Research Areas:
Strategy & Innovation; National Innovation Systems & Competitiveness; Strategy Implementation

 

Recent Consulting:
Review of the Plan Schemes of the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India
Study of the Small Business Innovation Research Initiative for Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Business Leadership Programme (for the Murugappa Group)

 

Academic Positions:
IIM Bangalore (1996-present)
Visiting Scholar, Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania (Fall 2008)
Visiting Scholar, Centre for Leadership, Innovation, and Change, Indian School of Business (2011-12)

 

Other Assignments:
General Manager & Partner, Helios Antennas & Electronics (1987-1991)
Co-founder, Helios Systems & Software
Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Enabled Networks Private Ltd. (2001)

 

Awards:
Dewang Mehta Award for Best Teacher in Strategic Management (2010)

Jamuna Raghavan Chair in Entrepreneurship (2007-10)

IFCI Award for Best Thesis Proposal, IIM Ahmedabad (1994)

 

Professional Leadership:
Board Member, Strategic Management Forum of India
Conference Co-chair, Globelics conference (2006); Asialics International conference (2008); Strategic Management Society India Conference (2008)
Member, Editorial Board of Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR); Asian Journal of Technological Innovation (STEPI, Korea); ManagementNext
Member, Academic Council, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi

 

Corporate / Public Sector Leadership:
Boards: Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd., SVP Philanthropy Foundation
Trustee, Foundation for Excellence India Trust
Member, Advisory Council, CII National Innovation Mission (2007)
Member, Jury, NASSCOM Innovation Awards (2007, 2011-13)
Member, Task Force on the Future of Aeronautics in India, Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India (2007)
Member, Review Committee, National Innovation Forum, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (2006)

 

Significant Publications:

Book & Book Chapters

- 8 Steps to Innovation: Going from Jugaad to Excellence. HarperCollins, March 2013 (with Vinay Dabholkar)

- From Jugaad to Systematic Innovation: The Challenge for India. The Utpreraka Foundation, February 2010.

- "The Indian Innovation System" in V.K. Narayanan & Gina O'Connor (eds.)  Encyclopedia of Technology and Innovation, Wiley, UK, 2010.

 

Journal Articles

- "Innovation Strategies of Indian Market Leaders," Journal of Indian Business Research, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2012, pp. 92-96.

- "Innovation in the Indian Automotive Industry: The Role of Academic & Public Research Institutions," Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, Vol. 20, No. S1, 2012, pp. 67-84. (With Srivardhini K. Jha)

- "Innovation Strategies in Emerging Markets:  What can we learn from Indian Market Leaders," ASCI Journal of Management, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2011, pp. 21-45. (With Srivardhini K. Jha)

- "Catch-up in Technology-driven Services: The Case of the Indian Software Services Industry" Seoul Journal of Economics, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2010, pp. 263-281. (With Swarna Kumar Vallabhaneni).

- "The Indian Innovation System" in V.K. Narayanan & Gina O'Connor (eds.)  Encyclopedia of Technology and Innovation, Wiley, UK, 2010.

- "Indian Innovation System: At the Crossroads" The Journal of Science Policy & Research Management (Japan), Vol. 22, No. 2, 2007, pp. 94-102.