Balakrishnan Muniapan

BALAKRISHNAN MUNIAPAN PhD (Candidate, U. Malaya), MSc HRM (Portsmouth, UK), B.Econs (UKM, Mal), CIPM (MIPM, Mal), CIWT (ACAP, Aust)is a well known lecturer, trainer, consultant, writer and speaker in Malaysian Human Resource Management (HRM) and Industrial Relations. He is also considered by many scholars as a pioneer in the development and promotion of Vedic HRM approach in Malaysia.

Bala is currently teaching HRM for undergraduate and MBA programs at Curtin University of Technology in Miri, Sarawak (Malaysia). He has previously taught HRM for Hertfordshire University program at BIMC in Beijing, China and Economics units for Bradford University, UK and Deakin University, AUST programs at Rima College & Disted College in Penang (Malaysia). Prior to his involvement in academic, he was in production management with Sharp Roxy Corporation, a large Japanese MNC at his hometown in Sungai Petani, Kedah (Malaysia).

As a consultant and trainer in HRM and Industrial Law, he has vast knowledge and experience conducting training and consultancy programs for more than 50 organizations in Malaysia, Singapore and China. As an academic involved in research and development, Bala has published over 30 research papers and articles in several international journals, conference proceedings and also books. He was the recipient of the Best Research Paper award at the 3rd National Human Resource Management Conference held in Langkawi, Malaysia in 2006.