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Personal Statement
Dr Anup Karath Nair is currently Lecturer in Engineering Management at the Department of Design Manufacturing and Engineering Management (DMEM), University of Strathclyde. His current research investigates the phenomena of 'digital disruption' within British businesses.
Born in Bangalore, India in 1985, Anup was educated in India, United Kingdom and Germany, where he studied as an Erasmus Mundus scholar. Anup obtained his PhD in Strategy and Organisation from the Strathclyde Business School in November 2015. He also holds a B-Tech in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, India and an European Joint MSc in Global Innovation Management from the University of Strathclyde and the Technical University of Hamburg Harburg (TUHH). He has also enjoyed corporate stints with IBM and SAP before returning back to academia to pursue his post-graduate and doctoral studies.
The overarching theme within Anup’s research has been to develop a deeper conceptual, theoretical, methodological, empirical and practical understanding of technology driven innovations within organisations, particularly high value manufacturing organisations. This is the primary reason for his continued interest in process philosophy, technology strategy and process research methods as these allow him to investigate and generate the crucial ‘know how’ knowledge sought by business practitioners. Anup’s doctoral dissertation is titled “Organising while Innovating: Towards a Process Theory in Innovation Management” and the thesis introduces a new, process philosophy inspired innovation theory by investigating two new product development projects in real time at a Scottish high value manufacturing firm. The thesis extensively draws from the rich literature on innovation management, strategy and change management, organisational theory and process research methods. It reflects Anup’s commitment to blend a creative research vision with scholarly rigorous yet industry relevant and practically useful research.
His research expertise, teaching and industrial consulting interests include, the implementation challenges of innovation, Business Models in High Value Manufacturing, Technology Strategy Management and Servitization, Innovation in New Technology Ventures, User Innovation, Open Innovation and Internal Corporate Venturing Process, Design Philosophy and Management, Strategic Change Management, Science and Technology Studies, Process philosophy and Organisation Theory and Process research methods to unearth organisational dynamics. Anup welcomes PhD students who – like him – are interested in investigating the 'how' questions within these broad areas.
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Projects
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KTP - Elite Bedding
Elite Bedding Company Limited, KTP Govt (TSB)
13/01/20 → 23/05/22
Project: Research
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Research Output
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Rigidities of imagination in scenario planning: strategic foresight through 'Unlearning'
Burt, G. & Nair, A. K., 30 Apr 2020, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 153, 14 p., 119927.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Strategy-in-Practices: a process philosophical approach to understanding strategy emergence and organizational outcomes
MacKay, B., Chia, R. & Nair, A. K., 22 Jun 2020, In: Human Relations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)10 Downloads (Pure)
Thesis
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Organising while innovating : towards a process theory in innovation management
Author: Nair, A., 20 Nov 2015Supervisor: Simpson, B. (Supervisor) & Mackay, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
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Finalist Max Boisot Annual Award 2019
Nair, Anup (Recipient), 4 Jul 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Recognising Excellent Teaching Award
Nair, Anup (Recipient), 6 Jun 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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DMEM Industrial Projects Presentations Day 2018-19
Anup Nair (Participant)
3 May 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference
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DMEM Industrial Projects Presentations Day 2017-18
Anup Nair (Participant)
4 May 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference