RAM KUMAR KAKANI

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Present Address: Other Contacts:
XLRI Xavier School of Management, Circuit House Area (East),  +91 9334385982
Jamshedpur- 831001, India [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
 Doctorate in Management, Fellow Program in Management, Indian Institute of Management
(IIM) Calcutta, India, 2002, Finance & Control
 B. Tech., A. U. College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, 1992.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (including Training Institutes):

Associate Dean, Virtual Interactive Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur,
Learning (VIL), 2004-06 and 2016- Present
Professor (Finance & Strategic Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur,
Management Area) 2015- Present
Director, National Center for Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
Leadership Development & (LBSNAA), this society was earlier part of National
Competency Assessment (NC-LDCA) Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR), Mussoorie,
2012 – 2015
Professor (Management & Public Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
Administration Area) (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, 2012 – 2015
ICCR Chair Professor (Management Lagos Business School (LBS), Lagos, Nigeria, August –
Area) December 2013 (sabbatical at LBSNAA Mussoorie)
Associate Professor (Finance & Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur,
Strategic Management Area) 2008 – 2012
Professor (Finance & Strategic S P Jain Center of Management (SPJCM), Singapore,
Management Area) 2006 – 2008 (sabbatical at XLRI Jamshedpur)
Associate Professor (Finance & Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Dubai &
Strategic Management Area) Jamshedpur, 2005 – 2006
Assistant Professor (Finance & Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur,
Strategic Management Area) 2001 – 2005
Research Scholar (Finance Area) Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Copenhagen,
Denmark, 2000
Teaching/Research Assistant (Finance Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, 1998 –
& Economics Area) 2000

COURSES TAUGHT IN MBA PROGRAMS:

Course  Corporate Financial Financial Strategic
 Institute Valuation Accounting Management Management
IIM Calcutta    2013
IIM Kozhikode   2005-06 
SPJCM Dubai-Singapore 2006-08  2007, 2012 2007
SPJIMR Mumbai 2013   
XLRI Jamshedpur 2004-06, 2008-12
2015-16 2001-05 and 2008-13 2003 and 2008-11
and 2015-17

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TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR WORKING EXECUTIVES (shortened list):
 Leadership Workshop for District Education Officers of Orissa organized by the Directorate
of Teacher Education and SCERT at Puri (2016)
 Hospital Management Workshop for Senior Doctors at Meril Academy, Vapi (2015)
 Leadership and Management Workshop for GIZ-IDEA delegates from Afghanistan at Delhi
(2015)
 Systemic Risks in Financial Markets for 21st Joint Civil Military (JCM) Group on National
Security (2014)
 Leadership Skills for Senior Managers at Nigeria for Sterling Bank Plc. and IPF (2013)
 Leadership Effectiveness for the GIZ GmbH, India Office at Delhi (2013)
 Land Acquisition: Case Experiences for mid-level IAS officers at LBSNAA (2010-13)
 Holding Company & Organization Structure for Mubarakeh Steel, Iran at XLRI (2012)
 Management (Certificate Program) for Vedanta, at Balco (2012)
 Future Leaders (Certificate Program) for XLRI (2011)
 Strategic Management for Senior Managers for XLRI at Shimla, Bengaluru, etc. (2003-11)
 Strategic Thinking (for Senior Managers) for XLRI at Haldia, Mumbai, and Surat (2005-07)
 Strategies for Creating Value (for Senior Managers) for XLRI (2004-05)
 Financial Management for XLRI and XLRI-AIT Dubai (2007-12)
 Finance for Non-Finance Executives (Certificate Program) for XLRI (2003-12)

INVITED RESEARCH SEMINARS / KEY NOTE PRESENTATIONS:

 Workshop on “Leading with Passion and Purpose: Serving People by Leading Self and
Purpose” under the Leadership Development Programme for IAS Officers, by GIZ (Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), Feb. 2014 and Jul. 2015 (New Delhi, India)
 Workshop on “Mid-Career Training Programme for IAS Officers, Phase III”, Apr. 2013 (New
Delhi, India)
 Workshop on “Innovation Lab” under the Human Capacity Development Programme, GIZ
(Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), Nov. 2012 (Bonn, Germany)
 “Competency-based Human Resource Management for the Civil Services” at the 2 nd National
Conference as part of the UNDP PIIA Project, 2012 (New Delhi)
 “Role of Indian Administrative Services in Promoting Responsible Leadership” at the National
Convention on Responsible Leadership, Nov. 2012 (XLRI, Jamshedpur)
 Session Discussant on “Political Relationship Index”, with Madhavi Sethi and Karthik Bakshi,
at the 1st International Conference on Emerging Economies – Governance, Institutional Change
and Best Practices, Jan. 2012 (SIIB Pune: India)
 “Public Sector Trainer’s Forum (PSTF) Conference”, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit), Oct. 2012 (South Africa)
 Workshop on “Making Transformations Happen- Strengthening Change Agents in their
Leadership Development”, by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit),
Oct. 2012 (New Delhi, India)
 Workshop on “Difference & Diversity: Chance or Danger” for Theme Centered Interaction by
National Centre for Livelihood Management at LBSNAA, Aug. 2012 (Mussoorie,
Uttarakhand, India).

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 Invited as Guest Speaker to Officer Trainees at the RCVP Noronha Academy of
Administration and Management, Madhya Pradesh for the Foundation Course for Officer
Trainees of All India Services and Central Services in 2012.

AWARDS, GRANTS, AND ACADEMIC HONORS (shortened list):

 Selected as the Paper setter by Jharkhand Public Service Commission for the 4th combined Civil
Services Examination held in 2012.
 Honored for reviewing the Developmental Challenges in Naxal Affected Areas in Jharkhand by
LBSNAA, Mussoorie in 2013
 Invited Visiting Faculty to teach Corporate Valuation at S.P. Jain, Mumbai in 2013.
 Selected as Officer In-charge of the MCTP Cell with designation- Professor of Public
Administration, at the LBSNAA, Mussoorie in 2013.
 Offered Appointment as the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chair Professor of
Management for one semester at the Lagos Business School (LBS), Abuja, Nigeria in 2012.
 Invited Visiting Faculty to the 2nd National Convention for “Sharing Case Studies on
Responsible Leadership” at the XLRI, Jamshedpur in 2012.
 Master of Ceremony for “Government in the 21 st Century Leadership Development in Civil
Services” by National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR) at the Lal Bahadur Shastri
National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie in 2012.
 Master of Ceremonies, at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
(LBSNAA), Mussoorie as part of their 112th Induction Training Program for IAS Officers in
2012.
 Selected as the Head, Leadership Development Centre, at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National
Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie in 2012.
 Invited Visiting Faculty to teach “Environment, Organization and Strategy” to the IIMC
PGPEX Students in 2012.
 Cumulative co-authored text book sales are above 150,000 copies (as of 2015).
 Cumulative co-authored international Ivey case sales are above 25,000 copies. (As of 2015).
 Ranked in Top 1% Authors on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) from 2007-13
o Paper titled, “The Tata Group after the JRD Period: Management and Ownership
Structure” Ranked # 1 on SSRN’s All Time Hits List for “Corporate Governance: Case
Studies”, 2009.
 The “Best Young Teacher Award” for the year 2004-05 at the 17th Annual Management
Convention, of the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), Hyderabad, 2005.
 ‘Aage og Elva Nimbs’ Scholarship at the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark in 2000.
 Research Grant from the Aditya Birla Center for Management Research of London Business
School in 1999.
 “Best Research Proposal” Award in the ‘Strategy’ Category at the A V Birla workshop on
Management Research, organized by Aditya Birla Center of London Business School in 1999.

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE:

1. China & Hong Kong 5. Germany 9. Maldives
2. Denmark (resident) 6. India (resident) 10. Nepal
3. Ethiopia 7. Japan 11. Netherlands
4. France 8. Malaysia 12. Nigeria (resident)

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 13. Singapore (resident) 16. U.A.E (resident) 18. U.S.A.
14. Sweden 17. U.K
15. Thailand

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
“Analysis of Organizations w.r.t. issues under the realm of Finance-Strategy-Performance Trilogy”

BOOK PUBLICATIONS (shortened list):

 Ramachandran, N and Ram Kumar Kakani. Financial Accounting for Management. 4th
Edition, McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2016 [ISBN: 978-93-85965-66-1].
 Kakani, Ram Kumar, Santosh Sangem and Madhvi Shethi. Indian Business Group: Strategy
and Performance. Cambridge University Press India, 2015 [ISBN: 978-9-38-446337-3].
 Ross, Stephen A., Randolph W. Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, and Ram Kumar Kakani.
Corporate Finance, Special Indian Edition, 10th Edition, McGraw Hill Higher Education,
2014 [ISBN: 9789339203122].
 Ramachandran, N and Ram Kumar Kakani. Finance Made Easy Series (Box Set), 3rd
Edition, McGraw Hill Education, 2013 [ISBN: 9789332901421].
 Kumar, Mukesh and Ram Kumar Kakani. The Telecommunications Revolution: Mobile
Value Added Services in India, Social Science Press, 2012 [ISBN: 978-8-18-735861-9].
 Saha, Biswatosh, Parthasarathi Banerjee and Ram Kumar Kakani. Strategic Thinking:
Explorations around Conflict and Cooperation, Sage Publications, 2011 [ISBN: 978-8-13-
210690-6].
 Ramachandran, N and Ram Kumar Kakani. Financial Accounting for Management. 3rd
Edition, McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2011 [ISBN: 978-0-07-133341-2].

INTERNATIONAL CASE PUBLICATIONS (shortened list):

 Kakani, Ram Kumar, “Samrira International: Dilemma of the Next Stage”. The Case Centre,
CASE - Reference no. 314-040-1; 2014.
 Kakani, Ram Kumar, Vasudha Singhania & Martin Stack, “Lehman Brothers’ Fall”. Richard
Ivey School of Business: Ivey Case Publishing, Case 9B12B005; May, 2012.
 Kakani, Ram Kumar & Munish Thakur, “Barings Private Equity Partners Limited: Banking
Services for the Poor in Bangladesh”. Richard Ivey School of Business: Ivey Case Publishing,
Case 9B09MB092; Aug. 2009.
 Translated to Chinese Language, Ivey Case Publishing, Case 9B09MB092; Feb. 2013.

NATIONAL CASE PUBLICATIONS:

 Kakani, Ram Kumar and Basant Purohit, “Revisiting Gandhigiri for Managerial Skills”. XLRI
Case Development Center (XLCDC), Case XLRI151518; 2015

REFEREED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS: JOURNAL ARTICLES (shortened list):

 Chakraborty, Sandip and Ram Kumar Kakani, “Institutional Investment, Equity Volume and
Volatility Spillover: Causalities and Asymmetries”, Journal of International Finance Markets,
Institutions & Money, Vol. 44, pp. 1-20, Sep. 2016.
 Jain, Ankur and Ram Kumar Kakani, “Applying Population Dynamics Theory to
Entrepreneurial Survival Strategy: The Case of Financial Technologies and its Promoter”,
Jindal Journal of Business Research, Sage Publications, Vol. I(I), pp. 65-86, Jul. 2012.
 Saha, Biswatosh and Ram Kumar Kakani, “Knowledge, Power and Action: Towards an
Understanding of Implementation Failures in a Government Scheme”, AI & Society, Springer
Verlag London Publication, Vol. 21 (1-2), pp. 72-92, Jan. 2007.
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 Kakani, Ram Kumar and N Ramachandran, “Have diversified groups failed to generate value in
developing countries too?”, General Management Review, Vol. III (2), pp. 38-46, Jul. 2001.
 Kakani, Ram Kumar and V Nagi Reddy, “Econometric analysis of the capital structure
determinants”, Decision, Vol. 23 (1), pp. 73-98, Jan. 1996.

REFEERED PUBLICATIONS: BOOK CHAPTERS/SERIES ARTICLES (shortened list):

 Kumar, Mukesh and Ram Kumar Kakani, “Indian mVAS Industry”, in ‘India, Science &
Technology Report 2011’ by CSIR-NISTADS, Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press
India Private Limited, New Delhi, pp. T3-186-189, 2012.
 Kakani, Ram Kumar, Tata L Raghu Ram and Nutan Shashi Tigga, “Insights into land
acquisition experiences of private businesses in India”, in ‘India Infrastructure Report 2009’,
Oxford University Press (OUP), New Delhi, pp. 135-142, 2009.
 Tata, Raghu Ram L and Ram Kumar Kakani, “Framework for evaluation of land acquisitions in
India: Sustainable development perspective”, in ‘India Infrastructure Report 2009’, Oxford
University Press (OUP), New Delhi, pp. 90-96, 2009.

RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS EDITED/PUBLISHED:

 Kakani, Ram Kumar, Biswatosh Saha & V Nagi Reddy, “Determinants of financial
performance of Indian corporate sector in the post-liberalization era: An exploratory study”,
NSE Research Initiative Paper No. 5, National Stock Exchange of India, Nov. 2001.

PUBLISHED THESIS:
 Kakani, Ram Kumar, “Financial Performance and Diversification Strategy of Indian Business
Groups,” Doctoral Dissertation, IIM Calcutta, 2002 by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing:
Germany, 2010, [ISBN: 978-3-83-837732-0].

CASES, CASELETS, GAMES, AND MIMEOS (excluding those included/listed elsewhere)

 Area: Management Accounting (comprehensive),‘Business Standard’ Newspaper (2015, 2016)
 Area: Corporate Finance, Pink Elephant Fitness- Financial Report Analysis Quiz (2016)
 Area: Strategy and Control, Balanced Scorecard of a Training Division at the LBSNAA (2013)
 Area: Financial Accounting, Jay Ram Sweets – only for the one with XL tooth (2010)
 Area: Resource Based Strategy, House of Tatas (2007)
 Area: Corporate Finance, ‘The Financial Times’ Newspaper (2007)
 Area: Corporate Strategy, Jeffrey’s Brandt Group (2002)
 Area: Capital Markets, Understanding Markets - Game (2002)
 Area: Value Drivers, A New Framework (2000)

CONSULTANCY/REVIEW REPORTS (shortened list):

 “Review of MBA Program Course Outlines” for accreditation by AICTE for a well-known
South India-based Business School at the XLRI: 2009
 “Review of Undergraduate Course Outlines in Finance” for accreditation by U.S. education
department for a upcoming Middle East Asian University at the XLRI: 2008
 With Jackson P Fernandez & Arun Baheti, “Business Plan-cum-Feasibility Study” Prepared for
an established Singapore Firm at the SPJCM Singapore: 2007
 “Valuation of Real Estate Project” Prepared for an Entrepreneur (Mumbai based) at the
SPJCM Singapore: 2007
 “Business & Financial Analysis Report” Prepared for a large Business Group manufacturing
affiliate (sectors third biggest player) at the XLRI: 2006

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 With Biswatosh Saha, “Evaluation of Food-for-Work Scheme in Bihar”, Prepared for the
Planning Commission, Ministry of Finance, Government of India at the XLRI: 2004
 With R K Premarajan, Fr. P T Joseph SJ, & Sharad Sarin, “Organizational Assessment &
Recreating Excellence” Prepared for a large Business Group manufacturing affiliate (sectors
biggest player) at the XLRI: 2003

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE (shortened list):

 Steel Authority of India Limited, Bokaro, India (1993-96)
Job Profile: Shift in-charge (operations), Recovery section, Coke Ovens & Bye Products Plant
Herein, I was responsible for managing independently, a brigade engaged in the operations of a
section of coke ovens & bye product plant over rotating shifts.
 Engineers India Limited, Delhi, India (1992)
Job Profile: Management Trainee (Technical). On the job training in process equipment
designing and commissioning department

COMPANY TRAINING PROGRAMS LIST (shortened list):

1. Aditya Birla Nuovo 8. HCL 15. NHPC
2. Apollo Tyres 9. Himalaya Drugs 16. NTPC
3. Balco (Vedanta Group) 10. Hughes Escorts Comm. 17. Meril Life Sciences
4. BSNL 11. Indian Oil Corporation 18. Punjab National Bank
5. CESC 12. Ispat Industries 19. Reliance Communication
6. Coca Cola India 13. Jet Airways 20. Tata Steel
7. GIZ Germany-India 14. Kirloskar Brothers 21. WNS Global Services

REFERENCES:
 Shri K S Srinivas, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
Email: [email protected]
 Dr Martin Stack, Professor, Helzberg School of Mgmt., Rockhurst University, Kansas, U.S.A.
Email: [email protected]
 Mr D Rama Rao, Fund Manager, Fund Manager, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Email: [email protected]
 Shri Padamvir Singh, Ex-Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
(LBSNAA).
Email: [email protected]
 Dr Vijay Sethi, Professor, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Tech. University, Singapore.
Email: [email protected]
 Dr P Venugopal, Professor, XLRI School of Management, Jamshedpur, India.
Email: [email protected]
 Dr. Christine Bigdon, Director, Competence in Motion, Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, GIZ India.
Email: [email protected]

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