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Dr. Santhi Perumal
Dr. Santhi Perumal

Associate Professor, General Management, Chairperson - Editor of IMT Nagpur Journal

Dr. Santhi Perumal is an Associate Professor affiliated to the General Management area. She currently teaches courses in General Management and OB-HR. Her research interests include Knowledge Appropriation (academic patenting, National Innovation Systems and knowledge sharing) and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Academic Biography
  • PhD. Management Studies. 2014. Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. [Thesis topic: An Exploratory study of Behavioral and Demographic Characteristics of Academic Patentees].
  • Diploma in Educational & Vocational Guidance. 1993. National Council of Educational Research & Training, New Delhi.
  • MA. Applied Psychology and Psychological Services. 1992. University of Madras, Chennai.
  • BSc Ed. (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Education). 1988. Regional College of Education, Mysore.
Work Experience
  • Associate Professor, IMT Nagpur, Nagpur, July 2022 onwards.
  • Assistant Professor, IMT Nagpur, Nagpur, December, 2013 – July 2022.
  • Lecturer, Women’s Christian College, Chennai, November 2005 – March 2007.
  • Lecturer, Presidency College, Chennai, July 2005 – November 2005.
  • Assistant Professor, Adhiparasakthi College of Physiotherapy, Melmaruvathur, November 1994 – May 2004.
Academic Unit
  • Social Responsibility (designed the course taught as a core curriculum at IMT Nagpur)
  • Managing Relationship at Work (designed the elective at IMT Nagpur)
  • Career Management (designed the elective at IMT Nagpur)
  • Business Research Methods
  • Evolution of Modern Business (co-designed the course taught as core curriculum at IMT Nagpur)
  • Business, Government and Society (co-designed the course taught as core curriculum at IMT Nagpur)
  • Organizational Structure and Design
  • Performance Management
  • Creating and Nurturing New Ventures (co-designed the course taught as a core curriculum at IMT Nagpur)
Professional Activities (Academic)

Reviewer for Peer Reviewed Journals

‘Knowledge Management Research and Practice’ (ABDC ‘A’), Economics of New Innovation and Technology (ABDC ‘A’), ‘Technology Analysis & Strategic Management’ (ABDC ‘B’), ‘International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness’ (ABDC ‘C’), ‘Triple Helix’ and ‘Current Science’.

Membership of professional Bodies:

  • American Psychological Association
  • Madras Psychological Association.
Research Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

ABDC A Category

  • Santhi Perumal and Shyam Sreekumaran Nair. Impact of views about knowledge and workplace relationships on tacit knowledge sharing. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2022, 20 (3), 410-421. [Impact Factor: 3.2]

 ABDC B Category

  • Santhi Perumal and Shyam Sreekumaran Nair. Psychological factors influencing patent filing among faculty in Higher Educational Institutions in India. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 2023, 35 (12), 1591-1604. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2021.2011852 [Impact Factor: 2.9]
  • Shyam Sreekumaran Nair, Santhi Perumal and MH Bala Subrahmanya, The New E-Commerce Industry Policy (2019): How Adequate is it to Achieve its Objectives? Economic & Political Weekly, 2022, 57 (38), 47-53.
  • Santhi Perumal, Sreekumaran Nair, S. and Unnikrishnan, R., Triple Helix in practice in Indian HEIs using lens of academic patenting. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 2020, 32 (11): 1322-1334. [Impact Factor: 2.9]

Other category

  • Nilakanthan, K., Tagare, S., Perumal, S., Sreekumaran Nair, S. (2024), Is there an optimal market withdrawal decision? A simple mathematical model and analysis. Decision. In Press.
  • Mathew, M., Kumar, D. & Santhi Perumal. 2011. Role of Knowledge Management Initiatives in Organizational Innovativeness: Empirical Findings from the IT Industry. Vikalpa: The journal for Decision Makers, 36 (2): 31-43.
  • Santhi Perumal & Mathew, M. 2011. Psychological Determinants of Patenting Behavior in Academic Inventors. The International Journal of Science in Society, 2 (1): 209-222.

Invited Book Reviews

  • ‘The Coming Wave AI, Power and the Twenty First Century’s Greatest Dilemma’ (by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar) for South Asian Journal of Management (2024, Vol. 31, No. 3)
  • ‘Technology Business Incubators in India: Structure, Role and Performance’ for Current Science (2022, Vol. 122, No. 6, pp. 743-744).
  • “Basic Research Methods: An Entry to Social Science Research” (by Gerard Guthrie, Sage) for Current Science (2011, Vol. 100 No. 4, pp. 560-561), along with Mary Mathew.
  • “Applied Psychometry” (by N. K. Chadha, Sage Publications) for Current Science (2010, Vol. 98, No. 4, pp. 567 -569), along with Mary Mathew.

 Broad Audience Publications 

  • “When can SMEs enjoy the benefits from using AI tools like Chat GPT?” for SME World (April 2024)
  • “Which customer is the king?” for Human Capital (August 2020).
  • “Promoting and Incentivizing Referral based Recruitment at Alpha Pvt Ltd.” for Human Capital (October 2019).
  • “Importance of digitization for SMEs” for SME World (March 2019).
  • “Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) scheme to stimulate growth of MSMEs” for SME World (December 2018).
  • “Adopting environmental sustainable practices by MSMEs” for SME World (November 2018).

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • Santhi Perumal and Shyam Sreekumaran Nair. Comparitive study of Ecological Footprints based on Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Solar Energy Usage, Asian Society for Innovation and Policy 2022 Meeting, IISc and MSRUAS, 24-26 November 2022.
  • Santhi Perumal and Shyam Sreekumaran Nair. POSCO boxed out of Odisha – The power of unfriendly nonmarket forces, Annual Management Conference and Workshop (AMWC) 2019, Institute of Management Technology Nagpur 2-4 January, 2019.
  • Shyam Sreekumaran Nair and Santhi Perumal. Effect of future citations and patent renewal on singleton patent’s price, International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence (ICBAI) 2018, Indian Institute of Science, 20-22 December 2018.
  • Santhi Perumal. Comparative study of sustainability reporting in five leading companies of India, International Conference on Sustainability and Management Strategy 2018, Institute of Management Technology Nagpur, 28-29 September, 2018.
Academic Achievements

Received best paper presentation award, for the paper entitled ‘Comparative study of Ecological Footprints based on Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Solar Energy Usage’, in the climate change track at Asian Society for Innovation and Policy 2022 Meeting, held at IISc and MSRUAS, 24-26 November 2022.