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: 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.
