Faculty Profile
NAVANEETHA KRISHNAN S
Associate Dean (TAPMI-MAHE Bengaluru)
Associate Professor (Strategy & General Management)
Area:
Strategy and General Management
Edu:
B. Tech, DIIT, M. Tech, MBA and Ph. D.
Date of Joining:
13 Jun 2022
Biography
- Cdr. (Dr.) S. Navaneetha Krishnan (Retd.) is an Ex Naval officer, Author, Trainer, and Consultant with industrial work experience of more than 25 years before joining academics and a distinguished alumnus of three different IITs in India.
Having been a Technical officer in the Indian Navy for 21 years he was associated with designing and constructing warships and submarines. He had undertaken collaborative engineering works and facilitated technology transfer from internationally reputed design organizations in Russia, Italy, and France.
He had also served in Ms. Larsen & Toubro (L&T), for more than 6 years, where he was associated with project management of defence ship design and building. He was also part of the team that conceptualized and implemented the ERP for business process integration.
Krishnan had also served as a consultant for a multinational company headquartered in UAE to revive some of their entrepreneurial ventures. His experience and expertise also enabled him to be an excellent corporate trainer, conducting training and workshops for Indian PSUs and MNCs in the area of Innovation, Design Thinking, and Productivity enhancement techniques.
Krishnan completed his Ph.D. from IIT Madras in Integrative Management and researched the topic of Survival strategies of Innovative Start-ups, his Masters (M. Tech) in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, and his Diploma in Naval Construction from IIT Delhi. He did his B. Tech in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding from Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Krishnan had been a research fellow with one of the think tanks of the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. His research work culminated in the Authoring of a book titled “Prosperous Nation building through Shipbuilding”, which indicated strategies and policies that need to be adopted by various stakeholders. He has researched and published papers ranked by ABDC/ABS.
Teaching
- Strategic Project Management
- Business process integration using ERP
- Strategic leadership
- Strategy Simulation-Capstone project
- Entrepreneurship
- Survival strategies for entrepreneurial ventures
Research
- Strategy, Risk and Crisis Management, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology.
Publications
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan, (2013) “Prosperous Nation Building Through Shipbuilding”, (KW Publisher Pvt. Ltd, ISBN Number 978-93-81904-44-2)
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan, L. S. Ganesh, C. Rajendran (2022) “Entrepreneurial Interventions for Crisis Management: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Entrepreneurial Ventures”, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 72 (102830) (ABDC-A Journal; SJR- Q-1; Cite score: 5.5 in 2020).
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan, L. S. Ganesh, C. Rajendran (2022) “Entrepreneurial Interventions for Crisis Management: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Entrepreneurial Ventures”, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 72 (102830) (ABDC-A Journal; SJR- Q-1; Cite score: 5.5 in 2020).
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan, L. S. Ganesh, C. Rajendran (2021). “Management Accounting Tools for Failure Prevention and Risk Management in the context of Indian Innovative Start-Ups: A Contingency Theory Approach”, Journal of Indian Business Research Vol 14 (1), pp 23-48, (ABDC-C Journal; SJR- Q-2; Cite score: 2.2 in 2020).
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan, L. S. Ganesh, C. Rajendran (2020) Characterizing and Distinguishing ‘Innovative Start-ups’ among Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Journal of New Business Venturing 1(1-2), pp. 125-156.
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan, (2012) “A Scientific approach to measure Shipbuilding Productivity”, Maritime Affairs, Vol 8, No 1, Summer, pp. 136-149. (SJR- Q-4; Cite score: 0.4 in 2020)
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan, (2011) “Analysis of Chinese Shipbuilding Industry: Strategic Lessons for India”, Maritime Affairs, Vol 7, No 2, Winter (2011), pp 66-84, (SJR- Q-4; Cite score: 0.4 in 2020).
- S Navaneetha Krishnan, Toppo, V., Basak, A., and Ray, K. K. (2006). Wear behaviour of a steel weld-joint. Wear, 260(11-12), 1285-1294. (SJR- Q-1; Cite score: 7.2 in 2020).
Books
Research Papers
Conferences and Workshops
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan (2020) Presented a paper titled “Distinguishing ‘Disruptive Start-Ups’ among Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)” at the 2nd International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Family Business, IIT Mumbai, India, January 9-11, 2020.
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan, L. S. Ganesh, C. Rajendran (2019) “Conceptualization and Characterization of the Start-up Phase of Business Ventures” 13th Biennial Conference proceeding Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), Ahmedabad, India, February 2019.
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan (2018): Presented a business case study on a Start-up titled “Quilting Queen: Hobby Transformed into a Successful Start-up, rearing for Growth”, organized by Lucknow Management Association, IIM Lucknow, November 2018.
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan (2017) Presented a paper titled “Risk Management in Start-ups: An Overview of the Indian Scenario” at an International Conference: The contribution of Management Accounting to Effective Risk Management, organized by the European Network for Research in Organisational and Accounting Change at Naples, Italy, 29-30 June 17.
Awards
- S. Navaneetha Krishnan (2017) Presented a paper titled “Risk Management in Start-ups: An Overview of the Indian Scenario” at an International Conference: The contribution of Management Accounting to Effective Risk Management, organized by the European Network for Research in Organisational and Accounting Change at Naples, Italy, 29-30 June 17.
- Silver Medal for topping the M.Tech at IIT Kharagpur. 2004.
Media Coverage
- Not Applicable