Management Development Institute (MDI) Murshidabad - Director & Faculty

MDI Murshidabad Director and Faculty: Experience, Profile, Expertise, Research Impact

MDI Murshidabad Director Prof Ajay K Jain
Prof Ajay K Jain has earned his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and had been a post-doctoral fellow of Aarhus University, Denmark and Indian School of Business Hyderabad. Prof Jain has also worked as the Director of Institute of Management Studies Ghaziabad and received a prestigious award of most charismatic leader in management education from Education Post and ASSOCHAM. Prior to joining MDI Murshidabad as the Director and Professor, he worked as a Dean and Professor in MDI Gurgaon for 22 years. He has also worked as founding chairperson of the centre of excellence for Indian Thought and Management at MDI Gurgaon and Murshidabad and also published a book on Indian Management Thought.

Prof Jain is a visiting Professor to several international universities including, Aarhus University, Denmark (since 2010 onwards), IULM University, Milan, Italy; University of Free State, South Africa; and Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Ranchi etc. He is also a recipient of best researcher award from Aarhus University, Denmark.

He has published 75 research articles in high-impact journals such as the Journal of Managerial Psychology, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Psychology and Marketing, and others. He has also published book chapters and an edited book in the field of Psychology for developing countries. He has presented 30 papers at national and international conferences, including the American Psychological Association, British Academy of Management and European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology.

He has completed 12 research and consulting projects for ministries, public and private sector companies. Prof Jain has designed and delivered training programs for more than 20000 senior managers and CEOs on topics related to leadership development, emotional intelligence, organization transformation etc. He has taken Indian managers to Europe (ESCP France, Germany) and Australia (QUT, Brisbane) for international immersion program, and worked with participants from various nationalities including, Americans, Russians, Japanese, Europeans and Asians. Prof Jain has been a member of selection committees for various institutions and organizations and on the board of several organizations and also invited as a keynote speaker by various institutions of international repute. Prof Jain has travelled to 30 plus countries across the continents.

MDI Murshidabad Faculty 
MDI Murshidabad faculty is a good blend of academicians, policy makers, administrators and managers. MDI Murshidabad faculty combines scholarship, experience, and innovative pedagogy to bring best-in-class learning both in classroom and out of it. Faculty carries out cutting edge research and regularly publishes in renowned management journals.

MDI Murshidabad Faculty is spread over nine academic areas at MDI Murshidabad:

• Accounting and Finance
• Business Communication
• Economics
• Information Management
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
• Quantitative Techniques
• Strategic Management and International Business