Globalization and Its Impact on Industrial Relations: A Case Study of Tea Industry

Dr. Debabrata Mitra presently serving as a Reader in the Post Graduate Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. He has been acting as Head, Department of Management, University of North Bengal since September 2008. Dr. Mitra obtained his M.Com. degree from the University of North Bengal and stood second in the 1st class. He was awarded with the University Silver Medal for his excellence at Masters Level. Previously 'he was awarded National Scholarship for his excellent performance in B.Com. Honours Examination, 1986. He has obtained a Post Graduate Teaching experience of more than fourteen years. Previously he served as a lecturer in Business Organization and Management at Darjeeling Government College, under the WBES for a period of three years. His areas of specialization are Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour and Insurance Sector. His present area of Research is mainly concentrated in Industrial Relations in Indian Tea Industry, various aspects of Indian Insurance in the liberalized regime. He has contributed twenty research papers in various National and International Journals. He has contributed research papers in more than fifteen National and International Conferences, Workshops and Seminars. He has been invited to deliver Lectures as a resource person by different Universities in India. He has acted as examiner of PhD. theses sent by the different Universities. He was the Executive Committee member of Indian Commerce Association. He was granted Major Research Project by the University Grants Commission. Currently, Eight Registered Ph.D. Scholars are pursuing research work under his direct supervision. He was awarded "Fellow" of Indian Commerce Association for his outstanding Contribution in the field of Commerce and Management at its Visakhapatnam Conference held in December 2006. Dr. Mitra is the elected member of North Bengal University Executive Council, Faculty Council for Post Graduate Studies in Arts, Commerce and Law, BBA Expert Committee, Under-Graduate Board of Studies in Commerce etc.