Aseem Kaul

Aseem joined the Carlson School in 2009, having completed his PhD in Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Aseem's research focuses on the relationship between firm scope and capabilities, examining how new capabilities and technologies are best governed and organized, and how the organizational boundary choices firms make impact their subsequent innovation. More recently, Aseem has also been exploring the social and political strategies firms adopt to influence their business environment, focusing specifically on the consequences of such strategies for social welfare. Aseem's research has been published or is forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Management Science, Organization Science, Strategy Science, and the Strategic Management Journal. Aseem serves as Associate Editor at the Strategic Management Journal, and sits on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Strategy Science, and Strategic Organization. He also currently serves as Director-at-Large for the Strategic Management Society, and sits on board of the Consortium for Competitiveness & Cooperation (CCC). Aseem's research has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Sumantra Ghoshal Research and Practice award from the Academy of Management's BPS Division, as well as multiple honorable mentions from the Strategic Management Society. Prior to joining academia, Aseem worked as a consultant with McKinsey and Company's New Delhi office.

Education:

• PhD 2009 Management Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• MBA 2001 Management Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• B.A. (Hons) 1999 Economics Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University

Expertise:

• Corporate Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions / Divestments
• Technology & Innovation
• Organizational Economics / Transaction Costs
• Nonmarket Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Multinational Strategy