Aruna Chandrasekaran, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Management

Education

  • Ph.D.:  English and Linguistics, Kent State University, 1988
  • M.B.A. International Business, Kent State University, 1991
  • Ph.D.:  Strategy, Kent State University, 2000

Teaching Interests

  • International business strategy in emerging markets
  • Multinational market entry strategies
  • Marketing standardization and entrepreneurial strategies of smaller firms

research publications

  • Chandra, Aruna and Chia-an Chao (in press 2010) "Growth and evolution of high technology business incubation in China". Human Systems Management.
  • Chao, Chia-an and Aruna Chandra, (forthcoming 2011) “Impact of Owner’s Knowledge of IT on Strategic Alignment and IT Adoption in the United States”  Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.
  • Chandra. Aruna, (2009) “Business Incubation in Brazil: Creating an Environment for New Ventures” Enterprise Development and Microfinance, 20 (1), 27-44.
  • He, Wei and Aruna Chandra, (2009) “Technology Business Incubators in China: Booster by Design for the Transformation of the Chinese Economy." Enterprise Development and Microfinance, 20 (1), 45-60.
  • Chandra, Aruna, and Tim Fealey (2009). “A Comparative Review of Business Incubation Approaches in the United States, China and Brazil”.  International Journal of Entrepreneurship (IJE), Vol. 13, Special Issue, 67-86.
  • Chandra, Aruna and Wei He (2008), “Government Involvement and Financial Service Intensity: A Comparative Study of Three Business Incubators in China,” International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 5(3), 266-282.
  • Chandra, Aruna, Wei He and Tim Fealey (2007), "Business Incubators in China:  A Financial Services Perspective," Asia Pacific Business Review, 13(1), 79-94.
  • Chandra, Aruna, Tim Fealey and Pradeep Rau (2006), “National Barriers to Global Competitiveness: The Case of the IT Industry in India,” Competitiveness Review, 16(1), 1-13.

service activities


Aruna Chandra

Contact

Aruna Chandra
Associate Professor
Management
Scott College of Business
Room 605
Tel: 812-237-2105
Fax: 812-237-8129
aruna.chandrasekaran@indstate.edu