Kulwant Singh

at National University of Singapore

Professor at Booth School of Business

Biography

National University of Singapore

Kulwant Singh is a Professor in the Department of Strategy & Policy at NUS Business School. Dr Singh`s research focuses on firm adaptation to exogenous shocks, particularly in the context of firm alliances, and strategy in the Asia Pacific region. His research has been published in the Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation and other journals. He is the Associate Editor of the Strategic Management Journal and was previously Editor of Asia Pacific Journal of Management. He has also written several book chapters and books on business strategy in Asia.

Kulwant received the Research Achievement Award in 1997 and the Outstanding Educator Award in 2005, both by the National University of Singapore. He has won Teaching Excellence awards several times for his Executive MBA and MBA teaching at the NUS Business School. He also won the Glueck Best Paper Award (1996) in Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management, and the Best Paper Award (1991) in the Policy Division of Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.

Kulwant has conducted teaching or served as a consultant to DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Essar, GE, Indofood, Manulife, Nestle, Panasonic and others. Kulwant is currently a member of the International Advisory Board of the Norwegian School of Economics, the Executive Committees of EPAS of the European Foundation for Management Development, and of The Case Centre.

He has served as the Interim Dean, Deputy Dean, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Undergraduate Studies, and as the Head of the Departments of Management & Organisation, and of Strategy & Policy.

Booth School of Business

Education Qualifications

  • Ph.D., The University of Michigan, USA, 1993
  • MBA, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 1989
  • BBA (Honours, First Class), National University of Singapore, Singapore, 1982

Research Interest

  • Interfirm Collaboration And Competition
  • Strategy In Rapidly Changing Environments
  • Firm Adaptation To Exogenous Shocks

Academic Experience

  • Deputy Director, Graduate School of Business, Faculty of Business Administration, 1998 - 2017
  • Head, Department of Strategy & Policy, NUS Business School, 2015 - 2016
  • Deputy Dean, NUS Business School, 2008 - 2011
  • Interim Dean, NUS Business School, 2008
  • Vice-Dean, Graduate Studies, NUS Business School, 2006 - 2007
  • Head, Department of Business Policy, National University of Singapore, 2003 - 2004
  • Head, Department of Management & Organisation, National University of Singapore, 2000 - 2002
  • Vice-Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Business Administration, NUS, 1996 - 1999
  • Sub-Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Business Administration, NUS, 1995 - 1996

Corporate Experience

  • Executive teaching, BPCL, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, DuPont, Essar, GE, Maruti Suzuki, Nestle, Telenor

Courses

  • BME5002, Corporate Strategy For 21st-Century Organisation
  • BMA5101, Industry & Competitive Analysis
  • BMA5013, Corporate Strategy
  • BMU5015, Competitive Strategy

Membership & Professional Activities

  • Academy of International Business
  • Asian Academy of Management
  • Academy of Management
  • Strategic Management Society

Societal Impact

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