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Dr. Punit Arora
Business Economist with experience in 70+ countries
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Affiliations
City University of New York; Rutgers Business School
Dr. Punit Arora (PhD, CFA, CFE) is a business economist at the City University of New York (CUNY). His research examines issues surrounding new business-society compact, sustainability, CSR, corporate governance, social issues in management and entrepreneurship. His dissertation on corporate bankruptcy was a runner-up for the Wiley-Blackwell Outstanding Dissertation in Business Policy and Strategy Award at the 2012 Academy of Management. His work has appeared in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Management, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Ethics, Global Strategy Journal, Business & Society, and Corporate Givernance-An International Review. He is currently the deputy editor at the Business & Society and a senior editor at the Asia Pacific Journal of Management.
Prior to joining academia, Dr. Arora served in leadership positions with government, business and international organizations. A former member of the prestigious Indian Civil Service, Dr. Arora has advised business, government, and development organizations in over 50 countries. His work has had a significant public policy impact, including leading to a recent UN General Assembly resolution!
Ph.D
Syracuse University
Corporate governance: Managing corporations for economic and social prosperity
Favorite Activities
Tennis (the best sport ever devised)
Any other racquet sport
Hiking, camping, snowshoeing, anything outdoors ...
Favorite apps
Audible
Leadership roles
- Deputy Editor, Business & Society (2022-)
- Senior Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2024-)
- Program Chair-Elect, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management Annual Meetings (2024)
- Advisory board member and Chair of the Mentoring Committee, Zahn Innovation Center (2015-).
- Editorial Review Board, Academy of Management Discoveries (2021-)
- Editorial Review Board, Journal of World Business (2022-)
Areas of Expertise/Research
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Institutional Economics
- International Business
- New Business-Society Compact
- Startups
- Sustainability
Professional Background
- Identifying critical strategic gaps and addressing them effectively (e.g., tackling trade-based money laundering).
- Redesigning organizational architectures to meet evolving needs (e.g., creating Integrated Internal Security Governance in the Western Balkans).
- Re-envisioning organizational setups in alignment with global agendas (e.g., redefining UNIDO’s role in light of the UN’s SDG agenda).
- Enhancing performance through fine-tuned arrangements (e.g., portfolio rebalancing for UNCTAD’s Africa and Least Developed Countries Division).
- Modernizing organizational structures to address new challenges (e.g., WHP transformation in response to pandemics and global crises).
Dr. Arora is also a prolific author, having contributed concept and guidance notes on critical topics such as the use of big data in evaluations, national evaluation capacity development, and adapting evaluation frameworks during pandemics and crises.