» Dr. Ravi Kathuria

Professor, James L. and Lynne P. Doti Chair in Operations Management

George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics

Office:

BK 308F

Office Hours:

T/TH: 9-10 am, TH: 2:15-3 pm, & by appointment

Phone:

(714) 628-2703

Email:

kathuria@chapman.edu

Education

PEC University of Technology, Bachelor of Science
Drexel University, Ph.D. in Organizational Management

Biography

James L. and Lynne P. Doti Chair in Operations Management; Ph.D., Drexel University. Dr. Kathuria worked as a production engineer, industrial engineer and operations consultant for over eight years before embarking on his Ph.D. His current research interests include operations strategy, supply chain management, the Internet and entrepreneurship, and global operations management. His work has been published in several leading journals, such as the Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Decision Sciences, Journal of Management Education, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Research, and others. He has presented papers at numerous conferences and has been nominated and awarded best paper distinctions on various occasions, including the Decision Sciences Institute’s Distinguished Paper Award and Chan Hahn Prize for the Academy of Management Best Paper Award in the Operations Management Division. He served as a board officer of the Academy of Management's Operations Management Division from August 2006-August 2008, and currently serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Operations Management and Production and Operations Management.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Operations Management 10e by Heizer and Render. Reviewed Chapters 2 and 11S.

Jambulingam, T., Kathuria, R., and Nevin, J.R., “Fairness-Trust-Loyalty Relationship under Varying Conditions of Supplier-Buyer Interdependence.” Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice. 2011, Vol. 19(1), pp. 39-56.

Joshi, M.P., Jambulingam, T., and Kathuria, R.., “Benchmarking Web Based CRM Strategies of Pharmaceutical Companies: A Competitive Analysis Using Analytic Hierarchy Process,” Published in the proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Business and Economics Society held in Morristown, NJ, USA, Sep 30-Oct 2, 2010, pp.1-5.

Jambulingam, T., Kathuria, R., and Nevin, J. R., “The Mediating Role of Trust under Varying Conditions of Supplier-Buyer Interdependence.” Published in the proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute held in San Diego, CA, USA, Nov 20-23, 2010, pp. 3751-3756.

Joshi, M.P., Kathuria, R., and Das, S., “Process Renewal and the Internet: Linkages to Corporate Entrepreneurship and Organizational Renewal,” Published in the proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute held in San Diego, CA, USA, Nov 20-23, 2010, pp. 4701-4706.

Kathuria, R., Porth, S.J., Kathuria, N.N., and Kohli, T.K., “Competitive Priorities and Strategic Consensus in Emerging Economies: Evidence from India.” International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 2010, Vol. 30(8), pp. 879-896.

Kathuria, R., Partovi, F.Y., and Greenhaus, J.G., “Leadership Practices, Competitive Priorities and Manufacturing Group Performance.” International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 2010, Vol. 30(10), pp. 1080-1105.

Jambulingam, T., Kathuria, R., and Nevin, J.R., “How Fairness Garners Loyalty in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Role of Trust in the Wholesaler-Pharmacy Relationship." International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 2009, Vol. 3(4), pp. 305-322. Emerald Literati Highly Commended Paper Award 2010