Dr. Guru Prabhakar's Outputs (93)

Made in India: An interview with Mr Vimal Mahendru, CEO, Indo-Asian Fusegear Ltd. (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This br... Read More about Made in India: An interview with Mr Vimal Mahendru, CEO, Indo-Asian Fusegear Ltd..

Role of experience and luck in management success: An interview with R.V. Kanoria, Managing Director of Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This br... Read More about Role of experience and luck in management success: An interview with R.V. Kanoria, Managing Director of Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd..

A family business perspective on emergence and potential of mass retail industry in India (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach: This brie... Read More about A family business perspective on emergence and potential of mass retail industry in India.

Leadership insights from the top: Exploring leadership through the narratives of CEOs in India (2015)
Journal Article

This paper highlights the corporate and non-corporate leadership practices in India, the effect of culture on such practices and how these drive management philosophies. Semi structured interviews were conducted with CEOs from India. The findings pro... Read More about Leadership insights from the top: Exploring leadership through the narratives of CEOs in India.

IT, outsourcing, real estate, and China: An old economy business leader’s take on boom sectors in India (2015)
Journal Article

This article features an interview with Gaurav Dalmia, Chairman of Landmark Holdings. He is a third generation tycoon from the Dalmia group, an Indian business conglomerate. Today the family-owned business powerhouse has interests in cement, industri... Read More about IT, outsourcing, real estate, and China: An old economy business leader’s take on boom sectors in India.

Small scale industry, decision-making, and value system: An Indian civil servant’s perspective (2015)
Journal Article

The Indian business leader: An exploration of religious and cultural impact on organisational dynamics (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In recent years a number of very public scandals involving the leadership of large international organisations and the ethical and moral stance adopted by business leaders have attracted media frenzy. Collins (2001) suggests that successful leaders a... Read More about The Indian business leader: An exploration of religious and cultural impact on organisational dynamics.

Sustainability, NGOs, and commerce: An interview with R.M.S. Liberhan, Executive Director of India Habitat Centre (2014)
Journal Article

Sustainability, India, India habitat centre

Restructuring, organizational change and leadership: A European multinational in India (2014)
Journal Article

Indian business leaders’ perceptions of trade competition from China (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Emerging as forces that could potentially re-set the global economic compass, China and India represent an important bilateral force against a climate of recession. This paper considers the perceptions of this growing economic relationship from an un... Read More about Indian business leaders’ perceptions of trade competition from China.

Leadership, vision, strategy, and the art of publishing in India: An interview with the legendary Tejeshwar Singh of Sage Publications (India) (2013)
Journal Article

This work highlights the experiences of the founder of a well-known publishing company and the revelations he had in this journey with the specific context of India, challenges he faced, his vision, business model, and his philosophy of management. T... Read More about Leadership, vision, strategy, and the art of publishing in India: An interview with the legendary Tejeshwar Singh of Sage Publications (India).

Organizational change, restructuring, innovation, modeling, and industrial linkages: A pioneering engineering institute in India (2013)
Journal Article

Leadership, WTO, commerce, and new strategies for corporatization of government institutions: A top Indian bureaucrat's take (2012)
Book Chapter

To provide a select perspective from India in terms of its Civil Services, leadership, and its unique challenges

CEOs in India: How leadership and management philosophies drive innovation (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This work highlights the corporate and non-corporate leadership practices in India, the effect of culture and religion on such practices and how these drive innovation. Many qualities of a good leader, as defined by Indian CEOs were derived from the... Read More about CEOs in India: How leadership and management philosophies drive innovation.

Business leadership in India: An example from print media (2012)
Journal Article

Historically, India has been the seat of civilization either in the form of Indus Valley Civilization or for setting up of highly advanced educational systems offered by the ancient universities of Nalanda, Patliputra, Takshashila and others. Leaders... Read More about Business leadership in India: An example from print media.

Philosophy, SBUs, nationalization (2012)
Journal Article

The confluence of leadership and culture in the melting pot of India (2012)
Journal Article

Global warming, climate change, sustainable and renewable sources of energy, bio fuels, bio technology and similar terms have gained unparallel importance across the globe these days. There is an increasing need to engage in undertaking the basic res... Read More about The confluence of leadership and culture in the melting pot of India.

An interview with former CSIR Director General Raghunath Anant Mashelkar (2011)
Journal Article

For 11 years, Dr. Mashelkar served as the Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which is a premier industrial R&D organization in India. He has been bestowed with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards by the governme... Read More about An interview with former CSIR Director General Raghunath Anant Mashelkar.

Leading Indian Railways: corporatization initiatives and challenges (2011)
Journal Article

Indian Railways operate around 15,000 trains everyday and carry 18 million passengers everyday which is equivalent to transporting people of 46 countries with minimum population from one place to another. It is a tremendous operation. Indian Railways... Read More about Leading Indian Railways: corporatization initiatives and challenges.

Project managers as senior executives, Volume 2: How the research was conducted: Methodology, detailed findings and analyses (2011)
Book

Can project managers actually become senior executives? If not, what can be done to allow them to climb the ladder? What are the odds? How can a project manager better design his or her career development to take advantage of these opportunities? The... Read More about Project managers as senior executives, Volume 2: How the research was conducted: Methodology, detailed findings and analyses.