Strategy & Entrepreneurship
The Academic & Professional Portfolio of Dr. Swapnil Sahoo
About Me
I hold a Ph.D. from XLRI Jamshedpur, specializing in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. With 17 years of extensive corporate experience, I have held senior strategic roles at leading organizations such as Wipro, Accenture, Cognizant, and Mahindra. Most recently, I served as Global Partnership Head at 42Gears Mobility Pvt Ltd, excelling in building C-suite relationships across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
My research explores how businesses creatively leverage limited resources to drive growth and innovation. An advocate for continuous learning, I foster a collaborative and mentoring-oriented approach in both academia and professional spaces.
Publications
Book Chapters
Journal Publications
Mainstream Press
- Quoted in Story: “Depositing Big Cash Sums? Tax Rules, I-T Notices...", Business Standard, July 10, 2025.
- Quoted in Story: “Why Earning Just Over Rs. 50L Can Be a Net Loss”, GoodReturns, July 8, 2025.
- Co-authored Article: “Neuroscience of Learning in an AI Era”, BW Education, July 3, 2025.
- Quoted in a Story: "Who Is Poor?", India Today, July 3, 2025.
- Quoted in a story: “RBI MPC meeting highlights...”, Business Standard, June 3, 2025.
- Authored Article: "How Entrepreneurs Are Building a More Secure Digital Future", DataQuest, Feb 10, 2025.
Conferences & Presentations
- "Conceptualising Family Business Resourcefulness", 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025), Copenhagen, Denmark.
- "Impact of Family Involvement on Sustainable Innovation", International Conference on Sustainable Business Management (SBM 2023), IIT Roorkee.
- "Bibliometrics Analysis of Family Firms Internationalization", 9th Management Doctoral Colloquium, IIT Kharagpur.
- "A Study of How Family Involvement Impacts Sustainable Innovation" (Awarded Best Paper), MERC 2023, IIM Kashipur.
- "Exploring the Innovation Heritage", POMS India International Conference 2023, XLRI Jamshedpur.
- "Cultivating Trust... in Family Enterprises", International Industrial Relations Conference 2024, XLRI Jamshedpur.
- "Navigating the Maze: Corporate Bribery...", International Conference on “Enabling Social and Business Responsibility...", XLRI Jamshedpur.
- "Conceptualizing Family Business Resourcefulness (FBR)...", Doctoral Colloquium 2024 on Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability, XLRI Jamshedpur.
Teaching & Professional Development
Management Development Programs (MDPs)
- Co-conducted MDP for 75 Indian Revenue Service officers at the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT), Delhi.
- Programs in Strategy Formulation, Implementation, Team Building, Change Management, and Organizational Alignment.