Education

PhD in Business, 1979, University of Pittsburgh
PGDBA, 1973, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, 1971, IIT, Madras, India

Areas of Expertise

Strategy formulation and Implementation
Organization design
Technology strategy, innovation and corporate entrepreneurship
Knowledge Management and competitor intelligence

Selected Publications

Causal Mapping for Information Systems and Technology Research: Approaches, Advances and Illustrations (with Deb Armstrong). Hershey, PA: IDEA Publishing, in press.

Managing Technology and Innovation for Competitive Advantage . Englewood-Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Longman, 2001.

Encyclopedia on Technology and Innovation Management (With Gina O'Connor). Oxford: Basil Blackwell (In progress).

"The Evolution of Collective Strategy Frames in High and Low Velocity Industries," (With S. Nadkarni), Organization Science, Vol. 18, No. 4, July- August 2007, pp.688-711.

"Strategic Schemas, Strategic Flexibility and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Industry Clockspeed," (With S. Nadkarni), Strategic Management Journal 28, Mar 2007, pp. 243-270.

"The Relevance of the Institutional Underpinnings of Porter’s Five Forces Framework to Emerging Economies: An Epistemological Analysis," (With L. Fahey), Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 42, January 2005, pp. 207- 224.

“Validity of the Structural Measures of Text-Based Causal Maps: An Empirical Assessment," (With S. Nadkarni), Organizational Research Methods, 2005, Vol. 8, pp. 9-40.

“Invention and Navigation as Contrasting Metaphors for the Pathways to the Future," (With L. Fahey), in Tsoukas and Shepherd (Eds.) Scenarios for the Future, Basil Blackwell, 2004.

Awards

Corporate Leadership, LeBow College of Business (2003)
Outstanding Ph.D. Student Mentor Award, School of Business, University of Kansas (2003)
DuPont MBA Teaching Excellence Award, Drexel University (2002)
Fulbright Alumni Initiatives Award, (2001)
Fulbright-FLAD Chair in Management of Technology, University of Aveiro (1998)

Professional Experience

Consultant to a number of business and professional organizations, various government agencies and banking institutions