Nitin R. Joglekar
Nitin Joglekar is
Associate Professor of Operations and Technology Management, and Dean’s
Research Fellow, at Boston University School of Management.
Professor Joglekar’s interests span systems thinking, active
learning, forecasting and shaping of uncertain data and decisions, especially
during distributed innovation and technology
commercialization at established and entrepreneurial firms. Current
industry research projects are focused on: (i) Multi-domain mapping, analytics
and integration of complex innovation systems; (ii) Startup, financing and
scaling of growth driven operations; (iii) Industry studies of sustainable
product and service supply chains; and (iv) Design and
deployment of mobile technologies in service supply chains. His studies have
been informed by observations from the automotive, energy, hospitality, IT,
medical devices and retail industries. His
research has resulted in over 50 publications as journal and conference
proceeding papers, book chapters and cases. He has been associated with several
top echelon journals as an editor. Currently, he is a
department editor at Production & Operations Management for industry studies
and public policy. His book, The Innovation Butterfly (reviews are
available here and here; see an excerpt here), addresses management
of innovation risks, allied analytics and leadership opportunities.
At Boston University, Professor Joglekar teaches courses related
to these themes at undergraduate, graduate and executive levels. He has won
several awards, including the Broderick Award for Teaching Excellence and the
General Electric Award for Team Learning. He was a visiting faculty member at
the University of Texas in 2006 and is a visiting scholar at the MIT Sloan
School of Management in 2013.
Prior to his academic career, Professor Joglekar worked in the information technology and energy industries. He was a founder of a venture capital backed software firm. He advises entrepreneurial and established firms in their initiatives for achieving business growth and profitability by managing products, services and supply chain complexity.
Professor Joglekar holds bachelor’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology, masters’ degrees in engineering from MIT and Memorial University (Canada), and doctoral degree in management science from the MIT Sloan School.
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