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| Name | Manish Popli |
| Qualification | B.E., PGDM & FPM (IIM, Lucknow) |
| Contact No. | +91-731-2439542 |
| manishp@iimidr.ac.in | |
| Curriculum Vitae | Download |
- Brief Profile
- Research Publications
Manish Popli is an Associate Professor in area of Strategy and International Business. He holds the title of Young Research Chair of IIM Indore for the period of 2018-2021. Manish has done his FPM from IIM Lucknow. Before joining the doctoral Programme at IIM Lucknow, he has worked with various organizations such as ST Microelectronics, Hughes and Intel.
His current research areas include emerging markets, mergers and acquisitions, business groups, and internationalization primarily using the theoretical lenses of managerial cognition, behavioral theory, and institutional theory.
His teaching interests include Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances, Global Strategy, Applied Theory in Strategy and Competition.
Journal Publications
Kumar V., Singh, D., Purkayastha, A., Popli, M., Gaur A. (2019, forthcoming). Springboard Internationalization by emerging market firms: Speed of first cross-border acquisition, Journal of International Business Studies.
Popli, M., Ladkani, R. M. Value Constraining or Value Enabling? The Impact of Business Group Affiliation on the Post-acquisition Performance by Emerging Market Firms, Management and Organization Review
Chhabra, A., & Popli, M. (2018). Interorganizational imitation and payment mode decisions in cross‐border acquisitions. Strategic Change, 27(1), 43-51.
Popli, M., Ladkani, R. M., & Gaur, A. S. (2017). Business group affiliation and post-acquisition performance: An extended resource-based view. Journal of Business Research, 81, 21-30.
Popli, M., Akbar, M., Kumar, V., & Gaur, A. (2017). Performance Impact of Temporal Strategic Fit: Entrainment of Internationalization with Pro‐Market Reforms. Global Strategy Journal, 7(4), 354-374.
Popli, M., Akbar, M., Kumar, V., Gaur, A.(2016). Reconceptualising cultural distance: The role of cultural experience reserve in cross-border acquisitions. Journal of World Business, 51, (3), 404-412
Popli, M., Kumar, V. (2016). Jumping from Spring-Board? Role of Marginal Cultural Distance in Cross-border M&A Deal Completion of Emerging Market Firms. Thunderbird International Business Review, 58(6), 527-536
Popli, M., & Sinha, A. K. (2014). Determinants of early movers in cross-border merger and acquisition wave in an emerging market: A study of Indian firms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 31(4), 1075-1099.
Popli, M., & de Lemos, F. F. (2018). Reusing Uppsala lens in cross‐border M&As of emerging markets. Strategic Change, 27(1), 35-42.
Selected Conference Papers
(2018)
Goyal, L., and Popli, M., (2018). Problemistic Search and Direction of Change: A Configurational Approach, SMS special conference in Hyderabad, 2018.
Kumar, M., Gaur, A., and Popli, M., (2018). Performance Feedback and Internationalization Trajectory of Emerging Market Firms: An Analysis of Multi-Level Moderating Factors. SMS special conference in Hyderabad, 2018.
Viswa, P. G., Goyal, L., Popli, M. (2018). Earn outs in Acquisitions: The Impact of CEO Regulatory Focus, 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 10th -14th August, 2018.
Kumar, M., Popli, M., and Gaur, A. (2018). Effect of Performance Feedback and CEO Regulatory Focus on Direction of Search, 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 10-14th August, 2018.
Faisal, M.A, Gubbi, S.R., and Popli, M. (2018). Board Interlocks and Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: An Emerging Market Perspective, 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 10-14th August, 2018.
Faisal, M.A, Gubbi, S.R., and Popli, M. (2018). Board Interlocks and Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: An Emerging Market Perspective, Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business, Minneapolis, USA, June 25-28, 2018
Viswa, P. G., and Popli, M. (2018). Deal Duration in Acquisitions: Impact of CEO Regulatory Focus, SMS annual conference, Paris, September 22nd-25th , 2018
(2017)
Tripathi, V., Popli, M., Desai, P., Desai, G. (2017). Let’s Talk & Act: Communicative Action in the Frontline Workers Enactment of Organizational Strategy, 33rd EGOS Colloquium 'The Good Organization' in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 6-8, 2017.
Chhabra, A., Popli. M (2017). Uncertainty Avoiding Behavior and Payment Mode Decisions in Cross-Border Merger and Acquisitions, 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, United States, 4-8th August 2017
Kumar, M., Popli, M., Gaur, A. (2017). Role of Search Pressure and Slack on direction of Search, 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, United States, 4-8th August 2017
Viswa, P. G., Popli, M. (2017). Product and Geographic Scope of Target Firm and Equity Control in Cross Border Acquisitions, SMS Special Conference in Costa Rica in December 2017
Chhabra, A., Popli. M (2017). Uncertainty Avoiding Behavior and Payment Mode Decisions in Cross-Border Merger and Acquisitions, SMS annual conference in Houston, 2017
(2016)
Kumar, V., Gaur, A.S. and Popli, M. 2016. Emerging Economy firms and Speed of International Venturing, 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Annaheim, United States, 9th August 2016.
Chhabra, A., Popli, M. 2016. Impact of TMT Socio-Demographic Faultlines on Speed of FDI Expansion: An Emerging Market Perspective. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting AIB, 2016, New Orleans, LA,USA on June 27-30, 2016
Popli, M. 2016. Re-Using Uppsala Lens in Cross-Border M&As of Emerging Market: Challenging the Springboard Perspective. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting AIB, 2016, New Orleans, LA, USA on June 27-30, 2016
(2015)
Popli, M., Akbar, M., Kumar, V. Operationalizing cultural distance with country level scores: Moderating role of contextual factors. 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Canada, 7 - 11 August, 2015
Popli, M. Zooming in On the Cross-Border M&As of Emerging Market MNEs through the Internationalization Process Model. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting AIB, 2014“Global Networks: Organizations and People” Bengaluru,, India on June 27-30, 2015
(2014)
Popli, M., Akbar, M., Kumar, V. Cultural Friction and the Role of Effective Cultural Distance in Cross-border M&A Deal Abandonment. 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - “The Power of words”, August 1-5, 2014 - Philadelphia, PA.
(2013)
Popli, M and Sinha, A.K. Who Jumps From Spring Board First? An Empirical Analysis of Cross Border M&A Waves of Indian Firms. 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - "Capitalism in Question", Orlando, United States, 13th August 2013.
Popli, M, Akbar M and Kumar V. Persistence of Superior Performance: Impact of Internationalization and its Entrainment with Reforms. 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - "Capitalism in Question", Orlando, United States, 13th August 2013.
(2012)
Popli, M. and Kumar S. 2012. Adaptation to Generation: A Strategic and Paradigmatic shift in Indian Inc. towards triple Bottom line performance. 11th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
Popli, M. and Jain A.K. 2012. Organizational failure: Lessons for Top-management and Board governance. 7th annual conference, Global Business Research Symposium, Rome.
Popli, M. and Akbar M. 2012. Do They Really Jump from Springboard: A Review of Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions of BRIC Economies. International Academy of Business and Economics, Venice - Summer Conference, Ca ' Foscari University of Venice.
Popli, M. and Jain A.K. 2012. Organization Design of Emerging Market Acquirers: Insights from European Global Firms. International Academy of Business and Economics Las Vegas – Annual Conference.