Karan Sonpar
at The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Schools
- The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Expertise
- Human Capital Management
- Economics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Change management
- Venture capital
- Leadership
- Government
- Health services
- Digital Transformation
- Business Analytics
- Transportation and Logistics
- General Management Programs
- Strategy
- Marketing
- Information Technology
- Finance
- Logistics
- Negotiations
- Entrepreneurship
- Investment
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Biography
The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Professor Karan Sonpar joined University College Dublin in 2009. He earned his PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada. He has held prior academic appointments at IE Business School, Spain and University of Manitoba, Canada. He served as Captain in the Indian Army prior to his PhD. His work has been published in academic journals such as the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Organizational Research Methods. He also currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal Management Inquiry and is a member of the editorial board of Human Relations. Karan's primary research and teaching interests are in the broad areas of the exercise of leadership discretion in the face of competing demands from institutions and stakeholders, behavioural approaches to strategy, managing talent, and managing risk. He is a winner of an Early Career Research Award at UCD, a Professor of the Year Teaching Award at University of Manitoba, Canada and a Teaching Award at University of Alberta, Canada. He regularly delivers executive training on the topics of managing talent, strategic planning, and leadership for organisations such as A&L Goodbody, Almac, Alltech, Agilent, PwC, Microsoft, ICON, Ericsson, Dairygold, Dawn Foods, CIE, DJEI, and Mater Hospital.
Courses Taught
Certificate in Healthcare Management Practice
The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Online
Diploma in Strategy Development and Innovation
The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
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Smurfit Senior Leadership Programme
The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
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Diploma in Organisational Change and Transformation
The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
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Business and Leadership Skills for Healthcare Practice Excellence
The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
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