Dr. Bhandarker is one of the prominent researchers and scholars in India in the field of Org Behavior, HR, and Leadership and Change Management. She was a professor at MDI-Gurgaon and IMI-Delhi.

She was a senior Fulbright Fellow at the Darden School of Business and at George Mason University in Virginia, USA.

She was an Independent Director on the Board of Punjab National Bank and is currently an HR expert on the Board of Bank of Maharashtra. Further, she has worked closely with the Banking sector and Corporate sector as a member of their selection committees for senior levels, consulting (competency mapping and assessment, culture building, HR initiatives), coaching and mentoring, as well as training for senior levels (public and private sector) to build leaders and teams.

She has also received many awards for academic contributions throughout her career.

  • Ph.D. – Department of Business Management OU and ASCI Hyderabad
  • M.A. – Psychology with specialization in Industrial Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, Osmania University, Hyderabad
  • Advanced behavioural science and coaching training from Tavistock Institute, UK; NTL labs USA; and from the Jungian Coaching School, Israel

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS:

  • Dr Pritam Singh, Alchemist Guru, Nov. 2021, Sage Pub, with Subrat Kumar
  • Towards Sustainable competitive edge: Role of Boards, Jan 2021, Sage Pub with P Singh, and S Verma
  • Leadership Odyssey- Darkness to Light, Nov 2015, pub Sage, with P Singh and Snigdha Rai
  • Millennials Meaning of Workplace: Challenges for building the organizations of the future. (Sage International New Delhi, Singapore, London, San Francisco). With P Singh and S Rai, 2012
  • In Search of Change Maestros (Sage International New Delhi, Singapore, London, San Francisco) with P Singh, 2011
  • Shaping Future Leaders: What B Schools Don’t Do., Sage Publications, December 2008
  • Future of Work: Mastering Change, eds, Singh, Bhatnagar and Bhandarker, Pub. Excel Books, Delhi, 2006
  • Winning the Corporate Olympiad: Renaissance Paradigm, Vikas Pub, 2002 (with Dr P Singh)
  • The IAS Profile: Myths and Realities Pub. Wiley Eastern,1993(with Dr P. Singh)
  • Corporate Success and Transformational Leadership, Pub. Wiley Eastern, 1989. (with Dr P. Singh).
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AS WELL AS TEACHING CASES AND BOOK CHAPTERS:
  • “Organizational memory and institution theory: A postcolonial perspective, in Thunderbird International Business Review, with M Lahiri and A Behrens, July 2021;1–15.
  • Kumar, S. and Bhandarker, A. (2021),”Transformational leadership in AICTE: lessons for organizational excellence”, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vol. 11 No. 3.
  • Organizational Transformation: Agenda for Indian Banks, in Transformational Leadership in Banking: Anil Khandelwal, Sage Pub 2021
  • Humanistic Leadership and its impact on Organizational Effectiveness, in The New Normal Reinventing Professional Life and Familial Bonding in the Post COVID 19 Era, Blooms berry, Jan 21, Subrat Kumar and P Agarwal
  • Experiential Learning and its Efficacy in Management Education, Vol. 13 No. 1 (2020): Purushartha, Dec. 2020, with Subrat Kumar
  • Toxic Leadership: Emotional Distress and Coping Strategy”, International Journal of Organizational theory and behaviour, 2019
  • Leadership: Indian Perspectives, (book chapter) in Global Leadership Perspectives, Insights and Analyses, eds, Simon Western & Eric Jean Garcia, Sage UK 2018
  • Vinod Rai: Leading the Government Audit of Spectrum Auction (book chapter) in Humanistic Management, Leadership and Trust, Volume I: Foundations, Cases, and Exercises, editor, J Bachani, Pirson and Bachani, Business Expert Press, USA, 2018 (with Dr P Singh)
  • “Managing Effectively in Collectivist Societies: Lessons from Samba Schools and Dabbawalas”, A Behrens, P Singh, A Bhandarker – Thunderbird International Business Review, 2016
  • Bank of Baroda, Ivey Case Centre (Toronto, Canada), with S Rai, 2015-16
  • “Positive transformational leadership: case study of an Indian public sector bank”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, ‎(2015) Vol. 7 Iss: 1, pp. 34 – 55
  • New Holland Tractors India: Community Management and Employee relations, Published by Ivey Case Centre (Toronto, Canada), 2015, 9B14C058, with Subrat Kumar
  • Changing Business Context: Challenges and Opportunities: Dialogue with Thought Leaders, Global Business Review, 2014, vol. 15, issue 3, pages 611-621
  • Odyssey to Leadership: Mantras to Lead, Pritam Singh, Dr., Asha Bhandarker, Dr. Nhrdn journal, August 27, 2014
  • Ken Limited, Ivey Case Center (Toronto, Canada), 2013 (with P, Rupali) Ken Private Limited: Digitization Project, Ivey Case Center (Toronto, Canada), 9B13C025, 2013 (with P, Rupali)
  • Relationship between values and workplace: An exploratory analysis’, Facilities, (Emerald Publishing, UK), 29 (11/12) with Singh, P., Rai, S. & Jain, A.K. (2012).
  • Effective Leadership at Zensar Technologies: Riding the Wave of Change, Asian Case Research Centre (ACRC), Hong Kong (with Sumita Rai), January 2011.
  • Catapulted to Leadership’ published in JOBE –Journal of Business Education, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, USA, Jan 2011 (with M Lahiri)
  • Maruti Udyog- HR as Transformation Partner, 2011, Ivey Case Center (Toronto, Canada), (2011) with Anita Ollapally
  • ‘CEO Leadership, Organizational Culture and Employee Affect Response at the Workplace’, A Bhandarker, A Goswami and Kshipra Rustogi, p179-194, in ‘Towards the Next Orbit, A Corporate Odyssey’, Sage Response, S Verma (ed), 2010
  • ‘Routes to Peaks for Building Corporate Renaissance’, in Towards the Next Orbit-A Corporate Odyssey, Sage Response, S Verma (ed) 2010
  • ‘In Search of a Leader: Followers’ Quest’, P Singh, A Bhandarker and AK Jain, in Managing and Organizing in the era of Globalization, P Singh and S Verma (eds), p 414-432, Sage, 2010
  • ‘Meaning of Work’, in Future of Work: Mastering Change, eds, Singh, Bhatnagar and Bhandarker (eds), Excel Books, Delhi, ‘06
  • Interview with Noel Tichy: Distinguished Thinker, Asha Bhandarker, Vision: Journal of Business Perspective, April 1, 2005
  • ‘Building Corporate Transformation: New HR Agenda’, Vision: Journal of Business Perspective, 2003, p 1-23
  • ‘10 Commandments for Building Corporate Renaissance’, Vol 14, IIM-B Management Review, No1, p 9 – 26, (with Dr P Singh), March 2002
  • ‘Leading to Win in 21st Century’, A. Bhandarker and P Singh, in, High Performing Organizations “, S Singh, New Age, 2002.
  • ‘Contours of 21st Century Corporation’, Singh and Bhandarker, ed, S G Bhargava, Excel Books, 2002
  • ‘Leading to Win’, IIMB Management Review, Vol 13, No 1, p61 – 71, A Bhandarker and P Singh, March 2001
  • ‘Road Map to Transformational Leadership’, IIMB Management Review, Vol.11 (No:1), Mar 1999, pp. 39-50
  • ‘Parenting Transformational Leaders’ Vision, The Journal of Business Perspective, Vol.3 (No: 1), Jan-Jun 1999, Pp 1 -13.
  • ‘Road Map to Transformational Leadership’, with Dr. P. Singh, IIMB Management Review, Vol.11 (No:1), Mar 1999. Pp 39-50
  • ‘Five Mantras to Lead’, Vision: The Journal of Business Perspectives, Vol.1, (No.2), July-Dec 1997, Pp1-10, (with Dr P Singh)
  • ‘Paradigm Shifts in the Indian industry: The need for Tolerance of Ambiguity’, Vision: Journal of Business Perspective, Vol. 9 (NO. 2), July 1996. Pp 2-24.
  • ‘Dilemma of Change: Managing through Leadership’, in Management of Change in South Asia ed., Rahim B. Talukdar, Pub. University Press Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1993; (with Dr. P. Singh).
  • ‘Corporate Transformation: Indian Perspectives’, in Public Enterprises Manager in the Nineties, T.L. Sankar, R.Nandagopal, R.K.Mishra (eds) 1993.
  • ‘Strategic Thinking: New Agenda for the Indian Corporate Sector’, in ‘Innovations In Management for development’, ed., B.L. Maheshwari, Tata McGraw Hill, May 1992; (with Dr. P. Singh)
  • ‘Transformational Leaders: A study of their Leadership Profile’, Public Enterprise (ICPE, Ljubljana), Vol. 9. Nos.3-4, Pp 281-295, Dec. 1989;
  • ‘Cultural Ethos in the Organizational Milieu: A Framework for Organization Building’, (coauthor Dr P Singh), Indian Management, Vol. 27, No. 10, Pp 4-18, Oct. 1988
  • ‘Managerial Stress: A Study in Cyclical Perspective’, Abhigyan, Pp 7-34, Autumn, 1986.
  • Managerial Role: The Need for Clarity, (co-author P Singh) ASCI Journal of Management, Vol. 13, No.1, Sept. 1983
Under publication:
  • ‘Toxic encounters at the workplace: Surviving Bad bosses’ – with Mimamsa Khanduri
  • ‘What Could Be Accomplished Through Better Ways to Identify, Help or Avoid Bad Leaders?’ invited chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Bad Leadership- with Snigdha Rai
PAPERS PRESENTED:
  1. AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:
    • Caucus presentation on Humanistic Management at the Annual conference of the AOM -Academy of Management, Atlanta, USA, August 2017
    • ‘Tomorrow’s Leaders vs Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs- what does the MBA develop and is there a difference? Addressed an international conference of educators from 60 countries on AMBA Conference, Hangzhou, China Nov 2013
    • ‘In Search of a Leader-Followers’ Quest’ Paper presented in the 12th colloquium of APROS (Asia –Pacific Researchers in Organizational Studies),, December 2007
    • ‘Dilemma of Change: Managing through Leadership’, AMDISA (Association for Management in South Asia) conference, in Bangladesh, Feb.1994.
    • ‘Strategic Thinking: New Agenda for the Indian Corporate Sector’, the AMDISA (Association for Management in South Asia) conference, Nepal, 1992.
  1. AT NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCES:
    • ‘Transformational leadership in AICTE: lessons for organizational excellence’, paper presented at the INDAM conference, 2019, IIM-Trichy
    • ‘Leading in 21st Century: Lessons for winning the Corporate Olympiad’, Bhandarker and Singh, Paper presented at a Conference on High Performing Organizations, IIM-Lucknow, March, 2000
    • ‘Transformational Leadership: Case of IFFCO, Phulpur’ presented at the International Conference on “Leadership Motivation and Training Issues in Developing Countries” organized by ICPE – and IPE at IPE, Hyderabad, India, Dec. 1990.
    • ‘Cultural Ethos in Organizational Milieu – Framework for Organizational Building’ paper presented at the International Conference on “Organizational Behaviour for Social Development” at IIM Ahmedabad, 1986.

  • 40 plus years of experience in research, teaching, and HR consulting, having worked as Professor and Dean in leading management schools like MDI-Gurgaon and IMI-Delhi.

Conducted funded (AICTE, ICSSR, and AIMA) empirical research studying the Role of Boards in the Indian corporate sector, CEO Leadership and Work Culture, Managing Change and Organizational development, Toxic and Virtuous Leadership, Profile of IAS officers- motivations and profile. Other topics include Values and workplace behavior, Teaching pedagogy, Experiential Learning, etc.

Prateek is an experienced Hotelier with nearly two decades of unparalleled luxury hospitality experience. A distinguished alumnus of the prestigious Manipal University, Prateek embarked on his illustrious career with ITC Hotels. From starting as a dynamic Management Trainee transitioning to leadership roles culminating in his role as the Head of Housekeeping at premier luxury hotel. His extensive journey with ITC also includes pivotal tenures at Mumbai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Bengaluru etc. showcasing his diverse leadership across India’s top luxury properties.

Notably, Prateek played a crucial role in the pre-opening phases of iconic luxury hotels that now stand as landmarks in the country. This invaluable experience highlights his profound understanding of operational excellence from the ground up.

Throughout his career, Prateek’s innovative spirit, exceptional leadership, and significant contributions to hotel housekeeping have been consistently recognized with numerous awards across various hospitality forums including being an “Shine and Glow Impact leader for people, process and profitability – 2023, 2024 “and “Clean fix Scheveran national housekeeping excellence award “2023 for sustainable work practices in Housekeeping.

With an innate ability to personalize learning, curate exceptional content, and mentor aspiring professionals, Prateek is a transformative addition to the SOHM team.

  • BHM – Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal University (2008)

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  • Associate Professor, School of Hospitality and Management, Mahindra University (June 2025- present)
  • Head of housekeeping, ITC Maratha- The Luxury Collection, Mumbai (June’ 2021- March’2025)
  • Asst Executive Housekeeper, ITC Kohenur- The Luxury Collection, Hyderabad (June’ 2018- June’2021) includes stint at ITC Grand Bharat- The Luxury Collection, Gurgaon (July to Dec, 2020)
  • Asst Housekeeper, ITC Gardenia- The Luxury Collection, Bengaluru (Oct’2014- May’2018)
  • Asst Manager, ITC Kakatiya- The Luxury Collection, Hyderabad (April’ 2013- Oct’2014)
  • Housekeeping Executive, ITC Maratha- The Luxury Collection, Mumbai (Jan’ 2010-April’2013)
  • Management Trainee, ITC Hotels, Gurgaon (July’2008 – Jan’2010)

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Sanjay Singh is a professor of practice at the School of Management, Mahindra University. He has previously worked at the Indian School of Business (ISB) and managed various functions like admission, special initiatives and advancement. He has also served on the Board of the Executive MBA Council in the USA.

Earlier he has held responsibilities for EMBA, part-time MBA & full-time MBA at NUS Business School, National University of Singapore. He has also worked in the areas of corporate governance including launching of the Singapore Corporate Governance Awards, as a business head in third party logistics, trading, and consumer durables retail along with an initial stint in retail banking.

As graduate of the MBA program from NUS Business School, Sanjay has also co-authored book chapters and several cases studies, which are used in business schools & corporate academies across the world. He has also been a speaker and panelist in various conferences.

  • MBA, National University of Singapore: (2003)
  • B.Sc. (Physics) from Lucknow University: (1989)

  • Tata Motors’ Acquisition of Daewoo Commercial Vehicles, Sanjay Singh, Meera Harish & Kulwant Singh, Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, 2008 (One of the top 20 selling cases in the world for 2014 and top 100 from 2014 to 2017)
  • Tata Motors’ Integration of Daewoo Commercial Vehicles, Sanjay Singh, Meera Harish & Kulwant Singh, Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, 2008
  • A Comparative Study of Corporate Governance Disclosures and Practices of Large Listed Companies in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, Y.T. Mak, Sanjay Singh & Calvin Wong, From Conformance to Performance: Best Corporate Governance Practices for Asian Companies, McGraw Hill, 2005.
  • Best Practices in Investor Relations and The Current State of Investor Relations in Singapore, Mak Yuen Teen, Sanjay Singh & Jennifer Tay, Conformance to Performance: Best Corporate Governance Practices for Asian Companies, McGraw Hill, 2005.
  • Six Degrees of Separation Between the CEO And Chairman: Asian-Style Board Leadership, Yuen Teen Mak & Sanjay Singh, Conformance to Performance: Best Corporate Governance Practices for Asian Companies, McGraw Hill, 2005
  • Customer Asset Management at DHL in Asia, Services Marketing in Asia 2nd Ed., Jochen Wirtz, Indranil Sen & Sanjay Singh, Prentice Hall (Pearson Education), 2004.

  • Working as a professor of practice at the School of Management, Mahindra University.: (Dec 2021 to present )
  • Indian School of Business: (2006-2021)
    • Apr 2015 – Sep 2021 Director – Advancement, Director – Marketing & Communication
    • Aug 2012 – Mar 2015 Director – Special Initiatives
    • Feb 2009 – Aug 2012 Head – Executive MBA
    • Jan 2006 – Feb 2009 Assistant Director – Marketing & Admissions
  • Senior Manager, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore: (2003-2006)
  • Entrepreneur: (1993-2001)
  • Mansarovar Urban Cooperative Bank: (1990-1991)

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Chef K. Thirugnanasambantham, affectionately known as Chef K. Thiru, is a distinguished academic leader and culinary educator with over 34 years of experience in both the hospitality industry and academia. As the Founding Dean of the School of Hospitality at Mahindra University, Chef Thiru champions innovation, leadership, and excellence in culinary and hospitality education.

Academic and Professional Background

Chef Thiru has made significant strides in academia and the hospitality industry. Before joining Mahindra University, he spent 25 years at the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA), a part of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). His tenure included six years as Principal and four years as Vice Principal, with a focus on transforming WGSHA into one of India’s premier hospitality institutions. Chef Thiru has been on the rolls of ITC Hotels as a Senior Executive, a testament to his ongoing contributions to ITC’s hospitality endeavours, with WGSHA operating under ITC Hotels’ mentorship during his time there. He also gained early industry experience with prestigious brands like the Taj Group of Hotels, Residency Group of Hotels, and Blue Hill Food Products, providing him with eight years of operational expertise.

  • Ph.D. (Food & Nutrition), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
    • Ph. D. Thesis Title: Prevalence and Assessment of Cardiovascular disease (CVD)Risk Factors and the Impact of Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Among the Hotel Employees in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Districts. Supervisor: Dr. Lalitha Ramaswamy
  • M.B.A. in Human Resource Management, Mysore University
  • M.Sc. in Hotel Management, Annamalai University
  • Catering from I.H.M. Chennai.
  • B.Sc. in Nutrition, Food Service Management & Dietetics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
  • Certificate in Hotel Revenue Management, Cornell Nanyang Institute, Singapore
  • Certificate in Strategic Hospitality Management, Cornell Nanyang Institute, Singapore
  • Wine Fundamentals Certification, Levels 1 and 2, International Sommelier Guild, U.S.A.

Awards and Recognitions
  • WorldSkills Competitions: As Team India Coach, he led the team to a Medallion of Excellence in Cooking at the 2024 WorldSkills Culinary Competition in Lyon, France, and at the 2022 WorldSkills Special Edition in Lucerne, Switzerland.
  • IRSSM-2021 Highly Commended Award: Recognized by the Journal of Service Management for research on brand satisfaction in non-profit organizations.
  • Best Principal Award 2020: Awarded by the International Chamber for Service Industry at the Global Education Skills MSME & Entrepreneurship Summit.
  • Outstanding Achiever Award 2019: Bestowed by the Indian Federation of Culinary Associations for contributions to Culinary Arts.
  • Best Culinary Educator of the Year 2018: Awarded by The Epicurus Hospitality & Telangana State Tourism
  • Best Culinary Educator of the Year 2016-17: Awarded by Indian Federation of Culinary Associations and World Association of Chefs’ Societies, Paris.
  • Cochran Fellowship Program in Culinary Arts (2016): Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) & (FAO ) for culinary study in key U.S. cities.

Contributions to Hospitality Education

At WGSHA, Chef Thiru’s impact on hospitality education has been profound. His efforts in establishing programs and enhancing academic standards have earned WGSHA recognition as one of India’s most advanced institutions for Culinary Arts and hospitality studies. Key initiatives and achievements include:

  • Academic Excellence: Guided WGSHA to secure the top ranking among Indian hotel management colleges for six consecutive years.
  • Global Accreditations: Achieved international accreditations from esteemed organizations such as the World Association of Chefs’ Societies (WACS), Hotel Schools of Distinction (HSD), and the Indian Federation of Culinary Associations (IFCA).
  • National Recognition: WGSHA was designated as a Centre of Excellence for Tourism, Hospitality, and Skills by the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development.
  • Program Innovations: Launched unique programs, including the M.H.M. in Sales & Marketing and Revenue Management, M.A. in Indian Cuisine and Food Culture, and B.Sc. programs in Culinary Science and Hospitality and Service Management.
  • Experiential Learning Initiatives: Established student-run commercial outlets, cafes, and food pods, enhancing hands-on learning.
  • Research and International Collaborations: Fostered partnerships that led to numerous Scopus-indexed publications in top-tier (Q1 and Q2) journals in hospitality and culinary sciences.
  • Entrepreneurship Development: Created the Welcomgroup Entrepreneurship Development Cell to inspire students toward entrepreneurial ventures.
  • Infrastructure Development: Spearheaded the creation of one of India’s largest campuses dedicated to hospitality education.

Professional Affiliations

Chef Thiru is actively involved in various academic and industry councils:

  • Board of Studies Member: Serving on academic boards across institutions.
  • AICTE Governing Council Member: Represents Tourism, Hospitality, and Hotel Management Education.
  • Hotel Schools with Distinction Governing Council Member: U.S.-based council member, contributing to global hospitality education standards.
  • Member of Institute of Hospitality, London, United Kingdom.

Professional Experience

Chef Thiru’s rich career includes varied roles in Industry, teaching and leadership

  • Principal, Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA), Manipal (2018–2024)
  • Professor & Vice Principal, WGSHA, Manipal (2014–2018)
  • Professor & Head of Department, Culinary Arts & Food Production, WGSHA, Manipal (2011–2018)
  • Professor & Head of Operations Subjects, WGSHA, Manipal (2011–2013)
  • Associate Professor & Head of Food Production, WGSHA, Manipal (2006–2018)
  • Assistant Professor, Food Production, WGSHA, Manipal (2003–2006)
  • Lecturer, Food Production, WGSHA, Manipal (2000–2003)
  • Lecturer, Food Production, Sapthagiri College of Hotel Management, Mangalore (1998–2000)
  • Junior Sous Chef, The Residency Hotels (1997–1998)
  • Production Manager, Blue Hill Food Products (1995–1996)
  • Senior Chef de Partie, Taj Coromandel Hotel, Chennai (1990–1995)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (Scopus Indexed)

  • Kumar, D., Shandilya, A.K., & Thirugnanasambantham, K. (2024). “Global research landscape on specific diets and cardiovascular diseases: assessing the current status and charting future directions,” Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-03-2024-0079.
  • Thirugnanasambantham, K., Pillai, K. R., Patwardhan, V., Raghavendra, G., & Rao, S. (2023). “Determinants of Visitors’ Festival Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being: Tracing the Roles of Place Attachment and Satisfaction,” International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 14(4), 441–459. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEFM-07-2022-0061.
  • Mallya, J., Thirugnanasambantham, K., & Shettigar, P. (2023). “Uncovering Culinary Medicine Research Themes: Current Status and Future Direction,” F1000Research, 12, 173. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.130947.1.
  • Prabhu, M. N., Bolar, K., Mallya, J., Roy, P., Payini, V., & Thirugnanasambantham, K. (2022). “Determinants of Hospitality Students’ Perceived Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic: Role of Interactions and Self-Efficacy,” Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 30, 100335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlste.2021.100335.
  • Patwardhan, V., Rao, S., Thirugnanasambantham, K., & Prabhu, N. (2020). “Community of Inquiry (CoI) Framework and Course Design as Predictors of Satisfaction in Emergency Remote Teaching: Perspectives of Hospitality Management Students,” Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society, December, 94-103. https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135315.
  • Thirugnanasambantham, K., & Ramaswamy, L. (2020). “Factors Affecting Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases among Hotel Employees in Udupi District, Karnataka,” Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(2), 192. https://doi.org/10.37506/v11/i2/2020/ijphrd/194781.

Book Chapters

  • Ribeiro, Manuel Alector, Patwardhan, Vidya, Woosnam, Kyle Maurice, & Thirugnanasambantham. (2022). Antecedents to Religious Festival Visitors’ Loyalty: The Role of Memorable Experiences, Religious Faith, Emotion, and Satisfaction. In Handbook on the Tourist Experience (pp. 350-368). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN: 978-1839109393.

Non-Scopus Indexed Publications

  • Sarkar Prasenjit, Thirugnanasambantham, K. (2023). “Relationship between Self, Peer, and Faculty Assessment of Technical Skills in Indian Contemporary Cuisine Practical: A Study on Culinary Students.” Indian Journal of Applied Hospitality & Tourism Research, 8, 94-101. ISSN 0975-4954.
  • Thirugnanasambantham, K. (2014). “Service Praxis Using Tablet Personal Computer (iPad Apps): A Proposed Framework.” International Journal of Scientific Knowledge, 5(6), 20-28. ISSN 2305-1493.
  • Thirugnanasambantham, K. (2011). “Culinary Tourism – Udupi: A Case Study.” International Journal of Culture and Tourism Research, 4(1), 115-127. UCI I410-ECN-0102-2016-320-000203278.

Mr. Vishwanatha S R is a professor of finance at the School of Management, Mahindra University. He has held academic positions at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, BML Munjal University, S P Jain Institute of Management, T A Pai Management Institute, Bharatidasan Institute of Management, Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies, Sharjah, UAE, and Institute of Management Technology. He was a consultant with the Tata Management Training Center in Pune, India during 2006-2007.

He is the recipient of the Ruth Greene Memorial Award, the Best Workshop case award and the Jonathan Welch award from the North American Case Research Association, Research Excellence Award from Shiv Nadar University, NYU Stern- NSE research grant, and Hindustan Unilver-Dewang Mehta Best Professor in Financial Management Award. He has been nominated to Marquis Who’s Who in the World and Madison’s Who’s Who in the World.

He is the author of 6 books and 80 cases in Corporate Finance, Investment Management, and Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring for Springer Verlag, Sage Publications, McGraw Hill, and PHI Learning. He has presented his research at major global conferences such as the American Economic Association/ASSA conference, FMA Conference, Financial Management Association Asian Conference, EFMA conference, Asian Finance Association Annual meeting, Journal of Corporate Finance Special Emerging Markets Conference, Financial Markets and Corporate Governance conference, India Finance Association, and North American Case Research Association (NACRA) Annual Meeting.

  • Ph.D. National Law University, Jodhpur
  • PGDBA, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
  • B.E. Malnad College of Engineering, Mysore University

  • The Role of Anchor Investors in Initial Public Offerings (with S Kalra and A Singhal), International Review of Finance, 25 (3), September, 2025 (lead article)
  • Pre-Opening Auctions and Price Discovery in Initial Public Offerings (with K Kaur), Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 165, August 2024,2024
  • The Effect of Lead Institutional Investors on Investment and Capital Structure of Young Firms: Evidence from Indian IPOs, International Review of Financial Analysis, January, 2024
  • Price Bands and Their Effects on Equity Markets: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, Journal of Financial Markets, Vol 66, November, 2023
  • Corporate Restructuring at Tata Steel Ltd., The Case Journal, Emerald Publishing Group, U.S., September, 2023
  • Larsen and Toubro: The Bid for Mind Tree, The Case Centre, 121-0070-1, July 2021
  • Allocation to Anchor Investors, Underpricing and the After Market Performance of Initial Public Offerings, (with Rama Seth and Durga Prasad), Financial Management, Vol. 48, Issue 1, Spring 2019
  • Ownership Concentration and Stock Returns: Evidence from Family Firms in India (With S Hegde and Rama Seth), Pacific Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 61, June 2020
  • Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd.: The Corporate Governance Failure, Ivey/HBS Publishing, April 2020
  • Wockhardt Limited: Will it rise from the ashes? The Case Journal, Emerald Publishing Group, U.S., 2018
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring: Text and Cases, 2nd edition, Sage Publications, 2018
  • Dividend Policy at SRF Ltd.: Buyback of Shares, Ivey/HBS Publishing, June 2017
  • Suzlon Energy Ltd.: Debt Restructuring, The Case Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2017
  • Wipro Ltd: The Demerger Decision, Asian Case Research Journal, Vol 21, Issue 2 December 2017, NUS/World Scientific, Singapore
  • Cases in Corporate Finance, Vol. II, McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2012
  • Cases in Corporate Finance, Vol. II, Instructor’s Manual, McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2012
  • Analysis of Investments: A Modern Guide to Security Analysis and Stock Selection, Springer Verlag, Germany, 2009
  • Cases in Corporate Finance, McGraw Hill, New Delhi, Vol. I, 2009
  • Cases in Corporate Finance, Vol. I Instructors Manual, McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2009
  • Advanced Corporate Finance, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Prentice Hall of India), 2008

  • Working as a professor of finance at the School of Management, Mahindra University: (October 2022 – present)
  • Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, July 6, 2015-October 7, 2022

His research examines IPO trading mechanisms at stock exchanges, the impact of institutional investors on investment and capital structure of IPO firms, performance and risk taking by family firms, the impact of board compensation on firm performance, the effect of dividend taxes on investor and corporate behavior and the role played by anchor investors in the market for IPOs.

Mr. Debopam Chakrabarti is a Professor of Practice in the School of Management. He has more than 38 years of Industry experience and worked with multiple top business schools as visiting faculty in Supply Chain and business analytics.

Mr. Chakrabarti has previously worked with Deloitte and worked other multiple global giants on their Supply Chain and Operation transformation, and he is a well-known name in the Supply Chain Consulting area. He was also leading the Global Consulting and Advisory business to build the global strategy for the firm

He also worked with Mukand, a big name in machine building and steel, in the areas of Product Design, manufacturing, inventory and process planning and one of the pioneers of computerization in the 80’s for product design and manufacturing.

Mr. Chakrabarti is passionate about developing future leaders and worked as the guest faculty in several esteemed business schools with great recall value from the colleges. His Industry and Society focused teaching approach has received applause from the student communities, and he continues to mentor them on a regular basis.

  • Ph.D. in Management from University of Mysore: (2019)
  • MBA in Supply Chain from Sikkim Manipal University: (2013)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata: (1984)

Publications
  • Comparative analysis of different distribution channels with regard to price of select vegetables – Journal of Supply chain management (ISSN: 2277-1387)
  • Factor analysis of an Instrument to measure the vegetable supply chain efficiency- International Journal of Agriculture and Environment research (ISSN: 2455-6939)
  • Factors influencing the selection of distribution channels in vegetable supply chain- Sumedha Journal of Management (ISSN:2277-6753)
  • Analysis of Efficiency of Different Distribution Channels for Select Vegetables – An Analytical Study of Telangana Region- International Journal of Supply Chain Management ( ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print))

  • Working as Professor of Practice in the School of Management, MU: (July 2023 to Present)
  • Deloitte, Hyderabad as Director: (November 2002 to May 2023)
  • Mukund Ltd., Mumbai as Senior Manager: (June 1988 – October 2002)
  • Garlick Engineering, Mumbai as Dy. Superintendent (Design): (September 1986- May 1988)
  • Hoist-O-Mech Limited , Mumbai as Design Engineer: (June 1984- September 1986)

He was awarded Ph.D. for his research topic “ Supply Chain efficiency of Different Distribution channels for Vegetables- A study of Select regions in Telangana.”

Dr. Nilanjan Banik is currently a Professor of Economics and Finance at the School of Management, at Mahindra University. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Utah State University, USA and a Master of Economics from Delhi School of Economics, India. Prof. Banik works focuses on the application of time series econometrics in issues relating to international trade, market structure and development economics. His other area of work focuses on the `rules’ part of WTO; especially examining the non-tariff barriers aspect of GATT/WTO agreements. Presently, he is working in the area of India’s growth and development spatial nexus.

Videos : know your professors

  • Ph.D. in Economics, Utah State University, USA, 2005
  • Master of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, 1997

  • 2019

    Mr. Banik has contributed to an edited volume with leading publishers, like, Elsevier, Springer Verlag, Routledge, Hart Bloomsbury, Elsevier, etc. He has authored a book on the Indian macroeconomy which is published by Sage Publication Inc. This book featured in Amazon top 50 lists (under the Macroeconomic Book section and rated 4.4/5) between 2015 and 2019. He also has the distinction of writing editorials for all major English dailies in India, and abroad including that of Wall Street Journal, The Business Times, Infobae, and Huffington Post. He has written over 180 editorials.
  • 2017

    Mr. Banik has published in some of the leading academic journals (some of them A-rated in ABDC list) which include International Review of Economics and Finance, Empirical Economics, Review of Development Economics, Regional Statistics, Development Policy Review, Journal of World Trade, Asia Pacific Trade and Investment Review, Asian Development Bank Working Paper, Economic and Political Weekly, Foreign Trade Review, etc. One of his papers got Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence in 2016, and another paper got Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Information Technology and Quantitative Management (ITQM) 2017.

  • Prof. Banik has project experience with Geneva Network, United Kingdom, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia; Laffer Associates, USA; Ministry of Commerce, Government of India; Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi; Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi; Center for Economic Policy Research, UK; Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo; Asian Development Bank, Manila; South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI); UNESCAP-ARTNeT, Thailand, Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne; Copenhagen Consensus (India Consensus), Denmark; and World Trade Organization, Geneva.
  • Professor, Mahindra University (July 2021-Present).
  • Professor, Bennett University (July 2016 – June 2021).
  • Visiting Scholar, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, South Korea (May-June, 2019).
  • Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) – Indore (February–April 2019)
  • Senior Consultant, TATA Trust (July 2017 – July 2018).
  • Associate Professor, Mahindra Ecole Centrale (November 2013 – June 2016).
  • Advisory Committee Member, Committee on Minority Affairs, Government of Telangana, India (October 2015 – September 2016).
  • Fellow, CUTS International (November 2013 – December 2015).
  • Consultant, KPMG India (September 2014 – July 2015).
  • Visiting Professor, Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad (Fall, 2015).
  • Visiting Professor, IIM-Nagpur (Fall, 2015).
  • Consultant, Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne (Fall, 2014).
  • Professor, Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), India (April 2012 – August 2013).
  • Visiting Professor, IIM – Ranchi (Spring, 2012).
  • Consultant, UNESCAP (ARTNeT) (November 2011 – April 2012).
  • Visiting Professor, IIM – Rohtak (Fall, 2011).
  • Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Philippines (November 2010-February, 2011).
  • Associate Professor, IFMR, India (April 2007 – March 2012).
  • Consultant, Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan (May 2008 – October 2008).
  • Assistant Professor, IFMR, India (January 2006 – March 2007).
  • Visiting Professor, Reserve Bank Staff College, Chennai (2007 and 2008).
  • Assistant Professor, Madras School of Economics (MSE), AnnaUniversity, India (July 2005 – December 2005).
  • Visiting Professor, IIM–Indore (Fall, 2005).
  • Instructor, Utah State University, USA (January 2005 – Apr 2005)

Dr. S. Ramakrishna Velamuri is a visiting faculty at Mahindra University. He has primary expertise is Entrepreneurship. His research focuses on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and evaluation, entrepreneurial resource mobilization, business model innovation, firm growth, entrepreneurial teams, business ethics including stakeholder theory and ethical decision making. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed academic journals and his research is highly cited. Professor Velamuri has written several award-winning business cases in addition to making business presentations in academic and industrial settings.

Videos :

  • Entrepreneurship Colloquium for Participant Centered Learning (ECPCL), 2005
    Harvard Business School, USA
  • PhD – Entrepreneurship, Business Ethics, and Strategy, 1999-2003
    Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, USA
    Dissertation title: “Corruption and Entrepreneurship”
    Committee: Professors S. Venkataraman (advisor), R. Edward Freeman, S. Sarasvathy, and Patricia H. Werhane
  • MBA – Bilingual Program, 1983-1985
    IESE Business School (University of Navarra), Barcelona, Spain’
  • Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), 1980-1983 (First class)
    Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, University of Madras, India

Overview

Google Scholar citations as of May 25, 2023: 4,820; (h-index: 20; i10 index: 25). Paper published in Long Range Planning 2010 and book chapter published in 2002 (Kluwer) have both crossed 1,000 Google Scholar citations. Long Range Planning article is the fourth highest cited on the topic business model innovation.

Journal Publications

Forthcoming

  • “How Different Institutional Logics Affect the Female CEO Gender Effect on IPO Underpricing in China” (with Haemin Dennis Park and Yu Liu), forthcoming in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (FT50/ABDC A*)

Contextualizing the Sharing Economy

  • “Contextualizing the Sharing Economy” (with Guo Bai), forthcoming. Journal of Management Studies, special issue on the Challenges and Opportunities in the Sharing Economy. (FT50)
  • Bai, G., & Velamuri, S. R. (2021). Contextualizing the sharing economy. Journal of Management Studies, 58(4), 977-1001.

Business Model Innovation

  • “Secondary Business Model Innovation in Emerging Economies” (with Sonia Mehrotra), forthcoming. Management and Organization Review, special issue on Business Model Innovation. (ABDC A)
  • Mehrotra, S., & Velamuri, S. R. (2021). Secondary business model innovation in emerging economies. Management and Organization Review, 17(2), 344-373.
  • “The ‘What,’‘Why,’and ‘How’of a Widening Current Account Deficit” (with Nilanjan Banik), Economic & Political Weekly, 58(3), 39. 2023
  • “When Losing Money is Strategic – And When It Isn’t”, (with Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Dora Horvath), MIT Sloan Management Review, Spring 2022 Issue, (FT50/ABDC A), 63(3), 49-55
  • “Effects of Parental Entrepreneurial Performance on Mode of Entrepreneurial Entry by the Next Generation Family Members: Evidence from an Emerging Economy” (with Sarah Muigai and Edward Mungai), forthcoming in Journal of Family Business Management, 12(4): 577-596
  • “Seizing the Ethical High Ground: Ethical Reputation Building in Corrupt Environments,” (with S. Venkataraman and Will Harvey), 2017. Journal of Management Studies, 54(5): 647-675, (FT50)
  • Paper was one of four shortlisted for the 2017 JMS Best Paper Award
  • “Ownership Structure, Insider Behavior and the IPO Performance of SMEs in China,” (with Wilson Liu), 2017. Small Business Economics Journal, 48(3): 771-793 (ABDC A)
  • “Institutional Complexity, Organizational Filters and the Strategic Adaptation of SMEs in Transitional Environments” (with Yuan Ding and Veronique Malleret), 2016. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 11(4): 514-532 (ABDC B)
  • “Evolution of International and Chinese Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance Programs”, (with Karen Schonfelder and Wilson Liu), 2016. Corporate Governance, 16(3): 437-451 (ABDC C)
  • “Creating Values Through Corporate Venture Capital Programs: The Choice between Internal and External Fund Structures” (with Paul Asel and Haemin Dennis Park), Journal of Private Equity, Winter 2015 issue, 1-10 (ABDC C)
  • “Doing Well to do Good: Business Model Innovation for Social Healthcare”, (with Priya Anant and Vasantha Kumar), Advances in Strategic Management, 2015, Volume 33 on Business Models and Modelling, 279-308, edited by Charles Baden-Fuller, Vincent Mangematin and Brian Silverman (ABDC C)
  • Earlier version of this paper received the best paper award (INR50,000) at the 2012 Annual Global Conference on Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
  • “Managing in Different Growth Contexts” (with Julia Prats and Marc Sosna), California Management Review, 54(4), Summer 2012: 118-142 (ABDC A)
  • “Parental Entrepreneurial Role Model Influence: Is it Always Positive and When Does it Occur?” (with Edward Mungai), 2011. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 35(2): 337-357 (FT50)
  • Earlier version of this paper received Excellent Paper award (among best three submissions out of 200), Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship conference organized by Oxford University and Tsinghua University in Beijing in 2009
  • “Business Model Innovation Through Trial and Error Learning: The Naturhouse Case” (with Rosa Nelly Trevinyo-Rodriguez and Marc Sosna), 2010. Long Range Planning, 43(2&3): 383-407, special issue on Business Models (ABDC A)
  • “Evolutionary Processes, Moral Luck and the Ethical Responsibilities of the Manager,” (with Nicholas Dew). 2010. Journal of Business Ethics, 91(1): 113-126 (FT50)
  • “States, power, legitimacy and maintaining institutional control: The battle for private sector telecommunication services in Zimbabwe” (with Jerry Goodstein), 2009. Organization Studies, 30(5): 489-508 (FT50)
  • “The Design of Member Review: Showing What to Organization Members and Why,” (with Karen Locke), 2009. Organizational Research Methods, 12(3): 488-509 (ABDC A*)
  • “The Potential for Management Development in NGO-Private Sector Partnerships,” (with Anjaney Borwankar), 2009. Journal of Management Development, 28(4): 326-343 (ABDC C)
  • “EasyFinance: Developing the Capacities for Growth,” 2009. International Review of Entrepreneurship (formerly International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education), Volume 7(4)
  • “South Beauty: In Quest of a Beautiful Growth Story”, (with Xu Leiping), 2009. Asian Case Research Journal, 13(2): 229-273
  • “Resisting Corruption: Polyhydron Private Limited”, (with Marc Sosna), 2008. International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 6(4): 199-216
  • “Toehold Artisans Collaborative: Building Entrepreneurial Capabilities for Poverty Reduction,” (with Sindhu Shanmugam), 2008. Asian Case Research Journal, 12(2): 187-213
  • “Why Stakeholder and Stockholder Theories are Not Necessarily Contradictory: A Knightian Insight,” (with S. Venkataraman), 2005. Journal of Business Ethics, 61(3): 249-262 (FT50)
  • “An Empirical Study of the Transition from Paid Work to Self-Employment,” (with S. Venkataraman), 2005. Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Ventures, 10(1): 1-16
  • “Dispersed Knowledge and an Entrepreneurial Theory of the Firm” (with Nicholas Dew and S. Venkataraman), 2004. Journal of Business Venturing, 19(5): 659-679 (FT50)
  • “Entrepreneurship, Altruism, and the Good Society,” 2002. special issue The Ruffin Series No. 3

    • Book, book chapters and book review

    GoCoop

  • “GoCoop: Leveraging Technology to Impact the Lives of the Rural Poor”, (with G. Sabarinathan), forthcoming in Poonamallee, Latha., Scillitoe, Joanna., and Joy, Simy (eds), SocioTech Innovation: Harnessing Technology for Social Good. Palgrave Macmillam.

    • Business Ethics in South Asia

  • “Business Ethics in South Asia: Gandhian Trusteeship and its Relevance for the 21st Century”, forthcoming in Eugene Heath, Byron Kaldis and Alexei Marcoux (eds), The Routledge Companion to Business Ethics.
  • “Entrepreneurship in Emerging Regions Around the World: Theory, Evidence and Implications,” May 2008, (co-editor, with P. H. Phan and S. Venkataraman), Edward Elgar Publishing
  • “A New Approach to CSR: Company Stakeholder Responsibility,” (with R. Edward Freeman) – in Andrew Kakabadse and Mette Morsing (eds.) Corporate Social Responsibility: Reconciling Aspiration with Application, Palgrave MacMillan, pages 9-23. 2006
  • “European Entrepreneurship – From Deterministic Government Policy to Market Experimentation” (with Marc Sosna) – in Strategic Management: New Rules for the Old Europe, edited by Christian Scholz and Joachim Zentes (Betriebswirtschaftlicher Verlag Dr. Th. Gabler), 2006
  • “Corruption and Moral Risk in Business Settings,” (with Patricia H. Werhane and D. Eric Boyd) in Marc Epstein and K. Hanson (eds.) The Accountable Corporation, Volume 2 Business Ethics, Praeger Publishing, 2005
  • “Opportunity Recognition and Exploitation in Highly Uncertain Environments,” in C. Scholz and J. Zentes (eds.) Strategic Management: A European Approach, Wiesbaden: Betriebswirtschaftlicher Verlag Dr. Th. Gabler GmbH, 2002
  • “Three Views of Entrepreneurial Opportunity,” (with Saras Sarasvathy, S. Venkataraman, N. Dew) in Zoltan Acs and David Audretsch (eds.) Handbook of Entrepreneurship, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002
    • Taking Research to Market
  • “Taking Research to Market: How to Build and Invest in Successful University Spinouts,” edited by Kenny Tang, Ajay Vohora and Roger Freeman. Book review (with Pere Condom) in Universia Business Review (Spanish)
    • Manuscripts under review / working papers
    Unit Economics
  • “Balancing Value Creation and Value Capture in Business Models: The Role of Unit Economics”, (with Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Dora Horvath), to be submitted
    • A Tale of Two Railways
  • “Means-Ends Strategies for Tackling Crises in Dominant-Logics: A Tale of Two Railways”, (with Meng Zhao and Zeynep Yetis), under review
    • Corporate Entrepreneurship
  • “Corporate Entrepreneurship Through Inward Internationalization in a Small Emerging Economy”, (with Patricia Afful-Kwaw), preparing for submission
    • Family Involvement and Firm Innovation
  • “Family Involvement and Firm Innovation: A Study of Chinese Publicly Listed Firms”, under review
    • The Luck Factor in Entrepreneurship and Management Theories
  • “The Luck Factor in Entrepreneurship and Management Theories”, (with Nicholas Dew), preparing for submission
  • “Entrepreneurship Without Opportunity Identification: How and Why Individuals Leave Paid Employment to Join Existing New Ventures”, (with Suresh Bhagavatula and Edward Mungai), preparing for submission
    • Entrepreneurship Without Opportunity Identification
    Catalysts for Change
  • “Catalysts for Change: An Empirical Study of Positive Deviance”, (with Janhavi Kote), preparing for submission
    • Comeback Founders
  • “Comeback Founders: The Case of Infosys Technologies”, (with K. Kumar, Paresha Sinha, Nitu Nathani), preparing for submission
    • Research presentations
  • “Seizing the Ethical High Ground: Ethical Reputation Building in Corrupt Environments”, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, December 6, 2013
  • “China-India Overview”, Panelist at the Strategic Management Society special conference in India, Indian School of Business, Mohali Campus, December 17, 2013
  • “Seizing the Ethical High Ground: Ethical Reputation Building in Corrupt Environments”, Nottingham University, Ningbo, November 7, 2012
  • “Do Venture Capitalists Add Value to IPOs? Evidence from Listings in Mainland China”, Peking University-HSBC Business School, November 28, 2012
  • “The Role of Ethical Values in the Stakeholder Network Emergence of Entrepreneurial Ventures.” Babson Kaufmann Entrepreneurship Research Conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. June 2004
  • “Resisting the Resistance: An Empirical Study of Organizational Defiance and Institutional Response”, Academy of Management, New Orleans, August 6-11, 2004
  • “Member Checking: Reflections from a Qualitative Case Study,” Academy of Management, New Orleans, August 6-11, 2004
  • “The Role of the Entrepreneur’s Ethical Values in the Stakeholder Network Emergence of New Ventures.” EISB Conference, Milan, Italy, September 2003
  • “Dispersed Knowledge and an Entrepreneurial Theory of the Firm.” Lally-Darden Entrepreneurship Retreat, Warrenton, USA, February 2002
  • “The Influence of Opportunity Cost on the Self-Employment Decision” (with S. Venkataraman). Eleventh Annual Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference, EM Lyon, France, April 2001
  • “The Responsibilities of the Ethical Actor under an Evolutionary Perspective.” Society for Business Ethics Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, August 2001
  • “Entrepreneurship, Altruism, and the Good Society”. Tenth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, London, March 2000
  • “Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition, Discovery, and Creation” (with Nicholas Dew, Saras Sarasvathy and S. Venkataraman). Strategic Management Society Conference, Vancouver, Canada, October 2000

    • Academic Experience

    2021 – Present

    • Professor and Dean, School of Management, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India, March 2021 to Present
    • Chengwei Ventures Professor of Entrepreneurship – China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai, PRC, March 2018 to February 28th, 2021
      • Chair, Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department (March 2019 to February 2021)
      • Chair, CEIBS Research Committee – 2017 to 2019
      • Member, CEIBS Research Committee – 2011 to 2017
      • Member, CEIBS Faculty Evaluation Committee – 2018 to 2019

    2016 – Present

    • Visiting Professor, Frankurt School of Finance and Management, 2016 to Present
    • Professor of Entrepreneurship – China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai, PRC, September 2010 to February 28th, 2021
      • Academic Director, CEIBS Global EMBA – March 2010 to August 2012 (CEIBS’s ranking in the Financial Times Global EMBA rankings went up from 18th in 2010 to 7th in 2012).
      • Chair, Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department – March 2012 to September 2015
      • Academic Director – CEIBS Center for Entrepreneurship and Investment – November 2011 to December 2015
    • Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship – CEIBS, September 2007 to August 2010
    • Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship – IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, September 2003 to August 2007
      • Academic Director, IESE Global EMBA Program – March 2006 to August 2007
    • Visiting Professor, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, 2004 to 2021

    2017 – Present

    • Visiting Professor, Bocconi University, 2017 to 2021
    • Visiting Professor, N. S. Raghavan Center for Entrepreneurial Learning, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore – September 2013 to February 2014

    Doctoral supervision / committee

    • Sarah Muigai – Dissertation Supervisor, Strathmore University, Kenya. 2023
    • External examiner – Anusha Ramesh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, 2014
    • Dissertation supervisor – Edward Mungai, IESE Business School, 2007 (summa cum laude)

    Service

    • Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Management Studies, 2021-
    • Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Management and Organization Review, 2016
    • Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Business Venturing, 2006 – 2013

    Ad hoc reviewer

    • Management Science, Journal of Management, Academy of Management Review, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Long Range Planning, Research Policy, Corporate Governance and International Journal of Emerging Markets

    Reviewer

    • Academy of Management Annual Meetings – Business Policy and Strategy, Organization and Management Theory and Entrepreneurship Divisions
    • Executive Committee Member – Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business Network of the European Foundation for Management Development, 2006-2007
    • Co-Chair – 35th EISB Conference, IESE Business School, September 12-14, 2005
    • Reviewer – Strategic Management Society, 2004 Conference, Puerto Rico
    • Reviewer – EISB 2004 Conference, Turku, Finland

    Service to Institution

    • Chair, Strategy & Entrepreneurship Department, CEIBS, March 2019 – February 2021
    • Convener of the China-India Cooperation Forums at CEIBS, in partnership with the Consulate General of India in Shanghai and Tata Sons China, in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2018
    • Chair of the CEIBS Research Committee, 2017 – 2019
    • Member, CEIBS Faculty Evaluation Committee, 2018-2019
    • Chair, Strategy & Entrepreneurship Department, March 2012 – October 2015
    • Academic Director, CEIBS Center for Entrepreneurship and Investment, November 2011 – December 2015
    • Member of the CEIBS Doctoral Committee (for Coordinated PhD program in collaboration with IESE Business School), 2011 – 2015
    • Member of the Executive Committee, CEIBS-Chengwei Venture Capital Fund, since 2011
    • Member of the CEIBS Research Committee, 2011 – 2017
    • Academic Director, Global EMBA, March 2010 to August 2012
    • Co-Academic Director, CEIBS-IESE-Wharton Latin American CEO Program 2009 and 2010
    • Academic Director, IESE Global Executive MBA Program, 2006-2007
    • Academic Director, IESE Inside India Program in partnership with ISB 2006, 2007, 2008 (Rated 4.5 – 4.7 on a scale of 1-5)
    • Academic Director, IESE Henkel Adhesives Technologies Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Profitable Growth Programs, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (eight editions rated 4.3 to 4.6 on a scale of 1-5)
    • Academic Director, IESE Short Focused Program on Entrepreneurial Management (in Spanish), 2004 and 2005

    Team Leader

    • Team Leader, IESE MBA First Year Section B
    • Member of the Advisory Council, IESE Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurial Initiative

    Member of the IESE Steering Committee

    • Member of the IESE Steering Committee of the European Association for Business in Society (EABIS) project on mainstreaming business ethics into the MBA curriculum

    Teaching and executive education experience CEIBS (September 2007 to date)

    • MBA Program, Entrepreneurial Management (1st Year Core)
    • MBA Program, Starting New Ventures (2nd Year Elective)
    • MBA Program, Negotiation (2nd Year Elective)
    • MBA Program, Business Ethics and Corporate Governance (1st Year Core)
    • EMBA – Negotiation Skills (2nd Year Elective)
    • EMBA – Entrepreneurial Management (2nd Year Elective)
    • Global EMBA – Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Core)
    • EMBA – Corporate Governance and Ethics
    • EE Open Program – Negotiation and Decision Making
    • EE Global CEO Program, in partnership with the Wharton School and IESE Business School – China and India
    • EE (Custom Program) – Negotiation for Tencent
    • EE (Custom Program) – Negotiation for China Development Bank
    • EE (Custom Program) – Entrepreneurship & Innovation for Carlsberg
    • EE (Custom Program) – Entrepreneurship & Innovation for Bosch
    • EE (Custom Program) – Entrepreneurship & Innovation for Evonik
    • EE (Custom Program) – Entrepreneurship & Innovation for Buhler
    • EE (Custom Program) – Entrepreneurship & Innovation for Roche
    • EE (Custom Program) – Innovation for Diebold
    • EE (Custom Program) – Strategic Negotiation for Shandong Gold
    • EE (Custom Program) – Strategic Negotiation for the State-owned Asset Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC)

    IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain (2003 to 2009)

    • MBA Program, Entrepreneurship – Starting New Ventures (2nd Year Elective)
    • MBA Program, European Entrepreneurship Accelerator, in partnership with INSEAD (2nd Year Elective)
    • MBA Program – Negotiation (1st Year Core)
    • Doctoral Program – One-week seminar in Entrepreneurship
    • Program for Management Development (PMD) – Negotiation
    • General Management Program – Entrepreneurship module (in Spanish)
    • Focused Program on Entrepreneurial Management – 3 days (in Spanish)
    • International Faculty Development Program – Entrepreneurship Module
    • CEO Collaborative Forum (30 venture capital backed CEOs of high growth technology ventures)
    • Henkel Adhesives Technologies and Profitable Growth Programs – Entrepreneurship Module (Academic Director)
    • Telefonica – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    • Abbott Laboratories – Values and Value Creation
    • Comunidad de Madrid (Government of Madrid) – Negotiation
    • Grupo Santander – Entrepreneurship
    • Grupo BBVA – Values and Value Creation
    • Goodyear Dunlop – Negotiation
    • Vodafone Egypt – Managing High Growth
    • Reykyavik University Executive MBA – Negotiation

    Visiting Professor

    2017 – Present

    • Bocconi University, Global Executive MBA, 2017 to date

    2016 – Present

    • Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (full-time MBA, part-time MBA, and Executive MBA), 2016 to date

    2013 – Present

    • International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), Laxenburg, Austria (2013 to date) – Master Program in Anti-Corruption Studies (MACS)

    2004 – Present

    • Indian School of Business (2004 to date) – PGP (equivalent to one-year full time MBA), PGPMAX (modular EMBA), Center for Executive Education and EEDC

    Ahmedabad University

    • Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India – working with faculty for building capacity in teaching entrepreneurship, writing entrepreneurship cases, and conducting entrepreneurship research

    Gordon Institute

    • Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Program for UNICEF, Hong Kong, Prague, Kathmandu
    • IPADE – Mexico City, Mexico (2006)
    • IEEM, University of Montevideo, Uruguay (2006)
    • PAD, Lima, Peru (2004 – 2006)
    • Universidad de Piura – Piura, Peru (2004 – 2006)
    • McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia – Undergraduate program: January – May 2001
    • IEDC, Slovenia. 1998
    • Universitaetsseminar der Wirtshaft (USW), Erfstadt, Germany. 1998 and 1999. Modules on Strategic Management for Felix Schoeller AG and on Post Merger Integration for Degussa-Huels
    • The University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany: MBA Program. From 1997 to 2006
    • The ENPC MBA Program in Kochi, India (run by the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris): 1996
    • Boston University, Zaragoza, Spain – Master of Science in Management Program: From 1993 to 1995

    Participation in corporate events and outreach activities

    • Speaker on the topic “China India Economic Relationship: Opportunities and Challenges”, Shanghai, at an event for the senior partners of J Sagar Associates, one of India’s largest law firms, August 14th, 2019
    • Speaker on the topic “Types of Innovation” at the Tamil Nadu E-Governance Agency, Chennai, July 19th, 2019
    • Speaker on the topic “Engaging with Startups to Drive Corporate Innovation” at the Innovation Roundtable Workshop hosted by Huawei Technologies, Shanghai, March 28, 2018
    • Speaker on the topic “Engaging with Startups to Drive Corporate Innovation and Growth” at the Corporate Venture Capital Conference organized by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, March 20, 2018
    • Invited speaker on the topic “Ethics and Organizational Excellence” in the workshop titled “Compliance, Conduct and Culture”, at the New Development Bank (also called BRICS Bank) headquartered in Shanghai, China, in the presence of President K. V. Kamath and the senior leadership of the organization, May 19, 2017
    • Speaker at the 5th Indian Management Conclave (attended by 300 academics) on the topic Building 50 Indian Global Business Schools by 2025, August 8-9, 2014
    • Moderator of panel discussion on the topic Compliance – Smokescreen or Reality?, with experts from leading Austrian and multi-national banks and corporations, International Anti-Corruption Academy, Laxenburg, Austria, November 2013
    • Presentation to CEOs on Business Model Innovations, Shangri-la Hotel, Shanghai, June, 2013
    • Speaker at the State Bank of India Asian General Managers Meeting chaired by Chairman Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri, Shangri-la Hotel, Shanghai 2012
    • Presentation to GE China R&D team on Corporate Entrepreneurship, Shanghai 2012
    • Speaker on Entrepreneurship in China and India at the Shanghai CEO Retreat, organized by the Global Business Policy Council, AT Kearney, June 26-28, 2011
    • Presentation on Succeeding in China to 30 Tata Group senior executives (led by Mr. B. Muthuraman, former CEO of Tata Steel), Mumbai, March 2011
    • Presentation to L&T board members on Succeeding in China, followed by meeting with Mr. A. M. Naik, Chairman of L&T, March 2011
    • Workshop on Corporate Entrepreneurship for leadership team of KEMET, Suzhou, 2011
    • Panelist in a session on Corporate Governance organized by the Compliance Cell, ICICI Bank, Mumbai, 2009
    • Speaker on Corporate Responsibility at Infosys China, Shanghai, 2008
    • Represented IESE Business School in the European Tech Investment Forums held in Milan and London in September 2003 and March 2004 respectively. These forums brought together the most promising European seed and early stage ICT ventures and the leading European venture capital firms

    Coaching sessions for entrepreneurs

    • Participate regularly in coaching sessions for entrepreneurs to prepare them for presentations to angel investors and venture capitalists
    • Speaker on India: Opportunities and Challenges at a number of events organized by IESE, the Confederation of Spanish Chambers of Commerce, Spanish Institute for Export Promotion (ICEX), CECOT, Banc Sabadell, Casa Asia, AMEC, Tribuna Girona, University of Piura (Peru) and the University of Montevideo (Uruguay) – 2003-2007

    Consulting and Board Experience (1991 – to date)

    • EY Strategic Growth Markets Practice: Member of the Knowledge Advisory Board, 2015 to 2016
    • Scancorner AG: Member of the Board of Directors, 2012 to 2018
    • i2bi IT Consulting Private Ltd: Member of the Board of Directors, 2009 to 2015

    National Entrepreneurship Network

    • National Entrepreneurship Network, India: Participated as a facilitator in faculty development workshops in Mumbai and Bangalore under the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Program

    International Finance Corporation

    • International Finance Corporation (IFC) (2005 to 2007): Worked on two projects

    Global Business School Network

    • Global Business School Network (GBSN) project with the faculty of the Lagos Business School in the development of Nigerian entrepreneurship case studies, and

    Enterprise Development Centers

    • Private Enterprise Partnership project to set up and nurture Enterprise Development Centers (EDCs) in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, based on the EDC model in Lagos, Nigeria
    • World Bank (2004): Worked with case writers in India on the development of case studies on private and public initiatives to leverage Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for achieving the education objectives outlined in the Millennium Development Goals
    • Management consultant (1991-1999): Carried out projects for Spanish, Indian, and American clients in the areas of market entry strategy, commercial due diligence, and purchase management services. Industries covered included automotive, apparels, food products, industrial batteries, and industrial fasteners and access systems. Certified by the Confederation of Spanish Chambers of Commerce and the Spanish Institute for Export Promotion (ICEX) to work as a consultant in the EU funded program for the internationalization of Spanish small and medium enterprises

    Managerial experience (1985 – 1991)

    • Grupo Tudor, Madrid, Spain. Automotive and industrial battery manufacturer; one of the largest manufacturing companies in Spain; listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange. 1991 revenues and workforce: $700 million and 6,000 employees
    • 1989: Advisory position at the head office in Madrid. Participated in the post-acquisition integration of a listed company in Germany, in acquisition negotiation teams in France and England, and in the reorganization of the sales and distribution structure of the automotive battery business in Spain1990 – 1991: General Manager of a newly created division that was responsible for the group’s subsidiaries in the UK, France, Holland, and Italy (1991 divisional revenues and workforce: $45 million, 7 direct reports and 170 employees). Member of the Group Management Committee
    • 1986 – 1989: General Manager of the group’s UK subsidiary in Bristol, England (1989 revenues and workforce: GBP 4 million and 22 employees). Achieved cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36% over 3 years
    • 1985 – 1986: Assistant Area Manager, International Division, based in Madrid

    • Entrepreneurship
    • Opportunity recognition and evaluation
    • Resource mobilization
    • Business model innovation
    • Firm growth
    • Entrepreneurial teams
    • Business Ethics
    • Stakeholder theory
    • Ethical decision making

    Publications in popular and business press

    • “What does India need to do to ace manufacturing”, Outlook Business, August 26, 2020
    • “Covid versus lockdowns: Question of costs,” Hindu Business Line, July 2, 2020
    • “Covid-19 numbers should be seen in context,” Hindu Business Line, June 9, 2020
    • “Economic activities must be restored: China’s model shows us how,” Hindustan Times, May 2, 2020
    • “Three Management Rules for Economic Downturns,” Caixin, April 20, 2020
    • “The Role of Values in Economic Value Creation,” (with Will Harvey) The European Business Review, November-December 2017, 70-74
    • “Improving Rural Livelihoods Through E-Commerce: The GoCoop Experience”, (with Siva Devireddy and G. Sabarinathan), The European Business Review, August 2017
    • “Being an Ethical Business in a Corrupt Environment”, (with Will Harvey and S. Venkataraman), Harvard Business Review, online edition, March 23, 2017
    • “India talent pool can help drive China’s growth”, Global Times, March 26, 2017
    • “How China-India trade can hit US$ 500 billion”, Global Times, November 10, 2016
    • “Six Myths About Entrepreneurship”, (with Rupert Merson), Economist Intelligence Unit, April 29, 2016
    • “Change the Architecture”, in Management Masterclass, Business Today, April 26, 2015
    • “OCT Mami: Balancing Online and Offline”, case study, Business Today, April 12, 2015
    • “Mr. Ji’s Hard Climb up China’s Hotel Pyramid”, Business Today, May 10, 2015
    • “Internationalizing Indian B-Schools”, Financial Express, August 4, 2014
    • “Management of State-Owned Enterprises: The Case of Indian Railways”, in The Link, alumni magazine of CEIBS. A Chinese version of this article appeared in the CEIBS Business Review, 2013
    • “Holistic Decision Making and Long Term Firm Performance”, (with M. A. Arino and J. C. Vazquez-Dodero) in Rotman Magazine, Winter 2010, 101-104
    • “Achieving High Growth in a Mature Market: The Naturhouse Case,” in Universia Business Review *Chinese version published in CEIBS Business Review
    • “European High-Growth Technology Companies: Turning Challenges Into Opportunities For Global Expansion,” (with Dave Darsch and Marc Sosna), Summer 2007, Market500
    • “Developing Global Managers,” (with Paddy Miller), August 1997, The Financial Times, Mastering Management section
    • “Entrepreneurship as a Core Competence in the Large Corporation (with Michele Appendino), in The CriticalEye Review, Spring 2006 issue
    • “El Outsourcing Industrial,” November 1993 in Actualidad Económica
    • “También se puede ser feliz con el dragón,” December 19, 2004 in La Vanguardia
    • “La Identificación de Oportunidades Emprendedoras,” April 12, 2005 in Diario Financiero, Chile
    • “El Poder Económico,” (with Kimio Kase, Jaume Ribera, and Pedro Videla) in La VanguardiaDossier – Asia: El Poder del Siglo XXI, July-September 2005

    Publications in popular and business press

    1. Startups to Innovations Nehrus Scientific temper is growing in BJP’s India not Crashing
    2. Six Impacts of UGC Move to allow Harvard Princeton Yale to open campuses in India
    3. View Market Drives SME Financing
    4. Entrepreneurship Education Who Should We Educate
    5. The Growing Receptivity to Net Positivity
    6. Unicorns are Great But not Enough for India

    Quoted in / interviewed by: Inc magazine (USA), Financial Times UK, PBS, LA Times, Seattle Times, SF Gate, Times of India, Economic Times, The Hindu, Outlook Business, Business Today, BusinessLine, Global Times, China Daily, El Pais, La Vanguardia, Actualidad Economica and others

    Prize Winning and Bestselling Case Studies

    • Chasm Security (A, B, C): Facing the Technology Startup’s Dilemmas(with Vincent Chang and Liman Zhao) – 2019. Winner of the Best Case Award in the Global Contest for Best China-focused Cases
    • LV Prasad Eye Institute– 2012. Winner ofISB-Ivey Case Competition in the category Entrepreneurship and Family Business, sponsored by the Thomas Schmidheiny Chair of Family Business and Wealth Management
    • Naturhouse – 2004. IESEBest Selling Case Collection & ECCH Prize Winner
    • South Beauty: In Quest of a Beautiful Growth Story – 2008, (with Raymond Xu). EFMD Case Writing Competition, Winner of Category: Emerging Chinese Global Competitors, 2008
      • A summary of this case was published in CEIBS Business Review
      • Published in “Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization”, 9thEdition, Michael Hitt, Duane Ireland, Robert Hoskisson (eds), Cengage Learning – 2010
    • EasyFinance:Building the Capabilities for Growth – 2008, (with Fu Xin). ECCH Best Selling Case, 2009
      • A summary of this case was published in CEIBS Business Review
      • Talent Dry Cleaners – 2006, (with Frank Ojadi). Lagos Business School Case. ECCH Best Selling Case 2009

    Case Studies

    • Turnaround Management: Finanzauto S. A. (with Paddy Miller) – 1998
    • Enso Española (A) and (B), (with Paddy Miller) – 1998
    • Alois Linder at Henkel Iberica (with Paddy Miller)– 1999, for use only in Henkel Programs
    • Enso Española (A) and (B) (with Paddy Miller)- 1998
    • Resisting Political Corruption: Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Research Case Study) – 2003
    • Resisting Political Corruption: Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (with Jordan Mitchell)(A), (B) and (C) – 2003
    • Resisting Bureaucratic Corruption: Alacrity Housing Chennai (Research Case Study)
    • Resisting Bureaucratic Corruption: Alacrity Housing Chennai (with Jordan Mitchell)(A) and (B) – 2004
    • Resisting Bureaucratic Corruption: Polyhydron – 2006(with Marc Sosna)
    • Grafinsa – 2004 (with Paddy Miller, unpublished)
    • Kürt Rt.– 2005 (with Jordan Mitchell)
    • Camper: Imagination is not Expensive – 2007 (with Jordan Mitchell)
    • N-Logue Communications: Bridging the Digital Divide (with Indira Ananth), Indian School of Business case – 2005
    • Infosys Technologies: Powered by Intellect, Driven by Values – 2005 (with Jordan Mitchell)
    • Mittal Steel: The Making of the World’s Largest Steel Company (A) and (B) – 2005 (with Jordan Mitchell)
    • Airtel-Vodafone(with Jordan Mitchell) – 2006
    • Henkel Water Treatment (with Jordan Mitchell) – 2006 (unpublished)
    • Ericsson Expander– 2006(with Anindya Ghosh)
    • Claris Life Sciences
    • Fight for Survival:The First Year of the Hongfeng Hanyuan Consulting Company– 2008, (with Fu Xin)
    • Qingfeng Textile Company: The Challenges of Recruiting, Training and Retaining Talent in SMEs– 2009, (with Fu Xin)
    • A summary of this case was published in CEIBS Business Review with 3 commentaries
    • Swagruha Foods– 2008, ISB Case
    • Ashta Chamma: The Biggest Small Budget Movie Ever Made (A) and (B) – 2009, ISB Case
    • Golden Star Facilities and Services – 2009, ISB Case
    • Law School Tutorial – 2009, ISB Case
    • CEIBS: A Global Business School Made in China (with John Quelch and Gary Liu) – 2010, Harvard Business School Case
    • Longcheer Holdings: Building Organizational Capabilities – 2010, CEIBS Case
    • Small Snack, Big Business: The Story of Jiujiuya (A), (B), (C) – 2010, CEIBS Case
    • LifeSpring Hospitals – 2011, CEIBS-Ivey Case
    • LV Prasad Eye Institute – 2011, ISB-Ivey Case
    • Noah Wealth Management – 2012, CEIBS Case
    • Published in Emerald Emerging Markets Review
    • Abridged version published in Financial Times
    • China Lodging Group: Moving up the Pyramid, 2014, CEIBS Case
    • OCT Mami: Balancing the Online and Offline Businesses
    • China Precision Technology Group: The Constant Hunt for Entrepreneurial Opportunities – 2015, CEIBS-Ivey Case
    • JustBooks – 2015, CEIBS-IIM Bangalore Case
    • Hotelvp – 2015, CEIBS-Ivey case
    • com – 2015, CEIBS-Ivey case
    • Phonewin: Winning in Rural Markets – 2016, CEIBS case
    • River Security – 2016, CEIBS case
    • GoCoop: Social Marketplace – 2017, IIM Bangalore case
    • Ichido: Growth Challenge – 2018, CEIBS audio-visual case
    • Negotiating a Shareholding Dispute – 2019, CEIBS case
    • Huawei’s Mobile Innovation Centers (MICs) – 2019, CEIBS case
    • Yi Technology – 2019, CEIBS case
    • Chasm Security (A), (B), (C) – 2020, CEIBS case
    Awards
    • 2019 Global Contest for Best China Focused Cases, Best case award for “Chasm Security (A/B/C): Facing the Technology Startup’s Dilemmas,” (co-authored with Vincent Chang and Liman Zhao), prize of CNY 100,000
    • 2012 ISB-Ivey Case Competition in the category Entrepreneurship & Family Business (sponsored by the Thomas Schmidheiny Chair in Family Business and Wealth Management at ISB) for the case “LV Prasad Eye Institute” (co-authored with Vasanth Kumar and Wei Zhang)
    • CEIBS Research Excellence Award (one of two awardees), 2011
    • 2008 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Competition in the category Emerging Chinese Global Competitors (2,000 Euros prize) for the case “South Beauty: In Quest of a ‘Beautiful’ Growth Story,” (co-authored with Xu Leiping). 2009
    • IESE Alumni Association Research Excellence Award of 10,000 Euros (one of four awardees) for “contributions made over the last three years to academic publications with international reach, and for consistent research trajectories.” 2005
    • Batten Institute Doctoral Scholarship at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. 1999-2003
    • Darden Foundation Awards for academic articles written during the Doctoral Program. 1999-2003
    • Three Goethe Institut Tuition Scholarships for excellence in German language study. 1981-1983

    Languages

    • English Fluent
    • Spanish Fluent
    • Hindi Good
    • Telugu Good (spoken)
    • Tamil Good (spoken)
    • German Good (passed Mittelstufe II)
    • French Conversational
    • Mandarin Basic

    Dr. Racherla is a Professor and Associate Dean and Head of the Department (Digital Technologies) at Mahindra University School of Management. He is a digital Transformation/Strategy consultant and trainer, and worked with several multi-national firms and start-ups in India and the United States.

    Dr. Racherla is an empaneled ‘Visiting Professor’ for EMBA and Executive Education programs at Indian School of Business, XLRI, SPJain Global (Dubai & Singapore), and Greatlakes Institute of Management. He worked with SPJain Global to design a ‘Digital Marketing and Metrics’ PG Program that was launched in Mumbai and subsequently, Dubai.

    Till 2015, he was the Director of Post-Graduate Programs at Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad. Prior to joining Woxsen, he was the Gene Edwards Professor of Banking and Assistant Professor of Marketing at West Texas A&M University.

    He received several awards and honors for his research and teaching. His 2015 research article was recognized as one of the Top 50 most downloaded and cited works across 500 business journals in the world (Emerald Citation of Excellence). In 2010 and 2011, he received the West Texas A&M University Research excellence award and the Texas A&M system teaching excellence award. Other awards include best doctoral researcher awards at Fox Business School.

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    • Ph.D. in Business Administration at Fox School of Business, Temple University
    • MBA from Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning

    Selected publications
    • Racherla, P., & Nidumolu, R. (2021). ” Digital Transformation at Nestle India: Rewiring the Enterprise for Digital India” ISB Case Study (Accepted).
    • Racherla, P., Furner, C., & Babb, J. (2015). ” What we know and do not know about mobile app usage and stickiness: A research agenda” IJESMA, 7 (4) 1409-1430.
    • King, R., Racherla, P., & Bush, V. (2014) What We Know and Don’t Know About Online Word-of-Mouth: A Review and Synthesis of the Literature. Journal of Interactive Marketing, 28 (3) 167-183. (Winner of ‘Emerald most highly cited and influential paper’ award)
    • Racherla, P. & Mandviwalla, M. (April, 2013). “Moving from Access to Use of the Information Infrastructure: A Multilevel Sociotechnical Framework” Information Systems Research, 24 (3) 709-730.
    • Racherla, P & Friske, W. (2012) “Perceived Usefulness of Online Reviews: An Investigation across Three Service Categories”, Electronic commerce Research and Applications, 11 (6) 548-569.
    • Racherla, P., Mandviwalla, M., & Connolly, D. (2012). Antecedents of Consumer Trust in Online Product Reviews. Journal of Consumer Behavior, 11 (2) 84-96.
    • Racherla, P., Connolly, D., & Christodoulidou, N. (2011). Unscrambling the Puzzling Matter of Online Consumer Ratings: An Exploratory Analysis. Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, 11 (16), 6-15.
    • Wattal, S., Racherla, P., & Mandviwalla, M. (2010). Network Externalities and Technology Usage: A Quantitative Analysis of Corporate Blogs. Journal of Management Information Systems, 27 (1), 145-174.
    • Racherla, P. & Hu, C. (2010). Collaborations in Tourism: A Social Network Perspective. Annals of Tourism Research, 23(4) 163-172.
    • Racherla, P. & Hu, C. (2009). A Framework for Knowledge-based Crisis Management in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 50 (4), 561-577.

    • Dr. Racherla was the Director of Post-Graduate Programs at Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad.(2013-2015)
    • Assistant Professor of Marketing Gene Edwards Professor of Banking at West Texas A&M University.(2008-2013)
    • He was an entrepreneur who worked as a channel partner with Thermax Ltd.
    • As a consultant and a researcher, he has driven several projects and advised senior management with prestigious organizations such as Pepsi India, Nestle, USL (Diageo), Opera.com, Tripadvisor.com, Lockheed Martin, Usha Appliances and Philadelphia Wireless.

    Dr. Racherla’s main areas of expertise are:

    • Digital transformation,
    • Digital and social media marketing,
    • Ecommerce business models
    • Marketing research and analytics

    Currently, he is working on research projects related to digital innovation, go-to-market strategy, and neuro-marketing

    Dr. Anadi Pande is a unique amalgam of industry and academics. He has been Professor of Strategic Management at IIM Lucknow over three periods: 2000-2006; 2014-15; 2016-2024. He has been awarded ‘Best Teacher’ of IIM Lucknow twice. He has created several unique elective courses in Strategic Management, besides creating a popular General Management course titled “Wisdom of Indian Philosophy”, which was rated the best ‘non-Conventional course’ in 2023. He has published in national and international journals of repute, besides presenting papers in prestigious conferences including at Academy of Management, Boston. He and his co-author received the best paper award in an international conference on entrepreneurship.

    In 2003, he and his team were awarded by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India for writing the draft ‘Manufacturing Policy for India’

    He established IIM Jammu in its formative years from 2017-2018 as its Convener, while IIM Jammu was under the guidance of IIM Lucknow. He set up the physical infrastructure at Jammu University, took charge of all the administrative process, set up the MBA program and its curriculum as the Chairman-MBA, hired the faculty members, set up academic processes, conducted the first convocation in March 2018, ensured successful placements of the graduating students, admitted the third batch, created a benchmark dual degree international immersion program with European Business Schools in shoe string budget.

    At IIM Lucknow, he revitalized and built up a remarkably successful incubator as a ‘Not for Profit’ company; (https://iimlincubator.com/). He revitalized it in 2019 with new governance, Vision, Mission, values, today it boasts of about 110 startups which have created wealth and jobs for the nation.

    Dr. Pande has extensive industry experience of approximately 25 years. He worked with Tata Motors (and other Tata companies) for 16 years and was promoted to leadership positions through fast-track scheme of the company in 1992. He was Head of Project Planning at its 600-acre Lucknow plant during its creation and later was ‘Factory Owner’ of its Vehicle Assembly factory.

    He worked at Hero MotoCorp for 8 years as Head of Corporate Planning and Corporate HR. He led separation negotiations with Honda, and built global technology alliances for the company’s R&D. He executed world’s largest two-wheeler factory at Haridwar as Head.

    Dr. Pande has deep IR experience and has signed several wage agreements with several labor unions in Haryana.

    In 2014 he was at Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai, as Head – Corporate Strategy/Initiatives. Later he joined Hero Cycles as Director, Corporate Strategy and Corporate HR. Here he participated in acquisition of a British company, Avocet Sports (Now Incyte Cycles), Manchester, UK, and joined its Board of Directors as executive director.

    Dr. Pande is an independent director on the Board of couple of Indian companies and is an Honorary Trustee on both charitable and for-profit Trusts.

    • Ph.D., University of Lucknow: (2004)
      Strategic Management Thesis Title: Technology Strategy of Indian Firms; A Study from Learning Organization Perspective
    • DBM, Pune University All Management Subjects: (1988)
    • B.Tech. (5 Year Program), IIT-BHU Mechanical Engineering: (1979-1984)
    • 12th All India Senior School Certificate Exam, The Scindia School, Gwalior/CBSE: (1979)

    Journal Publications
    • Vivek Kumar Jha, & Anadi Saran Pande, (2024), Making sustainable development happen: Does sustainable entrepreneurship make nations more sustainable? Journal of Cleaner Production, 440, org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140849 (ABDC-A)
    • Anadi Saran Pande & Neerja Pande, (2021), Enriching the Construct of Workplace Spirituality with Insights from Indian Philosophy and its Empirical validation in Indian Context, IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review,1–18, DOI: 10.1177/22779752211016104 (ABS-2)
    • Anadi S. Pande & Ranjan Kumar, (2020), Implications of Indian Philosophy and Mind Management for Agency Conflicts and Leadership: A Conceptual Framework, IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 9(1) 34–44, DOI: 10.1177/2277975219858864, (ABS-2)
    • Anadi Saran Pande, (2007), Leveraging Capabilities at DRL, Asian Case Research Journal, Volume:11, Issue 1. (NUS Publication)
    Non -Blind Peer Reviewed Articles
    • Anadi Saran Pande, Unleashing Human Potential, Business Manager, Vol. 16, No. 3, September 2013, pp 07-09
    • Anadi Saran Pande, Tension in the Air, Indian Management 50, Issue 3, March 2010, pp 30-38
    • Anadi Saran Pande, In the Driver’s Seat, Indian Management, 45, Issue 6, June 2006, pp 47-54.
    Conference Paper Presentations
    Scheduled for Oct. 2024 (Accepted)
    • Globalizing Indian Thought 2024, Leveraging Samkhya-Yoga (SY) philosophy to explore the antecedents of mindfulness, the direct and mediating effects of prosocial belief and higher being importance, Pande, A.S., Pande, N., Kumar, International, R. London, IIM Kozhikode.
    • Indian Knowledge System in Management 2024, Re-conceptualization of Mindfulness and Consciousness using Samkhya-Yoga Philosophy, Pande, A.S., Pande, N. National, IIT Bombay.
    • ISDSI-Global 2023 conference, Does Sustainable Entrepreneurship Lead to Sustainable Development? An Evaluation of SE Outcomes and Ecosystems, Jha, V., Pande, A.S., National, IIM Ranchi.
    • Academy of Management, 83rd Annual Conference, 2023, Sage on the Stage and Coach on the Side-Facets of a Good MBA Teacher-Indian Students Perspective, Pande, A.S., Pande, N., International, Boston, USA, Academy of Management.
    • 6th International Conference on Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation in India, 2023, Transforming & Enriching Management Education in India in the Light of New Education Policy, Pande, A.S., Dubey, A., National, COIL Lucknow.
    • International Conference on People, Ecosystems, and Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurship, 2022, Ecosystems and Sustainability: The Influence of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems on Sustainable Entrepreneurship and SDG Performance of Nations, Jha, V., Pande, A.S., International, IIM Kashipur and Strathclyde Business School, UK.
    • 3rd International Conference on Challenges in Emerging Economies 2021, Implementing Anti-Competition Regulation in India: Challenges and Way Forward, Pande, A.S., Pande, N., National, J. Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai.
    • Globalizing Indian Thought (2019), Theorizing workplace spirituality: Insights from Indian philosophy, Pande, A.S., Pande, N., National, IIM Kozhikode.
    • Society and Management: Indian Culture Vis-à-vis Western culture, 2018, Dimensions of Indian Philosophy and Implications for Agency Theory and Leadership: A Conceptual Insight, Pande, A.S., Kumar, R., National, IIM Kozhikode.
    • Value: The Next Lever for Value Creation, 2005, A New Policy Structure for Labour Relations: Enabling Organizational Innovation, Gurtoo, A., Pande, A.S., National, IIM Bangalore.
    Book Chapters
    • India’s Manufacturing Sector Policy Framework, 2003, Academic Foundation, N. Delhi, We Think for India (WTI), Manufacturing Policy for India.

    • Professor, IIM Lucknow: (August 2014- July 2024)
    • Associate Professor, IIM Lucknow: (December 2000- January 2008)
    • Faculty In charge & Director, IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (Section 8 Co.): (June 2019-July 2024)
    • Convener, IIM Jammu, IIM Jammu: (March 2017- October 2018)
    • Director, Corporate Strategy & Corporate HR, Hero Cycles Ltd. New Delhi: (November 2015- November 2016)
    • Head, Corporate Strategy /Initiative, Larsen and Toubro, Mumbai: (February 2014- August 2014)
    • Vice President, Corporate Planning and Strategy & HRM, Hero MotoCorp Ltd
    • Head, Haridwar Project, Hero MotoCorp Ltd: (April 2006- December 2013)
    • Head, Assembly Factory, ‘Factory Owner’, Tata Motors Ltd., Lucknow: (July 1999-October 2000)
    • Head, Central Planning, Tata Motors Ltd., Lucknow: (July 1993- December 2000)
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