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Dr. Soni Sharma

Dr. Soni Sharma

Designation Associate Professor
School Sharda School of Business Studies
Department Management
E-mail soni.sharma@agra.sharda.ac.in
About

Dr. Soni Sharma is currently affiliated with Sharda University, Agra as an Associate Professor. She has been a faculty in Entrepreneurship & Business Communication. In her past associations at Jaipuria School of Business, BIMTECH, Amity University and IMS Ghaziabad, she taught business communication courses and conducted several MDPs. She also has exposure to teach internationally at University of Harrrappan ,Indonesia and UCSI University,Malasiya as an adjunct faculty.

As a trainer,she has conducted MDPs on women empowerment and Material Management for THDCIL. She has also conducted MDPs and EDPs independently in the area of Effective Communication, Negotiation Skills and Conflict Management. She has delivered and conducted many national & international Executive and Management Development Programme in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Germany for PT Oleochem, Sinarmas Oleochemicals, Power Grid, GAIL, BHEL, Indian Postal Staff College, Indian Pharmacopeia, Institute of Biological and Indian Institute of Packaging. She has delivered many sessions on Campus to Corporate for executive trainees at GAIL, BHEL (Public Sector Enterprises) & also to PO inductees at several nationalized banks like Punjab & Sindh Bank, Canara Bank, Corporation Bank of India, Punjab National Bank & Oriental Bank of Commerce. She has also delivered a few MDPs for Finserv, Helm 360 Sriram Pistons, Syscom & Idemia.

She has published signifoicantly in ABDC category and Scopus. She also published cases in IVEY and EMCS. She is on the editorial board of Asian Journal of Business Research and Young Consumer. She is an active menber of South East Asian Research Association.

She is MBA (Entrepreneurship) and M.A (Eng.) from Jamia Millia Islamia. She completed her M.Phil. and PhD from IGNOU. She is multilingual and the knowledge of her multilingualism enriches and enables her teaching with innovation and diversity.

Experience

20+ Years

Qualification

MBA, MA ,MPhil & PhD

Award & Recognition

  • Invited as a plenary speaker in 25TH General Assembly (17- 20 Oct,2024) of UNWTO, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
  • Industrial Seminar Speaker at the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY (ICRTH) 2023, 21-25 August 2023 held at IPB International Convention Center, Bogor, Indonesia
  • Selected as one of the researchers in (SEARA) South East Asian Research Association in June 2021
  • Awarded “Rashtriya Shiksha Shiromani Purasskar” in the area of excellence in Skill Development & Training in 2017
  • Accomplished “Certified Soft Skill Trainer” certification by National Institute of Skills Development in 2023

Research

Cases published:

  • Case titled “Haikou Restaurant: The Entrepreneurs Dilemma in the New Normal” by Emerald Publishing (EMCS) (C category & Scopus)”
  • Case titled "Blue Charcoal: Turning an Invasive Water Hyacinth into an Opportunity” by Ivey Publishing
  • Published case “Music love vs Music needs”: A Dilemma of Allied Health Therapist” for presentation at the FORE International Case Conference (FICC) 2023 on June 02 – 03, 2023.
  • The case titled “Artwale - Designing a Sustainable Business Model (EMCS, Scopus)
  • The case titled "Village Ways" (Under process for Routledge)

Research Paper Published in International /National Journal

  • Work accepted and due for publication in ABDC-B the Int. J. of Work Organization and Emotion, paper titled "Unveiling the Role of Leader Mindfulness: A Moderated Mediation Model of Innovative Work Behavior",
  • Published in ABDC-C category in Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based, paper titled “Global Virtual Teams Projects and Developing AI Literacy: A Mixed-Methods Study on Preparing Students for the International Technology-Infused Workplace”
  • Published a Q2 paper (Scopus) “Exploring the impact of social media influencers on children: a study of parental perspectives” khan, S.Sharma, S. Journal of Content, Community and Communication, 2024, 20, pp. 22–41
  • Published in ABDC-B category paper in Young Consumer, paper titled “Exploring the link between creative tourist experiences and intentions among Gen Z: a sequential mediation modeling approach in creative tourism” Sharma, I, Sharma, S. Aggarwal, A.Gupta, S.
  • Published in ABDDC-C category paper in Journal of Informatics Education and Research, paper titled “Online Teaching in Times of COVID-19 in India and Palestinian Universities: Challenges and Antidotes”
  • . Published in Third Concept (UGC Care) “Gurukul: An Institution of Holistic Character Building”
  • Sharma Soni, Translating Anna Karenina; A Masterpiece by Leo Tolstoy, Anuvad (UGC Care listed)

Chapters in Edited Book:

  • "What Is Entrepreneurship?" The book titled “Entrepreneurship in India”, Mankin Press
  • "Adoption of 5.0 Online and Collaborative Education among the Youth of Indonesia" in the Book titled "Transformation for Sustainable Business and Management Practices: Exploring the Spectrum of Industry 5.O" by Emerald Publishing (Scopus Indexed)
  • “HR Practices and Challenges in Banking Sector during Covid 19" in the Book titled “HR 4.0 Practices in the Post-Coved 19 Scenario by Talyor & Francis (Scopus Indexed)
  • “Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Financial Inclusivity of Women in India” in book titled “Promoting Inclusivity and Diversity Through Internet of Things in Organizational Settings by IGI Global (Scopus Indexed)
  • “Dynamics of Cryptocurrency in Emerging Markets A Study on India and Africa" in the book titled “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Business &Finance 5.0” by Taylor &Francis
  • “Exploring the antecedents of financial (il-)literacy among African Women” in the book titled “E-Financial Strategies for Advancing Sustainable Development: Fostering Financial Inclusion and Alleviating Poverty” by Springer Nature

Chapters in Course Book:

  • One chapter on “History of Film Adaptation” in the course material of PGCAR (PG certificate in Anuvad even Rupantaran ) Program, IGNOU

 

Certifications

Certified Soft Skill Trainer by National Institute of Skills Development

Area of Interest

Business Communication, Negotiation Skill, Cross Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship