Management Practice Insights

Overview

There are over 2 million journal articles published in around 30,000 academic journals every year. But data shows that, on an average, only about 10 people will read a peer-reviewed paper completely. A lot of the insights, derived from these cutting-edge research papers, never reach the audience they can benefit from, and Management Practice Insights (MPI) is an attempt to bridge this gap.

MPI is an open-access journal that seeks to provide actionable, evidence-based insights to managers and business leaders worldwide. The aim of MPI is to publish articles, inspired by recent, top-tier academic research, which highlight how these academic insights have practical implications for managers.

Every article in this journal puts the spotlight on a current managerial challenge and provides insights on how managers can approach the issue by citing real-world success stories and cautionary tales. The articles aim to translate the academic-speak into bare-bones insights which can be used by managers.

Be it finance, innovation, operations management, strategy, marketing, business analytics or information systems or any other field, MPI aims to provide insights that can help managers across verticals create better workflows. We welcome essays that have practical relevance and the potential to influence management practice.

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Messages from MPI Editorial Board

Special issue announcement

Management Practice Insights (MPI) journal announced its upcoming special issue, ‘Fintech in India: At the intersection of technology, finance, and policy’. This issue will delve into the rapidly changing fintech landscape in India, providing actionable insights that managers can apply right away. The issue will include curated essays based on papers published in FT-50, A*, or A category journals within the last 18 months.

Guest editors

Ashish Desai

Ashish Desai

Associate Professor, Information Management and Analytics

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Vidhu Shekhar

Vidhu Shekhar

Assistant Professor, Finance and Economics

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Varun Yadav

Varun Yadav

Assistant Professor, Finance and Economics

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Current edition

Volume 2 Issue 2

Hiring the right CEO: The link between narcissism and innovation

Hiring the right CEO: The link between narcissism and innovation

Arunima Haldar Pragya Gupta

Innovation is increasing in importance for companies — even more so when times are uncertain. The role of leadership, particularly that of a CXO, is pivotal in shaping an organisation’s innovation strategy and culture. So, what are the traits to look for in a leader that can help shape the organisation’s innovation strategy and culture?

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Wise leaders, wise behaviors: How to foster them

Surya Tahora Shalini Sarin

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Wise leaders, wise behaviors: How to foster them
Coping with supply-chain shocks: Learning from organisational response in times of crisis

Anirudh Shingal

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Coping with supply-chain shocks: Learning from organisational response in times of crisis
Cross-selling success: Navigating out of the EBITDA Death Valley

Renuka Kamath Pranav Bharti

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Cross-selling success: Navigating out of the EBITDA Death Valley
Does market share drive profits for an organisation? Not always!

Janakiraman Moorthy Monika Gupta

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5. Does market share drive profits for an organisation? Not always!
Why venture capital investment is stealing the spotlight?

Kunjana Malik Sanjay Motwani

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Why venture capital investment is stealing the spotlight?
Build next-gen warehouse: Boost efficiency and customer satisfaction with automated order picking

Subir Rao Faizan Khan Virendra M Wanage

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Build next-gen warehouse: Boost efficiency and customer satisfaction with automated order picking

Volume 2 Issue 1

How platform ecosystems can turbocharge your company’s strategy to address societal challenges

How platform ecosystems can turbocharge your company’s strategy to address societal challenges

Snehal Shah Bikramjit Ray Chaudhuri

To effectively tackle grand challenges such as food security, clean energy or cybersecurity threats, to name a few, value creation needs to look beyond the organisation’s boundary for multiple stakeholder collective action. So how best to organise for this?

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Find the right ears: Craft your idea’s destiny through targeted communication

Caruna Bhat

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Essay 7
Partnerships and resourcefulness: A venture’s ultimate growth hack

Ashneet Kaur Sudhanshu Maheshwari

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Essay 6
Debt and duration: Why you should rethink your mix of short-term debt

Sapna Malya Hemant Manuj

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Essay 4
New social connect: Engaging with the virtual and augmented world

Saikat Das

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Essay 3
Simplicity is complex: When simplicity works and when it doesn’t

Janakiraman Moorthy Ashita Aggarwal

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Browse, read, shop, share: Social commerce and how to tap it

Debmallya Chatterjee Amol S Dhaigude

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Volume 1 Issue 2

Design capability: How to integrate it for competitive advantage

Design capability: How to integrate it for competitive advantage

Bindu Kulkarni Renuka Kamath

Not sure how to start or strengthen the use of design as a capability? In this essay, we build on research by Julie Sahakian and Sihem BenMahmoud Jouini to show how to embed design thinking into your organisation in an integrated manner.

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More than CSR: Organisations must practice responsible innovation

Varun Nagaraj

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Supply chain transparency: A shield for your brand

Amol Subhash Dhaigude

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Automate empathy: Five steps to turn online customer rage into rave

R. Raghuram Janakiraman Moorthy

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Turbo-charging innovation in state-run enterprises: Finding the right change makers

Tulsi Jayakumar

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From inclusivity to innovation – A journey of leadership and culture

Mihir Ajgaonkar Tanvi Mankodi

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Aha! That’s creative!: How to design upcycled products with greater appeal

Sukriti Sekhri Gupta

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Aha! That's creative!: How to design upcycled products with greater appeal

Volume 1 Issue 1

Don’t wait for a crisis: Rotate your auditors

Don’t wait for a crisis: Rotate your auditors

Vinay Goyal

Have you ever wondered what skeletons are hiding in your organization’s closet? Is there a flaw in your incentive structure that encourages employees to hide risks instead of raising them? Have you been with the same auditor, or simply swapping two auditors with similar approaches, for many years now?

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From no to go: How to say yes to disruptive ideas

Malay Krishna

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From no to go: How to say yes to disruptive ideas
The future of IT outsourcing: The role of learning efficiency in vendor selection

Jyoti Jagasia Aditi Divatia

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From dry promotions to burnouts: Time to rethink performance rewards system

Tanvi Mankodi

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Virtual Reality: A game changer in accurately predicting sales for new product launches

Janakiraman Moorthy

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