Sathyajit Gubbi

Dr. Sathyajit Gubbi is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Indian Institute of Management Nagpur and a Fulbright scholar with over two decades of distinguished experience bridging academic excellence and multinational corporate leadership. As an editorial board member of the Global Strategy Journal, he stands at the forefront of strategic management research in emerging markets.

Sathyajit has published extensively in premier international journals including Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Long Range Planning, Management International Review, and Global Strategy Journal, and has garnered over 1,000 citations on Google Scholar. He holds a doctorate in Strategic Management from IIM Calcutta and has held tenured positions at BITS School of Management Mumbai and the University of Groningen's EQUIS and AACSB-accredited Faculty of Economics and Business in the Netherlands.

#1. Ahsan, F. M., Gubbi, S. R., & Popli, M. (2023). Do board interlocks affect the frequency and pace of cross-border acquisitions by emerging market firms? Long Range Planning (ABDC A), 56(6), 102346. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2023.102346)

Citations: 11(Google scholar)

#2. Ahsan, F. M., Mukherjee, S., Bose, P., Popli, M., & Gubbi, S.R. (2023). The Choice Between Cross-border Acquisitions and Greenfield Ventures: The Role of Board Interlocks. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2023, No. 1, p. 14083). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. (https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.14083abstract)

#3. Fang, N., Drogendijk, R. H., & Gubbi, S. R. (2023). Dynamics of Pro-market Institutions in Emerging Economies and Firm Performance. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2023, No. 1, p. 14740). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. (https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.14740abstract)

#4. Castaldi, S., Gubbi, S. R., Kunst, V. E., & Beugelsdijk, S. (2019), “Business group affiliation and foreign subsidiary performance”, Global Strategy Journal (ABDC A), 9(4), 595-617. (https://doi.org/10.1002/gsj.1357)

Citations: 44(Google scholar)

#5. Gubbi, S.R. & Elango, B. (2016), “Resource deepening vs. Resource extension acquisitions: Impact on acquisition performance”, Management International Review (ABDC A), 56 (3):353–384. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-016-0282-y)

Citations: 80(Google scholar)

#6. Castaldi, S., Beugelsdijk, S, Gubbi, S.R., & Kunst, V. (2016), When and where does business group affiliation improve foreign subsidiary performance? Academy of Management Annual Conference Proceedings (IMD). (https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.17363abstract)

#7. Gubbi, S.R., Aulakh, P.S., Ray, S. (2015), “International search behavior of Business Group affiliated firms: Scope of institutional changes and intragroup heterogeneity”, Organization Science (ABDC A*), 26(5): 1485–1501. (https://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2015.0990)

Citations: 87(Google scholar)

#8. Gubbi, S.R. (2015), "Dominate or ally? Bargaining power and control in cross-border acquisitions by Indian firms”, Long Range Planning (ABDC A), 48(5):301–316. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2015.07.004)

Citations: 42(Google scholar)

#9. Cai, C., van Ees, H., van Veen, K. & Gubbi, S.R. (2014), “Does Government Stake Influence Cross-Border Deal Completion? Evidence from Brazil”. Academy of Management Annual Conference Best Paper Proceedings (IMD). (https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2014.154)

#10. Castaldi, S., Gubbi, S.R., & Kunst, V. (2014), “Do Foreign Investments Benefit Business Group Affiliated Firms? Empirical Evidence from India”. Academy of Management Annual Conference Proceedings (IMD). (https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2014.16370abstract)

#11. Gubbi, S.R. & Rao Sahib, P. (2012), “Asset-seeking acquisitions: performance consequences for service sector EMNCs”. Academy of Management Annual Conference Proceedings (IMD). (https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2012.12603abstract)

#12. Gubbi, S.R. (2011), “Strategic Leap to Multinationality: Study of International Acquisitions by Emerging Multinationals from India”, Doctoral dissertation, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. (https://ir.iimcal.ac.in:8443/jspui/bitstream/123456789/3622/1/TH34.pdf)

#13. Gubbi, S.R., Aulakh, P.S., Ray, S., Sarkar, M.B. & Chittoor, R. (2010), "Do international acquisitions by emerging economy firms create shareholder value? The case of Indian firms", Journal of International Business Studies (ABDC A*), 41: 397-418. (https://doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2009.47)

Citations: 843(Google scholar)

#14. Gubbi, S.R., Aulakh, P.S. & Ray, S. (2009), “Do business groups enable or constrain the strategic transformation of affiliated firms?”. Academy of Management Annual Conference Best Paper Proceedings, 2009, 1–6. (https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2009.44270039)

#15. Ray, S & Gubbi, S.R.. (2009). “International acquisitions by Indian firms: Implications for research on emerging multinationals,” Indian Journal of Industrial Relations (ABDC C), Tarun Khanna (ed.), Special Issue on Global Indian Firms, 45(1): 11-26. (https://www.jstor.org/stable/27768251)

Citations: 35(Google scholar)

Basic and advance strategy, Basic and advance international business, Organization and management of complex organizations (family-owned businesses and Multinational firms), Mergers and Acquisitions.

Before entering academia, Sathyajit spent over a decade as a senior executive and consultant with multinational corporations across India, China, and the United States, providing him with deep operational insights that now enrich his research on corporate and competitive strategy. A chemical engineer by training from IIT Bombay, he brings a unique perspective that combines technical precision with strategic thinking to his research and teaching in global strategy.