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Paper by Professor Mathew J Manimala, Professor P D Jose and K Raju Thomas in Social Science Research Network Top Ten download list

Professor Mathew J Manimala's paper, co-authored with Professor P D Jose and K Raju Thomas titled "Organizational Design for Enhancing the Impact of Incremental Innovations: A Qualitative Analysis of Innovative Cases in the Context of a Developing Economy", was recently listed on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Top Ten download list for ERPN: Other Social Innovation (Sub-Topic).

The abstract and download statistics may be viewed at http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=861343

Publication details:

Manimala, M.J., Jose, P.D., and Thomas, K.R. (2005) "Organizational Design for Enhancing the Impact of Incremental Innovations: A Qualitative Analysis of Innovative Cases in the Context of a Developing Economy", Creativity and Innovation Management, 14(4), December: 413-424.

Dr Mathew J Manimala is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).  Prior to joining IIMB, he has served as Senior Member of Faculty and Chairman, Human Resources Area, at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad. At IIMB he has worked closely with the  NSRCEL primarily to build the research competencies of the Centre during its early years, when he served as the Jamuna Raghavan Chair Professor of Entrepreneurship for two terms and as the Chairperson of NSRCEL for one term. Currently he is also a Senior Enterprise Fellow of the School of Entrepreneurship and Business (SEB), University of Essex, UK.

 Professor Manimala obtained MBA degree from the University of Cochin, MBSc degree from the University of Manchester and the Fellow in Management (doctoral degree) from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA).  He has received several academic honours including a Certificate of Distinction for Outstanding Research in the Field of New Enterprise Development from the Academy of Management.  He has been awarded research fellowships by prestigious international agencies such as the European Foundation for Management Development (for a research fellowship at Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK: 1990-91) and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (for a research fellowship at the University of Calgary, Canada: 1998-99).

The teaching, training and consultancy interests of Professor Manimala cover a wide range of topics in Organization Behaviour and Entrepreneurship.

Professor Manimala has done extensive research in the area of Entrepreneurship. His work on Entrepreneurial Heuristics is acclaimed by the community of researchers (including the Academy of Management) as a pioneering work in the field, wherein he has also perfected and used a novel methodology called 'Case-survey method'.  He has published more than 50 research papers and articles in refereed international journals and presented papers mostly in international conferences. Among the research projects initiated/carried out by him recently is the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project, a multi-country research project involving more than 30 countries, of which he was the leader of the India team for two years.   He has published four books: Entrepreneurial Policies and Strategies: the Innovator's Choice (Sage Publications, New Delhi, 1999); Entrepreneurship Theory at the Cross Roads: Paradigms and Praxis, First Edition (Wheeler Publishing, New Delhi, 1999) and enhanced Second Edition (Wiley-Dreamtech, New Delhi, 2005 and 2009) Enterprise Support Systems: An International Perspective edited by him along with Jay Mitra and Varsha Singh (Response Books/Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2009); and Organizational Behaviour: A Psychological Perspective, (co-author with four others), (McGraw-Hill Asia-Pacific, Sydney, Australia, 2009).   He is a member of the Editorial Board of several journals including Creativity and Innovation Management, published by Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, UK, and is the Editor of South Asian Journal of Management, published by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA).

Dr P D Jose is Associate Professor in the Corporate Strategy and Policy area at IIMB. He is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal and Bachelors in Physics from the Institute of Science, Bombay. Prior to joining IIMB, he was a member of the faculty at the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad. He was also a Fulbright Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston and Kenan Flagler Business School, North Carolina, during 1999-2000. He has been associated as a consultant with several government agencies, state governments and international organizations.

His areas of research interests include strategy formulation and implementation, crisis management and organizational renewal, competitive implications of environmental regulations, and business and society linkages.

Jose has several publications in both international and national journals. He has presented papers and chaired interest sessions in several international conferences as well as guest edited a special issue of the Journal of Business Strategy and the Environment.

He is a member of the International Planning Board of the Greening of Industries Network, which is a worldwide network of industries, international organizations and universities. Jose is also an advisor to the Network of Indian Environment Professionals, and a member of the environmental education sub-committee of India's Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Mr Raju Thomas is an HR professional with a keen interest in research and publication. He has 12 years of industry experience and six years of academic and consultancy experience. He is a post graduate in personnel management and industrial relations from Loyola College.  He has published five research papers in various international journals while he was a project consultant with Professor Mathew J Manimala at IIMB during 2000 to 2006. He also worked as Associate Editor for South Asian Journal of Management till November, 2010.

His areas of interest are OD and change management, workplace interventions based on innovations, training and development, employee engagement, HR best practices, case reporting, etc. He currently works as Associate Vice President - HR (OD & Training) with Texport Syndicate India Limited in Bangalore. He is also the coordinator for Walmart RFT Council-India.

Posted December 31, 2010

Professor Mathew J Manimala's paper, co-authored with Professor P D Jose and K Raju Thomas titled "Organizational Design for Enhancing the Impact of Incremental Innovations: A Qualitative Analysis of Innovative Cases in the Context of a Developing Economy", was recently listed on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Top Ten download list for ERPN: Other Social Innovation (Sub-Topic).

The abstract and download statistics may be viewed at http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=861343

Publication details:

Manimala, M.J., Jose, P.D., and Thomas, K.R. (2005) "Organizational Design for Enhancing the Impact of Incremental Innovations: A Qualitative Analysis of Innovative Cases in the Context of a Developing Economy", Creativity and Innovation Management, 14(4), December: 413-424.

Dr Mathew J Manimala is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).  Prior to joining IIMB, he has served as Senior Member of Faculty and Chairman, Human Resources Area, at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad. At IIMB he has worked closely with the  NSRCEL primarily to build the research competencies of the Centre during its early years, when he served as the Jamuna Raghavan Chair Professor of Entrepreneurship for two terms and as the Chairperson of NSRCEL for one term. Currently he is also a Senior Enterprise Fellow of the School of Entrepreneurship and Business (SEB), University of Essex, UK.

 Professor Manimala obtained MBA degree from the University of Cochin, MBSc degree from the University of Manchester and the Fellow in Management (doctoral degree) from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA).  He has received several academic honours including a Certificate of Distinction for Outstanding Research in the Field of New Enterprise Development from the Academy of Management.  He has been awarded research fellowships by prestigious international agencies such as the European Foundation for Management Development (for a research fellowship at Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK: 1990-91) and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (for a research fellowship at the University of Calgary, Canada: 1998-99).

The teaching, training and consultancy interests of Professor Manimala cover a wide range of topics in Organization Behaviour and Entrepreneurship.

Professor Manimala has done extensive research in the area of Entrepreneurship. His work on Entrepreneurial Heuristics is acclaimed by the community of researchers (including the Academy of Management) as a pioneering work in the field, wherein he has also perfected and used a novel methodology called 'Case-survey method'.  He has published more than 50 research papers and articles in refereed international journals and presented papers mostly in international conferences. Among the research projects initiated/carried out by him recently is the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project, a multi-country research project involving more than 30 countries, of which he was the leader of the India team for two years.   He has published four books: Entrepreneurial Policies and Strategies: the Innovator's Choice (Sage Publications, New Delhi, 1999); Entrepreneurship Theory at the Cross Roads: Paradigms and Praxis, First Edition (Wheeler Publishing, New Delhi, 1999) and enhanced Second Edition (Wiley-Dreamtech, New Delhi, 2005 and 2009) Enterprise Support Systems: An International Perspective edited by him along with Jay Mitra and Varsha Singh (Response Books/Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2009); and Organizational Behaviour: A Psychological Perspective, (co-author with four others), (McGraw-Hill Asia-Pacific, Sydney, Australia, 2009).   He is a member of the Editorial Board of several journals including Creativity and Innovation Management, published by Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, UK, and is the Editor of South Asian Journal of Management, published by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA).

Dr P D Jose is Associate Professor in the Corporate Strategy and Policy area at IIMB. He is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal and Bachelors in Physics from the Institute of Science, Bombay. Prior to joining IIMB, he was a member of the faculty at the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad. He was also a Fulbright Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston and Kenan Flagler Business School, North Carolina, during 1999-2000. He has been associated as a consultant with several government agencies, state governments and international organizations.

His areas of research interests include strategy formulation and implementation, crisis management and organizational renewal, competitive implications of environmental regulations, and business and society linkages.

Jose has several publications in both international and national journals. He has presented papers and chaired interest sessions in several international conferences as well as guest edited a special issue of the Journal of Business Strategy and the Environment.

He is a member of the International Planning Board of the Greening of Industries Network, which is a worldwide network of industries, international organizations and universities. Jose is also an advisor to the Network of Indian Environment Professionals, and a member of the environmental education sub-committee of India's Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Mr Raju Thomas is an HR professional with a keen interest in research and publication. He has 12 years of industry experience and six years of academic and consultancy experience. He is a post graduate in personnel management and industrial relations from Loyola College.  He has published five research papers in various international journals while he was a project consultant with Professor Mathew J Manimala at IIMB during 2000 to 2006. He also worked as Associate Editor for South Asian Journal of Management till November, 2010.

His areas of interest are OD and change management, workplace interventions based on innovations, training and development, employee engagement, HR best practices, case reporting, etc. He currently works as Associate Vice President - HR (OD & Training) with Texport Syndicate India Limited in Bangalore. He is also the coordinator for Walmart RFT Council-India.

Posted December 31, 2010