Arup Varma
	Title:	Professor

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Arup Varma, Ph.D

Arup Varma, (Ph.D., Rutgers University) is Indo-U.S. Professor of Management Studies at the Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations (School of Business Administration) at Loyola University Chicago. From 2002-2007, Arup was Director of the Institute, and Chair of the HRM department at the School of Business Administration. He holds an M.S. in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (with honors) from Xavier Labor Relations Institute, Jamshedpur (India); and a B.S. in Economics (with honors) from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta (India). Among the courses he has taught are Analytical Problem Solving, Strategic Financial Analysis, Staffing, Organizational Theory & Behavior, Organizational Development & Change, Strategic Human Resource Management, Managing People Internationally, and an Integrative Research Seminar. In addition, he has conducted several hundred hours of management development seminars covering topics such as Leadership, Motivation, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Problem Solving, Business Strategy, etc. In 2003, he was honored with the Graduate School of Business Faculty of the Year award, and in 2004, he was honored with School of Business Administration Researcher of the Year award.

He has been a visiting professor at Beijing International MBA (Peking University, China), Great Lakes Institute of Management (India), XLRI - School of Business and Human Resources (India), and Tulane University (USA).

Dr. Varma's research interests include high performance work systems, performance appraisal, and expatriate issues. His research has been published in several leading journals including Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Resource Management Review, Human Resource Planning, Journal of World Business, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Dispute Resolution Journal, and Organization Development Journal. In addition, he has presented his research at national and international conferences, such as the Academy of Management, the Society for Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, the American Psychological Association, the American Compensation Association, the Southern Management Association, the International Conference on Advances in Management, the National Academy of Arbitrators, and the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. From 2001 to 2004, he served as the Book Review Editor for the Human Resource Management Journal.

In addition to his teaching and research, Prof. Varma has consulted with several leading organizations on strategic HR issues. Prior to returning to graduate school for his doctorate, he worked for over six years with two of India's leading corporations in the HRIR area.