Research Areas:
Data Mining and CRM; Computer Applications in SMEs; Project Management, Project Evaluation; Applications of Operations Research Methods

Recent Consulting:
Water use efficiency in Nagarjuna Sagar Command area, Dept. of Command Area Development, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

Study of Advance Licensing System in Silk Import & Exports, Central Silk Board, Government of India

Diagnostic Study for State Farms Corporation of India, State Farms Corporation of India

Developing Networks for Upper Krishna Project, Dept. of Irrigation, Govt. of Karnataka

Implementation Plan for Karnataka Agricultural Project, Dept. of Agriculture, Govt. of Karnataka

Developing MIS for Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperation: Government of Bangladesh (UNDP Sponsored)
Evaluation of Minor Irrigation Schemes, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Repayment Performance of Borrowers in Karnataka, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Evaluation of ITDP and LAMPS in Karnataka, Dept. of Social Welfare, Govt. of Karnataka

Academic Positions:
IIM Bangalore: 1976-present
Staff Economist, Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, USA, 1974-1976

Awards:

Project Management Institute (PMI) India Distinguished Scholar Award, 2011

Significant Publications:
1. "Establishing Link between Employee Turnover and Withdrawal Behaviours: Application of Data Mining Techniques", Research and Practice in Human Resource Management, Volume 16 issue 2, December 2008
2. "Demystifying Spirituality at Work", Proceedings of the Sixth AIMS International Conference on Management, Greater NOIDA, New Delhi, December 28-31, 2008
3. "Strategies for Revitalizing the Civil Engineering Profession", Proceedings of the Sixth AIMS International Conference on Management, Greater NOIDA, New Delhi, December 28-31, 2008
4. Financial Inclusion", Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Governance, 18-20 December 2008, Delhi, India
5. Methodology for Identifying Factors That Impact Software Quality", Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, Vol 8, no. 2, 2008, pp 145-151
6. "Evaluating Efficiency of Subunits of State Owned Transport Undertakings Using Data Envelopment Analysis", International Journal of Business Strategy, Vol 8, No. 1, 2008, pp 103-109
7. Quality Enhancement Through Application of Classification Trees, European Journal of Management, Vol 8, No. 1, 2008, pp 104-109
8. "Satisfaction Levels in Road Transport Service in Relation to Demographic Characteristics of Commuters" Proceedings of the Third AIMS International Conference on Management, Jan 1-4, 2006, Ahmedabad, India. Later Published as "Quality Expectations of Transport Services and Willingness to Pay: Case of KSRTC, AIMS International Journal of Management, Vol 1, No. 1, January 2007, pp 40-52