Digital Technologies
Digital Platforms
Technology Strategy
- renganathan.krishnamurthy@spjimr.org
Renganathan Krishnamurthy
Assistant ProfessorStrategy & Innovation
Renganathan Krishnamurthy has around 9 years of experience. Of this, 4 years are in the IT industry and the rest in market research and consulting. His research interests are around digital strategy and its impact on society. Specifically, he is interested in studying Strategy Management in the Face of Digital Technologies and the rise of business models such as digital platforms and incumbent response to such technologies and business models. He specialises in methods such as Natural Language Processing and simulation.
Prior to his Ph.D. enrolment at IIMA, Renganathan had completed his MBA from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher learning and engineering from Anna University.
EDUCATION
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), India
Doctoral Candidate, Strategy Area
Dissertation Title: Effect of Uncertainties on Firm Capabilities and Firm Boundaries in the context of Digital Platforms and Digital Technologies: An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India
MBA, 2009 – 2011
Anna University, India
B.Tech (IT), 2001 – 2005
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
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CASE STUDIES
Tega Industries: The South African Acquisition – A Case Study. HBSP# A00321
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CONFERENCES
Krishnamurthy, R. Effect of Uncertainty on Firm Capabilities and Boundaries in the context of Digital Platforms and Digital Technologies. Doctoral Consortium at Academy of Management – Annual Meeting, Virtual, Aug 2020
Krishnamurthy, R. Innovativeness of Ventures as the Missing Link between Discovery and Creation presented at Strategic Management Society Special Conference 2018, Hyderabad, India.
Krishnamurthy, R. Session Facilitator – Entrepreneurial Innovation and Performance, Strategic Management Society Special Conference 2018, Hyderabad, India
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COURSES
MBA/Masters Courses
Strategic Management
Corporate Strategy and Artificial Intelligence (Elective)
Digital Platforms and Strategy (Elective)
Executives
Design Thinking
FPM (Ph.D.) Seminar Courses
Topic Modelling in Management Research (Methods Course)
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TEACHING ASSISTANCE
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
Economics of Strategy (for MBA Students) (Jun-Aug 2020)
Business Simulation (for Executive MBA Students) (Jan-Mar 2019)
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AWARDS & HONOURS
Recipient of the 2021 Madan Mohanka Research on Internationalization of Business Award.
Grant received: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Oct 2021, Study on “Exploring the role of Institutional Disruption in Digital Payments in India – A study of NPCI”
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Professional Positions
Lead Consultant, Frost & Sullivan, 2016
Industry Analyst / Team Leader, Frost & Sullivan, 2014 – 2015
Senior Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, 2011 – 2014
Senior Software Engineer, Hexaware Technologies, 2005-2009
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CONSULTING
Business Valuation model for the acquisition of healthcare analytics firm
Total Cost of Ownership Analysis and Validation for Cloud Services of a leading cloud services provider
Opportunity Assessment & financial feasibility for e-learning initiative for the ICT ministry of a Middle Eastern country
Whitepaper on the E-commerce and m-payments industry in Singapore and Malaysia
Proof-of-Concept for setting up an Automotive Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia
Financial and Market Feasibility model for setting up a fibreglass company in the Middle East
Macro-economic factors-based Market identification in African countries for the lubricants industry
Financial modelling and Business Plan development for the luxury resort ecosystem in Mauritius
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PRESS & MEDIA
The Big Data opportunity – www.itp.net, April 2014
Facebook must roll with the technology punches to survive, The National, March 2014,
Interaxon making waves with brain-sensing headband, but can it attract more funding and consumers, Financial Post, Feb 2014
What Dell’s buyout means to Indian CIOs, CIO Magazine, Feb 2013
Fund Raising options for Airtel, TV interview, Puthiya Thalaimurai news channel