Education
- Fellow in Management (PhD) from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad – (2005 – 2009).
- Bachelor of Engineering (BE) from Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur – (1992 – 1996).
Work Experience
- Professor in Strategic Management at IIM Indore (since June 2021)
- Associate Professor in Strategic Management at IIM Indore –(since 2012)
- Assistant Professor in Strategic Management at IIM Indore –(2009-2012)
- Assistant Labour Commissioner, Govt. of West Bengal (with superior charge of the Office of the Deputy Labour Commissioner, Durgapur Region) – (2002 – 2005)
- Assistant Engineer (Civil) with M/s. M. N. Dastur and Company Limited – (1996 – 2001)
- Management Trainee at HCL – Hewlett Packard Ltd. (1996)
Interest Areas
- Theoretical interest in Environmental Discontinuities (VUCA World, Wicked Problems, Pandemics) Emerging Market Institutions and Business Groups, State Owned Enterprises, Innovation Management, Ecosystems and Organizational Capabilities
- Contextual Interest is predominantly grounded in the banking, insurance, pension and social security instruments and their impact in formation of sustainable social capital.
Fellowship/Awards
- National Scholarship for proficiency in Board Examination (1990)
- Tate Memorial Scholarship for overall academic proficiency in Bachelor of Engineering at IIEST (1996).
- Best Thesis Proposal Award at the Doctoral Consortium of Strategic Management Society (SMS) at ISB Hyderabad (2008)
- Dewang Mehta National Education Award – Best Professor in Strategic Management Studies – 2019
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
- Visiting Research Scholar at Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada (Funded)
- Visiting Research Scholar at Leeds University Business School, UK
- Visiting Research Scholar at Lahti University of Applied Science/LUB University (Funded by Finceal Grant), Finland
- Repeat Recipient of Financial Grant of Rs. 4,00,000/- from IIM Indore to undertake collaborative research with Prof. Surender Munjal, Director, James E. Lynch India and South Asia Business Centre, Leeds University Business School.
- Best Research Paper at SMF Conference at IIM Trichy (2023)
Invited Speaker and Research Workshops
- Leeds University Business School, Leeds, UK on Global Value Chain
- Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia – Research Workshop on Configurational Approach using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Approach (fsQCA)
- Aston University, Birmingham, UK – Research Workshop on Configurational Approach using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Approach (fsQCA)
- IIT Indore, India – Pandemic and Regulatory Discontinuities and Response of Civil Stakeholders: A Balanced Scorecard Approach, Entrepreneurship in Agri-Ecosystems
Contribution to Academic Community:
Professional Membership
- Member – Secretary, Indian Academy of Management (INDAM)
- Member – Board of Studies, Maulana Azad, National Institute of Technology (MANIT) – Bhopal
- Member – Board of Studies, Jagran Lake City University – Bhopal
- Member – Strategic Management Society
- Member – Academy of Management
- Associate Member of Institution of Engineers, India
- Corporate Member of IIE & Chartered Engineer of Institution of Engineers, India
- Member of West Bengal Labour Services Association & Ex-Member of the Executive Council of the same body.
- Coordinator of Special Interest Group on Aviation Research (SIGAR) at IIM Indore.
Member of Review Board of the following Journals:
- Reviewer with Human Resource Management Review
- Reviewer with Internet Resaerch
- Reviewer with Journal of Business Research.
- Reviewer with International Business Review.
- Reviewer with Long Range Planning (LRP).
- Reviewer with IIMB Management Review.
- Reviewer with Journal of Knowledge Management
- Reviewer with Technological Forecasting and Social Changes
- Conference Paper Reviewer of Academy of Management (AoM), Strategic Management Society (SMS) and British Academy of Management (BAM).
- Conference Co-Chair of Indian Academy of Management (INDAM – 2017) conference
- Panellist, Track Chair at various conferences like Indian Academy of Management (Academy of Management – India Chapter) etc.
Contribution to Industry – Consulting and Corporate Training
BFSI Industry
- State Bank of India
- Punjab National Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Canara Bank, Axis Bank
- Mahindra Finance Ltd.
- SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
- Birla Sunlife Insurance Ltd
Heavy Engineering and Infrastructure Sector
- Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL)
- Alstom Power India Limited, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL-Vizag Steel Plant)
- John Deere India Limited
- Eicher Motors India Ltd.
- Mazagaon Docks Limited.
- Associate Cement Company (ACC) Ltd,
Energy Sector
- National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC)
- NLC India Limited (Neyveli Lignites)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
Government of India
- Indian Army (ARTRACS) – MoD,
- Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) – MoD
- Border Security Forces, Indo Tibetan Border Police, Indian Coast Guards – MHA,
- Airport Authority of India – Ministry of Civil Aviation,
- Indian Railways
- Academic Leadership Training under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme
Agro-Dairy Industry & Start-Up Advisory
- Shivamrut Milk Union,
- Upajguru Solutions (Grus and Grade) and other MSMEs
Other Miscellaneous Service Companies
- Tulip Telecom Services Ltd.,
- Thomas Cook India Ltd.
- Middle Earth Executive – Train the Trainers Programme
Trained in excess of 10,000 corporate executives and civil servants.