Abhoy K Ojha

Professor Abhoy K. Ojha obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Organizational Analysis from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. His other educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and a Post Graduate Diploma in Administrative Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (Bombay University), Mumbai. He currently teaches courses called “Managing Organizations” and “Creating High Performance Organizations” in the master level programs at IIMB. He teaches the “Advanced Organization Theory” and “Philosophy of Social Sciences” course at the doctoral level programs at IIMB. He draws on this background in the executive education programs with which he is involved. He has undertaken several consulting assignments in the private sector as well as government and public sector environment.

Research

He has been an active researcher, having presented his work in conferences of repute and published in domestic and international journals, and has contributed to several book chapters. He has also been the Chair of the dissertation committees of several doctoral candidates, who are today, active academics and researchers, besides being a member of the dissertation committees of many more. He has been reviewer for conferences and journals and on the editorial board of journals.

Teaching

• IIM Bangalore, 1996-Present
• Assistant Professor, School of Commerce and Administration, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada, 1993-1996
• Instructor (Part Time), Summer Youth University, Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1993 (Summer)
• Teaching/Research Assistant (Part Time), Faculty of Business, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1988-1993

Service

He has been involved with academic administration in various capacities at IIMB. He has served as Chairperson (Admissions), Chairperson (Post Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management), and Chairperson (Executive Education), besides being a member of several other academic committees.

Education

• PhD (Organisational Analysis), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
• PGDAM (Post Graduate Diploma in Administrative Management), University of Mumbai, India
• BTech (Mechanical Engineering), IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, India