Ashneet Kaur
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Ashneet Kaur

Assistant Professor, Organisation and Leadership Studies

Ashneet Kaur specialises in the integration of entrepreneurship and human resource management domain. She holds a Ph.D. in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She has completed her Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Shri Ram College of Commerce and her Master of Commerce from the Delhi School of Economics. Prior to joining the Ph.D. programme at IIM Ahmedabad, she worked for three years in the industry with Deloitte USI and McKinsey & Company. She has been a guest faculty at Delhi University and visiting faculty at Masters Union School of Business. She has also been the founder/co-founder of a couple of start-ups in the digital space.

Her research interests range from new venture human resource management, sustainable organisational systems and ethical considerations under technological advancements. She has consistently received acceptance for many prestigious international and national conferences, including the Academy of Management (AOM), European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS), Babson College of Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), European Academy of Management (EURAM), International HRM (IHRM), International Conference on Green HRM and Sustainable Behaviour, NASPAA South Asia Conference and Indian Academy of Management (INDAM). She has also been actively writing case studies and consulting for large PSUs and private firms.

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Education

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Ph. D. Management, 2023

Delhi School of Economics

Masters in Commerce 2017

Shri Ram College of Commerce

Bachelor in Commerce 2015

  • Research interests

    New venture human resource management

    Sustainable organisational systems

    Ethical considerations under technological advancements

  • Selected publications

    Agarwal, P., Edacherian, S., Karna, A., Kaur, A. and Maheshwari, S. (2025), Governance beyond borders: exploring executive overconfidence and firm performance using meta-analysis, Cross Cultural & Strategic Management. Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/CCSM-03-2024-0065

    Maheshwari, S., Kaur, A., & Dhaigude, A. S. (2025). AMRG & Associates: Crafting professionalization through HR transformation. Journal of Organizational Behavior Education, Neilson Journals Publishing.

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S. and Varma, A. (2025), The digital escape: examining the impact of cyberloafing on gossip-induced emotional exhaustion and the mediating role of self-esteem, Evidence-based HRM, Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBHRM-12-2023-0344

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., Bose, I., & Singh, S. (2024). Watch Out, You are Live! Toward Understanding the Impact of AI on Privacy of Employees. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 55, 603-626.
    https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol55/iss1/24/

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S. and Varma, A. (2024), Sailing through the international assignment: Exploring the role of perceived credibility in expatriate adjustment and socialization process in the host country, Journal of Global Mobility. Emerald Group Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGM-10-2023-0073

    Maheshwari, S., Kaur, A., & Renwick, D. W. S. (2024). Green Human Resource Management and Green Culture: An Integrative Sustainable Competing Values Framework and Future Research Directions. Organization & Environment, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10860266231217280

    Maheshwari, S., Kaur, A. and Varma, A. (2023), Understanding the role of meaningfulness of work: a moderated-mediation model of bullying during work from home, Personnel Review, Emerald Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-02-2023-0121

  • Conferences

    Kaur, A., & Maheshwari, S., Decoding the impact of artificial intelligence on employee privacy: A systematic literature review. Paper presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2024), Chicago, IL, USA. (August 9–13, 2024)

    Maheshwari, S., & Kaur, A., Navigating informal rivalry: Strategic innovation time allocation amidst labor flexibility and SEZs. Paper presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2024), Chicago, IL, USA. (August 9–13, 2024)

    Maheshwari, S., Kaur, A., Workplace gossip and emotional wellbeing: A moderated mediation model exploring the role of self-esteem and cyberloafing, 9th Indian Academy of Management, INDAM 2024 Conference, Goa Institute of Management. (January 2024)

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., Varma, A., Navigating international assignments: Investigating the impact of perceived credibility on expatriate adjustment and social interactions in the host country, 9th Indian Academy of Management, INDAM 2024 Conference, Goa Institute of Management. (January 2024)

    Maheshwari, S., Kaur, A., Unpacking presenteeism in the global south’s transforming work landscape: A multifaceted approach, International Industrial Relations Conference (IIRC) 2024, XLRI, Jamshedpur. (January 2024)

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., The role of founders’ paradoxical leadership and shared humour in fostering employee innovation in start-ups, International Industrial Relations Conference (IIRC) 2024, XLRI, Jamshedpur. (January 2024)

    Maheshwari, S., Kaur, A., Artificial intelligence and employee privacy in the workplace: An ethical perspective, The European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2023 Annual Conference, Trinity Business School, Dublin, Ireland

    Maheshwari, S., Kaur, A., Firoz, M., Khan, A., When creativity suffers due to abusive supervision: The moderating role of psychological safety and the mediating role of workplace loneliness, 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM), Boston, Massachusetts (August 2023)

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., Maheshwari, S.K., Employee Agility in New Ventures: Examining the Role of Trust in Founder in Cross-Cultural Context, 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM), Boston, Massachusetts (August 2023)

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., Maheshwari, S.K., Employee Agility in New Ventures: Examining the Role of Trust in Founder in Cross-Cultural Context, 2023 Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.353bp (July 2023)

    Maheshwari, S., Kaur, A., Firoz, M., Khan, A., When creativity suffers due to abusive supervision: Moderated-mediation on workplace loneliness, 2023 Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.17425abstract (July 2023)

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., Role ambiguity in start-ups: understanding joiner’s engagement and entrepreneurial passion, 2023 Babson College Entrepreneurial Research Conference, Knoxville, US (June 2023)

    82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, USA, August 2022

    38th EGOS Colloquium 2022, hosted by WU Vienna, Austria, July, 2022

    Paper Development Workshop, 38th EGOS Colloquium 2022, hosted by WU Vienna, Austria

    5th Global Conference on International HRM organized by Center for International Human
    Resource Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, USA, A hybrid experience, May, 2022

    International Conference on Green HRM and Sustainable Behaviour: New Developments and
    Challenges     organized by Vienna University of Economics and Business, Germany, March, 2022

    Indian Academy of Management held by Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, January 2022

    NASPAA South Asia Conference, November, 2021

    81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, a Virtual Experience, August, 2021

  • Periodicals

    Arora, M., & Kaur, A. (2025). Technology meets tradition: A new era of audience engagement with Indian performing arts. Forbes India.

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., (2024). Mastering AI for workplace success. The Hans India.

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., (2024). Entrepreneurial excellence: 11 principles for business success. CXO Today.

    Kaur, A., Maheshwari, S., (2024). Sustainable leadership: navigating the green transformation in modern business. People Matters.

    Maheshwari, S., Kaur, A., (2024). Empowering HRM with Artificial Intelligence. Business Manager: Making HR people complete.

  • Work experience

    PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

    Management Consultant Intern, ATOS Global, Paris, France & Pune, India

    Research Analyst, McKinsey & Company, Gurgaon, India

    Analyst and Internal Auditor, Deloitte USI, Gurgaon, India

  • Reviewer experience

    Conference: Academy of Management Member and Reviewer, Indian Academy of Management Conference

    Reviewer of Journals, such as SN Business & Economics, Society and Business Review, Journal of Management Studies, 2021

    Book Chapter Review: Chapters of Handbook of Strategic Entrepreneurship, 2019

  • Social impact

    Representing India in Pillar Foundation, a US-based social development organisation; designing strategies for women empowerment and sustainable development activities (joined in June 2021)

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