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Rojers P Joseph

Associate Professor
  •  Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

Rojers P Joseph is an Associate Professor in the Area of Strategic Management. He has more than 20 years of professional experience, which includes close to a decade of experience as faculty in IIMs. Apart from the core courses of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, he has taught elective courses such as Strategic Tools and Techniques, Design Thinking and Innovation, Corporate Governance & Social Responsibility, and International Business Management in the MBA and Executive MBA Programmes, over the years.

He has designed and delivered Management Development Programmes and offered consultancy services for several private and public sector organizations, which include Indian Oil Corporation, Asian Paints, Canara Bank, Mahindra, and NTPC Mining Limited,  among others. 

Dr. Joseph’s research interest lies in the areas of E-governance, Entrepreneur Diversity & Innovation, Business Models in a Digital/Knowledge Economy, and Sustainability. He has authored numerous research articles that appeared in reputed, highly-ranked journals, and his business case studies have been published by major case repositories such as Ivey and Emerald.

Teaching Areas

For MBA/Executive MBA

  • Strategic Management
  • Entrepreneurship and New Ventures
  • International Business Management
  • Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
  • Strategic Tools and Techniques
  • Design Thinking and Innovation

For Ph.D.

  • Micro-foundations of Strategic Management
  • Philosophy of Science

Experience

  • Total Work Experience: 20 years
  • Teaching/Research experience includes: Associate Professor, IIM Ranchi (Since May 2021) Assistant Professor, IIM Rohtak (Apr 2014- May 2021); Visiting Faculty, IIM Amritsar (Jun – Aug 2018); Research Associate, IIT Bombay (Jul 2013- Feb 2014); and Lecturer, Faculty of Business & Economics, Jimma University (Ministry of Education & UNDP), Ethiopia (Sep 2000 – Jul 2008). 

Training & Consulting Areas

  • Strategic Management
  • Strategy Evaluation
  •  Strategic Analysis 
  • Strategy Implementation

Research Area

  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Technology Management
  • TMT and Board Diversity 
  • Corporate Governance and Sustainability

Current Research Interests

  • Strategic Management
  • Strategy Evaluation
  •  Strategic Analysis 
  • Strategy Implementation

Professional Affiliation

  • Strategic Management Society (SMS)
  • Academy of Management (AOM)

Publications

    Journal articles (Recent):
  • Environmental Sustainability Practices and Strategies in the Rural Tourism and Hospitality Sector: a Systematic Literature Review and Suggestions for Future Research. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 23(1), 1-28. With Madanaguli, A., Dhir, A., Albishri, N. A., & Srivastava, S.  (2023)
  • A Resource-Based View of Green Innovation as a Strategic Firm Resource: Present Status and Future Directions. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31 (4), 1395-1413. With Khanra, S., Kaur, P., Malik, A., & Dhir, A. (2022). 
  • Factors Influencing the Adoption Postponement of Mobile Payment Services in the Hospitality Sector During a Pandemic. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 46, 26-39. With Khanra, S., Dhir, A, & Kaur, P. (2021)
  • Gender and Firm Innovation – A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 27 (2), 301-303. With T. M., Arun (2020).
  • External Knowledge Sourcing and Innovation in Family Firms: How and Why Absorptive Capacity and Family Social Capital Matter, VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 51 (3), 438-460. With Akram, M. U., & Ghosh, K. (2020).
  • Entrepreneur’s Gender and Firm Innovation Breadth: An Institution-Based View of SMEs in an Emerging Market Context, International Journal of Innovation Management, 24 (07), 1-31. With T. M., Arun & Akram, M. U. (2020).
  • E-governance Maturity Models: A Meta-ethnographic Study. The International Technology Management Review, 8 (1), 1-9. With Khanra, S. (2019).
  • Adoption of E-Governance: The Mediating Role of Language Proficiency and Digital Divide in an Emerging Market Context. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 13 (2), 122-142. With Khanra, S. (2019).
    • Case Studies:
  • Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.: Racing Towards Creative Disruptions, Ivey Publishing. (Case + Teaching Note). With Rizvi, N. Z. (2021).
  • Guardian Lifecare: Customer Centricity as a Value Proposition (9B17A028). Ivey Publishing. (Case + Teaching Note). With Dutta, S. K. (2017).
  • Medknow Publications: a Success Model in the Digital Era, Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies, 5 (8) (Case + Teaching Note) (2015).
  • Digital publishing: Pothi.com (9B12M037). Ivey Publishing. (Case + Teaching Note). With Jha, S. K. (2012).
    • Book Chapters:
  • Joseph, R P (2023). ‘Business Analytics and Data Science: Two Emerging Fields with Opportunities Galore’ in Patnaik, S. (ed.) ‘Evolving Careers in Management’, Walnut Publication.
  • Joseph, R P & T M, Arun (2021). ‘Models and Tools of Knowledge Acquisition’ in Patnaik, S, Tajeddini, K and Jain V (eds.) ‘Advances in Computational Management: Application of Computational Intelligence in Business Management’, Modelling and Optimization in Science and Technologies (MOST) Series, Springer.
  • Khanra, S & Joseph, R P (2020). ‘Development and Validation of an Assessment Framework for e-Government Services’ in Chugnov, A, Khodachek, I, Misnikov, Y and Trutnev, D (eds.) Electronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia, CCIS 1349, 27-41, Springer.
  • Khanra, S, Joseph, R P, Dhir, A. & Kaur, P. (2020). ‘Antecedents of the Barriers Toward the Adoption of Unified Payment Interface’, in IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT), Volume 618, 608-625, Springer.
  • Khanra, S & Joseph, R P (2020). ‘Orchestration of an e-Government Network: Capturing the Dynamics of E-Government Service Delivery through Theoretical Analysis and Mathematical Forecasting’, in IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT), Volume 618, 219-229, Springer.
    • Conferences (Recent):
  • T. M., Arun & Joseph, R. P., Antecedents to Firm Diversification: Do Stakeholders Matter? – Insights from an Indian Cooperative, INDAM 2023, SBM-NMIMS, Mumbai, 06-08, January 2023. 
  • Joseph, R. P. & T. M. Arun, Women entrepreneurs and Firm Innovation: the Influence of the ‘Wrong-crowd’ Industry and the role of Legitimacy, 12th Asian Society for Innovation and Policy (ASIP)  Conference, IISc. Bangalore. 24-26, November 2022.  
  • Makroo, N. Z. & Joseph, R. P., P&R Infraprojects: Putting the Focus Back on Hydropower, SMF 2020, IIM Ranchi. 21-23, December 2020.
  • Khanra, S. & Joseph, R. P., Orchestration of an e-Government Network: Capturing the Dynamics of E-Government Service Delivery through Theoretical Analysis and Mathematical Forecasting, IFIP WG 8.6 2020 Working conference, 18-19 December 2020, IIM Tiruchirappalli.
  • Khanra, S. & Joseph, R. P., Antecedents of the Barriers Toward the Adoption of Unified Payment Interface, IFIP WG 8.6 2020 Working conference, 18-19 December 2020, IIM Tiruchirappalli.
  • Khanra, S. & Joseph, R. P., Development and Validation of an Assessment Framework for e-Government Services, Electronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia (EGOSE 2020), 18-19 November 2020, St. Petersburg, Russia.
  • Khanra, S., Joseph, R.P.  & Ruparel, N., Dynamism of an e-Government Network in Delivering Public Services, Responsible Leadership in Rising Economies, Academy of Management Specialised Conference, 23-25 October 2019, Bled, Slovenia.
  • T. M., Arun, Joseph, R. P. & Akram, M. U., Gender and Innovation – An Institution-Based View from SMEs in Emerging Markets, 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 9-13 August 2019, Boston, USA.

Awards

  • Won the Best Paper Award at the 12th Asian Society for Innovation and Policy Conference held at IISc, Bangalore, from November 24 to 26, 2022 for the research paper, titled “Women entrepreneurs and firm innovation: the influence of the ‘wrong-crowd’ industry and the role of legitimacy”.
  • Awarded the SJM Endowment Fellowship for excellence in doctoral studies at SJM School of Management, IIT Bombay, 2009-13.
  • Chosen as the Best Instructor by the graduating students of the regular as well as continuing education programs of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Jimma University, MoE, Ethiopia, 2004-05.