Faculty

Overview

Sripada Chandrasekhar (Chandra) is combines vast practitioner experience with deep academic interests in teaching, research, and scholarship. Chandra’s current research interests are focused on Leadership, Talent ,Culture, and Future of Work in Digital Economies. Chandra teaches a range of courses covering topics such as power, influence, change , networks, personal and organizational leadership, strategic human resource management and future of work and careers. Chandra was a C-Suite executive with a large public, private and MNC firms and held the role of the CHRO for more than 25 years. He has wide cross-border experience of leading people and building Human Capital Strategies across continents, nationalities, and cultures. Apart from teaching PGP and modular programs, Chandra teaches extensively in ISB’s Executive education programs. He is also a certified Executive Coach and sits on the Boards of both for-profit companies and NGOs. His recent publications include the edited book on Leading Human Capital in 2020s (SAGE) and working papers on talent strategies in Unicorns and Global Development Centres.

Education

• Ph D (Organizational Behavior), Andhra University 1991
• MBA , University of Leeds 1987
• MA , University Of Hyderabad 1979

Research

Published Papers

Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2019) "People at the Heart of Corporate Governance: Reimagining the Role of HRM", NHRD Network Journal , 12 (4), 364-375 Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2019) "Executive Education in India: Now and in the Future", NHRD Network Journal , 12 (1), 64-67 Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2019) "Inclusive Hiring", Asian Management Insights , 6 (12), 28-33 Sripada, Chandrasekhar.,Chauradia, Amit.,George, Glory. (2018) "Why the Gender Gap Persists in Indian Workplaces?", ISBInsight , 3 (9) Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2012) "Skill Based Volunteerism, how can organizations leverage their employees for social good?", NHRD Network Journal Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2008) "Towards Global HR-an equal challenge for all", Global HRM, NHRD Network Journal Chauradia, Amit.,Sripada, Chandrasekhar.,Ghosh, K. "Flock together or fly alone: Cohort's effect on newcomer's job search and turnover",

Books and Monographs

Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2020) "Leading Human Capital in the 2020s", SAGE Sripada, Chandrasekhar.,Subramaniam, Ramnarayan.,TV Rao. (2011) "Fostering Growth, Change and leadership”,Interview with Prof S Ramnarayan,", Organization Development-accelerating learning and transformation (2nd edition)

Cases

Sripada, Chandrasekhar.,Shah, Geetika. (2019) "Building a great place to work: Intuit India", ISB-Harvard Publishing Sripada, Chandrasekhar. ""Un-bossing" at Novartis", Harvard Business Publishing

Other

Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2018) "Three Dimensions of a Great Place to Work", Asian Management Insights, Singapore Management University , 5 (1), 52-57 Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2018) "India’s talent crisis: Is it a musk deer tragedy?", Fortune India

Working Papers

Sripada, Chandrasekhar. "The Next War for Talent: Insights from India's Unicorns" Sripada, Chandrasekhar. "Changing Future of Captives in India: Rhetoric and Reality in the context of Jobs and Skills"