RAJENDRA KHANDEKAR
Professor of Management
Education
Ph.D. in Business, School of Business, University of Kansas, 1983.
P.G.D.M. Area of emphasis in Organization and Administration, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, 1975.
B.Tech. (Honors) Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 1973.
Employment History
1997- Present, Professor of Management, Metropolitan State University of Denver.
1998 – 2003 Director, Activity III: Student Access to Technology, Title III grant, MSCD.
1998 – 2003 Affiliate Faculty, MBA Program, School of Professional Studies, Regis University. 1998 Interim Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Metropolitan State University of Denver. 1994 – 97, Interim Associate Dean, School of Business, Metropolitan State University of Denver. 1992 – 94, Chair, Department of Management: Metropolitan State University of Denver.
1989 – 97, Associate Professor of Management: Metropolitan State University of Denver.
1982 – 89, Assistant Professor of Business Policy: College of Business and Administration, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado.
1981 – 82, Internal Consultant and Researcher: Organizational Systems, Inc. Lawrence, Kansas. 1977 – 82, Assistant Instructor: School of Business, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
1975 – 77, Research Fellow, Behavioral Science Group: Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
Honors and Awards
2002 Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Professional Studies, Regis University, Denver Colorado.
1967-73 National Merit Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India.
Intellectual Contributions
Refereed Journal Articles and Cases:
Khandekar, Rajendra (2019) The ZP Framework and Effective Leadership Behaviors in Problematic, Non-Problematic, and Issue-ridden Situations. FIIB Business Review 8(3) 177–185, 2019.
Khandekar, R. and Norman Pence (2017) Strategic Planning, Learning and Company Performance In A Strategic Management Simulation Environment. Business Education Innovation Journal, Volume 9, Number 2, December, 2017, pp. 164-172.
Ghatge, U., Thatte, A., Shinde, N., Duggirala, M., Khandekar, R. (2014). MissedCallMoney: A Mobile Phone based System to Facilitate Payment of Small Coin Change in India. Indian Journal of Economics and Business, Volume 13, No.2, July – December, 2014.
Khandekar, R. (2012) Interacting Sets Of Contradictory Human Needs As Drivers Of Human Behavior Indian Journal of Economics and Business, Volume 11, No. 2.
Carnes, W. J., Faurer, J. C., Gilliard, D. J., Khandekar, R., Radojevich-Kelley, N., Sutton, C. L., Hoffman, D. L. (2011). Integrative Rehabilitation Programs. Annual Advances in Case Studies.
Khandekar, R. P. (2005) Twelve Choices: A Framework for Interpersonal Process and Strategy, Journal of Business and Economics Research Volume 2, Number 1, January 2005.
Gilliard, Debora J. and R.P. Khandekar. (2004) American Red Cross. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 3(1) January 2004, pp. 53-65.
Book Chapters and Cases:
Gilliard, Debora J. and R.P. Khandekar. (2008) Panera Bread Company in 2007, Revised case published in Gregory G. Dess, Lumpkin G.T., and Eisner, Alan B. Strategic Management: Text and Cases Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2008, pp. C132-C139
Gilliard, Debora J. and R.P. Khandekar. (2007 – 2010) American Red Cross case in Gregory G. Dess, Lumpkin G.T., and Eisner, Alan B. Strategic Management: Text and Cases (in Third Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2007, Fourth Edition, 2008, and Fifth Edition, 2010) pp. C71 – C80.
Gilliard, Debora J. and R.P. Khandekar. (2006) American Red Cross to 2002 (A) case in Gregory G. Dess, Lumpkin G.T., and Eisner, Alan B. Strategic Management: Text and Cases Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2006, pp. 514 -524.
Gilliard, Debora J. and R.P. Khandekar. (2006) American Red Cross 2002 -2004 (B) case in Gregory Dess, Lumpkin G.T., and Eisner, Alan B. Strategic Management: Text and Cases Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2006, pp. 525-529.
Gilliard, Debora J. and R.P. Khandekar. (2006) Panera Bread Company case in Gregory G. Dess, Lumpkin G.T., and Eisner, Alan B. Strategic Management: Text and Cases Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2006, pp. 783 – 792.
Book Reviews:
Khandekar R. P. (2009) Book Review of Tectonic Shift: The Geoeconomic Realignment of Globalizing Markets, Jagdish N. Sheth and Rajendra S. Sisodia, Response Books, A division of Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi/Thousand Oaks / London, 2006, ISBN 0-7619- 3490-1. Book review published in International Journal of Economics & Business, Vol 8, No.1, June 2009, pp. 195-197.
Refereed Papers and Abstracts in Conference Proceedings:
Ghatge, U., Thatte, A., Shinde, N., Duggirala, M., Khandekar, R. (2013). MissedCallMoney: A Mobile Phone based System to Facilitate Payment of Small Coin Change in India. Conference Proceedings, IJEB 2013, Pune, India. http://www.ijeb.com
Khandekar, R. (2011). A Model Of Interacting Sets Of Contradictory Human Needs As The Driver Of Human Behavior. In Dr. Kishore Kulkarni (Ed.),. New Delhi: IJEB 2011 Conference.
Khandekar R.P. and Norman E. Pence (2008), Impact of Strategic Planning on Company Performance in a Strategic Management Simulation Environment, Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Thirty Seventh Annual Meeting, San Diego, March 18-22, 2008 pp 77-79.
Khandekar R.P. (2007) Leadership and the Zeroth P, Proceedings of IBS Ahmedabad International Conference on Management (CD-ROM), Ahmedabad, India, Jan 5-7, 2007
Khandekar, R. P. (2006) Face Work and Email Communication Strategies Proceedings of Third AIMS International Conference on Management, Admedabad, India, Jan 1-4, 2006, pp. 1178 – 1182.
Gilliard D.J., Sutton, C. Khandekar, R.P., and J. Geisler. (2005) Matching Teaching Methods to Student Learning Styles Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 22-26, 2005.
Gilliard D.J., Sutton, C. Khandekar, R.P., and J. Geisler. (2004) Preferences for Teaching Methods: The Influence of Learning Styles and College Major. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Mountain Plains Management Conference, Grand Junction, CO, October 2004. This paper received the Best Paper Award.
Khandekar, R.P. (2004) Twelve Choices: A Framework for Interpersonal Process and Strategy, Proceedings of the European Applied Business Research Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2004. This paper received the Best Paper in the Session award.
Gilliard D.J. and R. Khandekar (2004) Panera Bread. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Western Decision Sciences Conference, Manzanillo, Mexico, April 2004.
Gilliard D. and R.P.Khandekar, “American Red Cross: Case and Teaching Note”, Proceedings of The European Applied Business Research Conference, Venice, Italy, June 9 –13, 2003
Khandekar R.P. (2003) Case Analysis in Strategic Management, Proceedings of the Society for Case Research Annual Meeting, March 12-14, 2003, Chicago, IL pp. 149-156
Gilliard, D.J, J.G.Geisler, R.P.Khandekar and C. Richard Scott (2001) Which Career Services Activities Best Fit Nontraditional Business Students? Proceedings of Mountain Plains Conference, October 17 – 20, 2001, Idaho.
Khandekar R.P. (2001) Strategy and Strategic Management: Definitions for the 21st Century, New Business Paradigm: Global, Virtual and Flexible (Proceedings of the First Global Conference on Flexible Systems Management, New Delhi, India), Thomson Asia Pvt. Ltd, 47 – 53.
Lopez L. and R.P.Khandekar (2000). Critical Elements in Sexual Harrassment Policies For Business and Organizations, Proceedings of the 42nd Mountain Plains Management Conference, Cedar City, Utah.
Khandekar R.P. (2000). A Conceptual Framework to Visualize the Role of Information Technology in Business. In Omprakash Gupta (Ed.), Emerging Role of IT in the Global Business Environment, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Business and Management, Ahmedabad, India.1-5.
Khandekar R.P., Lori Allen and L. Glatz. (1999). Two Case Studies in Transition from Traditional to Online Pedagogy. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Mountain Plains Management Conference, La Jolla, CA.
Mawhiney, Charles H., S. Helms, R.P.Khandekar, G. Larsen, K. Marold, V. Parker, and B. Uliss (1999). Issues in Putting the Business Curriculum Online. Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting.
Refereed Presentations
Khandekar, R., International Conference on Business and Economic Issues, “The RK Model for Transforming Relationships,” International Review of Business and Economics, (IRBE), Denver, Colorado, Mumbai, India. (November 14, 2017).
Matthews, T., Khandekar, R., IJEB 2015, “One Professional’s Serial Entrepreneurship, A Cautionary Tale,” Other, Indian Journal of Economics and Business, Kolkata, India. (December 19, 2015).
Khandekar, R., SIMSARC14, “Leadership Behavior Types and the Zeroth P: A Typology based on Problem-solving,” Paper, Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune, India. (December 13, 2014).
Carnes, W., Faurer, J., Gilliard, D., Hoffman L., Khandekar, R.P., N. Radojevich-Kelley, N. and C. Sutton. “Integrative Rehabilitation Programs”, case presented at the 31st SCR (Society for Case Research) Summer Workshop at the Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, June 25-27, 2009.
Khandekar R.P. A Model of Human Needs as Contradictions, presented at the Annual Conference of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Denver, CO, Apr 4-7, 2007
Gilliard D. and R.P.Khandekar, “American Red Cross: Case”, Society for Case Research Summer Workshop, Fort Lewis College, Durango June 20-22, 2002
Khandekar R.P. and D. Gilliard, “American Red Cross: Teaching Note”, Society for Case Research Summer Workshop, Fort Lewis College, Durango June 20-22, 2002.
Khandekar R. P., “Twelve Choices: A Framework for Interpersonal Process and Strategy”, NICOM 2002: Nirma International Conference on Management, Ahmedabad, India, January 3-6, 2002.
Khandekar R. P., “Operations Strategy in a Global Marketplace”, Second International Conference on Operations and Quantitative Management, Ahmedabad, India, January 3-6, 1999.
Panel Leader and Discussant, “Online Pedagogy” at the 40th Mountain Plains Management Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 14 – 17, 1998.
Discussant, Panel Discussion: The MSCD School of Business Experience with Online Courses, at the 26th Annual Conference of the International Business School Computing Association, Denver CO, July 9-11, 1998.
Allen, Lori, L. Glatz, and R.P. Khandekar. “Issues in Converting Classroom Pedagorical Methodology to On-line Options”, presented at the State Colleges in Colorado Annual Faculty Symposium, Glenwood Springs, April 23-24, 1998.
Khandekar R. P. “World Class Education for the 21st Century”, the International Conference on Business and Management at Ahmedabad, India, January 4-7, 1998.
Non-Refereed Presentations
Khandekar, R., International Conference on Businesses in Emerging Economies, “The Power of Ideas,” Amity University, Mumbai, Panvel campus. (December 21, 2018).
Khandekar, R. Keynote Address, Fourth International Conference on Recent Trends in Commerce “Problem or no problem: Leaders must act”, Dhananjayrao Gadgil College of Commerce, Satara, Maharashtra State, India. (December 15, 2017).
Khandekar, R., SIMSARC16, “The Seven Important Questions for Leaders,” Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune, India. (December 15, 2016).
Khandekar, R., SIMSARC15, “Issues in Business Research,” Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune, India. (December 11, 2015).
Khandekar, R., Contemporary Issues in Commerce, Economics, and Management, “Leadership and the Zeroth P: What problems are you solving today?,” Dhananjayrao Gadgil College of Commerce, Satara, Maharashtra State, India. (December 10, 2015).
Khandekar, R., SIMSARC14, “Personal Leadership and Issues of Personal Transformation,” Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune, India. (December 13, 2014).
Khandekar, R., Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium, “Effectively Using Student Groups in Online Classes,” Oral Presentation, MSU Denver, Student Success Building, Auraria Campus. (October 24, 2014).
Presenter, “Project Management”, Faculty and Staff Professional Development Conference, MSU Denver, Summer 2014.
Keynote Speaker, “Experiencing Diversity Upside Down”, SIMSARC12, Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune, Dec 14, 2012
Presenter, Walking the Talk: Baby Steps to a Democratic Workplace, 2012 Staff Professional Development Conference, MSU Denver, July 2012
Presentation to MBA students, IBS Pune, December 2011 Faculty Development Workshop, IBS Pune, March 2010. Faculty Development Workshop, SCMS Cochin, March 2010
Presenter, MSCD Administrative Professional Development Conference, May 18th, 2009.
Presenter, Student Leadership Workshop, under the auspices of MSCD Student Activities, October 27th, 2004 at the Tivoli Student Union.
Co-presenter with Larry Glatz and others, “The Place of Technology in Academic Advising”, Facutly Advising Conference, MSCD, Aug 14, 2003
Presenter, “Tips on Transforming Your Course For Online Teaching”, Academy of Teaching Excellence Workshop, MSCD, March 8, 2002.
Presenter, “To Do or Not to Do: Is My Course OK for Online”, Academy of Teaching Excellence Workshop, MSCD, November 28, 2001.
Co-presenter with Larry Lopez and Jud Faurer, “Assesment Options for Online Instruction: How Do I know They’ve Learned It?”, Academy of Teaching Excellence, MSCD, March 6, 2001.
Presenter, “Using ITI/CIP Technology Upgraded Classrooms”, MSCD Fall Faculty Conference, August 2000.
Khandekar R.P. and Charles Mawhinney, “Distance and Online Education”, Master Teacher Workshop, School of Business, MSCD, March 31, 2000.
Panel leader and organizer, “Teaching Business Online” at the Mountain Plains Management Conference, DoubleTree Hotel, Denver, October 17, 1998.
Presenter, The Jones Education Environment for Online Courses, at the Seventh Annual Leadership Conference on Academic Excellence through Self-renewal, August 20, 1998.
Presenter: “Cases in Pedagogy” for the Academy of Teaching Excellence, February 26, 1998. Khandekar R.P. “Balancing the Capitalistic Consumption Ethic”, the Gandhi Center for Conflict
Prevention and Resolution, Gujarath Vidyapith, Ahmedabad, India, January 7, 1998.
SERVICE
Department
Chair, Faculty Search Committee, 2018-2019
Faculty Senator, Department Representative, Faculty Senate, Jan 2017 – 2018
Faculty Advisor, MSU Denver Open Houses, January 2003 – December 2016
Chair, Post-Tenure Review Committee, March 2, 2015 – March 16, 2015
Member, Department Assessment Team, Spring 2009 – present Faculty Representative, MSCD Open Houses 2003 – present Faculty Mentor, Department of Management, 2007 – present Department Website Coordinator, 2003 – present
Member, Management Department Curriculum Committee, 1999 -2008
College of Business
Member, CBUS Retention, Promotion & Tenure Committee (2017 – present)
Chair, Policy Review Committee, College of Business (2014 – 2019)
Member, Faculty Development Committee, College of Business, (2014 – )
Member, School of Business Retention, Promotion & Tenure Committee (1999-2007) Member, Mission Review Task Force, August 2004 – September 2006.
Member, School of Business Curriculum Committee (Fall 2000)
MSU Denver
Shared Governance Task Force, Task Force Member, October 22, 2014 – July 30, 2015
Strategic Planning Advisory Board, Committee Member, February 1, 2015 – May 15, 2015
Presenter, Faculty Team Visit to KIIT, India, January 5, 2015 – January 10, 2015
Co-Chair, Information Technology Strategic Planning Task Force, 2012-2013.
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, 2011-2012.
Member, Judges’ Panel, OSRP Grants Mentoring Program, June 2009
Provost Search Committee, Fall 2008 – Spring 2009.
Member, Online Course Review Committee, Fall 2008 – present.
Faculty Senator, Management Department, Spring 2008 – Spring 2009.
Member, Senate Instructional Resources Committee, Spring 2008 – Spring 2009. Faculty Representative, MSCD Team for International Partnerships. (2007- 08) SCOBS Faculty Representative, Technology Initiatives Committee (Fall 2005- 2008)
Member, MSCD WebCT Vista Core Faculty Team (2007-08)
Member, Online Strategic Planning Committee (Spring 2006)
Member, Online Task Force (2005)
Member, Human Subjects Review Committee, MSCD (1998-2005)
Member, Advisory Board, Auraria Library (2000-2004)
Member, Tenure Appeal Committee, November – December 2003.
Faculty Representative, Functional Committee for MetroConnect, March – September 2003. Member, Advisory Committee to Office of Sponsored Programs, (2000-2003)
MSCD Representative, Classroom Improvement Project / ITI Committee (Auraria Campus) (1999- 2001)
Member, Communication Subcommittee of the Technology Advisory Committee, MSCD, April – July, 1998.
Faculty Mentor, Department of Management 1998-99.
Community
Guest Speaker, Indira Institute of Management, Pune, December 13, 2014
Member, Advisory Board, BrainChamber Research, Kolhapur, India 2014 – 2016.
Guest Speaker, Faculty Development Workshop, Indira Institute of Management, Pune, Dec 16, 2012.
Guest Speaker, Faculty Development Workshop, IBS, Pune, India, Dec 18, 2011. Volunteer, Comcast Cares Day, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO, April 24, 2010
Guest Speaker, Faculty Development Workshop, IBS, Pune, India, March 25, 2010.
Guest Speaker, Faculty Development Workshops, SCMS Cochin, Kerala, India, March 16-17, 2010 Pro-bono consulting to Swallow Hill Music Association. I conducted a team building session for them using David Keirsey’s Temperament Sorter, December 14, 2010.
Pro-bono advice to Mr. Andrew Brock, President, RIOTronics Inc., manufacturers of meter reading equipment, on participation in a research program to examine cost impact of introduction of green materials in the manufacturing process, October 2009.
Consultation provided to President Tim Foster, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, on issues of online education at Mesa State, November 2008.
Helped set up Tai Chi classes on campus instructed by Dr. John E. Young through the Healthy Moves program of MSCD with the help of Ms. Linda Wilkins-Pierce, Fall 2008.
Judge, Young Careerist Competition, Business & Professional Women of Aurora, May30-June 1, 2008.
Facilitator, President’s Strategic Planning Retreat, September 10, 2007.
Presenter, “Strategic Dreaming” to Board of International Advisors, Global Initiatives, MSCD, August 24, 2007.
Guest Speaker, Fr. C. Rodrigues Institute of Management Studies, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India, January 30, 2006.
Keynote Speaker, All India Seminar on Advances in Production Engineering: Vision 2020; organized by the Production Engineering Divisional Board, Institution of Engineers (India) in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, December 30, 2005.
Member, Auraria Library Advisory Committee (2000 – 2006) Volunteer, Global IIT Alumni Conference, Washington DC, May 2005.
Provided software assistance to the Spirituals Project, a non-profit organization to preserve and disseminate songs of African-American slaves. February 2003.
Designed and facilitated two workshops on “Cultural Diversity in India” for the East India Heritage Camp, YMCA of the Rockies, Winter Park, CO in July 2001.
Designed and facilitated two workshops on “Cultural Diversity in India” for the East India Heritage Camp, YMCA of the Rockies, Winter Park, CO in July 1999. Approximately 150 families from all over the U.S. were in attendance at the camp. These are families who have adopted children from India, and want to provide the children an experience in their heritage.
Designed and facilitated a day-long Pro-bono workshop on Strategic Management of Sponsored Programs for the four State Colleges in Colorado under the auspices of the Office of State Colleges, November 6, 1998.
Professional Organizations
Ph.D. Thesis Examiner, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, July 26, 2016 – September 15, 2016
Indian Journal of Science and Technology, InderScience Publishers, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, February 1, 2016 –
International Journal of Business Excellence (IJBEX), Inderscience Publishers, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, February 1, 2016 –
Editorial Review Board Member, SAMVAD International Journal of Management, published by Symbiosis International University, January 1, 2016 – Present
Session Chair, SIMSARC15 Conference, Pune, India, December 11, 2015
Session Chair, SIMSARC15 Conference, Pune, India, December 13, 2014
Online Editor, Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 2013 – 2016
Paper Reviewer and Session Chair, SIMSARC13, Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune, India, December 12-13, 2013.
Paper Reviewer, Journal of International Marketing Strategy, 2012 Paper Reviewer, Journal of Business and Management, 2012
External Examiner, PhD. Thesis, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 2010.
Session Chair, 31st SCR (Society for Case Research) Summer Workshop at the Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, June 25-27, 2009.
Reviewer, Thirty Eighth Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Kauai, April 2009
Reviewer, Mountain Plains Management Conference, Pocatello, Idaho, October 2008. Session Chair, Thirty Seventh Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, March 2008
Reviewer, Thirty Seventh Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, March 2008
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Management Research & Technology, 2007. Reviewer, International Journal of Management Research & Technology, 2007.
Reviewer, International Journal of Business & Systems Research, 2007. Reviewer, Omega, the International Journal of Management Science, 2004.
Reviewer, Special issue of International Journal of Manufacturing Technology & Management on “Manufacturing Strategy”, published by Inderscience Ltd. 2003.
Reviewer for Annual Advances in Business Cases; Reviewed three Cases and Teaching Notes, August 2002.
Reviewer for Gift Journal; reviewed “A Comparative Analysis of Flexibility Practices in Two World Class Companies – General Electric and Cisco”, April, 2002.
Session Chair, Organizational Behavior, NICOM 2002 – Nirma International Conference on Management, Jan 3-6, 2002.
Reviewer for Gift Journal; reviewed “A Flexible Framework for Strategic Information Systems Planning in Banking Sector”, August, 2001.
Vice-President, MSCD Chapter of Sigma Beta Delta (2004 – 2007) President, MSCD Chapter of Sigma Beta Delta (1998 – 2004)
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