Dr. Divya Singhal, Professor of General Management and Chairperson of the Centre for Social Sensitivity and Action (CSSA) at the Goa Institute of Management (GIM), has been featured in the prestigious ThinklistImpact, a global list recognising 20 academics and scholars who have contributed to social impact and influenced business practice.
Curated by the Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS) at the University of Bath, UK, ThinklistImpact recognises scholars who use public engagement and digital platforms to discuss, amplify and create impact around responsible and sustainable business.
Dr. Singhal was listed alongside academics and scholars from countries including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
GIM Professor Recognised for Public Engagement on Responsible Business
The ThinklistImpact selection focuses on academics who extend their influence beyond traditional scholarly publications and engage with wider audiences on issues related to responsible business, sustainability and social impact.
The selection process included public nominations, with the use of social media and other public platforms to discuss, disseminate and amplify ideas forming an important part of the evaluation.
Dr. Singhal's public engagement has focused on issues related to responsible business, sustainability and social sensitivity.
Commenting on the recognition, Prof. Ajit Parulekar, Director, Goa Institute of Management, said the recognition reflected Dr. Singhal's willingness to engage with complex and contested issues and bring them into wider public discussion.
Dr. Singhal attributed the recognition to the academic freedom and opportunities for individual growth encouraged at GIM, as well as the principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME), an initiative supported by the United Nations.
The ThinklistImpact initiative examines the role of academic influence beyond conventional measures such as publication records, institutional reputation and academic seniority. Its curators have focused on the potential of scholars to collaborate with practitioners and contribute to public conversations on business and society.
The University of Bath's CBOS has described scholarly social media impact as a complex area that involves examining how academic ideas contribute to collaboration, practice and broader conversations on responsible business.
