Palash Deb

Prof. Palash Deb is an Associate Professor in the Strategic Management group at IIM Calcutta. He also co-heads the IIM Calcutta Corporate Governance Center. Prof. Deb did his PhD in strategic management from the Martin J Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University in NY, USA. He then taught for several years at the California State University San Marcos, USA, before deciding to return to India. Before joining academia, he obtained a Master degree in Commerce from Calcutta University and an MBA in Finance from IIT Kharagpur, topping both programs. At IIM Calcutta, he is actively involved in various executive education programs, in addition to offering courses in strategy and corporate governance for MBA, Executive MBA and PhD students. For example, he has taught corporate strategy and corporate governance modules for GMs/AGMs of IDBI Bank, BHEL and ONGC, and has been program director for a long-term development program for AstraZeneca. Before joining academia, Prof. Deb worked extensively in Indian industry with companies like Accenture, HSBC and GE Capital, primarily in the area of financial analysis. Prof. Deb’s research interests are in corporate strategy and corporate governance. His recent research was published in the Strategic Management Journal, which is ranked by Financial Times among the best journals in the field of management. His other research has been published in outlets like Journal of Small Business Management, European Management Review and the Oxford Handbook of Corporate Governance. He is currently writing a soleauthored book on corporate governance that will be published by Routledge. He is also an occasional contributor to the Financial Express

Research Interests:

Corporate Strategy, Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship

Awards:

• Finalist for Best Paper Award in Strategy Division, Western Academy of Management, New Mexico, 2013
• UGC NET (National Eligibility Test) Certificate
• MBM (IIT Kharagpur 2003) (Gold Medalist - among 32 students)
• MCom (Calcutta University 1999) (Topper, Accounting Group - among more than 500 students)
• BCom (Goenka College, Calcutta University 1993) (Sixth in First Class - among about 10,000 students across various colleges affiliated to the university - awarded National Scholarship)
• ISC 1990 (91.4% - best of five subjects - first in school)
• ICSE 1988 (89.2% - best of five subjects - first in school)

Journal Publications:

1. Deb, Palash, David, Parthiban (American University, DC), O’Brien, Jonathan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) & Duru, Augustine (American University, DC). 2019. Attainment Discrepancy and Investment: Effects on Firm Performance. Journal of Business Research 99:186-196.
2. Deb, Palash, David, Parthiban (American University, DC) & O’Brien, Jonathan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln). 2017. When is Cash Good or Bad for Firm Performance? Strategic Management Journal 38(2): 436 - 454.
3. Deb, Palash, & Wiklund, Johan (Syracuse University). 2017. The Effects of CEO Founder Status and Stock Ownership on Entrepreneurial Orientation in Small Firms. Journal of Small Business Management 55(1): 32 - 55.
4. Deb, Palash. 2014. Cutting the ‘Gordian Knot’: Director Ownership, Underpricing, and Stock Liquidity in IPO Firms. Journal of Managerial Issues 26(2): 130–156.
5. Deb, Palash. 2013. Signaling Type and Post-IPO Performance. European Management Review 10(2): 99–116.