K.V. Mukundhan

About

Mukundhan is Associate Professor in the Strategy & Entrepreneurship area with a decade-long expertise in teaching, training, research, consulting, curriculum development, teaching material development, academic administration and institution building.

He studies how firms renew from growth stalls induced by regulation, technology, industry change and digital transformation. He also studies firm competitive challenges in global markets. He has designed/taught sessions, modules and courses on these themes to MBA students, Ph.D. students, practitioners and entrepreneurs.

At Samsung India R&D Institute, he was the Intellectual Property (IP) coordinator for Advanced Telecommunications, where he worked on patent drafting, freedom-to-operate studies and oversaw vendor quality assurance. At Evalueserve, he worked for Microsoft in a client set-up on competitive intelligence and patent invalidation studies. His internship experience spans across organizations such as Ford India, HP Labs and Nodwin Consulting.

Besides Strategy, he has academic interests in theology, economic history, heritage entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship in marginalized communities.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli Associate Professor
  2023 - Present
• Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli Assistant Professor
  2015 - 2023

Education

• Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Fellow Programme in Management
  2009 - 2015
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  2002 - 2006

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (10)

• Extending agency theory in sales management: A systematic literature review and future research agenda
  Industrial Marketing Management 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2025.01.001
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• Strategic vulnerabilities of emerging market MNCs – How litigation experiences in weak patent systems increase the risks of patent litigation abroad
  Journal of World Business 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101624
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• From Technological Innovation to Innovative Business Model Design
  Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management 2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40324-8_1
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• Dual institutional embeddedness and home country CSR Engagement: Evidence from Indian MNEs
  Journal of Business Research 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.12.003
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• Corporate investments in tax havens: evidence from India
  Asian Business and Management 2019 DOI: 10.1057/s41291-019-00086-y
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• Stakeholder Influences on the Choice and Performance of FDI-based Market Entry Modes: A Conceptual Model
  International Studies of Management and Organization 2016 DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2015.1007017
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• Mimicry in the Choice of FDI-based Market Entry Modes and its Impact on Performance
  Academy of Management Proceedings 2015 DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2015.16401abstract
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• Genesis of Management Thought: Comparison between Early American & British-Indian Railroads
  Academy of Management Proceedings 2014 DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2014.12775abstract
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• Organizational Responses to Institutional Changes—A Review and an Extension
  IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review 2013 DOI: 10.1177/2277975213496509
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• An Isomorphism Perspective to FDI-Based Entry-Mode Strategies of Emerging Market Firms — A Conceptual Model
  Strategic Change 2013 DOI: 10.1002/jsc.1938
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