Ph.D in Business Administration, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Master of Technology (M.Tech, Applied Geology), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. Master of Science (M.Sc, Applied Geology), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Presidency College, University of Calcutta.
Project 1: Managing Innovation Globally: Challenges Facing India, China and Japan Collaborating with Prof. Kazuhiro Asakawa, Keio Business School, Keio University, Japan
Project 2: Strategy, Corporate Governance and HR Interventions: Designing Next Generation Organizations
Project 3: Determinants of Post-Merger Integration Levels and Speed
I regularly intervene in top-management and MBA programs in Graduate School of Business, Keio University and in Tamkang University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Awards and Distinctions
Nov 2007: Nominated to be in the 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century, International Bibliographical Centre, UK Oct 2007: Marquis Who's Who of the World, Twenty-Fourth Edition, US Oct 2004:The Case "Carrefour: Conquer of Latin America" was judged the Second Best Case written by a writer from outside the United States in the North American Case Research Association Conference, Sedona, Arizona, USA, Oct 7-9, 2004.
Oct 2003:“Runner up” for Hendrik Casimir Award for his essay titled: “Increasing the Entrepreneurial Spirit of R&D”.The Hendrik Casimir Award is given every year by The European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA). Was invited to attend the Round Table Meeting on the topic: Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Spirit of R&D held in Paris on October 15, 2003.
Oct 2003:"LAFARGE: Evolution of a French Cement Company to a Global Leader" has been accepted for presentation at the Carnegie Bosch International Institute, to be held in Pittsburgh, USA, October 2-4. The article won an honorarium of $1000 and reimbursement for travel and hotel expenses.
Sept 2000 - Feb 2001:Selected for the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad Doctoral Institutional Exchange Program (one doctoral student per year) with ESSEC Business School, Paris for a period of six months on a cross-cultural study of two organizations in the automobile and cement industry in France
April, 1999:Was given the Best Research Proposal Award (INR 50,000), 1999 by Aditya Birla (India) Center at the London Business School, London, held at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. The topic of the research proposal was “Emerging Human Resource Strategies in Response to Organizational Restructuring”.
July 1997 - Mar 1999: Was within the top 25 % of the Batch of MBA students at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India 25-27 May 1999:Winner of 29th McKinsey Wings of Excellence Award at the International Management Symposium on ‘New Markets, New Technologies, New Skills” at University of St. Gallen, Switzerland for my essay on “The Power of Imagination – An Indian Scenario”.9 -10
1993-1995:National Scholarship, Government of India, for higher education (MTech) in Applied Geology at IIT Kharagpur.
1991:Secured second position in the All India Entrance Examination for the Indian Institutes of Technology for Post - Graduate Studies1991-1992:National Scholarship, Government of India, for outstanding performance in B.Sc. III Year Examination.1990:Late Swapan Saha Memorial Prize, for securing first position in BSc. Ist Year Examination.
I have been involved with large corporations such as Caisses d'Epargne, Canal +, L’Oreal, Lafarge, LVMH, Renault, Vodafone, Philips, Faurecia, France Telecom on topics related to International Strategy, Organization Design, International HR, Post-Merger Integration, Cross-cultural management issues and doing business in emerging Asian markets. He has intervened in programs like "International and Cross-cultural Management" for middle-management executives of Norwegian Business School, speaking on "French Management Elites: The Indian Perspective". Recently he has intervened with senior executives from Renault that discussed on specificities on the Indian business environment and focused on managing JVs in India.
I regularly lectures diverse audiences in France, Japan, China, Taiwan and India. Through executive seminars and open lectures, I try to create a forum for the development and implementation of business and HR strategies for emerging markets. Each lecture is customized to fit the audience and their circumstances. For more details please visit (http://www.ashoksom.com)
Professional Experience
January 2006: Co-Chair, Management Department, ESSEC Business School
September 2005: Associate Professor, Management Department, ESSEC Business School
April-August 2005: Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University, Tokyo
April, 2004: Visiting Professor, Department of Management Sciences and Decision Making, Tamkang University, Tamshui, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
March 2003 – July 2003: Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University, Tokyo
Sept 2002- April 2005: Assistant Professor, Strategy & Management, ESSEC Business School, Paris
Aug 2001 – Aug 2002: Visiting Professor, Strategy & Management, Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC)
Oct 2000 – Jan 2001: Internship with Lafarge, in France with HR & Integration Department, Cement Division.
Apr 1998 – Jun 1998: Summer Placement at STAR TV, India. I was responsible for designing a Human Resource Information System (HRIS) for their offices at Mumbai and Delhi, IndiaJan 1997 - June 1997:Sr. Executive, New Business Development at Globsyn Technologies Ltd., Calcutta, India.
Jan 1995 - Dec 1996: Executive, Program Co-ordination & Administration at ZEE Education, a subsidiary of ZEE Telefilms Ltd., Calcutta and Mumbai, India
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