Dr. Swapnil Sahoo

Dr. Swapnil Sahoo

Assistant Professor

Area: Strategy

Email: swapnil.s@greatlakes.edu.in

Swapnil Sahoo holds a Ph.D. from XLRI Jamshedpur, specializing in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. With 17 years of extensive corporate experience, he has held senior strategic roles at leading organizations such as Wipro, Accenture, Cognizant, Mahindra, and most recently, as Global Partnership Head at 42Gears Mobility Pvt Ltd. In these roles, he excelled in building relationships with C-suite executives and decision-makers across various industries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa region.

His research focuses on entrepreneurial resourcefulness, emphasizing Neurodiversity, Dynamic Capabilities, Frugal Innovation, Jugaad, Bricolage, Effectuation, and Family Business Dynamics. Swapnil’s work explores how businesses creatively leverage limited resources to drive growth and innovation, embodying the spirit of jugaad in resource-constrained environments. His research includes multiple projects currently under review in prestigious journals.

An advocate for continuous learning and innovation, Swapnil fosters a collaborative and mentoring-oriented approach in both academia and professional spaces. He holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Telecommunications from Utkal University (ITER) and an MBA with dual specializations in Finance and Marketing from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB).

Book Chapters

• “An Overview of Ethics and the Indian Philosophy,” published in a Scopus-indexed Springer volume titled Applied Ethics and Rationality (Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, Vol. 74).  Here are the details: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-92139-1_1

Publications

Journal Publications

• "Impact of Institutional Pressures and Security on Blockchain Technology Adoption and Organizational Performance: An Empirical Study," The Journal of Technology Transfer. DOI Link

Mainstream Press

• Quoted in a story - “Depositing big cash sums? Tax rules, I-T notices and what to watch out for”, published on July 10, 2025, in Business Standard.
• Quoted in a story - “Why Earning Just Above Rs 50L Can Be A Net Loss: Dissecting The Hidden Slab Penalties”,  published on July 8, 2025, published on Good Returns.
• Quoted in a story - “How poor is 'poor' in India?”, published on July 3, 2025, in India Today.
• Co-Authored Article - “Neuroscience Of Learning In An AI Era” published on July 3, 2025, on BW Education.
• Quoted in a story - “RBI MPC meeting highlights: MPC continues to monitor incoming data, says Governor Sanjay Malhotra”, published on June 3, 2025, in Business Standard.
• Quoted in a story - “Union Budget 2025: Stakeholders’ expectations for transforming India’s education landscape”, published on January 11, 2025, in Financial Express.
• Authored Article: "How Entrepreneurs Are Building a More Secure Digital Future," published on February 10, 2025, in DataQuest.
• Quoted in a Story: "Budget 2025 Expectations LIVE: The steel industry seeks protectionist measures & incentives," published on January 30, 2025, in CNBC TV18.
• Quoted in a Story: "Economic Survey 2025 LIVE: FM Sitharaman To Table Report In Lok Sabha Shortly," published on January 31, 2025, in Times Now.
• Quoted in a Story: "Union Budget 2025: Stakeholders' expectations for transforming India's education landscape," published on January 11, 2025, in Financial Express.
• Quoted in a Story: "Union Budget 2025 expectations updates: Geospatial sector seeks funding for satellite tech," published on January 17, 2025, in Business Standard.
• Quoted in a Story: "Union Budget 2025 Expectations: Higher Education Sector Hopes for Reforms, Investments, and Incentives," published on January 29, 2025, in Brainfeed Higher Education Plus.
• Quoted in a Story: "Budget 2025 Expectations: Education Sector's Expectations from This Year's Budget," published on January 24, 2025, in ET Now.
• Quoted in a Story: "Union Budget 2025 Expectations for Education and Skills," published on January 26, 2025, in Education 21 and Curriculum Magazine.
• Quoted in a Story: "Pre-Budget Expectations of the Higher Education Sector," published on January 21, 2025, in Nagaland Post.

Conferences and Presentations

• "Conceptualising Family Business Resourcefulness: A Socio-material Perspective on Family Firm Advantages in Resource-Constrained Environments"
  • Presented at the 85^th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025), held from July 25^th to July 29^th, 2025, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• "An In-depth Analysis of the Impact of Family Involvement on Sustainable Innovation in Family Firms"
  • Presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Business Management (SBM 2023), jointly organized by the Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee, and Arizona State University. Held from March 23^rd to March 25^th, 2023.
• "Bibliometrics Analysis of Family Firms Internationalization"
  • Presented at the 9th Management Doctoral Colloquium, organized by Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur. Held on February 1^st and 2^nd, 2023.
• "A Study of How Family Involvement Impacts Sustainable Innovation in Family Firms"
  • Awarded Best Paper in Track at the Entrepreneurship Track 1 during MERC 2023, hosted by IIM Kashipur.
• "Exploring the Innovation Heritage: Decrypting the Influence of Family Involvement in Propelling R&D within Family Enterprises"
  • Presented at the POMS India International Conference 2023, held at XLRI Jamshedpur from December 4^th to December 6^th, 2023.
• "Cultivating Trust: Exploring the Nexus of Human Capital and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in Family Enterprises"
  • Presented at the International Industrial Relations Conference 2024, organized by XLRI jointly with Leeds University Business School and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Held on January 8^th and 9^th, 2024.
• "Navigating the Maze: Understanding Corporate Bribery and Ethical Choices in Indian Family Firms"
  • Presented at the International Conference on “Enabling Social and Business Responsibility in Our Globalised World,” held at XLRI Jamshedpur on February 2^nd and 3^rd, 2024.
• "Conceptualizing Family Business Resourcefulness (FBR) in a Resource-Constrained Environment"
  • Presented at the Doctoral Colloquium 2024 on Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability, hosted by XLRI Jamshedpur from April 8^th to April 10^th, 2024.

Management Development Programs (MDPs) Conducted at:

Co-conduct a Management Development Program (MDP) for 75 officers of the Indian Revenue Service at the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT), Delhi Campus, along with Prof. S.K. Palhan. Our sessions focused on Creativity in Problem Solving and Task Prioritization through Visual Thinking which we call "Flowering of Ideas" -core competencies for strategic leadership and effective social entrepreneurship delivery.

Management Development Programs (MDPs) in the areas of

• Strategy Formulation Process
  • Influence of key stakeholders on strategy formulation
  • Strategic leadership
  • Relevance of organization capabilities for Implementation
• Role of Middle Managers in Strategy Implementation
  • Balance Scorecard
  • Top-down and bottom-up strategy formulation
  • Communicating strategy
• Building Committed Teams
  • Right Team configuration
  • Inspirational (affective) leadership
  • Negotiation in problem solving
• Organizing for Implementation
  • Change management
  • Influencing tactics
  • Organization Structure
• Management Control Systems
  • Dashboards for the performance management system
  • Resource allocation
  • Finance versus operational control systems
• Organisational Alignment
  • Role of vision & mission: purposeful organization
  • Pervasive commitment
  • 7S framework
• Implementation Illustration: Contextual Intelligence
  • Innovation: Technology adoption
  • Internationalization: Overcoming liability of newness