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
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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).
