Dinesh Prabhu

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Area:

Strategy and General Management

Education:

2021-2026 Ph.D. Strategy and Entrepreneurship Indian Institute of Management–Tiruchirappalli, India. 2012-2014 Post Graduate Program in Management, Energy Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, India. 2006-2010 Bachelor of Technology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, India.

Date of Joining:

2026-06-15

With an emphasis on family firms in emerging markets, I study how ownership structures and governance mechanisms influence firm strategy, particularly internationalization, competitive behaviour, and executive decision-making. Drawing on behavioural and organizational theories, my work explores how firms respond to uncertainty and performance pressures. Using large-scale longitudinal data and quantitative methods, I develop insights into heterogeneity within family firms and its implications for global strategy and organizational outcomes

Publication:

  • Prabhu, D. (2025). Paytm's Platform Paradox: Rebuilding Network Effects Amid Regulatory Rupture. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 57, 1427-1442. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.05759 (ABDC - A / ABS - 2)
  • Prabhu, D. (2025). Network effects under strain: Zomato’s platform model and the tech-driven quest for profitability. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/20438869251363993 (ABS -1)
  • Prabhu, D. (2023). Internationalization Speed of Born Globals: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Mishra, P., Sharma, A., Khanra, S., Kundu, S.K., Mishra, S.K. (eds) Digital Economy Post COVID-19 Era. INDAM 2023. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0197-5_51

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  • Strategic Management
  • International Business
  • International law
  • Export Compliance
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Internationalization
  • Family Firms

Conferences and Workshops:

  • Prabhu, D., Dhandapani, K., & Mukundhan, K.V., & Munjal, S. (2026). Network Position, Ownership Structures, and Business Group Internationalization: An Identity Domain Perspective. INDAM 2026 Pune
  • Prabhu, D., Dhandapani, K., & Mukundhan, K.V., & Munjal, S. (2026). Overcoming Bifurcation Bias: The Role of Board Interlocks in Resolving the Ability-Willingness Paradox in Family Firm Internationalization. INDAM 2026 Pune
  • Prabhu, D., Dhandapani, K., & Mukundhan, K.V. (2025). Who Benefits More from Board Interlocks, Family CEO or Professional CEO for Internationalization? AOM 2025 Copenhagen
  • Prabhu, D. (2025). Independent Director Interlocks and Firm Performance: An Information-Processing Perspective. INDAM 2025 Kolkata
  • Prabhu, D., Dhandapani, K. (2025). Unpacking Board Interlocks and Internationalization of Emerging Market Firms: An Attention-Based View. INDAM 2025 Kolkata
  • Prabhu, D., Munjal, S. (2024). Strategic Orchestration in Global Value Chains: The Role of Transnational Interlocks and Board-Level Governance in Emerging Economies. AIB 2024 Seoul

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  • International Management Track Best Paper Award: “Overcoming Bifurcation Bias: The Role of Board Interlocks in Resolving the Ability-Willingness Paradox in Family Firm Internationalization,” INDAM 2026
  • IM Division Best Paper in International Corporate Governance Award: “Who Benefits More from Board Interlocks, Family CEO or Professional CEO for Internationalization,” Academy of Management annual meeting, 2025
  • Runner-up, Ashok Mohan Chakraborty Best Doctoral Paper Award: “Independent Director Interlocks and Firm Performance: An Information-Processing Perspective,” INDAM 2025
  • Conference Best Paper Award presented by MDI Gurgaon: “Unpacking Board Interlocks and Internationalization of Emerging Market Firms: An Attention-based View,” INDAM 2025
  • Awarded Travel Grant for AOM IM Doctoral Consortium, Copenhagen 2025 (USD 200)
  • Awarded Travel Grant for AIB Conference, Warsaw 2023 (USD 500)

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