Mumbai Campus,
Dean, School of Management and Labour Studies
MBA (IGNOU),
Ph.D. (Pilani)
satyajit[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in
Office Address -
Room No 404, Academic Building No 2, Naoroji Campus (New Campus), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumabi - 400 088, Maharashtra, India
Phone Number -
+91 22 2552 5815
Email -
satyajit@tiss.ac.in
Linkedin Profile -
www.linkedin.com/in/satyajit-majumdar-b2a70215
* Undergraduate in Electrical and Industrial Engineering
* Post-graduate in Management
* Applied M. Phil.
* PhD from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, India
* Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India)
Professor Incharge and Director of TISS Incube Foundation - Incubation Centre of Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Co-Chair of the 'Steering Committee on Biotechnology Based Programme for Societal Development', Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Member of Programme Advisory & Monitoring Committee, National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Teach entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, strategic management, strategic human resource management, growth and technology strategy, and corporate social responsibility
Offers training programmes for practicing professionals, teachers and young entrepreneurs on Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Growth and Strategy, Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategic Human Resource Management, also provides consulting support
Regularly delivering key note addresses and expert lectures at intenational and national conferences and seminars
Mentoring young business and social entrepreneurs and start-up organizations
More than 42 years of experience, previous engagement with Coal India Limited in maintenance and projects, with Indian Statistical Institute as consultant, with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Madhya Pradesh as advisor on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)
Conferred with 'Dr V G Patel Memorial Award' 2023
Conferred with 'Distinguished Alumnus of SGSITS Award' 2023
Best Research Proposal Award at the International Conference of Strategic Management Society at Hyderabad in 2018
Conferred with Galpin International Research Fellowship by Quinnipiac University (USA) in 2009
Conferred with Best Case Writer Award for writing case study sase study ‘Polyhydron - transforming to a Family Managed Business’ by Thomas Schimdheiny Chair on Family Business, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (India) in 2009
Conferred with Best Case Writer Award for writing case study ‘Restructuring for Growth in Nishotech (A) & (B)’by Society for Entrepreneurship Educator (India) in 2005
Distinguished Alumnus of SGS Institute of Technology and Science, Indore (India) – the alma mater
Associated as exprt with UNESCO - Asia-Pacific, UNCTAD - Geneva, Siberia Region of Russian Federation, British Council - India and UK
Associated as Mentor to busienss and social enterpresises with Biotechnlogy Resarch Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Ex-Member of Core Committee for National Entrepreneurship Award, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India
Member of Boards of companies and non-governmental organisations
Travelled UK, USA, France, Japan, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Italy, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, China, Malaysia, Switzerland, Nepal , Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines as invited speaker, visiting faculty and fellow researcher
Primary research areas - entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship with specific focus on 'growth strategy', 'buiness models' and 'CSR'
Published papers in reputed journals and edited volumes
Specific research focus on ‘theorizatiion and theory building’
Developed copyrighed technique ‘Problem Mapping and Problem Map’ to become the basis of education and training programmes for startups
Research Papers and Case Studies in Journals -
Paper on ‘Study of TQM (Business Excellence) Models’ published in IE Journal, Vol. XXXI, No. 7, 2003
Paper on ‘Strategic Leadership in Small Manufacturing Organizations: An Empirical Study on Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra’ in The ICFAI Journal of Business Strategy, September, 2005
Paper on ‘Modelling Growth Strategy in Small Entrepreneurial Organisations’ in Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 17, No. 2, July-December, 2008
Paper on ‘Sustainable Entrepreneurial Support (in Supply Chain) as Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of Large Organisations: A Conceptual Framework' (co-authored with Rohit Nishant) in ICFAI University Journal of Entrepreneurship Development, Vol V, No 3, September, 2008
Paper on ‘How do they plan for growth in auto component business? – A study on small foundries of western India’ in Journal of Business Venturing, Vol 25, Issue 3, May, 2010
Research Note on ‘Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study of the Social Segments in the Indian State of Goa’ (co-authored with Gordhan Saini) in the South Asian Journal of Management, Vol 20, Issue 1, January, 2013
Paper on ‘Growth Strategy in Entrepreneur Managed Small Organizations – A Study of Auto Component Manufacturing Organizations in Central India’ in the South Asian Journal of Management, Vol 20, Issue 4, October, 2013
Paper on ‘Social entrepreneurship as an essentially contested concept: Opening a new avenue for systematic future research’ (co-authored with Nia Choi) in the Journal of Business Venturing, Vol 29, Issue 3, May, 2014
Paper on ‘Application of Social Marketing in Social Entrepreneurship: Evidence from India’ (co-authored with Archana Singh and Gordhan Saini) in Social Marketing Quarterly, Vol 21, Issue 3, 2015
Paper on ‘CSR in India: Critical Review and Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ (co-authored with Gordhan Saini) in Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Vol 2, Issue 1, 2015
Research Papers and Articles, and Case Studies in Edited Volume -
Article ‘Strategic Leadership in Small Scale Industries’ in commemorative volume: Corporate India–Road mapping Leadership published by Indore Management Association, Indore, 2004
Paper on ‘Growth Strategy in Small Manufacturing Organizations – A Study on Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra’ in edited volume titled ‘Developmental Aspects of Entrepreneurship’, published by Response Books, New Delhi, India, 2007
Case study on ‘Nishotech Systems Private Limited’ included in edited volume titled ‘Entrepreneurship Development – Indian Cases on Change Agents’, published by Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, India, 2009
Paper on ‘Cluster Dynamics and Performance in Traditional Industries – Critical Review of Lock, Metalware and Glassware Industries in North India’ (co-authored with Nia Choi) in edited volume titled ‘Prospects of Regional Economic Cooperation in South Asia & Special Studies on Indian Industry, Chanos Publishing, Oxford, UK, 2011
Paper on ‘Social Innovation: Towards a Conceptualisation’ (co-authored with Nia Choi) in edited volume titled ‘Technology and Innovations for Social Change, Springer, 2011
Paper on ‘Creating Social Change Through Entrepreneurship Education: An Effectuation Model at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India’ (co-authored with Yaso Thiru and Samapti Guha) in edited volume titled ‘Technology and Innovations for Social Change, Springer, 2015
Paper on ‘Technology and Innovation for Creating Social Change: Concepts and Theories’ (co-authored with Archana Singh) in edited volume titled ‘Technology and Innovations for Social Change, Springer, 2015
Paper on ‘Introduction: Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice’ (co-authored with Edakkandi Meethal Reji) in edited volume titled ‘Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice’, Springer, 2020
Paper on ‘Qualitative Research in Social Entrepreneurship: A Critique’ (co-authored with Usha Ganesh) in edited volume titled ‘Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice’, Springer, 2020
Paper on ‘Entrepreneurship: Nation as a Context’ (co-authored with Archana Singh) in edited volume titled ‘Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice’, Springer, 2020
Paper on ‘Madhav Sathe: Social Entrepreneur Seeking Opportunity in Problems’ (co-authored with Bina Ajay) in edited volume titled ‘Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development’ – 1st Edition, Routledge India, 2020
Paper on ‘Introduction: In Search of Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship – Concepts and Case’ (co-authored with Samapti Guha) in edited volume titled ‘In Search of Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship - Concepts and Cases’, Springer, 2021
Paper on ‘Female in Indigenous Entrepreneurship: Inquiring Family Dimension’ (co-authored with Jackson Khumukcham) in edited volume titled ‘In Search of Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship - Concepts and Cases’, Springer, 2021
Paper on ‘AI-enabled Collaborative Learning: Indian Higher Education Reimagined’ (co-authored with Aarushi) in edited volume titled ‘Disentangled Vision of Higher Education’, Peter Lang, 2023
Research Volume Edited -
‘Technology and Innovations for Social Change’ (co-edited with Samapti Guha and Nadiya Marakkath), Springer, 2015
‘Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice’ (co-edited with Reji E M), Springer, 2019
‘In Search of Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship - Concepts and Cases’ (co-edited with Samapti Guha), Springer, 2021
Books Authored -
‘Foundation Course II – Entrepreneurship’ (co-authored with Sarthak Ray and Zainab Kakal), National Institute of Open Schooling, New Delhi, 2012
‘Introduction to Entrepreneurship’ (co-authored with E M Reji and Chetan Rout), Center for Social Entrepreneurship, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 2014
‘Facilitators Manual on Foundation Course on Entrepreneurship’ (co-authored with E M Reji), Center for Social Entrepreneurship, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 2014
Major Projects -
Survey of Small Scale Businesses of Madhya Pradesh on behalf of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Madhya Pradesh, India
Report on Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development in Madhya Pradesh - lead a team of experts on behalf of CII for an assignment ‘Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development in Madhya Pradesh’
'Need Assessment Study for design and implementation of CSR Projects' at Seven locations of GAIL India Limited (a public sector enterprise) in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (with Prof Mouleshri Vyas and team)
'Need Assessment and Base Line Survey for CSR Projects in Goa' for Goa Shipyard Limited (a public sector enterprise) (with Dr Gordhan K Saini and team)
'Need Assessment and Base Line Survey for CSR Projects' in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu for L&T Financial Holdings Limited (with Dr Samapti Guha and team)
Impact Study of CSR Projects of Bharat Oman Refinery Limited, Bina (MP) (with team)
Capacity building on entrepreneurship of Vandhan Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra (with team)
Impact of Government Initiatives during COVID-19 pandemic instituted by National Co mmission for Scheduled Tribes India (with team)
Natioanal Lead for Natioanal Entrepreneurship Award - 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India
Skilling Progammes for transgender youth
Startup and Incubation Centre -
Professor incharge and Director of TISS Incube Foundation - incubation centre, working on 'technology for society'
Mentored more than 350 startups including 50 set up by the Graduates of the Masters Programme of TISS
Mentoring the Bio-technology Start-ups supported by Biotechinology Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India under its SPARSH Programme
Meontoring grassroot and micro-enterprises at remote locations like Kashmir Valley (UT oh J&K), Jhabua (MP) and Bastar (CG) and West Bardhwan (WB) especially tribal youth and women
Teaching Courses on -
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Growth Strategy in Small Businesses
Corporate Social Responsibility
Strategic Management of Technology and Technology Innovation
