Poonam Verma, Professor-Principal

Areas of Expertise

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Marketing
  • Human Resource Management

Poonam Verma, Ph.D.

Professor-Principal

“Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish” – Steve Jobs

Biography

Ms Verma is currently the Principal of SS College of Business Studies. She joined the
University of Delhi in 1985 as Assistant Professor and has since taught many under graduate
and post graduate students in some of the most prestigious institutions of the University of
Delhi.

She has researched on how personnel policies impact the performance of Public Sector
Enterprises. She has guided more than 100 projects some of which have received
international acclaim and appreciation. One such project won the third prize in the Asia
Pacific Region in a competition conducted by the International Advertising Association and
Bozell worldwide competition. She is a recipient of Fulbright-Nehru International Education
Administrators Fellowship for the year 2019.

She believes that learning is the sustaining force of her life and an ongoing process. To her
imparting knowledge is as stimulating as learning itself. Her aim is to take this objective beyond
the level of an individual to an institution and to become instrumental in creating centers of
academic excellence.

Education

  • Ph.D., 1992-96, Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi
  • CCEM, 1990, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi
  • M.Phil., 1988, Department of Commerce, University of Delhi
  • M.Com, 1983-85, Department of Commerce, University of Delhi
  • B.Com., 1980-83, Jesus & Mary College, University of Delhi

Publications

  • Verma, P. “Developing Smarter Workforce”. Indian Journal of Training and Development Oct-Dec 2015 (2015):21-27
  • Paper presented titled Labour Standards and WTO in National Seminar on WTO and Sustainable Development organized by Foundation for Peace and sustainable Development at India International center Sept 29, 2001
  • Behavioural Mechanism to Overcome Leadership Challenges: The Role of Inward Looking Leadership, , Manthan: Journal of Commerce and Management, Journal Press India, ISSN: 2347-4440(Print), 23952601 (Online)