Faculty Directory

Vijay Govindarajan

Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business

E-Mailvijay.govindarajan@tuck.dartmouth.edu

Phone603-646-2156

DegreeBC, Annamalai University, 1969; MBA, Harvard University, 1976; DBA, Harvard University, 1978

AREAS OF EXPERTISEGlobalization, innovation, execution

Current Research Topics

Innovation in established firms

Selected Publications

"Knowledge flows within multinational corporations," Strategic Management Journal, 21, 2000; with C. Trimble, "Strategic Innovation and the Science of Learning," MIT Sloan Management Review, 45(2), 2004; with C. Trimble, "Organizational DNA for Strategic Innovation," California Management Review, 47(3), Spring 2005; with C. Trimble, "Building Breakthrough Business Within Established Organizations," Harvard Business Review, 83(5), May 2005; with C. Trimble, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution, Harvard Business School Press, 2005; with P. Kopalle, "Disruptiveness of innovations: measurement and an assessment of reliability and validity," Strategic Management Journal, 27, February 2006; The Quest for Global Dominance,Jossey-Bass, 2008; with Chris Trimble, "How GE Is Disrupting Itself," Harvard Business Review, October 2009; with Chris Trimble, "Stop The Innovation Wars," Harvard Business Review,July-August 2010; with Chris Trimble, The Other side Of Innovation: Solving The Execution Challenge, Harvard Business Review Press, 2010

Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award, Indian Institute of Management, 1978–79 and 1979– 80; Glueck Best Paper Award, Academy of Management, 1991; Top 10 Professor in Corporate Executive Education, BusinessWeek, 1993; Outstanding Faculty, BusinessWeek's Guide to the Best B-Schools, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003; one of 10 most cited articles, Academy of Management Journal; Notable Contribution to the Management Accounting Literature Award, American Accounting Association, 1995; Top 10 Indian global management guru, Businessworld, 1998; Top 20 North American superstars in strategy and organization, Management International Review; Honorable Mention for number of articles in Academy journals, Academy of Management Hall of Fame, 2000; Top 50 Nonresident Indians, NRIworld, 2002; Top Five Executive Coaches, Forbes, 2003; Top Indian Management Thinker, Across the Board, 2005; Accenture Award, California Management Review, 2006; Top 50 Management Thinker, The Times, 2009

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management, 1978–80; Visiting Associate Professor, Harvard University, 1980–81; Associate Professor, Ohio State University, 1981–85; Tuck School of Business, 1985–present; Visiting Professor, International University of Japan, 1989–90; Visiting Professor, INSEAD, 1994; Faculty Director, William F. Achtmeyer Center for Global Leadership, Tuck School, 2000–10

Nonacademic positions: Chief Innovation Consultant, Professor in Residence, General Electric, 2008 and 2009

Personal Website

An expert in strategy and innovation, Vijay Govindarajan was the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric. He has been cited by BusinessWeek, The Economist, Forbes, and The Times (London) as the top thought leader in strategy. Govindarajan teaches the elective course Implementing Strategy.