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Kamala Gollakota
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Kamala Gollakota

Kamala Gollakota Ph.D.

Professor
School of Business & Society

Education

  • Ph.D., management science (organizations and strategic management), University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
  • Post-graduate diploma, personnel management and industrial relations, Xavier Labor Relations Institute
  • B.A., honors, economics, University of Delhi, India

Professional Background

Academic Experience

  • Associate professor, University of South Dakota, August 1995–2005
  • Assistant professor, University of South Dakota, August 1989–August 1995
  • Adjunct associate professor, online MBA program, University of Maryland University College, June 2003
  • Teaching assistant/research assistant/instructor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, August 1985–August 1989. Courses taught: Strategic management, organizational behavior and theory, international management, and human resource management

Professional Experience

  • Human resource management officer, July 1982–July 1985
  • Management trainee, Crompton Greaves Limited, July 1981–July 1982

Areas of Expertise

  • Business engagement for poverty alleviation
  • International management
  • Organizational behavior and theory
  • Performance measurement
  • Strategic management
  • Strategic planning

Publications

  • Gupta, V., K. Gollakota, and R. Srinivasan. 2007. Strategic Management. Revised 2nd ed. Prentice Hall (India). Last reprinted in 2014.
  • Pick, J., K. Gollakota, and M. Singh. 2014. "Technology for Development: Understanding Influences on Use of Rural Telecenters in India." Information Technology for Development 20 (4): 296–323.
  • Gollakota, K., V. Gupta, and J. Bork. "Reaching Customers at the Base of the Pyramid — A Two-Stage Business Strategy." Thunderbird International Business Review. Forthcoming.
  • Gupta, V., K. Gollakota, and R. Srinivasan. 2005. Strategic Management. Prentice Hall (India).
  • Gollakota, K., J. Pick, and Sathyapriya. 2012. "Using Technology to Alleviate Poverty: Use and Acceptance of Telecenters in Rural India." Information Technology for Development 18 (3): 185–208.
  • Gollakota, K. 2009. "ResMed — Waking up to Sleep." Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies. Forthcoming.

Presentations

Published Proceedings

  • Loeb, S., and K. Arogyaswamy. "Sexism in Advertising and the Glass Ceiling." Proceedings of the ASAC 15 (11): 70–79, 1994
  • Arogyaswamy, B., and K. Arogyaswamy. "Gestalts of Turnaround — A Neural Network Application." Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management, edited by Thomas C. Head and Trudy Verser, 55–60, 1994

Poster Sessions

  • Gollakota, K., and K. Doshi. "Sustainability and Impact of Microfinance: Accion, San Diego." Poster session and Virtual Global Forum at the 2009 Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit: "Manage by Designing in an Era of Massive Innovation." Cleveland, June 2–5, 2009

Conference Papers

  • Gollakota, K. "Supply Chain Opportunities for Alleviating Rural Poverty." International Eastern Academy of Management Conference XVII. Gold Coast, Australia, June 18–22, 2017
  • Gollakota, K., J. Pick, and M. Singh. "Understanding Non-users of Rural Telecenters." 4th Biennial Indian Academy of Management Conference. Noida, India, Dec. 11–13, 2015
  • Gollakota, K., J. Pick, and M. Singh. "Factors Influencing Adoption of Technology by Base of the Pyramid Farmers." Eastern Academy of Management "Managing in a Global Economy XVI" Conference. Lima, Peru, June 21–25, 2015
  • Gollakota, K., and J. Pick. "Adoption of Technology by Base of the Pyramid Farmers: An Extension of the UTAUT Model." International Decision Sciences Institute-Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute Conference. Bali, Indonesia, July 9–13, 2013
  • Pick, J., K. Gollakota, and M. Singh. "Technology for Development: Understanding Influences on Use of Rural Telecenters in India." Pre-ECIS Workshop of the Association for Information Systems Special Interest Group for ICT in Global Development (SIG GlobDev). Barcelona, Spain, June 10, 2012
  • Gollakota, K., and J. Pick. "Rural Telecenters: A Strategic and Innovation Adoption Perspective." Strategic Management Society 30th Annual International Conference. Rome, Sept. 12–15, 2010
  • Gollakota, K., and V. Gupta. "Corporations, the Poor and Value Analysis: To Serve or be Served?" Annual Academy of Management. Chicago, Aug. 7–11, 2009
  • Gollakota, K., and K. Doshi. "Influences on Diffusion of Technology in Rural Areas." 2009 Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit: "Manage by Designing in an Era of Massive Innovation." Cleveland, June 2–5, 2009
  • Gollakota, K., and J. Pick. "Evaluating Private Sector ICT Initiatives in Rural India." Strategic Management Society India Special Conference. Hyderabad, India, Dec. 12–14, 2008
  • Pick, J., K. Gollakota, H. Falatoonzadeh, and R. Greene. "Readiness of Small Enterprises for GIS: The Question of Strategy." 14th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems. Toronto, Aug. 14–17, 2008
  • Pick, J., K. Gollakota, and H. Falatoonzadeh. "GIS for Advantage in Marketing and Routing: Case Study of a Small Home Accessories Firm." 2008 Spatial Analysis for Business Conference. Chicago, April 27, 2008
  • Gollakota, K., J. Pick, and H. Falatoonzadeh. "ABC Blinds." Western Casewriters Association Conference. Oakland, California, March 2008
  • Gollakota, K. "ResMed." Annual North American Case Research Conference. Keystone, Colorado, Oct. 18–21, 2007
  • Ragothaman, S., and K. Gollakota. "An Empirical Analysis of Firm Characteristics and Corporate Governance." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute. Chicago, April 13–14, 2007
  • Gollakota, K. "ICT Use by Businesses in Rural India: The Case of EID Parry's Indiagriline." Global Forum on Business as an Agent of World Benefit: Management Knowledge Leading Positive Change (Academy of Management, United Nations Global Compact). Cleveland, Ohio, October 2006
  • Gupta, V., and K. Gollakota. "Technological Growth in Pre-Medieval China: Moving beyond Traditional Thinking." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Atlanta, Georgia, August 2006
  • Gollakota, K. "Daktronics." Annual North American Case Research Association. Falmouth, Massachusetts, Oct. 27–29, 2005
  • Gollakota, K., and V. Gupta. "History, Ownership Forms and Corporate Governance Systems: A Study of the Indian Context." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 5–10, 2005
  • Gupta, V., and K. Gollakota. "Quality in Business Education: A Study of the Indian Context." Conference on Business Education and Emerging Markets: Trends and Prospects, Nov. 7, 2003
  • Arogyaswamy, K. "Things Are Not Always What They Seem: Outsiders Perceptions of Ethics and Ethical Standards of Diverse Insiders." Midwest Academy of Management Conference, 1999
  • Arogyaswamy, K., and M. Yasai-Ardekani. "The Impact of Timing of Strategies on the Extent of Organizational Turnaround." Strategic Management Society 13th Annual International Conference. Chicago, September 1993
  • Arogyaswamy, K., and M. Yasai-Ardekani. "Impact of Efficiency, Cutback and Rejuvenation Strategies on Organizational Turnaround." EURO XII/TIMS XXXI Joint International Conference. Helsinki, 1992
  • Arogyaswamy, K., and M. Yasai-Ardekani. "Towards a Dynamic Approach to Modeling Organizational Turnaround." Academy of Management 50th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, August 1990

Affiliations

  • Academy of Management
  • Strategic Management Society