Position & Period Worked
Associate Professor
January 5, 2009 – March 30, 2011
1. Research Leadership & International Collaborations
Major Research Initiative:
- Led joint SPIESR-GIDR research project on “Exploring Regional Patterns of Internationalization of Indian Firms”
- Joint Director (with Prof. Keshab Das)
- Funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research
- Focus on policy learning from regional internationalization patterns
International Editorial Leadership:
- Co-editor, “The Rise of Indian Multinationals” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)
With K.P. Sauvant, A. Chatterjee, and B. Harley - Guest Co-editor, Special Issue on “Emerging Multinationals”
International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 5(3/4), 2010
With Peter Gammeltoft and Andrea Goldstein
2. Research Publications
Notable Scholarly Contributions
Journal Articles:
- “Business Group Affiliation and Location of Indian Firms’ Foreign Acquisitions”
Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, Vol. 2(1), pp. 19-41, 2011
(with N. Singh)
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co. - “On the Globalness of Emerging Multinationals: A Study of Indian MNEs”
Economia e politica industriale, Vol. 38(1), pp. 163-180, 2011
(with R. Aggarwal)
Publisher: FrancoAngeli - “Emerging Multinationals: A Comparison of Chinese and Indian Outward FDI”
International Journal of Institutions and Economies, Vol. 3(1), pp. 113-148, 2011
Publisher: University of Malaya - “Strategic Asset-seeking Activities of Emerging Multinationals”
Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, Vol. 1(2), pp. 9-31, 2010
Publisher: Vilnius University - “The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Indian Outward Investment”
Transnational Corporations, Vol. 19(1), pp. 69-84, 2010
(with N. Singh)
Publisher: United Nations - “Externally-oriented Small and Medium Enterprises in India”
Economics, Management, and Financial Markets, Vol. 5(3), pp. 192-204, 2010
(with K. Das)
Publisher: Addleton Academic Publisher - “Emerging Multinationals: Home and Host Country Determinants and Outcomes”
International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 5(3/4), pp. 254-265, 2010
(with P. Gammeltoft and A. Goldstein)
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing - “Indian FDI Falls in Global Economic Crisis”
Transnational Corporations Review, Vol. 1(4), pp. 1-11, 2009
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis - “How Did Decoupled Become Coupled?: India’s Miracle Growth Drops”
Economics, Management, and Financial Markets, Vol. 4(3), pp. 37-43, 2009
Publisher: Addleton Academic Publisher - “Rise of Indian Outward FDI: Implications for Host Developing Countries”
Revista Economía: Teoría Y Práctica, Vol. 29, pp. 9-49, 2008
(with N. Singh)
Publisher: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - “South-South Investment in Infrastructure”
Foreign Trade Review, Vol. 43(4), pp. 3-31, 2009
Publisher: Sage Publications - “Outward FDI and Knowledge Flows: A Study of the Indian Automotive Sector”
International Journal of Institutions and Economies, Vol. 1(1), pp. 155-186, 2009
(with N. Singh)
Publisher: University of Malaya
Book Chapters:
- “New Policy Regime and Small Pharmaceutical Firms in India”
In Micro and Small Enterprises in India, Routledge, 2011 - “The Rise of Indian Multinational Enterprises: Revisiting Key Issues”
In The Rise of Indian Multinationals, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 - “Emerging Multinationals from India and China: Origin, Impetus and Growth”
In International Competitiveness, Globalization and Multinationalization of Firms, 2010 - “Multinationals from the Indian Software Industry”
In Indian and Chinese Enterprises, Routledge, 2010
3. Academic Leadership & Service
Research Mentorship:
- Supervised Heather Taylor, PhD Candidate, Goethe University Frankfurt (Feb-Apr 2009)
- Research focus: Indian firms’ acquisitions in developed countries
Journal Referee Service: Served as referee for prestigious journals including:
- Research Policy
- Journal of International Management
- Oxford Development Studies
- Technovation
- International Journal of Institutions and Economies
- Columbia FDI Profiles
International Academic Engagement:
- Editorial Board Member, Economics, Management and Financial Markets
- Scientific Committee Member, Copenhagen Conference on Emerging Multinationals
Key Presentations:
- “Regional Heterogeneity and Firms’ Innovation: The Role of Regional Factors in Industrial R&D in India”
Keynote Presentation
International Seminar on Globalization of Production Models and Innovation in Emerging Economies
ISID-Centre de Sciences Humaines-Centre for Research on Contemporary China
New Delhi, November 19-20, 2010 - “R&D by Indian Manufacturing SMEs”
Annual Conference of IASSI on Frontier Issues in Technology, Development and Environment
Madras School of Economics and Knowledge Forum
Chennai, March 19-21, 2010 - “Indian and Chinese Multinationals”
Hosei University International Conference on International Competitiveness
ICES, Hosei University
Tokyo, November 14, 2009 - “Firm Performance during Global Economic Slowdown”
International Conference on Issues in Finance and Economic Development
Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi
November 6-7, 2009 - “Institutional Dynamics and Outcomes: Indian Multinationals”
SPIESR Internal Seminar (Facilitator)
Presentation by Heather L. Taylor, Goethe University Frankfurt
April 1, 2009 - “Indian Multinationals: Growth, Strategies and Implications”
SPIESR Internal Seminar Series
March 23, 2009 - “Foreign Direct Investment and Indian Economy”
Executive Development Programme
NIRMA Institute of Management Study, NIRMA University
February 15, 2009
Institutional Development:
- Convener, SPIESR Working Paper Committee
- Established institute’s working paper series
- Coordinated publication process and paper submissions
Impact Snapshot: SPIESR Contributions
- 1 Major research project on firm internationalization
- 1 Co-edited book with Palgrave Macmillan
- 1 Guest-edited special journal issue
- 12 Articles in peer-reviewed international journals
- 4 Book chapters in prominent volumes
- 8 Journal referee services
- 7 International conference presentations
- Significant institutional development through working paper series
Closing Note:
My tenure at SPIESR was marked by significant contributions to understanding emerging market multinationals, particularly through international collaborations and high-impact publications. The period witnessed extensive engagement with global academic networks and substantial contributions to institutional development.
