Dr. Kaushik Kundu currently holds the position of Head of the Department of Management and Business Administration. He is a passionate teacher and researcher in the field of business management. After having a short stint with industry he is in teaching for the last twenty years. Outside his profession, Dr. Kundu is a wildlife photographer and trekker. He has also written a number of travel logs in Bengali and English.

Education

Kaushik Kundu  has graduated from University of Calcutta with honours in physics. He has completed his MBA from Jadavpur University with specialisation in Human Resource Management.

Kaushik Kundu has been admitted to the doctoral degree (PhD) for his thesis titled “Culture, Climate - A Comparative Study among Organizations in the perspective of Regional Culture” from University of Calcutta.

Teaching Experience

Professionally, Kaushik Kundu was attached to the Department of Management & Social Science of Haldia Institute of Technology since 2004. He joined there as a lecturer and was finally promoted to associate professor in 2013.

Kaushik Kundu joined Aliah University as an associate professor in April, 2016. Presently, he is working as professor at the Department of Management & Business Administration, Aliah University.

Industrial Experience

Kaushik Kundu has an industry experience of four years in benchmarked industries like Favourite India Pvt. Ltd.

Field of Specialization

Human Resource Management

Courses Taught/Teaching

In his long career Kaushik Kundu has taken number of courses in the different universities of the country. However, his most frequently taught courses include

1. Organisational Behaviour,

2. Organizational Development,

3. Human Resource Development,

4. Interpersonal Behaviour etc.

Apart from those he has also taken courses like Consumer Behaviour, Research Methodology etc.

Research Area

Core research areas of Kaushik Kundu are Organisational Climate, Organisational Culture. Apart from those, his other research areas include rural marketing in developing economies, marketing for poor consumers, organisational commitment etc.

Experience

Kaushik Kundu has an industry experience of 4 years and academic experience of 13 years at the graduate and post graduate level.

Journal Papers Published

1. Haidery, F. H., Kundu, K., & Sarkar, D. N. (2024). Agri-input buying behaviour of paddy farmers: A study in the context of the new normal due to COVID-19. Vision, 28(1), 111–119. SAGE Publications Sage India: New Delhi, India.

2. Banerji, J., Kundu, K., & Alam, P. A. (2023). The impact of behavioral biases on individuals’ financial choices under uncertainty: An empirical approach. Business Perspectives and Research, 11(3), 401–424. SAGE Publications Sage India: New Delhi, India.

3. Chowdhuri, P. D., Kundu, K., & Meyur, S. (2023). Change in women’s work burden and gender norms of unpaid care work after the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Work.

4. Chowdhuri, P. D., & Kundu, K. (2022). Effect of women’s paid work status on their decision-making autonomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian Women, 38(2), 65–102.

5. Chowdhuri, P. D., Kundu, K., & Meyur, S. (2022). Dynamics of decision-making in medical pluralism: A systematic review of conceptual models. Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, 28(7).

6. Banerji, J., Xavier, S., Kundu, K., & Alam, P. A. (2021). Relating behavioral biases to personality: An empirical investigation on prospective investors. Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 20(3).

7. Chowdhuri, P. D., & Kundu, K. (2020). Factors determining choice of complementary and alternative medicine in acute and chronic diseases. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, 17(3), De Gruyter.

8. Banerji, J., Kundu, K., & Alam, P. A. (2020). An empirical investigation into the influence of behavioral biases on investment behavior. SCMS Journal of Indian Management, 17(1), 81–98.

9. Chowdhuri, P. D., & Kundu, K. (2020). Role of demographic, cognitive, social factors and personality trait on treatment modality related decision making: A conceptual framework. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(1), 470–476.

10. Sarkar, D. N., & Kundu, K. (2020). Conceptual expansion and approaches to the concept of alternative economy. Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, 12(3), 257–282. Sage.

11. Sarkar, D. N., & Kundu, K. (2019). The role of independent retailers in sustaining rural society: A study in rural India. Rural Society, 28(1), 52–71. Taylor & Francis.

12. Sarkar, D. N., & Kundu, K. (2019). Safed Detergent Powder: Regional brand with rural focus. Asian Case Research Journal, 23(2), Pp.457–489. World Scientific.

13. Sarkar, D. N., & Kundu, K. (2019). Bausch and Lomb in India: Clarity of vision? ASBM Journal of Management, 12.

14. Bihani, P., Kundu, K., Banerjee, S., & Sarkar, D. N. (2019). Constructing a commitment scale and developing a model of organizational commitment for the IT industry in Eastern India. Review of Professional Management, 17(1).

15. Sarkar, D. N., Kundu, K., & Mazumdar, S. (2018). Socio-economic profile of shopkeepers in embedded markets: Social and cultural perspectives from a hundred years of Bengali literary works. Cultural and Social History, 35, January.

16. Sarkar, D. N., & Kundu, K. (2018). The overlap spaces of alternative economy and subaltern businesses: A study of emigrant peddlers. Journal of Economic Structures, 7(1), Springer Open.

17. Sarkar, D. N., & Kundu, K. (2018). Practitioners' perspectives on shopkeepers' purchase behaviour: A study of rural markets. Abhigyan, 36(2), Pp.61–70. SAGE Publications Sage India: New Delhi, India.

18. Bihani, P., Kundu, K., Sarkar, D. N., & Banerjee, S. (2018). Exploring the significance of emotional attachment, behavioural readiness, affiliation, and values in developing the construct of organizational commitment. Vilakshan: The XIMB Journal of Management.

19. Sarkar, D. N., Kundu, K., & Chaudhuri, H. R. (2018). A qualitative study on the survival strategies of retailers in BoP markets. In Bottom of the Pyramid Marketing: Making, Shaping, and Developing BoP Markets (pp. 53–76). Emerald Publishing Limited.

20. Sarkar, D. N., & Kundu, K. (2017). Developing a "theoretical toolbox" for the concept of consumerism. Aweshkar Research Journal, 23(2).

21. Sarkar, D. N., & Kundu, K. (2017). The effect of embeddedness on purchase behaviour of rural unorganised retailers: Implications for transnational corporations in developing economies. Transnational Corporations Review, 9(3), 169–189. Elsevier.

22. Sarkar, D. N., Kundu, K., & Chaudhuri, H. R. (2016). Developing a conceptual model of small independent retailers in developing economies: The roles of embeddedness and subsistence markets. AMS Review, 6, 176–193. Springer US.

23. Sarkar, D. N., Kundu, K., & Chaudhuri, H. R. (2016). Constructing a conceptual model of purchase behaviour of village shopkeepers: A study of small rural retailers in Eastern India. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 28, Pergamon.

24. Sarkar, D. N., & Kundu, K. (2016). The economic and social importance of unorganized retailers in rural India. Journal of Rural Studies,43, 159–172.

25. Sarkar, D. N., Kundu, K., & Chaudhuri, H. R. (2016). Purchase preference factors for traditional rural retailers: A cross-sectional conceptual study. Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 41(1), SAGE Publications.

26. Sarkar, D. N., Kundu, K., & Chaudhuri, H. R. (2016). Conceptual expansion of the discipline of rural marketing: An objective analysis. Vision, 20(3), 169–183. SAGE Publications Sage India: New Delhi, India.

27. Kundu, K., & Ganguly, D. (2014). Developing the dimensions of the effectiveness of team building in the perspective of a business organization. Bi-annual Journal of Asian School of Business Management.

28. Ganguly, D., & Kundu, K. (2014). Analysis of human resources in India over the last three decades in the perspective of society, inequality, and poverty. In Handbook of Research on Strategic Business Infrastructure Development and Contemporary Issues in Finance (pp. 284–295). IGI Global.

29. Kundu, K. (2010). Influence of organizational culture on the institution-building process of an organization. Curie Journal, 2(4).

30. Kundu, K. (2007). Development of the conceptual framework of organizational climate. Vidyasagar University Journal of Commerce, 12(1), 99–108.

Books Published

Kaushik Kundu has authored five books across diverse fields. 

1. Production and Operations Management

2. Organisational Behaviour

3. Principles of Management

4. Fundamentals of Engineering Economics and Project Management

5. Human Resource Management

He has authored seven book chapters in edited volumes.

1. A study in the role of sustainable development approach in the prevention and mitigation of disaster: a holistic approach, Strategic Resource Management and Sustainable Development, Shree Publication, New Delhi, 2009

2. Microfinance and Role of Societal Culture – A Combined Effect on Women Empowerment in India, Microfinance & Financial Inclusion in Developing Economies SPS Publication, Kolkata, 2012

3. Perspectives of green marketing in India and the awareness among the stakeholders: A study, Emerging Marketing Paradigms Excel Publication, New Delhi, 2012

4. Analysis of Capability- Maturity Model as a Process and its Application in the Human Resource Management of Manufacturing Industries, Contemporary Technological, Social and Management Issues – Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives  SPS Publication, Kolkata, 2013

5. Emerging Trends of Green Marketing in India in the Context of Global Scenario, Integrated Environmental Pollution Control Framework and Strategies: A Collection of Essays and cases

University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 2013

6. Analysis of human resource in India over last three decades in the perspective of society, inequality and poverty, Strategic Business Infrastructure Development and Contemporary Issues in Finance IGI Global, Dallas, 2014

7. Human Development in India: an Analytical Study in the Perspective of a Developing Economy, Business of being in Business: New Perspectives Excel Books, New Delhi, 2014

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

No. of registered candidates: 05

No. of candidates awarded: 01

Invited Lectures

Invited Lectures:

1. Invited Lecture on Effective Leadership Quality at Modern India Concast Ltd., Haldia.

2. Invited Lecture on Total Quality Management at Institute of Engineers, Kolkata Chapter.

3. Invited Lecture on Motivating Post Graduation Students for Research at The Symposiaum on Higher Education.

Seminar/Conference/Workshop

 Kaushik Kundu has participated around twenty international and national conferences which include Benaras Hindu University, IIM Calcutta, IIM Shillong etc.

Session chaired

Chaired  sessions in different seminers and conferences  which include Marcon 2016 at IIM, Calcutta.

Consultancy work / Testing

Kaushik Kundu acted as coslutant several industries and public enterprises such as 

1. Modern India Concust Ltd.

2. New Town Develomnet Authority

3. Government of West Bengal