Faculty - Dr. Anirudh Agrawal

Dr. Anirudh Agrawal
- Designation: Professor and Dean of Entrepreneurship
- Academic Area: General Management, Strategic management, Entrepreneurship, Design thinking, Corporate Sustainability Transformation
- Email: Anirudh.agrawal@soilschoolofbusinessdesign.com
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirudh06/

Dr. Anirudh Agrawal is a Full Professor at the Soil School of Business Design. Previously, he was a full professor at Alliance University, Bangalore. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at OP Jindal Global University and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at FLAME University. He completed his doctoral studies at Copenhagen Business School under Prof. Kai Hockerts within the thematic area of sustainability, strategy, and entrepreneurship. He holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from INSA Lyon and Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College. He has a certificate in strategy and supply chain from HEC Paris. He was associated with the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Bennett University, FLAME University, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Worldbank as consultant, Indsight Growth Partners, Aldesa, Frankfurt School of finance and management, Techquartier, Tvarit GMBH, ESIEIB (Spain) and Valeo (Lyon).

His teaching interests include corporate strategy, entrepreneurship, CSR, Sustainable management, and social entrepreneurship. He has published 27 research articles at peer-reviewed journals, peer-reviewed books, and peer-reviewed book chapters. He has present his research at top global conferences including EGOS, AOM and EMES. He is currently working on his fifth book and has multiple research articles in pipelines all related to sustainability, organizational strategy, and the future of work. He is also a regular speaker on topics related to further of work, entrepreneurship, sustainability and related policies. He enjoys creating meetups on politics, sustainability, startups and investment. Furthermore, he speaks Spanish and French and he is learning German from his children.

Academic Degrees

PhD – Copenhagen Business School- 2019
Masters in mechanical Engineering – INSA Lyon – 2008
Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering – Punjab Engineering College – 2006
Certificate in Entrepreneurship – Harvard Business School – 2016
Certificate in Strategic Management – HEC Paris – 2011
Multiple PhD courses from NHH Norway, Copenhagen Business School, Lund University

Academic Appointments

Visiting Scholar – VSE Prague – 2021 – to Present

Professional Experience

Veolia Water Solutions – Sales Engineering – 2008 to 2010
Indsight Growth Partners – Analyst and Consultant – 2011-2012
Aldesa construction – Consultant – 2012
Jindal global university – Assistant professor – 2016-2017
Frankfurt school of finance and management – Consultant – 2018 – 2019
Tvarit GMBH – Consultant – 2019
Flame University – Associate Professor -2019- 2021
Jindal global university – Associate Professor 2021-2024
Alliance University – Full professor – 2024- 2025

Courses Taught

Strategic Management
Design thinking
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
ESG and Impact Investing

Awards & Honors

College Color – Punjab Engineering College -2006
Gold Medal Major Project Robotics – Punjab Engineering College 2006
Eramus Mundus masters in mechanical Engineering – 2006-2008
HEC Paris – Predoctoral Studies – 2010-2011
Copenhagen Business School – PhD Fellowship

Publication & Books

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Polychronopoulos, G., Lukeš, M., Sansone, G., Losová, V. Š., Diener, F., & Agrawal, A. (2023). The Social Impact of Social Enterprises: A Holistic View and a Contextualized Explanation. Journal of Management Studies (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joms.13138) (FT 40, A*, Q1, Scopus) *
Khare, P., Gura, A. S., & Agrawal, A. (2024). A process model of social enterprise scaling using the legitimacy lens. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (ABDC – B, Q1, Scopus) *
Agrawal, A., Chopra, R., Sharma, G. D., Rao, A., Vasa, L., & Budhwar, P. (2023). Work from home practices as corporate strategy- an integrative review. Heliyon, 9(9), e19894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19894 (Q1, Scopus)
Chopra, R., Sharma, G. D., Agrawal, A., & Mendy, J. (2023). Digitalisation for Business, Environmental and Socio-Economic Good: A bibliometric research review and analysis. British Academy of Management. (Published at Review of Managerial Science) (Q1, Scopus) *
Anirudh, A., Jespersen, K. J. S., & Pendyal, K. (2023). Institutional void to institutional work: Study of digital finance in India. Journal of Business, Ethics and Society, 3(2), 80–91. https://journal.bmu.edu.in/journal-files/5_Digital-Finance-India-Anirudh_Rev.pdf
Agrawal, A., & Jespersen, K. (2022). How do Impact Investors Evaluate an Investee Social Enterprise? A Framework of Impact Investing process. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-04-2022-0129 (ABDC – B, Q2, Scopus) *
Rao, A., Jain, M., Sharma, G. D., Mahendru, M., & Agrawal, A. (2022). Revisiting the financial market interdependence during COVID-19 times: A study of Green bonds, cryptocurrency, commodities, and other financial markets. International Journal of Managerial Finance. (ABDC – A, Q1, Scopus) *
Singh, S., Bansal, P., Bhardwaj, N., & Anirudh, A. (2021). Nexus between COVID-19 infections, exchange rates, stock market return and temperature in G7 Countries: Novel insights from partial and multiple wavelet coherence. Frontiers in Environmental Science. (Q1, Scopus)
Agrawal, A., Gandhi, P. Khare, Prajakta (2021), Empowering Women Through Social Entrepreneurship: Study of a social entrepreneurial startup in rural India using Intersectionality Lens. International Journal of Organizational Analysis (ABDC – B, Q2, Scopus) *
Sandeep Goyal, Anirudh Agrawal, Bruno S. Sergi (2020) Social Entrepreneurship for Scalable Solutions for SDGs in India, Qualitative Research in Organisations and Management (ABDC – B, Q2, Scopus)
Agrawal, A. & Hockerts, K. (2019) Impact Investing Strategy: Managing Conflicts between Impact Investor and Investee Social Enterprise. Sustainability, 11, 4117 (Q1, Scopus) *
Agrawal, A., Hockerts, K. (2019). Impact investing: review and research agenda. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 1–29. (ABDC – B, Q2, Scopus) *
Agrawal, A. (2018). Impact investing: Framework and research agenda. Social Business: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 8(3), 293–317. (ABDC – B, Q2, Scopus)
Sahasranamam, S., Agrawal, A. (2016). Corporate social entrepreneurship in India. South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, (now : South Asian Journal of Business Studies)5(2), 214–233 (ABDC – C, Q2, Scopus)

Books and Edited Volumes

Anirudh Agrawal (Editor); Kumar, P., & Agrawal, A. (2026). Dark Side of Sustainability and ESG (P. Kumar, L. & A. Agrawal (eds.)). Emerald Group Publishing (Under development) (Scopus)
Anirudh Agrawal (Editor); Kumar, P., Caporarello, L., & Agrawal, A. (2023). Higher Education for Sustainable Development Goals (P. Kumar, L. Caporarello, & A. Agrawal (eds.)). Emerald Group Publishing (Scopus) *
Anirudh Agrawal (Editor); P. Kumar, A. Agrawal, & P. Budhwar (Eds.), Work From Home: Individual, Organisational and Technological perspectives; Emerald 2021, 253 p. Anthology (Scopus) *
Anirudh Agrawal (Editor); P. Kumar, A. Agrawal, & P. Budhwar (Eds.), Human & Technological Resource Management (HTRM) : New Insights into Revolution 4.0 Emerald 2020, 300 p. Anthology (Scopus) *
Anirudh Agrawal (Editor) ; Payal Kumar (Editor) / Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business Models : The Case of India. Palgrave Macmillan 2018, 253 p. Anthology (Scopus) *

Book Chapters

Payal Kumar, Leonardo Caporarello and Anirudh Agrawal (2023) Research from The Global North and South on HEIs as A Driver For SDGs in Higher Education for Sustainable Development Goals (P. Kumar, L. Caporarello, & A. Agrawal (eds.)). Emerald Group Publishing (Scopus)
Agrawal, A., Kumar, P., Shah, S. S., & Budhwar, P. (2021). Work from Home among Start-ups in India: An Institutional Logics Perspective. In Work from Home: Multi-level Perspectives on the New Normal (pp. 290–310). (Scopus)
Agrawal, A.; Payal, K.; Tyagi, A.; Country-level comparison of Industry 4.0 in Germany, South Korea and the United States: Policy implications for India In. P. Kumar, A. Agrawal, & P. Budhwar (Eds.), Human & Technological Resource Management (HTRM) : New Insights into Revolution 4.0 Emerald 2020, p.202-260. (Scopus)
P. Kumar, A. Agrawal, & P. Budhwar / Preface In: P. Kumar, A. Agrawal, & P. Budhwar (Eds.), Human & Technological Resource Management (HTRM) : New Insights into Revolution 4.0 Emerald 2020, p. xv-xx (Scopus)
Agrawal, A., & Khare, P. (2019). Social Entrepreneurship in India: Models and Application. In E. Bidet & J. Defourny (Eds.), Social Enterprise in Asia Theory, Models and Practice (First). New York: Routledge, Taylor Francis Group. (Scopus)
Anirudh Agrawal / Effectiveness of Impact-Investing at the Base of the Pyramid: An Empirical Study from India. In: Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business Models: The Case of India. . ed. /Anirudh Agrawal; Payal Kumar. : Palgrave Macmillan 2018, p. 207-246 (Scopus)
Anirudh Agrawal; Sebastian Schaefer; Thomas Funke / Incorporating Industry 4.0 in Corporate Strategy In: Analyzing the Impacts of Industry 4.0 in Modern Business Environments. ed. /Richard Brunet-Thornton; Felipe Martinez. Hersley, PA : IGI global 2018, p. 161-176 (Scopus)
Anirudh Agrawal / Venture Capitalist Enabled Entrepreneurial Mentoring: An Exploratory Study. In: Exploring Dynamic Mentoring Models in India. ed. /Payal Kumar. : Palgrave Macmillan 2018, p. 89-107 (Scopus)
Agrawal, Wade (2017), Social Entrepreneurship O.P Jindal Global University, Social Entrepreneurship Courses in India: A Compendium, Editor Dr C Shambu Prasad, Publisher: IRMA, India (Scopus)
Anirudh Agrawal; Kai Hockerts / Institutional Theory as a Framework for Practitioners of Social Entrepreneurship In: Social Innovation: Solutions for a Sustainable Future. . ed. /Thomas Osburg; René Schmidpeter. Heidelberg : Springer Science+Business Media 2013, p. 119-129 (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance) (Scopus)
Anirudh Agrawal; Payal Kumar / Preface In: Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business Models: The Case of India. . ed. /Anirudh Agrawal; Payal Kumar. : Palgrave Macmillan 2018, p. xv-xx (Scopus)

Writings in Popular Media

Agrawal, A. & Sharma, GD (2022). Risk management lens to reduce the cost of banking. State Bank of India Academy
Agrawal, A. (2021). Machine as Service. Tvarit GmbH
Agrawal, A., & Mahendru, M ( Forthcoming). From Adam Smith to Karl Marx: How would digitalisation ‘age’?. The EuropeanBusiness Review
Agrawal, A., & Damani, B. (2020, October 20). Top Leadership Compensation: From Hockey-Stick to Shared Pay-checks. Retrieved December 10, 2020Top Leadership Compensation: From Hockey-Stick to Shared Pay-checks, from http://www.bos-cbscsr.dk/2020/10/20/top-leadership-compensation/?fbclid=IwAR2f1a92TZOMEj9OWs2leXIaiC-py7mgJFSGaAYBjXmFcyBgYo_wjmwb0S8
Anirudh Agrawal (14th February, 2020). Why I fell in love with Pune a Porterian Cluster Perspective. Flame University. https://www.flame.edu.in/newsroom/why-i-fell-in-love-with-pune-a-porterian-cluster-perspective ( Published on 14th Feb 2020, Retreived on 25 Feb 2020)
Anridh Agrawal (11th December, 2019). Working mothers and Organisatioanl empathy. OurFrontCover
Agrawal, A., & Tyagi, A. (2019). Is it a right policy to focus on SDGs during Economic Slowdown?. CBS Business and Society Blog. Retrieved October 14, 2019, from http://www.bos-cbscsr.dk/2019/10/14/is-it-a-right-policy-to-focus-on-sdgs-during-economic-slowdown/
Tyagi, A., & Agrawal, A. 2019, January 24. As World Economic Forum Discusses Fourth Industrial Revolution, The Hurdles in India’s Path. News18. https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/opinion-as-world-economic-forum-discusses-fourth-industrial-revolution-the-hurdles-in-indias-path-2012751.html, January 31, 2019, New Delhi, India.
Agrawal, A., & Tyagi, A. 2019, January 29. Lessons From Davos: How to Reduce Talent Gap Through Institutionalization of Internships. News18. https://www.news18.com/news/india/lessons-from-world-economic-forum-how-to-reduce-talent-gap-through-instutionalisation-of-internships-2018005.html, January 31, 2019, New Delhi, India.
Tyagi, A., & Agrawal, A. (2019). Robust Oppn, Vigilant Media, Stronger Social Media: How Environmental Issues Find Space in Indian Elections. Retrieved April 22, 2019, from https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/robust-oppn-vigilant-media-stronger-social-media-how-environment-issues-find-space-in-indian-elections-2111273.html

Conferences (if any)

AOM Copenhagen 2025
- Classification of impact investing
PRME PWD 2023 at SPJMR by EGOS Group
- Process of Creating a Social Enterprise Brand at the base of the Pyramid: A case study of BakrichaapS
- Stakeholder Management as a form of Institutional Work: Multiple Case Studies of Indian CSR Cases
EGOS 2023
Process of Refugee Entrepreneurship: A case study from India

EMES 2023
- Process of Refugee Entrepreneurship: A case study from India
BAM 2022
- Chopra, R., Sharma, G. D., Agrawal, A., & Mendy, J. (2022). Digitalisation for Business, Environmental and Socio-Economic Good: A bibliometric research review and analysis. British Academy of Management.
AOM 2022
- Polychronopoulos, G., Lukeš, M., Sansone, G., Losová, V. Š., Diener, F., & Agrawal, A. (2022). The Social Impact of Social Enterprises: A Holistic View and a Contextualized Explanation. Academy of Management Conference.
EGOS July 2022
- Khare, P., Gura, A. S., & Agrawal, A. (2022). A process model of social enterprise scaling using the legitimacy lens. EGOS Sub-Theme 69: Innovating and Transforming Organizations and Organizing.
EGOS July 2022
- Work from Home: Exploratory study of startups from institional logics perspectives
EMES 2021
SPARC – IIM Udaipur (2020)
- Agrawal (2020) Sharing Platforms in India
Copenhagen Impact Investing Days
- Agrawal (2019): Impact Investing Antecedents, Categories and Strategies
EGOS 2019 – Edinburg
- Agrawal, A. (2019). Review of social impact assessment measures used by impact investing firms. In 35th EGOS Colloquium (p. 15). Edinburgh, United Kingdom: EGOS 2019.
EMES 2019 – Sheffield, UK
- Agrawal, A. (2019). ’Review of Social Impact Assessment Measures used by Impact Investing Firms. In R. Ridley-Duff & M. Nyssens (Eds.), EMES 2019. Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Hallam University.
- Mareppagol, K., & Agrawal, A. (2019). Empowering Women Through Social Entrepreneurship: A case of PAHAL initiative. In R. Ridley-Duff & M. Nyssens (Eds.), EMES 2019. Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Hallam University.
AOM 2018 – Big Data Special Conference – Surrey UK
- Agrawal, A. (2018). Incorporating Industry 4.0 in Firm Strategy. In Academy of Management Global Proceedings 2018. Surrey, UK: Academy of Management Global Proceedings 2018.
ESU 2017 : Conference Paper – Leuphana University
- Effectiveness of Impact-Investing at the Base of the Pyramid: An Empirical Study from India.
EMES 2017 : Conference Paper – Brussels
- Effectiveness of Impact-Investing at the Base of the Pyramid: An Empirical Study from India.
AOM 2016 : Conference Paper – Anaheim, USA
- Aligning Competing Logics at the Inter-organizational Level: How Impact Investors and Investees Synchronize Logics?
ESU 2014 : Conference Paper – Lund University, Sweden
- Aligning Competing Logics at the Inter-organizational Level: How Impact Investors and Investees Synchronize Logics?
EURAM 2014 : Conference Paper
- Managing Hybrid Logics: The case of Danish social entrepreneurial startups
EGOS 2014 : Conference – Rotterdam
- Aligning Competing Logics at the Inter-organizational Level: How Impact Investors and Investees Synchronize Logics?
EMES 2013 : Conference Paper- Liege University
- Review of Social entrepreneurship
Oikos Saint Gallan, PhD conference 2013
- Markets vs Mission: Cross case analysis of SKS vs Grameen Bank
ESU, Wisebaden PhD day 2012

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