Prof. Christopher Abraham

Areas of Competence and Interest
Corporate Strategy, Creativity and Innovation, Trends and Futures, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Diagnosis, Organizational Development, Leadership, Marketing (New Product Development, Consumer Behavior)

Education

• MBA (Marketing) from the  National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy
• MSW (Human Resources Management) from Bharathidasan University, Trichy
• PGDLL (Labour and Administrative law from Annamalai University

Corporate experience

• He has twenty one years of professional experience in Consulting and Marketing initially associated with the Philadelphia consulting group and further on with the following key clients:
  • Modi Xerox
  • TNT International, India
  • Emirates Airlines
  • General Electric
  • Unilever
  • Samsung
  • Sony
  • Larsen & Toubro
  • Fedex,Keppel Shipping
  • Al Ghurair Group
  • Titan Watches
  • Hindustan Latex Limited
  • Al Tayer Group
  • Bank Muscat,Oman
  • Government of Nigeria

Academic Experience

• Visiting Professor for courses in Organizational Behavior and Marketing at the following institutes:
  • University of Wollongong, (Australia)
  • XLRI Jamshedpur (India)
  • Champlain College, (USA)
  • Higher Colleges of Technology, (UAE)
  • University of Paisley (UK)
  • E-TQM College (UAE), University of Toronto (Canada)
  • University of British Columbia (Canada)
  • South Eastern University (USA)
  • Baker College (USA)
  • University of Bellevue (USA) 
• Headed the Executive MBA Program of XLRI, Jamshedpur, one of India's premier Business Schools
• Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Studies at the Regional Engineering College in Tiruchirapalli, India (now NITT) –ranked among the "Top Ten Engineering colleges"

Research and presentations

• Presented a paper on "World Class People Practices" in a HR conference in Canada in 2005
• Presented a paper on "Innovation in HR Practices-Lessons from the corporate world" in an international conference on Management in New York, USA, in 2006
• Presented a paper on "Customer Service Excellence" in an international conference on Medical Insurance in Dubai - 2001
• Presented a paper on "Emerging Opportunities and Challenges" for Corporates in a conference organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India - 1994
• Presented a concept paper on "Consumer Trends for the New Millennium" in an international symposium of Advertising Professionals in Dubai - 2002
• Presented a paper on "From Good to Great – Lessons for Corporates" in the Annual conference of Chartered Accountants, Dubai Chapter in Dubai - 2005
• Presented the key note address on "Indian Business Education – New Paradigms, New Challenges" in the Annual Conference organized by the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce (SICCI), in Singapore - 2006
• Presented a paper on "Knowledge Management in the New Economy-Challenges and Opportunities" in the annual conference organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Abu Dhabi chapter in Abu Dhabi – 2006
• Presented the keynote address in the international conference on innovation, organized by IDEA and spoke on "Creativity and Innovation- Lessons in Personal excellence"

Awards/Distinctions

• Twice winner of the "Outstanding Professional of the Year Award "conferred by Junior Chamber International
• Has been adjudged the "Best Faculty" several times in different teaching and training assignments at different institutions/corporations across the globe