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Dr. Indu Ramachandran

  • Associate Professor - Department of Management
Portrait of Dr. Indu Ramachandran

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

Research Interests

  • Daspit, Joshua Joseph, Percent Contribution: %50, Ramachandran, Indu, Percent Contribution: %50. 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.
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  • Gupta, A., Badrinarayanan, V. A., Alkire, L., & Ramachandran, I. (2025). The Countervailing Effects of Job Crafting on Salesperson Ethical Behaviors: The Role of Meaningful Work and Organizational Interventions. Journal of Business Ethics, (Quality Indicators: FT-50; ABDC-A).
  • Badrinarayanan, V. A., & Ramachandran, I. (2024). 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, 177.
  • 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. J. (2019). Collaboration or clash? Mapping the effects of top management team conflict on firm absorptive capacity. International Journal of Innovation Management, 23(3), 1950023-1-29. (Department Quality: B; ABDC: N/A; CABS: 2). https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919619500233
  • 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).
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Scott Emerson Professor in Business Administration, McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University. December 2021 - 2024
  • 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
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  1. Reviewer / Referee

    Academy of Management Review

  2. Editorial Review Board Member

    Journal of Knowledge Management

  3. Member

    Search Committee - Management Department Chair

  4. Co-Chair

    Academy of International business, South-East

  5. Chair

    Track Chair, Southern Management Association

  6. Chair

    MBA Curriculum Committee

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