Shaista E. Khilji | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, researcher, and author |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BS.c. (1990) MPA (1993) M.Phil, Cantab (1995) Ph.D., Cantab (2001) |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam University University of Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | George Washington University |
Shaista E. Khilji is an American academic, researcher, and author. She is a Professor of Human and Organizational Learning & International Affairs at the George Washington University, where from 2018 to 2022 she served as a Faculty Senator, and a member of Faculty Senate Executive Committee.[1] She is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of South Asia Journal of Business Studies.[2]
Khilji is an organizational scientist. More specifically her research is focused on leadership, change, racial/gender diversity and inclusion. Much of her research has dealt with the topic of globalization and how it impacts societies and organizations around the world. Overall her research has led to the defining of global leadership crises as one of the contributing factors to rising levels of global inequalities.[3] She proposes humanistic leadership as a possible solution to it.[4] Together with Randall Schuler and Ibraize Tarique, she helped establish the field of Macro Talent Management.[5]