Dr. Gaurav Saxena

Bio

Dr. Gaurav Saxena is an Associate Professor with over 17 years of teaching experience across PGDM/MBA programs. He holds a Ph.D. in Management, an FDPM from IIM Ahmedabad, and a PG Diploma in Entrepreneur and Business Management. His core teaching and research interests include Marketing Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, and Supply Chain Management. He has led student-development initiatives and industry- interface roles, and has published work on supply chain effectiveness, value-chain competitiveness, and e-shopping behaviour. At MIT-WPU, he focuses on rigorous, practice- oriented learning.

Educational Qualifications:

1. Ph.D. (Management) - Mangalayatan University, Aligarh (2016)

2. FDPM (Management) - Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (2012)

3. PG Diploma in Entrepreneur and Business Management (Marketing major; Finance minor) EMPI Business School, New Delhi (2008)

4. BCA - Rajiv Academy, Mathura (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University) (2003)

Areas of Expertise:

Marketing Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, and Industry Interface and Incubation / Entrepreneurship Development.

Teaching Experience:

Over 17 years of teaching experience (Dec 2008 - Present) across PGDM/MBA programs at IMS Ghaziabad, GLA University (Mathura), and Mangalayatan University (Aligarh).

Industry / Research Experience:

1. Industry: Acquisition Manager (Corporate Banking), Deutsche Bank, Gurgaon (Feb 2008 - Jun 2008); Marketing Executive, Painta Soft, Delhi (Jun 2004 - Mar 2006).

2. Consulting: Consultant, IEM Consulting Group (Jul 2017 - Dec 2018).

3. Academic leadership: Head, University Innovation & Incubation Centre (Mangalayatan University); In-charge, Industry Interface (IMS Ghaziabad).

4. Research focus: Supply chain competitiveness and value-chain effectiveness; Ph.D. on the lock industry cluster (Aligarh, U.P.).

Publications and Research Work:

1. Saxena, G. (2021). Factors influencing consumers’ attitude and perception towards e- shopping in NCR. Empirical Economics Letters, 20.

2. Saxena, G. (2021). Supply chain management practices: An empirical investigation on agri- business in India. Empirical Economics Letters, 20.

3. Saxena, G. (2020). Effectiveness of supply chain networks and business profitability: An empirical study. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29, 5738-5751.

4. Saxena, G., & Sharma, R. (2015). Scope of supply chain management and its impact on cost of achieving strategic position of Aligarh lock industry, UP. VSRD International Journal of Business and Management Research, V(9).

5. Case study: 'HaveMore Ice cream - Marketing Strategy' (FDP volume, IIM Ahmedabad, 2012).

Subjects Taught:

Marketing Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, and Logistics Management.