Faculty & Research

Asha Kaul

Biography

Communications

Area

Primary Area : Communication

Secondary Area : Strategy

Contact

Email : ashakaul@iima.ac.in

Phone : +91-79-7152 4813

Secretary : Shoebmohemed Chobdar

Phone : +91-79-7152 7925

Website : Personal Website

Education

B.A, Psychology and History, Lucknow University, 1980

M.A, English, Kanpur University, 1982

Ph.D, Stylistics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1990

Research Area

Gender - 'genderlect', women leaders, discourse patterns

Politeness in language use

Influence - upward and downward

Reputation management

Corporate communication

Current Research:

Gender and downward Influence

Corporate Reputation

Academic Experience

Visiting Faculty, Chuo and Doshisha University, Japan

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1984-1985

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, 1993-1994

Academic Staff College, Lucknow, 1994-1995

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, 1995-1997

MBA Department, Lucknow University, 1995-1997

Department of Management Studies, IIT, Delhi , 1998-1999

International Management Institute, Delhi, 1998-2000

Times School of Marketing, New Delhi, 1998-2000

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, 1987-2002

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Professional Experience

Imparted training to various Corporate houses in India. Training focussed on providing inputs in the area of written, oral communication, presentation skills, gender sensitivity and corporate communication.Conducted workshops in one or more of these areas

Semantics of Communication

Removing Barriers to Communication

Honing Listening Skills

Art of Giving Feedback

Negotiation Skills

Making Effective Business Presentations

Communication in Groups

Assertiveness

Effective Writing

Etiquette

Creativity

Breaking stereotypes

Gender sensitization

Corporate communication

Building and managing reputation

Social media

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Books

Chaudhri, V. & Kaul, A. (2022). CSR in the community: Implications for communication, development, and engagement. In A. O’Connor (Ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility Communication

Kaul, A & Gupta, V. (2021). Demystifying Leadership: Unveiling the Mahabharata Code. New Delhi: Bloomsburry Publishing India

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2017). Corporate Communication through Social Media: Strategies for Managing Reputation. New Delhi: Sage

Kaul, A & Desai, A (2014). Corporate Reputation Decoded. New Delhi: Sage

Kaul, A. (2014). Effective Business Communication (2nd Ed.) New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India

Kaul, A & Singh, M (2012). New Paradigms for Gender Inclusivity: Theory and Best Practices. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India

Kaul, A (2009). Business Communication (2nd edition), New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India (Awarded the prize for being one of the best selling authors of PHI)

Kaul, A & Gupta, S (2006) (Edtd). Management Communication: Trends and Strategies New Delhi: Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company

Kaul, A (2005). The Effective Presentation: Talk Your Way to Success, New Delhi: Response Books(One of the best selling books with a request from the publishers to translate it in regional languages)

Kaul, A (2001). Book Review in Management Review, Vol.13(2)

Kaul, A. (2000). Book Review in Management Review Vol.12 (3)

Kaul, A (2000) Effective Business Communication New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India

Kaul, A. (1999). Book Review in Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective. Vol. 3 (1).

Kaul, A (1996). Book Review in Journal of Literary Criticism Vol. 7 (1)

Kaul, A (1995). Book Review in Journal of Literary Criticism Vol. 8 (1)

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Articles

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2018). All Aboard the Metro Rail? LTMRHL's Campaign for Stakeholder Support. Asian Case Research Journal.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2021). Oil India Ltd's CSR dilemma: Balancing community and business. Asian Case Research Journal, 25(2).

Desai, A., Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2023). Doing “Reputation” in the Indian Context: An Employee Perspective. International Journal of Communication, 17, 3267-3292.

Chaudhuri, V & Kaul, A (2019). Communicating CSR on Twitter: Impact on Rank and Reputation.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2018). Digital Activism: NGOs Leveraging Social Media to Influence/Challenge Corporate Social Responsibility. In Adam Lindgreen, Joelle Vanhamme, Rebecca Watkins, Francois Maon (Eds.), Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility in the Digital Era.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2018). “Do Celebrities Have It All? Context Collapse and the Networked Publics.” Journal of Human Values, 24(1), 1-10

Kaul, A (2017). How to answer some tricky Interview questions. HBR Ascend

Kaul, A & Chaudhuri, V (2017). Communicating CSR best practices in India: What, why and how.

Kaul, A. & Desai, A. (2016). Managing corporate reputation through social media. In A. Singh and P.Duhan (Eds.) Managing Public Relations and Brand Image through Social Media (pp.30-46). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global

Kaul, A. & Desai, A. (2016). Use of Social Media in Crisis Communication. In Craig E Carroll (Ed.) Sage Encyclopedia of Corporate Reputation Sage Publications, New York.

Kaul, A. & Desai, A. (2016). Strategic Alignment. In Craig E Carroll (Ed.) Sage Encyclopedia of Corporate Reputation, Sage Publications, New York.

Kaul, A. & Desai, A. (2016). Leadership’s Role in Reputation. In Craig E Carroll (Ed.)Sage Encyclopedia of Corporate Reputation, Sage Publications, New York.

Kaul, A. & Desai, A. (2016). Executive Leadership. In Craig E Carroll (Ed.) Sage Encyclopedia of Corporate Reputation, Sage Publications, New York.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2015). Colloquium: Social Media: The New Mantra for Managing Reputation. Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 40(4), 455-491

Kaul, A (2012). "Man and Woman Talk in Indian Organizations: Grammatical and Syntactical Similarities". Journal of Business Communication, 49(3), 254–276, DOI: 10.1177/0021943612446750

Bresciani, S., Eppler, M, Kaul, A & Ylinen, R. (2011). The Effectiveness of Knowledge Visualization for Organizational Communication in Europe and India. In E. Banissi, et al. (Eds). 15th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV). (pp. 365-70). London: IEEE Computer Society. DOI: 10 1109/IV 2011

Kaul, A & Kulkarni, V (2010). Gender and Politeness in Indian Emails. In R. Taiwo (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language Structures and Social Interaction. (pp. 389-410) Information Science Reference: New York

Kaul, A & Mishra, S (2009). Introduction to the Colloquium on "Gender and Workplace Experience" Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, Vol. 34 (4), 79-83

Kaul, A (2009). "Perceptual Differences: Men and Women@ Work."

Kaul, A (2009). "Asia Business Communication: Country Perspectives (India)" Japan Business Communication Association, 68, 77-81

Kaul, A & Pandit, A (2008). "Playing the Game of Communication: Enhancing Skills through a Reading of Literature." Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers. Vol. 33 (2), 1-13

Kaul, A & Patnaik, E (2006). " Gender Differences in the Use of FTAs when Reporting Incidents of UI: An Indian Study," The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Vol. 1, 2006, 3-17.

Kaul, A, Ansari, M & Rai, H (2006). "Gender, Affect and Upward Influence," Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, Vol. 2 (1), 3-31

Kaul, A and Brammer, C.(2005) "Study of Speech act theory in Upward Influencing in an Indian Workplace"

Kaul, A, (2004) "Talking Up: Study of Upward Influence Strategies"

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Cases

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2018). All Aboard the Metro Rail? LTMRHL's Campaign for Stakeholder Support. Asian Case Research Journal. Vol.22(1), 147-166

Kaul, A. Parle Agro (India): Vision Realisation. (2021). Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and HBSP.

Chaudhri, V. & Kaul, A. (2022). "Water in the Desert" Oil India's CSR Impact in Assam. Indian Institute of Management and Harvard Business Publishing. Case no. A00386-PDF-ENG.

Kaul, A., Desai, A., Sharma, S., Chakravarty, U. & Arora, S. (2023). ‘The Uber of Procurement’: BuyHive and its Growth Dilemma. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Kaul, A. & Singla, C. (2023). Toward Purity in Indian Jewelry Markets: Hallmarking Initiatives by BIS. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, HBSP.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. #BaghjanBurns: Crisis at Oil India Ltd. (TN) Registration No.IIMA/COMM0029TN, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. #BaghjanBurns: Crisis at Oil India Ltd. Registration No.IIMA/COMM0029, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Chaudhri, V. & Kaul, A. (2020). Water in the Desert? Oil India’s CSR Impact in Assam. (TN) Registration No.COMM0027, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Chaudhri, V. & Kaul, A. (2020). Water in the Desert? Oil India’s CSR Impact in Assam. Registration No.COMM0027, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Kaul, A. & Agarwalla, S.K. (2020). Changing Perceptions and Transforming Outcomes : L&T Acquisition of Mindtree. (TN) Registration No.COMM0025TN, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Kaul, A. & Agarwalla, S.K. (2020). Changing Perceptions and Transforming Outcomes : L&T Acquisition of Mindtree. Registration No.COMM0025, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Chaudhri, V. & Kaul, A. (2020). Nestle (dis)entangled ! Braving the Maggi Noodle Crisis in India (B). Registration No.COMM0013(B), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2016). Nestle Entangled! Braving the Maggi Noodle Crisis in India. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1-17.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2015). All Aboard the Metro Rail? LTMRHL's Campaign for Stakeholder Support. (TN) COMM0012, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1-8.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2015). All Aboard the Metro Rail? LTMRHL's Campaign for Stakeholder Support. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1-12.

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2015). Nestle Entangled! Braving the Maggi Noodle Crisis in India. (TN) COMM0013, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1-8.

Chaudhri, V. & Kaul, A. (2014). IBM India: Localizing a Global Model of Corporate Citizenship. (TN) Registration No.8B14C020, Ivey Publishing, 1-7

Chaudhri, V. & Kaul, A. (2014). IBM India: Localizing a Global Model of Corporate Citizenship. Ivey Publishing, 1-10

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2014). ArcelorMittal in India: Sustainable Partnership Model. (TN) Registration No.8B14M117, Ivey Publishing, 1-8

Kaul, A. & Chaudhri, V. (2014). ArcelorMittal in India: Sustainable Partnership Model. Ivey Publishing, 1-11

Khanna, V. & Kaul, A. (2013). "Creating Synergies for Business Transformation: Brigade Enterprises Limited". (TN) Registration No.IIMA/COMM0010TN

Khanna, V. & Kaul, A. (2013). "Creating Synergies for Business Transformation: Brigade Enterprises Limited". Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers. Vol. 38 (1), 119-130

Kaul, A. & Thappa, V. (2013). IBM's digital influence programme. (TN) Registration No.8B13M025, Richard Ivey School of Business, 1-10

Kaul, A. & Thappa, V. (2013). IBM's digital influence programme. Richard Ivey School of Business, 1-17

Chaudhri, V. & Kaul, A. (2013). ITC Limited's dairy development initiative: Corporate social responsibility or shared value? (TN) Registration No.8B13M059, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation, 1-10.

Chaudhri, V. & Kaul, A. (2013). ITC Limited's dairy development initiative: Corporate social responsibility or shared value? Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation, 1-13.

Kaul, A. (2012) "Ardhanareshwar - Unison of Ultimate Reality" In A.Kaul and M. Singh (Edtd.) New Paradigms for Gender Inclusivity: Theory and Best Practices (pp.14-33). New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India

Kaul, A (2012). TN for Emerging Markets Case Studies Collection Emerald Case Study: "Doing" the act: Lenovo and corporate reputation.

Kaul, A (2012). Emerging Markets Case Studies Collection Emerald Case Study: "Doing" the act: Lenovo and corporate reputation. 2 (8), 1-16, DOI 10.1108/20450621211299547

Kaul, A & Chaudhri, V. (2012) TN for Emerald Case Study: Partnering for business transformation: the Wipro Consulting Services story.

Kaul, A & Chaudhri, V. (2012). Emerald Case Study: Partnering for business transformation: the Wipro Consulting Services story. 2 ( 8),1-21

Kaul, A, Raghuram, G, Rao, V.V. & Verma, S (2012). IOT Infrastructure and Energy Services: A Saga of Growth. 1-44, Reference No. IIMA/ BP0347

Kaul, A (2011). "Total Transformation: The Brigade Way" (TN) Reference No. IIMA/COMM 0007 TN

Kaul, A (2011). "Total Transformation: The Brigade Way" Reference No. IIMA/COMM 0007

Patnaik, E & Kaul, A (2011). "Jindal Naturecure Institute: Naturopathy - The Way Forward" (TN). Reference No. IIMA/BP0340TN

Patnaik, E & Kaul, A (2011). "Jindal Naturecure Institute: Naturopathy - The Way Forward" Reference No.IIMA/BP0340

Kaul, A; Shah, A.V., & Taneja, P. (2009). "Motorola Mobile Devices Business: ‘Turn Up' or ‘Spin Off'" Teaching Notes. ecch. Reference No. 309 -035 -8

Kaul, A & Shah, A.V (2009). "Motorola Mobile Devices Business: ‘Turn Up' or ‘Spin Off'" ecch. Reference No. 309 -035 -12.

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Professional Conferences

Kaul, A & Chaudhuri, V (2014) "Creating Shared Value: The Sustainability Journey at ITC Ltd." The Twelfth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Madrid, Spain

Kaul, A & Desai, A (2012) "Communicating Reputation in Indian Businesses: A Reflection of Tangible and Intangible Factors"11th Asia Pacific ABC Conference, Seoul, Korea

Kaul, A (2012) "Communicating with Internal and External Stakeholders in Business" Plenary speaker for 11th Asia Pacific ABC Conference, Seoul, Korea

Bresciani, S., Eppler, M. , Kaul, A & Ylinen, R. (2011) "The Geography of (Visual) Thought: the Effect of Culture on the Reception of Visual Communication." Presented at University of Helsinki

Kaul, A (2009)"Perceptual Differences" in Special Topics Conference: Business Discourse at University of Southern California

Kaul, A & Nandan, D (2007) "Man and Woman Talk: Grammatical and Syntactical Similarities and Disparities" in 9th European ABC Conference, Turkey

Kaul, A & Pathak, S (2006) "Much Ado About Nothing" in 6 th Asia Pacific ABC Conference, IIM, Ahmedabad

Kaul, A & Patnaik, E (2006)" Gender Differences in the Use of FTAs when Reporting Incidents of UI: An Indian Study," in Hawaii International Conference on Business

Kaul, A & Brammer, C(2004) "Studry of Speech act theory in Upward Influencing in an Indian Workplace" in 69 th Annual Convention for Business Communication, Boston

Kaul, A (2003) "Taking Up: Study of Upward Influence Strategies" in 68 th Annual Convention of the Association for Business Communication, New Mexico

Kaul, A (2002)"Discourse Patterns that (Un)Make Corporate Relationships" in Third Conference on Human Resource Development, University of Napiers, Edinburgh

Kaul, A (2002)"Discourse Patterns that (Un)Make Corporate Relationships" in Third Conference on Human Resource Development, University of Napiers, Edinburgh

Kaul, A (2001)"Teaching Business Communication" in National Seminar on Teaching Business Communication in Indian Business Schools, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Kaul, A (1994)"Theatre-Talk" Seminar on Stylistics, Lucknow University

Kaul, A (1993)"Phenomenology -the ‘I-thou' Relationship" in National Seminar on Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Perspectives in English Literature, Kanpur

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Newsletters

"Refuse but Tactfully", HT Careers, New Delhi, Dec. 21, 2000

"Is Office Assertiveness always Bad?" HT Careers, New Delhi, Jan.4, 2001

"Making an Effective Presentation", HT Careers, New Delhi, Feb. 1, 2001

"Designing Content for a Presentation", HT Careers, New Delhi, Feb. 8, 2001

"Captivating Content", HT Careers, New Delhi, Feb. 15, 2001

"Ooops! I forgot my Lines!", HT Careers, New Delhi, March 15, 2001

"Strategies for Effective Communication", HT Careers, New Delhi, April 5, 2001

"These are a few of my Positive Things", HT Careers, New Delhi, April 12, 2001

"How Stylised is your Writing?" HT Careers, New Delhi, June 7, 2001

"Why don't you understand?" HT Careers, New Delhi, June 21, 2001

"Lemme Understand", HT Careers, New Delhi, June 28, 2001

"Partying Officially", HT Careers, New Delhi, July 12, 2001

"Raising A Toast", HT Careers, New Delhi, July 19, 2001

"Networking Nirvana", HT Careers, New Delhi, July 26, 2001

"First Get Good", HT Careers, New Delhi, August 2, 2001

"Success Calls", Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Jan 13, 2000

"Success Calls", Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Feb. 10, 2000

"Right Speak", Hindustan Times, New Delhi, April 6, 2000

"Mind Your Tongue", Education Times, New Delhi, September 25, 2000

"Knock, Knock – Are you there?" HT Careers, New Delhi, Nov. 23, 2000

"The Positive Feedback", HT Careers, New Delhi, Dec. 7, 2000

"Coping with Criticism", HT Careers, New Delhi, Dec. 14, 2000

"Chalk out your Priority Before Taking a Decision", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Jan 6, '97

"Be Prepared for Placement", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Jan 13, '97

"No Readymade Stress Cure", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., March 4, '96

"Face Interviews with Confidence", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., March 11, '96

"Postures Vital to the Interview", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., March 25, '96

"Above the Line Answers", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., April 1, '96

"Mind over Interviewer's Matter", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., April 8, '96

"Positioning of the Self", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., April 15, '96

"Marketing Communications", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., April 22, '96

"Laws in Marketing", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., May 6, '96

"Action the Gets Results", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., May 20, 96

"To Do or Not to Do", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., July 8, '96

"Decision Making", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., July 15, '96

"You and Your Boss", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., July 22,'96

"I Will be there", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., July 29, '96

"Participative Management is Rewarding", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Aug.5, '96

"Building Better Relations", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Aug. 12, '96

"Goals Open Doors to Success", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Aug. 26,'96

"A Problem at Hand", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 2, '96

"Creativity in the Workplace", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 6, '96

"The art of Written Communication", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 16, '96

"Speaking on a Platform", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Sept.30, '96

"Team versus Group", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 21, '96

"I'm OK, Are You?", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed.,Oct. 28, '96

"Motivation is Bedrock of Performance", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed.,Nov.18, '96

"Criticism Can Prove Fatal", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Nov. 25, '96

"The Winner Takes it AllVariety", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Jan.15, '95

"Communicative Assonance and Dissonance", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Jan. 30, '95

"Lead Over the Rest", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Feb.27, '95

"Strategic Moeuvring through Communication", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., March 13, '95

"No Substitute for Hard Work", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., March 19, '95

"Sharpen Your Communication Skill", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., March 27, '95

"What Does the Movement of the Hands Convey", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., April 17, '95

"Mind Your Language", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., April 24, '95

"I'm Ok, You're…?", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., May 1, '95

"Juggling with Alphabet", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., May 29,'95

"Participatory Communication", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., June 5, '95

"Adman Calls the Tune", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., June 12, '95

"Selling Consumers an Idea", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., June 19, '95

"The Great Escape", The Sunday Times, Times Of India, (TOI), Lucknow Ed., Aug. 6,'95

"News Resembles a Fire", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed.' Aug.7, '95

"The Dicey Solution", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Aug.21, '95

"Link Through Learning", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Sept.11,'95

"Learning Needs Stimulus", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Sept.18, '95

"Win the Audience Over", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 25, '95

"Words Make an Impact", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 2,'95

"Five in one Manager", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Oct.9, '95

"Pauranic Tales for Children", Spectrum, The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 15, '95

"Be Cool Positive", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed.' Oct. 16, '95

"Meetings Need Not be Dreary", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 23, '95

"Motivation is the Keyword", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Nov. 6, '95

"Legacy of Lucknow", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Dec.3, '95

"Make it to the Winning Post", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Dec. 4, '95

"Jobs Need to Have Asttraction", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Dec. 11,'95

"The Tactics of Power Games", CCT, TOI, Lucknow Ed., Jan.15, '94

"Go Slow, the Age Barrier is Ahead", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Jan.20, '94

"The Li'l Kingdom", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Feb.4, '94

"For Success in Interviews", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Feb.5, '94

"Study in Values", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Feb.11, '94

"IIML Convocation Today", TOI, Lucknow Ed., March 5, '94

"King Solomon and Queen Sheba", TOI, Lucknow Ed., April 1, '94

"Myths about Communication", CCT, TOI, Lucknow Ed., April 23, '94

"Change Pattern in the Education System", TOI, Lucknow Ed., April 28,'94

"No Response", TOI, Lucknow Ed., July 28, '94

"Rooted to Mother Nature", TOI, Lucknow Ed., August 7, '94

"Celebrating Nature", TOI, Lucknow Ed., August 14, '94

"The Touch of Ethnicity", TOI, Lucknow Ed., August 21, '94

"Peace Without and Peace Within", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 11, '94

"An Untold Story", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Nov. 20, '94

"The Soft Art of Judo", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Dec. 18, '94

"In School Land", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Dec. 31, '92

"Where the two Streams Blend", The Pioneer , TOI, Lucknow Ed., Jan.6, '93

"The Art of Successful preying", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Jan. 14, '93

"The Woman Novelist", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Jan.23, '93

"Looking Back with Nostalgia", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Feb 4, '93

"Destined to live despite Flaws", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Feb. 20, '93

"Killing Sea-sickness", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Feb.21, '93

"Encounter with Reality", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Feb.25, '93

"Redefining the Meaning of StyleAdaab Lucknow", TOI, Lucknow Ed., March 1, '93

"Living it up with a Smile", TOI, Lucknow Ed., March 25, '93

"The Raw Wound", TOI, Lucknow Ed., March 27, '93

"A Beautiful North-South Mix", The Pulse, The Pioneer, Delhi Ed., April 18, '93

"Roadworthy Vocabulary", TOI, Lucknow Ed., April 29, '93

"For all-round Satisfaction", TOI, Lucknow Ed., June 10,'93

"More than mere Education", TOI, Lucknow Ed., July 31, '93

"Oral Communicative Skills", TOI, Lucknow Ed., July 31, '93

"In a Strange Situation", TOI, Lucknow Ed., August 5, '93

"Communcative skills with the Word", TOI, Lucknow Ed., August 7, '93

"Communication Through Messages", TOI, Lucknow Ed., August 28, '93

"Assert with Confidence", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 11, '93

"Changing Role of Women in our Society", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 7, '93

"Conflicts and How to Resolve Them", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Oct.9, '93

"Not Confined to the Kitchen anymore", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 14, '93

"Agenda for a Meeting", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Oct.30, '93

"Standing out in a Group", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Nov.6, '93

"An Honest "no" is always Better", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Dec.11, '93

"Researching on Roads", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Dec. 30,'93

"Au Revoir", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Feb. 2, '92

"To Play is to Learn", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Feb. 23, '92

"Mailbox of Expectations", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., March 10, '92

"Why is English Easy", TOI, Lucknow Ed., August 15, '92

"Look Before you Choose", TOI, Lucknow Ed., August 29, '92

"Caring with a Smile", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 12, '92

"Tradition of Excellence", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Sept.15, '92

"Founder and Followers", Sunday Review TOI, TOI, Delhi Ed., Sept. 20, '92

"Towards Greater Success", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 22, '92

"The going Rate in Schools", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 24, '92

"All the World is Not a Stage", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 26, '92

"Living Up to its Name", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Sept. 29, '92

"Play which is Serious Business, TOI, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 10, '92

"Getting the Pieces Together", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 15, '92

"Beauty is Heart of a House", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 24, '92

"Love Thy Landlord and seek his Mercy", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Oct. 29, '92

"The World for a Word", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Dec.3, '92

"Simplifying the Learning Process", TOI, Lucknow Ed., Dec. 19, 92

"Simple yet Eloquent Works on Nehru", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Dec. 5, '91

"Goddesses for a Day", The Pioneer, Lucknow Ed., Dec.17, '91

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Working Papers & Projects

"Man and Woman Talk: Grammatical and Syntactical Similarities and Disparities" W.P. No. 2007-06-03

"Coffee, Tea or …?: Gender and Politeness in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)" W.P. NO. 2005-04-02

"Gender, Affect and Upward Influence" W.P. No. 2005-03-06

"Analysis of Upward Influence Strategies using Speech Act theory and Face Threatening Acts" W.P. No. 2004-05-04 May 2004

"Upward Influence: A Linguistic Act of Gaining Compliance" W.P. No. 2003- 02-05, February, 2003

"Talking Up: Study of Upward Influence Strategies" W.P. No. 2003-04-01, April 2003

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Reports

Kaul, A (2009) (Compiled and written). The GEDI (Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity) Dialogue – Workshop Report

Kaul, A (2008). "Crossing the Digital Barrier: Leadership Issues for Women in the IT BPO sector" NASSCOM study (with Prof. Rekha Jain)

Other Publications

Book Reviews published in Outlook

Background Paper for Seminar on Corporate Citizenship - CII, UNICEF, Department of Women and Child Development.

Kaul, A. (2015). Why companies should be polite or be damned on social media.

Kaul, A. (2015). Why Indian-Americans are so good at Spelling Bee.

Kaul (2015). Why it is wrong to pick on patriotism in Jana Gana Mana.

22 leaflets on basic concepts of ISO -9002 for in-house training at UPCOM cables.

ISO-9002-Your Handbook, UPCOM Cables.

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Awards & Honors

2020 - “Best Professor – Communications” title by Golden AIM Awards in June

2020 - She was felicitated with the “Best Professor – Communications” award

2019 - “100 Most Dedicated Professors” citation by World Education Congress; July

2019 - She was awarded the citation for “100 Most Dedicated Professors”

2018 - She was awarded the citation for “Prof. Indira Parikh 50 Women in Education Leaders”

2018 - “Prof. Indira Parikh 50 Women in Education Leaders” citation by World Education Congress on 5 July

2015 - She has been recognized as one of the 50 Indian management thinkers who had made an impact on the theory of management and practice

2015 - Recognized as one of the 50 Indian management thinkers who had made an impact on the theory of management and practice in the year.

2014-2015 - A. P. Chowdappa Memorial Award for Excellence in Communication in the Academic Sector for the year 2014-15 by the 9 th Global Communication Association (GCA) India Conference

2014 - A. P. Chowdappa Memorial Award for Excellence in Communication in the Academic Sector.

2009 - One of the best-selling authors of Prentice Hall of India for the book: Kaul, A (2009). Business Communication (2nd edition), New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.

2009 - Awarded the prize for being one of the best-selling authors of Prentice Hall of India for the book: Kaul, A (2009). Business Communication (2nd edition), New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.

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