Dr. A. S. Rapheileng was working as Research Associate in a research project on Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. He is presently an ICSSR Post Doctoral Fellow. He joined his Ph.D. degree programme as UGC-NET/JRF candidate and obtained his Ph.D. in the area of Organisational Behaviour from Manipur University in 2017. He did has Master of Commerce (MCOM) with Entrepreneurship specialization. He was awarded the Best Business Academic of the Year Award, 2017 - Silver Medal by All India Commerce Association (ICA) at the 70th All India Commerce Conference. He has contributed research articles extensively in the area of Organisational Behaviour, Entrepreneurship and Rural Development.