Research Areas:
Organizational structure, symbols, reputation, and context specificity of practices 

Academic Positions:
IIM Bangalore: 2006-present
Instructor, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2004-2006

Other Assignments:
Human Resources Analyst, Information Technology Division, Lehman Brothers, New York, NY
Human Resources and Marketing Research Assistant, Weissman Center for International Business, New York, NY
 

Awards:
Academy of Management Journal best paper award (2007) for the paper: Radical Change Accidentally: The Emergence and Amplification of Small Change. Plowman, D., Baker, L., Beck, T., Kulkarni, M., Thomas, S., Villarreal, D. 

Significant Publications:

- Kulkarni, M. 2012. Social Networks and Career Advancement of People with Disabilities. Human Resource Development Review, 11, 6-23.
- Vijay, D. & Kulkarni, M. 2012. Frame Changes in Social Movements: A Case Study. Public Management Review, 14, 1-24.
- Kulkarni, M. 2012. Contextual Factors and Help Seeking Behaviors of People with Disabilities. Human Resource Development Review, 11, 77-96.
- Kulkarni, M., & Lengnick-Hall, M. L. 2011. Socialization of People with Disabilities in the Workplace. Human Resource Management, 50, 521 - 540.
- Kulkarni, M. & Valk, R. 2010. Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Two Views on Human Resource Practices for People with Disabilities. IIMB Management Review, 22, 137-146.
- Kulkarni, M. 2010. Book review: Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management: Volume 28.  Joseph J. Martocchio and Hui Liao (Eds). Human Resource Management, 49, 805-807.
- Kulkarni, M., Lengnick-Hall, M. L., & Valk, R. 2010. Employee Perceptions of Repatriation in an Emerging Economy: The Indian Experience. Human Resource Management, 49, 529-546.
- Kulkarni, M., & Osicki, M. 2010. "Recruiting a global workforce" In Going Global: Practical Applications and Recommendations for HR and OD Professionals in the Global Workplace. Editors: Kyle Lundby and Jeffrey Jolton. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Professional Practice Series book (pp 113-142)
- Lengnick-Hall, M. L., Gaunt, P. M., & Kulkarni, M. 2008. Overlooked and Underutilized: People with Disabilities Are an Untapped Human Resource. Human Resource Management, 47, 255-273
- Plowman, D., Baker, L., Beck, T., Kulkarni, M., Thomas, S., Villarreal, D. 2007. Radical Change Accidentally: The Emergence and Amplification of Small Change. Academy of Management Journal, 50, 515-543.*
*This paper won the Academy of Management Journal best paper award for 2007
- Plowman, D., Thomas, S., Beck, T., Baker, L., Kulkarni, M., Travis, D. 2007. The Role of Leadership in Emergent, Self-Organization. Leadership Quarterly, 18, 341-356.
- Lengnick-Hall, M. L., & Kulkarni, M. 2005. Book review: The Social Costs of Underemployment: Inadequate Employment as Disguised Unemployment. By David Dooley and Joann Prause. Personnel Psychology, 58, 250-253.

Conference Activity:

- Lengnick-Hall, M., Martinez, P., & Kulkarni, M. 2012. An Integrative Model for the Study of Overqualification in Organizations. Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Kulkarni, M., & Lengnick-Hall, M. 2012. Obstacles to Success in the Workplace for People with Disabilities: A Review and Research Agenda. Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Vijay, D., & Kulkarni, M., Sarasvathy, S. 2012. Emergence of an organizational field: Divergent and convergent mechanisms in distributed agency. Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Langford, C., Lengnick-Hall, M., & Kulkarni, M. 2011. How Do Social Networks Influence
the Employment of People with Physical Disabilities? Academy of Management Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.
- Vijay, D., & Kulkarni, M. 2011. Frame changes in social movements: A case study. Academy of Management Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.
- Kulkarni, M., & Vijay, D. 2011. The Influence of Pre Entry Knowledge on Self Definition of Incoming MBA Students. Academy of Management Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.
- Kulkarni, M., Lengnick-Hall, C., & Vijay, D. 2011. Human resource practices and knowledge flows in organizations: The role of citizenship behavior. Eastern Academy of Management: Managing in a Global Economy XIV. Bangalore, India.
- Vijay, D., & Kulkarni, M. 2010. Emergence and evolution of frames of the palliative care movement in Kerala. Strategic Management Society Workshop on Emerging India: Strategic Entrepreneurship, Bangalore, India.
- Vijay, D., & Kulkarni, M. 2010. Community mobilization and palliative care: A social movement perspective. Fifth Organization Studies Summer Workshop on Social Movements, Civil Societies and Corporations, Margaux, France.
- Kulkarni, M., & Dorantes, C. A. 2009. Performance Feedback and Organizational Citizenship. Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois.
- Pant, A., Kulkarni, M., & Ramachandran, J. 2009. For Whose Sake - The Nation, the Corporation or the Self? Agency Theory and the Country Manager. Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
- Kulkarni, M. 2009. Building reputation through organizational structure. Ensuring Business Continuity through Impactful Reputation Management, Reputation Institute. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Kulkarni, M., & George, R. 2008. Forms of Deregulation, Governance Structures, and Organizational Performance. Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, California. PDW participation.
- Martinez , P. Kulkarni, M., & Lengnick-Hall, M. 2008. The Effects of Overqualification on Hiring Decisions within the Iberoamerican Context. Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, California.
- Kulkarni, M., & Plowman, D. 2007. Organizational Structure as Signal. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Organization and Management theory division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Kulkarni, M., Lengnick-Hall, M., & Martinez , P. 2007. Overqualification: Liability or Asset for Interview Selection? Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, New York, New York
- Kim, B., Prescott , J. E., & Kulkarni, M. 2006. CEO duality, firm performance, and the moderating role of deregulation. Annual meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Strategy and Policy, San Antonio, Texas
- Kulkarni, M., Lengnick-Hall, M., & Martinez , P. 2006. What does it mean to be overqualified: Employer and employee perceptions. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Human Resources division, Atlanta, Georgia
- Plowman, D., Thomas, S., Beck, T., Baker, L., Kulkarni, M., Travis, D. 2006. The Role of Leadership in the Emergence of Order. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Organization and Management theory division, Atlanta, Georgia
- Kulkarni, M. & Duchon, D. 2006. Leader influence tactics under conditions of external environmental uncertainty. Annual Southwest Academy of Management Meeting, Organizational Behavior track, Oklahoma City
- Kulkarni, M. 2006. "Like me" bias in organizations: It's not all bad. Annual Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Meeting, Fairfax , Virginia
- Kim, B., & Kulkarni, M. 2005. Effective board configurations for multinational enterprises: A strategic perspective. Second Annual Journal of International Business Studies, Paper Development Workshop, Quebec City, Canada
- Plowman, D., Baker, L., Beck, T., Kulkarni, M., Thomas, S., Villarreal, D. 2005. Radical Change Accidentally: A Qualitative Analysis of Emergent Change. Academy of Management Meeting, Organization and Management theory division, Hawaii.