Fellow Program in Management aims to develop accomplished and ethical researchers in the field of agribusiness, plantation, food and allied areas, who seek to discover and diffuse new knowledge in order to meaningfully contribute to the academic community in particular and to the larger business community and society, in general. The incorporation of diverse methodologies, philosophies and perspectives enables cultivation of critical thinking skills among the FPM scholars that results in relevant research outputs in their respective domains.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Scholars of the program shall acquire knowledge in the area of agribusiness management in general and specific
   related domains in particular.
2. Scholars of the program shall acquire analytical and methodological skills required to conduct research.
3. Scholars shall disseminate research outcomes effectively through publications and presentations.

Program Outcomes

1. Apply knowledge in agribusiness management and related specialized areas of research.
2. Demonstrate problem solving skills with acquired knowledge of research.
3. Apply analytical skills in order to solve research problems
4. Use methodological skills to solve research problems.
5. Collect existing literature in the area of study and articulate research gaps.
6. Able to compose research output in the form of original and high-quality management research writings.
7. Disseminate research output through publications and presentations.

Research Areas

Faculty members at IIPM have a wide range of interests in the core areas of production and operations, human
resources, marketing, organizational strategy, finance etc., Some of the areas of faculty research includes: new venture formation and growth; social entrepreneurship and value creation; organizational learning and adaptation;
effect of self and groups on consumer behavior; human resources and competitiveness; strategic investments and
corporate growth, branding and new product development, strategic marketing and commodity price risk
management. The highlight of FPM program is to enable each scholar draws on faculty member’s diverse expertise
and interests to come up with a theme that suits his or her interests.

Specializations Offered

FPM offers specializations in the following areas related to domains specified earlier. Scholars can specialize in one of the following areas pertaining to commodities and associated agriculture domains with broader aspects of :

• Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance and Accounting
• Marketing
• Production and Operations Management
• Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
• Strategic Management and Corporate Governance
• Decision Science & Information system

Academics

1. I) July 2020 onwards: Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore, India

Professor

• Program Chair of PGDM-ABPM (Agribusiness & Plantation Management)
• Member of IIPM Research Cell; brought out the IIPM journal

1. II) April 2016 to July 2020: Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore, India

  Professor and Dean

• Program Chair of the MBA program
• Head of the Ph.D. program in Management
• Member of the Centre for Indian Values and Ethos

III)  June 2010 to May 2011: Acharya School of Management, Bangalore, India

       Assistant Professor

• Chairperson Marketing
• Coordinator- Entrepreneurship Cell

1. IV) July 2008 to May 2010: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, India

 Assistant Professor

• Coordinator of Entrepreneurship Cell
• Marketing Cell Convenor

1. V) Aug 2006 to June 2008: Faculty of Management Studies, MITS (Deemed-to-be University), India

Assistant Professor

• Area Chair, Marketing

Member of the Post Graduate Program Review Committee

Corporate

1. I) Aug 2005 to Aug 2006: Sarda Plywood Industries Limited (Brand DURO), Kolkata, India.

     Senior Manager, Marketing

• Marketing and sales of the company’s products in Eastern India, Gujarat, Mumbai, Karnataka, Chattisgarh, and MP
• Formulating and finalizing brand promotion and advertising strategies

1. II) April 1994 to July 2005: The Dalmia Group, Environmental Division, Kolkata, India

Manager, Marketing

• Marketing of turnkey water/ wastewater systems and infrastructure projects for clients like PHED, PWD & Coalfields
• Management Representative for ISO 9002 implementation work

III) Sep 1989 to March 1994: The Dalmia Group, Machinery Division, Odisha, India

       Assistant Manager

• Design of machinery used in Refractory and allied industries
• Management Representative for ISO 9002 & KAIZEN implementation work

• Fellow (Marketing), IIM Bangalore, 2017
• PGDBM (Marketing), IIM Calcutta, 2005
  BE (Mech. Hons.), Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Utkal University, Odisha, 1989