- Ph.D ( Economics) IIT Kharagapur
- M.A ( Applied Economics) University of Calicut (Second Topper)
- B.A (Economics & History) University of Calicut (University Topper)
- UGC JRF
Academic Positions
- Current: Professor (Strategic Management), IIM-K
- Past: Associate Professor, IIM-K
- Past: Visiting Associate Professor, AIT Bangkok
- Past: Visiting Faculty, Lulea University, Sweden
- Past: Assistant Professor, IIM-L
- Past: Faculty Research Associate, NIBM
- Past: Research Associate, Gokhale Institute, Pune
- Past: Lecturer, JN College, Pasighat
Awards
Past: Eminent Director Award 2013, Competition Success Review
Conferences, Seminars & Talks
- Conference on WTO issues, Coordinator, 2008 (IIM-K)
- Conference on WTO issues, Coordinator, 2006 (IIM-K)
- Seminar on Rural Telecommunication, (Joint) Coordinator, 2000 (IIM-L)
- International Conference on Competitive Intelligence, Conference Adviser, 2011 (Ahmedabad)
- Conference Paper: Rameshan, P (2016). Board Stoops to Conquer the CEO: End of a Power Struggle. Paper presented at North American Case Research Association Conference. Las Vegas, USA
- Conference Paper: Rameshan, P (2010). Flying Too Low: Air India 2009 & Beyond. Paper presented at North American Case Research Association Conference. Gatlinburg, USA
- Conference Paper: Rameshan, P (2009). Flying To Float: Indian Airline Industry 2009. Paper presented at the Strategic Management Forum (India) 12th Annual Convention at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India
- Conference Paper: Rameshan, P. (2008) WTO, India & Trade Strategy, Theme paper presented at the International Conference on “WTO, India & Trade Strategy”, Centre for Strategic Research & Information Network on India’s Global Competitiveness & WTO System, I.I.M Kozhikode (India)
- Conference Paper: Rameshan, P (2008). Optimum Quality as Strategy. Paper presented at the IFSAM 9th World Conference at Fudan University, China
- Conference Paper: Rameshan, P. (2006) WTO, India & Emerging Areas of Trade, Theme paper presented at the National Seminar on “WTO, India & Emerging Areas of Trade”, Centre for Strategic Research & Information Network on India’s Global Competitiveness & WTO System, I.I.M Kozhikode (India)
- Conference Paper: Rameshan, P. (1997) Industrial Dispersal in Maharashtra 1979-1995: A Study of the Inter-regional Distribution of Sales Tax Incentives. Paper presented at 80th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association, Hyderabad (India)
- Conference Paper: Rameshan, P. (1995) Inter-regional Disparities in Industrialisation: The State Versus Free Market. Paper presented at 78th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association, Chandigarh (India)
- Conference Paper: Rameshan, P. (1995) Errors-of-Treatment in Variables and the Estimational Imprecision. Paper presented at 31st Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society, Pune (India)
Corporate / Public Sector Leadership
- (Founding) Director, IIM Rohtak (2010-2015)
- Director In-charge, IIM Kozhikode (2009)
- (Founding) Dean (Academic), IIM Kozhikode (2009-2010)
- Board Member, IIM-K, 2007-2009
- Past: Coordinator, WTO Research Centre, IIM-K
- (Founding) FPM Chairman, IIM-K
- Past: Admission Chairman, IIM-K
- Past: Research & External Linkages Chairman, IIM-K
- Past: International Exchange Programme Chairman, IIM-K
- Past: Rover (College-level Scouts) Leader, JN College, Pasighat
- Past: Hostel President, JCB Hall, IIT Kharagpur
- Past: Economic Association Secretary, Dr John Mathai Centre (Calicut University), Trichur
- Past: Joint Secretary, Strategic Management Forum, India
- MHRD Nominee, IIM Lucknow Society, 2013-2015
- MHRD Nominee, First Court, Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh, 2013-2015
Current Projects
- Past Project: WTO Research Centre, MHRD Project
- Past Project: Kerala Development Report (Partial, Joint)
Other Professional Appointments
- (Founder) Director, IIM Rohtak (2010-2015)
- Director In-charge, IIM Kozhikode (2009)
- Dean (Academic), IIM Kozhikode (2009-2010)
Recent Consulting / Other Assignments
- Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), BASF Case Project (Joint)
- Kozhikode Local Investment Promotion Programme (KLIPP) Project (Joint)
- UP Trade Tax Department Project (Joint)
Research Areas
- Strategic Management
- International Business
- Competitive Intelligence
- Economics
- Leadership & Corporate Governance
- Strategic Thinking
Significant Publications
- Book: Rameshan, P. (Edited) (2008). WTO, India and Emerging Areas of Trade: Challenges & Strategies. New Delhi: Excel Books
- Book: Rameshan, P. (2001) Organizational Efficiency & Productivity Improvement. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing
- Report Chapter: Rameshan, P. (2004). India. In Total Factor Productivity Growth: Survey Report. Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization (APO). 51-98.
- Case (with Teaching Note) Forthcoming: Rameshan, P (2017). Board Stoops to Conquer the CEO: End of a Power Struggle. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies
- Case (with Teaching Note): Rameshan, P (2017). CEO Proposes, Board Disposes. Case registered with The Case Centre (formerly ECCH), UK.
- Case: Rameshan, P (2012). Flying Too Low: Air India 2009 & Beyond. IIM Rohtak Case Series.
- Case: Rameshan, P (First Author) (2007). ‘V.J Kurian & the CIAL Saga’, Case Study on Cochin International Airport Limited. Sponsored by BASF (India) Limited (German Chemical MNC), IIM Kozhikode (India).
- Case: Rameshan, P. (First Author) (2001) Quality of Health Delivery Systems: A Case on the Customer Orientation of Primary Health Centres (submitted to Training Division, Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India). IIM Lucknow (India).
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P (2005). India’s Textiles & Clothing Trade: Moving from Big Hopes & Small Gains to Big Hopes & Big Gains. Foreign Trade Review (October-December): 45-71.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (First Author) (2005). Quality of health Delivery System: A Case on the Customer Orientation of Primary Health Centres. Journal of Health Management (Sage Pub.), 7(2): 187-206.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (2004) Trade Disputes under WTO: Trends and Features. Foreign Trade Review (October-March): 19-37.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (First Author) (2004) Quality of Service of Primary Health Centres: Insights from a Field Study. Vikalpa (July-September): 71-82.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (2001) Corporate Performance During 1990s. Productivity (January-March): 631-641.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (2000) Increasing Economic Openness of India, the Purchasing Power Leakage and Exchange Rate Effect. Artha Vijnana (Journal of Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics) (March): 26-45.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (First Author) (1999) Industrial Slowdown: Some Reflections on Existence, Structure & Sources. Management & Accounting Research (April-June): 25-55.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (1999) Public Sector Telecom Companies Under Telecom Reforms: Past Performance & future Prospects. Management & Change (July-September): 63-98.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (1998) Employment Reduction Under Reforms and the Productivity of Sick PSEs: A Learning Curve Analysis. Indian Journal of Labour Economics 41(1): 105-118.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (1997) Public Enterprises Through Reforms – A Financial Ratio Analysis. Productivity (July-September): 264-275.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (First Author) (1997) Some Conceptual and Related Aspects of Organisational Efficiency. Artha Vijnana (June): 206-18.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (1996) A Multiple Discriminant Analysis of the Financial Health of Selected Public Sector Enterprises: An Exploratory Study. Prajnan (Journal of National Institute of Bank Management) (April-June): 43-60.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (First Author) (1995) Learning viz-a-viz Non-learning Effects on Labour Productivity. Indian Journal of Quantitative Economics (July-December): 1-17.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (1995) The Relative Price Growth of Agricultural Products and Its Inputs and the Agricultural Supply Response in India: 1980s and Earlier. The Asian Economic Review (June): 270-80.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (First Author) (1995) Role of Organisational Efficiency in Improving Productivity: A Micro-level Evidence from Indian Industry. Artha Vijnana (June): 129-37.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (First Author) (1995) Intra-firm Allocation of Organisational Effort: Inter-firm Variations in Indian Industry. Vikalpa (Journal of I.I.M Ahmedabad) (October-December): 43-54.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (1995) Organisational Efficiency and Indian Industry: A Firm-level Analysis. Anvesak (Journal of Sardar Patel Institute of Social Sciences Research (January-June): 53-72.
- Journal Article: Rameshan, P. (2001) Industrial Dispersal Through Sales Tax Incentives: An Inter-regional Picture of Maharashtra (India) Up to 1995. Man & Development (June): 118-131.
- Book Chapter: Rameshan, P. (First Author) (2004). Quality of Services of Primary Health Centres: Health Care Delivery Managers’ Perspective. In Emerging Asia: An HR Agenda, edited by Padaki, Rupande, N.M Agrawal, C Balaji and G Mahapatra (The National HRD Network), Ch. 10, 173-185. New Delhi (India): Tata McGraw Hill.
- Book Chapter: Rameshan, P. (2002) Culture of Academic Organizations and the Scope for High Performance. In High performance organizations: Key issues and strategic alternatives, edited by Shailendra Singh, Ch.10, 139-149. New Delhi (India): New Age International.
- Book Chapter: Rameshan, P. (2002) Maintaining Competitiveness under Constraints of Dumping, Anti-dumping & Related Actions. In Managing Global Competitiveness: What Indian Companies Must Do?, edited by A.K Sengupta & Amit Gupta, Ch. 3. New Delhi (India): Excel Books.
- Working Paper: Rameshan, P (2017). Personal Strategy as Driver of Leader Behaviour: An Exploratory Conceptual Framework. IIMK/WPS/249/STR/2017/33. IIM Kozhikode. Accessible also at SSRN & Research Gate.