Professional

Swapnil Garg is a Professor of Strategic Management at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India. He brings to academia two decades of techno-managerial experience as a mechanical engineer with Indian Railways. He has earned his Ph.D., from the University of Florida, USA. His dissertation studies the coordination aspects of public-private partnership implementation. Besides researching incentive and coordination issues at the public-private interface (i.e., PPP, public procurement, regulation, public sector management) he also studies value creation and appropriation in ecosystems and alternative pedagogies in management education.

RESEARCH

https://www.iimidr.ac.in/faculty/full-time-faculty/profile/?id=76

Orchid : 0000 0002 5920 7677

Interests                       Public Private Collaboration, Public Management, Entrepreneurship, Outsourcing

Google Scholar             131 citations , H index 6, https://tinyurl.com/4ykyx69w                

Publications                 FT50 (1), A*(1), B(1), Ivey Cases (2)

Research advising        5 Ph.D. supervised, 3 Ongoing, 4 External Examiner

 Ongoing:

Parag Katre Strategic Management (Member) (Ongoing) (FPM-2019). Topic: Managerial Attention for exploitation and explorations

Akhila Veldandi OB&HR (Member) (FPM-2017). Topic: Career paths of couples

Rajib Dhal Strategic Management (Member) (Ongoing) (EFPM-2020). Topic: Innovation in SME’s

Graduated:

Tata Murthy Ph.D. 2023 Strategic Management (Member). Topic: Auctions in Oil and Gas industry  

Sudipto Mazumder Ph.D. 2021 Strategic Management (Chair). Topic: Digital Transformation Outsourcing

Ravishankar Jayaraman Ph.D. 2022 OB&HR (Member) (EFPM-2015). Topic: Emergence of organizational culture

Devyani Mourya Ph.D. 2021 OB&HR (Member)(FPM -2014). Topic: Social Volunteering

Sonali Gupta Ph.D. 2022 Strategic Management (Member)(EFPM-2016). Topic: Incubation ecosystem for Women Entrepreneurs

Internal Thesis Examiner for Geeta Krishnan (EFPM 2018), Anita Sharma (FPM 2011),

External Thesis Examiner for Amit Kumar (NMIMS, Mumbai), Amar Krishna (Symbiosis, Pune).

Ph.D mentor for NIRMA, Ahmedabad and NMIMS, Mumbai

Publications

Garg, S (Under Print) Habibganj Railway Station Redevelopment: A World-Class Dream Coming True Vikalpa: The Journal of Decision Makers (Accepted VIK-21-0055)

Garg, S. (2022) Braithwaite – in search of a sustainable turnaround Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vol. 12 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-04-2022-0108

Garg, S (2021) Coastal Gujarat Power Limited: Public Gains Private Losses! Ivey Case Collection 9B21M056

Mazumder, S & Garg, S., (2021) Decoding Digital Transformational Outsourcing: The Role of Service Providers’ Capabilities. International Journal of Information Management, 58(2021) 102295 (ABDC-A*) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102295

Garg, S (2020) Adani Power: Risk and Uncertainty. IIM Indore Case Center. IIMI/Case/2020-4

Garg, S., & Tripathi, S. (2020) INDIAHIKES – Treading the Untrodden Trail. Ivey Case collection 9B20M051. Winner of the ISB-Ivey Case Competition 2018. 

Mazumder, S., & Garg, S. (2020). Decoding Digital Transformational Outsourcing: Role of Service Providers’ Capabilities. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2020, No. 1, p. 16974). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.

Van Scotter, J., & Garg, S. (2020). Entrepreneurial Tenacity and Self-Efficacy Effects on Persisting Across Industry Contexts. Contemporary Management Research, 15(3), 147-173. doi: 10.7903/cmr.19501

Garg, S., & Mahapatra, D. (2019) Hybrid Annuity Model: Hamming Risk Allocations in Indian Highway Public-private Partnerships. Journal of Public Affairs, 19(1), e1890. doi: 10.1002/pa.189 (ABDC- B)

Garg, S., & Srikanth, K. (2019). Trusting Others When Looking Over One’s Shoulder: Accountability Pressures and Governance Choices. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2019, No. 1, p. 12099). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. Doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.12099abstract

Venkat, G., Garg, S., & Thapliyal, S. (2019) Integrative Live Case: A Contemporary Business Ethics Pedagogy, Journal of Business Ethics,155(4), 1009-1032. Doi: 10.1007/s10551-017-3514-6 (FT50, ABDC- A*)

Van Scotter, J. R., & Garg, S. (2019). Tenacity and Self-Efficacy Across Contexts: Effects on Quitting and Continuing. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2019, No. 1, p. 16155). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.16155abstract

Garg, S., (2019) Delhi to Gurugram NH-8 Highway: A public Private partnership. IIM Indore Case Center. IIMI/Case Center/SM/XX/2018-19

Garg, S., & Rastogi, N. (2018) Road Learnings: The first Road PPP of India. A case on Public-private partnerships evolution. IIM Indore Case Center. IIMI/Case Center/SM/01/2017-18

Garg, S., & Mahapatra, D. (2017) Opportunism Galore: The Case of Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. Handbook on PPPs in Developing and Emerging Economies. Emerald Publishing ISBN 978-1-78714-494-1

Garg, S., & Venkatraman, G. (2017) Diesel Gate: Catching dirty fish in murky waters.  IIM Indore Case Center IIMI/Case Center/GM/02/17-18

Garg, S. (2017) Brushes with Bankruptcy: The Braithwaite Case, Part A, and BIIM Indore Case Center. IIMI/Case Center/SM/01/16-17

Garg, S., & Garg, S. (2017) Rethinking Public-private Partnerships: An unbundling approach. Transportation Research Procedia, Volume 25, 2017, 3789-3807, ISSN 2352-1465, doi: 10.1016/j.trpro.2017.05.241

Garg, S. (2016) Contextualizing Coordination: Peeling the Onion or Blind men and the elephant. Working Paper Registered with IIM, Indore

Garg, S., & Garg, S.B.L. (2005), Technology Innovation as an Evolutionary Process, Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, New Delhi, India. (Rated ABDC A in 2022)

Conference Presentations

Garg, S. (2023, August). A longitudinal process perspective on Strategic renewal: Three decades of Braithwaite. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, 2023.

Garg, S (2023, July) Medical Oxygen Logistics in India: A Pandemic Response. World Conference on Transport Research 2023, Montreal, Canada (Accepted for Presentation)

Garg, S, S.Narbariya, & Gupta, R (2023, January) Psychometric test contextualized for selection of trainees in a upskilling programme in Indian context INDAM Conference (Submission 5345) (6-8th January, 2023)

Garg,S. & Mehta, S.R. (2021, March) A trillion rupee program: Indian Railways Station redevelopment CWC/2021/156 AIMA-ICRC 2021 Competition. Certificate of Excellence.

Garg, S. (2021, Februvary) Discussant to paper” Governance structures for public-service provisions: Contractual firms of public-private mix of management regimes” IMR Doctoral Conference 2021 4-6 February 2021, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Mazumder, S., & Garg, S. (2020, December). Not all equal: Necessary-but-not-sufficient capabilities for service providers in digital transformational outsourcing. 14th International Conference- Convergence, IFIM Business School, December 18-19, 2020. Honorable Mention Award

Mazumder, S., & Garg, S. (2020, August). Decoding Digital Transformational Outsourcing: Role of Service Providers’ Capabilities. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, 2020.

Mazumder, Sudipto & Garg, Swapnil (2020, January) Outsourcing service provider performance amidst digital transformation: Role of competency recipes. INDAM  Jan 2-4th 2020 IIM Tiruchirappalli.

Mazumder, Sudipto & Garg, Swapnil (2019, December) Digital transformation of services outsourcing: The role of provider competencies. PAN-IIM December 12-14th 2019 IIM Rohtak. Submission 130 Doctoral Track

Mazumder, Sudipto & Garg, Swapnil (2019, December) Configurational Success (and Failure) Recipes for Transformational Outsourcing: A Service Provider’s Perspective. PAN-IIM December 12-14th 2019 IIM Rohtak. Submission 189 Doctoral Track – Special Mention

Garg, Shivangi., Garg, Shaaranya., & Garg, Swapnil (2019, September) Path Dependence of Indore’s Cleanliness. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business – Thessaloniki, Greece, 2019. 

Van Scotter, J. R., & Garg, S. (2019, August). Tenacity and Self-Efficacy Across Contexts: Effects on Quitting and Continuing. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, 2019

Garg, S., & Srikanth, K. (2019, August). Trusting Others When Looking Over One’s Shoulder: Accountability Pressures and Governance Choices. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, 2019

Garg, S. & Dayal, M. (2019, May) Road Learnings from the First PPP of India. 15th World Conference on Transport Research, Mumbai. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2352146520306785

Garg, S. (2019, May) Few Ways to Succeed, Many Ways to Fail: Asymmetrical Performance of Indian Highway PPP Projects. 15th World Conference on Transport Research, Mumbai. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2352146520304506

Garg, S., & Gunta, S. (2018, December) Strategy Simulations: Rationale and Reflections, Presented at Strategic Management Forum at IIM, Trichy

Garg, S., Venkat, G., & Thapliyal, S. (2018, December) Integrative Live Case: A Contemporary Strategic Management Pedagogy, Presented at Strategic Management Forum at IIM, Trichy

Garg, S. (2018, November) Few Ways to Succeed, Many Ways to Fail: Asymmetrical Performance of Indian Highway PPP Projects. Presented and Discussed at the International QCA Paper Development Workshop, ETH Zurich.

Garg, S., & Prakash, P. (2017, December) The incremental impact of perception on bidding behavior: Contributing to the rational- behavioral debate. India Finance Conference, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Garg, S., & Garg, S. (2017, July) Land Administration: A big data perspective. Data for Policy 2017 Conference, London  

Garg, S. & Garg, S. (2016, December) Policy Diffusion in India: A sub-national study of Land records modernization in the Indian States. PAN-IIM, Ahmedabad 2016 Paper presentation

Garg, S., & Rajput, K. (2016, December) Complexity Management in Public-private Partnerships: Evidence from Indian Highway Projects. PAN-IIM, Ahmedabad 2016 Poster presentation

Garg, S., & Garg, S. (2016, July) Rethinking Public-private Partnerships: An unbundling approach. Presented at the 14th World Conference on Transport Research at Shanghai, China, 10-15th July’ 2016

Garg, S., & Dayal, M. (2015, October) Sub-Climates in a Large organization: The Case of Indian Railways. Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association 2015, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. “Act on your Research Track.”

Garg, S. (2011, November) A closer look at work coordination: Modes and Aspects of Coordination. Proposal selected for presentation at the Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Miami, Florida, US.

Garg, S., & Van Scotter, J. (2011, November). A trait and context model of entrepreneurial behavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association, Savanna, Georgia, US.

Garg, S., & Van Scotter, J. (2010, November). A multilevel perspective on the determinants of Entrepreneurial persistence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association, Tampa, Florida, US.

Garg, S. (2010, August) What do we know about entrepreneurial persistence? An empirical examination of entrepreneurial quitting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management Meeting, Montreal, Canada. (Session on emerging trends in entrepreneurship)

Garg, S. (2009, August) Entrepreneurial Persistence and Social Support. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, US

Garg, S., & Garg, S.B.L. (2006, December) Information Systems (IS) maturity level as a measure of IS implementation in an organization, Paper presented at the GIFT Conference on Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Bangkok, Thailand.

Garg, S., & Garg, S.B.L. (2004, January), Adoption of New Technology-An essential tool for Survival, Paper presented at the NICOM International Conference on Management, Institute of Management, Jan 2-4, 2004, NIRMA University, Ahmedabad, India.

TEACHING

CONSULTANCY

Project Evaluation Report for World Bank funded Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality Improvement Project (MPHEQIP). 2022 Value: INR 1.5 million

Implementation and Completion Report for World Bank funded MPCARS project – Public Service Delivery for MP Government, 2021. Value: INR 2 million

Developing a Psychometric Tool for identifying interests of candidates for vocational training for skilling purposes. National Backward Finance and Development Corporation, Government of India, 2021 Value: INR 0.8 million.

Verification of Disbursement Linked Indicators for the SANKALP (Skill India) project for Government of India (World Bank), 2019-2021. Value: INR 50 million

3 R Assessment of the IPL Matches at Indore, 2018. Value: Pro Bono.Verification of Disbursement Linked Indicators for World Bank Funded MPCARS Project. Client MP Government,2017. Value: INR One million

INDUSTRY

 1992 TO 2015 INDIAN RAILWAYS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

2014-15                         Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Jamalpur, Bihar, India. Senior Professor (Rolling Stock Technology) . Supervised the probationary training of Mechanical Engineers. Designed and delivered courses on technology and general management.

2012-14                         Northern Railway, Indian Railways. Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (C&W).                    Lucknow and Moradabad sub-divisions of Northern Railway. Supervised train operations and maintenance. Managed the mechanical coaching and wagon department, employing over 2000 employees.

2007-11                         On leave from Railways to pursue Ph.D. at the University of Florida, USA.

2004-07                         Deputed at IRCON International Ltd, New Delhi, India. Additional General Manager (Information Technology). Conceived, developed, and implemented an enterprise-wide performance reporting system for global turnkey infrastructure projects. Implemented Primavera based Project Management System. Core Team member for ERP (SAP) Implementation.

2001-04                         Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi, India. Prepared ERP implementation plan. Upgraded organization’s IT maturity and infrastructure.

2000-01                         Sponsored for Executive MBA (XIII National Management Program). 15 months residential program for public and private executives.

1992-00                         Mechanical Engineer, Northern Railway, Indian Railways. Supervised maintenance and operations of rolling stock in a techno-managerial role.

ACADEMIC CV

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