Ramaiya Balachandra

Education

PhD in Business Administration, Columbia University
ME in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science
BE in Engineering, Madras University, India

Research and Teaching Interests

Professor Balachandra’s research interests include outsourcing and offshoring technology, project management, R&D management, new product development, and technological forecasting.

Awards and Honors

Fulbright Professor, Manipal Institute of Management, Manipal University, Manipal, India, Jan -June 2007. During this time organized workshops for the faculty on Research Methodology, Case Teaching and Case Writing. Visited a number of educational institutes and developed relationships with some major management schools in India.

Selected Presentations

Balachandra, R., Shu Te University, "Strategies for Winning Outsourcing," Shu Te University, Kaoshiang, Taiwan.

Balachandra, R., Shu Te University, Kaoshiang, Taiwan, "R&D Outsourcing," Shu Te University, Kaoshian, Taiwan.

Balachandra, R., R&D Management Conference, “Offshore R&D,” Winderemere, England, 2006.

Balachandra, R., Conference, "Modular Design and Technological Evolution: The Case of the Hard Disk Drives," Academy of Management, Honolulu, HI, 2005.

Balachandra, R., R&D Management Conference, "R&D Outsourcing," Pisa, Italy, 2004.

Balachandra, R., Meeting, "Evaluating Modular Designs," Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA.

Balachandra, R., Meeting, "Modular Design and Mass Production," NE Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Balachandra, R., National Meeting, "Optimum portfolio for new product development projects," ASBBS, Las Vegas.

Industry and Academic Experience

Prior to joining the College of Business Administration faculty in 1980, Professor Balachandra taught at the University of North Carolina, Boston College, and the Indian Institute of Management.

Professional Services

Professor Balachandra is a member of numerous professional and honorary societies, including the Academy of Management, and the American Institute for Decision Sciences. He was also a department editor for IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

Mailing Address

Ramaiya Balachandra
314 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts  02115-5000