Advanced research methods in strategy and organizational research
Theories in strategy and organizational research
Philosophy of management
Experience
Research Associate, Centre for innovation incubation and entrepreneurship (CIIE) IIM Ahmedabad (Jan 2017 to May 2018)
Assistant Vice President (AVP), Overseas healthcare pvt ltd. (2012 to 2017)
Chief Business Head, Sundyota Numandis (2010 to 2012)
Executive Assistant (EA) to Director, Welspun India Ltd. (2008-2009)
Executive Assistant to Managing Director, Ipca Laboratories (2004-2008)
Training & Consulting Areas
M&A strategies
Advance corproate stratgies
Strategic leadership in turbulent times
Managing family businesses
Research Area
Family Businesses and their internationalization strategies
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate social irresponsibility (CSiR)
Current Research Interests
Family firm internationalization strategies
Literature review using bibliometric analysis and meta-analysis
Application of fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA)
Professional Affiliation
Member of the Academy of Management (AOM)
Member of the Academy of International Business (AIB)
Member of Strategic Management Society (SMS)
Member of Strategic Management Forum
Publications
Journal Articles
Jain, R., Oh, C. H., & Shapiro, D. (2022). A bibliometric analysis and future research opportunities in multinational business review. Multinational Business Review, 30(3), 313–342. https://doi.org/10.1108/mbr-01-2022-0001 (Category: ABDC- B/ABS-2)
Khare, A., & Jain, R. (2022). Mapping the conceptual and intellectual structure of the consumer vulnerability field: A bibliometric analysis Journal of Business Research, 150, 567–584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.06.039 (Category: ABDC -A/ABS-3)
Jain, R., & Khare, A. (2022). Building the case for paradigmatic reflexivity in strategic management research using entrepreneurial opportunity as an exemplar. Philosophy of Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40926-022-00201-8 (Category: ABDC – C)
Jain, R. (2022). Do authors affiliated with emerging Asian contexts have proportionate representation in foreign entry mode choice research? Asian Journal of Business Research, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.14707/ajbr.220128 (Category: ABDC – C)
Case Studies:
Balodi, K. C., Jain, R., Kumar, T. B., & Banerjee, D. (2022). Platform revolution in the database management system industry: Evolution of SAP’s business model. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 204388692211067. https://doi.org/10.1177/20438869221106798 (Category: ABS-1/Scopus)
Bansal, J., Balodi, K. C., Jain, R., & Datta, S. (2022). Strategy and business model evolution at Adobe: Competing in Digital Media Software Industry. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 204388692211163. https://doi.org/10.1177/20438869221116391 (Category: ABS-1/Scopus)
Book Review:
Mendonca, V., & Jain, R. (2019). Boom country? the new wave of Indian enterprise. Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 44(1), 55–57. https://doi.org/10.1177/0256090919839893 (Category: ABS-1/Scopus)
Working Paper in IIM Ahmedabad Repository
Jain, R, Mendonca, V, Vohra, N & Sharma, S, 2018. “Does Entrepreneurial Logic Impact Funding Evaluation of Startups?,” IIMA Working Papers wp 2018-02-01, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Research and Publication Department.
Awards
GATE scholarship for pursuing Master in Pharmacy
Best paper award for the paper titled “Reimaging M&A Strategies to Prevent Deal Abandonment: Toward Incorporating Stakeholder Salience” at the 2nd Annual International Research Conference held at IIM Lucknow- Noida Campus during 07-11 December 2022
