General Management
About Us
"Regardless of the changes in technology, the market for well-crafted messages will always have an audience." says Steve Burnett, The Burnett Group.
Effective communication is more than a skill. It is a strategic imperative for responsible leadership in a rapidly evolving global business landscape shaped by digital disruption and AI-driven transformation. Whether it's building lasting client relationships, inspiring cohesive teams, navigating crises, or crafting compelling brand narratives, the ability to communicate with clarity, empathy, and influence lies at the heart of every successful professional.
At the Communication Area of FORE School of Management, we recognise that great communicators are persuasive and ethically grounded. Our mission is to develop global leaders who can navigate diverse cultural contexts, engage with stakeholders, and lead with integrity.
We offer a robust portfolio of core and elective courses that blend foundational theory with experiential, practice-driven learning. These include Managerial Communication, Interviews and Presentation skills, The Art of Storytelling, Mindful Communication, Cross-Cultural Communication, Strategic Leadership & Crisis Communication, and more. Each course is designed to shape agile communicators who can think critically, listen actively, and lead authentically.
Faculty Members
Area Chair: Prof. Swati Sharma
Email Id: areachair-comm@fsm.ac.in
Prof. Anita Tripathy Lal
PhD (IIT-Kanpur); Certified Mentor (London Business School); PGDRD- Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi; BA–English Honours with Distinction, Govt. College, Rourkela
Prof. Sonika Jha
FPM (Strategy), FORE School of Management, New Delhi; MBA (Finance), ICFAI Business School, IFHE University, Hyderabad; B.Com. (Honours), University of Delhi, Delhi
Prof. Sriparna Basu
PhD (Cultural Studies), University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign, USA; M.A. (Cultural Studies), University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign, USA; M.A. (Gold Medalist), Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Prof. Swati Sharma
PhD (Management), JIIT Noida; PGDBM, IMT Ghaziabad; B.A. (Economics and English), Lucknow University; 3 year Diploma in Hotel Management (IHMCT&N, Lucknow affiliated to NCHMT, Ministry of Tourism, India)
Courses Offered
Core Courses for PGDM Programmes
The Communication Area pays special focus to updating the syllabus as per industry standards and requirements. The Area offers two core courses across different PGDM programmes:
► Managerial Communication (MC)
► Workshop on Interview and Presentation Skills for Managerial Effectiveness (WIPSME)
Elective Courses for PGDM Programmes
► The Art of Storytelling
► Effective Workplace Communication
► Communication on Digital Platform
► Cross-cultural Communication
► Managing Crisis Communication
► Corporate Communication
► Communication Audit
► Mindful Communication: Insights from the Indian Knowledge System
► Strategic Leadership Communication through Theatre Techniques
Courses in PG Executive Program
► Managerial Communication (MC)
► Written Analysis and Communication (WAC)
Courses for FMP
► Scholarly Writing
Executive Education / MDPs / Consultancy
The Communication faculty, with their rich and diverse experience, have been consistently contributing towards designing and conducting customised MDPs/FDPs/Workshops for MNCs and public and private organisations. Topics include Managerial Communication, Leadership Communication Skills, Communication on Digital Platforms, Assertiveness and Positive Attitude, Intra-Interpersonal Communication, and Cross-Cultural Communication. The Communication faculty enjoys great reputation at IIMs, IITs, ONGC, MITSUI, RITES, Thales India, Donaldson India, Engineers India Limited, Power Grid, Greenlam, Collabera, Relaxo Pvt. Ltd., and many more.
International Project
The Communication Area has been conducting a tele-collaboration project with Cracow University, Poland for IMG students. The main idea is to create a learning environment facilitating the understanding of cross-cultural communication. Participation in international teams and working on common tasks helps develop cooperation and sensitivity to cultural differences.
About Us
Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource group contributes through teaching, research and corporate training programs. The Area offers specialization in HRM and also conducts core courses such as "Human Behavior at Work," "Organization Design and Change," and "Human Resources Management" and a wide range of elective courses such as "Competency Mapping", "Performance & Compensation Management", "Negotiation Skills" etc. (list). The Area also contributes significantly to executive education through design and execution of 'open' and 'customized' training and management development programs – both short and long term.
Faculty Members
The Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource area consists of the following members
The OB&HR group presently has 6 faculty members with a combined industry and teaching experience of around 90 years. The OB&HR faculty are either active in research and consistently publish in leading international journals or they draw from their rich corporate experience or both.
Area Chair: Prof. Chiradip Bandyopadhyay
Email Id: areachair-obhr@fsm.ac.in
Prof. Aparajita Prasad
Dr. Aparajita Prasad is the Managing Director of Metaconnect Consulting, a strategy and business advisory firm supporting startups, growth-stage companies, and enterprises in achieving sustainable growth, market expansion, and execution excellence. With around 20 years of global experience in strategy consulting, analytics, and leadership, she has held senior roles including Director at PwC, and has worked with leading organizations such as Accenture, TCS, Evalueserve, and Heidrick & Struggles.
Prof. Chiradip Bandyopadhyay
chiradip.bandyopadhyay@fsm.ac.in
PhD, IIT Kharagpur; PGDPM, XISS Ranchi; B. Tech, (Fibre Technology), Calcutta University
Prof. Garima Khemani
Ph.D. (Organizational behaviour), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad; M.A. (Industrial and organizational psychology), Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi; B.A. (Hons.) Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Prof. Prachi Bhatt
PhD (HRM); MHRM; B.Sc. (Env. Sciences), M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur; Certified in Negotiation Research and Teaching from the Kellogg School of Management, IL, USA.
Prof. Raju Ahluwalia
Professor Raju Ahluwalia is a Professor of Practice in Organization Behaviour and Human Resource Management areas at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. He holds an M.B.A. from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Delhi.
Prof. Rajwinder Kaur
PhD (HRM and OB), Institute of Management Nirma University, Ahmedabad, MBA (HRM), Punjabi University, B.Com, Punjabi University.
Prof. Sanghamitra Buddhapriya
PhD, FMS, University of Delhi; Post- Doctoral, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Prof. Subir Verma, Director, FSM
Ph.D. from IIM, Ahmedabad; M.A. (Gold Medalist) and M.Phil. in Political Science from Delhi University.
Prof. Sunanda Nayak
FPM, MDI Gurgaon; Master’s in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations, Utkal University; Master’s in Sociology, Utkal University
Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh
FPM (IIM Bangalore), PGDPM (XISS Ranchi), B.Sc. (Ranchi University).
Prof. Yashoda Nandan Kaushal
PGDM, IIM, Ahmedabad; MSc (Maths), Delhi University; BSc, Meerut University; Certificate in Training and Development from Institute of Training and Development, UK as part of Training for Trainers on scholarship by British Government. Fellowship from US Government in 1996 for study of best HR practices in USA.
Courses Offered
In order to stay contemporary and relevant for future managers, the curriculum is necessarily revised every year through area-wise Curriculum Review Committee comprising representatives from the industry. These are some of the courses presently being offered by the OB&HR Area:
Core Courses for PGDM Programs
► Human Behaviour in Organisations
► Human Resources Management
► Organisation Design and Change
► Managerial Skills for Effectiveness
Elective Courses for PGDM Programs
► Employee Relations – Legislations & Compliances
► Competency Mapping
► Personal Growth Lab
► Learning & Development
► Performance & Compensation Management
► Negotiation Skills
► Managing Talent & Careers in Organisations
► Strategic HR Management (IIP)
OB&HR Courses in PG Executive Program
► Enhancing Managerial Effectiveness
► Talent Management
► Designing High Performance Organisations
► Leading a High Performing Team
The list of electives above is indicative and tentative. Students may opt for these courses subject to specialization requirements, availability, eligibility, limitations on class size, etc.
Executive Education / MDPs
The area is the most significant contributor to executive education and designs and runs programmes on topics pertaining to soft skills such as leadership, team performances, conflict resolution, problem solving, creativity, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, negotiations as also HRM topics like Training & Development, HRM for Line Managers, HR Analytics, Strategic HRM, Performance Management, Competency Mapping etc. The Area has been involved in designing customised programmes for NHPC, NTPC, PGCIL, BALCO, HINDALCO, SAIL, EIL, Petronet, Relaxo, Collabera, Sentiss Pharma, Directorate General of Resettlement (Defence Personnel) etc.
CPTR
Centre for Psychometric Testing and Research (CPTR)
The 'area' also nurtures a 'centre of excellence' named Centre for Psychological Testing and Research (CPTR). CPTR provides an intellectual space for psychometric research and promotes education and training in psychometric testing. With its in-house trained faculty, CPTR conducts workshops, management development programs, consultation and training in psychometric tests.
SIG-HR
Special Interest Group, Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource (SIG-HR)
SIG-HR is a group comprising students who share an interest in and wish to explore state of the art in HRM practices worldwide and share the knowledge with the larger student community. SIG-HR publishes and circulates a document periodically highlighting topics pertaining to human resources management. The Group also organises activities like panel discussions, inter and intra college competitions, workshops etc. Like all other student-led groups, SIG-HR helps providing real-time experience of interacting with the corporate world, working in teams, planning and coordinating budgets, managing events and nurturing decision making skills.
About Us
The strategy area at FORE School of Management deals with disseminating the framework and drivers of value creation and sustainable competitive advantage in today's enterprises with a vision for the future. The area offers a wide range of subjects to groom students to operate in a complex business environment while maintaining strategic differentiation from competitors. Following the need to have employment generators, the area also addresses the need to sensitize the students to the basics of strategic entrepreneurship. The area offers separate courses on mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures to explain how business entities can consolidate or come together for strategic value creation.
On a pedagogical level, the area experiments with its offerings in the form of a software-based business simulation course that allows students to get hands-on experience of problem-solving in a dynamic environment. On the other hand, the area offers two courses that use a toolkit-based complex problem-solving approach to tackle real-life business scenarios.
The area undertakes research and consulting in strategic analysis of industry and environment, business growth and diversification, strategy implementation, turnaround strategies, technology transfer, trans-national investments, competitive intelligence, frugal innovation, sustainable enterprises, entrepreneurship, and design thinking tools.
Faculty Members
The Strategy area consists of the following members
The strategy area at FORE School of Management has four full-time faculty members with considerable exposure in corporate and academia. All faculty members hold Ph.D. in various domains of strategy and entrepreneurship from institutions of repute, along with a proven track record of publications in leading journals and presentations at reputed international conferences.
Area Chair: Prof. Anil Kumar Singh
Email Id: areachair-sm@fsm.ac.in
Prof. Anil Kumar Singh
PhD, University of Lucknow; UGC-NET; PGDBM (Marketing); M.Phil (Labour Studies); MBA (Finance); LL.B. (General), Kanpur University.
Prof. Arunaditya Sahay
Entrepreneurship Teaching, University of California (San Diego Campus), Advanced Management, Henley, The management College (U.K), PhD, Technical University, Brno, Czechoslovakia; M.Sc (Foundry), Technical University, Brno, ; B.Sc (Mech), BIT, Sindri
Prof. Ishita Batra
Ph.D. (Strategy and International Business), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi); M.Com, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi; B.Com (Hons), Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi
Prof. Mukul Joshi
PhD (IIT Kanpur); MBA (IIT Kanpur); B.Tech. - Mechanical Engg. (NIT Jalandhar)
Prof. Sher Jahan Khan
PhD, University of Kashmir; MBA, BGSB University; UGC-JRF
Courses Offered
The courses offered are in line with the expectations of the corporates and are designed to equip students with logic-based problem-solving skills. The area offers two core courses during the first year of the PGDM program and eight elective courses covering strategic management, innovation, and problem-solving.
Core Courses
► Strategic Management: 3.0 Credits
► Strategic Entrepreneurship and New Age Business Models: 1.5 Credits
Elective Courses
► Strategists' Toolkit and Competitive Intelligence: 3.0 Credits
► Creativity and Design Thinking for Strategic Value Creation: 3.0 Credits
► Strategy Business Simulations using CESIM: 3.0 Credits
► Strategic Innovation: Building & Sustaining Business Ecosystems: 3.0 Credits
► Mergers & Acquisitions: 3.0 Credits
► Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures: 1.5 Credits
► Strategic Analysis and Globalization: 3.0 Credits
► Current and Emerging Trends in Strategic Management: 1.5 Credits
FPM Level Elective Courses
The area also offers FPM-level elective courses that expose research scholars to state-of-the-art developments in research in strategic management, both in theory and methodologies.
► Origin and Evolution of Strategic Management and the Associated Research Philosophies: 3.0 Credits
► Qualitative Research Methodologies: Application for Research in Strategic Management: 3.0 Credits
► Strategic Innovation: Building & Sustaining Innovative Ecosystems: 3.0 Credits
Executive Education (EE) and Management Development Programs (MDPs)
The area offers customized as well as open Management Development Programs (MDPs) on the following topics:
► Value Creation By Leveraging Frugal Philosophy & Innovation
► A Consultants Tool-Kit for Solving Strategic Problems & Enhancing Business Performance
► Disruption Dynamics in New Age Business Models and Value Configuration
► Design Thinking for Strategic Problem Solving and Value Creation
► A Tool-Kit for Managing Waste and Sustainability for Enhancing Business Performance
► Intellectual Asset Management for Scientists, Engineers and Business Managers
Student Workshops
In the past, the area faculty members have offered the following hands-on workshops (or Seminar Courses) to the students:
► Workshop on Inside-Out Design Approach to Business Model Innovation (BMI)
► Demonstrative Workshop on Basics of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
► Introductory Workshop on Analysis of Experiential and Qualitative Data