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Vijay Govindarajan

Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business; Director, William F. Achtmeyer Center for Global Leadership

E-Mail: vijay.govindarajan@tuck.dartmouth.edu Phone: 603-646-2156

BC, Annamalai University, 1969; MBA, Harvard University, 1976; DBA, Harvard University, 1978

Areas of expertise

Global strategy, strategic innovation, strategy execution, strategic controls

Current research topics

Strategic innovation in established firms, organizational DNA for rule changers

Selected Publications

"Feedback-seeking behavior within multinational corporations," Strategic Management Journal, 20, 1999; "Knowledge flows within multinational corporations," Strategic Management Journal, 21, 2000; "Knowledge Management’s Social Dimension: Lessons from Nucor Steel," MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2000; The Quest for Global Dominance, Jossey-Bass, 2001; Global Strategy and Organization, John Wiley & Sons, 2003; with C. Trimble, "Strategic Innovation and the Science of Learning," MIT Sloan Management Review, 45(2), 2004; with C. Trimble, "Organizational DNA for Strategic Innovation," California Management Review, 47(3), Spring 2005; with C. Trimble, "Building Breakthrough Business Within Established Organizations," Harvard Business Review, 83(5), May 2005; with C. Trimble, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution, Harvard Business School Press, 2005; with P. Kopalle, "Disruptiveness of innovations: measurement and an assessment of reliability and validity," Strategic Management Journal, 27, February 2006

Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award, Indian Institute of Management, 1978–79 and 1979– 80; Glueck Best Paper Award, Academy of Management, 1991; Top 10 Professor in Corporate Executive Education, BusinessWeek, 1993; Outstanding Faculty, BusinessWeek's Guide to the Best B-Schools, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003; one of 10 most cited articles, Academy of Management Journal; Notable Contribution to the Management Accounting Literature Award, American Accounting Association, 1995; Top 10 Indian global management guru, Businessworld, 1998; Top 20 North American superstars in strategy and organization, Management International Review; Honorable Mention for number of articles in Academy journals, Academy of Management Hall of Fame, 2000; Top 50 Nonresident Indians, NRIworld, 2002; Top Five Executive Coaches, Forbes, 2003; Top Indian Management Thinker, Across the Board, 2005; Accenture Award, California Management Review, 2006; Top 50 Management Thinker, The Times, 2006

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management, 1978–80; Visiting Associate Professor, Harvard University, 1980–81; Associate Professor, Ohio State University, 1981–85; Tuck School of Business, 1985–present; Visiting Professor, International University of Japan, 1989–90; Visiting Professor, INSEAD, 1994; Director, William F. Achtmeyer Center for Global Leadership, Tuck School, 2000–present

Nonacademic positions: Chief Innovation Consultant, Professor in Residence, General Electric, 2008