UDAYASANKAR, KRISHNA
Assistant Professor
Office: BIZ1-02-04
Contact: 6516-3774
Email: bizku@nus.edu.sg
Education Qualifications
Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2005
Graduate Certificate, International Business, University of Sydney, 2002
BA, LLB. (Hons.), National Law School of India University, 2000
Academic and Professional Experience
Assistant Professor (Visiting Fellow), National University of Singapore, Department of Business Policy, 2005
Tutor, Nanyang Technological University, 2003 - 2005
Consultant, India Law Info, 2001 - 2002
Executive, Oracle Software, 2000 - 2001
Research Assistant/Associate, EQUATIONS (Non-Govt. Org), 1999 - 2000
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
The Perpetuity of the Corporate Entity: Implications for Shareholders and Stakeholders, Corporate Ownership and Control, 2008 (Forthcoming)
The Foundations of Governance Theory: A case for the Resource-dependence Perspective, Corporate Ownership and Control, 2008 (Forthcoming)
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Size, Journal of Business Ethics, 2007 (Forthcoming)
Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: The Effects of Regulation and Competitiveness, with Das, S.S., Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2007
Conference Papers
Firm Strategy in a Competitive Institutional Environment: A New Generic Typology, Academy of Management Conference, 2006
Substitutes or Complements? The Effect of Ownership and Board Of Directors On CEO-Chairperson Duality, with Das, SS. and Lim, P.X, Academy of Management Conference, 2006
A Contingency-Based Theory of Ownership and Firm Performance, with Krishnamurti, C. and Das, S.S., Academy of Management Conference, 2006
Integrating Multiple Theories of Corporate Governance: A Multi-Country Empirical Study, with Das. S.S. and Krishnamurti, C., K. M. Weaver (Ed.) Proceedings of the Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (forthcoming), 2005 Best Paper, Distinguished Best Paper, BPS Division, Finalist, Glueck Best Paper Award International Entrepreneurship, Institutions, and First-Mover Advantages, with Das, S.S., Academy of Management Conference, 2005
Competitive Institutional Strategies: A New Generic Typology., with Das, S.S., K. M. Weaver (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 2004 Best Paper, Nominated for Dexter Best International Paper Award
Dominant Institutions: An Institutional Model of First Mover Advantages, with Das, S.S., British Academy of Management Conference 2004, 2004
Working Papers
The Costs of Corporate Governance
Time, and Shareholder Heterogeneity, with Zajac, E.
Corporate Governance in Family-dominated firms, with Yeung, B and Morck, R.
Corporate Governance in Knowledge-Intensive Firms, with Zajac, E.
Ownership and Firm Performance: A Contingency View of Corporate Governance in Japan, with Krishnamurti, C, and Das, S.S.
When is Two Really Company? The Interactive Effects of Competition and Regulation on Corporate Governance, with Das, S.S. and Krishnamurti, C.
Membership And Professional Activities
Member, Academy of Management, 2004-Present
Member-Advocate, Bar Council of India, 2000-2001
Consultation and Executive Experience
India Law Info
Oracle Software Pvt. Ltd.
Research Interests
Corporate Governance
Institutional Theory
Competitive Strategy
Courses
BSP3001 Business Policy & Strategy
Awards
Distinguished Best Paper Award, BPS Division, Academy of Management 2005
Finalist, Glueck Best Paper Award, BPS Division, Academy of Management, 2005
Nominated for Carolyn Dexter Award, Academy of Management 2004
Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, 2004, 2005
