THE MAKING OF A DISSERTATION - challenges of a mid-career PhD

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The book is a first-person account of the author’s 6-year-long effort to obtain the doctoral degree. The book is an experience guide for aspiring research scholars, written with insights unique to someone who was a corporate leader.
It is a practical, step-by-step manual to the process of getting a PhD and describes the challenges through real-life events. It has many insightful and lively anecdotes and offers more than 200 learning points to guide researchers as they do their PhD.
It talks about people who mentor you, the processes and the support groups, application, dedication and alertness and smartness to achieve the goal.
It is an easy-to-read book that makes a hard subject easy to digest.
The interest in doing PhD is very high in India, including mid-level corporate executives. As many as 2.2 lakh people register for PhD every year. Only about 25,000 to 35,000 PhD degrees are awarded every year.
This book can help bring down that gap sharply from the point of view of both aspirants and the systems and processes involved.
Whether you are just embarking on this thrilling journey or in the thick of it and staggered by its immensity, this book can be your robust companion.
Written by an accomplished corporate leader, a BTech from the IIT Madras, and a graduate of the IIM Ahmedabad, his wide experience adds many shades to the narration that you do not expect to find in similar books.

About the author

Dr A N Ravichandran retired as the CEO on the board of an Indian corporate and has since been a consultant for business transformation and corporate strategy. A BTech from the IIT Madras, and a graduate of the IIM Ahmedabad, he obtained his PhD from the Aligarh Muslim University, post- retirement. In addition, he did a program on Mergers & Acquisitions at the Wharton School, Pennsylvania.

During his various tenures, he held the position of Vice-chairman of industry bodies such as the IFMA and IDEMA, both of the CII, and was an active member of the SIAM. The significant positions he held in industry were General Manager – Marketing of Bajaj Auto Ltd, Executive Director of Simpson & Company, SBU Head of Consumer Businesses at Crompton Greaves, Mumbai, and President & Director of JK Fenner. Some of his awards and recognitions include the CII-Frost & Sullivan IMEA Award (India Manufacturing Excellence Award) at the Platinum level for large organizations, the CII-EXIM Award for Business Excellence - Strong Commitment to Excel, TPM Award from Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance and HR Excellence Award from Smt. Sheila Dikshit.

He won the best case-study award, with submissions from 300 business schools in the Asia-Pacific region. He has taught marketing management courses at the Shailesh School, IIT Mumbai, the British Council, C-Dot and at LIBA, Chennai, to name a few. He held the position of Associate Professor at the AIMA-CME, during which time he wrote a book on Strategic Marketing Management, with Professor Rakesh Khurana as the co-author, published by Global Business Press, New Delhi. He was invited to become the TTK Chair Professor of Marketing Management by the IIT Madras, in the year 2001.

ISBN 13 - 9789334270679


 

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Nitin J Shetty Chartered Accountant Mangalore

A very detailed analysis for a person who wants to study Phd. the finer points which a student will not have cared to notice is covered.

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Nikhil R S
Timely PhD support

My friends and I were discussing how helpless we felt about our lack of progress in our PhDs. This book caught my attention in Odyssey last week and I am glad I bought it. It helps to know others have gone through similar blocks and the problems can be thought through. Thank you author, Dr Ravichandran, especially for the advice on publishing journal articles.

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