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Prof. (Dr.) Mayank Dhaundiyal

Prof. (Dr.) Mayank Dhaundiyal

Professor and Dean

B.Tech. (Vellore Institute of Technology, India);

M.Sc. (Technological University Dublin, Ireland.);

Ph.D. (Technological University Dublin, Ireland.)

: mdhaundiyal@jgu.edu.in

Dr. Mayank is the Dean of Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) at O. P. Jindal Global University (Institute of Eminence), India. In his career spanning more than 15 years, he has worked with premier universities in India and abroad, including Shiv Nadar University, India (Institute of Eminence), Bennett University, India (Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd./ The Times group) and Technological University Dublin, Ireland.

Dr. Mayank’s research interests are in the areas of strategic alliances, resource based and dynamic capability view and firm level capability development. His work in these research areas has been published in multiple international peer reviewed (ABDC/ABS ranked) journals including Industrial Marketing Management (ABDC A-star, ABS 3), International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management (ABDC A), and multiple top strategy and management conferences including the Academy of Management (USA), Strategic Management Society (USA), European Academy of Management (Belgium), Academy of International Business (USA) , British Academy of Management (UK) and Irish Academy of Management (Ireland).

He holds certifications in various domains from top universities and institutes globally, including the University of Manchester (UK), University College Dublin (Ireland), Northern Illinois University (USA), Indian Institute of Management (India), IDEO-U (USA), LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (Denmark), Palladium Kaplan-Norton (BSC), Innovative Learning Solutions (USA). He has developed and delivered numerous training programmes for mid- to senior-level managers, faculty, and staff members.

Dr. Mayank is an exceptional teacher and has been receiving top student feedback year after year, across his different courses, delivered at different institutions he has worked with. He employs a variety of teaching pedagogies including computer simulations, inside and outside classroom experiential activities, case studies and group projects, in addition to the more traditional class lectures. He is a firm believer in the “Socratic” and the “learning-by-doing” methods and employs them extensively to consistently achieve and exceed the learning objectives in his courses.

He is also an accomplished institution builder and has worked and contributed towards building strong, robust, and internationally bench-marked internal systems and processes, as part of his previous assignments. He is very well-travelled in different geographies worldwide, including the USA, UK, Ireland, Middle East, Canada, and India, and has gained extensive international exposure.

Dr. Mayank frequently writes articles and opinion pieces on contemporary international and national issues, and his work has been published in leading English dailies, including the Times of India, Economic Times, and Deccan Herald. He also regularly speaks at national and international conferences, seminars, and panel discussions. He has a keen interest in the entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem in India and advises a few startups.

  • Dhaundiyal, Mayank, Coughlan , Joseph (2022) “Extending alliance management capability in individual alliances in the post-formation stage”, Industrial Marketing Management, Volume 102, April 2022, Pages 12-23. Elsevier, ABDC A-star, ABS 3, SCOPUS indexed, ISSN: 0019-8501.
  • Dhaundiyal, Mayank, Coughlan , Joseph (2020) “The Impact of Alliance Justice Capability On The Performance Of Strategic Alliances In The Indian IT Sector: The Mediating Role of Inter-Firm Commitment”, Cogent Business and Management (Taylor & Francis/Routledge; ABS Ranked, SCOPUS indexed, eISSN: 2331-1975), Vol. 7:1.
  • Dhaundiyal, Mayank, Coughlan , Joseph (2020) “Understanding Strategic Alliance Life Cycle: A 30 Year Literature Review of Leading Management Journals”, Business: Theory and Practice (SCOPUS indexed, ISSN: 1648-0627 / eISSN: 1822-4202), Vol. 21(2), 519-530.
  • Dhaundiyal, Mayank, Coughlan , Joseph (2016) “Investigating the effects of shyness and sociability on customer impulse buying tendencies: The moderating effect of age and gender”, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management (Emerald, ABDC “A”, SCOPUS indexed), Vol. 44: 9, pp.923 – 939.
  • Dhaundiyal, M and Coughlan, J (2015) Alliance Management Capability and Alliance Performance: Evidence from the Indian IT Industry, Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2015, No. 1.
  • Dhaundiyal, M and Coughlan, J (2011) What is an alliance mindset and how it affects alliance management capability? Paper presented at Strategic Management Society (SMS), Miami, Florida, November, 2011 (Nominated for the best conference paper).
  • Dhaundiyal, M and Coughlan, J (2010) Effect of Alliance Management Capability on Innovation, Relationship Capital and Performance of SMEs, Paper presented at British academy of Management (BAM), Sheffield, UK, November, 2010.
  • Dhaundiyal, M. and Coughlan, J. (2009), The effect of hedonic motivations, sociability and shyness on the impulsive buying tendencies of the Irish consumer, Paper presented at Irish Academy of Management (IAM) Conference, Galway, Ireland, September 2009.


Research Interests

  • strategic alliances, resource-based view, dynamic capability perspective, firm level capability development, partnership between firms.
  • Mayank Dhaundiyal, “Are you a start-up material?”, Education Times, The Times of India, Published 11-June-2018.
  • Mayank Dhaundiyal, “Making the Indian Budget Hotels”, Editorial Page, Economic Times, Published 24-Jan-2017.
  • Strategic Management
  • Design Thinking and Innovation
  • Blue Ocean Strategy
  • Managing New Ventures
  • CAPSTONE
  • International Strategy
  • LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method
  • A critique of the dynamic capability perspective
  • What is an alliance-mindset and how it affects alliance capability?
  • Interorganizational justice and impact on firm and alliance performance.
  • Issues in the alliance management phase.
  • Alliance management capability and inter-firm commitment.