Dr. Shailendra Kumar studies how firm’s agency is embedded in the socio-cognitive structures of the market and how the two shape each other. He is an Assistant Professor in Strategy at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). He earned his Bachelor of Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur, PG Diploma in Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur and his PhD from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. His PhD dissertation examines the role of firms’ ordinary claims in shaping market category labels. A research article from his dissertation has been published in the prestigious Strategic Management Journal (SMJ).

Prior to his PhD, he worked as an IT Strategy Consultant at TATA Consultancy Services and Cognizant, and as an engineer at TATA Motors. As a consultant, he has worked with clients in multiple sectors such as Healthcare, Pharma, Insurance, Banking, and Manufacturing and in cross-cultural settings in the USA, UK, Australia, Mexico, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Dr. Shailendra Kumar’s research papers have been selected for presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings and Strategic Management Society Annual Conferences. He teaches postgraduate and doctoral courses in Strategic Management and Qualitative Research Methodology.