Contributions at Sardar Patel Institute of Economic & Social Research: Advancing Global Business Research

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:

1. “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.
2. “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
3. “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
4. “Strategic Asset-seeking Activities of Emerging Multinationals”
   Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, Vol. 1(2), pp. 9-31, 2010
   Publisher: Vilnius University
5. “The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Indian Outward Investment”
   Transnational Corporations, Vol. 19(1), pp. 69-84, 2010
   (with N. Singh)
   Publisher: United Nations
6. “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
7. “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
8. “Indian FDI Falls in Global Economic Crisis”
   Transnational Corporations Review, Vol. 1(4), pp. 1-11, 2009
   Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis
9. “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
10. “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
11. “South-South Investment in Infrastructure”
    Foreign Trade Review, Vol. 43(4), pp. 3-31, 2009
    Publisher: Sage Publications
12. “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:

1. “New Policy Regime and Small Pharmaceutical Firms in India”
   In Micro and Small Enterprises in India, Routledge, 2011
2. “The Rise of Indian Multinational Enterprises: Revisiting Key Issues”
   In The Rise of Indian Multinationals, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
3. “Emerging Multinationals from India and China: Origin, Impetus and Growth”
   In International Competitiveness, Globalization and Multinationalization of Firms, 2010
4. “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:

1. “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
2. “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
3. “Indian and Chinese Multinationals”
   Hosei University International Conference on International Competitiveness
   ICES, Hosei University
   Tokyo, November 14, 2009
4. “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
5. “Institutional Dynamics and Outcomes: Indian Multinationals”
   SPIESR Internal Seminar (Facilitator)
   Presentation by Heather L. Taylor, Goethe University Frankfurt
   April 1, 2009
6. “Indian Multinationals: Growth, Strategies and Implications”
   SPIESR Internal Seminar Series
   March 23, 2009
7. “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.