Dr. Reena Alias

Dr. Reena Alias holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India. She has an MBA with a specialization in Human Resource Management and Marketing Management. She has successfully completed the BC Provincial Instructor Diploma Program, a highly regarded credential in the field of adult education, from Vancouver Community College.

She is currently working as a full-time Term faculty in the MBA department of Leadership & People Management. She has experience in teaching business and HR courses at other institutions including Canadian college and BCIT in Vancouver. Her teaching interests include Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Business Ethics, HR Strategy and Change Management.

Expertise and Experience

Dr. Alias has over 14 years of experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Entrusted with excellence in education, Dr. Alias focuses on facilitating intellectual growth in students, integrating academic expertise with practical insights. Dr. Alias focuses on facilitating intellectual growth in students, integrating academic expertise with practical insights. She has facilitated and supervised organizational projects that connect academics and industry for undergraduate and graduate courses.

Her teaching philosophy is deeply rooted in fostering a student-driven, learner-centered and inclusive education focused on the holistic development of the learners. She has a strong background in developing teaching materials and course curriculum. She has been recognized with Excellent Guru award for teaching, and Best Mentor award for mentoring students and transforming them into talented, competent individuals rooted in ethical and moral values, upholding the integrity of the institution.

She also possesses 3 years of industrial experience in coordinating various national and international projects. This includes the coordination of social projects providing free treatment for economically backward heart patients and other international projects. She received award and appreciation for the effective co-ordination of the International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress and 50th General Assembly held at New Delhi, India.

Publications and Awards

Her areas of research interest include Emotional labor, Stress, Future of Work, Ethics in technology and AI in education, in which she has published articles/book chapters and presented papers in national/ international seminars.

Journal and Conference publications

• Chand, B., Thakur, K., Alias, R., & Dhand, S. (2024). The Misuse of Technology for Business (Organizational) Gains: A Case Study Approach of Implementing SAP-ISU Technology to Unethically Maximize Organizational Profits. Journal of Electric Systems. Vol 20 (4s). 1874-1883. DOI: 10.52783/jes.2256
• P.M., N., Mukundan, S.P., Jose, G., Tesi, A. and Alias, R. (2023), "Future of work – apprehensions and excitement of management graduates", Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Vol. 13 No. 5, pp. 911-926. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-08-2022-0181
• Alias, R. (2018). “Exploring the Relationship between Demographic Variables and Emotional labor Strategies in Health Care.” International Journal in Management and Social Science. Vol.09 Issue-01, 94–102. ISSN 2321–1784.
• Alias, R. (2016). “The Mediating Role of Stress on the Relationship between Emotional Dissonance and Emotional Exhaustion” Researchjournali’s Journal of Management. Vol. 4 (No. 9), ISSN 2347-8217. https://researchjournali.com/pdf/3292.pdf
• Alias, R. (2013). “Enormity of Emotional labor and its significance in the Modern Economy”. In the Conference Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology and Business Management.,164-170. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/13937766/enormity-of-emotional-labour-and-its-significance-in-the-icmisnet
• Alias, R. & Chithran, S. C. (2010). Growing Ethical Pitfalls in the Workplace and Changing Workforce, International Business: Socio-economic, Ecological, Political and Technological Trends & Dimensions, 628-641.
• Alias, R. & Chithran, S. C. (2010). “Managing Hearts Intelligently: The ethical implications of emotional labor”, In the Conference Proceedings of the AIMS International Conference on Value Based Management, 725-731.

Book Chapters

• Alias, R., & Thakur, K., (2023). International Compensation. In Chand, B. (Eds), International Human Resources. Top Hat, Toronto. https://tophat.com/catalog/business-and-management/-/full-course/international-human-resources/5898/
• Alias, R. (2022). Emotional labor and Stress. In A. Haque (Ed.), Handbook of Research on the Complexities and Strategies of Occupational Stress (pp. 184-199). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3937-1.ch011
• Alias, R. & Chithran, S. C. (2010). Growing Ethical Pitfalls in the Workplace and Changing Workforce, International Business and Culture, Aug 1, 2010. International Business and Culture, Himalaya Publishing House. Chapter 21, Pages 242-257.

Certifications

Dr. Alias has attained the Higher Education Teaching Certificate from Harvard's Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning in 2022. She has earned the National Eligibility for Lectureship from the University Grants Commission, India.

Courses taught at UCW

• Talent Management (HRMT 622)
• Human Interfaces (ORGB 601)
• Change Management (MGMT 643)
• HRM in the Global Environment (HRM T 621)
• HR Strategy (HRMT 623)