Guru Prabhakar

Guru has coined the term and has authored the concept of 'Switch Leadership' in projects and organizations. During his Ph.D. studies at École supérieure de commerce (ESC), Grande École (France) in the field of Project Management, he was the winner of the Student Paper of the Year Award 2005 at PMI's Congress in Toronto, Canada and also received the 1st Prize for the best student research paper in 'pmdays 2004' at Vienna, Austria. As a student, Guru won the Director's Gold Medal for best academic achievement in the undergraduate studies. Dr. Prabhakar is currently the Module Leader of the final year undergrad Project Management Module. He specialises in supervising Master's level dissertations in Management.​

Education

Ph.D., École Supérieure de commerce (ESC), Lille and Paris

M.B.A., Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Deemed University, Agra

B.B.A. (Hons, Gold Medallist), Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Deemed University, Agra

Industrial Experience

Finance & Marketing

E-Commerce (B2B)

Banking Operations

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI, Pennsylvania

Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), University of the West of England, Bristol

Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (FHEA) of the UK

Area of expertise Project Management Operations Management Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Teams, Culture, & Innovation Publications

Nisar, T. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2018) Trains and Twitter: Firm-generated content, consumer relationship management and message framing. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 113. pp. 318-334. ISSN 0965-8564 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35919 ' Nisar, T., Prabhakar, G. P. and Strakova, L. (2018) Social media information benefits, knowledge management and smart organizations. Journal of Business Research. ISSN 0148-2963 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/36281 ' Al-Ghamdi, D., Nisar, T., Prabhakar, G. P. and Strakova, L. (2018) Crowdsourcing, co-creation and crowdfunding in the video-game industry. In: Boubaker, S., Cumming, D. and Khuong Nguyen, D., eds. (2018) Handbook of Finance and Sustainability. Cheltenham, GB: Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781786432629 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/30951 ' Nguyen, Q., Nisar, T., Knox, D. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2018) Understanding customer satisfaction in the UK quick service restaurant industry: The influence of the tangible attributes of perceived service quality. British Food Journal, 120 (6). pp. 1207-1222. ISSN 0007-070X Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34096 ' Nisar, T., Prabhakar, G. and Torchia, M. (2018) Whistleblowing: When do employees act to ‘blow the whistle’? Organizational Dynamics. ISSN 0090-2616 [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35363 ' Nisar, T., Kumar, N. and Prabhakar, G. (2018) Effect of best management practices on the performance and productivity of small firms. Production Planning & Control. ISSN 0953-7287 [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35030 ' Nisar, T. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2017) Exploring the key drivers behind the adoption of mobile banking services. Journal of Marketing Analytics, 5 (3-4). pp. 153-162. ISSN 2050-3326 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33822 ' Yang, J., Nisar, T. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2017) Critical success factors for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in China. Irish Journal of Management, 36 (3). pp. 147-161. ISSN 1649-248X Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28453 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2017) Sustainable animal farming and food security: Exploring the interplay of Hakuna Matata and Ubuntu with Guanxi and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. In: Strengthening Food Security through Integrated Earth Observations & Ecological Assessments of Ecosystem Services in Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, 27 - 29 November 2017. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34108 ' Truong, N., Nisar, T., Knox, D. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2017) The influences of cleanliness and employee attributes on perceived service quality in restaurants in a developing country. International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 11 (4). pp. 608-627. ISSN 1750-6182 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33125 ' Nisar, T. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2017) What factors determine e-satisfaction and consumer spending in e-commerce retailing? Journal of Retailing and Consumer Service, 39. pp. 135-144. ISSN 0969-6989 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/32698 ' Wu, Z., Nisar, T., Kapletia, D. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2017) Risk factors for project success in the Chinese construction industry. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 28 (7). pp. 850-866. ISSN 1741-038X Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/32508 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2016) Exploring the opportunity to improve SCM in farmer-supplier relationships in emerging economies. In: Developing Legal Research Networks around AgriTechnology and Agricultural Multifunctionality in Brazil and the United Kingdom, Passo Fundo, Brazil, 21-24 November 2016. Passo Fundo, Brazil: UNSPECIFIED Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/30525 ' Nisar, T. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2016) Electronic word of mouth and its effects on firm reputation and performance. In: EURAM Conference, Paris, France, 31 May 2016 - 4 Jun 2016. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/30950 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Saran, P. (2016) Made in India: An interview with Mr Vimal Mahendru, CEO, Indo-Asian Fusegear Ltd. Strategic Direction, 32 (2). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0258-0543 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28059 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2016) Innovation, energy efficiency, & sustainable development: A strategic shift from linear to non-linear models of development. In: Sustainable Development - Exploring Energy Efficiency Opportunities through Supply Chain and Operations Innovation, Mexico, 23-27 May 2016. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29335 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Saran, P. (2016) A family business perspective on emergence and potential of mass retail industry in India. Strategic Direction, 32 (4). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0258-0543 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28740 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Saran, P. (2016) Role of experience and luck in management success: An interview with R.V. Kanoria, Managing Director of Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. Strategic Direction, 32 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0258-0543 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28050 ' Tripathi, S., Prabhakar, G. P. and Liddle, J. (2015) Leadership insights from the top: Exploring leadership through the narratives of CEOs in India. International Journal of Public Leadership, 11 (3/4). pp. 126-146. ISSN 2056-4929 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/27473 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Saran, P. (2015) IT, outsourcing, real estate, and China: An old economy business leader’s take on boom sectors in India. Strategic Direction, 31 (7). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0258-0543 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26039 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Saran, P. (2015) Small scale industry, decision-making, and value system: An Indian civil servant’s perspective. Strategic Direction, 31 (1). ISSN 0258-0543 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/25057 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2014) Sustainability, NGOs, and commerce. Strategic Direction, 30 (10). pp. 35-38. ISSN 0258-0543 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24442 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Hancock, C. (2014) The Indian business leader: An exploration of religious and cultural impact on organisational dynamics. In: Academic Council of the United Nations System (ACUNS) 2014 Annual Meeting – Global Governance: Engaging New Norms and Emerging Challenges, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey, 19-21 June 2014. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26891 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2014) Restructuring, organizational change and leadership: A European multinational in India. Strategic Direction, 30 (11). ISSN 0258-0543 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24443 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Hancock, C. (2013) Indian business leaders’ perceptions of trade competition from China. In: Academic Council of the United Nations System (ACUNS) 2013 Annual Meeting: Leadership in Global Governance, Lund University, Sweden, 17-19 June 2013. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26890 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2013) Organizational change, restructuring, innovation, modeling, and industrial linkages: A pioneering engineering institute in India. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 26 (1). ISSN 0951-3558 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19166 ' Prabhakar, G. P., Saran, P. and Liddle, J. (2013) Leadership, vision, strategy, and the art of publishing in India: An interview with the legendary Tejeshwar Singh of Sage Publications (India). Journal of Management Inquiry, 22 (1). pp. 51-57. ISSN 1056-4926 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19159 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Saran, P. (2012) Leadership, WTO, commerce, and new strategies for corporatization of government institutions: A top Indian bureaucrat's take. In: Diamond, J. and Liddle, J., eds. (2012) Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management. (1) Emerging and Potential Trends in Public Management: An Age of Austerity. UK: Emerald Books, pp. 161-172. ISBN 9780857249975 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19167 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Liddle, J. (2012) CEOs in India: How leadership and management philosophies drive innovation. In: Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy (GIKA) conference, Valencia, Spain, 10-12 July 2012. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19707 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2012) The confluence of leadership and culture in the melting pot of India. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 25 (4). ISSN 0951-3558 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19171 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2012) Business leadership in India: An example from print media. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 25 (1). ISSN 0951-3558 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19170 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2012) Philosophy, SBUs, nationalization. International journal of public sector management, 25 (5). ISSN 0951-3558 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/19252 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2011) An interview with former CSIR Director General Raghunath Anant Mashelkar. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 24 (5). ISSN 0951-3558 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/15250 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2011) Leading Indian Railways: corporatization initiatives and challenges. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 24 (3). ISSN 0951-3558 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14179 ' Debourse, J.-P., Archibald, R. D., Francois, G., Pailot, P., Poroli, C. and Prabhakar, G. P. and Project Management Institute, Fonds Regional de Garantie Nord-Pas-de Calais, Skema Business School (2011) Project managers as senior executives, Volume 2: How the research was conducted: Methodology, detailed findings and analyses. USA: Project Management Institute. ISBN 9781935589266 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14783 ' Debourse, J.-P., Archibald, R. D., Francois, G., Pailot, P., Poroli, C. and Prabhakar, G. P. and Project Management Institute, Fonds Regional de Garantie Nord-Pas-de Calais, Skema Business School (2011) Project managers as senior executives, Volume I: Research results, advancement model and action proposals. USA: Project Management Institute. ISBN 9781935589259 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14782 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2011) Economic sustainability challenges facing the poor women of India: Leadership example from a not-for-profit public sector. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 24 (6). ISSN 0951-3558 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14564 ' White, G., Carter, S., Abd Razak, A. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2010) Profiling an entrepreneurial family in the UK. Management & Organization, 2 (1). pp. 5-18. ISSN 0855-8701 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/13458 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2010) When in India do as the…: An insight into an Italian automotive company's experiences in India. Management Decision, 48 (6). pp. 1010-1022. ISSN 0025-1747 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/11781 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2010) Talking heads: An interview with Ratan Jalan. Leadership in Health Services, 23 (2). ISSN 1751-1879 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/11888 ' Debourse, J.-P., Archibald, R. D., Francois, G., Pailot, P., Poroli, C. and Prabhakar, G. P. and Project Management Institute, USA, Fonds Regional de Garantie Nord-Pas-de Calais, Skema Business School (2009) Project managers as senior executives. Project Report. Skema Business School. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14562 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2009) Project managers’ career paths. In: 3rd Annual Project Management Symposium, University of Texas at Dallas, USA, August 13-14, 2009. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14538 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2009) Dr. R. K. Pachauri and his experiments with the energy and resources institute: An interview on Indian research entrepreneurship. In: AUMEC: Ankara University Marketing and Entrepreneurship International Conference., Antalya, Turkey, 6th- 10th April, 2009. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14536 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2009) Re-discovery of India. In: Bernhard, I., ed. (2009) The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Sweden: University West, Sweden, pp. 887-898. ISBN 9789163355714 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14534 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Duda, D. (2009) Multicultural project teams and their management. Journal of Social Management (English and French edition), 7 (2). pp. 95-112. ISSN 1612-8389 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14457 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2008) Case study on Haldiram’s: India’s answer to the McDonald’s and the Pizza Huts. In: Entrepreneurship and Firms in the New Economy, Tunisia, 2008. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14537 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2008) The project of life: Generalizing spiritual theory for applied project management research and the interconnections. In: Entrepreneurship and Firms in the New Economy, Tunisia, 2008. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14535 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2008) Haldiram’s: India’s entrepreneurial answer to the McDonald’s and the Pizza Huts. International Journal of Business and Management, 3 (5). pp. 95-99. ISSN 1833-3850 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14465 ' Lehmann, U. and Prabhakar, G. P. (2008) A post-mortem evaluation of an IT project: a case study of a process enhancement IT-project in a maintenance, repair and overhaul company. International Journal of Business and Management, 3 (6). pp. 57-70. ISSN 1833-3850 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14464 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2008) Stats for the terrified: Impact of different teaching and learning approaches in the study of business statistics. International Journal of Business and Management, 3 (6). pp. 21-28. ISSN 1833-3850 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14463 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2008) The impact of computers and associated technology on the teaching and learning of business statistics at the university level. International Journal of Business and Management , 3 (7). pp. 12-15. ISSN 1833-3850 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14462 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2008) Projects and their management: A literature review. International Journal of Business and Management, 3 (8). pp. 3-9. ISSN 1833-3850 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14461 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2008) What is project success: A literature review. International Journal of Business and Management, 3 (9). pp. 3-10. ISSN 1833-3850 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14460 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2008) Teams and Projects: A Literature Review. International Journal of Business and Management, 3 (10). pp. 3-7. ISSN 1833-3850 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14459 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Quah, J. (2008) Scope creep in software development. Journal of Social Management, 6. pp. 45-59. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14458 ' Warnaby, G., White, G., Prabhakar, G. P. and Abd Razak, A. (2008) Adoption and use of E-commerce by small businesses in the UK tourism industry. In: Entrepreneurship and Firms in the New Economy, Tunisia, 2008. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14409 ' Mohammed, U. K., Prabhakar, G. P. and White, G. (2008) Culture and conflict management style of international project managers. International Journal of Business Management, 3 (5). pp. 3-11. ISSN 1833-3850 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/13459 ' White, G., Gardiner, G., Prabhakar, G. P. and Abd Razak, A. (2007) A comparison of barcoding and RFID technologies in practice. Journal of Information, Information Technology and Organizations, 2. pp. 119-132. ISSN 1557-1319 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/13460 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2006) The impact of transformational leadership on project success: An empirical study using structural equation modeling across twenty-eight nations. In: PMI Research Conference, Montreal, Canada, 16-19 July 2006. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26892 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Walker, S. (2006) Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability. Project Perspectives, 28. pp. 70-73. ISSN 1455-4178 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14467 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2005) Switch leadership in projects: An empirical study reflecting the importance of transformational leadership on project success across twenty-eight nations. Project Management Journal, 36 (4). pp. 53-60. ISSN 8756-9728 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14466 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Walker, S. (2005) Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability. Achieving optimal performance when leading a multicultural project team. In: 19th IPMA World Congress, New Delhi, India, 13-16 November 2005. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26893 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2005) Switch leadership in projects: An empirical study reflecting the importance of transformational leadership on project success across twenty-eight nations. In: PMI Global Congress, Toronto, Canada, September 2005. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26908 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2004) A switch will induce a better pitch. In: pm days' 04, Vienna, Austria, 24-27 November 2004. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26895 ' Prabhakar, G. P. (2004) The impact of switch leadership on project success. In: Finnish Doctoral Program In Industrial Engineering And Management, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, August 2004. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26896 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Walker, S. (2004) A switch in time saves nine. In: ISGI's: Project & Programme Management Workshop, Lille, France, August 2004. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26906 ' Prabhakar, G. P. and Walker, S. (2004) A switch in time saves nine. In: PMI Research Conference 2004, London, UK, July 2004. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26894 '