Hi! I am an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. I have a PhD from INSEAD and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B).

I teach the core MBA course on ‘Leading Self and Teams’, and the elective on ‘Negotiation Analysis’.

My research examines topics related to social and economic inclusion, with a focus on women entrepreneurs, marginalised communities, and frontline workers in India. In particular, I study what drives people to pursue and sustain livelihoods — exploring themes such as motivation, social networks, and the institutional contexts that shape opportunity and constraint.

I conduct field experiments/RCTs, lab-in-the-field studies, and survey-based research to generate insights that are academically rigorous and relevant for policy and practice. I collaborate closely with entrepreneurs, development organizations and government agencies to identify challenges, co-design contextually grounded solutions, and evaluate the impact of programmes at scale.

I am an active member of the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society, and serve on the Editorial Review Board of the Strategic Management Journal.

You can connect with me via email: leenakinger_hans@isb.edu.