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Prof. Aakanksha Kishore

Paper publications

1) Sinha, A. (2023). Exploring the Universal Pursuit of Wisdom: A Brief Survey Of Ancient Literatures. Wisdom Speaks, 8, 5—9.
2) Sinha, A., Lakhanpal, P. (2023). Can AI systems become wise? A note on artificial wisdom. AI and Society. DOI: 10.1007/s00146-023-01683-4.
3) Sinha, A., Lakhanpal, P. (2023). Operationalising organisational wisdom in the Indian law and governance: A Digitisation, Digitalisation and Digital Transformation perspective. Bihar Journal of Public Administration.
4) Sinha, A., Lakhanpal, P. (2022). Rediscovering Fei Xiaotong: Blending Indigenous Chinese Thought and Western Social Science. The American Sociologist. DOI: 10.1007/s12108-021-09526-9.
5) Sinha, A. (2020). Innovation Management in Japan. FOCUSWTO.IB, 22(1).

Paper presentations

1) Accepted for presentation: The 13th edition of the biennial International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) of The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) based in University of Leiden, The Netherlands from July 28- August 4, 2024. 2 papers accepted titled “Gazing into Wisdom of the Past: A Survey of the Ancient Wisdom literatures Do they have a role in human societies?” and “Wise AI or Artificial Wisdom: Anticipating Wise Futures”, Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal
2) International Industrial Relations Conference 2024, jointly hosted by XLRI Jamshedpur and Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds under the theme of "Changing world of work and labour in the Global South" from January 08 - 09, 2024. Paper titled "Ideology versus economic development in global south", Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal
3) Indian Strategy Conference 2023, hosted by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and Indian School of Business and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), held at IIM Bangalore from December 16-17, 1023. 2 papers: ‘Forecasting the AI Era: Sentiment Analysis of Future Trends and Strategic Cultural Dynamics in Indian Startup Ecosystem’ and ‘Anticipating Artificial Wisdom (AW): How will managers stay relevant in future organizations?’ (*Both of them have been nominated by the Track Chairs as a Spotlight Paper. The Spotlight papers constitute the Top 20% of the total accepted papers and will be highlighted in the conference programme and proceedings) Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal.
4) SolBridge's Humane Futures Symposium 2023, hosted by SolBridge International School of Business, South Korea under the theme of Humane Futures: Curating Self, Industry, and Society on December 15, 2023. Paper titled: Anticipating Artificial Wisdom (AW): Do human managers have a place in future workplaces? If so, What Will They Manage?: Getting answers From ChatGPT, Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal.
5) The 12th edition of the biennial International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) of The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) based in University of Leiden, The Netherlands hosted by Kyoto Seika University (SEIKA) and The Kyoto Consortium of Universities from August 24-28, 2021 titled 'Live Streaming E-Commerce Industry Boom in China: From the lens of Chinese dramas', Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal
6) ISDSI-Global Conference 2021: Leading business in a FLUID world held at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur from December 27-30, 2021 2 papers presented 'Making of the ‘Wise' Organization: Wisdom in managerial practice' (Doctoral presentation), 'Managing Live Streaming E-Commerce Industry Boom in China: Gazing from the lens of Chinese dramas' - Authors: Ana Sinha, Pooja Lakhanpal
7) Session Chair, in the Technical Session titled International Business and Global Trade at the ISDSI-Global Conference 2021: Leading business in a FLUID world held at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur from December 27-30, 2021
8) ‘China Under Xi Jinping' International conference on February 14, 2019, sponsored by Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, paper titled ‘The Notion of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation in International World Order' – Author: Ana Sinha

PhD, University of Lucknow; UGC-NET; PGDBM (Marketing); M.Phil (Labour Studies); MBA (Finance); LL.B. (General), Kanpur University.

Email: anil.singh@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485516

Total Years of Experience

24 Years

Brief description of Experience

Professor Anil Kumar Singh is an accomplished academic and strategy expert who presently holds the position of Professor and Area Chair of Strategy at the FORE School of Management in New Delhi. Having spent more than 24 years in this field, he has been imparting his knowledge to future managers and has been actively engaged in conducting research on various aspects of strategy, competitive advantage, value creation, change management, and innovation. He has contributed significantly to the academic field with two edited books and 20+ publications in journals like Technological Forecasting and Social Change, International Journal of Strategic Change Management, International Journal of Management and Business Research, Human Systems Management, and more. He is an accomplished researcher with expertise in the areas of dynamic capabilities, sustainability strategies, organizational adaptation, agility, strategic change, sustainability practices, and developing new business models. His diverse research and consulting interests share a common objective of empowering businesses to adapt and prosper in the ever-changing global economy. By providing the necessary tools, insights, and skills, he equips future leaders with the resources they need to succeed in the dynamic business landscape.

Research Interest Areas

Dynamic capabilities; strategies for sustainability; strategic change; Business models and competitive advantage; Economics of strategy; Organizational adaptation and agility.

Consulting Interest Areas

Strategic change; Competitiveness of SMEs; Sustainability practices for competitive advantage; ISO and quality standards; Business models for new business ventures.

Selected Publications

1) Garg, J., & Singh, A. K. (2023). The use of digital healthcare systems to predict diseases. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, ABDC "C", Scopus, Clarivate Analytics, 18(1), i1679.
2) Garg, J., Jha, S., & Singh, A. K. Investigating the Reorientation in Manufacturing Firms through a Dynamic of Strategic Shift: An Exploratory Study. Human Systems Management, (Preprint) ABDC "C", Scopus, Clarivate Analytics, 1-23.
3) Garg, J., Singh, A. K., & Gupta, A. Human capital in knowledge-based firms: Re-creating value post-pandemic. Human Systems Management, (Preprint) ABDC "C", Scopus, Clarivate Analytics, 1-15.
4) Garg, J., & Singh, A. K. (2022). An exploration of the ankle-biters and their role in business ecosystems. Journal of Business Chemistry (ABDC-C), 19(2).
5) Asthana, B., & Singh, A. K. (2022). Brand response in time of crisis, vis-a-vis, Brand Equity in Das J. K. and Buddhapriya S., Adapting to Business during Covid-19 (pp. 106-135). New Delhi: Bloomsbury.
6) Singh, A. K., & Jain, A. K. (2022). Business continuity during adversity and strategies to revive certain sectors. International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development (IJSKD) (Scopus), 14(2), 17-40.
7) Singh, A. K., & Burhan, M. (2018). Configuring dynamic capability architecture for understanding changes. International Journal of Strategic Change Management, (Scopus) 7(2), 109-138.
8) Burhan, M., Singh, A. K., & Jain, S. K. (2017). Patents as proxy for measuring innovations: A case of changing patent filing behavior in Indian public funded research organizations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change (ABDC-A), 123, 181-190.
9) Singh, A. K., & Burhan, M. (2015). Factors influencing organizational change and Health-Evidences from the Indian pharmaceutical sector. Journal of Business Chemistry (ABDC-C), 12(3).
10) Singh, A. K. (2014). Integrating robustness and resilience in change and competitive advantage framework: insights from Indian pharmaceutical industry. International journal of strategic change management, (Scopus) 5(4), 348-376.
11) Sharma, J.K. & Singh, A.K, (2012) “Absorptive Capability and Competitive Advantage: Some insights from Indian Pharmaceutical Industry”, IJMBR (International Journal of Management and Business Research) (Scopus) Vol. 2, No. 2.

PhD (IIT-Kanpur); Certified Mentor (London Business School); PGDRD- Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi; BA–English Honours with Distinction, Govt. College, Rourkela

Email: anita@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485580

Total Years of Experience

27 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Anita Tripathy Lal is a Professor at FORE School of Management, New Delhi. Her expertise lies in the areas of Business Communication, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Personality Development and Universal Human Values. She is a PhD from IIT Kanpur and has about 27 years of work experience in the areas of teaching, training, research and consultancy. She also has the experience of teaching at IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIFT Delhi, MDI Gurugram, IMT Ghaziabad, IIM Ranchi, IIM Rohtak and IIM Udaipur. She has been a part-time consultant for two years to NTPC’s World Bank funded projects on Environmental Impact Assessment.

Connecting with the corporate is her forte. She has also conducted over 150 Management Development Programs and Workshops in the areas of her expertise Business Communication and Entrepreneurship for corporate professionals from Private & Public Sectors, MNCs & NGOs along with numerous officials from State Trading Corporation, Indian Statistical Service, Indian Forest Service and Indian Administrative Service. Her MDPs and workshops are in the areas of ‘Overcoming stage fear for Public Speaking; Effective Communication Through Theatre Techniques; Interpersonal Relationship; Communication & Presentation Skills; Written Communication Skills; Business Etiquette & Executive Presence; Express to Excel; Cross Cultural Communication; Campus to Corporate; Assertiveness; Positive Attitude; Level Five Leadership; Intrapreneurial Mindset for Leadership Roles; Entrepreneurial Mindset and Competencies; Opportunity Evaluation and Business Model & Plan'. She also has keen interest in personality development and research related activities.

In 2011-12, she received the prestigious “Certification with Honors” on “Mentor Development Program for Entrepreneurs” from London Business School organized by National Entrepreneurship Network. Being a certified Mentor she has been successfully mentoring entrepreneurs. She has mentored over three hundred Entrepreneurs. Her passion though, remains “Student Start-ups”. Prof. Lal is a “Start-up Advisor” to NEN Wadhwani Programs, Mentor @ACIC-BML Munjal University and has been on the ‘Mentoring Board’ of IIT Kanpur Entrepreneurship Cell, Amity University, been felicitated for Mentoring the TiE Young Entrepreneurs (2014-15). In April, 2022 she has been felicitated with the “Woman of Wonder Award” for mentoring Women Entrepreneurs of WEE Foundation@ FIIT, IIT Delhi since its inception in 2016.

Besides teaching the MBA students at FORE, she has taken up various key Administrative responsibilities at FORE, such as – Program Director ABN Amro Executive Education, Chair Library, Chair Placements, Area Chair Communications and since 2010, she has been heading the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development at FORE. Prof. Lal is able to create an ideal blend of Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Communication in her training programs, a few of the most potential skills critical to creating success stories for Organizations in today's uncertain times.

Research Interest Areas

Business Communication; Cross Cultural & Written Communication; Entrepreneurship and Leadership

Consulting Interest Areas

Business Communication; Entrepreneurship; Leadership and Participatory Rural Appraisal.

Selected Publications

1) Saxena, Mily. & Lal. Anita T. 2022. A Study of Logistics and Distribution of Roti (Food), Kapda (Clothing), Makan (Shelter) and Sehat (Health) Among the Less Fortunate and Stranded People during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Bloomsbury: New Delhi, Book -Adapting to Business during COVID -19. 57-74
2) Lal, Anita. T. 2021. “CSR initiatives by Small and Medium Enterprises in the National Capital Region of India", Routledge Taylor and Francis Group London and New York. Book - "CSR & Sustainable Development: Strategies, Practice & Models". 61-71
3) Lal. Anita T. 2020. “Effectiveness of WAC Reader on the Learning Outcome of Students” WP 2020/01 FORE School of Management.
4) Lal, Anita. T. 2018. “UDAYAN CARE - Transforming Lives” WP 2018/26 FORE School of Management.
5) Lal, Anita. T. 2018. “Hello When in Russia Say- Zdravstvuyte!” WP 2018/25 FORE School of Management.
6) Lal, Anita. T. 2016. “Xin Chao…. Are you ready for Business Negotiation”? Vietnam The Emerging Asia Star from A War- Stricken Nation. Bloomsbury: New Delhi. 87-100
7) Lal, Anita. T. 2015. ‘Woman Entrepreneurs in India – Over the years!’ Abhigyan – FORE School Management Journal. New Delhi. 33 (2): 13-25
8) Lal, Anita. T. 2014. “Malaysia is Truly Asia......Says Malaysian Indians”. Book Chapter-Published in the Academic Reference Series: Malaysian Management Lessons for India. Bloomsbury: New Delhi. 234-251
9) Lal, Anita. T. 2013. “NI HAO--- Hello This is The Chinese Way”. Book Chapter- Published in the Academic Reference Series: Reflections on Chinese Management Styles and Business Ethics. Bloomsbury: New Delhi. 44-53
10) Lal, Anita. T. 2009. “Impact of Economic Slowdown on Entrepreneurship in India”. Paper presented and published in the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Management, Northern State University, South Dakota, USA.
11) Lal, Anita. T. 2007. “Unit-4: Market, Economy and Entrepreneurship”. Block-1 Understanding Entrepreneurship. Indira Gandhi National Open University Press.
12) Lal, Anita. T. 2001. “Effective methods of Teaching Business Communication”. Paper presented and published in the National Conference Proceedings (March16-17,2001) and published into a Book – ‘Business Communication’ Edited by Prof.M. M. Monnipally, IIM Ahmedabad.
13) Lal, Anita. T. 1999. “Participatory Rural Appraisal (NTPC Auriyah and Unchchahar)”. Chapter in ‘The study of Environmental Impact Assessment by IIT Kanpur’.
14) Lal, Anita. T. 1999. “Impoverished Risk Assessment (NTPC Auriyah and Unchahar)”. Chapter in ‘The study of Environmental Impact Assessment by IIT Kanpur’.
15) Lal, Anita. T. 1999. “Impact of New Industrial Policies on small scale industries at Rourkela”, Journal of Orissa Econometrics.

Citations: 11

Awards, Felicitations and Fellowships: Woman of Wonder Award; Felicitations by UPAY NGO; TiE Delhi and IIT Kanpur; “Goldman Sachs Fellowship” for Mentor Development Certification from London Business School and JRF & NET during PhD at IIT Kanpur.
Motivational Speaker: Thrice @Sentiss Pharma & @RITES on International Women’s Day and @Accurate Institute during Orientation Program.
Empanelled as Advisory Board Member| Director| Advisor| Mentor: SWADHA Agri Pvt Ltd; Retail one Solutions Pvt Ltd; National Entrepreneurship Network and ACIC-BML Munjal University.

FPM, XLRI Jamshedpur

Email: arbuda.sharma@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-41242466

Total Years of Experience

12 years

Brief description of Experience

Dr.Arbuda is Faculty in International business. She works in the areas of Global Business & International Trade. She observes how international trade negotiations, impact international business across various sectors. She also has an interest in how multinational corporations enter multiple markets through Product launch and how global brand adapt across cultures.

Her teaching interests are Global business environment, International Economic Organizations, and international business. Her research interest is to address international trade structural issues from international organizational and Business process perspective and how countries like India can realise the full potential of its SME/other sectoral industries, through international business. Her Research has appeared in high impact journals.

Dr. Arbuda has ten years of experience in leading academic and research Institutions, in various domains like, Pharma, Fashion, Foreign trade, Real Estate & International Business.

Research Interest Areas

International trade and business, International Trade institutions, International Marketing, Branding across cultures

Consulting Interest Areas

Exploring new markets, international trade and business, how companies, culture and multilateral trade institutions effect product offering

Selected Publications

Research Papers

1) Sharma, A., & Hasti, C. (2023). Marketing sustainable tourism and its policies through community engagement-An Indian context. International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, 1-36.
2) Kourav, V., & Sharma, A. (2023). Exploring success factors for new product selling in fast-moving consumer goods. Indian Journal of Marketing, 53(3), 8-25.
3) Sharma, A., Patro, S., & Chaudhry, H. (2022). Brand identity and culture interaction in the Indian context: a grounded approach. Journal of Advances in Management Research, 19(1), 31-54.
4) Chauhan, V., Reddy Best, K., Sharma, A., Lamba, K. (2019). Fitting in or Not: Apparel Consumption and Embodied Experiences of Gay Men and Transgender Women in India. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-27. doi:10.1080/00918369.2019.1698914 Indexed in Scopus, Published by Taylor & Francis Scopus Impact factor 1.4
5) Sharma, A., Medudula, M. K., & Patro, S. (2015). Marketing flexibility interaction matrix and consumer clusters preference criteria in telecommunication sector. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 16(3), 295-307. Indexed in Scopus, Published by Springer, Scopus Impact Factor 3.1

Case

1) Sharma, A. (2016). BD Sharma Consulting Pvt. Ltd: Persevering in the face of difficulty. The Case Centre, 816-0036-1. Indexed in The Case Centre

Entrepreneurship Teaching, University of California (San Diego Campus), Advanced Management, Henley, The management College (U.K), PhD, Technical University, Brno, Czechoslovakia; M.Sc (Foundry), Technical University, Brno, ; B.Sc (Mech), BIT, Sindri

Email: arun.sahay@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

62 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Arunaditya Sahay¸ presently Distinguished Professor, has been a hard core business executive turned an academician, who is an innovator, a corporate entrepreneur, a researcher, a teacher and an institution builder. While his basic degree in engineering is from India his post graduate and doctoral degrees are from abroad (Czechoslovakia, U.K and USA). Starting his career as an academician¸ he turned to the corporate world early in life wading his way to become the CEO of a large Public Sector Enterprise. In industry, he worked with many reputed companies during which he innovated many products, processes and business models getting patents and design registrations. In industry, he is known as a strategist, especially a Turnaround Manager. Returning to academics, he not only bagged the best researcher award but became champion in delivering MDPs in General Management that included Corporate Strategy, Business Models, Turnaround Strategy, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and CSR. His consulting experience includes projects sponsored by the European Union, the Government of India, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, and some leading companies. He serves on the Boards of various universities and companies. He has to his credit 8 books and over 220 research/case publications.

Research Interest Areas

Competitive Strategy, Business Models, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Governance, Mergers &Acquisitions, Strategic Alliance and Joint Venture, Innovation, IPR, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and CSR

Consulting Interest Areas

Corporate Strategy, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Innovation, IPR, Sustainability and CSR.

Selected Publications

1) Arunaditya Sahay, Reeti Kulshrestha, Subhanjan Sengupta, Yanto Chandra, (2024) Process Typologies of Identity Construction in Entrepreneurship, Journal of Entrepreneurship, https://doi.org/10.1177/09713557241255404,1–37, 05-06-2024. )
2) Arunaditya Sahay, Abel Charles Kadikilo, Parameswar Nayak, (2024) Barriers to research productivity of academics in Tanzania higher education institutions: the need for policy interventions, Cogent Education, VOL. 11, NO. 1,, https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2351285, 14-05-2024, 2331-186X,
3) Arunaditya Sahay, Rohit Bhardwaj, Sunali Bindra,Tejasvita Singh, (2023) Toward a typology of entrepreneurial bricolage and its capabilities, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 08-11-2023, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-07-2022-0205 )
4) Arunaditya Sahay (2023) Paradigm Wars in Social Science Research, BIMTECH Shodh Gyaan, Vol. 3, Issue 2, ISSN 2395-0617, 10-02-2023, https://www.bimtech.ac.in/shodh-gyan-knowledge-through-research/
5) Arunaditya Sahay, Abel Charles Kadikilo, Reeti Kulshrestha, Parameswar Nayak, (2023) Research Promotion Strategies to Enhance Research Productivity in Tanzanian Higher Educational Institutions, Review of Education, 13-11-2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3436
6) Mehrotra, A., & Sahay, A. (2022). Financial Performance of Firms Pre- and Post-M&A: A Study of Selected Indian Acquirers. Vision, https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221087367
7) Bhardwaj, R., Bindra, S., Singh, T. and Sahay, A. (2023) Toward a Typology of Entrepreneurial Bricolage and its Capabilities, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-07-2022-0205
8) Arnab Kumar Das and Arunaditya Sahay (2023) Merger Woes: Punjab National Bank Pushed to Crossroads, Asian Journal of Management Cases, DOI: 10.1177/09728201221150063, 07-02-2023
9) Deepak Chamola, Ajoy Kumar Dey, and Arunaditya Sahay (2022) Benevolent Leader as a Social Entrepreneur, FIIB Business Review, August 2022, DOI: 10.1177/23197145221120681
10) Kanchan Pant and A Sahay (2022) PVR Limited at a crossroads, December 2022, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vol. 12, No. 4, https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-01-2022-0010
11) A Sahay, Som Sekhar Bhattacharya, Arvind Sahay (2022) The Quest for Competitive Advantage: The Role of Technology Depth and Breadth at the Customer Interface, Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, VOLUME 47, ISSUE 4, 274–287, 01 December 2022, DOI: 10.1177/02560909221140257
12) Raavinuthala Satya Krishna Sharma, Kumar Bijoy & Arunaditya Sahay (2022) Issues in liquidity management in banking system: An empirical evidence from Indian commercial banks, Cogent Economics & Finance, 10:1, 2122190, DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2022.2122190.
13) Kumar, S. and Sahay, A. (2022), Maruti Suzuki India Limited: toward cleaner mobility, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vol. 12, No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-01-2022-0015
14) Reeti Kulshrestha, Subhanjan Sengupta, Arunaditya Sahay (2022) Constituents and Drivers of Mission Engagement for Social Enterprise Sustainability: A Systematic Review, Journal of Entrepreneurship, Volume 31 Number 1, 0971-3557, 30-01-2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/09713557211069301

Case Repository and Case Publications

1) Arunaditya Sahay, Digbijay Nayak, (2024) Tata Motors Limited: strategic journey towards electric vehicle, Teaching Case, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vol. 14 No. 1., 2045-621, https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-09-2023-0338
2) Arunaditya Sahay, Abhijit Kumar Chattoraj, Maya Vimal Pandey (2024) ICICI Lombard’s predicament post-acquisition of Bharti AXA, Teaching Case, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2045-0621, https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-06-2022-0218.
3) Ashish Awasthi, A. Sahay (2023) Maharajah Comes Back Home: The Case of Air India, The Case Centre, Case - Reference no. 323-0268-1, 24 pages, Case with Teaching Notes. https://casecent.re/p/193490
4) Virender Kumar and Arunaditya Sahay (2022) SSA Techno Construction Pvt Ltd: Standing at Crossroads, Teaching Case, The Case Centre, Case - Reference no. 322-0318-1, 21 pages, Case with Teaching Notes
5) Reeti Kulshrestha; Ajeet Rauthan; A. Sahay (2022) The Reincarnation of Jet Airways, The Case Centre, Reference no. 322-0159-1. https://casecent.re/p/184565

Books

1) Arunaditya Sahay, Srinivasan Iyenger, Jay B. Barney, William Hesterly, (2024) Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Cases, 6th Edition, Pearson Education, Text Book, 10-05-202, 978-9361597282
2) Arunaditya Sahay and Gagan Katiyar (2022) Beyond the Beaten Path, Edited Book, Bloomsbury, 30-09-2022, ISBN: 978-93-54355-20-2

Book Chapters

1) Arunaditya Sahay and Reeti Kulshrestha (2022) Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Sustainable Business and Stakeholder Dynamics, Identity Construction of the Social Entrepreneur-The case of MART Social Enterprise, 253-254, Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd., 04-12-2022, ISBN 978-93-56402-17-1
2) Arunaditya Sahay (2022) Management Strategies Human Resource and Marketing Dimension, Implementation of Electronic Medical Record in Narayana Health, 237-238, Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd., 04-12-2022, ISBN: 978-93-56402-18-8

B.Tech, IIT Delhi; M.Phil (Social Sciences), Punjab University, Chandigarh; MA (Economics); Diploma in Project Management, Punjabi University, Patiala

Email: ashok@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485508

Total Years of Experience

31 Years

Brief description of Experience

Expert in implementing Hottonworks and Cloudera based multi layered big-data systems. Extensively taught faculty and students on the subject of big data technology and analytics.Participated in various machine learning competitions with real world data in areas of business, environment, marketing and advertisement.Conceived, planned & implemented in Defence Estates three country-wide information systems:a.Raksha Bhoomi to computerize land records;b.Knowledge Management of land-title related files/maps in all Defence Estates offices;and c.Setting up of a Disaster Management orgaization, ArchivalUnit and Resource Center, at Delhi for safe storage of land-title related records in paper, digital & microfilm forms.

Research Interest Areas

Big Data and Data Analytics

Consulting Interest Areas

Big Data and Data Analytics, Knowledge Management Systems, Computerisation of land records

PhD, ABV-IIITM Gwalior; MMM (Marketing Management), University of Pune; M.Com. (Applied Economics), University of Lucknow; B.Com., University of Lucknow

Email: ashutosh.pandey@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485544

Total Years of Experience

10 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Ashutosh Pandey earned his doctorate in marketing from ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior. He holds a UGC-NET Management qualification and has worked in industry and academics for over ten years. He has taught postgraduate and executive students about business research methods, advanced marketing research, services marketing, marketing management, consumer behavior, and structural equation modeling. His research has appeared in many prestigious journals, including Environment, Development, and Sustainability, Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, and International Journal of Tourism Cities. He has worked as a visiting professor at IMT Ghaziabad, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in New Delhi, and the Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management in Gwalior. Dr. Pandey has been a resource person for several qualitative and quantitative research workshops hosted at respected organisations such as NIT Allahabad, NIFTEM Sonipat and an invited speaker at the AICTE-sponsored Faculty Development Program.

Research Interest Areas

Experience Quality, Service Blueprint designing, eWOM, Destination Management, Social Media Marketing, and Responsible Tourism.

Consulting Interest Areas

Business Research Methods, Advance Marketing Research, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), PLS-SEM, Service Encounter Management, Social Media analytics, Tourist Engagement.

Selected Publications

1) Pal, G., & Pandey, A. (2023). Modeling the determinants of hotel service booking during COVID-19. Indian Journal of Marketing, 53(1), 41. https://doi.org/10.17010/ijom/2023/v53/i1/172594 [Scopus Indexed & ABDC –C]
2) Agarwal, V., Sahu, R., & Pandey, A. (2023). A gender-based comparative evaluation of O2O food delivery characteristics: A requirements prioritization approach. Indian Journal of Marketing, 53(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.17010/ijom/2023/v53/i1/172593 [Scopus Indexed & ABDC –C]
3) Nehra, N. S., Sarna, S., Kumar, J., Singh, S., Marne, M. M., & Pandey, A. (2023). Can intrinsic motivation be attained through psychological detachment and job crafting: The mediating role of emotional stability. Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship. https://doi.org/10.1108/ebhrm-07-2021-0142 [Emerald Publication, Scopus Indexed, WOS & ABDC –B]
4) Kulshrestha, R., Pandey, A., & Lata, M. (2022). Examining the predictors of environmentally responsible tourism behavior during covid- 19. JOURNAL OF CONTENT COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATION, 16(8), 226-237. https://doi.org/10.31620/jccc.12.22/18 [Scopus Indexed]
5) Chauhan, H., Pandey, A., Mishra, S., & Rai, S. K. (2021). Modeling the predictors of consumers’ online purchase intention of green products: The role of personal innovativeness and environmental drive. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(11), 16769-16785. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01337-9 [Springer Publication, Scopus Indexed & SSCI]
6) Pandey, A., & Kulshrestha, R. (2021). Service blueprint 4.0: A service design for hotels beyond COVID-19. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 13(5), 610-621. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-05-2021-0076 [Emerald Publication, Scopus Indexed, WOS & ABDC –C]
7) Pandey, A., & Sahu, R. (2020). Modeling the relationship between service quality, destination attachment and eWOM intention in heritage tourism. International Journal of Tourism Cities, 6(4), 769-784. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-08-2019-0125 [Emerald Publication, Scopus Indexed, WOS & ABDC –C]
8) Pandey, A., Sahu, R., & Joshi, Y. (2020). Kano model application in the tourism industry: A systematic literature review. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, 23(1), 1 31. https://doi.org/10.1080/1528008x.2020.1839995 [Taylor & Francis Publication, Scopus Indexed, WOS & ABDC –B]
9) Pandey, A., & Sahu, R. (2020). Mapping heritage tourism service quality using the Kano model: A case study of Indian tourism. International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 37(2), 264. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijsom.2020.10032457 [Inderscience Publication, Scopus Indexed]
10) Pandey, A., Sahu, R., & Dash, M. K. (2018). Social media marketing impact on the purchase intention of millennials. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 28(2), 147. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbis.2018.091861 [Inderscience Publication, Scopus Indexed & ABDC –C]

Email: ashutosh.srivastava@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

33 Years

Brief description of Experience

Research Interest Areas

Selected Publications

1) Chhimwal, B., Bapat, V. and Gaurav, S. 2021. Investors' preferences and the factors affecting investment in the Indian stock market: an industry view. Managerial Finance, 47(5), pp. 723-744.
2) Chhimwal, B. and Bapat, V., 2021. Comparative study of momentum and contrarian behavior of different investors: Evidence from the Indian Market. Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 28(1), pp.19-53.
3) Chhimwal, B. and Bapat, V., 2020. Impact of foreign and domestic investment in stock market volatility: Empirical evidence from India. Cogent Economics & Finance, 8(1), p.1754321.

Conference Presentations

1) Chhimwal, B., Pandey, P., Bapat,V. (2021). “Prediction of Investment Flow and Investment Decision of Various Investors: Artificial Neural Network Approach”. 8th International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence (8th ICBAI) jointly organized by The Operational Research Society of India Bangalore Chapter (ORSI-BC), Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, the Analytic Society of India (ASI) and, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore. December 20-22, 2021. IISc, Bangalore.
2) Chhimwal, B., Bapat, V., Pandey, P. (2020). "Revisiting Momentum Strategy: A New Paradigm for Investment Management”. Twenty Seventh Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society (MFS).Virtual, June 28 - 29, 2020.
3) Chhimwal, B., Bapat, V. (2020). “Impact of Foreign and Domestic Investment in Stock Market Volatility: Empirical Evidence from India”. Changing Landscape of Securities Markets jointly organised by NISM and SEBI. Maharashtra, January 22-24, 2020.
4) Chhimwal, B., Bapat, V. (2019). “Comparative Study of Momentum and Contrarian Behaviour of Different Investors: Evidence from Indian Market”. 1st Annual Capital Markets Conference (CMC) organised by NISM. Maharashtra, November 21-22, 2019.
5) Chhimwal, B., Bapat, V. (2019). “Comparative study of momentum and contrarian behaviour of different investors” Management Education and Research Colloquium (MERC-2019) organised by IIM Kashipur. Kashipur, June 06, 2019.

Award

1) Won best paper award in 8th International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence (8th ICBAI) jointly organized by The Operational Research Society of India Bangalore Chapter (ORSI-BC), Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, the Analytic Society of India (ASI) and, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore during December 20-22, 2021 at J.N. Tata Auditorium, IISc, Bangalore.

PhD, IIT Kharagpur; PGDPM, XISS Ranchi; B. Tech, (Fibre Technology), Calcutta University

Email: chiradip.bandyopadhyay@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-412424410

Total Years of Experience

13 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Chiradip Bandyopadhyay is a PhD in HR from IIT Kharagpur, a post graduate in HR from XISS Ranchi, and a graduate in fibre technology from Calcutta University. Trained in managing technology and human resources, he has been a practicing HR manager in manufacturing as well as services sector firms. He has been with organizations such as the Aditya Birla Group, IBM, Jindal Stainless Ltd, IMRB and lastly as Head HR with Tata Metaliks Ltd. Exposure to diverse business and management contexts, enables him to weave experiences from practice into academic endeavours in terms of teaching and research. He has been associated with the International School of Business & Media Pune as Associate Professor in OB/HRM prior to joining FSM. He has published papers in national as well as international journals. He teaches courses such as organizational behavior, organizational structure design and theory, human resource management, recruitment & selection and competency based HRM.

Research Interest Areas

Strategic HRM, signalling perspective of HRM, managing risks through HRM, and diversity an inclusion.

Consulting Interest Areas

Diversity and inclusion, HR risk management, HR restructuring and deployment.

Selected Publications

1) Bandyopadhyay, C., & Srivastava, K. B. (2021). HR signals in the context of HRM-firm performance relationship: development of a conceptual framework. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 70(2), 376-390. DOI 10.1108/IJPPM-03- 2019-0141.
2) Bandyopadhyay, C., & Srivastava, K. B. (2021). Mediating Role of Psychological Contract Fulfilment on the Relationship between Strength of HR Signal and Organisational Commitment: Evidence from the Indian Manufacturing Sector. South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, 8(2) 240–259. DOI: 10.1177/23220937211043109

PhD, MLSU, Udaipur; Master of International Business Management, AMU, Aligarh; Executive Certification in Geopolitical Analysis, IEGG, Geneva

Email: faisal@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485518

Total Years of Experience

19 Years

Brief description of Experience

Faisal Ahmed is a Professor in the International Business (IB) Area teaching courses on IB and Geopolitics. He held the position of consultant to United Nations and other organisations. He is frequently invited as a speaker, panellist and resource person by institutions and think tanks in India and abroad. He has published several research papers, book chapters, and monographs. He is the author of textbook ‘Business Environment: Indian and Global Perspective’ (3rd ed-2021) published by PHI; and, ‘The Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Aspects’ (Routledge, c.2022). Prof. Ahmed is an Indo-Pacific and China expert, and has also been part of Track II diplomacy delegations on India-China relations. His articles have appeared in newspapers like The Hindu Business Line, South China Morning Post, The Economic Times, The Korea Times, The Straits Times, among others. He is frequently interviewed as an expert by national and international media including Vietnam TV, Russia Today (RT) TV, and the BBC.

Research Interest Areas

Indo-Pacific and China’s trade and geopolitics; WTO and multilateral trading system; Belt and Road Initiative; and, Global Value Chains

Consulting Interest Areas

Free Trade Agreements, Trade Facilitation, South-South Cooperation, and, Geopolitical Risk for Firms

Selected Publications

Books and Monographs (Select listing):-
1) Faisal Ahmed and Arbuda Sharma (eds.) (2023). “Geo-economic Perspectives in the Global Environment” (ISBN: 978-1-032-30902-6), New York/ Oxon: Routledge (Taylor and Francis).
2) Faisal Ahmed and Alexandre Lambert (2022). “The Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Aspects” (ISBN: 978-10-321-5449-7), New York/Oxon: Routledge (Taylor and Francis).
3) Faisal Ahmed and M. Absar Alam (August 2021 3/e, 2017 2/e, 2014 1/e) “Business Environment Indian and Global Perspective” (Textbook) (ISBN: 978-81-203-5022-9), New Delhi: PHI (Prentice-Hall of India) Publishing. The 2nd edition of the book was published in May 2017. The 3rd revised and updated edition was published in August 2021.
4) Faisal Ahmed and Mohd Faheem (eds.) (2019). “India-ASEAN Engagements: Economic and Social Dimensions” (ISBN: 978-81-7708-482-5), New Delhi: New Century Publications.
5) Faisal Ahmed (2019). “EEZ and UNCLOS: Geopolitics of Delimitations” (Monograph), published by UGC Centre for Maritime Studies, Pondicherry University, India. (ISBN: 978-81-940322-8-1)

Journal Papers and Book Chapters (Select listing):-
1) Pushp, Pushkar; Ahmed, Faisal (2024). “Toward a future discourse on global value chains”, Critical Perspectives on International Business, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-08-2022-0086 (Emerald Journal indexed in ABDC-B, ABS, Clarivate-Web of Science, and SCOPUS).
2) Pushp, Pushkar; Ahmed, Faisal (2023). “The Global Value Chains: Challenges faced by ASEAN least developed countries”, Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 1223-1245 (Elsevier Journal indexed in ABDC-A, ABS, SSCI and SCOPUS).
3) Alkhalaf, T.; Durrah, O.; Almohammad, D.; and Ahmed, Faisal. (2022). “Can entrepreneurial knowledge boost the entrepreneurial intent of French students? The mediation role of behavioral antecedents”, Management Research Review, Vol. 45, No. 12, pp. 1545-1571 (Emerald Journal indexed in ABDC, ABS, SCOPUS and Clarivate-Web of Science).
4) AlMohammad, D.; Durrah, O.; Ahmed, Faisal (2021). “Deciphering the motives, barriers and integration of Syrian refugee entrepreneurs into Turkish society: A SEM Approach”, Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 59-76 (Emerald Journal indexed in ABDC, ABS and Clarivate-Web of Science).
5) Hammami, S.M.; Ahmed, Faisal; Johny, J.; Sulaiman, M.A.B.A. (2021). “Impact of Knowledge Capabilities on Organisational Performance in the Private Sector in Oman: An SEM Approach Using Path Analysis”, International Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 17, No.1, pp. 15-32 (IGI Global Journal indexed in ABDC, SCOPUS and Clarivate-Web of Science).
6) Ahmed, Faisal and Gupta, H. (2021). “Business Diplomacy and Lobbying During Pandemic”, in: Kumar, V. and Gupta, G. (eds.) Strategic Management During a Pandemic, New York: Routledge (Taylor and Francis), pp. 31-58.
7) Ahmed, Faisal (2021). China’s growing engagement in South Asia: Indian perspectives” in Nian Peng et al. (eds.) Crossing the Himalayas: Buddhist Ties, Regional Integration and Great-Power Rivalry, Singapore: Springer, pp. 59-76.
8) Ahmed, Faisal and Mishra, V. (2020). “Estimating the Relative Immediacy of Water-related Challenges in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific Ocean using AHP Modeling, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, Vol. 6, No. 1, 201-214 (Springer journal indexed in SCOPUS and Clarivate-Web of science).
9) Ahmed, Faisal and Kumar, P. (2018). “Toward a National Participation Index for Developing Countries in the Global Value Chains: A Graph Theoretic Modelling Approach”, Journal of Modelling in Management, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp.475-494 (Journal Indexed in ABDC, SCOPUS and Clarivate-Web of Science).
10) Kumar, P.; Ahmed, Faisal; Singh, RK; Sinha, P. (2018). “Determination of hierarchical relationships among sustainable development goals using interpretive structural modeling”, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 2119-2137 (Journal indexed in SCOPUS and Clarivate -Web of Science/SCI Exp).
11) Ahmed, Faisal (2018). “Preparedness and Integration in Africa: A Study with reference to APRM”, African and Asian Studies, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 205-254 (Journal indexed in SCOPUS and Clarivate -Web of Science/ SSCI).

PhD (Business Management), Banasthali University, MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, MS (Communications) Illinois State University, BA (Honors), Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.

Email: freda.swaminathan@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-412424240

Total Years of Experience

50 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr Freda Swaminathan is a Professor in Marketing, Brand Management ,Integrated Marketing Communications and Creativity in Marketing. She is a graduate from the IIMA, and MS in Communications from Illinois State University and has a PhD in Business Management (Marketing) from Banasthali University.

A professional with a unique mix of 25 years of industry experience and over 15 years of academics her corporate experience includes 18 years of working for ad agencies viz. LINTAS, JW Thompson and also profit-center responsibility, as Vice-President of Advertising & Sales Promotion (ASP – a CK Birla group ). She was Head Marketing Communications at Goodyear India Ltd. for 3 years, and was also the Senior General Manager-Marketing at DSS Mobile Communications (a Dalmia Company).

She has retired from FORE School of Management as a Professor in Marketing. . Her areas of interest include the study of creativity and culture in brands and advertising. She has published papers and undertaken a number of workshops and seminars.

Research Interest Areas

Brand and Advertising.

Consulting Interest Areas

Brand and Advertising management. Personal Branding.

Selected Publications

Key Research / Paper Presentation

1) Published the book, Advertising Management by Rajeev Batra, Aaker, Myers & Swaminathan from Pearson Publishing.
2) ‘The Rural Rear Window’ - Developing a Consumer Agenda for the Indian Rural Market. Presented at C.K.Prahalad’s Legacy: Business for Poverty Alleviation, Univ of San Diego, Sept. 16-17, 2011.
3) The Uncommon Sense of Advertising – Understanding Contemporary Advertising Appeals in Press of Top Advertisers in India. Presented at the European Marketing Conference, Munich. August 9 -12, 2012. Lupcon Center for Business Research. Paper was published in the conference proceedings and was published in a refereed journal, Abhigyan.
4) Impact of Culture on Advertising : A Study on the Perception of Advertising Practitioners in India. Presented at the International Journal of Arts and Sciences conference at Toronto, May 2013. Subsequently published in the Indian Journal of Marketing, a refereed journal in December, 2014.
5) A Study on the Dimensions of Cultural Values in Contemporary Indian Advertising. A Consumer Perspective. Presented at the International Journal of Arts and Sciences conference at Austin, April 2015.
6) Methods for Stimulating Creativity & Innovation in Marketing, paper was published in a refereed journal, Abhigyan.
7) Building Excellence With a Business School’s Philanthropic Partners. Paper presented at IIM Bangalore
8) ‘Consumer Attitudes Color Growth of Malls: Delhi NCR’, paper published in Refereed Journal, Abhigyan
9) The Challenges of Global Branding. Paper presented at IIM Lucknow

Ph.D. (Organizational behaviour), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad; M.A. (Industrial and organizational psychology), Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi; B.A. (Hons.) Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Email: garima.khemani@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

9 Months

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Garima Khemani is an Assistant Professor in the Organization Behaviour and Human Resource Area at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. She completed her Ph.D. in Management, Organizational Behaviour Area at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. She has also been recipient of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) award for the ‘Best Thesis Proposal’ at IIM Ahmedabad for the same. She is a UGC NET- Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) holder and holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Psychology. Her research interests primarily include platform/gig economy, bullying at workplace, well-being at work, women entrepreneurship, work and identity, non-standard employment and issues surrounding precarious work. She has also been an active participant in various peer-reviewed international and national conferences of repute such as International labour process conference (ILPC), British academy of management (BAM), International association of workplace bullying and harassment (IAWBH) and Indian academy of management (INDAM).

Research Interest Areas

Platform/gig-based work, non-standard work arrangements and careers, bullying at workplace, employee well-being, women entrepreneurship, work and identity, non-standard employment and issues surrounding precarious work.

Consulting Interest Areas

Mental health and well-being at work, positive psychology in the workplace, gig/platform-based work, hybrid work related issues and inclusion at workplace.

PhD, IIT Kharagpur; CFA, ICFAI University, Tripura; M. Com, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly; B. Com, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly

Email: gaurav.gupta@fsm.ac.in

PhD; Post Graduation (Operational Research); Graduate in Mathematics (Hons.) - University of Delhi

Email: hitesh@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-41242453

Total Years of Experience

24 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr Hitesh Arora is a Professor in the area of Operations Management at FORE School of Management, New Delhi. A graduate in Mathematics and a post graduate in Operational Research from University of Delhi, he has earned his Doctorate in Mathematical Programming from Department of Operational Research, University of Delhi. He has qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted jointly by CSIR & UGC for Lectureship with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Mathematical Sciences.

Prof Arora has over two decades of experience in academics and industry. He started his teaching career from University of Delhi and he has also worked as an Actuarial Consultant with a UK-based MNC. Prof Arora has worked immensely in the area of Mathematical Programming and his present areas of research interest are measurement of Productivity, Service Quality and effect of information technology in Indian banking sector. He has to his credit, a number of research papers in national and international journals of repute. Prof. Arora is also a reviewer of many International Journals.

He has also conducted various Management Development Programmes (MDPs) in Decision Making Techniques for Managers. He has presented papers in various National and International Conferences. Prof Arora has to his credit six co-edited books. He has also authored an Indian adaptation book titled Business Statistics - BSTAT: A South-Asian Perspective, published by CENGAGE Learning India Private Limited. Recently he has co-authored a book on ‘Quantitative Techniques in Management’, 6th Edition published by McGraw Hill.

Former Dean (Academic Services), Prof Arora has looked after the activities: Research, Publications, Ranking, Regulations, Recruitment, Accreditation, Library, Centers of Excellence and Fellow Programmes in Management (FPM) etc.

Research Interest Areas

Measurement of Productivity, Service Quality and Information Technology in Indian Banking Sector

Consulting Interest Areas

Application of Decision Making Techniques

Selected Publications

1) Arora, H. and Arora, P. (2019), Efficiency of Thrift Agents of Small Urban Borrowers: The Case of Scheduled Urban Cooperative Banks (SUCBs) in India, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol- 19, No- 4, pp-434-451.
2) Arora, H. and Arora, P. (2017), Bank Characteristics, Ownership and Profitability of Commercial Banks: Panel Evidence from India, International Journal of Services and Operations Management, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 347-364.
3) Arora, H. and Arora, P. (2016), Performance of local area banks in India: an empirical study (2003-2012), International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 310-331.
4) Arora, H. and Arora, P. (2015), Service Quality Dimensions: An empirical investigation of Commercial Banks in India using SERVQUAL, International Journal of Services and Operations Management, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 50-72.
5) Arora, H. and Arora, P. (2013), Measuring and decomposing productivity change using Hicks-Moorsteen index numbers: evidence from Indian banks, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 73-95.
6) Arora, H. and Arora, P. (2013), Effect of investments in information technology on bank performance: empirical evidence from Indian public sector banks, International Journal of Business Information Systems, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 400-417.
7) Arora, H. and Arora, P. (2012), Bank productivity measurement using Hicks-Moorsteen indices: evidence from Indian public sector banks, International Journal of Business Performance Management, Vol. 13, Nos. 3/4, pp. 386–407.

Ph.D. (Strategy and International Business), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi); M.Com, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi; B.Com (Hons), Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi

Email: ishita.batra@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

10 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Ishita Batra is an Assistant Professor (Strategy) at the FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. She earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Management Studies at IIT Delhi, with a focus on international joint ventures and the role of ambidexterity in their performance. Dr. Batra has over a decade of teaching and research experience. Her expertise spans across strategic management, design thinking, international business, and business ethics, with numerous publications in top-tier national and international journals. She was recognized as a top-cited author for Wiley’s Thunderbird International Business Review (2022-2023). She has got best Paper Award at Academy of Global Business Advancement (AGBA) Conference 2018, organized at NIDA Business School, Bangkok, Thailand

Research Interest Areas

International Joint Ventures; Organizational Ambidexterity; Dynamic Capabilities; Strategic Alliances; Digital Transformation; Sustainability

Consulting Interest Areas

Cross-cultural management in international business; Strategic partnerships and joint ventures; Strategic thinking and organizational ambidexterity

Selected Publications

1) Batra, I. & Dhir, S. (2024). "Developing structural modelling of inter-partner factors of international joint ventures performance", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 73(1), 186-209. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-12-2021-0714]
2) Batra, I. & Dhir, S. (2023). "Toward improved international joint ventures performance in India: the mediating role of ambidexterity and the moderating role of environmental dynamism", Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, 30(3), 488-506. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/CCSM-08-2022-0142]
3) Batra, I., Preethi, P., & Dhir, S. (2022). "Organizational ambidexterity from the emerging market perspective: A review and research agenda", Thunderbird International Business Review. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22271]
4) Batra, I., Gupta, M., & Dhir, S. (2021). "Antecedents of international joint ventures' past, present, and future: a meta-analytical review", International Journal of Emerging Markets, 16(7), 1430-1453.
5) Batra, I., Preethi, P., & Dhir, S. (2021). "A Meta-Analytical Review of Antecedents of Organizational Ambidexterity", International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM), 17(4), 28-51.
6) Withisuphakorn, P., Batra, I., Parameswar, N., & Dhir, S. (2019). "Sustainable development in practice: Case study of L’Oréal", Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, 13(Special).
7) Batra, I. & Dhir, S. (2019). "The effects of psychic distance and inter-partner fit on the performance of international joint ventures", Asian Academy of Management Journal, 24(1), 151-173.
8) Dhir, S., Ongsakul, V., & Batra, I. (2018). "Comprehending ambidexterity in the emerging-market context: the moderating role of learning capability and environmental dynamism on e-commerce firms' performance", Journal for Global Business Advancement, 11(4), 395-417.

Invited Roles

1) Guest Speaker at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi for the MBA Executive Program (February 2023).
2) Interview Panelist for MBA Admissions, IIT Delhi (March 2024).

PhD (IIT Kanpur); MBA (IIT Kanpur); B.Tech. - Mechanical Engg. (NIT Jalandhar)

Email: mukul@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-41242468

Total Years of Experience

6 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Mukul Joshi has a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from IIT Kanpur. His research aims to develop insights into human-centric problem-solving approaches by startups and innovative entrepreneurs. He is interested in unraveling creativity, design thinking, and strategic innovation principles. He has been teaching Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy Business Simulation courses for post-graduate students. He also teaches doctoral-level courses on qualitative research methodology and the startup ecosystem.

He has been a resource person for training and MDP programs for GAIL and Bayer. He has presented his research at reputed international conferences organized by Strategic Management Society (SMS) and Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Exchange (ACERE). He has been awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Before his Ph.D., he was an associate consultant with Infosys Limited.

Research Interest Areas

Frugal Innovations, Inquiry into Experiences, Design Thinking, Innovative New Ventures, Entrepreneuring, Alternate Paradigms of Inquiry, Qualitative Research Methodology

Consulting Interest Areas

Creative Problem Solving, New Venture Creation, Strategic Innovation Management, Qualitative Research, Design Thinking

Postdoc Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, PhD (Production and Operations Management) Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Visakhapatnam, B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune.

Email: nandan.singh@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

2.5 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Nandan K Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Operations Management and Decision Science Area at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow in Production and Operations Management Department at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He holds a PhD, Production and Operations Management Area, from the Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam and has previously served as a Visiting Research Scientist at New York University, USA. Dr. Nandan also holds a Micro Masters credential in Supply Chain Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Centre for Transportation and Logistics.

He has actively participated in several peer-reviewed international and national conferences such as Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, India Management Research Conference (IMRC). Notably, he received the Best Research Paper Award at the India Research Conference (IMRC) in 2024 at IIM Ahmedabad. His articles have been published in Forbes and INFORMS ORMS Today.

Research Interest Areas

Sustainable Transportation, Contemporary Challenges in Electric Vehicle Ecosystem, Electric Vehicle Battery Supply Chain, and Supply Chain Risk and Resilience.

Consulting Interest Areas

Supply Chain Design, Supply Chain Contracts, Policy Framework for New Energy Vehicle, Investment in Building Resilience

Selected Publications

1) Rajat Verma, Nandan Kumar Singh, Milan Kumar, Nishant Kumar Verma, Crucial role of inspection in utilising electric vehicle batteries, Forbes India 2024.
Link: https://www.forbesindia.com/article/iim-bangalore/crucial-role-of-inspection-in-utilising-electric-vehicle-batteries/94854/1
2) Nandan Kumar Singh, Milan Kumar, Nishant Kumar Verma, From electric vehicles to electric vehicle batteries: A pivotal shift in focus of policymakers, Forbes India 2023.
Link: https://www.forbesindia.com/article/iim-bangalore/from-electric-vehicles-to-electric-vehicle-batteries-a-pivotal-shift-in-focus-of-policymakers/89513/1
3) Nandan Kumar Singh, Is Battery Swapping the Missing Piece of the Puzzle for Mass Electric Vehicle Adoption? INFORMS ORMS Today 2023.
Link: https://pubsonline.informs.org/do/10.1287/orms.2023.02.21/full/

PhD (Banasthali University); FPM (XLRI); MBA (Marketing) Calcutta University; MSc (Marine Sciences) Calcutta University; ITP (HEC, Paris); BSc (Zoology) Calcutta University.

Email: nirmalya@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-41242442

Total Years of Experience

18+ years

Brief description of Experience

After spending 6+ years in the corporate in the sales and marketing function he joined academics. He has 12 years of experience in academics major part of which was spent in Goa Institute of Management and IIM Rohtak. In 2012 he was awarded full scholarship by HEC Paris to pursue International Teacher’s Program in France. He has in his credit a number of publications in reputed National and International journals like Marketing Intelligence and Planning, International Journal of Bank marketing etc. He attended and presented his research in reputed national and international conferences like AMA Summer Educators (Boston, USA), Harvard Business School (Boston, USA), ANZAM (Melbourne, Australia), International Marketing Trend Conference (Venis, Italy), MARCON (India), NASMEI (India) to name a few.

Research Interest Areas

Impulse Buying, Service Quality, Green Marketing

Consulting Interest Areas

Pharmaceutical sales management, Marketing research, Distribution Management

Selected Publications

1) Bandyopadhyay, N. (2024), “Unveiling Promotion-Induced Variety-Seeking: The Roles of Various types of Promotional Rewards and Shopping Motivations”, Marketing Intelligence & Planning (Published/ Early Cite) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-10-2023-0521 (ABDC-A/Scopus).
2) Jaiswal A, Mishra, V., Bhatnagar, S. and Bandyopadhyay, N. (2024), “Sentiment Analysis of Social Welfare Tweets for Supervised Learning About Brand Loyalty”, Indian Journal of Marketing, Vol. 54, Issue 2, pp. 8- 26. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17010/ijom%2F2024%2Fv54%2Fi2%2F173473 (ABDC-C/Scopus).
3) Bhattacharya, S., Dalal, A. and Bandyopadhyay, N. (2023). An Empirical Study to Identify Consumer Brand Relationships During a Crisis. Indian Journal of Marketing, 53 (1), 8-23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/ijom/2023/v53/i1/172592.
4) Roy, S. & Bandyopadhyay, N. (2022). Implementing SaaS-Based Sales Force Automation Systems. Indian Journal of Marketing, 15 (12), 8-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/ijom/2022/v52/i12/172559.
5) Bandyopadhyay, N. & Agarwal, R. (2022). Self-esteem, normative influence, positive affect, and variety seeking - an integrated framework. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 26(4), 446-459. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJICBM.2022.125222.
6) Bandyopadhyay, N. 2018. Whether service quality determinants and customer satisfaction influence loyalty: A study of fitness services. International Journal of Business Excellence. [https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBEX.2018.093875]
7) Bandyopadhyay, N. 2018. Prioritizing retail service quality determinants: A study in the context of India. International Journal of Business Excellence. [https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBEX.2018.090314]
8) Bandyopadhyay, N. 2016. The role of self-esteem, negative affect and consumer susceptibility to normative influence in impulsive buying behavior. Marketing Intelligence and Planning [https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-02-2015-0037]
9) Bandyopadhyay, N. 2015. Classification of service quality attributes using the Kano’s model: A study in the context of the Indian banking sector. International Journal of Bank marketing. [https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBM-02-2014-0029]

PhD (HRM); MHRM; B.Sc. (Env. Sciences), M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur; Certified in Negotiation Research and Teaching from the Kellogg School of Management, IL, USA.

Email: prachi@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-41242414

Total Years of Experience

12 Years

Brief description of Experience

Prof. Bhatt is Professor in Human Resource Management at FORE School of Management. She has a PhD and Masters in Human Resource Management (Gold Medalist). She is Certified in Negotiation Research and Teaching from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA. She has over 12 years of research, teaching and training experience. She is also co-guide to PhD Scholars of reputed Universities in India. She is an active participant in conferences & seminars and has papers to her credit and has published in National and International peer-reviewed journals of repute. She has also co-authored a book titled “Riding the New Tides: Navigating the Future Through Effective People Management”, published by Emerald Publishing (India) in 2017. She also has to her credit book-chapters in the books published by Emerald Publishing (India), Bloomsbury Publishing houses.

Her research experience and corporate association cover projects with Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, Anand, and Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. She conducts FDPs and Workshops in the areas of interests mentioned below. She has designed and conducted Executive training programs, both customized and open programs, for corporate from public and private sector organisations.

She is currently the Head of the Centre for Psychometric Testing & Research (CPTR) at FORE.

Research Interest Areas

HR Technology, Negotiation Skills, Competency Mapping, Psychometric Research, Intrinsic Motivation, Cross-cultural and conflict studies are her current areas of interests.

Consulting Interest Areas

Effectiveness in Negotiation, Conflict-handling, Team-building, HR analytics, Competency based Assessment and Management, Psychometric Testing and Applications.

Selected Publications

1) Bhatt, P. (2022), "AI adoption in the hiring process – important criteria and extent of AI adoption", Foresight, Vol. (ahead-of-print) No. (ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/FS-07-2021-0144 (Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI); Scopus Indexed; ABS-1)
2) Bhatt, P. & Joshi, H. (2022) ‘Stakeholder’ and ‘Resource’ labelled employee treatment practices and firm performance- An Integrative Review & Implications for Future Research, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol.25 No.4, pp.473 - 494 (Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI); ABS-1) DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2021.10040630
3) Bhatt, P. & Siraj, S. (2022). Surviving Through Religious Coping and Intrinsic Spirituality: A Study of Working Professionals During COVID-19. In N. Garg, & B. Punia (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Integrating Spirituality in Modern Workplaces (pp. 231-245). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2533-6.ch012
4) Bhatt, P. (2022) Artificial Intelligence-Based Hiring in Data Science Driven Management Context. Singh, A., Shukla, V.K., Seth, A., & Sabitha, A.S. (Eds.). (2022). ICT and Data Sciences (1st ed.). (pp. 101-116). Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, FL 33487, U.S.A. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003048862
5) Bhatt, P. & Buddhapriya, S. (2021). Intrinsic motivational potential and its effect on academic performance, life-satisfaction and procrastination: A study of MBA students, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 443-460. ISSN: 1753-0814 (Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI); ABS-1). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJICBM.2021.114995
6) Bhatt, P. (2020). India–Kuwait: Inter-Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Intelligence and Conflict-handling Styles in Cross-cultural Interactions, Conflict Studies Quarterly, Issue 33, October 2020, pp. 20-41 (indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index)
7) Bhatt, P. (2020). Perceived Organizational Culture across Generation, Tenure and Gender Diversity - A study of an international company in India, Organization Development Journal, -The International Society for Organization Development, Vol. 38, No.1, pp. 9-20. (Scopus Indexed, listed in ABDC and indexed in Schimago)
8) Bhatt, P. (2019). BATNA: Conflict Perceived Leverage through Positive Illusion in Conflicts, Conflict Studies Quarterly, Issue 28, July 2019, pp. 16-32 (indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index)
9) Bhatt, P. (2019). Employees’ perception about change in jobs and organisational orientations, International Journal of Employment Studies, Vol. 27, No. 1, 34-63. International Employment Relations Association, Sydney, Organisations, Work and Labour Network (listed in ABDC and indexed in Schimago)
10) Joshi, H.& Bhatt, P. (2019) Fair Employee Treatment and Financial Characteristics of Firms, Theoretical Economics Letters, 9(4), 929-946. (listed in ABDC)
11) Bhatt, P. & Buddhapriya, S. (2018). Intrinsic Motivational Potential Inventory: Development of a Measure in journal i.e., International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management Vol. 17, No. 4, pp.478-501.
12) Bhatt, P. (2017). Changing Planes in Managing Human Resources in High Performing Organizations: Attract, Retain and Motivate, Journal of International Business and Economy, Vol. 18 No. 2, 2017, pp.60-83.
13) Bhatt, P. and Buddhapriya S. (2017). Behavioural Traits Affecting Motivational Potential of Individuals: A Proposed Conceptual Framework, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 434 – 456.
14) Bhatt, P., & Jain, N. (2015). Employment preferences of job applicants: Unfolding employer branding determinants. Journal of Management Development, 34 (6), 634-652.
15) Bhatt, P. (2013). Contemporaneous HR practices in Indian banking scenario. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 7 (3), 441-451.
16) Bhatt, P. (2012). Understanding HR and development paradigms - changes & effectiveness: An employees’ standpoint. Organization Development Journal, 30 (3), 75-89.

Email: pradeep.aswal@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

21 Years

Brief description of Experience

With global work experiences in IT and Deep Tech, Professor Pradeep Aswal brings expertise in DeFi, AI, Ed-Tech, Digital Transformations and Travel to the classroom.

Research Interest Areas

Consulting Interest Areas

Selected Publications

Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF), IIT Kanpur; PhD (Marketing), IIT Roorkee; MBA (Marketing) and B.Sc (Bio-Group), HNB Garhwal University (A Central University), Uttarakhand.

Email: pramod.chandra@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485533

Total Years of Experience

15 Years

Brief description of Experience

Pramod Chandra, is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at FORE School of Management. He is currently teaching elective courses on Consumer Behavior, Advertising & Brand Management, Services Marketing, and a core course on Marketing Management. Prof. Chandra also teaches Introduction to Research Philosophy and The Ontology and Epistemology of Sustainable Marketing for FPM scholars. Pramod Chandra was an Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) at IIT-Kanpur after completing his doctorate (PhD) from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. He has over 15 years of work experience in academia, research, and consultancy.

Chandra’s current research focuses on applying sustainable marketing practices and value chain concepts to building a scholarly foundation for a sustainable society and planet. Specifically, Prof. Chandra genuinely considers his social obligations while choosing his research area and always emphasizes pursuing socially responsible research. His past work has successfully explored sustainable strategic marketing prospects for the medicinal and aromatic plants and tourism businesses of Uttarakhand and India.

Prof. Pramod Chandra also served as a jury member for the Indian Railways Public Competition - “Innovation Challenge for ‘Identifying New Non-Fare Revenue Sources” conducted by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Ministry of Indian Railways. In addition, Prof. Pramod Chandra is also associated with international academic bodies like the American Educational Research Association, Academy of Management, and International Institute of Qualitative Methodology as a reviewer for their well-reputed conferences, workshops, research, and grants proposals advisor. He is a member of the editorial board for Business Strategy and Development, an International Journal of ERP, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Research Interest Areas

Strategic marketing, Marketing for sustainability, Sustainable advertising, Sustainable tourism in the Indian Himalayan Region, Medicinal and aromatic plants marketing and sustainability, Conservation marketing, & Value chain analysis.

Consulting Interest Areas

Strategy development through SWOT and QSPM analysis, Homestay tourism, Sustainable tourism, Value chain analysis, Branding of the natural resource business. Consumer behavior research.

Selected Publications

1) Chandra, P. (2023). Ingredient Branding for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: An Alternative Branding Strategy to Ensure Differentiation and Suppliers Empowerment. Business Strategy and Development, ahead of print, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.287. [Q1, ESCI, WOS, Scopus; IF – 3.0].
2) Chandra, P. (2023). Linking marketing imperfections to sustainable entrepreneurial prospects and sustainability: The case of Indian medicinal and aromatic plants businesses. Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, ahead of print, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JRME-01-2023-0015. [Q2, B Category - ABDC, ESCI, WOS, Scopus; IF – 2.7].
3) Chandra, P. & Kumar, J. (2021). Strategies for developing sustainable tourism businesses in the Indian Himalayan region: insights from Uttarakhand, the northern Himalayan state of India. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 19(C), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2020.100546. [Q1, A Category - ABDC, SSCI, Scopus; IF - 7.158].
4) Chandra, P. & Kumar, J. (2021). Linking the medicinal and aromatic plants business to sustainable resource management and economic prosperity: A value chain analysis. Area Development and Policy, 6(4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23792949.2020.1870409. [Q1, ESCI, Scopus].
5) Chandra, P. (2020). The medicinal and aromatic plants business of Uttarakhand: a mini review of challenges and directions for future research. Natural Resources Forum - a United Nations Sustainable Development Journal, 44(3), 274-285. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12208. [Q2, SSCI, Scopus; IF - 2.732].
6) Chandra, P. & Sharma, V. (2019). Marketing information system and strategies for sustainable and competitive medicinal and aromatic plants trade. Information Development, 35(5), 806-818. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666918802415. [Q1, SSCI, Scopus; IF - 2.079].
7) Chandra, P., Sharma, V., & Kant, S. (2019). From commodity to brand: The country-of-origin branding perspective for Indian medicinal and aromatic plants. Business Strategy and Development, 2(1), 4-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.31. [Q1, Web of Science; ESCI, Scopus].
8) Kant, S., Chandra, P., Sharma, V., & Agrawal, R. (2019). Gandhian management perspective for enhancing productivity and innovation in public sector organisation. International Journal of Intelligent Enterprise, 6(1), 92-119. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIE.2019.100036. [Q4, C Category - ABDC; Web of Science; Scopus].
9) Chandra, P. & Sharma, V. (2018). Strategic marketing prospects for developing sustainable medicinal and aromatic plants businesses in the Indian Himalayan region. Small-scale Forestry, 17(4), 423-441. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-018-9396-3. [Q1, SCIE, Scopus; IF - 1.778].
10) Kuniyal, C. P., Chandra, P. (Kuniyal, P. C.), Butola, J. S., & Sundriyal, R. C. (2013). Trends in the marketing of some important medicinal plants in Uttarakhand, India. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management (now known as Ecosystem and People), 9(4), 324-329. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2013.819531. [Q1, Web of Science; ESCI, Scopus].
11) Chandra, P. (Kuniyal, P. C.) (2012). Success: Result of Intention and Learning. International Journal of Business Ethics in Developing Economies, 1(1), 66 -68. [Indian Citation Index].

Book Chapter Published

1.) Sharma, V. Chandra, P., and Agrawal R. (2019). Disasters and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs): Preparing Governance for Resilient MAP based Livelihood in Uttarakhand. In: Ha H., Fernando RLS. Mahajan SK (eds.) Disaster Risk Management: Case Studies in South Asian Countries. Business Expert Press, New Jersey, United States.

Paper Published in Conference Proceedings

1.) Chandra P., Sharma V., & Agrawal R. (2017). Marketing Strategy for Emerging Markets of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Conference of Emerging Markets Conference Board, IIM Lucknow (ISBN- 978-81-928560-2-5).
2.) Chandra P., Sharma V., & Agrawal R. (2016). Rural Economy & Livelihood from Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Trade: Compromising Sustainability in Uttarakhand, India. Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Trends in Business and Sustainability Research 2016, IIT Roorkee (ISBN- 978-93-84935-04-2).
3.) Chandra P., Sharma V., & Agrawal R. (2016). Sugarcane Medicinal Properties: A Mine of Potential Value Generation. Proceedings of the 74th Annual Convention of the STAI, the Sugar Technologists’ Association of India (ISBN- 81-85871-83-3).
4.) Sharma V., Agrawal R., & Chandra P. (2016). Religious to Spiritual Tourism Transformation Journey of Uttarakhand – A Hill State in India. Proceedings of the Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences (AP16Mauritius Conference) at Port Louis, Mauritius (ISBN-978-1-943579-19-8).

MBA, Marketing, Organizational Behavior - Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (2005-2007); Certificate, Business Statistics - Columbia University in the City of New York (2016); BE, Electrical Engineering - Delhi College of Engineering (2001-2005)

Email: pranesh.nagarajan@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

17 Years

Brief description of Experience

Prof. Pranesh Nagarajan is the Chair (Corporate Relations and Career Development) and Professor of Practice at FORE School of Management, New Delhi. He leads the Marketing Technology Solutions Practice at Samriddhi Consulting, focusing on brand building, e-commerce growth, and lead generation. His extensive experience includes strategic consulting for prestigious clients like Merrill Lynch, Walmart, Metro AG, Mastech Infotrellis, VF Corp, Spencer Stuart, and BNY Mellon. Previously, he held key marketing roles at Nestlé, INVISTA, ITC Agro Tech Foods, and GlaxoSmithKline, earning multiple awards for his innovative approaches and successful implementations.

Prof. Nagarajan holds an MBA in Marketing and Organizational Behavior from MDI Gurgaon, a BE in Electrical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, and certifications in Business Statistics from Columbia University. As a thought leader in marketing technology, he drives innovation by combining technical expertise with strategic business acumen, delivering transformative solutions across various sectors.

Research Interest Areas

Consulting Interest Areas

Marketing Automation & Deep Personalization; Digital-First Brand Strategy and Execution; E-commerce Growth Optimization; Data-Driven Lead Generation for B2B & Education;Marketing ROI Measurement & Optimization

Selected Publications

PhD, FMS, University of Delhi; UGC NET

Email: pratibha.wasan@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485504

Total Years of Experience

18 Years

Brief description of Experience

Pratibha Wasan qualified the National Eligibility Test for lectureship in Management, conducted by the University Grants Commission of India, in 2004. She received her PhD degree in Finance from FMS, Delhi University, Delhi, India, in 2010. Dr. Pratibha is the author of several business cases published by ISB-IVEY. She has successfully supervised doctoral students and has written numerous research papers in top international journals with high impact factor including (Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Bank Marketing, Journal of General Management, and IIMB Review). She has been teaching courses on Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Corporate Restructuring, Derivatives & Risk Management, Cost Accounting, and Advanced Corporate Finance. She has several 'Best Teaching Faculty' awards to her credit. Before her academic career, Dr. Pratibha worked as Business Consultant with HCL Infosystems, Noida. She received from HCL Infosystems, 'Excellence in Performance' award in the year 2003 for her exceptional work performance.

Research Interest Areas

Green finance, sustainability, earnings quality, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate governance

Consulting Interest Areas

Costing, corporate restructuring, capital budgeting

Selected Publications

Case Publications:

1) Wasan, P. (2017). Business Ethics at UIT. Ivey Publishing. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=89541.
2) Wasan, P. (2017). IRCTC's Growth Strategy: Emulating Flipkart. The Case Center. https://www.thecasecentre.org/programmeAdmin/products/view?id=142648
3) Wasan, P. and Sharp, D. (2015). Revenue recognition for services contract. Ivey Publishing. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=72116, 2015.
4) Wasan, P. and Sharp, D. (2013). Alphatech India Limited. Ivey Publishing. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=56909, 2013.
5) Wasan, P. (2022). CDEL Turnaround - Positive PR or Reality?
Reference no. 122-0033-1https://casecent.re/p/182907

Research Publications:

1) Wasan, P., Luthra, S., Mulchandani, K., & Vishnani, S. (2024). Interplay Between Financial Markets, Environmental Stewardship, Gender Diversity, and Firm Size in Emission‐Intensive Sectors of Emerging Asian Economies: A Board‐Level Perspective. Business Strategy and the Environment. (Category A in ABDC list; ABS- 3*; Impact Factor = 12.5; Q1 Journal).
2) Wasan, P., & Mulchandani, K. (2024). Financial decision dynamics: Environmental, social, and governance factors and managerial choices in emerging markets. Journal of General Management, 03063070241286637. (Category B in ABDC list; Impact Factor = 1.5)
3) Gupta, H., Kumar, A., & Wasan, P. (2021). Industry 4.0, cleaner production and circular economy: An integrative framework for evaluating ethical and sustainable business performance of manufacturing organizations. Journal of Cleaner Production, 295, 126253. (Category A journal in ABDC list; Impact Factor = 7.246; Scopus CiteScore = 10.9).
4) Kumar, A., Wasan, P., Luthra, S., & Dixit, G. (2020). Development of a framework for selecting a sustainable location of waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling plant in emerging economies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 277, 122645. (Category A journal in ABDC list; Impact Factor = 7.246; Scopus CiteScore = 10.9).
5) Wasan, P. & Mulchandani, K. (2020). Corporate governance factors as predictors of earnings management. Journal of General Management, 45(2), 71-92. (B category journal in ABDC list; Impact Factor=0.53)
6) Wasan, Pratibha & Mulchandani, Kalyani. (2019). Dividends and Earnings Quality: Evidence from India. IIMB Management Review. 10.1016/j.iimb.2019.10.001. (B category journal in ABDC list; CiteScore= 2.1; Impact Factor=1.07)
7) Wasan, P., (2018), "Predicting customer experience and discretionary behaviors of bank customers in India", International Journal of Bank Marketing, Vol. 36 (4), pp.701-725. (A category in ABDC list; Scopus CiteScrore= 4.2; Impact Factor= 2.196)
8) Wasan, P., Kumar, A., & Luthra, S. (2021). Green Finance Barriers and Solution Strategies for Emerging Economies: The Case of India. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2021.3123185. (Impact Factor=6.14, Q1 journal, Category A in ABDC list; ranked 3* in ABS; Scopus Cite Score = 4.5)
9) Wasan, P., Kumar, A., & Luthra, S. (2022). How can banks and finance companies incorporate value chain factors in their risk management strategy? The case of agro?food firms. Business Strategy and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3179 (Impact Factor=10.8, Q1 journal, Category A in ABDC list; ranked 3* in ABS; Scopus Cite Score = 4.5)
10) Wasan, P. & Mulchandani, K. (2022). Do Changes in Deferred Revenue Indicate Future Financial Performance? Evidence from India; Journal of International Accounting, Auditing, and Taxation. Volume 46, 100441 (Impact Factor=1.203, Q2 journal, ranked 3* in ABS; Scopus Cite Score = 2.0)

Prof. Pushkar Pushp (FPM) International Business, FORE School of Management, New Delhi; B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics Engineering), Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute Chennai.

Email: pushkar.pushp@fsm.ac.in

Email: rajnish.tuli@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

18 Years

Brief description of Experience

Research Interest Areas

Consulting Interest Areas

Selected Publications

Professor Raju Ahluwalia is a Professor of Practice in Organization Behaviour and Human Resource Management areas at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. He holds an M.B.A. from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Delhi.

Email: raju.ahluwalia@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

35 Years

Brief description of Experience

Before joining FORE School of Management, he has worked for over 35 years in industry in Human Resource function, with companies like Wipro, Airtel, Max India, Hero Honda and Escorts. During his career he has made key contribution in areas of formulating & implementing HR strategies to support business goals, M&A, organization design, managing change, assessments and career planning, talent management, capability building and designing & implementing Mentorship programs. He has worked closely with different nationalities, overseen multiple geographies/countries and propagated culture of diversity & inclusion.

He has been undertaking training and consulting assignments; for which he has been working with MDs, CEOs and CHROs in designing and delivering MDPs, identifying High Potential leaders, Career planning and Talent acquisition. He has worked for organizations with diverse business interests, in Manufacturing, FMCG, Financial institutions, Power, Civil Aviation, Oil, Engineering and Home appliances, across Public and Private Sectors.

Prof. Ahluwalia has been teaching as a Visiting Faculty at IIFT-Delhi, IIM-Amritsar, IIM-Indore, IIM- Kozhikode (Instructor in their virtual EPGP), IMT-Ghaziabad and MDI-Gurgaon (in alphabetical order) for past 7 years. Some of the subjects he has been teaching include HRM, Learning and Development, Organization design, Strategic staffing, Organization Behavior, Human Resource Planning, Managing and sustaining career, and Compensation & benefits management.

Research Interest Areas

Competency framework for leaders; Compensation and benefits practices; Talent management and retention strategies; High performing teams; Organization change, etc.

Consulting Interest Areas

Potential assessment for leaders, using Development Centre approach; Mentoring and Coaching; Executive presence; Talent management; Career planning; Teamwork and collaboration;Communication and presentation skills

Selected Publications

1)Gaining People-based Competitive Advantage in The Tech Era, available online at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gaining-people-based-competitive-advantage-tech-era-raju-ahluwalia?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via
2) Individual development plan & career progression, available on YouTube, raju ahluwalia idp

MS (Computer Science), Bowie State University (University of Maryland System), USA and Ph.D., IIT, Delhi

Email: rakhi@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485527

Total Years of Experience

14 Years

Brief description of Experience

She has 14 years of experience in research. Her research areas are Digital Innovation, Web Analytics, Social Media Analytics, and Social Listening. Several research papers have been published in national and international reputed journals, conferences, and books. The primary objective of her research is to use Digital technologies to serve society. She is also a peace activist and works for women in Rural India. She has completed over five research projects, one of which was funded by The British Academy, UK, with a research grant of £280,000. Currently, she is working on “Developing multimodal data-driven art-inspired bowel cancer-screening promotion messages”, a research grant of £87,118 from Cancer Research UK, in collaboration with Professors from University College London (UCL), UK, and Liverpool University, UK. She was awarded the ‘Best IT Professor’ National Education award by Headlines Today in 2012 and the ‘Outstanding Women in Science in Information Technology in 2018 by Venus International Foundation, Chennai, India. Her latest award is the "Karmaveer Chakra Award" in the Gold category for societal contribution in November 2023 by the International Confederation of NGOs (iCONGO) in partnership with the United Nations (UN).

Research Interest Areas

Digital strategy and innovation: Social Media Analytics, Social Listening, Web Analytics

Social Cause and Digital Platforms: Higher Education, Violence against Women, Healthcare

Consulting Interest Areas

Digital strategy and innovation, Social Media Analytics, Web Analytics

Research

Research Projects

1) “Developing multimodal data-driven art-inspired bowel cancer-screening promotion messages”, research grant of £87,118 from Cancer Research UK, in collaboration with Professors from University College London (UCL), UK and Liverpool University, UK, Co-Investigator (Ongoing)

2) “Creating an Impact of CSR Initiatives through Social Media”, research grant Rs. 3,75,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Ongoing)

3) “Disconnected infrastructures and Violence Against Women (VAW): Innovating digital technologies in low-income neighborhoods to produce safer Indian cities”, a research grant of £290,000 from the British Academy Global Challenges Research Fund (BA GCRF), UK, in collaboration with Professors from the King's College, London, UK, and London School of Economics, UK, Co-investigator (Completed)

4) “Digital Technology and Strategy for Higher Education Institutions in India”, research grant Rs. 2,50,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Completed).

5) “Web Analytics and World 4.0”, research grant Rs. 2,00,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Completed).
6) “Transforming the Structure of Markets and Firms through the Internet”, research grant Rs. 2,00,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Completed).

7) “Cloud Computing as Future Solutions for E-government in India”, research grant Rs. 2,00,000 (Seed Money) from FORE School of Management, Principal Investigator (Completed)

Selected Publications

Journals

1) Tripathi, R. (2024). Impact of Restricted Public Transport Since COVID-19 on Women in Rural India: A Qualitative Study. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 56, 101167. (4.8 Impact Factor)
2) Bokszczanin, A., Palace, M., Brown, W., Gladysh, O., Tripathi, R., Shree, D. (2023). Depression, perceived risk of COVID-19, loneliness, and perceived social support among university students in Poland, the UK, and India. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 651-663 (3.97 Impact Factor)
3) Tripathi, R. (2022). Web Analytics for Higher Education Institution Websites in India: Need of the Hour. Abhigyan, 40(1)
4) Tripathi, Rakhi. (2020). Evolution of higher education institution websites in India: a longitudinal study. International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy 13(4), 319-331.
5) Tripathi, R. (2018). ‘From Information to Interaction’: Website and Social Media Usage and Trends in Top Indian Higher Education Institutions. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 29(2), 139-154.
6) Tripathi, R. (2017). Web Analytics for Each Stage of E-government: A Study in Indian Context. Journal of E-government Studies and Best Practices, Vol. (2017).
7) Tripathi, R. and Gupta, M. P. (2014). Evolution of Government Portals in India: Mapping over Stage Models. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 27(4), 449 - 474. (ABDC ‘A’ category).
8) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M. P. and Bhattacharya, J. (2013). Effect of organizational factors on interoperability adoption for Indian portals. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 7 (3), 285 – 308. (ABDC ‘B’ category).
9) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M. P. and Bhattacharya, J. (2012). Interoperability Adoption for Government Portals in India. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 25 (2), 98 –122. (ABDC ‘A’ category).
10) Tripathi, Rakhi. (2012). E-business Strategy-Text and Case. Abhigyan 29(4), 70-71.
11) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M., P., Bhattacharya, J. (2011). Identifying Factors of Integration for an Interoperable Government Portal: A Study in Indian Context. International Journal of Electronic Government Research, 7(1), 64-88.

Conferences

1) Tripathi, R. (2023). Right to Online Education for Village Girls in India.In EDULEARN23 Proceedings (pp. 2481-2486). IATED.
2) Adenuga, K., Tripathi, R., & Miskon, S. (2020). Investigating the Role of Technical Support in the Adoption of e-Assessment in India. In Proceedings of EDULEARN20 Conference (Vol. 6, p. 7th).
3) Tripathi, R. (2019). Web Analytics and Social Listening for Women Safety in Low-Income Neighborhoods in India. Cities, Infrastructure and ‘Digital Turn’ in the Post Colony, Kings College London, UK.
4) Tripathi, R. (2016). Unofficial Presence of Higher Education on Social Media; Good or Bad?. Proceedings of 15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2016, Swansea, UK, September 13–15, 2016.
5) Tripathi, R. & Gupta, M. P. (2012). Towards an Interoperable Government in India: A Case Study of Passport. In proceedings of 99th Indian Science Congress, Bhuvaneswar, India.
6) Rao, V. R., Tripathi, R. & Gupta, M. P. (2008). Key Issues of Personal Information Integration in Government-Employee E-government, In Sahu, G. P. (Ed.), Emerging Technology in E-government. New Delhi: Gift Publishing, 2008.
7) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M. P. & Bhattacharya, J. (2008). Dimensions of Interoperability for an Effective Portal, In Sahu, G. P. (Ed.), Emerging Technology in E-government. New Delhi: Gift Publishing, 2008.
8) Tripathi, R., Gupta, M. P. & Bhattacharya, J. (2007). Selected Aspects of Interoperability in One-stop Government Portal of India, In Jaijit Bhattacharya (Ed.), Towards Next Generation E-government, 2007, 1-10.
9) Gupta, M. P. & Tripathi, R. (2006). Semantic Web: An Introduction with Reference to E-Governance, In Jaijit Bhattacharya (Ed.), Technology in Government, New Delhi: Gift Publishing, 2006, 94-107.

Magazine

1) Datta, A., Ahmed, N., Tripathi, R. (October 2018). ‘#MeToo has arrived in India, and its changing how technology is used to fight injustice’. The Conversation, UK. https://theconversation.com/metoo-has-arrived-in-india-and-its-changing-how-technology-is-used-to-fight-injustice-105755

PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur; M.Phil. (Economics), School of Economics, Devi Ahilya University, Indore (M.P); B.A. (Economics, Philosophy, English Literature),Indore Christian College, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, (M.P.).

Email: roopesh.kaushik@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-41242428

Total Years of Experience

7 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Roopesh Kaushik had been Assistant Professor of Economics in School of Rural Development at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur. He had supervised nine M.Phil Thesis and had been the member of Doctoral Advisory Committee and Research Council at TISS, Tuljapur. He had been programme coordinator of Integrated M.Phil-PhD programme and Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme at TISS, Tuljapur. He had also convened National Rural Youth Festival 2017 & 2018 and Confluence on Entrepreneurship 27 & 28 December 2019, at TISS, Tuljapur. He had also worked at the post of Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Central University of Rajasthan and IMS Unison University, Dehradun. He had delivered guest lecture on Development & Resource Economics at Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ). He had obtained his Master of Philosophy and Master of Arts Degree in Economics from Devi Ahilya University and PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He had qualified University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship (Economics) in 2006. To his credit, he had published many research papers in the national and international journals and presented papers in the conferences

Research Interest Areas

Institutional Economics, Environment & Resources Economics, Development Studies, Social Entrepreneurship, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Project Evaluation, Industrial Organization

Consulting Interest Areas

Environmental Impact Assessment, Livelihood, Project Evaluation, Corporate Social Responsibility

Selected Publications

1) Kaushik, R. (2020). Mobilise People, Make Them Part of Construction, State of India's Environment 2020. Centre for Science & Environment. Delhi: Down to Earth.
2) Kaushik, R., Pattnaik, B. K. & Rath, B., (2019). Community Participation in Effective Water Resource Management: A Comparative Study in Alwar, Rajasthan. Economic & Political Weekly.
3) Bellampalli, P. N., & Kaushik, R. (2018). Rural Urban Migration in India; Types, Challenges and Opportunities,. Manpowr Journal, LII (3), 59-71.
4) Kaushik, R., & Suharsh. (2016). Impact Identification and Determinants of Gambling: A Case of Figure Gambling in Sholapur. Journal of Advanced Research in Economics & Business Management.
5) Jain, P., & Kaushik, R. (2015). Sustainable Human Well-Being: An Alternative Development Principle and its Measurement, Indian Journal of Human Development.
6) Kaushik, R., & Rath, B. (2015). Impact of Institutions in Managing Rural Water Resources: Identifying Appropriate Institutional Framework in a Semi-Arid Region of Rajasthan. Journal of Advanced Research in Alternative Energy, Environment and Ecology.
7) Kaushik, R. (2015). Impact of Alternative Institutional Framework on Crop Productivity and on Rural Employment: A Case of Water Harvesting Practices in a semi-arid region of Rajasthan. Journal of Advanced Research in Agriculture Science & Technology .
8) Kaushik, R. (2015). Impact of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on Employment in India: A Pre-reform and Post-reform Comparison. Journal of Advanced Research in Economics & Business Management.

FPM (Marketing), FORE School of Management, New Delhi, UGC Net Qualified, MBA Oil and Gas Management, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, BTech Mechanical Engineering.

Email: sahil.dua@fsm.ac.in

Contact:

Total Years of Experience

3 Years 8 Months

Brief description of Experience

Mr. Sahil Dua is an Assistant Professor at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. He holds an MBA in Oil and Gas Management from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies and a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering. He is UGC NET qualified in management subject. He has three years of corporate experience and eight months of teaching experience at PGGC-46, Chandigarh.

His current research is interdisciplinary, focusing on the intersection of Marketing and Information Technology. He is working on multi-device integration conceptualization and the development of a measurement instrument. His research interests include Digital Marketing, Customer Experience, Customer Engagement, User Experience, Multi-experience, Sustainable Fashion, and Brand Hate.

An avid researcher, he has published in journals such as the Journal of Promotion Management and has presented his work at international and national conferences, including PACIS 2024, the INFORMS Marketing Science Conference 2024, and Pan-IIM Sambalpur 2024.

Research Interest Areas

User Experience, Multiexperience, Customer Engagement, Customer Experience, Sustainable Fashion, Onboarding Experience.

Consulting Interest Areas

Selected Publications

1) Kapoor, P. S., Tagore, A., & Dua, S. (2023). Social Media Influencer Promoted Sustainable Fashion: Effects of Sponsorship and Benefit Association. Journal of Promotion Management, 29(4), 461–490. https://doi.org/10.1080/10496491.2022.2163034 - Scopus and ABDC - B Category
2) Dua, S., Jain, S., & Khattri, V. (2024). Elevating User Experiences: Introducing Multiexperience Framework. https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2024/track08_digtech_fow/track08_digtech_fow/8/

PhD, IITD; M. Com, Delhi University; B. Com(H), Delhi University

Email: samta.jain@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485503

Total Years of Experience

5 years

Brief description of Experience

Dr Samta Jain is an Assistant Professor in the area of Finance at FORE School of Management. She is a PhD (Finance) from the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, in the area of Cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions. Her PhD thesis has been awarded the distinction in Doctoral Research by IITD and has also been nominated for Amit Garg Memorial Research Award. She is a dual post-graduate (M. Com and PGDM) in the area of finance. Dr Jain is UGC NET qualified with JRF and has received research fellowship during her doctoral studies. She has published several research papers in various International journals such as Emerging Markets Review, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Journal of Business Strategy, Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Review of International Business Studies. She also has a few book chapters in Springer books to her credit. She has presented her work in various conferences of national as well as international repute. She has also contributed as a quantitative research analyst in the public policy area of education.

Dr Samta Jain is an academician with more than 5 years of experience in teaching, research and consultancy. Dr Jain has been teaching courses on Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Managerial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Business Valuation, Working Capital Management, Investment Banking and others. She has also undertaken management development programs for public sector managers.

Research Interest Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, ESG, Financial Inclusion and Financial Stability, Fintech etc.

Consulting Interest Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions, Post-acquisition Integration, Business Valuation, Working Capital Management, Capital Budgeting, Costing etc.

Selected Publications

1) Jain, S., Kashiramka, S., & Jain, P. K. (2020). Do Frequent Acquirers Outperform in Cross-Border Acquisitions? A Study of Indian Companies. Review of International Business and Strategy, Emerald 30(4), 491-514. https://doi.org/10.1108/RIBS-12-2019-0160 (Category C Journal, ABDC)
2) Jain, S., Lall, M., & Singh, A. (2020). Teachers’ Voices on the Impact of COVID-19 on School Education: Are Ed-Tech Companies Really the Panacea? Contemporary Education Dialogue, 1-32. (Scopus indexed)
3) Jain, S., Kashiramka, S., & Jain, P. K. (2019). Wealth Effects on Cross-border Acquisition Firms from Emerging Economies. Emerging Markets Review, 40, 100621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2019.100621 (Category A Journal, ABDC)
4) Jain, S., Kashiramka, S., & Jain, P. K. (2019). Cross Border M&As: Integration Practices from Emerging Economies. Journal of Business Strategy, Emerald 41(3), 21-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBS-01-2019-0018 (Category B Journal, ABDC)
5) Jain, S., Kashiramka, S., & Jain, P. K. (2018). Impact of Organizational Learning and Absorptive Capacity on the Abnormal Returns of Acquirers: Evidence from Cross-border Acquisitions by Indian Companies. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Springer 19(4), 289-303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40171-018-0193-9
6) Jain, S. (2018). Financial Inclusion in India- Contemporary Issues and Challenges. Research Bulletin, ICAI 44(3), 36-52.
7) Jain, S., Kashiramka, S., & Jain, P. K. (2019) Strategic Flexibility through Cross-Border Acquisitions: Market Response in Indian Context, in P. K. Suri, and Rajan Yadav (Eds.), Transforming Organizations through Flexible Systems Management, Flexible Systems Management, Springer: New Delhi.
This chapter was also presented at Seventeenth Global Conference on Flexible Systems Management organized by Delhi School of Management, Delhi Technological University, Delhi from 11-13 December 2017
8) Jain, S., Kashiramka, S., & Jain, P. K. (2018) Corporate Strategies: Evidence from Indian Cross-border Acquisitions, Flexible Strategies in VUCA Markets under the Book Series on Flexible Systems Management (Published by Springer).
This chapter was also presented at International Conference on Strategies in Volatile and Uncertain Environment for Emerging Markets, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India from 14 -15 July, 2017
9) Anand, K., Bali, M., Banerji, A., Ranjan, M., Jain, S., Khan, F., Singh, A. and Lall, M. (2019). Impact of Covid 19 on School Education in India. Accessible at: https://www.irdse.org/front/Policy-Brief-Covid-19-and-School-Education-final-new.pdf
10) Ranjan, M., Anand, K., Bali, M., Banerji, A., Jain, S., Khan, F., Singh, A. and Lall, M. (2019). COVID-19 and its Impact on Higher Education in India. Accessible at: https://www.irdse.org/front/Covid-19-and-its-impact-on-Higher-Education.pdf

PhD, FMS, University of Delhi; Post- Doctoral, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Email: sanghamitra@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-41242469

Total Years of Experience

27 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Sanghamitra Buddhapriya has more than 27 years of experience in research, teaching, training and consulting. She received the prestigious Shastri Indo-Canadian Fellowship and did her post-doctoral research from Michel D Groote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada. She has authored two books and published many research articles in referred national and international journals. Recipient of ‘50 Women Leaders in Education' Award, 2019 from World Education Congress and Distinguished Alumni Award, 2018 from Department of Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.

She teaches courses at the post graduate level and conducts training programmes extensively for both public and private sector organizations in the areas of leadership, team building, interpersonal relationship, strategic HRM, coaching & mentoring, work life balance, gender issues at work, stress management, emotional intelligence, decision making, creativity and innovation etc. Presently she is Dean & Head (Off-Campus Gurugram).

Research Interest Areas

Green Behaviour, Intrinsic Motivation, Gender Issues at Work, Work life Balance, Diversity Management, Mentoring & Coaching

Consulting Interest Areas

Strategic human resource management, competency mapping, training & development

Selected Publications

Research Papers in National & International Journals

1) Buddhapriya, S., & Mohapatra, A. (2024) The Impact of Technostress on the Academic Performance of Business School Students: Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 59 (3), 393-411.
2) Buddhapriya, S. (2021) Predicament of the unorganized workers in the construction sector with a special reference to lockdown due to COVID-19, Abhigyan, Vol. 39 (3)
3) Buddhapriya, S., & Bhatt, P. (2021) Intrinsic motivational potential and its effect on academic performance, life-satisfaction and procrastination: a study of MBA students’, Int. J. of Indian Culture and Business Management, Vol. 22, (4), 443–460.
4) Buddhapriya, S., & Bhatt, P. (2018) Intrinsic Motivational Potential Inventory: Development of a Measure, Int. J. Indian Culture and Business Management, 17(4), 478-501.
5) Buddhapriya, S (2018) People-Issues in the Telecom Industry and HR Preparedness: A Study of Select Telecom Companies in India, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 53 (4), 572-590.
6) Bhat, P., & Buddhapriya, S. (2017) Behavioural Traits Affecting Motivational Potential of Individuals: A Proposed Conceptual Framework. International Journal Indian Culture and Business Management, 14( 4) 434-456.
7) Buddhapriya, S. (2017) Mentoring Experience: A study of Indian Public Sector professionals, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 52 (4), April, 689-705.
8) Bashehab, O.S., & Buddhapriya, S. (2015). The Influence of Organizational Culture Dimensions on Knowledge Management Practices in the Banking Sector of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, International Journal of Scientific Research, 4(9), 163-166.
9) Bashehab, O. S., & Buddhapriya, S. (2013). Status of knowledge based economy in the Kingdome of Saudi Arabia: An analysis. Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 46 (2), 268-274.
10) Buddhapriya, S. (2013). Diversity management practices in select firms in India: A critical analysis. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 48 (4), 597-610.
11) Buddhapriya, S. (2011). Identifying the critical dimensions of gender sensitivity in management: A study of the perception of male –female professionals, International Journal of Diversity in organizations, communities and Nations, 10 (5), 21-36.
12) Buddhapriya, S. (2009). Work life balance issues and its impact on career decisions: A study of Indian women professionals. Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers,, 34 (1), 31-46.
13) Buddhapriya, S. (2005) Work-life Balance: Implications for Business, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations , 41 (2) 233-247
14) Buddhapriya, S. (1999) Fear of Success and Women Managers: An Empirical Investigation, Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, IIM Ahmedabad, 24 (4), 17-27.
15) Buddhapriya, S. & Khadelwal P., (1995) Sex-role Stereotypes and Women Managers: A Reality”, Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Delhi, July, 13 (1), 72-90.

PhD, Sharda University; M. Phil, Alagappa University; MCA, M. D. University, Rohtak

Email: saurabh@fsm.ac.in

FPM (Information Management), MDI-Gurgaon; M.Tech (Information Systems), NSIT, Dwarka; MBA (Marketing) Institute of Management Science & Productivity Research, Delhi

Email: shilpijain@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485545

Total Years of Experience

25 Years

Brief description of Experience

Shilpi Jain is a Dean (Corporate Relations, Placements & Alumni) and Professor of Business Administration in the Information Technology & Big Data Analytics area at FORE School of Management. She also serves on the institution’s Internal Complaints Committee, and Academics Committee. Earlier she served as Chair of the Purchase Committee, and a member of the Library Committee, Faculty Committee & Research Committee. She teaches graduates and executives how to align an organisation’s business strategy and Information Technology (IT) strategy in a dynamic business environment for achieving financial stability, sustainable growth, and operational efficiency by using scalable & secured technologies and business analytics.

She has held research positions in a variety of functional areas. During her stint at Infosys Research Labs, she has designed prototypes for virtual team training platform enabling paired programming, country risk analysis framework, and dynamic resource sharing across geographies.

She chairs several executive education programs on e-commerce strategies, managing business on cloud, data summarization, and business story telling with data. A regular author in National Newspaper, she has coauthored numerous business case studies and research articles in journals including Ivey Publishing, ACRC, ACRJ, and Team Performance Management. She has been presenting her research in conferences of repute like ICSE, PACIS, AMCIS, and ANZAM.

Largely her current research is classified into two domains: 1) Studying user behaviour on digital channels and 2) Team behaviour in virtual settings. In the user behaviour context, she and her co-authors designed applied and empirical research to explore user behavior on AI Conversational Agents, Social Media channels & e-Commerce, Digital Inclusion at the Grassroots level, and adoption of disruptive technologies. Apart from that she has worked extensively with virtual teams in the organisational setting and crowdsourcing contests. At present, she is a co-chair of a funded longitudinal policy research project which aims to evaluate the impact of internet connectivity in rural India and its influence on the regularization of Rural Telecom ISPs.

2 Years

Brief description of Experience

Sonika Jha is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Area at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. Sonika Jha has a Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) from FORE School of Management, New Delhi. She completed her MBA from ICFAI Business School, IFHE University, Hyderabad, and her B.Com. (Honours) from University of Delhi, Delhi. She has also attended and participated in the IB and Strategy – PhD Masterclass (2023) organised by the Henley Business School, University of Reading, England, UK. She has the experience of working with NTPC Faridabad, Haryana, and has also worked in the Facilities Management sector.

She has publications in top tier ABDC and ABS journals such as Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Computer Information Systems, European Business Review, Higher Education Quarterly, and others. She has her research presented at international conferences such as the British Academy of Management (BAM), Academy of Management (AOM), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) and International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), and national conferences such as at the IIMs. She has also won the “Best Full Paper Award” at the British Academy of Management (BAM 2023) Conference.

She has published editorials in The Economic Times, and opinion and thought pieces on platforms like The Diplomatist, The Geopolitics, and Modern Diplomacy. She has also been a contributor to the MISQ Insider initiative by MIS Quarterly. She is also a part of the “Emerging Scholar from Emerging Markets Programme – ESEMP” (2024-25) by the Academy of International Business (AIB).

Research Interest Areas

Open Innovation (OI), Corporate Engagement with Start-ups (CEWS), Qualitative Research, Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), Higher Education, Knowledge Spillovers, Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR), Gig Economy & Entrepreneurship, AI & Knowledge Management, AI & Global Innovation

Consulting Interest Areas

Selected Publications

1) Jha, S. and Basu, S. (2025), "Knowledge spillovers between R&D-driven incumbents and start-ups in open innovation: a systematic review and nomological network", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 29 No. 2, pp. 588-638. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-05-2024-0563 [ABDC-A, ABS 2, SCOPUS – Q1, Web of Science – SSCI; IF – 8.8; Cite Score – 13.7; H Index – 140]
2) Basu, S., Jha, S., Ooi, K.B. and Cham, T.H. (2025). Unveiling the Potential of Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR). Journal of Computer Information Systems, pp.1-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2024.2445745[ABDC-A, ABS 2, SCOPUS – Q1, Web of Science – SSCI; IF – 3.1; Cite Score – 6.8; H Index – 77]
3) Jha, S., Singh, A.K. and Basu, S. (2024), "Corporate engagement with start-ups (CEWS): a systematic review of literature and future research agenda", European Business Review, Vol. 36 No. 5, pp. 725-770. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-03-2023-0065 [ABDC-B, ABS 2, SCOPUS – Q1, Web of Science – ESCI; IF – 14.9; Cite score – 8.3; H Index – 55]
4) Jha, S., Singh, A. K., & Chauhan, R. (2024). Deploying fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and sensitivity analysis to identify and prioritize the barriers faced by early-career social science researchers during research collaborations. Higher Education Quarterly, 00, e12542. https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12542 [ABS 2, ABDC-C, SCOPUS – Q1, Web of Science – ESCI; IF – 2.8; Cite Score – 4.5; H Index – 49]
5) Garg, J., Jha, S. and Singh, A.K. (2023). Investigating the reorientation in manufacturing firms through a dynamic of strategic shift: An exploratory study. Human Systems Management, 42(6), pp.609-631. https://doi.org/10.3233/HSM-220157 [ABDC-C, SCOPUS – Q2, Web of Science – ESCI; IF – 2.3; Cite Score – 3.5; H Index – 31]
6) Jha, S., Singh, A. K., & Garg, J. (2023). Factors Influencing the E-Learning Experience: Evidence from Indian Education Sector During Covid-19. MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends and Practices, 13(1), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.52634/mier/2023/v13/i1/2344 [Web of Science – ESCI]

Fellow (Industrial Engg), (NITIE, Mumbai); M.Tech (Industrial Engg), VIT-Pune Pune University; B.E.(Production Engg), Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

Email: sourabh.kulkarni@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011- 46485530

Total Years of Experience

3.5 Years

Brief description of Experience

Prof Sourabh is working as Assistant Professor in the Operations Management area. He holds his masters (M. Tech) and Fellow (Doctoral) degree in the Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing systems. Prior joining academia, Sourabh has developed integrated Lean-TPM-TOC model for productivity improvement of Indian auto-ancillary firms. Sourabh has published his research in the international journals such as- International Journal of Production Research (IJPR), Business Process Management Journal (BPMJ), Research in Transportation Business & Management, International Journal of Human factors and engineering (IJHFE), International Journal of management concepts and philosophy (IJMCP), International Journal of Global business and competitiveness (IJGBC). Prof Sourabh is also serving as Guest Editor, of Special Issue on- Rebound to Higher Levels of Operational Excellence and Export Competitiveness, International Journal of Global business and competitiveness (IJGBC), Springer Publications. Apart from the editorial commitments, Sourabh is also serving as the reviewer for various international and national journals of repute.

Research Interest Areas

Manufacturing Strategy, Lean Manufacturing, Digital Manufacturing, Worksystem Design, Business Competitiveness, Industrial Ergonomics

Consulting Interest Areas

Manufacturing Strategy, Manufacturing Competitiveness, Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence

Selected Publications

1) Sonar, H. C., & Kulkarni, S. D. (2021). An Integrated AHP-MABAC Approach for Electric Vehicle Selection. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 100665.
2) Kulkarni, S., Verma, P., & Mukundan, R. (2019) Performance Landscape Modelling in Digital Manufacturing Firm, Business Process and Management Journal, Emerald Publications,Vol. 25 No. 3, pp 533-552. DOI: 10.1108/BPMJ-11-2017-0333
3) Kulkarni, S., Verma, P., & Mukundan, R. (2019) Assessing Manufacturing strategy definitions utilizing text mining International Journal of Production Research, Vol 57, no. 14, pp. 4519-4546 Taylor & Francis publications. DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2018.1512764
4) Kulkarni, S., Dhake, R., Raut, R., & Maddulety K. (2018) Can TOC be a catalyst for Lean implementation? -A Case Investigations, International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, Vol 11, No. 3, pp 270-298, Inderscience Publishers, DOI: 10.1504/IJMCP.2018.10014231.
5) Kulkarni, S., Verma, P., & Mukundan, R. (2016). Extending Canvas of Manufacturing Strategy: 8Ps model. International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, Vol. 11 No.1, pp 1-15.
6) Qureshi, A., Manivannan, K., Khanzode, V., Kulkarni, S., (2019) Musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomic risk factors in foundry workers, International Journal of Human factors and Ergonomics, Vol.6, No.1, pp 1-17, Inderscience Publishers, DOI: 10.1504/IJHFE.2019.10020996.
7) Kulkarni, S., Dhake, R., Raut, R. & Narkhede, B. (2014). Achieving operational excellence through an integrated approach of Lean manufacturing and TPM methodology in mechanical cluster line: A Case Study. International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, Vol. 9 No.1, pp 15-31.

PhD (Cultural Studies), University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign, USA; M.A. (Cultural Studies), University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign, USA; M.A. (Gold Medalist), Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Email: sriparna@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-41242418

Total Years of Experience

23 Years

Brief description of Experience

Dr. Sriparna Basu, is the Dean (Academics) and Professor of Communication at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. She holds an M.A. from Jadavpur University, Kolkata (Gold Medallist) and obtained her Masters and PhD in Cultural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. She has more than 23 years of teaching experience which also includes consulting experience across various industry sectors. Her current research is in the intersection of digital cultures, interactive technologies, user-behavior, responsible AI, and digital inclusivity. She has worked in policy projects relating to digital policy impact evaluation in rural India. An avid researcher, she has published in top tier journals such as, the Journal of Business Research and the International Journal of Information Management. She has also presented papers in 17 international and national conferences.

She has been involved in training and consulting activities in ONGC, NHPC, Bayer, IFFCO, Indian Oil, Power Grid, MCL, Aviation Academy of India, Punjab National Bank, Bayer India, Mitsui etc. She has been identified by Education Post (January 2021) as one of the top six women movers in education.

Prof. Basu won multiple awards for her business cases. Her cases have been published in Richard Ivey and William Davidson Institute (WDI) at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and Asian Journal of Management Cases (AJMC).

Prof. Basu has been a Visiting Professor at IIM Sambalpur for the past 5 years, and also teaches at IIM Nagpur. She is also the Editor-in-chief of South Asian Survey, a journal from SAGE publishing.

Research Interest Areas

User Behaviour Research, Interactive Technologies, (IR) Responsible AI, Digital Inclusivity, Human-Tech, Culture and Technology Behaviour.

Consulting Interest Areas

Cross-cultural management in international business; Cross-cultural negotiation skills; Building a culture of excellence; Change communication; Communication and presentation skills; Role of culture in service orientation

Selected Publications

1) Jain, S., Basu, S., & Dwivedi, Y. K. (2024). Green brand identity and B2B channel partners' tactical green marketing orientation: Moderating effect of brand governance. Industrial Marketing Management, 119, 218-237.
2) Basu, S., Jain, S., & Kaur, S. (2024). Manifestation of Culture in B2C Websites of Digitally Transformed Businesses in Emerging Asian Economies. Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 27(2), 119-147.
3) Dang Quan, T., Wei-Han Tan, G., Aw, E. C. X., Cham, T. H., Basu, S., & Ooi, K. B. (2024). Can you resist the virtual temptations? Unveiling impulsive buying in metaverse retail. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics.
4) Jha, S., Singh, A. K., & Basu, S. (2024). Corporate engagement with start-ups (CEWS): a systematic review of literature and future research agenda. European Business Review.
5) Basu, S. & Jha, S. (2023). Invest in Tech Ethics, It's valued. Economic Times (ET Commentary page), Available online at https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/view-invest-in-tech-ethics-its-valued/articleshow/105481951.cms
6) Basu, S. & others. (2023). Exploring the Darkverse: A Multi-Perspective Analysis of the Negative Societal Impacts of the Metaverse. Information Systems Frontiers, 1-44.
7) Jain, S., Basu, S., Ray, A., & Das, R. (2023). Impact of irritation and negative emotions on the performance of voice assistants: Netting dissatisfied customers’ perspectives. International Journal of Information Management, 72, 102662.
8) Basu, Sriparna, (2023). So what if ChatGPT wrote it? “Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy”. International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 71, 102642. Available online at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0268401223000233
9) Jain, S., Basu S., Dwivedi Y., Kaur S. (2022). Interactive voice assistants – Does brand credibility assuage privacy risks? Journal of Business Research, 139, 701-717.
10) Majumdar, B., Basu, S., Jain, S. (2021). Digital Empowerment and Indian Handlooms: Case-based Policy Recommendations, Economic and Political Weekly (Vol. 56, No. 8) - Scopus & ABDC-B Category.
11) Das, J.K., Jain, S., Basu, S., Majumdar, B. (2019). Organic Wellness: Influencing Consumer Decision Via cause Marketing (https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=104351) - – Ivey Publishing – B Category.
12) Majumdar, B., Basu, S., Jain, S. (2018). Chanderiyaan: Weaving Digital Empowerment into the Indian Handloom Industry – WDI Publishing (University of Michigan, Ross School of Business) – B Category..
13) Basu, S., & Majumdar, B. (2018). Beating the Monochrome: Emerging Market Multinationals and the Bricoleur Approach to embracing Heterogeneity, Social Identities (Vol. 25, No.5: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504630.2017.1386371?journalCode=csid20) – Scopus & Web of Science.
14) Makkar, S., & Basu, S. (2018). Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Workplace Behavior among Bank Employees in Mumbai, India: An Assessment of the Moderating Role of Job Stress, South Asian Journal of Management (Vol. 25, No. 3) – Scopus & ABDC – C Category.
15) Gupta, R.K., & Basu, S. (2017). Goonj: Essence of Sustainability and Scalability of a Social Venture, WDI Publishing (University of Michigan, Ross School of Business) – B Category.
16) Makkar, S. & Basu, S. (2017). The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Workplace Behavior: A Study of Bank Employees, South Asian Journal of Management (Vol. 25, No. 3) – Scopus & ABDC – C.
17) Basu, S. (2016). Multiple Paths to Globalization: The India-China Story, in India and China: History, Culture, Cooperation, and Competition (eds.) Arnab Deb, Paramita Mukherjee, & Miao Pang, Sage Publishing.
18) Basu, S., & Chandra, V. (2015). Culture at the Cross Roads: Value Orientations and their Re-Negotiation in Leading Family-Owned Indian Businesses in Global Enterprise Management: A New Perspective on Challenges and Future Development (Ed.) Camillo, A. A NY: Palgrave McMillan.
19) Basu, S. (2015). India’s Future Shaped by the Past: The Politics of Foreign Investment, Global Asia (Vol. 10, No. 2: https://www.globalasia.org/v10no2/feature/indias-future-shaped-by-the-past-the-politics-of-foreign-investment_sriparna-basu).
20) Gupta, R.K., & Basu, S. (2015). Influence of Dimensions of Strategic Orientation (SO) on the Growth of Small Firms & Resources as Moderating Variable’, Management and Labour Studies, (Vo. 39, No. 4) – Scopus & ABDC-C Category.
21) Gupta, R.K., & Basu, S. (2014). Ziqitza Healthcare Limited: Challenge of Scaling up Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in India using Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Mode, Asian Journal of Management Cases – Scopus & ABDC – C Category.

Invited Talk

1) ASSOCHAM: Work Vision 2022
2) Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Women Empowerment Summit 2022

Ph.D. from IIM, Ahmedabad; M.A. (Gold Medalist) and M.Phil. in Political Science from Delhi University.

Email: director@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485505

Total Years of Experience

33 Years

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Prof. Subir Verma has more than 33 years of research, teaching, training and consulting experience at reputed institutions in India and abroad. He has earlier served as the Director and Dean, Institute of Management, Nirma University; Professor and Dean, Corporate Relations, Placements and Alumni Relations, IMI Delhi; Professor and the founder Dean Academics as well as member, Board of Governors at IIM Ranchi. During his tenure as a faculty in MDI Gurgaon (2002-1), Prof. Verma headed the Corporate Relations and Placements Committee, the flagship Post- Graduate Programme in Management, the EQUIS International Accreditation Project and the Organizational Behavior Area.

Prof. Verma is a well-known trainer and has designed and delivered more than 100 workshops on Leadership, Team building, Change Management, Conflict Management and Negotiation skills. He has conducted International AMPs for GGMs and GMs of ONGC; Top Management Programmes (with Dr. Pritam Singh) for Dena Bank, Jai Bharat Maruti, Lanco Infratech and National Insurance; MDPs for the Senior and Middle management of CPSEs such as Airport Authority of India, ONGC, COAL India, BEL, IOCL, IOCL-Pipeline Division, LNG Petronet, ONGC-OVL, NHPC, POWERGRID, National Insurance etc; Workshops on Leadership Development and Negotiation skills for reputed private sector companies such as Intel, HP, PepsiCo, Nestle, Coca Cola, Microsoft, Aviva, Apollo Tyres, Baxter, GETIT, Siemens Power etc. as well as Chief Postmaster Generals and Directors of Indian Postal Service and Scientists of BIRAC. He has been a training faculty on Leadership, Team Building, Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills in AMP for RBI, NTPC and POWERGRID and Senior and Middle managers of top scheduled banks such as SBI, UBI, PNB, BOB, Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Dena Bank, OBC, Syndicate Corporation Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank etc.

Prof. Verma has consulted on Organization Design, Management of Change and Leadership Development with several reputed companies including, amongst others, Brahmos Aerospace (Indo-Russia Joint Venture), Union Bank of India, Nestle India, SMEC India, SMS Demag, Kampsax, GETIT, Siemens Power and Engineering Limited, National Geographic Channel, Government of Jharkhand and the World Bank.

Prof. Verma has authored/co-authored 6 books viz. Role of Board: Building Competitive Edge (with Dr. Pritam Singh & Asha Bhandarker); “Riding the New Tide: Navigating the future through effective People Management”; “Towards the Next Orbit” and “Organizing and Managing in the era of Globalization and “Towards boundary-less HR”. Prof. Verma has published more than 20 research articles in books and high impact international journals. He has also presented his research papers in prestigious international conferences such as AOM, APROS, EGOS, IHRM, ISA.

He is a member of the Working Group on Asset and Innovation Management, International Standards Organization, Geneva and Principal Member, Resources, HR and Innovation Management Committees of the Bureau of Indian Standards. He is also a Peer Reviewer of AMDISA-SAQs.

Prof. Verma is a recipient of Erasmus+ CBHE funded Four- country multi-institution project worth more than 8 lakh Euros on “Knowledge Development for Circular Economy Transition” (KODECET), Dr. Karan Singh Gold Medal, Prof. C.J. Chacko Merit Certificate, UGC Junior and Senior Research Fellowship, AICTE Award for Travel and Research in South Africa and Club Internationale’ Award for Research and Teaching in France.

Email: subrat.kumar@fsm.ac.in

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17 Years

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PhD, Cochin University of Science and Technology; MIB, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi; CISA, US; ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, UK.

Email: sudeep@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011 – 41242443

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20 years

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Dr. Sudeep has over two decades of experience in information technology and management education. His teaching experience in management courses extends over twelve years and he spent eight years in the IT industry before joining academia. His IT industry experience includes software development, project management, information systems audit, and information security consulting. His credentials include Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor. He has experience auditing/consulting for banking and financial institutions. Among the major financial institutions he has worked with are Federal Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank, Muthoot Finance, UAE Exchange (Unimoni), and National Finance Co. (Oman). The courses he teaches include international management, international business management and trade, technology and development. He is a Senior Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM, US) & a Platinum level member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA, US).

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International Trade and Technology, International Business, WTO, Trade in Services.

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International Business Planning, E-Business Strategy Development Information Security Planning & Implementation.

Selected Publications

1) Subramanian, S., & Pushp, P. (2023). Modelling the Factors for the Launch of Sovereign Green Bond in India using Fuzzy-AHP Method. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management (Accepted). Inderscience Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijicbm.2023.10054454.
2) Subramanian, S. (2023). Cyber security training: Insights for future professionals. ComputerWeekly.com. https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Cyber-security-training-Insights-for-future-professionals.
3) Subramanian, S. (2023). Application of the Nudge Theory for Improving Information Security Awareness Campaigns. ISACA Journal, 2,2023, 1–12. https://www.isaca.org/resources/isaca-journal/issues/2023/volume-2/application-of-the-nudge-theory-for-improving-information-security-awareness-campaigns.
4) Francis, P., Sudeep, S., & Kumar, A. (2021). Impact of factors affecting customer satisfaction in e-commerce among Indian consumers: an empirical study. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 24(1), 81-102.
5) Subramanian, S., & Agrawal, U. (2021). Nudging our way to successful information security awareness. ISACA Journal, 1, 1–6.
6) Subramanian, S. (2021). Rethinking Information Security Awareness Strategies. ISACA. https://www.isaca.org/resources/news-and-trends/isaca-now-blog/2021/rethinking-information-security-awareness-strategies.

PhD, Saurashtra University; M.Phil (Statistics); M.Sc (Statistics); B.Sc (Statistics) - Gujarat University

Email: skaur@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-41242497

Total Years of Experience

19 Years

Brief description of Experience

Sumeet Kaur is a Professor in Operations Management area. She joined FORE school of Management in 2010. Prior to that she had worked with Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Apart for teaching she has handled some of the most important Academic and Administrative positons at FORE like Chair (Student Affairs), Chair (Grievance Redressal Committee for students), Area Chair (Quantitative Techniques and Operations Management), Currently she is member in AACSB team.

She has been often invited as Resource person to deliver session on SPSS & Research Methods, Multivariate Data Analysis in various reputed b-schools. She has organized various panel discussions, conclaves and international conference in her areas of interest. She has conducted in-house programme for managers of Engineers India Limited (EIL), India, Relaxo Footwears, Powergrid Corporation of India. She regularly conducts seminars, Management Development Programmes, Faculty Development Programmes and Online Executive Education Programmes in the areas of her expertise. She has good command on software like Excel, AMOS, SmartPls, Minitab, SPSS, R.

She is a member of Board of Studies, Saurashtra University. Advisory editor of International Journal of Basic and Clinical Studies (IJBCS). Referee of African Journal of Agricultural Research, Journal of Iranian Statistical Society.

She has evaluated PhD thesis and taken PhD viva for more than 30 candidates in various university like Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat university, Ahmedabad, Pacific Academy of Higher Education & Research University, Udaipur since April 2011.

PhD (Management), JIIT Noida; PGDBM, IMT Ghaziabad; B.A. (Economics and English), Lucknow University; 3 year Diploma in Hotel Management (IHMCT&N, Lucknow affiliated to NCHMT, Ministry of Tourism, India)

Email: swati.sharma@fsm.ac.in

Contact: 011-46485511

Total Years of Experience

24 Years

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Dr. Vrinda Rawal is an Assistant Professor (Finance & Accounting) at the FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India. She is a Ph.D. in Finance from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi. Her area of specialization revolves around Corporate Finance, Accounting, Corporate Control and Private Equity. She has completed her Graduation as Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and Post Graduation as Master of Commerce (Finance), from the University of Delhi and qualified for UGC NET in the subject. She has roughly two years of experience in teaching financial and accounting courses. Her research work entails private equity selection and performance aligned with financial decision making and impactful investing. She continuously upgrades her knowledge and experience by participating in workshops and faculty development programs, her research work has been published in ABDC, ABS, and Web of Science journals and she has attended and presented in several international conferences of repute including Annual Meeting by Academy of International Business (AIB). She also serves as a reviewer for reputed peer reviewed journals with the likes of Global Business Review.

Research Interest Areas

Private equity-Venture Capital deals, Intrinsic valuation of start-ups, Deal due diligence, Sustainability disclosures and compliance, ESG investment analysis.

Consulting Interest Areas

Private equity-Venture Capital deals, Intrinsic valuation of start-ups, Deal due diligence, Sustainability disclosures and compliance, ESG investment analysis.

Selected Publications

1) Kapil, S., & Rawal, V. (2023). Sustainable investment and environmental, social, and governance investing: A bibliometric and systematic literature review. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 32(4), 1429-1451.https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12588
2) Rawal, V., & Kapil, S. (2023). Selection determinants and value creation in private equity investment: a systematic literature review. Journal of Indian Business Research, 15(4), 493-514. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIBR-06-2021-0220
3) Kapil, S., & Rawal, V. (2023). Systematic Literature Review of Private Equity Determinants: Status, Evidence and Open Issues. Vision, 27(5), 567-581. https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221130839
4) Rawal, V. (2021). Private Equity Investment: Growth and Performance. FOCUS, 23(3), 41. (ISSN: 0972-2076).https://publication.iift.ac.in/Articles/195.pdf
5) Sachdeva, G., & Rawal, V. (2016). Human Resource Management for Sustainable Development w.r.t Videocon. International Journal of Economics & Sustainable Development (Online: ISSN 2513-261X).
https://diglib.natlib.lk/bitstream/garimaSachdeva.pdf

Executive Education/MDPs

FORE School of Management has been designing, developing and conducting innovative Executive Education (EE)/ Management Development Programmes (MDPs) for working executives in India for over three decades.

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