My research philosophy
Currently, I am an empirical researcher and predominantly work with large panel datasets to uncover empirical insights. Over time, I have collected some exclusive large datasets for my research projects. Since I am interested in theories and implications of connectivity, I extensively employ social network analyses and related statistical techniques in my research.
However, I like to think of myself as an ideator and an aspiring theorist because, as Descartes said, the essence of being human is 'I think, therefore I am' *.
I am a phenomenon-driven researcher. Most of my research ideas have come from observing the world around me. I am a reflective and curious person by nature and passionate about research. Naturally, most of my own experiences and that of my friends make their way into my research investigation process.
My current research can be categorized into two broad streams- 1. investment networks and their implications for the productivity of firms, 2. board networks and their implications for the compensation of individual directors.
Accepted publications
Jha, S. & Awate, S. (2022). Offshore FDI, tax havens and productivity: A network analysis.
Global Strategy Journal. DOI: 10.1002/gsj.1466
Invited article in IFC Review courtesy Snehal Awate (affiliation: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)
Jha, S., Awate, S., & Mudambi, R., A network-centric perspective on Foreign Direct Investment. [Dissertation Chapter 1]
Conditionally accepted by the Journal of International Business Studies.
Winner of the Best Research Methods Paper award at AIB-NE 2022.
Working Papers
Jha, S., Misangyi, V., Mudambi, R., & Awasthi, K., [Determinants of director remuneration]
Finalist for the Best Paper Award in Emerging Economies Research at AIB 2023
The data for this project was collected using grants from the Young Scholars' Interdisciplinary Forum at Temple University and the generous contribution of Prof. Arvind Parkhe (affiliation: Temple University).
Awate, S., Jha, S., & Mudambi, R., Disambiguating agglomeration from competitive co-location [Dissertation Chapter 2]
Awate, S., Jha, S., & Mudambi, R., Impact of climate risk and structural embeddedness on outward FDI decisions. [Dissertation Chapter 3]
The data collection for my dissertation was funded by the Temple-CIBER grant. The primary goal of my dissertation is to show the local boundedness of network effects at different levels and the local effects of global network properties. More specifically, I show how different forms of firm embeddedness differently impacts firm productivity and innovation performance.
Advanced manuscripts in progress
with Scalera, V., & Mudambi, R., Global disruptions, US-China decoupling, and GVC configuration: the paradox of connectivity.
Preparing for submission to Journal of World Business (special issue on decoupling).Jha, S., Mudambi, R., & Awasthi, K., [Compensation of female directors] (Writing)
Preparing for submission to Strategic Management Journal by Fall 2023.
Earlier work
Narayanan, C. M., Basak, A., Saha, A., & Jha, S. (2014). Studies on performance characteristics of diverging–converging fluidized bed biofilm reactor with special reference to lactic acid synthesis from molasses and cheese whey. International Review Chemical Engineering, 6, 142-52.
Ladu Kishore Swain: From School Headmaster To The Parliament (with Nawal Agrawal and Nymphea Noronha)
https://wakeindianow.com/2015/05/ladu-kishore-swain-from-school-headmaster-to-the-parliament.html
Note: Some titles have been abbreviated to preserve the anonymity of the manuscripts in the peer-review process.