Faculty
Prof. Debiprasad Mishra ( Senior Professor & Director )
Summary of Experience
Fellow, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)
(i) Academic :
Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA), IRMA Campus, Anand,- 388001-Gujarat
Professor :- June-2001-December-2016
Associate Professor :- April-1995-May-2001
Assistant Professor :- July 1990-March 1995
(ii) Consulting / Research
Principal Researcher / Consultant Since October 2017
Real-Utopia: Re-imagining policy, Institutions & Organising-- Research & Advisory BJB Nagar Bhubaneswar
(iii) Executive Director:- June 2015- September 2017, Gram Vikas, 72/B Forest Park, Bhubaneswar-751009-Odisha (on leave of absence from IRMA till December 2016)
Governing/ Advisory Positions Served:
• Member, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Council, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar. July – September 2017
• Thought Leader, Affirmative Action Committee, Tata Sponge Iron Limited (TSIL), Bileipada, Odisha. Since January 2016
• Member, Strategic Advisory Board, Xavier School of Rural Management, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar. July 2014 – June 2019
• Member, Advisory Committee, Centre for Decentralization and Governance, National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad. January 2015 – June 2015
• Member, Central Steering Committee under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt of India. June 2013 – May 2014
• Member, Working Group on Human Resources for Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India. July – December 2013
• Member, Steering Committee on “Voluntary Sector”, Planning Commission, Government of India, for preparation of the 12th Five Year Plan. June – October 2011
• Member, Research Council, Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), Changa, Anand, as an expert in Management. September 2010 to September 2014
• Member, Board of Governors, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat. December 2009 to February 2011
• Member, General Council, Centre for Youth & Social Development (CYSD), Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Since 2008
• Member, Governing Board, Prakriti Foundation, Dahod, Gujarat. Since 2005
• Member, General Body & Governing Board, Gram Vikas, At/PO- Mohuda, Odisha. Since January 1998.
• Member, Governing Board, UNNATI-- Organisation for Development Support and Education, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Since 1997
• Member, Task Force on Training Needs for Panchayats, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, New Delhi. 2001 to 2002
• Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Local Governance, PRIA, New Delhi. 2000 -- 2001
Editorship:
September 2006 – April 2012
Editor, International Journal of Rural Management (IJRM) : The Journal is published by Sage. It is the only Management Journal wholesomely devoted to Rural and receives contributions from across the continents. Presently on its 16th year, the Journal has established itself as a scholarly forum of standing.
Quality Assurance in Education:
Member, Peer Team, National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) – for
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi – 09-11 October 2017
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai – 01-06 February 2016
Chairman, Peer Team of ‘AAA’, Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Dept of Education, Govt. of Gujarat – for Sabar Gram Seva Mahavidyalaya, Sonasan, Sabarkantha, Gujarat – 21-22 July 2015
Convener, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), IRMA, Anand – 2015
Coordinator, Self-Study Report, IRMA, Anand 2014-15 in preparation for NAAC
Coordinator, Self-Assessment Report, IRMA, Anand 2014 -15 in preparation for National Board of Accreditation (NBA) process
Member, Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM) Review Committee 2004, IRMA, (Chaired by Mr. Anil Shah), A Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for a comprehensive review and redesign of the postgraduate programme.
Member, Committee for Review of Admissions Policy and Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management Curriculum 1997, IRMA, (Chaired by Mr. V. Ramachandran) A Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for comprehensive review and redesign of the postgraduate programme.
Convenor, Curriculum Review Committee 1997, IRMA, an internal faculty committee for recasting the PRM curriculum consequent to the recommendations of the Dr. VS Vyas Committee constituted by the Board of Governors.
Doctoral Research Guidance:
As Chair, Thesis Advisory Committee – Fellow Programme in Rural Management, IRMA.
i. N.T. Sudarshan Naidu (2015); Managing Buyer-Seller Relationships in Contract Farming
ii. Sarma, Sushanta Kumar (2014); Theorization of Competing Logics in Emerging Organizational Field
iii. Kumar, Rajesh (2014); Organisational Response to the Changing Resource Environment: A Resource Dependency Approach
iv. Singh, Ardhendu Shekhar (2014); Buyer-Supplier Relationship: An Exploration of Handicrafts in Gujarat
v. Roy, Partha Sarathy (2014) Resolving Scaling-up Tensions of Social Enterprise: A Strategy-as-Practice Inquiry
vi. Kumar, T. (2012); e-Governance and Decentralization: Study in Rural Gujarat
vii. Sridhar, G. (2010); Product Adaptation in Rural Markets
viii. Padhiari, Hemant Kumar (2010); An Examination of Irrigation Service Delivery through ‘Co-production’ between State and Non-State Actors in Upper Krishna Basis in Maharashtra
ix. Modi, Pratik C. (2010); Market Orientation in Not-for-Profit Organisations: Conceptualisation, Scale Development, and Impact on Performance
x. Singh, Avantika (2008); Health Reforms in Rajasthan: A Study from Governance Perspective
As a Member, Thesis Advisory Committee: -
i. Shaikh, Ateeque (2016); Managing Franchisor-Franchisee Relationship: Role of Perceived Fairness
ii. Mohanty, Nilamadhab (2015); Effective Social Marketing Communication: The Role of Perceived Risk
in Gain Versus Loss Framing Messages
Awards & Select Research Grants:
2013 Best Professor in General Management, Innovative Bschool Awards, sponsored by DNA and Stars of the Industry Group, Mumbai, February 2013.
2011 SDC Grant of Rs 75,00,000 for developing and conducting a Course on Decentralization and Local Governance for mid-career professionals of South Asia. Proposal prepared for the Local Governance Initiative (LoGIn) of the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), New Delhi. The assignment involved organizing and undertaking the background research, preparing course design and steering development of course material, course coordination and teaching.
2010 – 2011 IDRC Think Tank Initiative – Multi-year Grant (Canadian $ 1 million). The Leadership in concept & proposal development, & organizational review note; jointly with Dr. Kajri Misra.
2008-10 State of Panchayats Report 2008-09: An Independent Assessment Coordinator, Theme Leader, and Lead Researcher. Commissioned by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India (GoI), New Delhi.
2008 – 09 Management of Non-Government Organisations; Research Leader and Coordinator, sponsored by Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust, Mumbai.
2007 – 2008 State of Panchayats Report 2007-08: An Independent Assessment
Coordinator, Theme Leader and Lead Researcher, commissioned by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, GoI, New Delhi.
2003 - 2005 Decentralisation and Local Governance Research leader on the theme as a part of IRMA’s Silver Jubilee Research Symposium, supported by the SDC, New Delhi and SDTT, Mumbai
2003 - 2005 Governance of Non-Government Organisations Acted as the research leader on the theme as a part of IRMA’s Silver Jubilee Research Symposium
1995-2001 Organization and Management of Zilla Panchayats, Theme Leader & Coordinator: sponsored by the Ministry of Rural Development, GoI, New Delhi.
1991 Design and operation of political processes in rural co-operatives Co-ordinated jointly with (late) Prof. Vikash N. Pandey. IRMA Research Project supported by the Swiss Development Co-operation (SDC), New Delhi
1988 – 91 Communication for Development Programmes: An Integration-Analytic Study of Communicator Effectiveness Doctoral Research, Fellow Programme in Management, Public Systems Group, IIM(A). Adopting a marketing communication approach the thesis examined communicator effectiveness in the context of a newly launched public system initiative named the District Rehabilitation Centre.
Academic Administration: – (at IRMA, Anand)
• Coordinator, Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM). 2014 – 2015
• Fieldwork Coordinator, Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management, 2010 - 12
• Coordinator, Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM), Doctoral Programme of IRMA, 2006 – 2010.
• Member, Admissions Committee, IRMA, July 2006 – May 2010.
• Co-ordinator, Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM) 1997 - 1998, Concurrently Convenor, Operations Planning Committee, and Member, PRM AdmissionsCommittee.
• Placement Co-ordinator, Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management, 1996 - 97
• Co-ordinator, Management Appreciation Programme for Voluntary Agencies (VOLAG- MAP) 1996 - 98
• Member, Admissions Committee 1994 - 96
• Admissions Co-ordinator, Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management, 1991 – 1994
Other Administrative Responsibilities: (at IRMA, Anand)
• Convenor, Personnel Committee, 2013 – 2015
• Member, Faculty Recruitment Committee, IRMA, 2013 – 2014
• Convenor, Faculty Induction & Development Committee (FIDC), 2010 - 12
• Member, Institutional Structure and Process Committee, IRMA, July – December 2006.
• Member, Faculty Induction and Development Committee (FIDC), September 2006 – May 2010.
• Convenor, Visiting Fellow Programme, IRMA, August 2006 – April 2008.
Area of Interest
Institutional Development, Inclusive Business, Public & Non-profit Management
Publications
a. Book Chapters
Misra, Kajri & Debiprasad Mishra (2001); Gram Panchayats and Participatory Micro-Planning: Towards a Process Model, in S.P. Jain (ed), Emerging Institutions for Decentralized Rural Development, Vol. I, Hyderabad: National Institute for Rural Development.
b. Research Articles
Shaikh, Ateeque; Saswata Narayan Biswas, Vanita Yadav & Debiprasad Mishra, (2017) "Measuring fairness in franchisor-franchisee relationship: a confirmatory approach", International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Vol. 45 Issue: 2, pp.158-176, doi: 10.1108/IJRDM-11-2015-0174
Sridhar, G. & Debiprasad Mishra (2011), “Executive Social Representation of Rurality and Product Adaptation – A Case of Rural Markets in India,” Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Logistics, Volume 23, Issue 3, pp. 285-303.
Modi, Pratik and Debiprasad Mishra (2010), “Conceptualising Market Orientation in Nonprofit Organisations: Definition, Performance, and Preliminary Construction of a Scale, "Journal of Marketing Management. Volume 26, Issue 5-6, pp. 548-569 (Routledge, UK)
Koppa, Gurulingapa G & Debiprasad Mishra (2010), “A Scenario Testing of Canal Irrigation Cooperatives for Multiple Use Services: A Case Study of Major Irrigation Project in Gujarat (India),”Journal of Management and Public Policy, Volume 2, No. 1, pp. 37-58.
Modi, Pratik, Debiprasad Mishra, Hari Om Gulati, & K. Murugesan (2009), "Uttarakhand Cooperative Federation: Can It Help the Horticulture Farmers?,"Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective, Vol. 13, Issue 2, pp. 53-61. (MDI Publication, India)
Modi, Pratik & Debiprasad Mishra (2008), “A Preliminary Scale for Measuring the Market Orientation of Non-Profit Organisations in India,” Working Paper # 208, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, October.
Mishra, Debiprasad, Saswat N. Biswas & Shiladitya Roy (2005); “Governance of NGOs: Contextualizing in the Indian Experience,” International Journal of Rural Management, 1 (2).(Sage India).
Mishra, Debiprasad (2004); Case Analysis, “Sarvodaya Samiti” - Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, Vol. 29, No.4, October-December.
Mishra, Debiprasad (2002); Movement Against Alienation of Common Grazing Land: Case of Kadadara Gram Panchayat, Global Comparative Study on Civil Society and Governance, PRIA, New Delhi.
Mishra, Debiprasad & KajriMisra (2001); Representation, Electoral Systems and Reservation: Implications for Mainstreaming Women in Political Institutions, Working Paper # 159, IRMA, Anand.
Misra, Kajri & Debiprasad Mishra (2000); Visioning Local Planning and Governance: Post 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts, Working Paper #143, IRMA, Anand.
Mishra, Debiprasad (1996); “Many Options Ahead of NDDB,” Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, Vol. 21, No.4, October-December.
Pandey, Vikash N. & Debiprasad Mishra (1996); “Design and Operation of Political Processes in Rural Co-operatives: A Workshop Report,” Economic and Political Weekly, June 26.
Mishra, Debiprasad & Tushaar Shah (1992); “Analyzing Organizational Performance in Village Cooperatives,” Small Enterprise Development: An International Journal, vol. 3, No. 1, March.
Shah, Tushaar and Debiprasad Mishra (1991); Analyzing Under-Performance in Village Co-operatives, Working Paper # 22, IRMA, Anand.
C. Significant Reports:
Mishra, Debiprasad (ed) (2010), “State of Panchayts Report 2008-09: An Independent Assessment – Volume 1 Thematic Reports,” New Delhi: Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt of India.
Mishra, Debiprasad (ed) (2010), “State of Panchayts Report 2008-09: An Independent Assessment –Volume 2 State Reports,” New Delhi: Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt of India.
Alagh, Yogendra K, Vivek Bhandari, Debiprasad Mishra & HS Shylendra (eds) (2008), “State of Panchayts Report 2007-08: An Independent Assessment – Volume 1 Thematic Reports,” New Delhi: Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt of India.
Mishra, Debiprasad (ed) (2008), “State of Panchayts Report 2007-08: An Independent Assessment – Volume 2 State Reports,” New Delhi: Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt of India.
Faculty Qualification
• 1985 – 1990 Fellow, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1991) Public Systems Group.
• 1982 – 1984 M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences
• 1980 – 1984 B.A. (Hons), Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
• 1978 – 1980 I.Sc. (Intermediate Science), Ravenshaw College, Cuttack Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
• 1978 High School Certificate Examination, Board of Secondary Education, Orissa, Cuttack.
Conference Attended
Conference/ Seminar Presentations:
Mishra, Debiprasad (2017); Sustainable Action in CSR; 2nd National Seminar on CSR Initiatives, organised jointly by the Institute of Quality and Environment Management Services (Bhubaneswar) & Institute of Public Enterprise (Hyderabad); Hotel The New Marion, Bhubaneswar. 20th May
Mishra, Debiprasad (2017); Project Management Skills; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Workshop; Indian Oil Limited, Pipelines Division; Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. 29 March
Mishra, Debiprasad (2016); Distinguished Speaker; 3rd Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Odisha CSR Conclave, Hotel Crown, Bhubaneswar. 6th August 2016
Mishra, Debiprasad (2013); From thin air to firm ground, and crisis? – Institutional change in Indian Microfinance; Seminar presented at the Doctoral Programme of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar; 14th March.
Mishra, Debiprasad (2012); Rural Management – Its domain and definition; First National Symposium on Rural Management (NSoRM), Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. November 9-10
Koppa, G.G. & Debiprasad Mishra (2007); Assessment of Financial Viability of Irrigation Cooperatives in Dharoi Irrigation Project in Northern Gujarat: A New Approach, Conference on Agribusiness and Food Industry in Developing Countries: Opportunities and Challenges, August 10 – 12.
Sridhar, G. & Debiprasad Mishra (2007); Product Adaptation in Rural Markets – Some preliminary findings; Conference on Global Competition and Competitiveness of Indian Corporates. May 18-19, 2007, IIM Kozhikode
Mishra, Debiprasad (2004); Governance of NGOs – A theme paper, Symposium on Governance & Development, 14 – 19 December, IRMA, Anand.
Mishra, Debiprasad (2004); Decentralisation and Local Governance – A theme paper, Symposium on Governance & Development, 14 – 19 December, IRMA, Anand.
Mishra, Debiprasad (2002); Democratic Decentralization in India: A Critique of the Institutional Design. Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) Colloquium, Cornell university, Ithaca,N.Y., October 10.
Mishra, Debiprasad (2002); Just Who is Asking? And Why? Roundtable watching the Watchdogs: Exploring NGO Legitimacy; International Studies in Planning, Department of City & Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. April 19.
Mishra, Debiprasad (2002); Exploring NGO Accountability in India.South Asia Program’s Monday Seminar Series, Mario Enaudi Centre for International Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. February 18.
Mishra, Debiprasad (2001); Reservation of Seats for Women in Political Institutions: Issues in Political Representation, Participation and Empowerment.Workshop on Women’s Policy, Bhopal, March 7-8, 2001.
Misra, Kajri& Debiprasad Mishra (2001); Gram Panchayats and Participatory Micro-Planning: Towards a Process Model, NIRD Foundation Day Seminar on Emerging Institutions for Decentralized Rural Development, January 7-8.
Mishra, Debiprasad (2000); Comparative Analysis of Case Studies and an Outline of ‘Model Training Program’ for President and Chief Executive of ZillaPanchayat, Workshop on Pilot Research and Case Development Project – Organization and Management of ZillaPanchayats, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Sept. 28-30, 2000.
Mishra, Debiprasad (1998); Panchayati Raj and Police, Seminar on Panchayat Raj and Police, Anand District Police, Anand, December 15-21.
Mishra, Debiprasad (1998); Panchayats and People’s Institutions, Workshop on Peoples’ Institutions for Natural Resource Management, IRMA, Anand, November 2-4, 1998.
Mishra, Debiprasad (1995); Evolving Work Norms and Standards for Faculty at IRMA, Conference of Co-operative Training Institutions of Asia, ILO-COOPNET and IRMA, Anand, March 20-24. The paper was later published as a part of a book.
Mishra, Debiprasad (1992); Politics of Consensus: Management Style in a Village Dairy Cooperative, Workshop on Design and Operation of Political Processes in Rural Co-operatives, International Symposium on Rural Co-operative Management, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, December.
Mishra, Debiprasad (1992); Design and Operations of Political Process in Rural co-operatives, Theme Paper for Workshop, International Symposium on Rural Co-operatives Management, Institute of Rural Management, Anand, December
Faculty Membership
• Life Member - Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi
• Member - Indian Diary Association (IDA), New Delhi
• Member - Indian Society of Public Policy Professionals, Bangalore
Faculty Research Interest
Institutional Development, Inclusive Business, Public & Non-profit Management
Faculty Consultancy Project's
2018-19 Governing with Intent: Institutional configuration of entities and activities of Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), Bhubaneswar
2010-11 State of the Organization and Roadmap for Future for Council for People’s Action & Rural Technology (CAPART), New Delhi
2010-11 Madhya Pradesh State Capacity Assessment and Strategic Plan for Capacity Building of Panchayats, sponsored by the MoPR-GoI and UNDP, New Delhi
2009-11 Organisation Development for Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Thrissur, for KILA.
2008-10 State of Panchayats Report 2008-09: An Independent Assessment Coordinator, Theme Leader, and Lead Researcher. Commissioned by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India (GoI), New Delhi.
2007–08 State of Panchayats Report 2007-08: An Independent Assessment Coordinator, Theme Leader and Lead Researcher, commissioned by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, GoI, New Delhi.
2006-07 Social Capital and Service Delivery – organised a workshop and prepared the background paper for the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission, GoI, New Delhi
2006 “Empowerment of NGOs in West Bengal 2002 – 2005” – An Evaluation of BfdW – CASA Cooperation in West Bengal. Commissioned by Church’s Auxillary for Social Action, New Delhi. Acted as the Team Leader of a 3 member team.
2005 ‘Governance where People Matter – Strengthening Civil Society and Reforming Governance’ – External Review of SIDA support to PRIA, Commissioned by the Embassy of Sweden.
2005 Mapping and Assessment of NGOs in Rajasthan, commissioned by The Sterlite Foundation, Mumbai.
2003 – 2006 “Strategic Re-positioning & Organisation Development” for Development Support Centre, Ahmedabad, Consulting Advisor.
2003 Strategy Planning for Handicap International-India, New Delhi, commissioned by the Handicap International-India, New Delhi.
2001–02 Decentralisation Support Programme, Kerala, commissioned by the Government of Kerala and the Royal Netherlands Embassy, New Delhi
2000-01 NOVIB Monitoring Missions, Gram Abhyudaya Mandal, Dharmaram, Andhra Pradesh andGRAMA, Chellekere, Karnataka with the Development Support Initiative, Lucknow, on behalf of NOVIB, The Hague.
2001 SDC Expert, Faculty Recruitment, Kerala Institute of Local Administration, on behalf of the Swiss Development Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi.
2000 Mid-Term Review Mission: District Rural Development Programme – Tanzania, for the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
2000 Joint Appraisal Mission for “Program Proposal for improving the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions in India”, PRIA, New Delhi, commissioned by the Embassy of Sweden on behalf of Sida, SDC, Ford Foundation and the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
1999 Programmatic Review of PRI Intervention of Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) and Network of Collaborating Regional Support Organizations (NCRSO), for PRIA.
1998 Participatory Program Assessment of Integrated Tribal Development Program and Rural Health and Environment Program of Gram Vikas, for Gram Vikas.
1997 Review of Panchayati Raj Experience in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, for Centre for Development Studies, University of Wales, Swansea,on behalf of the UK Department of International Development (DFID).
1996 Design of a Consumer Education Program for Liquid Milk Market in Ajmer City, for the National Dairy Development Board, Anand.
1996 External Evaluation of Total Literacy Campaign in Junagadh District of Gujarat, Commissioned by the District Literacy Committee, Junagadh.
1993-4 Marketing Arrangement for Perishable Farm Produce of North Eastern Region, for the North Eastern Council Secretariat, Shillong.
Faculty Training Programs
As guest Faculty: At IIM, Kozhikode, and at Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
As full-time faculty: at IRMA, Anand.
1. Post Graduate Programme
• Managerial Analysis and Design Thinking A first-year core course in Urban Management & Governance, XUB, introducing students to Management Decision Making and Design Thinking. Jointly with Prof Kajri Misra
• Managerial Analysis and Communication (MAC) A first year core course introducing participants to analysis of management situations using cases. Emphasis is devoted to situational thinking, conceptual clarity, and contextual familiarity.
• Marketing Management – Principles and practice A first year core course that includes topics like the marketing system, marketing management decision making, and marketing research
• Public Systems Management
A second-year core course covering topics such as the developmental state, governance, public policy, implementation, design & functioning of public systems, monitoring, and accountability.
• Strategic Issues in Development Organisations (SIDO): A touchstone course on Development Management; combines the learnings from theories and practices of development with Strategic Management perspective.
2. Doctoral Programme (FPRM)
• Marketing Theory: Origins of marketing as a field of practice and as an area/ discipline of study; economic and non-economic perspectives; managerial perspectives; contemporary developments in theory and practice.
• Marketing and Society: Economic and sociological perspectives on markets and marketing; macro marketing; public policy and marketing; social marketing. Taught at the Fellow Programme in Management of IIM, Kozhikode.
• Philosophy of Science: Section on Philosophy of Science in the evolution of Management Theory
Mid-Career Education – (Management Development Programmes) recent sample:
• Management Acceleration Centre – a one-week residential course at IIM(K). Engaged sessions on Management Analysis and Decision Making
• Decentralisation and Local Governance – a three-week Certificate Course for mid-career officials and professionals from South Asia.
• Development Planning – Approaches & Tools, for NABARD
• Strengthening Local Governance: A training workshop for personnel from Training Institutions and Civil Society Organisations
• Creation & Management of Cooperative Enterprises for Business Ventures: A Training Workshop For 15 Tibetan Co-operatives' Personnel, Jointly Organized by Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamsala and Federation of Tibetan Co-operatives in India Ltd. Bangalore
• Endogenous Rural Tourism Based Sustainable Livelihoods Promotions A series of training programmes for NGO partners of UNDP, India and Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, New Delhi.
• Strategic Planning and Organisation Development Training Program for Personnel of Non-Governmental Organizations.Co-ordinator and Principal Facilitator.
• Organization Design for Excellence: A Top Management Programme For senior personnel from Co-operatives, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and Commodity Boards. Inceptor, Co-ordinator, Principal facilitator.
• Organization Development and Institution-building In-house training for the faculty and professional staff of Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies (XIDAS), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, with invited participants from about 15 NGOs in the region. Content-organizer and Facilitator (with S. Biswas).
• Voluntary Agencies Management Appreciation Programme (VOLAG_MAP) A 4-week long training programme covering all aspects of general management for personnel of Non- Government Development Organisations.
