Karthik Dhandapani

Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Fellow (IIM Ahmedabad), Associate Member, Institute of Company Secretaries of India Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), University of Delhi

+91 431 250 5082

karthik@iimtrichy.ac.in

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Karthik Dhandapani is a Professor in the Strategy Area. He completed his bachelors in Commerce from Hansraj College, University of Delhi; doctorate in Economics from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Fellow Programme in Management). He is also an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
He was earlier teaching at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Prior to joining academics, he worked in the area of analytics and business intelligence for Fidelity, one of the largest mutual fund and financial services group in the world.
He integrates analytics and the emerging field of visualization for crafting and communicating strategic decisions. He uses technology blended learning, simulations and experiential exercises to convey complex concepts and frameworks in the classroom.
His research interest areas are diversification, internationalization, institutional transitions, business groups and clusters. He uses large data sources, to make novel theoretical contributions. He has presented his research in international conferences organized by prestigious bodies such as Academy of Management, Academy of International Business and Strategic Management Society. He has published papers in leading international journals such as Industry and Innovation, International Journal of Emerging Markets and in an edited volume published by Oxford University Press.

Journal Articles

AA Saiyed, E Eryarsoy, A Mondal, K Dhandapani | Year – 2023

Business group affiliation and internationalization of new ventures: Moderating role of industry and liberalization
Journal of Business Research 157, 113610

AA Saiyed, SA Fernhaber, R Basant, K Dhandapani | Year – 2021

The internationalization of new ventures in an emerging economy: The shifting role of industry concentration
Asia Pacific Journal of Management 38, 1467-1497

S Lahiri, K Dhandapani | Year – 2021

Project performance in emerging market: The influence of cultural distance and business group affiliation
Asia Pacific Journal of Management 38 (1), 179-207

B Elango, K Dhandapani | Year – 2020

Does institutional industry context matter to performance? An extension of the institution-based view
Journal of Business Research 115, 139-148

B Elango, K Dhandapani, C Giachetti | Year – 2019

Impact of institutional reforms and industry structural factors on market returns of emerging market rivals during acquisitions by foreign firms
International Business Review 28 (5), 101493

K Dhandapani, RS Upadhyayula, R Basant | Year – 2019

Post internationalization strategies of born global service firms
Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal 29 (5), 481-496

RS Upadhyayula, K Dhandapani, A Karna | Year – 2017

The role of cluster presence and quality certification in internationalization and performance of offshore service providers 
Journal of International Management 23 (1), 72-86

K Dhandapani, RS Upadhyayula | Year – 2015

Two paths to diversification: Performance implications of related diversification across two dimensions in professional service firms
International Journal of Emerging Markets 10 (1), 32-51

K Dhandapani, RS Upadhyayula, A Karna | Year – 2015

Why do firms locate across multiple clusters? Cluster density, capabilities and ethnic ties
Industry and Innovation 22 (4), 251-272

Conference/Seminar Proceedings

Dinesh Prabhu, Karthik Dhandapani, Mukundhan KV | Year – 2025

Who Benefits More from Board Interlocks, Family CEO’s or Professional CEO’s for Internationalization
Academy of Management Proceedings 2025 (1), 21117

Edited Book Chapters

BN Balasubramanian, SK Barua, D Karthik | Year – 2016

Executive Compensation in India: An Empirical Investigation
Corporate Governance in India: Change and Continuity, 204-225
  • MBA and Executive MBA Programs Core Courses : The Entrepreneurial Manager, Strategy
  • MBA and Executive MBA Programs Elective Courses: Dynamics of Framing and Executing Strategy, Strategy Execution for Results
  • Doctoral level: Strategy Theory and Perspectives, Data Management and Analysis for Organizational Studies

Conference Presentations

Dinesh Prabhu, Karthik Dhandapani | Year – 2025

Unpacking Board Interlocks and Internationalization of Emerging Market Firms: An Attention- Based View, Indian Academy of Management 2025 Annual Conference, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata, 16-18 January 2025. -Conference Best Paper Award 

Dinesh Prabhu, Karthik Dhandapani, Mukundhan K.V. | Year – 2025

 “Who Benefits More from Board Interlocks, Family CEO’s or Professional CEO’s for Internationalization” Annual Meeting Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 25-29 2025

Dinesh Prabhu, Karthik Dhandapani, Surender Munjal, Mukundhan K.V. | Year – 2025

Family CEOs Versus Professional CEOs: Leveraging Board Interlocks for Internationalization, Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Louisville, June 29 - July 2, 2025

Priyadharshni S, Karthik Dhandapani | Year – 2024

ELEVATING SKILLS through BUSINESS SIMULATIONS:An Edtech firms' Entrepreneurial Journey
presented at 18th ISDSI Global Conference held at Pune Institute of Business Management, December 26-29, 2024

Somnath Lahiri, Karthik Dhandapani | Year – 2023

“Triumph of individual over aggregate? Influence of different measures of cultural distance on collaborative project performance in emerging market”, British Academy of Management Annual Conference, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, September 4-6, 2023

Vinothbabu S, Karthik Dhandapani | Year – 2023

"Case: Velliangiri Uzhavan Producer Company Ltd”, Strategic Management Forum Annual Convention, Indian Institute of Management Trichy, Trichy, December 18-20 2023
Chairperson - Post Graduate Programme in Business Management (May 2018 to June 2022)
Area Chair - Strategy and Entrepreneurship (June 2022 - till date)

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