Karthik Dhandapani

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karthik@iimtrichy.ac.in

Strategy and Entrepreneurship

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

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Karthik Dhandapani is a Professor in the Strategy area. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Hansraj College, University of Delhi, and earned his 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 previously taught at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Prior to entering academia, he worked in the areas of analytics and business intelligence at Fidelity, one of the world’s largest mutual fund and financial services groups.

He integrates analytics and the emerging field of visualization to craft and communicate strategic decisions. He uses technology-enabled blended learning, simulations, and experiential exercises to convey complex concepts and frameworks effectively in the classroom.

His research interests include diversification, internationalization, institutional transitions, business groups, and clusters. He uses large data sources to make novel theoretical contributions. He has presented his research at international conferences organized by prestigious bodies such as the 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 CEOs or Professional CEOs 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 firm's 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, 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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