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Venkat Subramanian is an Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Strategy at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business. Previously, he had faculty appointments at the University of Hong Kong and Vlerick Business School in Belgium. He was also a research fellow in Strategy and International Management at Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, a Research Associate in Strategy and Finance at INSEAD, France, and completed a PhD in Management at the Solvay Business School, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. He has published in academic and practitioner journals, and in the business press, on topics of strategy and international business, and on competition in emerging markets. He has also advised start-ups in Europe and Asia.
Publications
Recent Academic Publications
- Yergabulova, Aigerim, Alpysbayeva, Dinara and Subramanian, V. (2023). ‘Wage dispersion and firm performance: evidence from Kazakhstan’, International Journal of Manpower,
- Konings, J., Sagyndykova, G., Subramanian, V., Volckaert, A. (2023). ‘The Granular Nature of Emerging Market Economies: The Case of Kazakhstan’, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change,
- Akemu, O. and V. Subramanian (2022). International Business research in Central Asia: Nonmarket strategies in a contested region’, in Merchant, H. (ed.), The New Frontiers in International Business, Springer, Forthcoming.
- Subramanian and A. Abilova (2019). ‘Emerging Market Multinationals: The Case of Kazakhstan’, in Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Park, S. and Newbury, W. (eds). Cambridge University Press.
- N. Celly and V. Subramanian. ‘Overview of Indian Multinational Firms’, in M.F. Guillen, E.G. Garcia-Canal, R. Garcia-Garcia (eds.) (2016). Indian Multinationals, Oxford University Press
- N. Celly, J. Prabhu and V. Subramanian (2013). ‘Innovations Patterns in Indian Firms’, in P. Williamson, R. Ramamurti (ed.). ‘Re-assessing Emerging Market Multinationals’, Cambridge University Press.
Research interests
Business Strategy
Business Models
Emerging Markets
MNC Strategy & Structure
Teaching
Foundations of Strategy
Emerging Markets Strategy
External positions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Empirical Frontiers of International Integration for Kazakhstan and Beyond
De Remer, D. (PI), Yergabulova, A. (Co-PI) & Subramanian, V. (Co-PI)
1/1/24 → 12/31/26
Project: FDCRGP
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Firms’ Use of Twitter and Value Creation
Berkovitch, J. (Co-PI), Israeli, D. (PI) & Subramanian, V. (Co-PI)
1/1/23 → 12/31/27
Project: FDCRGP
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LDK: Leadership Development in Kazakhstani Business and Educational Settings: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Leadership Interventions
Konings, J. (PI), Pathki, C. (Co-PI), Makoelle, T. (Co-PI), Karabassova, L. (Co-PI), Mahmood, M. (Co-PI), Lewis, J. (Postdoctoral scholar (PhD degree holder)), Subramanian, V. (Co-PI) & Reinhard, D. (Co-PI)
1/1/23 → 12/31/25
Project: CRP
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Design, development and testing of a 3-U University Nanosatellite for Earth Remote Sensing and University Research
Hashmi, M. (PI), Jamwal, P. (Co-PI), Subramanian, V. (Co-PI), Nauryzbayev, G. (Co-PI), Akhtar, M. (Co-PI), Kudaibergenovich , B. G. (Co-PI), Spitas, C. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Arzykulov, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Aringozhaevich, A. K. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Akmurzina, F. (Administrative and clerical specialist), Tariq, H. B. (PhD student/Master degree holder), Sayakov, O. (Master student/Bachelor degree holder), Husain, S. (PhD student/Master degree holder), Yedres, D. (Undergraduate student), Moldagazyyev, R. (Undergraduate student), Dautov, K. (PhD student/Master degree holder), Kanymkulov, D. (Undergraduate student), Adilkyzy, A. (Undergraduate student), Toibekkyzy , A. (Undergraduate student), Aidakhmetov, A. (Undergraduate student), Kudaibergenova (NUSOM), Z. (Undergraduate student), Kadirbay, B. (Undergraduate student), Akhmetov, M. (Undergraduate student), Ahmad, J. (PhD student/Master degree holder), Khan, K. (Master student/Bachelor degree holder), Amangeldi, Y. (Undergraduate student), Ibragim, R. (Undergraduate student), Murat (Student), A. (Undergraduate student), Sabyrov, Y. (Undergraduate student) & Nurgali, R. (Undergraduate student)
1/1/21 → 12/10/24
Project: CRP
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Quality discrimination across markets and the strategic implications of government regulation
Subramanian, V. (PI)
1/1/20 → 12/31/23
Project: FDCRGP
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A global value chain approach to economic diversification and resilience in resource-rich states: the case of Kazakhstan
DeRemer, D. R., Subramanian, V. & Yergabulova, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of International Business Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Firms’ Tweets and Stock Price Discovery
Berkovitch, J., Israeli, D. & Subramanian, V., 2025, (Submitted).Research output: Working paper
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The granular nature of emerging market economies: The case of Kazakhstan
Konings, J., Sagyndykova, G., Subramanian, V. & Volckaert, A., Apr 2023, In: Economics of Transition and Institutional Change. 31, 2, p. 429-464 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
The Granular Nature of Emerging Market Economies: Evidence from Kazakhstan
Subramanian, V., Konings, J., Sagyndykova, G. & Volckaert, A., 2023, In: Economics of Transition and Institutional Change.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wage dispersion and firm performance: evidence from Kazakhstan
Yergabulova, A., Alpysbayeva, D. & Subramanian, V., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Manpower.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)