Educator | Coach | Speaker | Writer
ACADEMIC & INDUSTRY CAREER
Asit is a PhD Candidate at Sprott School of Business, Carleton University.
Before transitioning into academia, Asit spent 15 years in the corporate world including key leadership roles within the telecommunications sector. He has a proven record of successfully managing global operations and high-impact portfolios (~$700M), supporting (directly & indirectly) over 15,000 employees across 5 continents.
Research Areas:
- Technology and Operations Management: Adoption of emerging technologies (AI, Robotics).
- Personality Psychology: Five-Factor Model (FFM), The Dark Triad.
- Managing Change: Culture, Identity (Individual/Collective), Resilience.
University Teaching:
- Operations Management: Master of Business Administration (MBA).
- Managing Performance: Master of Business Administration (MBA).
- Managing Projects: Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA).
- Sales Management: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom): Designed a new course for 3rd-4th year BCom. Currently undergoing the university review process for the next academic year (2025-2026).
Ongoing Research Themes:
- Emerging Technologies in Supply Chain/Operations Management.
- AI and E-Commerce.
- AI-LLMs (Large Language Models): Open Data & IP.
- Acceptance of Consumer Robots: Self-Concept & Identity.
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Last-Mile Delivery.
- Personality and Technology Adoption.
- Responsible Innovation.
- Open Innovation.
Other Research Initiatives:
- Peer Reviewer, Academy of Management (AOM) (Jan, 2024 to present): Reviewing latest research in the areas of Industry 5.0 (AI and Robotics), Innovation Management, and Technology Diffusion, providing feedback to researchers and ensuring quality, relevance, and originality to maintain the conference's academic standards.
- Peer Reviewer, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) (Feb, 2025 to present): Reviewing latest research in the areas of Technology/Innovation Management and Supply Chain/Operations Management.
Kaul, A., Kumar, U., Kumar, V. (2025). Organizational Drivers of Responsible Innovation. The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference (ASAC-25).
Kaul, A., Kumar, U., Kumar, V. (2025). Research Gaps and the Future of Open Innovation. The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference (ASAC-25).
Kaul, A., Kumar, U., Kumar, V. (2024). E-Commerce and AI-Driven Personalization: A Privacy Calculus Theory Perspective. International Conference on Next-Gen Supply Chain (NGSC-24).
Kaul, A., Kumar, U., Kumar, V. (2024). UAV Robots for last-mile delivery: Understanding Acceptance through Social Response Theory. International Conference on Next-Gen Supply Chain (NGSC-24).
Kaul, A., Kumar, U., Kumar, V. (2024). AI Personalization in Online Retail: A Consumer Perspective. International Conference on AI, Business Models, and the Future of Work (FIMC-24).
Kaul, A., Kumar, U., Kumar, V. (2024). Self-Concept and Trust in the Adoption of AI-Powered Delivery Drones. International Conference on AI, Business Models, and the Future of Work (FIMC-24).