S. Ramakrishna (Rama) Velamuri
China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
699 Hongfeng Road, Pudong
Shanghai 201206, People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86-21-28905890; Fax: +86-21-2890-5678
E-mail: rvelamuri@ceibs.edu
SSRN Author Page: http://ssrn.com/author=485205

Academic Experience

Associate Professor – China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai, PRC, September 2007 to date

Assistant Professor – IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, September 2003 – August 2007

Education

PhD – Entrepreneurship, Business Ethics, and Strategy, August 2003
Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, USA
Dissertation title: “Corruption and Entrepreneurship”
Committee: Professors S. Venkataraman, R. Edward Freeman, S. Sarasvathy, and Patricia H. Werhane

MBA - Bilingual Program, 1985
IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), 1983 (First class)
University of Madras, India

European Entrepreneurship Colloquium for Participant Centered Learning (EECPCL), 2005
Harvard Business School, USA

Awards and Scholarships

Refereed Publications

Book Chapters

Manuscripts under review / working papers

Book Review

Publications in popular and business press

Case studies (inspection copies of cases can be downloaded by following the hyperlinked text)

Conference presentations

Service

Service to Institution

Teaching and executive education experience

IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain (2003 to date):

Visiting Professor:

Participation in outreach activities

Consulting Experience (1991 – to date)

International Finance Corporation (IFC) (2005 to date): Worked on i) a Global Business School Network (GBSN) project with the faculty of the Lagos Business School in the development of Nigerian entrepreneurship case studies, and ii) a Private Enterprise Partnership project to nurture Enterprise Development Centers (EDCs) in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, based on the EDC model in Lagos, Nigeria.

World Bank (2004): Worked with case writers in India on the development of case studies on private and public initiatives to leverage Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for achieving the education objectives outlined in the Millennium Development Goals

Management consultant, Madrid, Spain: Carried out projects for Spanish, Indian, and American clients in the areas of market entry strategy, commercial due diligence, and purchase management services. Industries covered included apparels, food products, industrial batteries, and industrial fasteners and access systems. Certified by the Confederation of Spanish Chambers of Commerce and the Spanish Institute for Export Promotion (ICEX) to work as a consultant in the EU funded program for the internationalization of Spanish small and medium enterprises

Managerial experience (1985 – 1991)

Grupo Tudor, Madrid, Spain. Automotive and industrial battery manufacturer; one of the largest manufacturing companies in Spain; listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange. 1991 revenues and workforce: $700 million and 6,000 employees

Languages

English       Fluent                  Spanish            Fluent
Hindi          Good                    Telugu              Good (spoken)
Tamil          Good (spoken)     German            Good
French        Conversational