Prof. Rahul Singh is Director – Research and International Affairs and Professor of Strategy, IILM University, Gurugram. He has held distinguished roles including Director of Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi, Dean and Professor at Adani University, and Professor & Chair of the Strategy Area at Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH). He has been visiting professor at prestigious institutions such as FH Joanneum University, Austria, JSBE Finland, and KEDGE Business School, France.

Prof. Singh has received numerous accolades for his academic excellence, including the AICTE-Dr. Pritam Singh National Best Professor Award (2021) from the Ministry of Education, Government of India. He is also a recipient of the Best Researcher Award (2017) and the Best Teacher Award (2022) from BIMTECH. Over the years, he has earned several Best Paper and Research Awards for his scholarly contributions.

As a prolific researcher and writer, Prof. Singh contributes regularly to newspapers, magazines. His researches have been published in top-tier journals such as Journal of Business Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Brand Management, and International Journal of Emerging Markets. He has served as the founding editor-in-chief for two international journals and has been recognized for his research impact globally. He has received substantial funding from organizations like the European Union, British Council, USAID, and ICSSR among others. Prof. Singh has also provided strategic consultancy to organizations such as SAIL, NTPC, JSPL, GAIL, and NHPC, assisting in areas like strategy formulation and CSR/Sustainability Strategy.

Prof. Singh is an active member of various prestigious committees and councils. He has served in the Global SiG EdTech Committee Member at TiE Global, a Charter Member of the TiE Delhi Chapter, and is a lifetime member of the Institute of Directors, India. He is serving as a member in the IET Future Skills Committee and has held advisory roles in numerous organizations. Notably, he has been a Governor nominee to PDDU University, Rajasthan, Board Member at DDU College, University of Delhi, Chairman of the Board at SS Foundation, and Trustee of the WRD Foundation.

Prof. Singh has been frequently invited to participate in media debates on NDTV, Mirror Now, and News 24, offering his insights on policy issues across various economic and education domains. His expert opinion is widely sought after, and he continues to contribute regularly to contemporary discussions in the media.

EDUCATION:

• D., Faculty of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University, India, 2005.
• Master of Management Sciences, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India, 1995-97.
• Bachelor of Commerce, Allahabad University, Allahabad, India, 1992-95.

AREA OF INTEREST

• Strategic Behavior of Emerging Market Multinationals
• Strategic Intent of Companies
• Micro Foundations Theory
• Country of Origin Effect
• Nation Branding
• Public Policy and Sustainability
• Circular Economy
• Higher Education Policy

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION AND BOARD PARTICIPATION  

• Board of Governors member, ASM Dwarka, New Delhi, 2024-2025.
• Board Trustee Member, Financial Management Services Foundation, Noida, April 2023 onwards.
• IET FutureTech Skills Working Group member, IET India, 2021 July – onwards.
• The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Charter Member, Delhi Chapter, December 2020- onwards, also invited member, Global committee of Education SIG TiE Global, 2020- 2022.
• Governor Nominee, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shekhawati University, Sikar, Rajasthan, 2020-22 (for 3 years).
• Member, Board of Governors, Deen Dayal Upadhyay College, University of Delhi, April 2018-2020.
• European Higher Education Expert, EU South Asia office Project, 2016 onwards.
• Founding Trustee, BIMTECH Foundation, supported by Birla Institute of Management Technology, June 2018 – onwards.
• Co-founder and Board of Directors, Saraswati Seva Foundation, 2016 onwards.
• Founder Trustee, World Responsible Development Foundation, New Delhi based Think Tank established in 2014.

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

• Distinguished Service Award, on completing 20 years at Birla Institute of Management Technology, 2023.
• Best Teacher Award 2022, Birla Institute of Management Technology, 2022.
• AICTE – Dr Pritam Singh Award 2021, AICTE Ministry of Education, India Best Professor in category of Professor in Management discipline, 2021.
• First Best Research Professor Award 2017, Birla Institute of Management Technology.
• Best Conference Paper Award for 'Luxury Brand Social Media Marketing Effort: Influence on Brand Equity and Consumer Behavior', 2015 Global Fashion Management Conference, Florence, Italy, 2015.
• Best Research Paper Award for 'Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in BRIC Countries', NEDSI Annual Conference, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, 2014.
• Distinguished Service Award, Birla Institute of Management Technology, 2012.
• Young Management Researcher Award, Association of Indian Management Scholars, conferred at annual conference at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad, 2011.
• Best Conference Paper Award, Global Marketing Conference in Japan, September 2010 on 'Does The Country of Origin of Brands Still Help to Sell Luxury Products in the World? An International Research Investigation on Consumers in 7 Countries, 2010.
• Semi Finalist, Research Paper Grant for 'Inclusive Financial Services- The Policy Paradigm' Global Development Network, 2010.
• Gold Medal for Research Contribution, C D Foundation, Szent Istavan University, Hungary, 2007.
• Best Research Paper Award for 'Indian Re-insurance Business and the Global Environment', IPE India, 2002.

RESEARCH FUNDING AND CONSULTING

• Erasmum+ EU Research Capacity Building Grant, Project - Knowledge development for circular economy transition (KODECET) – creating digital centre of excellence in universities in Asian emerging markets i.e. India and Thailand, 790,000 EURO between 6 partners, 2023-25.
• Policy review of Beti Bachao – Beti Padhao Program, Impact study of Telangana and Uttar Pradesh’s selected rural regions, ICSSR project, 2023.
• Erasmum+ EU Research Capacity Building Grant, Project Sustainable Tourism, 900,000 EURO between 8 partners, 2021-23.
• Erasmum+ EU Research Capacity Building Grant, Project RAINBOW – field research on women capacity need gap and capacity building methods and opening of a centre, 560,000 EURO between 6 partners, 2018-2020.
• STFC-GCRF (UK) Grant for Circular Economy Research Project 'TRANSSITioN' to deal with Agri value chain ecosystem, headed by University of Sheffield, UK, Birla Institute research grant approx. UKP 18,000.
• Research Fund for field research on 'Strategic Behaviour of Emerging Market MNCs', June 2018 - March 2019, 2000 UKP.
• Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, Chengdu China, RMB 9,000, Research and Key note address in International Forum on Sports Economy and Regional Cooperation, 2018, first edition of the forum.
• Seminar Grant, FH Campus Applied Science University, Graz Austria, EURO 2000, Key note address in International seminar, Styria Chamber of Commerce, 2018.
• British Council Grant on Social Entrepreneurship Project SEEP, 20,000 UKP, 2015-16. (with Hull University, UK)
• EU Research Grant, Erasmus Mundus, UNIQUE - University quality benchmark in EU, Africa and Asia, EURO 40,000, 2013-15.
• Research Grant, Pilot - National Ethics Survey for India at Workplace, Ethics Resource Centre, USD 4,000, 2012.
• Think Tanks and Policy and Research Influence in India, IPF, INR 330,000, 2011.
• Research Grant, Strategic Behavior of Incumbent Firms in India, Brunel University Research Grant, UKP 3000, in partnership with Brunel University, 2011. (with Prof Satwinder Singh).
• Research Grant, International Brand Perception Study, Ferragamo Plc, Italy, EURO 13,000, in partnership with Florence University, Italy, 2009 (with Neoma Business School, France).
• Research Grant, Principles of Micro Insurance Regulations: Indian Case Study, BIS funded through FINNMARK, USD 14,000, 2009 (with MCRIL).
• Research and Consulting Grant, Insurance Certification Demand Mapping and LOMA contextualization, USD, 9000, USAID, 2008.
• Research Grant, Cross Cultural Learning Styles in 3 Regions, European Union funded project, EURO 40,000, in partnership with FH Joanneum, Austria, 2005-07 (with FHJ Austria).
• Research Grant, Economic Benefits of Derivatives Market in India, APAD funded, USD 2000, 2003.

RESEARCH PAPERS AND WORKING PAPERS

• Navigating Market Volatility: Risk and Return Insights from Indian Mutual Funds, Cogent Economics & Finance, December 2024 (with Malhotra, DK).
• Catalysts for Transition to Circular Economy Solutions in the Biowaste Management Sector in India, Chapter in The Routledge Handbook of Catalysts for a Sustainable Circular Economy, Routledge 2024. (with Bhavesh Sarna)
• Kumar V, R Singh., Amrendra A. Critical Success Factor Models for Project Success. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2023, 13(2), 148-158. DOI 10.32738/JEPPM-2023-0015
• Kumar V, R Singh., Amrendra A., Project success and critical success factors of construction projects: project practitioners’ perspectives, Organization, Technology and Management in Construction, 20232; Vol 14: 1–22.
• Kumar A, Rahul Singh, Does anti-poverty intervention impact school absenteeism of children? Evidence from India, Development in Practice, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2022.2153801
• International Perspective on Customer Engagement and Customer Skills Research, International Journal of Research in Marketing (in review progress).
• Kumar A., R Singh. (2022. Job Guarantee as Tool for Women’s Empowerment: Propensity Score Matching Analysis. ). International Journal of Business and Management. Vol. 17, No. 7.https://.doi:10.5539/ijbm.v17n7p7
• Kumar V, A Pandey, R Singh. (2022). Can artificial intelligence be a critical success factor of construction projects: Project practitioners’ perspective, Technology Innovation Management Review, Vol.-11, Issue 11/12, pp 17-32.
• Batra, S., Dey, A.K., Singh, R. and Chaudhuri, M. (2021), "Influence of transactive memory systems and strategic orientations on the performance of hospitality firms", Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-03-2021-0071.
• Chamola Deepak, .. Singh Rahul. (July 2021) Building members' trust in a producer company through social capital, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies. Volume 12 Issue 5, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-11-2020-0276
• Donvito, Singh et. Al. (July 2020) Does Personality Congruence Explain Luxury Brand Attachment? The Results of an International Research Study, Journal of Business Research, Vol 120, Nov, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.06.047
• Darwish, T. K., Wood, G., Singh, S., and Singh, R. (2020). Human Resource Management in India: Performance and Complementarity. European Management Review, Volume17, Issue2, https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12367.
• Kingu J, R Singh (2019). Determinants of Export Performance of Selected Commodities in Tanzania: A Panel Regression Analysis, Amity Business Review, Volume 20, No. 2, July - December 2019, 63-74.
• Batsakis, G., Theoharakis, V., Azar, G., Singh S., Singh, S. (2019). The contingent effect of product relatedness on B2B firms' pricing strategy. Evidence from India, Industrial Marketing Management, Volume 83, Pages 266-274, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2019.04.012.
• Singh, R., (2017). Democratization of Marketing Approaches, Indian Management, March 2017, Vol 56, Issue2.
• Godey, B., Manthiou, A., Pederzoli, D., Rokka, J., Aiello, G et al. (2016). Social media marketing efforts of luxury brands: Influence on brand equity and consumer behavior," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(12), pages 5833-5841. Doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.181
• Malhotra, D., Kasidi, F., Singh, R., Chaturvedi H. (2017). Sectoral Optimization of India's Foreign Direct Investment Inflows - Does it Support Economic Development? International Journal of Business Intelligence and Systems Engineering, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp 99-120. DOI: 10.1504/IJBISE.2016.081600
• Singh, R., (2016). Mentoring to Leading, Indian Management, April issue.
• Asthana, S., Singh, R., (2015). Performance Framework in Third Party Logistics - A Cross National Literature Review. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4173.8725
• Bhat, H., Asthana, S, Singh, R., (2015). A Study of Important Factors for the Performance Measurement of Third Party Logistics (3PL) Organizations in the Indian Logistics Industry, Manthan - The Journal of Innovation, Vol X, Issue 1, ISSN 0974 -7141, Pg. 105 - 110. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1233.3609
• Singh, R., Sharma, N. N., and Jha, U., (2014). Think Tanks, Research Influence and Public Policy in India, Vision - Journal of Business Perspectives, vol. 18. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972262914552173
• Malhotra, D. K., Russow, L., Singh, R., (2014).Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil, Russia, India and China, International Journal of Business, Accounting and Finance, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p130-148.
• Jain, V., Singh, R., (2014). Cross cultural analysis of comfort with foreign cultures (CFC) in multinational firms, European Journal of Cross Cultural Competence and Management, Vol.3, No. 2. DOI: 10.1504/EJCCM.2014.065165
• Godey Bruno, Singh R., et al., (2013). Modeling links between the decision making process and luxury brand attachment: An international comparison, Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science, Vol. 23, No. 4, 361-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/21639159.2013.818283
• Kwatra, P., Singh, R., (2013). Corporate Social Performance of Indian Multinational Manufacturing Companies, Amity Business Review, Vol 14 no 2. https://doi.org/10.1177/2319510X13519321
• Jain, V., Singh, R., (2013). A Framework to Study Level of Comfort between Employees of Local and Foreign Cultures in Multinational Firms, International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 8, No.4.
• Kwatra, P., Singh, R., Patel, G., (2013). Corporate Social Performance in Strategic Governance and Stakeholder Dimensions: Evidence of Indian Multinational Manufacturing Companies, Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation, Vol. 9, issue 3, 239-248.
• Brand and Country-of-Origin Effect on Consumers' Decision to Purchase Luxury Products, Journal of Business Research, Volume 65, Issue 10. (Godey, Bruno et al 2012).
• Singh, R., Chaturvedi, H., Kasidi, F., (2012). Behavioural Pattern of FDI Inflows: Autoregressive Study. International Business Research; Vol. 5, No. 10. DOI:10.5539/ibr.v5n10p201
• Bhargava, V., Malhotra, D.K., Russel, P., Singh, R., (2012). An Empirical Examination of Volatility Spillover between the Indian and US Swap Markets, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 7 Iss: 3.
• Malhotra, D.K., Singh, R., Poteau, R., (2011). Evaluating the Performance of Commercial Banks in India, Asia Pacific Journal of Finance and Banking Research, Vol. 5. No. 5.
• Kasidi, F., Chaturvedi, H., Singh, R., (2010). Detecting Data Errors and Inaccuracy: A Study on Indian FDI Inflows, The Journal of Applied Economic Research, vol. 4 no. 4. https://doi.org/10.1177/097380101000400402
• Aiello, G., Singh, R., et. al., (2009). An international perspectiveon luxury brand and country-of-origin effect. Journal of Brand Management, Volume 16(5-6), 323-337. https://doi.org/10.1057/bm.2008.52.
• Singh, R., (2005). Information and Stock Market Volatility: A Study of SENSEX, Journal of Insurance and Risk Management, vol 4 no 2.
• Singh, R., (2002). Weather Derivative Market and A Model Based on Water Table, Journal of Insurance and Risk Management, vol 1 no1.
• Singh, R., (2001). Managing Financial Risk through Superior Knowledge, Indore Manager, vol 9 no 6.

EDITORIAL POSITIONS AND REVIEWS

• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Comparative Management, Inderscience publication, 2024 onwards.
• Reviewer, Journal Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 2023.
• Reviewer, Journal of Strategic Marketing, 2020-23.
• Reviewer, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2019-22.
• Reviewer, Journal of Business Research, 2017-19.
• Reviewer, South Asian Journal of Business and Management, 2018 onwards.
• Reviewer, Asian Journal of Management Cases, 2016-19.
• Editorial Member, AIMS International Journal, 2015 onwrads.
• Reviewer, International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, 2014-17.
• Reviewer, International Journal of Emerging Market, 2012-14.
• Associate Editor, Journal of Business and Markets, 2011-12.
• Editor, Special Issue on 'Emerging Market and Sustainability', International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, 2011.
• Editorial Board of NIET Journal of Management, India, 2009-2011.
• Editorial Board, The Strategist - Journal of Business Management, India, 2010-present.
• Founding and Editor, Journal of Insurance and Risk Management, 2003-2009.
• Reviewer, Vikalpa, Journal of Indian Institute of Management, India, 2010.
• Coordinator, Bibliography and Book Review, Finance India, 2001-02.