探花直播

• Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Development
• Organisational Behaviour
• Industrial Relations
• Employment Law (Malaysia)
• Vedanta in Leadership and Management

• Doctor of Business Administration in Human Resource Development (Philippines), 2011
• Master of Science in Human Resource Management (UK),1999
• Bachelor of Economics (Malaysia),1993
• Certificate IV in Workplace Training (Australia), 1997
• Certificate in Personnel Management (Malaysia), 1996
• Certified Trainer, Speaker and Coach with the John Maxwell Team (USA), 2018
• Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (USA), 2019
• HRDCorp Accredited Trainer (TTT via Exemption, 2011) (Malaysia), 2023

• Malaysian Institute of Management
• Malaysian Association of Business and Management Scholars
• External Examiner for PhD Thesis for several universities within Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Australia, in Africa and Europe
• Adjunct Professor in Human Resource Management for Swiss Institute of Management and Innovation in Switzerland
• Adjunct Professor in Management for Skopje Metropolitan College in Macedonia
• Adjunct Faculty in Ramayana (Valmiki) for Management and Leadership for Hindu University of America in USA
• Academic Advisor (Business and Management Programmes), New Era University College, Malaysia

• Human Resource Management
• Performance and Reward Management
• International Human Resource Management
• Adding Value Through HR

HRM, HRD, Organisational Behaviour, Industrial Relations and Employment Law (Malaysia).

His current research is in uncovering the relevance of ancient wisdom focusing on Valmiki Ramayana and Vyasa Mahabharata (includes the Bhagavad Gita) in the context of management, leadership and human resource management. His other research area includes management (HRM) education and employment law issues such as termination, dismissal and constructive dismissal.

DBA and PhD Supervision

• K. Prasad A/L S. Krishnapillai (2021 to 2024), DBA dissertation main Supervisor (with Dr Brahmanthan Thambusamy) - An Empirical Study on User Behavioural Patterns and Adoption of Security Measures for Mobile Devices in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (WOU, Malaysia - Completed).
• Jayakumar Raj (2021 to 2023), DBA dissertation main Supervisor - A study on the effectiveness of training need analysis (TNA) in selected manufacturing companies in Johor Bahru during the pandemic (WOU, Malaysia - Completed).
• Jimmy Chow Kong Fatt (2021 to 2023), DBA dissertation main Supervisor (with Dr Arivalan Ramaiyah) - An Empirical Study of 5-Star Hotels on Hospitality Sustainable Performance (WOU, Malaysia - Completed).
• Vinod Pragash Shanmuganathen (2021 to 2023), DBA dissertation main Supervisor (with Dr Arivalan Ramaiyah) - A study on the relationship of Industry 4.0 and business sustainability of SMEs in Penang, Malaysia (WOU, Malaysia - Completed).
• Saravanan Sivan Shummugam (2021 to 2023), DBA dissertation main Supervisor (with Dr Logaiswari Indiran) - Factors Influencing Business to Business E-commerce Adoption Among SMEs In Malaysia. (WOU, Malaysia - Completed).
• Benjamin Chan Kia Guan (2019 to 2023), PhD thesis, main Supervisor (with Dr Chong Siew Pyng) Leadership wisdom: Exploring its implicit constructivist characteristics and its applications in management. (WOU, Malaysia - Expected to complete in December 2024).

Book

Ramasamy, N, Parasuraman, B, Muniapan, B and Senasi, V (2024), Dynamics of Malaysian Industrial Relations, Sweet & Maxwell Asia, Singapore.

Book Chapters

Muniapan, B. (2021). 鈥淧hilosophy and Management: The Relevance of Vedanta in Management鈥� in Research Anthology on Religious Impact on Society, IGI Global, Pennsylvania, Chapter 3, pp.42-60.

Muniapan and Satpathy (2018). The philosophical dimensions of social responsibilities from the Bhagavad-Gita in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Practices, Issues and Global Perspectives, Nova Science Publishers, Chapter 2, pp. 37 to 68.

Muniapan, B, Gregory, ML. and Ling, L.A. (2018). Marketing Education in Sarawak: Looking at It from the Employers' Perspective in Business Education and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Application, IGI Global, Pennsylvania, Chapter 36, pp.688-706.

Muniapan, B. (2017). 鈥淧hilosophy and Management: The Relevance of Vedanta in Management鈥� in Managerial Strategies and Solutions for Business Success in Asia, IGI Global, Pennsylvania, Chapter 7, pp.124-139. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1886-0.ch007

Muniapan, B and Dass, M (2016). 鈥淓xpanding the Vedantic virtues into business ethics: A leadership perspective鈥� in Indian Culture and Work Organisations in Transition (edited by Malik. A and Pereira. V), Routledge, New York.

Satpathy, B and Muniapan, B (2016), Ancient Wisdom for Transformational Leadership and Its Insights from the Bhagavad-Gita in Managerial Strategies and Practice in the Asian Business Sector, IGI Global, Pennsylvania, Chapter 1, pp.1-10. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9758-4.ch001

Muniapan, B. (2015). Labour Relations and International Business: The Doctrine of Constructive Dismissal and Labour Relations in Malaysia, in Liam Leonard, Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez (ed.) Beyond the UN Global Compact: Institutions and Regulations (Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Volume 17) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.291 鈥� 315.

Muniapan, B. (2015). The Bhagavad-Gita and business ethics: a leadership perspective, in Dasho Karma Ura & Patricia Ordonez de Pablos (ed.), Asian business and management practices: trends and global considerations. IGI Global, Pennsylvania, Chapter 18, pp. 227-246.

Muniapan, B., and Jalarajan, S.R. (2014). Corporate Social Responsibility Communication from the Vedantic, Dharmic and Karmic Perspectives, in Ralph Tench, William Sun, Brian Jones (ed.) Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives and Practice (Critical Studies on Corporate Responsibility, Governance and Sustainability, Volume 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, London, pp.337-354.

Muniapan, B. (2014). 鈥淭he Roots of Indian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practice from a Vedantic Perspective鈥� in KCP Low, SO Idowu and SL Ang in Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp.19-34.

Muniapan, B., (2010). 鈥淧erplexity, Management and Business in India鈥� in 鈥淢anaging in a Changing Times: A Guide to Perplexed Manager鈥� edited by Sid Lowe (Kingston University, UK), Sage Publication, pp. 317-346.

Muniapan, B., (2009). 鈥淭he Bhagavad-Gita and Transformational 鈥淟eaders鈥� Development鈥�, in Integrating Spirituality and Organisational Leadership, Edited by Sengupta, Sunita Singh (FMS, Delhi) in Macmillan Advanced Research Series, Delhi. Pp.153-164.

Muniapan, B., (2008). 鈥淜autilyan and Confucian Perspectives on Leadership Values鈥� in Integrating Spirituality and Organisational Leadership, edited by Anitha Arunsimha, ICFAI, Hyderabad, pp. 115-127.

Muniapan, B., (2007). 鈥淓xploring Spirituality, Religion and Work (SRW) with Reference to the Bhagavad-Gita and Human Resource Management (HRM)鈥�, in Integrating Spirituality and Organisational Leadership, Edited by Sengupta, Sunita Singh and Dail Field, Macmillan Advanced Research Series, Delhi, 2007, pp. 623-634.

Muniapan, B., (2005). HRM Education: The Role of Malaysian Universities and Institution of Higher Learning in Alex Yong, K.B, Strategic HR: Invent and Innovate, Genuine Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 344- 346.

Journal Articles

Bhadeshiya, H.B., Shukla, P. and Muniapan, B. (2024) 鈥楧emystifying Samyak Agraga from the women characters of the Mahabharata: a holistic leadership perspective鈥�, Int. J. Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. pp 37-57.

Shenoy, U.R., Muniapan, B. and Putty, S. (2024) 鈥楾he relevance of Mahabharata for the development of a spiritual model of good governance within the Indian context鈥�, Int. J. Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. pp 310-321.

Bhadeshiya, H.B., Shukla, P. and Muniapan, B. (2023) 鈥楾he relevance of Satvik management model from the Bhagavad Gita for business sustainability鈥�, Int. J. Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp.245鈥�263

ZL Wisker, B Muniapan, V Rosinaite (2020). Religiosity and Sustainable Practices in Small to Medium-Sized Businesses: A Mixed-Method Analysis, Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (MJBE), 2020/3/17, pp. 147-168.

ZL Wisker, V Rosinaite, B Muniapan (2019). 鈥淭he Effect of Religiosity, Spirituality and Family Power Influence on Family Business Sustainable Values鈥� Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Vol XV, Iss 1, June 2019, Rossi Smith Academic Publications, Oxford/London UK, pp. 172-211

Muniapan, B and Satpathy, B. (2013). The 鈥渄harma鈥� and 鈥渒arma鈥� of CSR from the Bhagavad-Gita, Journal of Human Values, Vol. 19, No 2 October, pp. 173-188.

Satpathy, B., Muniapan, B. and Dass, M. (2013). 鈥楿NESCAP鈥檚 characteristics of good governance from the philosophy of Bhagavad-Gita and its contemporary relevance in the Indian context鈥�, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp.192鈥�212.

Muniapan, B. (2013). Industrial Law and the Right to Retrench in Malaysia from a Human Resource Management Perspective, International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, Vol 4 (2), pp. 1-15.

Muniapan. B. and Low, Patrick (2011). Asian Leadership Wisdom: The Relevance of Kautilyan and Confucian Values for Leadership Development, International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, Volume2, Number 4, October-December 2011, pp. 10-19.

Low, Patrick and Muniapan. B. (2011). The Essential Leadership Wisdom of the Bhagavad-Gita, International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, Volume 2Number 4, October-December 2011, pp. 1-9.

Muniapan. B. and Rajantheran, M (2011). Ethics (business ethics) from Thirukurral and its Relevance for Contemporary Business Leadership in the Indian Context, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp.453鈥�471.

Low, Patrick and Muniapan. B. (2011). Organisational Development and the Hindu Trinity: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva on Leadership, Culture and Change, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp.491鈥�505.

Lee, M.H., Ling, L.A., Muniapan, B., and Gregory, M.L. (2011). General enterprising tendency (GET) and recommendations to boost entrepreneurship education in Sarawak, International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp.32-47.

Muniapan, B. (2010). 鈥淭he laws on retrenchment and its implication to human resource management in Malaysia鈥�, Industrial Law Journal, Volume 2, 2010, pp. liv-lxxv.

Muniapan, B. (2010). 鈥淭he law of constructive dismissal and the emerging patterns of employment relations in Malaysia鈥�, Industrial Law Journal, Volume 1, 2010, pp. csc-ccxii.

Muniapan, B. and Ee, Y.S., (2010). Confucianism values for transformational leadership development in the Chinese context, International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2010, pp.10-22.

Muniapan, B., Parasuraman, B., Satrya, A., and Rathakrishnan., (2010). Individual Employment Contract in Malaysia, Industrial Law Report, Issue 2, Volume 4, pp v-xx.

Parasuraman, B; Muniapan, B; Rathakrishnan, B. and Abdullah M.M, (2010). The Rights and Status of Probationers in the Context of Malaysian Employment Law鈥�. Industrial Law Reports, Volume 3 ILR 1, pp. xlv-lxiv

Muniapan. B. and Satpathy, B, (2010). Ancient Indian Wisdom for Managers: The Relevance of Valmiki Ramayana in Developing Managerial Effectiveness, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Volume 3, No 6, 2010, pp. 645-668.

Ling, L.A., Gregory, M.L. and Muniapan, B. (2010., 鈥楳arketing education in Sarawak: some issues and challenges from the employers鈥� perspectives鈥�, International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Volume 1, Number 3, pp. 227-242.

Parasuraman, B., Satrya, A., Abdullah, MM. Hamid, F., Muniapan, B., and Rathakrishnan, B., (2009). Analyzing the Relationship between Unions and Joint Consultation Committee: case studies of Malaysian and Indonesian Postal Industries, International Journal of Business and Society, Volume 10, No 1, July 2009, pp. 41-58.

Muniapan, B., and Dass, M (2009). An Indian Leadership Perspective from Literature Works of Poet Kannadasan, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol 2, Number 4, 2009, pp. 326-340.

Abdullah, M.M., Korean, S., Parasuraman, B., Muniapan, B., Jones, M., and Afshari, M. (2008). Motivating Factors Associated with Adult Participation in Distance Learning Programmes: 鈥淚nternational Education Studies鈥�, Volume. 1, Number 4, pp. 104-109.

Abdullah, M.M., Korean, S., Muniapan, B., Rathakrishnan, B., and Parasuraman, B. (2008). 鈥淎dult participation in self-directed learning programmes鈥�, International Education Studies鈥�, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 66-72.

Muniapan, B., and Dass, M (2008). 鈥淐orporate Social Responsibility: A Philosophical Approach from an Ancient Indian Perspective鈥� International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Volume 1, Number 4, 2008, pp. 408- 420.

Muniapan, B. (2008). 鈥淧erspectives and Reflections on Management Education in Malaysia鈥�, International Journal of Management in Education, Volume 2, Number 1, 2008, pp. 77-87.

Muniapan, B. and Parasuraman, B (2007). 鈥淢isconduct, Domestic Inquiry and Rules of Natural Justice in the Context of Malaysian Employment Relations鈥�, Malayan Law Journal, Number 6, pp. cxlix 鈥� clxviii.

Muniapan, B. (2007). 鈥淭ransformational Leadership Style Demonstrated by Sri Rama in Valmiki Ramayana鈥�, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Volume 1, Number 1, 2007 pp. 104-115.

Muniapan, B., and Shaikh, J., (2007). 鈥淟essons in Corporate Governance from Kautilya鈥檚 Arthashastra in Ancient India鈥�, World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Special Issue on: 鈥淎ccounting Standards Convergence, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Practices in East Asia鈥�, Volume 3, Number 1, 2007 pp. 50 -61.

Krishnan, A., Muniapan, B., Lew T.Y., and Kong E.E.F., (2005). 鈥淓xploring the Extent of Transformational Leadership in the Context of Miri Entrepreneurs鈥�, Sarawak Development Journal, Volume 7, Number 1, 2005 pp. 48-63.

Conference Proceedings

ZL Wisker, V Rosinaite, B Muniapan (2019). Religiosity and Sustainable Practices in Small to Medium-sized Businesses: A Mixed- Method Analysis, International Conference of Business Studies 2019, At Universiti of Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 24-25 July 2019, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Muniapan, B (2013). Incorporating the Bhagavad-Gita into Business Ethics: A Leadership Perspective, 5th International Conference on Rhetoric and Narratives in Management Research, a collaboration between ESADE and RSM, Erasmus University, 25-27 March, 2013, ESADE, Barcelona, Spain.

Muniapan, B (2011). The concept of individual social responsibility, corporate social responsibility and global social responsibility from the Bhagavad-Gita, ADERSE 9th International Congress 2012 on CSR, Globalisation, Normalisation: New Issues Induced by Crisis, 29-30 March, 2012, Nice, France.

Muniapan, B. (2011). The duty and action of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from the perspectives of Vedanta, 2nd African International Business and Management (AIBUMA) Conference, "Building Synergies for Better Performance鈥�, Nairobi, Kenya, 24-26 August 2011.

Muniapan, B. (2010). 鈥淰edanta Philosophy and it Relevance to Corporate Social Responsibility鈥�, 2010 Academy of International Business Southeast Asia Regional Conference: Trends in International Business: Change and Competition Issues, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, December 2-4.

Muniapan, B. (2010). 鈥淭he law of constructive dismissal and the emerging patterns of employment relations in Malaysia鈥�, 11th International Human Resource Management Conference, Emergence of New Economic Powers: Management of Human Resources in the Challenging Global Context, Aston Business School, 探花直播 UK, 9th -12th June 2010.

Muniapan, B., (2009). 鈥淭he Bhagavad-Gita on Leadership for Good Governance and Sustainable Development鈥�, 15th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, "Taking up the Global Challenge: Analyzing the Implementation of Innovations and Governance for Sustainable Development", University of Utrecht, Utrecht, 5-8 July 2009.

Muniapan, B., and Rajantheran, M., (2008). 鈥淭ransformational leadership from the Bhagavad-Gita and its significance for human capital development鈥�, 4th National Human Resource Management Conference: Enhancing Organisational Effectiveness through Human Capital, organised by Universiti Utara Malaysia, Tiara Beach Resort, Port Dickson, 17-19 August 2008.

Muniapan, B., (2007). 鈥淭he Employer鈥檚 Right to Dismiss a Workman in the Context of Malaysian Employment Relations鈥�, NITEN International Business Management Conference 2007, Human Capital Optimisation: Strategies, Challenges & Sustainability, Hotel Equatorial Melaka, 16-18 December 2007.

Muniapan, B. (2006). 鈥淐an the Bhagavad-Gita be used as a Manual for Management Development of Indian Managers Worldwide?鈥�5th Asia Academy of Management Conference, Asian Management: Convergence and Divergence, Tokyo, Japan, 19- 21 December 2006

Muniapan, B. (2006). 鈥淢alaysian Industrial Relations: Domestic Inquiry and the Rules of Natural Justice in the Management of Employment Misconduct鈥�, UTCC International Conference in Business 2006, Revolution for the New Era Competition, School of Business, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, Thailand 7- 8 December 2006.

Muniapan, B. (2006). 鈥淲ork and Employee Relations: An Overview of Constructive Dismissal in Malaysian Employment Relations鈥�, 3rd National Human Resource Management Conference: Emerging Challenges of the Century, organised by Universiti Utara Malaysia, City Bayview Hotel Langkawi, Kedah, 26 鈥� 28 November 2006 鈥� Received the Best Research Paper Award.

Lew, T.Y., Muniapan, B., Boniface Ancheh, K.S., Kong, E., and Yong, S.T., (2004). "Entrepreneurship: Personality Profile of Chinese Entrepreneurs who are members of the Miri Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sarawak, Malaysia", 18th Annual Conference of Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 8鈥�11 December.

Muniapan, B., (2009). 鈥淭he Bhagavad-Gita and Good Governance: A Leadership Perspective鈥�, 3rd South and Southeast Asian Association of Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR) Conference: Waters in South and Southeast Asia: Interaction of Culture and Religion, Institut Seni Indonesia & Universitas Hindu Indonesia, Denpasar, Bali, 3-6 June 2009.

Muniapan, B., (2007). 鈥淓xploring Spirituality, Religion and Work (SRW) with Reference to the Bhagavad-Gita and Human Resource Management (HRM)鈥�, 1stInternational Conference on Integrating Spirituality and Organisational Leadership, University of Delhi, India, 8-10 February 2007.

Muniapan, B. (2006). 鈥淢alaysian Industrial Relations: Dispute Settlement and the Creation of Cooperative and Harmonious Employer-Employee Relations鈥�, Asia Pacific Coop. Conference, 鈥淧utting a Human Face to Globalisation鈥� the Cooperative Model鈥�, Bayview Hotel, Manila, 6-7 July 2006.

Muniapan, B. (2006). 鈥淩ethinking Management Education in Malaysian Universities and Institution of Higher Learning鈥�, Quality in Education: Teaching and Leadership in Challenging Times, An International Conference, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, 21 鈥� 23 February.

Muniapan, B., Krishnan, A., and Ramaiyah, A., (2006). 鈥淭he Role of Tamil Film Song for the Development of Human Values: An Analysis of Aandavan Kattalai (1964) of Kavinyar (Poet) Kannadasan (1927-1981)鈥�, Media-Asia Research Group Conference: Media & Identity in Asia, Miri, 15-16 February.

Muniapan, B., (2004). 鈥淧endidikan Pengurusan Antarabangsa: Pengajaran Pengurusan Sumber Manusia di Republik Rakyat China鈥� - ASEAN Symposium on Educational Management and Leadership 4 (ASEMAL), Managing the Democratization of Education: Priorities of the Future, organised by Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Grand Plaza Park Royal, Penang, Malaysia, 13 鈥� 15 December 2004.

Muniapan, B., (2004). 鈥淭he Challenges of Teaching Human Resource Management in People鈥檚 Republic of China鈥�, Teaching and Learning Forum 2004, Seeking Educational Excellence, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, 9 鈥� 10 February.

Dr Bala has worked in production and operation management with a large Japanese multinational company in Kedah, Malaysia. As a HR Consultant and Trainer, he has contributed tremendously towards HRM effectiveness for hundreds of organisations within Malaysia and worldwide.

For more than three decades he has been a consultant and HRM. Leadership and Management trainer and facilitator for several organisations such as CF Learning Sdn Bhd, Praxis Synergy Training and Consultancy, Quantamac Management Sdn Bhd, My Seminars Sdn Bhd, Curtin Consultancy Services, Xcel Dot Consultancy, Prima Link Training and Consultancy, Disted Sowers, EDS Business School, and TIMES Global Education.

He has successfully conducted hundreds of HRM public training and in house training programmes within the area of HRM, leadership development, employment law (Malaysia), emotional intelligence, transformational leadership and performance management.