dr. (Vidhi) V. Chaudhri
- Location
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Room
- M 8-07
- Telephone
- +31 10 4082456
- chaudhri@eshcc.eur.nl
Profile
Vidhi Chaudhri is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam where she teaches in the International Bachelor in Communication and Media (IBCoM), Master Media & Business (M&B), and supervises MA theses.
Her teaching and research interests span a variety of topics in organizational communication and public relations, including corporate social responsibility (CSR), crisis communication and corporate reputation, social-mediated corporate communication, organizational rhetoric, and digital activism. Driven by her interest in bridging academic and industry, her approach to teaching and research combines conceptual knowledge with an applied perspective.…
Vidhi Chaudhri is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam where she teaches in the International Bachelor in Communication and Media (IBCoM), Master Media & Business (M&B), and supervises MA theses.
Her teaching and research interests span a variety of topics in organizational communication and public relations, including corporate social responsibility (CSR), crisis communication and corporate reputation, social-mediated corporate communication, organizational rhetoric, and digital activism. Driven by her interest in bridging academic and industry, her approach to teaching and research combines conceptual knowledge with an applied perspective. Besides, she facilitates interactive workshops for students and professionals.
Vidhi has a doctorate in organizational communication from Purdue University, USA. Her dissertation examining the meanings and manifestations of corporate social responsibility (CSR) among organizations in India was supported by a competitive grant from the Purdue Research Foundation (PRF). Her work is published in peer-reviewed journals such as Management Communication Quarterly, Public Relations Review, The Journal of Corporate Citizenship, International Journal of Business Communication, and Corporate Communication: A International Journal, among others. She is co-author of several book chapters and business case studies. Most recently, she is co-author of Corporate Communication through Social Media: Strategies for Managing Reputation (published by SAGE).
Before joining EUR in 2012, Vidhi was Assistant Professor in Communication at The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) where she taught courses in organizational change, analytical writing, and spoken business communication, and facilitated sessions in executive education programs. A native of India, Vidhi studied history at Delhi University and worked as a public relations consultant with 20:20 MEDIA (now 2020 MSL) and a voice-over specialist at India’s national television network.
- J.E. Hein & V. Chaudhri (2018). De-legitimizing the enemy: Framing, tactical innovation, and blunders in the battle for the Arctic. Social Movement Studies. doi: 10.1080/14742837.2018.1555750
- M. Opitz, V. Chaudhri & Y. Wang (2018). Employee Social-Mediated Crisis Communication as Opportunity or Threat? Corporate Communications: an International Journal, 23 (1), 66-83. doi: 10.1108/CCIJ-07-2017-0069
- A. Kaul & V. Chaudhri (2018). All aboard the Metro Rail? LTMRHL's campaign for stakeholder support. Asian Case Research Journal, 22 (1), 147-166. doi: 10.1142/S0218927518500062
- A. Kaul & V. Chaudhri (2017). Do Celebrities Have It All? Context Collapse and the Networked Publics. Journal of Human Values, 24 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1177/0971685817733568
- A. Kaul & V. Chaudhri (2015). Social Media: The New Mantra for Managing Reputation. Vikalpa - The Journal for Decision Makers, 40 (4), 455-491. doi: 10.1177/0256090915618029
- V. Chaudhri (2014). Corporate social responsibility and the communication imperative: Perspectives from CSR managers. Journal of Business Communications, 53 (4), 419-442. doi: 10.1177/2329488414525469
- J. Wang & V. Chaudhri (2009). Corporate social responsibility engagement and communication by Chinese companies. Public Relations Review, 35, 247-250.
- V. Chaudhri & J. Fyke (2008). Rhetoric in hostile diplomatic situations: A case study of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s rhetoric during his 2007 U.S. visit. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, 4, 317-330.
- V. Chaudhri & J. Wang (2007). Communicating corporate social responsibility on the Internet: A case study of the top 100 IT companies in India. Management Communication Quarterly, 21, 232-247.
- V. Chaudhri (2015). The promise and challenge of collaboration for CSR: Corporate- NGO engagement. Baltic Rim Economies review, 2015 (2), 16-17. doi: http://www.utu.fi/en/units/tse/units/PEI/BRE/Documents/BRE%202_2015%20final.pdf [go to publisher's site]
- A. Kaul & V. Chaudhri (2017). Corporate Communication through Social Media: Strategies for Managing Reputation. New Delhi, India: SAGE
- C.J. Danyi & V. Chaudhri (2018). Strategic social media management for NGOs. In J Servaes (Ed.), Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change. Singapore: Springer
- V. Chaudhri & A. Kaul (2017). Digital activism: NGOs leveraging social media to influence/challenge CSR. In A. Lindgreen, V. Joëlle, M. François & R. Watkins (Eds.), Digital Social Responsibility (pp. 277-290). United Kingdom: Routledge
- V. Chaudhri & J. Engelbert (2016). Social Construction of Reality. In C..E. Carroll (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Corporate Reputation
- V. Chaudhri (2016). Corporate Governance. In C..E. Carroll (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopedia of Coprorate Reputation (2, 1) (pp. 188-193). New York: SAGE
- V. Chaudhri (2016). Reputation Gaps. In C..E. Carroll (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Corporate Reputation. London: Sage Publications
- V. Chaudhri (2014). Redeeming Corporate Trust and Reputation: A Systemic Look at Corporate Governance and Ethics. In A. Kaul & A. Das (Eds.), Corporate Reputation Decoded: Building, Managing and Strategising for Corporate Excellence (pp. 51-77). New Delhi, India: Sage
- M. Elmasry & V. Chaudhri (2010). The press as agent of cultural repair: A textual analysis of news coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings. In T..W. Coombs (Ed.), The handbook of crisis communication (Handbooks in communication and media) (pp. 141-158). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
- V. Chaudhri, A. Kaul & A. Desai (2018). Speaking truth to power? An analysis of CEO open letters. In 7th European Communication Conference, ECREA
- M. Opitz, V. Chaudhri & Y. Wang (2017). Employee Social-Mediated Crisis Communication as Opportunity or Threat? In Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium of the Reputation Research Centre
- A. Kaul & V. Chaudhri (2016). Nestle entangled! Braving the Maggi Noodle Crisis in India.
- V. Chaudhri & A. Kaul (2014). IBM India: Localizing a Global Model of Corporate Citizenship.
- A. Kaul & V. Chaudhri (2014). ArcelorMittal in India: Sustainable partnership model.
- V. Chaudhri & A. Kaul (2013). ITC Limited's dairy development initiative: Corporate social responsibility or shared value?
- A. Kaul & V. Chaudhri (2012). Partnering for business transformation: The Wipro Consulting Services (WCS) story. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies Collection, 2012: Bingley, UK.
Communication and Organizations
- Title
- Communication and Organizations
- Year
- 2018
- Period
- TERM 3
- Year level
- BA-1 (International Bachelor Communication and Media), Pre-master (Media & Creative Industries), Pre-master (Media & Journalistiek), Pre-master (Media, Culture & Society), Pre-master (Media & Business)
Corporate Communication
- Title
- Corporate Communication
- Year
- 2018
- Period
- TERM 2
- Year level
- BA-2 (International Bachelor Communication and Media), BA-3 (International Bachelor Communication and Media)
Internship
- Title
- Internship
- Year
- 2018
- Period
- TERM 4
- Year level
- BA-2 (International Bachelor Communication and Media)
Corporate Management with Social Media
- Title
- Corporate Management with Social Media
- Year
- 2018
- Period
- TERM 1
- Year level
- MA (Media & Business)
Corporate Social Responsibility Com.
- Title
- Corporate Social Responsibility Com.
- Year
- 2018
- Period
- TERM 2
- Year level
- MA (Media & Business)
Master Class
- Title
- Master Class
- Year
- 2018
- Period
- TERM 1
- Year level
- MA (Media & Creative Industries), MA (Media & Journalistiek), MA (Media, Culture & Society), MA (Media & Business)
Master's Thesis
- Title
- Master's Thesis
- Year
- 2018
- Period
- TERM 4
- Year level
- MA (Media & Creative Industries), MA (Media & Journalistiek), MA (Media, Culture & Society), MA (Media & Business)
Assistant Professor
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
- Department
- Department of Media and Communication
- Country
- Nederland
- Telephone
- +31 10 4082456