SJMSOM Faculty

Shishir Kumar Jha

 

Phone: +91.22.25767845 (O)

             +91.22.25767781/7782 (Ext.) 7845 (O)

Fax:     +91.22.25722872 (O)

E-mail:  skjha[at]iitb.ac.in


Associate Professor:

Ph.D., Political Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA (1998).
Masters in International Relations, Syracuse University (1994).
Masters in Business Administration, Syracuse University (1989).
Bachelors in Science (Honours), Hindu College, Delhi University (1985).

Research Areas:

Theorizing and analyzing sustainable and democratic alternatives of globalization, Digital Economy, Copyright & Public Domain in the Digital Economy, Geo-Political Environment and International Business, Impact Of Globalization On Indian Society, WTO and Global Political Economy, Indian Society and Political Economy of the Third World, International Relations.

Academic Positions Held:

1.      Associate Professor, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay (2008).

2.      Assistant Professor, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay (2001_2007).

3.      Assistant Professor, International Business, Institute of Finance and International Management, Bangalore, India (1998_2001).

4.      Visiting Faculty, IIM, Kozhikode (2000).

5.      Visiting Faculty, IIM, Bangalore (1999).

6.      Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A., (1995_1997).

Recent Publications: 

1. 'Abetting corporate mis-governance in post-independence India', in Corporate Governance Law Review, Vol. 3, No. 3. September 2007 [Jointly authored with Praveen Bhasa].

2. 'Copyright and the importance of digital public domain for developing countries', in Manupatra Intellectual Property Reports, July 2007, Vol. 2, No. 3.

3. 'New Models For The Digital Environment', in Proceedings of the Tenth International Annual Convention on Strategic Management for Firms in Developing Countries, (ed). Atanu Ghosh and Gargi Banerjee, [Allied Publishers, 2007].

4. 'Copyrights and Copyduties: Importance of the public domain for developing countries', in Review of Business Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2004.

5. 'From TRIPS to TRAP: Free Trade Agreements and copyright' in COPY/SOUTH: Issues in the economics, politics, and ideology of copyright in the global South, [ed.] by Alan Story, Colin Darch and Debora Halbert, [The Copy/South Research Group, 2006].

Relevant Conference Papers:

1. 'R&D Behavior for Addressing Infectious Diseases in India after TRIPS', presented at the sixth AIB-India International Conference, IIM Indore, August, 2008.

2. 'New models for the digital environment', presented at the 10th International Strategic Management Forum Convention, IIT Bombay, May, 2007.

3. 'Corporate mis-governance in post-independence India: Examining Government-Industry Nexus', presented for the third international conference of AIB-India, VG SOM IIT Kharagpur, January 11-13, 2005. Joint authors: Praveen Malla Bhasa and Shishir K. Jha.

4. 'Copyrights and Copyduties: Importance of the public domain for developing countries', presented at the International Academy of Business and Economics – 2004 Conference, at Las Vegas, USA October 17-20, 2004.

5. 'Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights: The importance of the public domain', presented at the National Seminar on 'IPR and WTO related Issues' under the auspices of MHRD, Govt. of India held at Visva Bharti, Santiniketan, West Bengal, March 20-22, 2004.

6. 'The Impact of IPR on the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry', presented at the AIB-India International  Conference, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, February 1, 2003.

 

Courses Taught At SJMSOM:

›    Managing with New Business Models in the Knowledge Economy

›    Management of International Business

›    Managing Intellectual Property

›    Fundamentals of Intellectual Property

›    Managing International Business and Policy

›    WTO and Indian Business

›    Indian Business in Transition

Development Programs Conducted & Coordinated: 

Seminars for Continuing Education Programme conducted at IIT Bombay and Development Programs for mid-level executives of Larsen and Toubro, Bombay.  

Academic Guidance:

  • Ph. D supervision: Praveen M. Bhasa, 'Towards analyzing and situating corporate governance in India' [defended, January, 2006].
  • Ph. D guide for Niraj Mankad, 'Digital Business Models'.
  • Ph. D guide for Amrutanshu Nerukar.
  • Ph. D guide for Rojers Joseph.
  • Ph. D co-guide:

1. Babu Paul, 'Indian Pharmaceutical Industry and Compulsory Licensing' [Joint with Prof. Ramanathan, HSS]

2. Ashish Hattangdi 'Integrating ICT into education' [Joint with Prof. Atanu Ghosh, SJMSOM]

3. R Mukundan, [Joint with Prof. Karuna Jain, SJMSOM]

  • Guided 40 Master of Management final projects [2002-2008].

Professional Experience:

  • Editorial Board, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management (IJICBM).
  • Project Lead, Creative Commons, India Jurisdiction.
  • Past President and current board member of Academy of International Business (AIB-India): India Chapter.
  • Member of the Academy of Management.
  • Organizing Secretary of first inaugural international conference (Globalization and India: Addressing the Challenges) of AIB-India held at Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management IIT Bombay, January 31 - February 2, 2003. 

Administrative Experience: