Dr Pradeep Kanta Ray

Pradeep Kanta Ray is a specialist in the field of teaching and research in international business at the School of Management and Governance, UNSW School of Business. His research concerns operations of multinational companies, disruptive innovations for the base of the pyramid, and internationalisation strategies latecomer and emerging market firms. His publications include a research book titled FDI and industrial organization in developing countries: The challenge of globalization in India (Routledge 2010). He has peer reviewed papers in international journals including the World Development, Technovation, Journal of World Business, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Energy, Regional Studies Regional Science, and has contributions in research books. Pradeep obtained his PhD in international business from University of Western Australia in 1999. He has 10 years industry experience in senior roles in multinational organizations in India including EMI Music Ltd.

Research Grants:

• 2008-09: School of Organisation and Management Research Grant for the project 'Comparative cross country study of globalisation of technology', $20,000
• 2005-06: Australian Research Council Linkage (International) Grant, for the project 'Towards a Virtual Enterprise Framework for Effective Business Process Outsourcing', $13,600
• 2003-04: Special Research Grant, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, UNSW, for the project, 'Determining mobility barriers and competitive advantage of Japanese and Indian firms', $5,000
• 2002-03: Foreign Research Scholar, Ministry of Education, Japan. Administered by Hannan University, Osaka, Japan for studies in the project 'International development in the Asia Pacific', ¥500,000
• 2002-03: Special Research Grant, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, UNSW, for the project, 'Overseas research and development and intellectual property rights distribution in transnational corporations', $3,980
• 2001-02: Special Research Grant, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, UNSW, for the project, 'Foreign dependence and the propensity for inter-firm linkages in multinational and local enterprises in India', $3,750
• 2000-01: Special Research Grant, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, UNSW, for the project, 'Flying geese of national development or flying goose of foreign direct investment? Industrialisation based on indigenous capital versus monopoly capital', $4,000
• 1999-2000: Special Research Grant, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, UNSW, for the project, 'The institutional context and resource dependence in multinational and local enterprises in India under economic liberalisation', $2,000
• 1999-2000: Foreign Research Scholar, Ministry of Education, Japan. Administered by Hannan University, Osaka, Japan for studies in the project 'Flying Geese and Product Cycles: International Development in the Asia Pacific', ¥500,000

Research Interests:

• National innovation systems
• Industrial organisation in developing countries
• Vertical inter-firm linkages of multinational corporations
• Creation and appropriation of intellectual property rights in multinational corporations
• Globalisation of firms from emerging countries
• Welfare impact of foreign direct investment