Rajiv Amarnani is an assistant professor (Level C) with the Management & Organisations Department at UWA Business School. He received a PhD in organizational behavior from the Australian National University in 2016.

Rajiv conducts research on (1) the dark side of customer service such as verbal abuse from customers; (2) career development across the lifespan; and (3) self-concept and interpersonal perceptions in the workplace.

His research has been featured in HR Today, Psyche Magazine, Business Insider, and Perth Now, among others. He publishes both in practitioner-oriented outlets such as Organizational Dynamics, as well as in peer-reviewed scholarly journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology (ABDC A*; FT50), Personnel Psychology (ABDC A*), Journal of Organizational Behavior (ABDC A*), Human Resource Management (ABDC A*; FT50), Human Relations (ABDC A*; FT50), and the Journal of Counseling Psychology. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Vocational Behavior (ABDC A*)—the flagship journal in the careers literature. He has received over $600,000 in grant funding from the ARC (DP200103440) and other industry bodies.

Rajiv teaches into the MBA program and the undergraduate HRM program at UWA Business School, and has been nominated for teaching awards. He is a dedicated and enthusiastic educator with a passion for instructional design and authentic assessment.