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Deepak Chandrashekar

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Deepak
Chandrashekar

Assistant Professor
Strategy
IIMB Young Faculty Research Chair

Dr. Deepak Chandrashekar is an Assistant Professor in Strategy at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and IIMB Young Faculty Research Chair. Before joining IIMB, Deepak served as an Assistant Professor at Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore in the areas of Economics and General Management. He worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Management Studies at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, after the completion of his PhD in Industrial Economics at IISc. His research in Industrial Economics involves the study of Absorptive Capacity, Cluster Level Interactions, Innovation and Performance of Firms in the High-Tech Manufacturing Cluster of Bangalore. 

Deepak received his Bachelors in Engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore in 2012, and MBA/PGDM with specialization in Finance and Systems from SDM Institute for Management Development (SDM IMD), Mysore in 2014. He was also an International Exchange Student, in 2013 at SHU MBA, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, and in 2016 at Toyohashi University of Technology, Aichi, Japan. In addition, he serves on the editorial board of International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness (JGBC) [a journal of Springer and Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management (GIFT)] as an assistant editor. Further, he serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for international journals such as Current Science, Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy (AJIP), International Journal of Innovation Management (IJIM), European Journal of Innovation Management (EJIM), Journal of Business Research (JBR), Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, OPSEARCH, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management (JMTM), Telecommunications Policy, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (IJEV) and Review of Business Management. Also, a paper based on his doctoral thesis secured Best Paper Award at Graduate Student Research Conference in Business and Economics organised by Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI) and University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee at University of South Florida, Sarasota, Florida, USA during May 25-26, 2017. His research interests are in the areas such as Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Strategy and Competitiveness; Intellectual Property Rights.

Research Interests:

Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Strategy and Competitiveness; Intellectual Property Rights.

Key Journal Publications:

  • Joshi, K., Loganathan, M., Chandrashekar, D., Brem, A., & Satyanarayana, K. (2023). “How do university-based incubators and accelerators build dynamic capabilities? An exploration from India”. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. (Forthcoming).
  • Shekhar, H., Satyanarayana, K., & Chandrashekar, D. (2023). “Role and contributions of an incubator in academic intrapreneurship–An examination”. Technovation, 126, 102821.
  • Satyanarayana, K., Chandrashekar, D., Vighnesh, N. V., & Brem, A. (2022). “Competitive analysis or stakeholder pre-commitments? How firms' strategic decision-making choices mediate the relationship between its strategic posture and digitalization”. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, (Forthcoming).
  • Satyanarayana, K., Chandrashekar, D., Sukumar, A., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V. (2022). “How does international entrepreneurial orientation influence firms' internationalization? An exploration with Indian software product top management teams”. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, vol. 28, no. 7, pp. 1702-1731.
  • Singh, R., Chandrashekar, D., Bala Subrahmanya, M. H., Sukumar, A., & Jafari-Sadeghi, V. (2022). “Network cooperation and economic performance of SMEs: Direct and mediating impacts of innovation and internationalisation”. Journal of Business Research, vol. 148, pp. 116-130.
  • Joshi, K., Chandrashekar, D., Satyanarayana, K., & Srinivas, A. (2022). “VC Funded Start-Ups in India: Innovation, Social Impact, and the Way Forward”. International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 104-113. 
  • Joshi, K. A., Chandrashekar, D., and M. H. Bala Subrahmanya (2022), “Monitoring and Value-Add by Indian Venture Capital Firms in Business Ventures – The Case of Foreign VCs in India”, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 202-229.
  • Satyanarayana, K., Chandrashekar, D., & M. H. Bala Subrahmanya (2021). “An assessment of competitiveness of technology-based startups in India”. International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 28-38.
  • Obsuwan, S., Chandrashekar, D., Kraus, S., Brem, A., & Bouncken, R. (2021). “Does cultural diversity matter for team performance in multinational companies? An analysis of conflict, communication, social integration, creativity and satisfaction”. International Journal of Innovation Management, vol. 25, no. 7, 2150082.
  • Bhatta, N. M. K., Shankar, S. B., and Chandrashekar, D. (2020), “Do Green Initiatives Make Business Sense? The Indian Case”, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, vol. 17, no. 3.
  • Joshi, K. A., Chandrashekar, D., Brem, A. and Momaya, K. S. (2019), “Foreign Venture Capital Firms in a Cross-Border Context: Empirical Insights from India”, Sustainability, vol. 11, no. 22, pp. 6265.
  • M. H. Bala Subrahmanya, H. S. Krishna, and Chandrashekar, D., (2019), “Technology Business Incubation for Start-Up Generation: A Literature Review Towards A Conceptual Framework”, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, vol. 27, no. 7, pp. 1471-1493. 
  • Chandrashekar, D., M. H. Bala Subrahmanya, Joshi, K. A. and Priyadarshi, T. (2019), “Effect of Innovation on Firm Performance – The Case of a Technology Intensive Manufacturing Cluster in India”, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 1-31. 
  • Chandrashekar, D., and M. H. Bala Subrahmanya (2019): “Determinants of Firm's Propensity to Patent its Inventions: An Evidence from Bengaluru High-tech Manufacturing Cluster”, Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 375-400. 
  • Chandrashekar, D., and M. H. Bala Subrahmanya (2018): “Absorptive Capacity, Cluster Linkages, and Innovation: An Evidence from Bengaluru High-tech Manufacturing Cluster”, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 29(1), 121-148. 
  • Chandrashekar, D., and M. H. Bala Subrahmanya (2017): “Absorptive Capacity as a Determinant of Innovation in SMEs: A Study of Bengaluru High-tech Manufacturing Cluster”, Small Enterprise Research, 24(3), 290-315. 
  • Chandrashekar, D., and M. H. Bala Subrahmanya (2017): “Does Patent Activity affect Firm-level innovation and firm Performance in a Cluster? An Evidence form Bengaluru High-tech Manufacturing Cluster”, International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, 12(1), 13- 24.

Key Conference Presentations/Publications:

  • Satyanarayana, K., Chandrashekar, D., Vighnesh, N. V., & Brem, A, “How Does the Entrepreneurial Orientation of a Firm Influence Digitalization? Exploring the Mediating Role of Opportunity Identification”, 12th Asian Society for Innovation and Policy conference at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru during November 24-26, 2022. (Secured One of the Best Papers Award)
  • Chandrashekar, D., M. H. Bala Subrahmanya, and Joshi, K. A., “Exploring the Influence of Innovation on Firm Performance: An Evidence from Bengaluru High-tech Manufacturing Cluster”, DRUID Academy Conference 2018 in Economics and Management of Innovation, Technology and Organizations organized by DRUID Academy at University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark during January 17-19, 2018. 
  • Chandrashekar, D., and M. H. Bala Subrahmanya, “ Degree of Cluster Linkages and Innovation Performance of a Firm: A Study of Bengaluru High-tech Manufacturing Cluster”, International Symposium on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) organized by IEOM society at University of the West of England, Bristol, UK during July 24-25, 2017.
  • Chandrashekar, D., and M. H. Bala Subrahmanya, “Role of Patents in Driving Differential Innovation and Firm Performance: A Study of Bengaluru High-tech Manufacturing Cluster”, International Conference on Strategies in Volatile and Uncertain Environment for Emerging Markets organized by Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT D) at IIT Delhi, New Delhi during July 14-15, 2017.
  • Chandrashekar, D., and M. H. Bala Subrahmanya, “Exploring the Influence of Absorptive Capacity on Innovation in Bengaluru High-tech Manufacturing Cluster”, IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society Conference (TEMSCON) 2017 organized by Technology and Management Society at Santa Clara (Silicon Valley), California, USA during June 8-10, 2017.
  • Chandrashekar, D., and M. H. Bala Subrahmanya, “Absorptive Capacity, and Degree of Intra-cluster and Extra-cluster Linkages: A Study of Bengaluru High-tech Manufacturing Cluster”, Graduate Student Research Conference in Business and Economics jointly organized by Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI) and University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee at University of South Florida, Sarasota, Florida, USA during May 25-26, 2017 (Secured the Best Paper Award).

Other Publications Include:

  • Bala Subrahmanya, M. H., Chandrashekar, D., Izushi, H., Surie, G., & Tamvada, T. P. (Guest Editors) (2022), “Competitiveness of Start-Ups and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems”, International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, vol. 17, no. 1.
  • Jain, S., and Chandrashekar, D. (Editors) (2018), “Book of Extended Abstracts”, 18th Consortium of Students in Management Research (COSMAR), Dept. of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, New Delhi: Excel India Publishers.

 

Have been teaching or taught: (a) Competition and Strategy, and Corporate Strategy in Long Duration Programmes such as PGP and PGPEM, and (b) Corporate Strategy and International Business in Executive Education Programmes such as EGMP and AMP

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management, SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore, India
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, India