Dr. Punit Arora (PhD, Syracuse U.) is associate professor of strategy, sustainability and entrepreneurship at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City College 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. 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, governments and development organizations in over 50 countries.    

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Business & Society. 

Program Chair, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management, Philadelphia, 2025-2026. 

• Arora, P., Nagaraj, P., Bengoa M., & Mukherjee, D. (2025). Immigrant entrepreneurship in the United States: Intersectionality as a blessing and a curse. Journal of Business Venturing, 40(4): 106501.
• Arora, P., Clark, C., Gabaldon, P., & P. Nagaraj. (2025). Legitimacy at a Premium: When do Firms Hire Better (Or Lesser) Qualified Female Directors? Corporate Governance- An International Review.
• Arora, P., Jain, T., & A. Gaur. (2025). Communalizing Private Costs: Ownership Concentration, Institutions and Corporate Environmental Performance. Global Strategy Journal, 15(3): 417-446.
• Arora, P., Bapuji, H., Higgins, C., Louche, C., & Panwar, R. (2025). Desk Rejection: When the Musical Notes Just Don’t Come Together. Business & Society.
• Clark, C., Arora, P., Gabaldon, P. & T. Jain. (2025). Global Social Movements and Governance of the Firm: Past, Present, and Future. Corporate Governance- An International Review, 33(4): 782-795.
• Popli, M., Raithatha, M., & P. Arora. (2025). Institutional Imprints and Corporate Misconduct: Unravelling the Interplay of Economic History and Firm Choices on Earnings Manipulation in an Emerging Economy. Business & Society, 64(7): 1426-1471.
• Arora, P., & S. Stephan. (2023). In Defense of Capitalism: Modern Slavery Would be Much Worse without it. Business & Society, 62(3), 475-481.
• Arora, P., & A. Gaur. (2022). Peer directors’ effort, firm efficiency and performance of diversified firms: An efficacy-based view of governance.  Journal of Business Research, 151: 593-608.
• Clark, C., Arora, P., & P. Gabaldon. (2022). Female Representation on Corporate Boards in Europe: The Interplay of Organizational Social Consciousness and Institutions. Journal of Business Ethics, 180: 165-186.
• Arora, P., & P. De. (2020). Environmental Sustainability Practices (ESP), Institutional Obstacles and Exports: Evidence on the interplay of strategy and institutions in Latin America. Journal of World Business, 55(4): 1-13.
• Arora, P. (2018). Financially Linked Independent (FLI) Directors and Bankruptcy Reemergence: Role of Director Effort.  Journal of Management, 44 (7): 2665-2689. (
• Arora, P., Haynie, J., & G. Laurence. (2013) From what may have been to what may yet be: A Contingency Model of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 37(2): 359-385. (
• Arora, P. & R. Dharwadkar. (2011) Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility: Does Satisfaction with Firm Performance Moderate the Relationship? Corporate Governance- An International Review, 19 (2), 136-152. 
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PhD, Syracuse University