Faculty Profile for Dr. Indu Ramachandran

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Dr. Indu Ramachandran
Associate Professor — Department of Management
MCOY 519
phone: (512) 245-2465
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Indu Ramachandran is an Associate Professor in the department of Management and the Scott Emerson Professor in Business Administration at Texas State University. She received her Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research interests encompass knowledge management and organizational learning in strategic management, international management, and entrepreneurship. Her work also examines the effect of emerging markets' institutional environment on organizational performance . She has presented papers as the Academy of Management (AOM), Academy of International Business (AIB), Southern Management Association (SMA), Strategic Management Society (SMS) annual meetings. Her research has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Management, Human Resources Management Review, and Journal of Knowledge Management, amongst other journals.

Teaching Interests

 Strategic Management and International Management.

Research Interests

 Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning, Exploration and Exploitation, Ambidexterity in Organizations, Organizational Renewal/ Strategic Renewal in the context of Strategic Management, International Management and Entrepreneurship

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Badrinarayanan, V. A., & Ramachandran, I. (n.d.). Relational Exchanges in the Sales Domain: A Review and Research Agenda Through the Lens of Commitment-Trust Theory of Relationship Marketing. Journal of Business Research.
  • Clark, K., & Ramachandran, I. (2020). Institutional Misalignment and Cost of Doing Business Abroad: A Varieties of Capitalism Approach. European Journal of International Management, (14 (4),), 753-774. (Quality: “B”, Impact Factor: 1.164, ABDC: C).
  • Medina, M., Ramachandran, I., & Daspit, J. (2019). Collaboration or Clash? Mapping the Effects of Top Management Team Conflict on Firm Absorptive Capacity. International Journal of Innovation Management, 23(3), (Quality: "C”, Impact Factor: N/A, ABDC: N/A; CABS: 2).
  • Badrinarayanan, V. A., Ramachandran, I., & Madhavaram, S. (2019). Mirroring the Boss: Ethical Leadership, Emulation Intentions,  and Salesperson Performance. Journal of Business Ethics, 159, 897-912. (Quality: “A”, Impact Factor: 3.796, ABDC: A).
  • Badrinarayanan, V. A., Ramachandran, I., & Madhavaram, S. (2019). Resource Orchestration and Dynamic Managerial Capabilities:  Focusing on Sales Managers as Effective Resource Orchestrators. Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, 39(1), 23-41. (Quality: “A”, Impact Factor: N/A, McCoy Marketing department: A, ABDC: A).

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Scott Emerson Professor in Business Administration, McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University. December 2021 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Gary V. Woods Research Award, McCoy College of Business Administration. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2020 Finalist for the 2020 Academy of Management Review (AMR) journal Managerial Practice Award, Academy of Management Review (AMR) journal. 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, McCoy College of Business Administration. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, McCoy College of Business Administration. 2015

Selected Grants

  • Daspit, Joshua Joseph, Ramachandran, Indu. Understanding the innovation paradox in family firms: How family involvement and goals affect explorative and exploitative innovation, Research Enhancement Grant, Texas State University, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: May 2019 - May 2020). Grant.
  • Ramachandran, Indu. McCoy Faculty Development Grant. (Funded: 2018). Grant.
  • Ramachandran, Indu. McCoy Faculty Development Grant. (Funded: 2017). Grant.
  • Ramachandran, Indu. McCoy COB Research Grant Proposal. (Funded: 2017). Grant.
  • Ramachandran, Indu. McCoy Faculty Development Grant. (Funded: 2016). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Academy of Management Review
2021-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of Knowledge Management
December 2020-Present
Member
Search Committee - Management Department Chair
September 2021-2022
Co-Chair
Academy of International business, South-East
2018-2019
Chair
Track Chair, Southern Management Association
November 2015-November 2016