Medha Bakhshi

Dr Medha Bakhshi is an Assistant Professor with Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow in the Business Communication area. She completed her doctoral degree from University of Mumbai and Masters and M. Phil from Panjab University, Chandigarh. In the past, Medha has worked with NorthCap University Gurgaon and various institutes of repute in Mumbai. She was also invited to Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain as a visiting professor. Her last stint before joining IIM Lucknow was with School of Business Management, NMIMS, Mumbai. Medha’s research interests lie in the areas of cross-cultural communication, professional communication pedagogy, and extending philosophical thought into management.

Current Research Interests

• Cross-cultural communication
• Professional communication pedagogy
• Extending philosophical thought into management

Book

• Pare, S and Bakhshi, M (Eds), (2020). Management Practices: A Handbook of Multidisciplinary Case Studies. New Delhi: Writer’s Choice.

Published as Conference Proceedings

• Bakhshi, M and De, P. (2021). “Towards an Integrative Approach: Incorporating Assertiveness in Business Communication Course in B-Schools.” In Leigh Ann Whittle (Ed), Proceedings of the 86th Annual International Conference of the Association for Business Communication (96). Association for Business Communication.
• Bakhshi, M. (2021). “Will to Power: The Key to Cross-Cultural Competence.” In Leigh Ann Whittle (Ed),Proceedings of the 86th Annual International Conference of the Association for Business Communication (398). Association for Business Communication.

Papers Presented at Peer Reviewed Conferences

• Bakhshi, M. (July 2019). “Dancing on a Tightrope: Globalization, Deterritorialization, and Standardization in Multicultural Environments.” XIth Transcontinental Conference of Global Advances in Business Communication. Delhi School of Business, New Delhi.
• Bakhshi, M. (2018). “Navigating across Cultures: Cultural Competence and Acculturation Problems for the New-age Indian Leaders.” International Conference on Society and Management: Indian Culture vis-a-vis Western Culture. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.
• Bakhshi, M. (2015). “De-romanticising Childhood: Portrayal of Innocence & Experience in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials.” National Seminar on Young Adult Literature. Sophia College, Mumbai.

Teaching

• Managerial Communication
• Business Communication and Analysis
• Oral Communication
• Negotiations: Skills and Processes

Education

• PhD from University of Mumbai
• M. Phil from Department of English & Cultural Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Awards & Honours

• Best Paper Award at the XIth Transcontinental Conference of Global Advances in Business Communication, an affiliate conference of ABC – Association of Business Communication.
• Selected for Erasmus+ Mobility Programme in 2017 at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain.