Our Faculty

Education

• Research interests

  Emerging Market MNC

  Digital Globalisation

  OFDI (Outward FDI)

  Country Competitiveness

• Selected publications

  Ghosal, D. and Prakash, C.D. (2025), International Cricket Council: rethinking growth strategy of cricket, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vol. 15 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-11-2024-0481.

  Das, A. and Ghosal, D. (2025), The late mover advantage: unveiling Bajaj Auto’s potential to lead in the two-wheeler EV space, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vol. 15 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-07-2024-0300

  Ghosal, D. and Krishna, M. (2024), ISRO: moving heaven and earth to put humans in space, Vol. 14 No. 4. Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies, Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-08-2024-0336

  Singh, R. and Ghosal, D. (2024). Green hydrogen energy revolution: unleashing India’s competitiveness. Vol. 14 No. 4.
  https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-01-2024-0017

• Books/Book chapters

  Das, A., & Ghosal, D. (2025). Internationalization of cultural industries from emerging markets through digital technologies: The case of the Indian film industry. In Digital globalization of creative industries. Edward Elgar Publishing.

  Ghosal, D., Chakraborty, S. (2020). Zoom’s Exponential Growth -Globally and in the Indian Strategic Management (5th Edition ed., pp. 19 pages). McGraw-Hill. https://www.mheducation.co.in/strategic-management-9788194740049-india

  Ghosal, D. (2018). International Business Hero MotoCorp. International Business,16th Edition by John Daniels (University of Miami, USA) & Co-authors (pp. 615-619). Pearson. https://www.pearsoned.co.in/web/books/9789352861880_International-Business_John-D-aspx

• Conferences

  AIB Academy of International Business Global Annual Conference 2021 and 2020.

  SMS Strategic Management Society Global Annual Conference 2021 and 2020.

  AOM Academy of Management Global Annual Conference 2021 and 2020.

  Teaching with Cases workshop by HBP and IIMA Case Centre, IIMA, December 6-7, 2019.

  Ghosal, D. Keynote speaker at annual TiE Conference at Nagpur on “Chinese Entrepreneurial and Startup ecosystem” in April 2018.

  Ghosal, D., Doing Business with China, TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), Nagpur. (May 22, 2015).

  Ghosal, D., 3rd Auto Summit, “Chinese Automobile Industry Trends & Opportunities for Indian Companies’.,” BMG, Pune. (January 15, 2015).

  SMS (Strategic Management Society) India Faculty Development Workshop and Strategic Management Society Special Conference, December 17–19, 2013, ISB, Mohali.

  Attended XVII Annual Convention of the Strategic Management Forum at IIM. Calcutta January 12–14, 2014.

  Ghosal, D., Doing Business with China, “Doing Business with China,” TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), Nagpur. (May 18, 2013).

• Periodicals

  Dwivedi, V., & Ghosal, D. (2025). From Mahakumbh to Coldplay concert: FOMO and the power of the collective. Forbes India.

  Ghosal, D., and Singh, R., (PGPM 2023 participant), (2023). Europe managing energy transition amidst geopolitics. ET Energyworld.

  Ghosal, D. (2020). What Joe Biden brings to the table. Fortune India.

• Courses

  International Business

  Strategy

  Doing Business in Emerging Economies

  MOC (Microeconomics of Competitiveness)

  Advance Digital International Business

• Teaching interest

  International Business

  Strategy

  MOC

• Work experience

  S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (August 2016 – present)

  Assistant Professor

  Administrative Assignments (June 2021 – present)

  Associate Programme Head, GMP, Programme

  Administrative Assignments (2017 – present)

  Director – Student International Exchange

  Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (2016)

  Visiting Professor

  K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai (June 2012 – August 2016)

  Assistant Professor

  Director International Relations in Somaiya Vidya Vihar

  Programme Co-Coordinator for PGDM International Business Programme

  Mahindra & Mahindra, Mumbai (February 2011 – May 2012)

  Manager, Sales, and Marketing in Auto and Farm Division

  Tata International Ltd (TIL), Mumbai (May 2008 – February 2011)

  Executive Officer CEO’s (Executive Director) office & New Business Development, Deputy Divisional Manager

  Essar Group, Beijing, China (February 2007 – April 2008)

  Head, China operations

  Tata Southeast Asia Ltd (Subsidiary of Tata International Ltd) Shanghai, China (June 2002 – January 2007)

  Assistant Divisional Manager, China

  Koch Glitsch India Ltd, Bombay (MNC Part of Koch Inc. US$30bn US Co.) (January 2000 – May 2000)

  Assistant Manager Marketing

  Reliance Industries Ltd, Jamnagar, Gujarat (August 1997 – December 1999)

  Assistant Manager

• MDPs/FDPs

  Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education, FEM (March 2025).

  Marsh India Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd, Business Strategy Workshop (May 2024).

  Carelon Global Solutions India LLP, Management Development Programme (May 2024).

  Faculty Development Programme on Case study teaching at SPJIMR.

  Management/Executive Development, Yes Bank, 25 participants. (January 9, 2020 – January 10, 2020).

  Management/Executive Development, Welspun India Ltd, 30 participants. (June 6, 2019 – June 7, 2019).

  Management/Executive Development, Total Oil India Ltd, 19 participants. (June 5, 2019 – June 6, 2019).

  Management/Executive Development, Insurance Institute of India-College of Insurance, Mumbai- Excellence in Management MDP. (January 22, 2015).

  Management/Executive Development, Insurance Institute of India-College of Insurance, Mumbai- Excellence in Management MDP. (November 27, 2014).

  Management/Executive Development, Insurance Institute of India-College of Insurance, Mumbai- Excellence in Management MDP. (October 16, 2014).

  Management/Executive Development, Insurance Institute of India-College of Insurance, Mumbai- Excellence in Management MDP. (September 11, 2014).

  Management/Executive Development, Indian Navy, INS Hamla, Mumbai. (September 2013).

  Faculty Development Programme – Invited speaker to share pedagogy of International Business subject with about 40 professors from various business schools in Mumbai, organised by Forum for Marketing Education.

• Reviewer experience

  Reviewer, Journal Article, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies. (2016 – present)

  Business Perspectives and Research by SAGE Journal

• Professional service

  Panellist in the panel discussion “Is unconventional Learning the Future?” with other panellists from Spain, Australia, Philippines for the GMAC Virtual Asia Pacific conference 2020.

  Member of Advisory group for GMAC annual Asia Pacific Virtual Conference 2020

  Session Chair, IIT School of Management, Mumbai, Maharashtra. (September 13, 2019)

  Keynote address, Tally, Mumbai, Maharashtra on “THE PATH TO GROWTH”. (June 27, 2019)

  Member of advisory group for GMAC annual conference 2018 at Boston USA, June 2018

  Member of Advisory group for GMAC annual Asia Pacific Conference 2018 in Mumbai, India

  Speaker, Nagpur chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Nagpur, Maharashtra. (April 7, 2018 – April 8, 2018).

  Organised GMAC Admissions institute’s two-day training workshop at SPJIMR, attended by participants from business schools across India and speakers from overseas & India.

• Professional memberships

  Member AIB Academy of International Business (2019 – present)

  Member SMS (2019 – present)

  Member AOM (2019 – present)

  Associate Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. (1997 – 2016).

  Member of Task Force on China, Confederation of Indian Industry. (2009 – 2010).

  Member, Business Council in Indian Embassy, Beijing. (2007 – 2008).

  Member, Indian Association in Shanghai. (2005 – 2007).

  Member International Trade Sub Committee, Confederation of Indian Industry. (2003 – 2004).