B. Tech (Univ. of Kerala - TKM College of Engineering, Kollam
Academic Positions
Professor, IIM Kozhikode (2008-Till date)
Associate Professor, IIM Kozhikode (2002-2008)
Awards
Best Research Paper Award (2019) - 12th IBA International Conference on Corporate Spiritual and Social Responsibility
Co-recipient of Wipro Earthian Award (2017, 2016, 2015, 2011)
Co-recipient of Best research paper award, COSMAR, IIM Bangalore (2011)
Co-recipient of Emerald Indian LIS Research Fund Award (Highly Commended, 2011)
AIMS Excellence Award (2008)
Excellence Award, KRDL Singapore (2001)
University Gold Medal (B Tech), Kerala Univesity (1987)
Current Projects
ICT for Sustainable Development
Other Professional Appointments
Kent Ridge Digital Labs, Singapore (Currently known as I2R) (1995-2001)
Tata Elxsi India (Pvt) Ltd., Bangalore (1993-95)
Recent Consulting / Other Assignments
The Impact of the Optical Fibre Infrastructure Being Created and Utilized in the State of Kerala (Bharat Broadband Networks Limited)
Research Areas
Information Systems - Digital Transformation, Disruptive Digital Technologies
Social Impact of ICT - Green and Sustainable Computing, Values and Ethics in IT
Sustainable Development - Role of ICT, Systems Thinking, Spirituality
Business Analytics - Queueing Theory, Stochastic Models
Significant Publications
Parvathi J. and R. R Pillai, Assessing the Business Dimensions of Green IT Transformation: A Case of an Indian IT Organisation, International Journal of Information Technology Management (To appear)
Jithesh A.and R R Pilali (2019), Role of ICT in Containing Air Pollution: A Systems Thinking Approach, International Conference on Digital Economy (ICDE 2019).
R. Radhakrishna Pillai and Anil Kumar G. (2018), Balancing Spiritual Qualities Leads to Sustainability ?, AOM Annual Meeting 2018.
Parvathi J. and R R Pilali (2018), India Posts putting its best leg forward: A case on ICT4D, International Conference on Information Resources Management.
Parvathi J. and R R Pilali (2018), Exploring ICT and Culture congruency in Sustainable Development: A Cross-Country Analysis, COSMAR 2018.
Krishnadas, N., & Pillai, R. (2017), "The influence of Green IS implementation on Competitive advantage: Mediation Role of Green Innovation Performance", Journal- Information Systems Management, 34(1), 3-19.
Pillai, RR. (2016), "The Complementary Role of Science, Spirituality & Ethics For a New World Order - The Golden Age", Nitte Management Review, 10(1), 1-19.
R. Radhakrishna Pillai (2016), Equanimity: An Essential Divine Virtue for Decision Making, Journal of Nehru School of Management - Special Issue on Realm of Management in Bhagavad Gita (Dec 2016), 19-25.
Parvathi, J, Pillai, RR. (2016), "Sustainable ICT Practices and CSR: An Indian Scenario", Bloomsbury International Publishing
Parvathi, J., Pillai, RR. (2016), "An Integrated Model for E-waste Management in India Using Systems Thinking", Management and Labour Studies, 41(1), 1-11.
Pillai, RR., Anil Kumar G., & Nanath K. (2015) "Role of Self Managing Leadership in Crisis Management: An Empirical Study on the Effectiveness of Rajayoga",IIMK Society & Management Review, 4(1), 15-37.
Nanath, K., & Pillai, R. (2014), " Green Information Technology: Literature Review and Research Domains", Journal of Management Systems, 24(1), 57-79
Nanath, K., & Pillai, R. R. (2014). "Information Systems Flexibility for Green Technologies". In Organisational Flexibility and Competitiveness (pp. 181-195).
Nanath, K., & Pillai, R. (2013). "A Model for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Cloud Computing". Journal Of International Technology & Information Management, 22(3), 93-117
Krishnadas, N., & Pillai, R. (2013, January). Green IT Implementation: Intention and Actual behavior in Green IT. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2013, No. 1, p. 12890). Academy of Management.
Krishnadas N and Radhakrishna Pillai R (2012), “A model for Sustainability of Green IT initiatives”, in proceedings of International Conference on Information Systems 2012 (ICIS 2012), Orlando, Florida
Krishnadas N and Radhakrishna Pillai R (2012), "Cloud Computing Diagnosis: A comprehensive study" (Book Chapter) in Service-Oriented Methodology and Technologies for Cloud Computing published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.).
Krishnadas N. and Pillai, R (2011) `Designing a Grid Computing Architecture: A case study of Green Computing
R. Radhakrishna Pillai (2008), “Role of Spirituality and Technology in Management”, Sixth AIMS International Conference on Management (AIMS6), New Delhi, December 28-31,2008.
R. Radhakrishna Pillai (2001), “A Distributed Overload Control Algorithm for Delay Bounded Call Setup, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Vol. 9, No. 6, December 2001, pp. 780-789 .
R. Radhakrishna Pillai, Jit Biswas, and Utpal Mukherji (1999), “Throughput Performance of Distributed Applications in Switched Networks in Presence of End-system Bottlenecks", Jl. of Telecommunications Systems, 12(4), pp. 369-387.
Working Papers
1. Green IT at Wipro: A Sustainable Solution?
Krishnadas N,R.Radhakrishna Pillai (2013) Abstract