Dr. Ravi Kathuria
Professor; James L. and Lynne P. Doti Chair in Operations Management
Business and Economics, The George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics
Office Location: Beckman Hall 308 F
- Education:
- PEC University of Technology, Bachelor of Science
Drexel University, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Kathuria has 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, Omega: The
International Journal of Management Science, Journal of Quality Management, Journal
of Entrepreneurship, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Management
Decision, Journal of High Technology Management 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 has served as a board officer of the Academy of Management's
Operations Management Division, and on the editorial review boards of the Journal
of Operations Management and Production and Operations Management.
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Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
- Jambulingam, T., Joshi, M.P. and Kathuria, R. 2018. "Competitive Analysis of CRM Strategies Using Analytic Hierarchy Process," Management Dynamics, Vol 18(1), pp. 1-22. **Lead article**
- Kathuria, R., "Using Experiential Learning to Teach Service Quality: Does it Work?" Published in conference proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute held November 17-19, 2018 in Chicago, IL.
- Kathuria, R. and Lucianetti, L. "Alignment Between Performance Metrics And Business Strategy: Does It Impact Organizational Performance?," Published in the proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute (APDSI) held in Yokohama, Japan, July 18-22, 2014, pp.1-6 .
- Jambulingam, T. and Kathuria, R., “Patterns of Supply Chain Integration in a Service Setting: Antecedents and Relationship Effectiveness,” Presented at and published in the proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute held in Tampa, FL, USA, Nov 22-25, 2014, pp. 1-6.
- Kathuria, R., Kohli, T.K., Kathuria, N.N., and Porth, S.J., “Strategic Consensus in India vis-à-vis USA: A Comparative Study.” Published in the proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference of the Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI) held in Delhi, India, Dec 28-30, 2013, pp. 1-12.
- 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.
- Operations Management 10e by Heizer and Render. Reviewed Chapters 2 and 11S.
- 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.
- 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.