Sandeep M M

Dynamic professional blending industry expertise with academic rigor, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Resource Management at NIT Trichy. UGC-NET JRF qualified, with publications in high-impact journals and over a decade of HR experience in talent acquisition, employee engagement, and strategic business partnering. Dedicated to advancing impactful teaching, rigorous research, and institutional growth.

• Qualified UGC-NET with JRF, 2019
• 1st Place – State-level Management Fest, ICFAI, Udupi, 2007-08
• 1st Place – “War of Wards” Intercollegiate Fest, Nitte, Mangalore, 2007-08

• As part of the Ph.D. program taught following subjects at NIT Trichy
• Subjects :
• Human Resource Management to 2nd year Engineering students.
• Training and Development to MBA 2nd year students.

• Captain of NIT Trichy Ph.D. Chess Team – Runner-up, 2023–24
• Individual Board Prize Champion, NIT Trichy Chess Tournament, 2023–24
• Sports Secretary, Milagres College, 2007–08 (Led student body of 2000+)
• Represented Mangalore University in Inter-University Chess, 2006–07
• Three-time Individual Board Prize Champion, Mangalore University Chess Tournament

• Online Workshop on Mediation and Moderation Analysis, organized by the School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad, March 2024.
• Online Workshop on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), organized by the School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad, April 2024.

• Publications:
• Sandeep, M. M., Lavanya, V., & Balakrishnan, J. (2025). Leveraging AI in recruitment: enhancing intellectual capital through resource-based view and dynamic capability framework. Journal of Intellectual Capital. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-05-2024-0155 . (Scopus-Q1, ABS-2, ABDC- B, SSCI & Impact factor - 6.80).
• Objective: This study investigates how organizational resources influence the adoption of AI in recruitment, emphasizing their contribution to gaining a competitive advantage through effective implementation.
• Methodology: This research utilizes a cross-sectional quantitative approach, applying partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to data from 290 HR professionals. It is grounded in the resource-based view and dynamic capability framework.
• Contributions: The study provides strategic guidance for HR professionals on effectively integrating AI into recruitment processes. It highlights the importance of enhancing HR competencies, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring adequate financial and infrastructural support to overcome adoption challenges and gain a competitive advantage in an evolving technological landscape.
• Research papers under review:
• 1. Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment and Selection: A systematic literature review and conceptual framework for future avenues (Under review - Minor revision) M.M. Sandeep, and V. Lavanya Journal - German journal of human resource management (GHRM) (Scopus-Q1, ABS-2, ABDC-B, SSCI & Impact factor – 3.5).
• 2. Artificial Intelligence redefines the source of competitive advantage in Recruitment: A Resource-based view and Dynamic managerial capability approach (Under review - Minor revision) M.M. Sandeep, and V. Lavanya Journal - Journal of management development (JMD) (Scopus-Q1, ABS-1, ABDC-C, ESCI & Impact factor – 3.1).
• 3. The role of intellectual capital to digital transformation: A dynamic capability to achieve competitive advantage in recruitment and selection (Under Review) M.M. Sandeep, and V. Lavanya Journal – Journal of Intellectual Capital (Scopus-Q1, ABS-2, ABDC- B, SSCI & Impact factor - 6.80).
• CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
• Sandeep, M. M. (January 2022). Artificial Intelligence-Powered Hiring and Its Influence on the IT and FMCG Sectors in India. Paper presented at the Second National Conference on Business Management and Analytics, Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India.