Lalit Sharma

Professor

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Biography

Dr. Lalit Sharma is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India in Gandhinagar. Previously, he served as the Director of the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. With over 23 years of experience in both corporate and academic settings, Dr. Sharma has been actively involved in shaping and implementing various skill development and entrepreneurship development policies of the Government of India.

He has successfully executed numerous initiatives across different ministries, focusing on skill development, entrepreneurship, livelihood enhancement, cluster development, and startup promotion. This includes schemes like SWAVLAMBINI, PMJVM, PMKVY 4.0, and PM Vishwakarma, among others.

Dr. Sharma has played a pivotal role in empowering large number of tribal women in the North Eastern Region of India by facilitating self-employment and livelihood opportunities. He has been actively involved in development of Common Facility Centers under various Cluster Development Programmes of Government of India like SFURTI & MSE-CDP. He has mentored and supported hundreds of micro and small entrepreneurs, established and nurtured numerous Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and mobilized skill training for a large number of youth, fostering the growth of skill-based entrepreneurs.

Additionally, he has been instrumental in setting up Entrepreneurship Development Centers in government ITIs and various universities and colleges in the North East Region. His contributions also extend to the development of Startup Incubation Centers and Livelihood Business Incubation Centers in various parts of the country.

His research work under the aegis of Policy Research Cell, Department of Science & Technology. Government of India has been released in the form of book by the former Hon’ble Union Minister of Science & Technology. His research work is extensively published in prestigious entrepreneurship journals, including Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, International Journal of Gender & Entrepreneurship, and Journal of Research in Marketing & Entrepreneurship, among others.

Academic/Professional Qualification

  • Ph.D. (Management)

Areas of Specialization

  • Entrepreneurship

Projects

  • Temple Town Project, SFURTI, PMJVM, PM JANMAN, SVEP, ASPIRE, PMKVY 4.0, SWAVLAMBINI, SANKALP, RUVP, STRIVE, SAMARTH, & Others.
Books
  • Sharma, L. (2017). Study on inclusion of technically qualified women with mid-career break into technopreneurial activities – Understanding the potential and the constraints.
  • New Delhi: Center for Policy Research – Department of Science & Technology & Bookwell. ISBN No: 9789386578044. Book released by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Ex-Union Minister of Science & Technology, Government of India
Research Publications
  •  Sharma, L (2024). Firm selection for government funding to youth startups, Journal of Research in Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Vol. 26(1), 25-43. Ranking & Indexing: ABDC(B) & SCOPUS, IF-2.0 Clarivate Analytics. An Emerald Journal.
  • Sharma, L. (2022). Assessing the ‘entrepreneurship as emancipation’ perspective among women in STEM. Management Decision, 60(6), 1585-1605. Ranking & Indexing: ABDC(B) & SCOPUS, IF-4.1 Clarivate Analytics. An Emerald Journal.
  • Paray, Z. A., & Sharma, L. (2022). Impact of behavioural attributes and enterprise-related capital on micro-enterprise growth. International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, 13(2), 192-210. Indexing: SCOPUS. An Inderscience Journal
  • Sharma, L. (2021). Exploring entrepreneurship among STEM women with mid-career break. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 33(4), 453-474, IF-4.8 Clarivate Analytics. Ranking & Indexing: ABDC(C) & SCOPUS. A Taylor & Francis Journal.
  • Sharma, L. (2019). A systematic review of the concept of entrepreneurial alertness. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 11(3), 217-233, IF-2.9 Clarivate Analytics. Ranking & Indexing: ABDC(C) and SCOPUS. An Emerald Journal.
  • Sharma, L. (2018). Entrepreneurial intentions and perceived barriers to entrepreneurship among youth in Uttarakhand state of India: A cross cultural investigation across genders. International Journal of Gender & Entrepreneurship, 10(4), 243-269. IF-3.1 Clarivate Analytics Ranking & Indexing: ABDC(C) and SCOPUS. An Emerald Journal.
  • Sharma, L. (2017). Teachers’ perspective on institutional barriers to academic entrepreneurship – a case of Uttarakhand state, India. Teachers & Teaching: Theory & Practice, 23(4), 436-450. Indexing: WoS/SSCI & SCOPUS, IF- 1.9 Clarivate Analytics. A Taylor & Francis Journal.
  • Sharma, L. (2017). Review: The leadership odyssey – From darkness to light. Journal of Entrepreneurship, 26(2), 242-245. IF-2.0 Clarivate Analytics. Ranking & Indexing: ABDC(C) and SCOPUS. A Sage Journal.
  • Sharma, L. (2015). A review of the role of HEI’s in developing academic entrepreneurship: an evaluative study of Uttarakhand state, India. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 7(2), 168-188. Ranking & Indexing: ABDC(C) and SCOPUS, IF-2.9 Clarivate Analytics. An Emerald Journal.
  • Sharma, L. (2015). Impact of regional differences within state on the factors influencing youth entrepreneurship – a case of Garhwal & Kumaun regions of Uttarakhand. Higher Education for the Future, 2(2), 151-164. Indexing: SCOPUS & Web of Science. A Sage Journal.
  • Sharma, L. (2014). Impact of family capital & social capital on youth entrepreneurship - a study of Uttarakhand state, India. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 4, 14. IF-1.1 Clarivate Analytics. Indexed in ESCI/Web of Science, A Springer Journal.
  • Sharma, L. & Madan, P. (2014). Effect of individual factors on youth entrepreneurship – a study of Uttarakhand state, India. Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 4, 3. IF-1.1 Clarivate Analytics. Indexed in ESCI/Web of Science. A Springer Journal.
  • Sharma, L. & Madan, P. (2013). Affect of individual factors on youth entrepreneurship – a study of Uttarakhand state, India. Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship & Sustainability, 9(2), 70-97. Ranking: ABDC(C).
  • Sharma, L. & Madan, P. (2014). Personality traits influencing youth entrepreneurship – An empirical study in Uttarakhand state, India. Singapore Management Journal, 2(2), 7-27.
  • Sharma, L. & Madan, P. (2013). Affect of perceived barriers to entrepreneurship on the career choice decision of students: A study of Uttarakhand state, India. Business & Economic Horizons, 9(2), 23-33.
  • Sharma, L. & Madan, P. (2013). Perceived barriers to youth entrepreneurship – A study of Uttarakhand state, India. Vivechan International Journal of Research, 4, 42-51.