Areas of Expertise: Strategic management of small businesses; ethnic and women entrepreneurship

Background Information

• Doctor of Philosophy, 1979, State University of NY - Buffalo, Planning and Policy in Organizations; Organization Theory
• Master of Business Administration, 1969, Indian Institute Management, Calcutta, Finance
• Master of Arts, 1967, Osmania University, India, Economics
• Bachelor’s of Arts, 1964, Osmania University, India, Economics, Political Sciences, English

Refereed Articles

• Chaganti, R., Chaganti, R. S., & Watts, A. D. (2008).  Ethnic Immigrants in Founding Teams: Effects on Prospector Strategy and Performance in New Internet Ventures.  Journal of Business Venturing: Int'l. Entrepreneurship, New Bus. Devel. & Tech, 23, 113-139.

Refereed Proceedings
Full Paper

• Chaganti, R. & Chaganti, R. (2009).  Pathways to Failure: A Study Failed Vs. Not-Failed Internet New Ventures.  The Small Business Institute Annual Conference.

Presentation of Refereed Papers
National

• Campbell, D. & Chaganti, R. (2010, February).  Requiring Multimedia in Student Research Projects: A Best Practice in the Making. Fourth Annual Conference of the Small Business Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Honors/Awards/Grants
Awards

• 2008:  Best Practices Award for ENT 420: Student Venture Experience Small Business Institute National Meetings, San Diego, CA February.
• 2002:  Best Reviewer Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management.
• 2002:  Distinguished Conceptual Paper Award (2002) for the co-authored paper, Chaganti, R.; Brush, C.G.; Haksever, C. and Cook,R.G., Stakeholder Influence Strategies of Entrepreneurial New Ventures and Their Value Outcomes San Diego, CA - February, 2002 Small Business Institute Directors Association.
• 1999:  Best Reviewer, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management

Honors

• 2010:  Rider University Developmental Leave.
• 2007:  Paid Research Leave Rider University.
• 2005:  Paid Research Leave.
• 2004:  Davis Research Fellowship.
• 2003:  Davis Research Fellowship.
• 2000:  Paid Research Leave.
• 1999:  Summer Research Fellowships.
• 1998:  For organizing management workshops for area family business owners, and upgrading the Entrepreneurship concentration to a major in CBA Jesse H. Harper Endowed Professorship.
• 1997:  For organizing management workshops for area family business owners, and upgrading the Entrepreneurship concentration to a major in CBA Jesse H. Harper Endowed Professorship.
• 1996:  Summer Research Fellowships.
• 1995:  Davis Research Fellowship.
• 1994:  Davis Research Fellowship.
• 1994:  Summer Research Fellowships.
• 1992:  Paid Research Leave.
• 1991:  Summer Research Fellowships.
• 1987:  Summer Research Fellowships.