Mohan V Avvari

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• workRoom EB-11 Block E
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• work+6 (03) 8924 8261
• fax+6 (03) 8924 8019
• Mohan.Avvari@nottingham.edu.my

Biography

Avvari V. Mohan is an Associate Professor of Strategy & Innovation and Director of Research at the Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) in the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM).

He received his doctorate in Marketing and Innovation from the Department of Management Studies of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore following which he visited South Korea on a Research Fellowship at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Prior to joining UNMC, he served as a member of the Faculty of Management at Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia.

His research interests are in the areas of Strategy and Innovation with special interest in sustainability oriented Strategies. He is particularly interested in collaborations or linkages firms develop with other organisations for Innovation and Sustainable Development/CSR. He has served as a Council Member of the Consumer Forum (CFM) for the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Industry, as a recourse person in WTA-UNESCO workshops and recently as Innovation Auditor for MIGHT, Malaysia.

Teaching Summary

His teaching interests are in strategic management and management of innovation - with particular interest in corporate social responsibility / strategies adopted by firms for sustainability /… read more

Research Summary

His research interests are in the general area of business strategy and innovation- particularly about firms developing capabilities for sustainable strategies and Innovation. His is interested in in… read more

Selected Publications

• AVVARI V. MOHAN AND K.N. KRISHNASWAMY, 2006. Marketing Programmes across different phases of the Product Life Cycle - An Explorative Study in the Indian Machine Building Sector Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. 18(1),
• ASMAWI A and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2011. Unveiling Dimensions of Organizational Culture: an Exploratory Study in Malaysian R&D Organisations R & D Management. 41(5), 509-523
• ALIZA A OMAR and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2011. Exploring innovation intermediaries in public services: a case study of Malaysia's Smart Card Flagship project International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development. 4(4), 310-329
• YUN JIN HYO and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2011. Social Diffusion of Technological Innovation: Mobile Telecommunications in National Emergency Management Science, Technology and Society (STS) Journal: An International Journal. 16(2), 215-234

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Mohan currently undertakes the following administrative roles within the Business School (NUBS)

- Director of Research

- Member School Executive and School Management Group

- Coordinator for the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) NUBS Malaysia and also for NUBS Malaysia activities related to UN-Principles of Responsible Management Education (UN-PRME).

His teaching interests are in strategic management and management of innovation - with particular interest in corporate social responsibility / strategies adopted by firms for sustainability / sustainable development.

He teaches modules on Strategic Management, Sustainable Decisions and Organisations and Management of Innovation in the MBA programme. He has co-taught Marketing Strategy at the masters level and at the undergraduate level taught Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship and Business, New Venture Creation and Marketing Strategy and have co-taught International Business Strategy.

A unique and special module that he teaches is the Advanced Strategic Management - Multiple Perspectives.

Current Research

His research interests are in the general area of business strategy and innovation- particularly about firms developing capabilities for sustainable strategies and Innovation. His is interested in in inter-organizational linkages firms develop for enhancing innovation and also for developing sustainable /socially responsible strategies. In addition he is also interested about how firms located in 'regional clusters', develop linkages or form networks for their business strategies and innovation.

Past Research

Sustainable Strategies and Support Systems for such Strategies

Clusters and Inter-organisations Collaborations

National / Regional Systems of Innovations

Role of Innovation Intermediaries

Future Research

1. Strategies of firms (particularly SMEs) - how they acquire or develop resources and capabilities (internal and external) how this leads to innovation through field based cases studies and using Innovation Systems / Open Innovation frameworks.

2. He is also interested and has plans to study Social Responsibility (CSR) / Sustainable Strategies of firms - again with a focus on how they develop resources and capabilities - of particular interest is to see how firms are linking witn NGOs / other organisations for their CSR activities, the benefits they gain from such linkages / collaborations and problems of such interlinked organisations.

• DILNAZ B MUNEEB, KHONG K.W., ENNEW, C. and AVVARI V.M., 2020. Conceptualizing and validating resource recombination in context of higher educational institution competitiveness International Journal of Organizational Analysis. 28(4), 889-916
• DILNAZ B MUNEEB, KHONG K K, ENNEW, C. and AVVARI V.M., 2019. Building an integrated conceptual model of competitive learning capability Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration. 11(3), 267-28
• AVVARI V MOHAN, 2017. Human resource management and coordination for innovation activities: gleanings from Malaysian cases Asian Journal of Technology Innovation. 25(2), 246-267
• JINHYO JOSEPH YUN, AVVARI V MOHAN and XIAOFEI ZHAO, 2017. Collectivism, Individualism and Open Innovation: Introduction to the Special Issue on ‘Technology, Open Innovation, Markets and Complexity’ Science Technology and Society. 22(3), 379–387
• ALIZA A OMAR, AVVARI V MOHAN and XIAOFEI ZHAO, 2017. Can Government Policies Drive Open Innovation Type Platforms? Ideas from the MSC Malaysia Flagship Applications Science Technology and Society. 22(3), 490–505
• SIM, S. C., AVVARI, M. and KALIANNAN, M., 2016. HR Outsourcing Trends in Malaysia: The Undetected Tiger Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal. 9(2),
• ABRAHAM, M., KALIANNAN, M., MOHAN, A.V. and THOMAS, S., 2015. A Review Of SMEs Recruitment And Selection Dilemma: Finding a ‘FIT’. The Journal of Developing Areas. 49(5), 335-342
• NAGALAKSHMI CHELLURI and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2015. Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes for STEM Education – Cases from the Indian Technology Cluster City of Hyderabad. In: ORTWIN RENN, NICOLE C. KARAFYLLIS, ANDREAS HOHLT and DOROTHEA TAUBE, eds., International Science and Technology Education Exploring Culture, Economy and Social Perceptions Routledge. 85-93
• KOH, ERIC H.Y, AVVARI V MOHAN and KIM T., 2015. Proposing an Integrated Framework for Competency Development –Perspectives of Risk Managers in Banks Service Business. July(2015), 1-22
• ERIC H. Y. KOH, AVVARI V. MOHAN and KIM HUA TAN, 2015. A More Comprehensive Approach to Competency Development: An Exploratory Study on the Risk Management Function Of Banks Asian Journal of Business and Accounting. 8(2), 1
• JIN HYO JOSEPH YUN, MOHAN V AVVARI, EUI-SEOB JEONG and DONG-WOOK LIM, 2014. Introduction of an Objective Model to Measure Open Innovation and Its Application to the Information Technology Convergence Sector International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management. 14(4), 383-400
• CHAKRABARTY, A and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2014. Exploring Drivers of Internationalization of SMEs in an Emerging Economy – Case studies from Malaysia. The Journal of International Marketing Strategy (JIMS). 2(1), 13-27
• AVVARI V MOHAN, 2014. Avvari V. Mohan. In: OH D. S. and PHILLIPS FRED, eds., Technopolis - Best Practices for Science and Technology Cities: Technopreneurship Development Program (TDP) Flagship of Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Project. Chapter in Technopolis - Best Practices for Science and Technology Cities. (Eds) Oh, Deog-Seong and Phillips, Fred. Springer 2014. 239-262. XIV. Springer. 239-262
• AVVARI V MOHAN, 2014. Technopreneurship Development Program (TDP) Flagship of Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Project. In: OH, DEOG-SEONG and PHILLIPS, FRED, eds., Technopolis - Best Practices for Science and Technology Cities 14. Springer. 239-262
• AVVARI V MOHAN, 2014. Business Driven Science and Technology Parks (STPs) for Accelerating Innovation: Cases from Malaysia and India World Technopolis Review. 3(3), 114-121 (In Press.)
• TAROFDER A.K., MARTHANDAN G., MOHAN V. AVVARI and TAROFDER P., 2013. Web technologies in supply chain: an empirical investigation Business Process Management Journal. 19(3), 2
• ALIZA A. OMAR and MOHAN V. AVVARI, 2013. Insights into Structures in Policy-Driven Inter-Organisational Networks for Innovation – Cases from Malaysia’s MSC Flagships Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy. 2(2), 6
• MOHAN V. AVVARI, 2013. South-South Production and Knowledge Linkages: An exploratory study based on cases from Malaysia Asian Journal of Technology Innovation: Special Issue: Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Innovations from ASEAN and India. 21(1), 4
• YUN JIN HYO and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2012. Exploring Open Innovation adopted by Small and Medium Firms in Emerging/Growth industries – Case Studies from Daegu-Gyeongbook region of South Korea International Journal of Technology Policy and Management. 12(1), 1-19
• AVVARI V MOHAN, HARIBABU E. and LAKSHMI C. N., 2012. University And Industry Linkages – An Exploratory Study From Malaysian ICT and Biotechnology Sectors World Technopolis Review. 1(1), 42-55
• AVVARI V MOHAN, 2012. Internal and External Resources for enhancing Innovation Capabilities – an exploratory study based on cases from the Malaysian Automobile Sector Asian Journal of Technology Innovation. 20(S1), 29-47
• ALI YASAK, 2012. Symbiotic Relationships Corporate Social Responsibility Practices – Exploring Micro Perspectives From Some Malaysian Cases In: CSR Futures: Knowledge & Practice - ICCSR 10th Anniversary Conference , Nottingham, UK..
• MAZIAR H. and MOHAN V AVVARI, 2012. Development of a Technological Innovation System in an Emerging Economy - A Study of the Malaysian Biodiesel Innovation System Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy. 1(2), 3
• YUN JIN HYO and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2011. Social Diffusion of Technological Innovation: Mobile Telecommunications in National Emergency Management Science, Technology and Society (STS) Journal: An International Journal. 16(2), 215-234
• HEZLIN H, BALACHANDER K G and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2011. Evidence of Firms’ Perceptions Toward Electronic Payment Systems (EPS) in Malaysia International Journal of Business and Information (IJBI Journal). 6(2), 226-245
• ASMAWI A and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2011. Unveiling Dimensions of Organizational Culture: an Exploratory Study in Malaysian R&D Organisations R & D Management. 41(5), 509-523
• ALIZA A OMAR and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2011. Exploring innovation intermediaries in public services: a case study of Malaysia's Smart Card Flagship project International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development. 4(4), 310-329
• AVVARI V MOHAN, 2011. Informal Innovation System Indicators – a Note based on selected SE-Asian Case Studies In: Roundtable Meeting for the Preparation of Science, Technology, Innovation and Global Assessment Programme (STIGAP.
• AVVARI V MOHAN and VANITHA P, 2011. Sustainable Luxury – Socially Responsible Practices of a Western Owned SME luxury Jeweler based in SE Asia – Case of John Hardy In: 8th International Symposium of International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR), University of Nottingham, Ningbo, Chin.
• AVVARI V MOHAN, 2011. Informal Innovation System Indicators – a Note based on selected SE-Asian Case Studies In: the Science Technology and Innovation Global Assessment Programme (STIGAP) Round table meeting. UNESCO, Paris.
• OMAR, ALIZA A. AND AVVARI V. MOHAN, 2010. Policy-driven collaborative arrangements and competency development – a case of Malaysia’s MSC flagship networks International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances (IJSBA). 1(3), 245 - 270
• ALIZA A OMAR and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2010. Issues in Managing Inter Policy Driven Inter Organisational Networks: Perspectives from Malaysia’s MSC Flagship Projects The International Journal Of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. Vol 5(No 2), 275-290
• THO LYE KING, 2010. Factors of Regional Innovation System to help firms move up the Value Chain – A Multi-stakeholder Study in Penang Cluster’ In: 7th ASIALICS Conference Taipei.
• HARI BABU E, AVVARI V MOHAN and LAKSHMI C, 2010. Interaction between Universities and Technology Clusters in Emerging Economies – Case Study of Cyberjaya, Malaysia - A Greenfield development and Cyberabad, India – A Brownfield Development In: 8th Triple Helix Conference Madrid.
• AVVARI V MOHAN and VANITHA P, 2010. Alliance Between Corporations and Nonprofit Organisations for CSR Practices: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia In: EBRF – Economic Business Research Forum, Finland.
• YUN JIN HYO and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2010. Open Innovation of Small and Medium Firms – Case Studies from South Korea In: GLOBALICS Kl 2012.
• AVVARI V MOHAN, ISSHAMMUDIN I and THIRUCHELVAM K, 2010. Inter-Organisational Networks emerging in a Greenfield Cluster – A Study in Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor Cluster In: Workshop on Regional Knowledge Hubs in Asia: the Social Sciences and Humanities in Science and Technology Human Capital (STHC) - Conference on Inter-Asian Connections II. Singapore.
• YUN JIN HYO and AVVARI V MOHAN, 2009. A Comparative Study of the Dynamics of Innovation Systems in three Clusters from Korea and Malaysia In: ”. 6th ASIALICS International Conference "Linkages in Innovation Systems: Global and Local Perspectives.
• ALIZA A OMAR, 2008. Policy-Driven Collaborative Arrangements and Competency Development – A Preliminary Survey of Organisations Participating in Malaysia’s MSC Flagships In: 15th Annual Conference on Multi-Organizational Partnerships, Alliances and Networks (MOPAN),.
• AVVARI V MOHAN, ARUN K. T and CHOUDHURY P, 2008. Factors Critical For Successful Inter-Organizational Collaboration: An Exploratory Study in B2B Firms Operating in Malaysia In: ” 3rd International Conference on Business and Management Research and The 14th Euro-Asia Conference.
• ANITA C, AVVARI V MOHAN and SAHABAT S, 2008. Drivers of Internationalisation of Malaysian SMEs – A Preliminary Study In: Association of International Business - Southeast Asia Regional Conference.
• AVVARI V. MOHAN AND K.N. KRISHNASWAMY, 2006. Marketing Programmes across different phases of the Product Life Cycle - An Explorative Study in the Indian Machine Building Sector Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. 18(1),
• AVVARI V MOHAN and SATYA NARAYANA, 2006. Drivers of Customer Satisfaction among Business Customers for Telecommunications Services: A Study in Asia-Pacific Region Business Research Year Book. April,
• AVVARI V. MOHAN K. AZIZ, AND A. OMAR, 2004. ICT Clusters as a Way to Materialize a National System of Innovation: Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor Flagships Electronic Journal of Information Systems for Developing Countries (EJISDC), HK.. 16, (In Press.)
• AVVARI V. MOHAN, 2003. Globalization Modes of ICT Firms: Preliminary Evidence from Case Studies in Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor Cluster Business Research Year Book, International Association of Business Disciplines (IABD) Publications. (In Press.)
• AVVARI V. MOHAN AND ISSHAMMUDIN ISMAIL, 2002. Factors facilitating the formation or an ICT Cluster A Case Study of Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor Trends in Communication (TIC) Journal, Netherlands. (In Press.)
• AVVARI V. MOHAN, AZIZ, K and AND OMAR A. A, 2002. Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor: A Case Study Of Communications among Stakeholders IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 45(4), 265-275
• AVVARI V MOHAN, K N KRISHNASWAMY and KIM JI SOO, 1997. Dimensions of Technological Developments across Product Life Cycle. In: Innovation in Technology Management: the Key to Global Leadership: PICMET 1997 IEEE. 472-475
• AUN K, TARFODER, MOHAN A.V., AND MARTHANDAN G, Identifying Critical Factors and Values in B2B Collaboration – An Empirical Analysis International Journal of Management & Entrepreneurship. 4(1),
• JAYALAKSHMI R, MAMUNUR R and MOHAN V AVVARI, Innovations and firm performance: A Study of the global airline industry International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting. (In Press.)