Dalhia Mani

Dalhia’s research focuses on the networks of ownership ties between firms. She studies the extent to which patterns of ownership ties between firms lead to positive outcomes such as increased firm performance and innovation, and negative outcomes such as tax sheltering and tunnelling. At a more micro-level, she studies how individuals interact, and utilize their networks in complex and uncertain situations. She did her PhD from the University of Minnesota in 2010, and then served as an Assistant Professor in HEC Paris, France until 2016.

Her research has been supported by numerous grants at the department, university and international levels including a National Science Foundation grant, and an Anna Welsch Bright Fellowship grant. She serves as a reviewer for the American Journal of Sociology, Organization Science, and Social Network Analysis and Mining Journal. Before pursuing a doctorate, she worked in ICICI Ltd., and has been involved in several start-ups in an advisory role.

Areas of Specialization

Organizational Theory, Interorganizational and Interpersonal Networks

Publications

• Mani, Dalhia and James Moody. 2014. “Moving Beyond Stylized Network Structures: The Hybrid World of the Indian Corporate Ownership Network.” American Journal of Sociology 119 (6): 1629-69.
• Mani, Dalhia and David Knoke. 2011. “Strategic Alliance Networks: A Review.” Encyclopedia of Social Networks.
• Mani, Dalhia and David Knoke. 2011. “On Intersecting Ground: The Changing Structure of U.S. Corporate Networks.” Social Network Analysis and Mining 1: 43-58

Working Papers

• With Rodolphe Durand. “Behind Network: The Role of Communities and Families in the Indian Intercorporate Network 2001, 205, 2009_._
• With David Knoke. “Putting the Group back in Closed Groups: Brokerage and Closure in the Indian Corporate Ownership Network.”
• With Anastasia Sergeeva. “Do intercorporate networks make firms more corrupt? A study of Tax Sheltering and Tunneling in the Indian intercorporate network.”
• With Alexandre Doridot. “Does it matter who I have lunch with? A study of interaction patterns during work and leisure in a data server configuration firm.”

• With Rachida Aissaoui, “Co-author network in the international business field 1970-2010”

• Runner-up, Best Paper Award, HEC-ASQ Conference, Paris (2011).

• Best Graduate Paper Award, Sociological Research Institute, University of Minnesota (2011).

• National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (2009).

• Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Graduate School Fellowship (2009).

• Anna Welsch Bright Research Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2009).

• Departmental Merit Fellowship, Sociology Department, University of Minnesota (2007 and 2009).

Service and Institution Building

• Co-organizer, Research Seminar Series, HEC Paris (2012 and 2014).
• Committee Member, Pedagogy Committee, HEC Paris (2014-2016) – Activities include approving HEC cases, determining Pedagogy awards, and transforming the teacher evaluation system.
• Hiring committee for Faculty, PhD, and Masters Students, HEC Paris (2010-2016) – Activities include going through files, evaluating research and personal statements, and face-to-face or skype interviews.
• Co-founded the “Minority PhD Students Research Award”, University of Minnesota.
• Volunteer  Job Credentialing Trainer for Breaking Free, Non-Profit Aimed to Support Victims of Sex-Trafficking Reintegrate into Society (April 2009-June 2009).
• Consultant, GoodWill Easter Seals, Non-Profit Supporting Job Training and Employment, Minneapolis, USA (Mar 2002 – Jan 2003).

Professional Membership and Service

• Reviewer, American Journal of Sociology (AJS), Organization Science, and Social Network and Mining Journal.
• Member of AOM (Academy of Management), ASA (American Sociological Association), EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies), ISA (International Sociological Association).
• Session Chair on Network Dynamics in Academy of Management (2013).

• Committee member, Academy of Management Communications Committee (2013-Current).

• PhD, Sociology Department, University of Minnesota (2010).

  Committee: David Knoke (Advisor), Yanjie Bian, Michael Goldman and Harry Sapienza.

• Master of Arts in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India (May 1998 to May 2000).
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College, Chennai, India (May 1995 – May 1998).

Service

Service and Institution Building

• Co-organizer, Research Seminar Series, HEC Paris (2012 and 2014).
• Committee Member, Pedagogy Committee, HEC Paris (2014-2016) – Activities include approving HEC cases, determining Pedagogy awards, and transforming the teacher evaluation system.
• Hiring committee for Faculty, PhD, and Masters Students, HEC Paris (2010-2016) – Activities include going through files, evaluating research and personal statements, and face-to-face or skype interviews.
• Co-founded the “Minority PhD Students Research Award”, University of Minnesota.
• Volunteer  Job Credentialing Trainer for Breaking Free, Non-Profit Aimed to Support Victims of Sex-Trafficking Reintegrate into Society (April 2009-June 2009).
• Consultant, GoodWill Easter Seals, Non-Profit Supporting Job Training and Employment, Minneapolis, USA (Mar 2002 – Jan 2003).

Professional Membership and Service

• Reviewer, American Journal of Sociology (AJS), Organization Science, and Social Network and Mining Journal.
• Member of AOM (Academy of Management), ASA (American Sociological Association), EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies), ISA (International Sociological Association).
• Session Chair on Network Dynamics in Academy of Management (2013).
• Committee member, Academy of Management Communications Committee (2013-Current).

Education

• PhD, Sociology Department, University of Minnesota (2010).

  Committee: David Knoke (Advisor), Yanjie Bian, Michael Goldman and Harry Sapienza.

• Master of Arts in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India (May 1998 to May 2000).
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College, Chennai, India (May 1995 – May 1998).