Soumodip Sarkar
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Soumodip Sarkar is a noted economist
and management
researcher
. He is an associate professor at the Department of Management, University of Évora
, Portugal
, where he is the Dean of the Doctoral School (IIFA). Previously he was the Director for the Centre of Advanced Studies in Management and Economics, (CEFAGE-UE), as well as the coordinator of the Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Professor Sarkar is considered one of the top 100 experts on the management and economics of innovation by the World Economic Forum
(WEF Innovation 100).
He studied Economics at the University of Calcutta
, graduating 1988, and received his MSc
and PhD
in Economics
from Northeastern University, Boston
in 1991 and 1995, respectively. He previously worked at the Harvard Institute for International Development
(HIID) and later in the John F. Kennedy School of Government
, Harvard University
.
, innovation
and entrepreneurship
. He has published papers in several scientific journal
s and is in the editorial board
of four international scientific journals. He is a project leader in many Portuguese and Europe
an projects and has worked internationally in many countries including India
, the USA, Mozambique
, Angola
, Vietnam
, Brazil
, Portugal and Greece
. He holds copyright
s to the integrated innovation model developed by him along with simulation software designed for business diagnostics.
One of his main contribution has been a theory
and integrated framework of market
archetype
s for planning
, developing and predicting outcome
s in innovation in companies. He has also contributed to the empirical study of factors in outsourcing
of services and innovation behavior in several industries. He holds copyright
s to the model developed, along with simulation software
currently awaiting patent
approval in the United States.
He was a visiting fellow
at the Harvard University Asia Center
, in 2006. His book on innovation entitled: Innovation, Market Archetypes and Outcome was published in 2007 by Springer-Verlag. Another book on entrepreneurship and innovation Empreendedorismo e Inovação, published in Portuguese
, by Escolar Editora, was released in September 2007. In 2008 was published his third book on the Entrepreneurial Innovator, published by Elsevier
-Campus in Brazil.
Dr Sarkar has lecture
d widely and conducted workshop
s all over the world, and has been invited to speak, among other places, at the Helsinki School of Economics
, Harvard University, University of Massachusetts
, Indian School of Management
. etc. He has also given many motivational talks on innovation for senior manager
s and organizations all over the world as well as advising firms on innovation management and growth
.
Dr Sarkar has done high level technical consultancy work at several institutions, such as USAID, Harvard University and firms Dun & Bradstreet
and Nathan Associates (USA). From 2003 to 2007 Dr. Sarkar wrote monthly columns on economics for the Executive Digest and the Diário de Notícias
newspaper (Lisbon
, Portugal).
Economist
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and management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
researcher
Researcher
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. He is an associate professor at the Department of Management, University of Évora
University of Évora
The University of Évora is a public university in Évora, Portugal.-History:The University of Évora, the second oldest in Portugal, was founded in the 16th century by Cardinal Infante Dom Henrique , and by the Pope Paul IV, and it was delivered to the Society of Jesus.The Jesuit college...
, Portugal
Portugal
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, where he is the Dean of the Doctoral School (IIFA). Previously he was the Director for the Centre of Advanced Studies in Management and Economics, (CEFAGE-UE), as well as the coordinator of the Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Professor Sarkar is considered one of the top 100 experts on the management and economics of innovation by the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
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(WEF Innovation 100).
He studied Economics at the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
, graduating 1988, and received his MSc
MSC
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and PhD
PHD
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in Economics
Economics
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from Northeastern University, Boston
Boston
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in 1991 and 1995, respectively. He previously worked at the Harvard Institute for International Development
Harvard Institute for International Development
The Harvard Institute for International Development was a think-tank dedicated to helping nations join the global economy, operating between 1974 and 2000...
(HIID) and later in the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
, Harvard University
Harvard University
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.
Research
His research interests are international businessBusiness
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
and entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
. He has published papers in several scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
s and is in the editorial board
Editorial board
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of four international scientific journals. He is a project leader in many Portuguese and Europe
Europe
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an projects and has worked internationally in many countries including India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, the USA, Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
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, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Portugal and Greece
Greece
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. He holds copyright
Copyright
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s to the integrated innovation model developed by him along with simulation software designed for business diagnostics.
One of his main contribution has been a theory
Theory
The English word theory was derived from a technical term in Ancient Greek philosophy. The word theoria, , meant "a looking at, viewing, beholding", and referring to contemplation or speculation, as opposed to action...
and integrated framework of market
Market analysis
A market analysis studies the attractiveness and the dynamics of a special market within a special industry. It is part of the industry analysis and this in turn of the global environmental analysis. Through all these analyses the chances, strengths, weaknesses and risks of a company can be...
archetype
Archetype
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s for planning
Planning
Planning in organizations and public policy is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired goal on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior...
, developing and predicting outcome
Outcome
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s in innovation in companies. He has also contributed to the empirical study of factors in outsourcing
Outsourcing
Outsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to someone else.-Overview:The term outsourcing is used inconsistently but usually involves the contracting out of a business function - commonly one previously performed in-house - to an external provider...
of services and innovation behavior in several industries. He holds copyright
Copyright
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s to the model developed, along with simulation software
Simulation software
Simulation software is based on the process of modeling a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually performing that operation...
currently awaiting patent
Patent
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approval in the United States.
He was a visiting fellow
Visiting fellow
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at the Harvard University Asia Center
Harvard University Asia Center
The Harvard University Asia Center is an interdisciplinary research and education unit of Harvard University, established on July 1, 1997, with the goal of "driving varied programs focusing on international relations in Asia and comparative studies of Asian countries and regions and supplementing...
, in 2006. His book on innovation entitled: Innovation, Market Archetypes and Outcome was published in 2007 by Springer-Verlag. Another book on entrepreneurship and innovation Empreendedorismo e Inovação, published in Portuguese
Portuguese language
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, by Escolar Editora, was released in September 2007. In 2008 was published his third book on the Entrepreneurial Innovator, published by Elsevier
Elsevier
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-Campus in Brazil.
Dr Sarkar has lecture
Lecture
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d widely and conducted workshop
Workshop
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s all over the world, and has been invited to speak, among other places, at the Helsinki School of Economics
Helsinki School of Economics
The Aalto University School of Economics , known as Helsinki School of Economics until 2009, is the largest and leading business school in Finland and one of the most renowned in Europe...
, Harvard University, University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
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, Indian School of Management
International Management Institute (India)
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. etc. He has also given many motivational talks on innovation for senior manager
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
s and organizations all over the world as well as advising firms on innovation management and growth
Economic growth
In economics, economic growth is defined as the increasing capacity of the economy to satisfy the wants of goods and services of the members of society. Economic growth is enabled by increases in productivity, which lowers the inputs for a given amount of output. Lowered costs increase demand...
.
Dr Sarkar has done high level technical consultancy work at several institutions, such as USAID, Harvard University and firms Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet is a Fortune 500 public company headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, USA that provides information on businesses and corporations for use in credit decisions, B2B marketing and supply chain management...
and Nathan Associates (USA). From 2003 to 2007 Dr. Sarkar wrote monthly columns on economics for the Executive Digest and the Diário de Notícias
Diário de Notícias
Diário de Notícias is a Portuguese daily newspaper, founded in Lisbon, on December 29, 1864 by Tomás Quintino Antunes and Eduardo Coelho. It gradually became one of the best known Portuguese newspapers...
newspaper (Lisbon
Lisbon
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, Portugal).
Books
- Sarkar, S. (2007) “Innovation, Market Archetypes and Outcome – An Integrated Framework”, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag (ISBN 978-3-7908-1945-8) Amazon Books record.
- Sarkar, S. (2007), Empreendedorismo e Inovação, Lisboa, Portugal: Escolar Editora (ISBN 978-972-592-209-5).
- Sarkar, S. (2008), O Empreendedor Inovador, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Elsevier-Campus Editora (ISBN 978-85-352-3085-7).
Book Chapters
- Sarkar, S. (2009), "Outsourcing - A story of metamorphosis", in H. Marques, E. Soukiazis, P. Cerqueira (eds.), Integration and Globalization: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries Edward Elgar (ISBN 978-1-84844-655-7).
- Sarkar, S. (2005), “Sourcing Decisions on International Business: A Holistic Model” in T. Theurl, E.C. Meyer (eds.) Strategies for Cooperation, Aachen: Shaker VerlagShaker VerlagShaker Verlag is a German publishing house located in Maastricht and Herzogenrath , established in 1986 by Dr. Chaled Shaker. Shaker Verlag is a publisher of scientific literature, especially monographs and dissertations. More than 20,0000 books are on stock, many of them in English, also sold as...
, pp. 183–198 (ISBN 3-8322-4446-8); - Sarkar, S. (2004), “Non-Tariff measures in services measuring gains from movement of skilled personnel in quantifying Non Tariff Barriers to Trade” in P. Dee, M. Ferrantino (eds.) Quantitative Methods for Assessing the Effects of Non-tariff and Trade Facilitation, Singapore: USITC, pp. 107–120 (ISBN 981-256-051-3).
Selected Research Papers
- Sarkar, S. (2008), "Is UEFA right? Measuring competitiveness of domestic football leagues", International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 3(4), 374-382.
- Pires, C., S. Sarkar, L. Carvalho (2008), "Innovation in services – how different from manufacturing?", Service Industries Journal, 28(10), 1339-1356.
- Sarkar, S., C.P. Pires, L. Carvalho (2008), "Innovation behaviour in financial services: an empirical analysis", International Journal of Financial Services Management, 3(3/4), 223-242.
- Sarkar, S., A. Costa (2008), "Dynamics of open innovation in the food industry", Trends in Food Science and Technology, 19(11), 574-580.
- Sarkar, S. (2007), "Gazelle in elephant's clothing - an integrated model of outsourcing", International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 1(1/2), 116-135.
- Sarkar, S. (2005), “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Development”, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 5(5/6), 359-365;
- Sarkar, S. (2005), “Innovation and Market Structures: an integrated approach”, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 5(5/6), 366-378;
- Sarkar, S. (2001), “Interactions between Formal and Informal Market for Foreign Exchange”, Journal of Economics, 27(1), 1-19;
- Pires, C., S. Sarkar (2000), “Delivered Non-Linear Pricing by Duopolists”, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 30(4), 429-456;
- Haughton, J., S. Sarkar (1996), “Gasoline Tax as a Corrective Tax: Estimates for the United States, 1970-1991”, Energy Journal, 17(2), 103-126.
External links
- Soumodip Sarkar. Bio at the European Women's Management Development (EMWD) International Network
- Centro de Estudos e Formação Avançada em Economia e Gestão, Universidade de Évora, Portugal