Kamal Kishore Jain

Bio: Kamal Kishore Jain is an academic researcher from Indian Institute of Management Indore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Knowledge value chain & Organizational learning. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 25 publications receiving 763 citations. Previous affiliations of Kamal Kishore Jain include Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad & Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Academic Entrepreneurship in Malaysian Public Research Universities

Abstract: Entrepreneurial leadership, capable of overcoming various hierarchical and internal constraints, as well as conflicts, has assumed great significance in the wake of institutions of higher learning trying to promote academic entrepreneurship. There is still a paucity of empirical research on academic entrepreneurship especially in the context of a developing economy like Malaysia and its higher education system. This paper analyzes and presents academic entrepreneurship as a leadership process of creating economic value through acts of organizational creation, renewal or innovation within or outside the university that results in research and technology commercialization. It contributes to the literature by examining the theoretical connection and relationship between leadership behavior and the level of academic entrepreneurship in Malaysian public research universities. Findings and results from this study will enable public research universities to evaluate the level of entrepreneurial leadership, their leadership strategies and capabilities in developing an entrepreneurial mindset which pervades the entire university organization, the status of their entrepreneurial systems within and outside the universities, identify enablers and barriers for academic entrepreneurship within their academic organizations, and, enhance decision making especially in fostering academic entrepreneurship.

Linking loneliness to depression: a dynamic perspective

Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the influence of change in loneliness on the experience of depression among the students in a business school in India. Building on the literature, the authors argued the dynamic nature of loneliness and depression and subsequently explored the linkage between change in loneliness and associated change in the experience of depression. Further, the purpose is also to explore whether such linkage depends on individual personality factors. Design/methodology/approach The present study is part of a bigger study that employed a longitudinal survey design. Data were collected in two phases with a six-month time lag between the phases. Data were initially collected in July 2014, and again with all measures repeated in January, 2015. Data were collected from two sections from the undergraduate program participants at one of the reputed institutions in India. Demographic variables such as gender, number of siblings, and family type (nuclear family or joint family) were collected. The authors controlled for age and qualification as all the students have the same qualification and almost all of them were in the same age group. All these variables were controlled due to their probable interference with the proposed theoretical model. Findings The findings reveal a significant role of loneliness on experience of depression and a moderating role of personality on the relationship. The linkage between change in loneliness and change in depression was found to be higher among those people who were high on extraversion. The findings clearly indicate that the impact of loneliness will be more as the need for attachment is high for individuals having higher extraversion. Research limitations/implications Further research may explore the role of neuroticism in the link between loneliness and depression. Practical implications The findings of this longitudinal study are very relevant for all the professional groups in the college/university setting. It is important for students as well as college authorities to understand the dynamic nature and relationship of loneliness and depression, as well as the role of personality factors. Routine monitoring as well as various educational programs may be included as regular components of campus culture. Even curriculum can also be fine-tuned. Various programs can be designed to improve interpersonal skills, cognitive understanding, and resolution of aversive emotions, as these college going students or buddying managers are more receptive to intervention programs. Originality/value The paper clearly reflects its originality. It adds value in the form of contribution to theoretical development as well as to various college authorities to handle students emotions effectively.

Language Conflicts in Social Arenas: Reflections for the Business World:

Abstract: This paper argues that our understanding of the issues related to language conflicts inside business organizations would be enriched by close analysis of the conflicts that take place in the larger...

Entrepreneurial inclination of students at a private university in Malaysia

Abstract: Most past studies on studentsʼ entrepreneurial intention tend to focus on the phenomenon in developed countries.There is limited research on entrepreneurial intention of university students from developing nations. This article intends to close this gap by providing some insights into students℉ entrepreneurial inclination in a developing country, Malaysia. A total of 234 students from three faculties at both graduate and undergraduate levels were surveyed to examine their entrepreneurial inclination and also to examine the relationship between their demographic and social characteristics with entrepreneurial inclination.The study found strong entrepreneurial inclination among the students. Significant difference was found between students studying part time and full time and their entrepreneurial inclination. Significant difference was also found between the type of program enrolled in and students℉ entrepreneurial inclination. Further analysis and other findings were reported and recommendation for future research are been put forth in this article.

From the Dynamic to the Disruptive: Difficulty in Dealing with Creative People

Abstract: Bishaka Majumdar has completed her M.Sc. in Applied Psychology from the University of Calcutta and pursued the doctoral programme in Organisational Behaviour/Human Resource Management at the Indian Institute of Management Indore. Her research in the areas of Organisational Behaviour, gender issues at work, and mental health, have been presented in a number of conferences, and published in national and international journals. She is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource) at the FORE School of Management, New Delhi.

The knowledge-creating company : how Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation

Abstract: How has Japan become a major economic power, a world leader in the automotive and electronics industries? What is the secret of their success? The consensus has been that, though the Japanese are not particularly innovative, they are exceptionally skilful at imitation, at improving products that already exist. But now two leading Japanese business experts, Ikujiro Nonaka and Hiro Takeuchi, turn this conventional wisdom on its head: Japanese firms are successful, they contend, precisely because they are innovative, because they create new knowledge and use it to produce successful products and technologies. Examining case studies drawn from such firms as Honda, Canon, Matsushita, NEC, 3M, GE, and the U.S. Marines, this book reveals how Japanese companies translate tacit to explicit knowledge and use it to produce new processes, products, and services.

Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy

Abstract: The Study of Man. By Michael Polanyi. Price, $1.75. Pp. 102. University of Chicago Press, 5750 Ellis Ave., Chicago 37, 1959. One subtitle to Polanyi's challenging and fascinating book might be The Evolution and Natural History of Error , for Polanyi is at pains to expunge what he believes to be the false notion contained in the contemporary view of science which treats it as an object and basically impersonal discipline. According to Polanyi not only is this a radical and important error, but it is harmful to the objectives of science itself. Another subtitle could be Farewell to Detachment , for in place of cold objectivity he develops the idea that science is necessarily intensely personal. It is a human endeavor and human point of view which cannot be divorced from nor uprooted out of the human matrix from which it arises and in which it works. For a good while

The Relationship Between Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Meta-Analytic Review

Abstract: The research on entrepreneurship education�entrepreneurial intentions has yielded mixed results. We meta-analyzed 73 studies with a total sample size of 37,285 individuals and found a significant but a small correlation between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions (inline image). This correlation is also greater than that of business education and entrepreneurial intentions. However, after controlling for pre-education entrepreneurial intentions, the relationship between entrepreneurship education and post-education entrepreneurial intentions was not significant. We also analyzed moderators, such as the attributes of entrepreneurship education, students' differences, and cultural values. Our results have implications for entrepreneurship education scholars, program evaluators, and policy makers.