Prothit Sen
Prothit Sen
Assistant Professor, Strategy
Biography
Professor Sen’s research includes exploring questions on corporate strategy such as those which pertain to the design of alliance portfolios and investment model innovations in the private equity industry. Professor Sen teaches Corporate Strategy and Organization Design.
Prior to obtaining his PhD, Professor Sen worked as a consultant for Bain & Company in Gurgaon, India. His advisory experience in India spanned across the manufacturing, automotive, IT services and private equity industries. Professor Sen has an MBA from the London Business School and a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
Prior to obtaining his PhD, Professor Sen worked as a consultant for Bain & Company in Gurgaon, India. His advisory experience in India spanned across the manufacturing, automotive, IT services and private equity industries. Professor Sen has an MBA from the London Business School and a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
Education
- PhD in Management, INSEAD, 2019
- MBA, London Business School, 2012
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics, St. Stephen's College, 2007
Experience
Academic positions
- 2019 - Present: Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business
Selected publications
- Sen, Prothit., Workiewicz, Maciej., Puranam, Phanish. (2025) "Can LLMs Aid Analogical Reasoning for Strategic Decisions? A Comparative Study", Strategy Science
- Deb, Palash., Sreekumar, Vipin., Sen, Prothit., Duru, Augustine., Brannon, David. (2024) "NEW VENTURE GOVERNANCE: AN INTEGRATIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY REVIEW", Academy of Management Annals
- Sen, Prothit., Puranam, Phanish. (2022) "Do Alliance Portfolios Encourage or Impede New Business Practice Adoption? Theory and Evidence from the Private Equity Industry", Strategic Management Journal, 43 (11)
- Sen, Prothit., Deb, Palash., Kumar, Nirmalya. (2021) "The Challenges of Work From Home for Organizational Design", California Management Review
- Jakkaraju, Mihir., Sen, Prothit. "How strategic alliances determine market choices under exploration and exploitation", Asian Management Research Consortium (AMRC)
- Sen, Prothit., Tandon, Vivek. "Using Machine Learning to Uncover the Role of Outside-Industry Catalysts in Multi-Party Alliances", Academy of Management Proceedings
