KISHINCHAND POORNIMA WASDANI

Research Interests

• Public Policy
• Entrepreneurship
• New Venture Creation
• Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
• Emerging Economies
• Waste Management
• Organisational Behaviour

PUBLICATIONS

Books

• 2019 - Manimala, M. J., Wasdani K. P., & Vijaygopal, A. (Eds.). Transnational entrepreneurship: Issues of SME internationalization in the Indian context. Singapore: Springer. ISBN: 978-981-10-6297-1
• 2015 - Manimala, M. J., & Wasdani, K. P. (Eds.). Entrepreneurial ecosystem: Perspectives from emerging economies. New Delhi: Springer. ISBN: 978-81-322-2085-5
• 2009 - James, P. S., & Wasdani, P. (Eds.). Human resource management: An anthology of contemporary research. New Delhi: Excel Publications.

Journal Special Issues Edited

• 2015 - Manimala, M. J., & Wasdani, K. P. Special Issue on “Entrepreneurship in a Globalizing World”. South Asian Journal of Management, 22(2).

Journal Articles

• Forthcoming - Manimala, M. J., Wasdani, K. P., & Vijaygopal, A. Facilitation and regulation of educational institutions: The role of accreditation. Vikalpa.
• 2015 - Wasdani, K. P., & Manimala, M. J. Opportunity Recognition (OR) skills of entrepreneurs and its association with their paths to business ownership and types of innovation: An empirical investigation of SME firms. Kindai Management Review, 3: 25-35.
• 2014 - Wasdani, K. P., & Mathew, M. Potential for opportunity recognition along the stages of entrepreneurship. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2(7): 1-24.
• 2014 - Wasdani, K. P., & Mathew, M. Potential for Opportunity Recognition (ORP): Differentiating entrepreneurs. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 23(3): 336-362.
• 2013 - Wasdani, K. P., & Manimala, M. J. Distributed leadership at Google: Lessons from the billion-dollar brand. Ivey Business Journal, 77(3). Pp.1:6. Product Number: 9B13TC03 https://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/distributed-leadership-at-google-lessons-from-the-billion-dollar-brand/
• 2010 - Wasdani, K. P., Mayur, S. J., & Eapen, S. Effect of personal and social competencies on job satisfaction: An empirical study of head nurses. Focus: The International Journal of Management Digest, 6(1): pp. 1-11

Book Chapters

• 2019 - Manimala, M. J., Wasdani, K. P., & Vijaygopal, A. Transnational, ethnic and returnee entrepreneurship: Perspectives on SME internationalization. In M. J. Manimala, K. P. Wasdani, & A. Vijaygopal (Eds.), Transnational entrepreneurship: Issues of SME internationalization in the Indian context (pp. 3-33). Singapore: Springer.
• 2016 - Singh, C., & Wasdani, K. P. Finance for MSMEs in India: Sources and challenges. In P. Vandenberg, P. Chantapacdepong, & N. Yoshino (Eds.), SMEs in developing Asia: New approaches to overcoming market failures (pp. 270-296). Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute.
• 2015 - Wasdani, K. P., Manimala, M. J., & Kurian, C. Terumo-Penpol Limited (TPL): The travails and tribulations of R&D-based entrepreneurship in India. In J. Hayton, C. Salvato, & M. J. Manimala (Eds.), Global entrepreneurship: Case studies of entrepreneurial firms operating around the world (pp.71-83). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
• 2015 - Manimala, M. J., & Wasdani, K. P. Emerging economies: Muddling through to development. In M. J. Manimala & K. P. Wasdani (Eds.), Entrepreneurial ecosystem: Perspectives from emerging economies (pp. 3-53). New Delhi: Springer.
• 2009 - James, P. S., & Wasdani, P. A study of personality factors as determinants of managerial problem-solving skill among management students. In A. R. Singh (Eds.), Research in management and technology (pp. 12-23). New Delhi: Deep & Deep Publications.
• 2009 - Wasdani, K. P., Tamang, G., & Rajadurai, S. Arogya Bhaginis in Vejalpur municipality. In M. S. Saiyadain, J. S. Sodhi and R. J. Joshi (Eds.), Cases in organizational behaviour and human resource management (pp. 97-103). New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw-Hill.

Case Studies

• 2015 - Wasdani, K. P., & Manimala, M. J. Shop@Home.com: Shopping at your doorstep (Reference No. 315-200-1/Teaching Note Reference No. 315-200-8). The Case Centre.http://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?id=129182

Book Reviews

• Forthcoming - Wasdani, K. P. Book review: Sex and Stigma Stories of Everyday Life in Nevada’s Legal Brothels. Organization.
• 2015 - Wasdani, K. P., & Vijaygopal, A. Book Review: How some small businesses get their ducks in a row and grow while others remain undistinguished. Vikalpa, 40(4): 495-499.

Conference Presentations

• 2019 - Wasdani, K. P., Vijaygopal, A., Manimala, M. J., & Prasad, A. Opportunity realization potential (ORP) of entrepreneurs: Assessment using a newly constructed measuring scale. Academy of Management Discoveries Paper Development Workshop (University of British Columbia). Vancouver, Canada. October 5-6.
• 2017 - Vijaygopal, A., Shenoy, M., Wasdani, P., Kashyap, S., & Zhang, X. Urban solid waste management innovations in Bengaluru, India: Mandatory segregation and wet-waste treatment at source by residential bulk generators. Poster presented at the ATREE@20 Conference on Conservation Science and Sustainable Development, organized by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment. Bengaluru, India. January 24-25.
• 2013 - Wasdani, K. P., & Mathew, M. Opportunity recognition of pre-stage, early-stage and late-stage entrepreneurs. Paper presented at the 7th Doctoral Colloquium of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad, India. December 9-11.
• 2012 - Wasdani, K. P., & Manimala, M. J. Opportunity Recognition (OR) skills of entrepreneurs and its association with their paths to business ownership and types of innovation: An empirical investigation of SME firms. Paper presented at the European Academy of Management Conference. Rotterdam, Netherlands. June 6-8.
• 2008 - Wasdani, K. P., & George, J. The impact of outsourcing of R&D on the industry structure: A case study of rubber plantations in Kerala, India. Paper presented at the International Conference on Doing Business in India organized by Institute of Finance and International Management (IFIM). Bengaluru, India. December 2-3.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

• 2^nd review - Wasdani, K. P., Manimala, M. J., & Vijaygopal, A. Green Leaf Energy: A social enterprise based on public-private partnership (case study). Under 2nd review at Harvard Business Publishing (minor revisions remaining)
• R&R - Wasdani, K. P. & Vijaygopal, A. Challenges in setting up an assessment centre: The Case of Acme Inc. Revise-and-resubmit at Asian Case Research Journal
• R&R - Shenoy, M., Zhang, X., Wasdani, K. P., Kashyap, S., & Vijaygopal, A. Decentralized innovations in solid waste management: Evidence from Bengaluru, India. Revise-and-resubmit at Resources, Conservation and Recycling Journal
• 1^st review - Manimala, M. J., Wasdani, K. P., & Vijaygopal, A. Corporate governance practices and organizational performance: An empirical investigation of Indian corporate organizations. Under 1st review at Management Decision
• 1^st review - Wasdani, K. P., Manimala, M. J. & Vijaygopal, A. Technology based incubators (TBIs): Global best practices. Under 1st review at Journal of Technology Transfer
• 1^st review - Wasdani, K. P., Manimala, M. J., & Vijaygopal, A. Technology business incubators (TBIs): Emergence and impact. Under 1st review at International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management
• In preparation - Wasdani, K. P., Vijaygopal, A., Manimala, M. J., & Prasad, A. Opportunity realization potential (ORP) of entrepreneurs: Assessment using a newly constructed measuring scale. To be submitted to Academy of Management Discoveries
• In preparation - Wasdani, K. P., Prasad. A., & Manimala, M. J. Revisiting institutional voids: Strengths of institutional differences in coping with institutional deficiencies. To be submitted to International Business Review
• In preparation - Prasad. A., Wasdani, K. P., Zulfiqar, G. Microfinance institutions: A review of its detrimental impacts. To be submitted to Human Relations
• In preparation - Wasdani, K. P. & Prasad. A. The consumable woman: The dowry system in South Asia. To be submitted to Journal of the Association for Consumer Research