Prof. Vaibhavi Kulkarni

Educational Qualifications
PhD in Organizational Communicatin (2013) School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University
Academic Affiliation
Currently, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad, Communications Area Instructor, Rutgers University (2010-2013) Guest faculty: Indian Institute of Management - Lucknow; Xavier's Labour and Research Institute (XLRI)
Professional Affiliation
Member of National Communication Association Member of International Communication Association

Teaching

Change Management: Large scale institutional changes brought about due to technological innovations and regulatory policies; social change brought about by technology and innovation.
Strategic Communication: Use of social media for crisis management; use of public discourse as strategic action to influence stakeholders
Society and Culture: Study of discourse to understand the dynamics of gender and culture

Change communication:

Virtual organizations:

Lewis, L.K., Laster, N., & Kulkarni, V. (2013). Telling ‘em how it will be: Previewing pain of risky change in initial announcements. Journal of Business Communication.
Kaul, A., Kulkarni, V. (2011). ‘Gender and Politeness in Indian Emails' in Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language Structures and Social Interaction, IGI Global
Rai, H and Kulkarni, V (2008). How Close Can You Get - The Effect of Proxemics on LMX. Icfaian Journal of Management Research, 7(9), 7-15.
Book Review: Leading Lessons from Literature by Sampat P Singh. Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers; Vol. 29 Issue 3, p 153; July 2004.