Sustaining impactful multidisciplinary contributions over five decades An interview with Professor Ramadhar Singh, Distinguished University Professor, Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University

Abstract

Abstract A professor avows, declares, or professes knowledge of a field. The challenge for most professors lies in continuing to generate relevant knowledge. Of those continuing research, most make impact on their respective disciplines. Ramadhar Singh—an experimental social psychologist and currently, Distinguished University Professor, Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University—has been steadily contributing to the advancement of knowledge in psychology and producing multidisciplinary impact over his 49-year career. By tracing the trajectory of Singh’s vast and varied experience, attitude and approach to research, and scholarly output in international publications that have advanced knowledge and found applications from management to biological and social sciences, this interview offer pathways to research scholars for sustained multidisciplinary and impactful research in their careers.