Satyajit Majumdar

Distinguished Adjunct Professor

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Biography

Leading expert in business and social entrepreneurship with over 44 years of experience in industry, teaching, research and mentoring startups. Prof. Majumdar has been Professor and Dean at School of Management and Labour Studies, TISS, Mumbai. For more than two decades he has played critical roles in entrepreneurship eco-system with focus on ‘technology for societal impact’ especially at remote locations and with marginalized groups of people. Currently he also holds the position of Managing Director of TISS Incube Foundation.

Academic/Professional Qualification

  • Ph.D. (BITS Pilani)
  • MBA
  • Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India)
  • BE (Electrical)
  • Grad in Ind Engg
  • Madhyama (Senior Diploma) in Indian Classical Music from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh (India)

Areas of Specialization

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Strategic Management
  • Social Entrepreneurship and Management of Technology
Books

Authored –

  • ‘Foundation Course II – Entrepreneurship’ (jointly authored with Sarthak Ray and Zainab Kakal), National Institute of Open Schooling, New Delhi, 2012
  • ‘Introduction to Entrepreneurship’ (jointly authored with E M Reji and Chetan Rout), Center for Social Entrepreneurship, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 2014
  • ‘Facilitators Manual on Foundation Course on Entrepreneurship’ (jointly authored with E M Reji), Center for Social Entrepreneurship, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 2014

 

Edited –

  • ‘Technology and Innovations for Social Change’ (co-edited with Samapti Guha and Nadiya Marakkath), Springer, 2015
  • ‘Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice’ (co-edited with Reji E M), Springer, 2020
  • ‘In Search of Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship - Concepts and Cases’ (co-edited with Samapti Guha), Springer, 2021
  • ‘Social Enterprises Values and Processes - Entrepreneurship Studies from India’ (co-edited with Reji E M), Springer, 2024
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Research Publications
  • Paper on ‘Study of TQM (Business Excellence) Models’ published in IE Journal, Vol. XXXI, No. 7, 2003
  • Paper on ‘Strategic Leadership in Small Manufacturing Organizations: An Empirical Study on Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra’ in The ICFAI Journal of Business Strategy, September, 2005
  • Paper on ‘Modelling Growth Strategy in Small Entrepreneurial Organisations’ in Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 17, No. 2, July-December, 2008
  • Paper on ‘Sustainable Entrepreneurial Support (in Supply Chain) as Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of Large Organisations: A Conceptual Framework in ICFAI University Journal of Entrepreneurship Development, Vol V, No 3, September, 2008 (co-authored with Rohit Nishant, Business Analyst, Hewlett Packard Technology Solution Group, Bangalore, India)
  • Paper on ‘Potential Growth Opportunities for Entrepreneur Managed Small and Medium Organisations – A Study in Auto Component Industry’ was jointly authored with Amit Kumar, student of TAPMI and  published in the Research Compendium of TAPMI, 2008  
  • Paper on ‘How do they plan for growth in auto component business? – A study on small foundries of western India’ in the Journal of Business Venturing, Vol 25, Issue 3, May, 2010
  • Research Note on ‘Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study of the Social Segments in the Indian State of Goa’ in the South Asian Journal of Management, Vol 20, Issue 1, January, 2013 (co-authored with Dr Gordhan Saini)
  • Paper on ‘Growth Strategy in Entrepreneur Managed Small Organizations – A Study of Auto Component Manufacturing Organizations in Central India’ in the South Asian Journal of Management, Vol 20, Issue 4, October, 2013
  • Paper on ‘Social entrepreneurship as an essentially contested concept: Opening a new avenue for systematic future research’ in the Journal of Business Venturing, Vol 29, Issue 3, May, 2014 (co-authored with Nia Choi)
  • Paper on ‘Dynamic curriculum development on social entrepreneurship – A case study of TISS’ in The International Journal of Management Education, Vol 15, 2015 (co-authored with Dr Rama Krishna Reddy Kummitha)
  • Paper on ‘Application of Social Marketing in Social Entrepreneurship: Evidence from India’ in Social Marketing Quarterly, Vol 21, Issue 3, 2015 (co-authored with Dr Archana Singh and Dr Gordhan Saini)
  • Paper on ‘CSR in India: Critical Review and Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ in Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Vol 2, Issue 1, 2015 (co-authored with Dr Gordhan Saini)
  • Paper on ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship: An Indian Context’ in Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Vo3, Issue 1, 2017 (co-authored with Dr Archana Singh and Dr Gordhan Saini)
Seminars & Conferences Attended
  • Addressing National and International seminars and conferences as expert and key note speaker
Assocations
  • Co-Chair of the 'Steering Committee on Biotech Based Programme for Societal Development', Department of Biotechnology, Government of India 
  • Member of Programme Advisory & Monitoring Committee, National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • Member, Member of Advisory Editorial Board for India Studies in Business and Economics, Springer
  • Honorary Director, iTBI of SGSITS Incubation Forum (Technology Incubator), Indore
  • Member of the Board of Studies – PGDM Marketing, N L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai, India
  • Member of the Board of Studies – R V Institute of Management, Bangalore, India
  • Member of the Board of Studies, Board of Studies for MBA (Family Business & Entrepreneurship), Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad (India)
  • Member of Board of Studies, K J Somaiya Institute of Management (General Management), Mumbai (India)
  • Member of Board of Studies, Economics / Strategy & General Management, GITAM School of Management, GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam (India)
  • Member of Board, Bombay Mother and Child Welfare Society, Rajgurunagar (India)
  • Member of Board of Society for Research and Rudimentary Education on Social & Health Issues (SRREOSHI), Durgapur (India)
  • Secretary, Society of Entrepreneurship Educators, India
  • Consulting, mentoring, advisory and training to startups, non-profit organizations, and small and medium organizations
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