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Rajat K. Baisya

Rajat K Baisya
Born
NationalityIndian
Known forMakers of Jadavpur: A Technological Perspective, Gairdner International Award
AwardsBest Professor Award from Bloomberg
Scientific career
FieldsManagement Science, Project Management, Operations Research
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Notable studentsSiddhartha Paul Tiwari

Rajat K Baisya is an Indian management professor, author, and researcher.[1] He was formerly Professor & Dean of Dept of Management Education, IIT Delhi.[2] He was awarded Canada Gairdner International Award for the year 1974.[3] He was also awarded Dr J.S.Pruthi Award for the year 2001 for significant contribution to the food industry.[4]

Academic career

Rajat Kanti Baisya obtained his B. Sc. (Honours in chemistry) degree from Calcutta University and thereafter got his B.Tech. , M.Tech , and Ph.D degrees in Engineering from Jadavpur University. He served in the same institute as CSIR , UGC and Ministry of Defence research scholar working on various projects in the areas of Biochemical and Food Engineering as well as Chemical Engineering.[5]

Baisya served as Dean of Dept of Management Education, IIT Delhi. He has written over 350 research articles and six books, besides supervising seven PhD thesis in the areas of supply chain management, marketing management, strategic management and international business.[6] Prior to becoming Dean at IIT Delhi, Baisya was Professor at the Department of Food, Dairy and Agriculture Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Corporate career

He was President and CEO of the Emami Group of Companies from 1988 to 1994. For many years prior to that, he was the Global Senior Vice President, Business Development at Reckitt Benckiser Ltd. In addition, he has held senior management positions at companies such as Escorts Ltd, United Breweries Group, Unilever Group, and Parle-Bisleri Group.[7]

Baisya inaugurating an international conference.

Awards and honours

Prof Baisya as visiting professor at University of Southern Denmark.

Books authored

Selected publications

  • Charan, Parikshit, Ravi Shankar, and Rajat K. Baisya. "Analysis of interactions among the variables of supply chain performance measurement system implementation." Business Process Management Journal (2008).
  • Chakrabarti, Somnath, and Rajat K. Baisya. "The influences of consumer innovativeness and consumer evaluation attributes in the purchase of fashionable ethnic wear in India." International Journal of Consumer Studies 33.6 (2009): 706-714.
  • Baisya, Rajat K., and R. Sarkar. "Customer satisfaction in the service sector: a case study of the airline industry." Journal of Advances in Management Research (2004).
  • Baisya, Rajat K., and Siddhartha Paul Tiwari. "E-governance Challenges and Strategies for Better-managed Projects." Emerging Technologies in E-Government (2008): 203-208.
  • Baisya, Rajat Kanti, and Brane Semolic. "Evolving corporate education: Relevance of management education." Evolving corporate education strategies for developing countries: The role of universities. IGI Global, 2013. 39-55.

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