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Strategic Management

Salman Ali

Assistant Professor Ph.D, IIM Ahmedabad

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Contact:

Email : salman@iimshillong.ac.in

Office Ph.: +91 364 2308000

Research Interests/ Areas

“Internationalization and Re-internationalization of Firms, Firm Movements from Developed to Emerging Economies and Vice-Versa, Strategies and Challenges in Emerging Markets, Corporate Diversification Strategy, Strategy and Innovation”

Teaching Interest / Areas

Competitive Strategy, Corporate Strategy, International Business, Strategies for Emerging Markets, Business Strategy Integration

Academic Profile

Dr Salman Ali completed his PhD in Strategic Management and International Business from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 2015 and B.Tech in Instrumentation & Control Engineering from the University of Calicut (First Rank) in 2002 .

Work Experience

Assistant Professor, Business Policy & Strategic Management Area at Indian Institute of Management Raipur from November 2016 to April 2020.
Branch Director at Universal Business Links India (Indian branch of UBL Ltd., H.O. United Kingdom) from April 2015 to October 2016 & November 2005 to March 2008.
Lecturer, Department of Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering at MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram from August 2003 to November 2005
Junior Research & Development Engineer at E.G. Kantawalla Pvt. Ltd., Pune from July 2002 to July 2003.

Research & Publications

Research Interests

Internationalization and Re-Internationalization of Firms.
Firm Movements from Developed to Emerging Economies and Vice-Versa.
Strategies and Challenges in Emerging Markets.
Corporate Diversification Strategy.
Strategy and Innovation.
Financing of Sovereign Developmental Activities.

Journal Articles: Published/Accepted

Ali, S. (2021). Focused Strategies During Re-internationalization: Evidence from India. International Journal of Business and Economics, Forthcoming. ABDC – B.
Ali, S., Mathur, A. N., & Jaiswal, A. K. (2021). Antecedents to Firm Performance during Re-internationalization. Australian Journal of Management, doi.org/10.1177/03128962211040134. ABDC – A.
Chattopadhyay, M., Kumar, A., Ali, S., & Mitra, S. K. (2021). Human development and tourism growth’s relationship across countries: a panel threshold analysis. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2021.1949017. ABDC – A*.
Saikiran, S., & Ali, S. (2021). B2B opportunities for smart device manufacturers: A case of three industries. Graziadio Business Review, 24(2), 1-12. SCOPUS
Ali, S. (2021). Do firms perform better during re-internationalisation? International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 27(4), 492-504. SCOPUS.
Ali, S., & Rahman, S. M. (2020). R&D Expenditure in a Competitive Landscape: A Game Theoretic Approach. International Journal of Business and Economics, 19(1), 47-60. ABDC – B.

Journal Articles: Under Process

Antecedents to Firm Performance during Re-internationalization. (Co-authors: Ajeet Mathur and Anand Jaiswal). Review & Resubmit Stage at Australian Journal of Management.
Study on Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in India: Case of Amtek Auto. (Co-author: Vidit Mohan). Submitted / Under Review at Finance India.
Focused Strategies During Re-internationalization: Evidence from India. Submitted / Under Review at International Journal of Business and Economics.
Theorizing Re-Internationalization Processes from Cases. (Co-author: Ajeet Mathur)
Exit and re-entry triggers for firms’ initial internationalization and re-internationalization: Evidence from India.
Does born-globals exiting internationalization lead to extinction, survival, or re-internationalization: Evidence from India. (Co-author: Mohammed Fuad).
Advanced Economies’ Global Start-ups Adapting to Dynamic Competitive Environment in Emerging Markets Through Strategic Experimentation. (Co-authors: Sushil Kumar and Satyasiba Das).
Organizational Strategy-Structure-Performance Linkages in an Emerging Economy Context.
Innovation Strategy Framework for Generic Competitive Positioning.

Conferences: International

Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference (2020), Miami, USA (Online Presentation). Title: Understanding Re-Internationalization Processes from Cases. (Co-author: Ajeet Mathur)
Australia & New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) Conference (2020), Sydney, Australia. Title: Understanding Re-Internationalization Processes from Indian Cases. (Co-author: Ajeet Mathur)
International Conference on Islamic Finance (2020), HBKU, Qatar. Title: Sustainability and Profitability: Can adherence to ethical principles make decision-making easier?
Academy of International Business (AIB) UK & Ireland Chapter Conference (2019), Brighton, UK. Title: Comparison of Mode of Operations during Initial Internationalization and Re-internationalization Phases. (Co-author: Vidya Panicker)
Strategic Management Society (SMS) Special Conference (2018), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Title: Re-internationalization v/s Initial Internationalization: Differences in Firm Performance.
Strategic Management Society (SMS) Special Conference (2018), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Title: Developed Economies’ Born Globals’ Strategies in Emerging Economies. (Co-authors: Sushil Kumar and Satyasiba Das)
41st European International Business Academy (EIBA) Annual Conference (2015), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Title: Theorizing the Anatomy of Re-Internationalization Processes from Cases. (Co-author: Ajeet Mathur)
Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Conference (2015), Bengaluru, India. Title: Re-born internationally! Do past antecedents affect performance in re-internationalizing firms? (Co-author: Ajeet Mathur) Joint Doctoral Symposium with Nurnberg University, IIM Ahmedabad, India. Title: Re-internationalization Process in Organizations.
10th Harvard Forum on Islamic Finance, Harvard University, Boston, USA. Title: Financing Developmental Activity and Debt. (Co-author: Syed Mizanur Rahman)

Conferences: National

6th PAN-IIM World Management Conference (2018), IIM Bangalore. Title: Re-Internationalization: How Different it is from Initial Internationalization.
5th PAN-IIM World Management Conference (2017), IIM Lucknow. Title: Innovation Strategy Framework for Generic Competitive Positioning.
Academy of International Business India (AIB-India) Conference (2017), Symbiosis International University, Pune. Title: Advanced Economies’ Global Start-ups Adapting to Dynamic Competitive Environment in Emerging Markets Through Strategic Experimentation. (Co-authors: Sushil Kumar and Satyasiba Das)
4th Indian Academy of Management (IAM) Biennial Conference (2015), IIM Lucknow. Title: Re-internationalization: Do firms perform and behave differently than initial internationalization. (Co-author: Ajeet Mathur)
3rd PAN-IIM World Management Conference (2015), IIM Indore. Title: Re-internationalization Performance & Antecedents (Co-author: Ajeet Mathur).
7th IIMA Doctoral Colloquium, IIM Ahmedabad. Title: Re-internationalization Process in Organizations.
6th IIMA Doctoral Colloquium (2013), IIM Ahmedabad. Title: Re-internationalization Process in Organizations: A Study Grounded in Resource-Based View of Management.

Training & Consultancy

Program Director for 13th Professional Development Training under TEQIP-III (Technical Education Quality Improvement Program), IIM Raipur.
Program Director for Dealership Management for Channel Partners of Indian Oil Corporation Limited, IIM Raipur.
Consultancy Team member for the Project Title: Just Merge It! (Design of E-Learning Document Management Platform for OCE Group, The Netherlands). Sponsoring Agency: The Service Science Factory, Maastricht University, Netherlands, in association with Oce Group, The Netherlands.

Awards & Honors

Won YES (Young Executive Scholarship) award, worth approx. $10,000, for participating in Program for Advanced Leadership & Management organized by MILE, Saudi Arabia.
Scored 98.55 percentile in Common Admission Test (CAT) for IIMs.
First Rank in B.Tech – Instrumentation & Control Engineering, University of Calicut.
School Topper in Class X (AISSE, CBSE), Ansar English School, Perumpilavu