Dr. Kaustav Saha
October 16, 2023 2023-10-16 7:48Dr. Kaustav Saha
Dr. Kaustav Saha
Associate Professor
B.Tech. (West Bengal University of Technology);
Ph.D. (IIM-Ranchi)
Dr. Kaustav Saha is an Associate Professor in the Strategy area at Jindal Global Business School. He holds a PhD in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi with a specialization in Strategic Management. Prior to joining JGBS, he was serving as an Assistant Professor in the Strategy area at T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal.
His research interest lies in Entrepreneurial Orientation and New Venture Performance. Kaustav has published peer reviewed research articles in Scopus and ABDC listed journals. He has also presented his research in prestigious academic conferences like the Academy of Management Annual Meeting and Strategic Management Society conferences.
The teaching interests of Dr. Kaustav include Strategic Management, Strategy Simulation, Integrative Thinking Simulation, and courses in Entrepreneurship. He is developing an expertise in Simulation-based courses and is an advocate of experiential learning. He has also published teaching case and background note with case clearing houses like Ivey Publishing and The Case Centre.
Dr. Kaustav has conducted training programs for students as well as Faculty Development programs on various topics of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He is also actively interested in taking consulting assignments on issues of strategy and performance at MSME enterprises and organizations.
Prior to his doctoral studies, Kaustav graduated with a BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Asansol Engineering College. He has worked for brief periods as a Graduate Engineer Trainee at Nokia Siemens Networks and subsequently as a Probationary Officer at Bank of Baroda.
- Travel grant for attending international conference from Indian Council of Social Science Research in 2017
- Letter of Appreciation from Bank of Baroda for Savings Deposit Mobilization in 2011
- Entrepreneurial Orientation
- New Venture Performance
- Strategic Management
- Strategy Simulation
- Integrative Thinking Simulation
- Entrepreneurship
Journal Publications
Saha, K., Kumar, R., Dutta, S. K., & Dutta, T. (2017). A content adequate five-dimensional Entrepreneurial Orientation scale. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 8, Nov., 41-49: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.05.006. [ABDC ‘A’ Rated; CiteScore: 3.80]
Tiwari, P., Bhat, A. K., Tikoria, J., & Saha, K. (2019). Exploring the factors responsible in predicting entrepreneurial intention among nascent entrepreneurs: A field research. South Asian Journal of Business Studies, 9(1), 1-18: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-05-2018-0054. [ABDC ‘C’ Rated; CiteScore: 1.70]
Teaching Cases
Srivastava, A., Saha, K., Aquil, S., & Mukhopadhyay, A. (2020). Entropy Innovation: A Bumpy Ride Ahead? Product Number: 9B20M083, Ivey Publishing.
Saha, K. & Srivastava, A. (2020). Strategy Games I: Industry Analysis. Reference Number: 320-0279-5, The Case Centre.
Academic Conferences
Saha, K., & Kumar, R. (December 2020). Assessing Reliability and Validity of a Content Adequate Five-Dimensional Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct. 22nd Annual Convention of the Strategic Management Forum. Ranchi, India.
Saha, K., & Srivastava, A. (October 2020). An Experiential Exercise for Teaching Porter’s Five Forces Framework. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference. Virtual.
Saha, K., & Kumar, R. (December 2018). Deconstructing Entrepreneurial Orientation Dimensions in Emerging Economies. Strategic Management Society Special Conference. Hyderabad, India.
Saha, K., Kumar, R., Dutta, S., & Dutta, T. (2018). Networking as Dimension of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Emerging Economies. 38th Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Waterford, Ireland.
Saha, K., & Kumar, R. (2018). Conceptualizing and Strengthening Corporate Entrepreneurship as Practice: A Multi-tier Framework. Academy of Management Global Proceedings (p. 379). Tel Aviv, Israel: Academy of Management.
Saha, K., Kumar, R., Dutta, S. K., & Dutta, T. (2017). A Content Adequate Five-Dimensional Entrepreneurial Orientation Scale. Academy of Management Proceedings (p. 14012). Atlanta, GA: Academy of Management.
Saha, K., Kumar, R., & Dutta, S. (December 2016). Entrepreneurial Orientation in Emerging Economies: Networking as Sixth Dimension. Strategic Management Society Special Conference. Hong Kong.
Saha, K., & Hajela, A. (June 2015). Networking as Inherent Dimension of Entrepreneurial Orientation. WEI International Academic Conference. Harvard University, Boston, USA.
Saha, K., & Hajela, A. (May 2015). A Typology of Networking. IJAS International Conference for Business and Economics. Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Training Programs
Instructor on Business Model Innovation, Online Faculty Development Program on Entrepreneurship for Manipal Universal Technology Business Incubator in March 2021
Instructor, Training Program on Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainability for Presidency College, Bangalore in December 2020
Instructor, Training Program on Business and Management for TAPMI Business School, Jaipur in February 2020
Instructor on Entrepreneurship Theories, Faculty Development Program on Entrepreneurship for Manipal Universal Technology Business Incubator in December 2018
Institutional Service
Member of Centre for Inclusive Growth & Competitiveness, TAPMI during Apr ’18-Mar ’20
Member of Panels on Admissions, Summer Internship Evaluations, Viva-Voce, TAPMI during Apr ’18-Mar ’21
Member of Taskforce for Benchmarking Exercise, TAPMI during Oct ’18-Mar ’19
Student Representative, Fellow Program in Management, IIM Ranchi during Jul ’14-Dec ’17
Academic Service
Reviewer for Journal of Business Venturing Insights since March ’21
Reviewer for Journal of Business Venturing since August ’19
Reviewer for Management Research Review since May ’18
Reviewer for Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship since July ’16
Workshops Attended
Winter School Research Workshop by Prof. Ramadhar Singh at Indian Institute of Management Ranchi in Dec ’17
Summer School Research Workshop by Prof. Ramadhar Singh at Indian Institute of Management Ranchi in May ’17
Junior Faculty/Doctoral Students Workshop at Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Hong Kong in Dec ’16
Summer Workshop 2014 Module II: Qualitative Research Methods at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta during Apr ’14-May ’14
Author Workshop by Prof. Will Mitchell, Editor, Strategic Management Journal at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in Nov ’13