Research Areas
Business Process Outsourcing; Developing Firm Capabilities; Organizational Evolution; Organizational Change
Current Projects
Business process outsourcing, Custom software pricing, Simulation models of organizational processes.
Representative Publications
(With S. K. Ethiraj, P. Kale, M.S. Krishnan)
“Where do capabilities come from and how do they matter? A Study in the Software Services Industry.” Strategic Management Journal 26:25-45 (2005).
(with R. Aron)
“Getting Offshoring Right.” Harvard Business Review (Forthcoming, December 2005).
(With David J. Bryce)
“The Future of the Firm from Evolutionary Perspective.” In Paul DiMaggio (ed.), The Twenty First Century Firm: Changing Economic Organization in International Perspective Princeton University Press: Princeton, N.J., 161-185 (2001).
Education
PhD, Stanford University, 1983; MA, Stanford University, 1982; MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad India, 1975; BS, Lucknow University, India, 1972
Recent Consulting
Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Pune, India, 2003-present.
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1987-present. (Vice Dean for International Academic Affairs, 1998-2003; Joseph Wharton Term Associate Professor of Management, 1987-92; Director, Emerging Economies Program, 1996-99). Previous appointment: University of Toronto. Visiting appointment: Singapore Management University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, University of Paris-Dauphine, France
Professional Leadership 2005-2009
Editorial Review Board, Organization Science, 1988-present; Editorial Board, Strategic Management Journal, 1994-present; Editorial Board, Strategic Organization, 2001-present.
Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009
Director, Fedders Corporation, 2004-present; Director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Pune, India, 2003-present; Adviser, Eurindia Ltd., London, U.K., Director, Infosys Technologies, Bangalore, India, 2000-2003.
