Srinivasan R

Professor R. Srinivasan is a distinguished faculty member at IIM Bangalore, specializing in platform business models and strategic management. With a doctoral degree from IIM Ahmedabad (1998), where he received the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund scholarship, Srinivasan brings over two decades of academic excellence to his role. His current research focuses on platform business firms, digital transformation of large corporations, and strategic decision-making in top management teams. As a Professor of Strategy, he teaches platform business models, competitive and corporate strategies, and strategy process research at both postgraduate and doctoral levels. Srinivasan's international academic reach extends to visiting faculty positions at European institutions, notably the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where he shares expertise on platform business models and open innovation. His contributions to the field include numerous publications in international journals, case studies on platform strategies and innovation, and significant research presentations at international conferences. Before joining IIMB, he spent eight years at IIM Lucknow, and currently serves as an advisor to firms developing platform-based business models, bridging academic theory with practical business applications.