. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Singh, B., Chen, Y-P., & Shaffer, M. (2009). Expatriate Pay Satisfaction: Influence of Adjustment, Justice and Assignment Value. Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Singh, B. & Chen, Y-P. (2009). Expatriate Pay Satisfaction: Job-Demands and Resources Perspective. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Singh, B. & Lai, C. (2008). Being a Good Organizational Citizen: What Does It Take? Academy of Management Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.
Singh, B. & Bansal, G. (2007). Perceived Information Overload and Decision Quality: The Role of Mindfulness. Pre ICIS SIG DSS, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Invited Talks, Discussions and Presentations
Seminar on Accountability presented to the Department of Social Services, Alamance County, NC (Spring, 2021).
Balancing rigor and compassion in final assessments in the time of Covid-19. CATL and TLT Hosted Virtual Discussion, Spring 2020, Elon University.
To Be Me, Or Not To Be: Perils and Promises of Psychological Safety at Work. Winter Term Community Mini-Seminar 2019, Elon University.
Nothing Personal, Just Cultural: Navigating the Challenges of a Multicultural Workspace. Annual Intersect Conference 2019 and 2018, Elon University.
Professional Activities
Member, Board of Advisors at CulTrue
Ad-hoc Reviewer:
International Journal of Human Resource Management.
Journal of Business Ethics.
Journal of International Management.
Human Relations.
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.
Member and Reviewer:
Academy of Management (GDO, HR, MSR, & OB Divisions).
Southern Management Association.Professional Development
Certified Diversity Professional (CDP)®, Institute of Diversity Certification (2021).
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate, University of South Florida, Muma College of Business (2021).
Leadership in Times of Crisis Certificate, Deakin University, Australia (2020).
Awards
2025: Trapani Family Faculty Excellence Award, Love School of Business, Elon University.
2024: Summer Research Fellowship, Love School of Business, Elon University.
2021: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Gender & Diversity in Organizations (GDO) Division, Academy of Management.
2020: Best Reviewer Award, Gender & Diversity in Organizations (GDO) Division, Academy of Management.
2020: Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Love School of Business, Elon University.
2019: Summer Research Fellowship, Love School of Business, Elon University.
2018: Faculty Research and Development Summer Fellowship, Office of the Provost, Elon University.
2018: Summer Research Fellowship, Love School of Business, Elon University.
2017: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Management, Spirituality and Religion (MSR) Division, Academy of Management.
2016: Bloomberg Business Week Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Houston-Victoria.
2016: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Gender and Diversity in Organizations (GDO) Division, Academy of Management.
2016: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Management, Spirituality and Religion (MSR) Division, Academy of Management.
2014: Bloomberg Business Week Excellence in Research Award, University of Houston-Victoria.
2014: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Gender and Diversity in Organizations (GDO) Division, Academy of Management.
2013: Partnership Professor of Management, School of Business, University of Houston-Victoria.
2010: Gold Star Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Fall Semester).
2010: Gold Star Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Spring Semester).
2009: Gold Star Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Fall Semester).
2009: Eric Schenker Dissertation Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
2008: Asian Faculty & Staff Association Achievement Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.