Mukta Kulkarni

Biography

Mukta serves as an ad hoc reviewer for several international journals and is currently serving on the Editorial Board of Human Relations, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal. She has served as a Member, International HRM Scholarly Award Committee for 2015 (Academy of Management, HR Division). With respect to her work on disability, Mukta has served as a Member, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Committee on Special Abilities 2015-2016. She has also authored reports on disability for The National Trust, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India; and for the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in Karnataka. Mukta is currently a member of EnAble India’s Advisory Board. At IIM Bangalore, Mukta has been a member of several academic committees (PGP, FPM, EPGP review, Research and Publications) and has chaired the FPM review in 2014-15. She is currently the Chairperson of the Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management Area.

Research Interest

Mukta’s current areas of research interest include organizational diversity management and forms of social inclusion. She has published papers in international journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Human Relations, Human Resource Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and The Leadership Quarterly. Her co-authored paper on radical change has been recognized as the best paper for year 2007 in the Academy of Management Journal. Her co-authored paper on overqualification (in Personnel Review) has been recognized as the Outstanding Paper in the 2016 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.