TEACHING

TEACHING INTERESTS

Digital Transformation
Strategic Management of Digital Innovations
IT strategy
Organizational Impacts of Information Technologies
Open Innovations

TEACHING

@ INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD (IIMA)

Teaching in Programs at IIMA

I have taught, or am teaching, various courses across programs at IIMA, including the PGP, PGPX, BPGP, PhD and others. Broadly, these courses teach the concepts related to:

Organizing and Managing in the Digital Age: The objective of these courses have been to help managers develop critical thinking required to analyze how firms leverage digital innovations for pursuing organizational goals, such as those related to business strategy, social enterprise, innovation, operations, and managing customer expectations. These courses have covered principles that help managers create value through digital innovations. The course has helped learners understand the models of governance, digital transformation, managing the project management office, creating IT architecture, aligning strategy and IT governance, creating competitive strategies, and leading development projects, amongst others.
I have offered various core and elective courses for various programs (such as PGP and PGPX programs) to teach these principles. In addition, various versions of these courses have been taught through asynchronous learning platforms including (Ministry of Education's) Swayam Platform (over 13,000 enrollments so far). Similarly, there is a series of courses on the Coursera platform (including: Leading with a Digital Strategy, How to Transform Digitally, Transforming Life and Organization in the Digital Age, and Advanced Digital Transformation Specialization) where over 20,000 students have enrolled in these courses and certifications.

Organizational Impacts of Information Technologies : The key objective of the seminars on the topic has been to help understand top-level and high quality IS research (typically published in FT-50 journals) related to the organizational impacts of information technologies (IT). The seminars help develop an understanding of contemporary models across various domains of IS research, examining how firms build and leverage IT innovations. Students learn how to critically apply scientific theories and methodologies to address research questions in these domains. The readings and discussions are intended to help students identify new research issues and questions, critique existing theories, and build new theoretical and empirical models. These seminars have been helped to develop research capabilities of PhD students in different management areas.
I also teach about 'Academic Purpose' to Faculty from India and abroad in the Faculty Development Program at IIMA.

Executive Education

I have covered various topics related to Digital architectures, Digital strategies and business models, Digital innovations and business performance, Digital Platforms, Artificial Intelligence for Managers

These modules have been taught to managers and leadership teams at leading Indian corporations, such as Bharti Airtel, Zydus Group, Indian Economic Services (IES), Murugappa Group, JSW, L & T, Airtel, 3TP Emerging Digital Leaders' Program, UST Global, Tata Power, Aditya Birla Group, Daily Rounds, Tata Motors, CIO Club, PwC India, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Nivea, BIS, SIDBI, NeGD (MeitY) amongst others.
I offer an open enrollment program on Digital Transformation: Strategies and Business Models.

TEACHING @ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

Courses Taught

Production of Goods and Services–A core course in the undergraduate program with components of Information Systems, Operations Management, and Accounting.

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems–A graduate- level course, the students are from the full-time masters, as well as the professional master's programs that includes working professionals from leading corporations, Walmart, Tyson Foods, J B Hunt, amongst others.

The third class in the Enterprise Resource planning curriculum focuses on analytics using various tools linked with SAP. Students learn various analytic algorithms using Predictive Analytics and Expert Analytics connecting with the SAP Hana directly or using other data sources. The topics covered include predictive analytics and data mining, neural networks and deep learning, forecasting, sentiment analysis, social network analysis, clustering analysis, and classification, amongst others. Also, we may go over other tools, such as SAP Lumira and Tableau to learn different analysis and presentation principles. The class also goes over the SAP Fiori.

Doctoral Seminar: Managing organizations and platforms in the Digital Age– The goal of this seminar is to provide an understanding of the issues related to the organizational impacts of information technologies, the processes to create value by using information technologies, and the strategic and competitive dynamics related to information technologies in organizations. Students read and discuss various theories, conceptual issues, and empirical papers pertaining to research on these topics of inquiry.

TEACHING @ MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Courses Taught

Manufacturing, Planning, and Control–an upper-level undergraduate operations management course, the course focuses on manufacturing-related topics including inventory management, planning and forecasting, quality, manufacturing processes, and operations and supply chain strategy.

Business Information Systems and Technology (ITM 309)–This course focused on ways to apply information systems and technology (IS&T) to create exciting new products, services, markets, and career opportunities. It studies the managerial and business aspects of selecting, implementing, and using IS&T within a firm to achieve organizational goals and competitive advantage. The course focused on contemporary issues in the field of IS&T that relate to business, including electronic commerce, enterprise resource planning systems, supply chain management systems, and customer relationship management systems.

Lab Sections ITM 309–The laboratory sessions included practical hands-on training in databases (MS Access), and process modeling (IBM WBI).

OTHER TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

Doctoral Students

I have been actively involved in doctoral education, contributing to the supervision and evaluation of more than 15 doctoral dissertations in various capacities, including as Chair, Committee Member, and External Evaluator.
As a Doctoral Committee Chair, I have supervised three doctoral candidates whose research addressed topics such as digital transformation in business processes, innovation management in technology-driven organizations, and professional engagement in open innovation environments. These students have successfully secured faculty positions at universities in the United States, including placements at public research institutions and comprehensive state universities, as well as roles in industry-leading companies.
In addition, I have served as a Committee Member for over seven dissertations across diverse areas, including organizational analytics, virtual community behavior, and the temporal dimensions of information systems research. Several of these scholars have gone on to pursue academic careers in the U.S. and Europe, joining both research universities and internationally accredited business schools.
My work has also included participation in doctoral examination panels and external evaluations for institutions in India, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs). The research topics in these evaluations have ranged from cultural dynamics in healthcare IT usage, to quantitative modeling of supply chain resilience, and financial decision-making in emerging markets during periods of economic turbulence.
Through these varied roles, I have contributed to interdisciplinary research training at the intersection of information systems, digital innovation, analytics, and operational strategy, supporting emerging scholars as they launch successful academic and professional careers.

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