Debapratim Purkayastha

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Debapratim Purkayastha


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Debapratim Purkayastha (Bengali: দেবপ্রতিম পুরকায়স্থ; born 1976) was a professor of strategy, academic leader and case method expert.[1][2]

Early life and education

Purkayastha was born in Hailakandi, Assam, to Dilip Kumar Purkayastha, a bureaucrat and former Regional Passport Officer, and Anima Purkayastha.[3] He spent most of his childhood and did his early education in Guwahati, completing his BSc from Cotton College, Gauhati University.[4] Purkayastha completed his MBA from Utkal University, and PhD from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar.[5][6]

Career and roles

Purkayastha joined ICFAI in 2006 after a stint in the pharmaceutical industry.Template:Citation needed Before that, he had worked in sales, sales force management and product management, at companies such as Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Zydus Cadila, Themis Medicare, and Hetero Drugs.[6]

In addition to teaching Strategy at ICFAI Business School Hyderabad (ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad), Purkayastha headed the IBS Case Research Center first as an Associate Dean,[7] Dean and then as Director.[8][9][10] His main areas of scholarship include corporate social responsibility as strategy; inclusive business models; and social entrepreneurship.[11]

Purkayastha was also the consulting editor of Case Folio – The IUP Journal of Management Case Studies,[12] a member of the Editorial Board for Case Research Journal, published by North American Case Research Association;[2] and an Editorial Advisory Board member of ‘The CASE Journal’, the official journal of The CASE Association (published by the Emerald Group) and ‘Case Focus’, published by The Case Centre.[13]

Awards and recognition

Purkayastha was conferred the 'Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method' award in 2015, from The Case Centre's executive committee.[14][15] He was the youngest, and the first educator from India to receive this award.[1][16] He was also the first educator from outside North America and Europe to feature on the list of The Case Centre's all-time top authors list[17] (covering 40 years, i.e., from 1974 to 2014) released in 2014.[5][18]

Purkayastha was The Case Centre's bestselling author every year since 2016, when the list was first made public.[19][20][21] He was recognized for developing case studies in different innovative topics and formats including graphic novel (comic book) format.[9][22] For instance, in 2019, his case 'Turbulence on the Tarmac', illustrated by Sid Ghosh, won the 'Outstanding Compact Case' award from The Case Centre.[23]

Purkayastha's other awards are from the Academy of Management,[24][25][26] Association of MBAs,[12] EFMD,[27][28][29][30] CEEMAN,[31] Emerald Group, North American Case Research Association,[32][33] oikos International,[34] The Case Centre,[35][23][36][37][38] John Molson School of Business (Concordia University),[39][22][40] China Europe International Business School,[41][42] AESE Business School,[43] Syracuse University,[44] etc.[45][13] [46]

In March 2018, Purkayastha received the Career360's “Faculty Research Awards”, which recognized India's top educators. The award was presented by Prakash Javadekar, the then Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India.[47]

In 2021, Purkayastha won his eleventh Case Centre Awards, placing him just two awards behind the record thirteen awards won by Sumantra Ghosal.[48][49]

Death

On 7 May 2021, Purkayastha died due to COVID-19.[50]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Professor Debapratim Purkayastha: The case study expert, Chakravorty, Reshmi. Deccan Chronicle(13 December 2016). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Dark Side 3: Critical Cases on the Downside of Business{{#if:Sauerbronn, Fernanda Filgueiras, Diochon, Pauline Fatien, Mills, Albert J. and Raufflet, Emmanuel (Eds)|, Sauerbronn, Fernanda Filgueiras, Diochon, Pauline Fatien, Mills, Albert J. and Raufflet, Emmanuel (Eds)}. Routledge(2017). ISBN 9781783537570
  3. ↑ Cotton alumnus bestselling author of case studies in management. The Assam Tribune Online(17 November 2016). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. ↑ [{{{url}}} Āntaḥrāsṭriẏa pōrajāẏōt jilikila adhyāpak Dēbapratim Purakāẏastha]. Ājir Dainik Bāṭōri (Assamese Daily Newspaper)(25 February 2015).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Achieving New Milestones in Education, Hindustan Times(9 April 2015). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Case Method Virtuoso Debapratim Purkayastha Tops Bestselling List Again!, Team, E. I. S.. East India Story(26 October 2020). Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  7. ↑ Case for a Cause. Business India Magazine({Template:Date).
  8. ↑ ICFAI Business School among world's most successful case publishers, BLoC, Team. @businessline(27 April 2020). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Teaching cases: Vision, realisation and impact, McCracken, Richard. @businessline(16 November 2019). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  10. ↑ Dr. Debapratim Purkayastha's Expert Views Published In "India's Top 500 Companies 2020", InsideIIM Career Services. InsideIIM(28 August 2020). Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  11. ↑ 40th anniversary bestselling author: Debapratim Purkayastha. thecasecentre.org. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Dark Side 2: Critical Cases on the Downside of Business{{#if:Diochon, Pauline Fatien, Raufflet, Emmanuel and Mills, Albert J. (Eds)|, Diochon, Pauline Fatien, Raufflet, Emmanuel and Mills, Albert J. (Eds)}. Greenleaf Publishing(2013). ISBN 978-1-906093-92-1
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 ICFAI Business School Professor Tops Case Authors List, Irish Sun. Irish Sun(30 October 2020). Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  14. ↑ Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method 2015 winner. thecasecentre.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  15. ↑ Case studies help students apply theories and concepts in a real-world scenario, Kamath, Vinay. @businessline(9 June 2015). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  16. ↑ ICFAI B-school professor gets global recognition. Business Standard India(27 February 2015). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  17. ↑ Dr. Debapratim Purkayastha: Best Selling Case Author, Open Magazine. Open The Magazine(8 November 2019). Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  18. ↑ 40th anniversary bestselling authors. thecasecentre.org. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  19. ↑ Top 40 Bestselling Case Authors 2018/19. thecasecentre.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  20. ↑ ICFAI Business School Professor Tops 2018-19 Bestselling Authors List. ANI News. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  21. ↑ Hyderabad prof in bestselling author list, The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express(28 October 2020). Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Cinematic Scenarios and Comics: The Case Method in Context, Dhoul, Tim. QS TopMBA Career Guide. pp. 16-17(Spring 2017). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Who Is Writing, & Who Is Teaching, The Best MBA Cases?, Ethier, Marc. Poets&Quants(25 February 2019). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  24. ↑ ICFAI Business School Wins Dark Side Case Award in the US, Telangana Today. Telangana Today(3 September 2018). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  25. ↑ ICFAI Business School wins Dark Side Case Award, BLoC, Team. @businessline(21 August 2018). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  26. ↑ ICFAI Business School case on sexual harassment wins award, Telangana Today. Telangana Today(28 August 2017). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  27. ↑ Oxford and IBS in photo finish for case competition, Bradshaw, Della. www.ft.com(19 April 2012). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  28. ↑ IBS wins three EFMD Case awards, The Hans India. www.thehansindia.com(1 May 2019). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  29. ↑ ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad Wins EFMD Case Award. BW Education. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  30. ↑ Authors from IBS Hyderabad win big at European case study awards, BLoC, Team. @businessline(17 June 2016). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  31. ↑ 19th CEEMAN Case Writing Competition in Cooperation with Emerald, CEEMAN. www.ceeman.org(4 September 2013). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  32. ↑ IBS Hyderabad wins CMA-Alberta Award for outstanding case in Corporate Governance. India CSR(14 November 2011). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  33. ↑ Case from ICFAI Business School Wins Best Case Award at NACRA 2015, BLoC, Team. @businessline(17 October 2015). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  34. ↑ ICFAI Business School sweeps Oikos Case Writing Competition 2018 - Times of India, Vatyam, Nirupa. The Times of India(8 June 2018). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  35. ↑ ICFAI Business School bags two Case Centre awards, BLoC, Team. @businessline(26 February 2020). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  36. ↑ IBS wins 'Outstanding Case Writer' Award, Telangana Today. Telangana Today(6 March 2018). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  37. ↑ Harvard scoops the trophies in the business school 'Oscars', Bradshaw, Della. www.ft.com(22 February 2015). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  38. ↑ ICFAI Business School faculty wins The Case Centre, UK Award. @businessline(23 September 2014). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  39. ↑ ICFAI B-school wins two prizes in an International Writing Contest -. Unstop(2 July 2019). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  40. ↑ Past cases | John Molson MBA International Case Competition. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  41. ↑ ICFAI Business School authors win global case studies contest, Sridhar, G. Naga. @businessline(26 May 2016). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  42. ↑ China-Focused Cases Selected Winners of the CEIBS Global Case Contest{{#if:Eds.|, Eds.}. Springer(2019). ISBN 978-981-13-2706-3
  43. ↑ ICFAI study wins Case Award. @businessline(5 March 2014). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  44. ↑ ICFAI B-school wins two prestigious awards, BLoC, Team. @businessline(7 June 2019). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  45. ↑ Faculty from ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad, win Case Centre awards. @businessline(2 March 2016). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  46. ↑ Dare2Compete rebrands to Unstop. Unstop.com (formerly Dare2Compete). Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  47. ↑ IBS professor in top faculty, Telangana Today. Telangana Today(26 March 2018). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  48. ↑ ICFAI Prof Purkayastha Wins 11th "Case Oscars", Team, E. I. S.. East India Story(5 March 2021). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  49. ↑ ICFAI Business School Winner in 31st Case Centre Awards, Financial Express. epaper.financialexpress.com(3 March 2021). Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  50. ↑ 'A true explorer': COVID-19 claims ICFAI's Debapratim Purkayastha. news.careers360.com(25 May 2021). Retrieved 2021-06-08.

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