PhD (Strategy), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi; M.A. (East Asian Studies) specialisation in Chinese, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, BA Hon (Humanities and Social Sciences) specialisation in Journalism, (Gold Medallist), Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi
Email: ana.sinha@fsm.ac.in
Contact: 0124-4075676
Total Years of Experience
2 Years
Brief description of Experience
Dr Ana Sinha is Assistant Professor in International Business at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. She holds an M.A. in East Asian Studies with a specialisation in Chinese from Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi and obtained her PhD in Strategy from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. She has a Bachelor’s in Humanities and Social Sciences with a specialisation in Journalism (Gold Medallist) from Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi. She was awarded as the Best Doctoral Student at the Indian Strategy Conference in 2023 hosted by IIM-B. Her current research is primarily based in wisdom and decision-making domain, where she works on individual, organizational and artificial wisdom. She has an interdisciplinary background with publications in notable journals and has presented her work at many reputed international conferences.
Research Interest Areas
Human-AI interaction, Cross cultural research, Grounded Theory, Artificial Wisdom, Organizational Wisdom, East Asian economies, Guanxi, East Asian management approaches
Consulting Interest Areas
Entry in East Asian Markets, Verbal and non-verbal communication in East Asian Markets, Cross-cultural teams, human-AI interaction, ethical AI prompting
Selected Publications
Paper publications
1) Sinha, A. (2023). Exploring the Universal Pursuit of Wisdom: A Brief Survey Of Ancient Literatures. Wisdom Speaks, 8, 5—9.
2) Sinha, A., Lakhanpal, P. (2023). Can AI systems become wise? A note on artificial wisdom. AI and Society. DOI: 10.1007/s00146-023-01683-4.
3) Sinha, A., Lakhanpal, P. (2023). Operationalising organisational wisdom in the Indian law and governance: A Digitisation, Digitalisation and Digital Transformation perspective. Bihar Journal of Public Administration.
4) Sinha, A., Lakhanpal, P. (2022). Rediscovering Fei Xiaotong: Blending Indigenous Chinese Thought and Western Social Science. The American Sociologist. DOI: 10.1007/s12108-021-09526-9.
5) Sinha, A. (2020). Innovation Management in Japan. FOCUSWTO.IB, 22(1).
Paper presentations
1) Accepted for presentation: The 13th edition of the biennial International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) of The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) based in University of Leiden, The Netherlands from July 28- August 4, 2024. 2 papers accepted titled “Gazing into Wisdom of the Past: A Survey of the Ancient Wisdom literatures Do they have a role in human societies?” and “Wise AI or Artificial Wisdom: Anticipating Wise Futures”, Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal
2) International Industrial Relations Conference 2024, jointly hosted by XLRI Jamshedpur and Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds under the theme of "Changing world of work and labour in the Global South" from January 08 - 09, 2024. Paper titled "Ideology versus economic development in global south", Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal
3) Indian Strategy Conference 2023, hosted by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and Indian School of Business and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), held at IIM Bangalore from December 16-17, 1023. 2 papers: ‘Forecasting the AI Era: Sentiment Analysis of Future Trends and Strategic Cultural Dynamics in Indian Startup Ecosystem’ and ‘Anticipating Artificial Wisdom (AW): How will managers stay relevant in future organizations?’ (*Both of them have been nominated by the Track Chairs as a Spotlight Paper. The Spotlight papers constitute the Top 20% of the total accepted papers and will be highlighted in the conference programme and proceedings) Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal.
4) SolBridge's Humane Futures Symposium 2023, hosted by SolBridge International School of Business, South Korea under the theme of Humane Futures: Curating Self, Industry, and Society on December 15, 2023. Paper titled: Anticipating Artificial Wisdom (AW): Do human managers have a place in future workplaces? If so, What Will They Manage?: Getting answers From ChatGPT, Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal.
5) The 12th edition of the biennial International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) of The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) based in University of Leiden, The Netherlands hosted by Kyoto Seika University (SEIKA) and The Kyoto Consortium of Universities from August 24-28, 2021 titled 'Live Streaming E-Commerce Industry Boom in China: From the lens of Chinese dramas', Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal
6) ISDSI-Global Conference 2021: Leading business in a FLUID world held at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur from December 27-30, 2021 2 papers presented 'Making of the ‘Wise' Organization: Wisdom in managerial practice' (Doctoral presentation), 'Managing Live Streaming E-Commerce Industry Boom in China: Gazing from the lens of Chinese dramas' - Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal
7) Session Chair, in the Technical Session titled International Business and Global Trade at the ISDSI-Global Conference 2021: Leading business in a FLUID world held at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur from December 27-30, 2021
8) ‘China Under Xi Jinping' International conference on February 14, 2019, sponsored by Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, paper titled ‘The Notion of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation in International World Order' – Author: Ana Sinha
