Prof. Swapnil Sahoo

Prof. Swapnil Sahoo

Assistant Professor

Area: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Strategy

Email: [email protected]

Swapnil Sahoo is a final-year Ph.D. student (2021–2025) at XLRI Jamshedpur, specializing in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. With 17 years of extensive corporate experience, he has held senior strategic roles at leading organizations such as Wipro, Accenture, Cognizant, Mahindra, and most recently, as Global Partnership Head at 42Gears Mobility Pvt Ltd. In these roles, he excelled in building relationships with C-suite executives and decision-makers across various industries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa region.

His research focuses on entrepreneurial resourcefulness, emphasizing Neurodiversity, Dynamic Capabilities, Frugal Innovation, Jugaad, Bricolage, Effectuation, and Family Business Dynamics. Swapnil’s work explores how businesses creatively leverage limited resources to drive growth and innovation, embodying the spirit of jugaad in resource-constrained environments. His research includes multiple projects currently under review in prestigious journals.

An advocate for continuous learning and innovation, Swapnil fosters a collaborative and mentoring-oriented approach in both academia and professional spaces. He holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Telecommunications from Utkal University (ITER) and an MBA with dual specializations in Finance and Marketing from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB).

Publications

Journal Publications

• "Impact of Institutional Pressures and Security on Blockchain Technology Adoption and Organizational Performance: An Empirical Study," The Journal of Technology Transfer. DOI Link

Conferences and Presentations

• "An In-depth Analysis of the Impact of Family Involvement on Sustainable Innovation in Family Firms"
  • Presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Business Management (SBM 2023), jointly organized by the Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee, and Arizona State University. Held from March 23^rd to March 25^th, 2023.
• "Bibliometrics Analysis of Family Firms Internationalization"
  • Presented at the 9th Management Doctoral Colloquium, organized by Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur. Held on February 1^st and 2^nd, 2023.
• "A Study of How Family Involvement Impacts Sustainable Innovation in Family Firms"
  • Awarded Best Paper in Track at the Entrepreneurship Track 1 during MERC 2023, hosted by IIM Kashipur.
• "Exploring the Innovation Heritage: Decrypting the Influence of Family Involvement in Propelling R&D within Family Enterprises"
  • Presented at the POMS India International Conference 2023, held at XLRI Jamshedpur from December 4^th to December 6^th, 2023.
• "Cultivating Trust: Exploring the Nexus of Human Capital and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in Family Enterprises"
  • Presented at the International Industrial Relations Conference 2024, organized by XLRI jointly with Leeds University Business School and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Held on January 8^th and 9^th, 2024.
• "Navigating the Maze: Understanding Corporate Bribery and Ethical Choices in Indian Family Firms"
  • Presented at the International Conference on “Enabling Social and Business Responsibility in Our Globalised World,” held at XLRI Jamshedpur on February 2^nd and 3^rd, 2024.
• "Conceptualizing Family Business Resourcefulness (FBR) in a Resource-Constrained Environment"
  • Presented at the Doctoral Colloquium 2024 on Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability, hosted by XLRI Jamshedpur from April 8^th to April 10^th, 2024.