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Arpita Joardar

faculty

Arpita Joardar, PhD

Associate Professor

Management & Marketing

Contact

508-910-6436

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Charlton College of Business 222

Education

2005University of South CarolinaPhD

Teaching

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Cross-cultural Management

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

A leadership course that focuses on the conceptual foundations and practical skills necessary to effectively manage people. Students will explore various approaches to leadership, and they will practice influence tactics, coaching skills, and other techniques for leading people.

A leadership course that focuses on the conceptual foundations and practical skills necessary to effectively manage people. Students will explore various approaches to leadership, and they will practice influence tactics, coaching skills, and other techniques for leading people.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Understanding individual and group behavior and their application to problems faced by managers. Extensive use is made of experiential learning and student centered discussion in addressing the topics of leadership, motivation, communication, performance, stress, group dynamics, organizational structure and organizational change.
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Research

Research interests

  • Cross-cultural group dynamics
  • Foreignness issues
  • International Entrepreneurship

Select publications

  • Joardar, A. (2014).
    The Impact of Foreignness on the Relationship between Gender and Entrepreneur Performance
    Journal of General Management, 39, 17-37.
  • Joardar, A. (2011).
    Examining changes in group acceptance of a newcomer from a different culture: an expectancy violation perspective
    International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 11, 341-362.
  • Joardar, A., Kostova, T. & Ravlin, E. (2007).
    An Experimental Study of the Acceptance of a Foreign Newcomer into a Workgroup
    Journal of International Management, 13, 513-537.

Arpita Joardar received her Ph.D. in International Business with a Management concentration from University of South Carolina. Her research interests include cross-cultural group dynamics, foreignness issues and international entrepreneurship. She has published in various refereed journals such as Journal of International Management, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Journal of General Management etc. Prior to joining UMASS Dartmouth, Dr. Joardar taught in the graduate and undergraduate programs at other universities.