Niranjan Pati

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Niranjan Pati (born January 30, 1959) is a professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Rohrer College of Business,Rowan University, NJ. He served as Dean of two distinguished AACSB accredited business schools for 11 years, and chair of another business school for 4 years out of his 23 years of distinguished career in academy. He is recognized as an expert educator, researcher, commentator, and business consultant both nationally and internationally. Pati earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1990 and wrote a dissertation on the “Investment Decision Making in Advanced Manufacturing Systems” under the guidance of legendary Donald N. Frey.

Education

Pati completed his undergraduate education at Ranchi University. Afterwards, he obtained his master’s in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in 1983. Pati received his doctorate and master’s from Northwestern University in 1990 and 1988 respectively. He presented his dissertation to Dr. Donald N. Frey, Dr. Dipak C. Jain, and Dr. Gustave J. Rath. Pati has attended the highly competitive Certification from the Institute for Educational Management (IEM) and Management and Leadership in Education at Harvard University in 20011 and 2004 respectively.

Career

Dr. Pati has over 23 years of academic career experience. He served for 11 years as the Dean of the two AACSB accredited business schools—Rohrer College of Business, Rowan University and the School of Business, Indiana University-Kokomo. Also, he served as the Chair of the Department of Management in the College of Business Administration at the [[University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93La_Crosse].|Additionally, he was a senior teaching fellow and teaching assistant at [[[Northwestern_University]] Northwestern University]] and a part-time instructor at Northeastern Illinois University while pursuing his doctoral degree at Northwestern University . Before he entered academia, Pati worked in business and industry in India.

In addition, Pati is highly published in refereed manufacturing, business and education-related publications. Pati also has presented on similar topics at national and international professional conferences. His expertise is highly sought in media and he has appeared in several interviews to provide commentaries on business/economic events. He has submitted numerous grants proposals to agencies such as the McGowan Foundation, Department of Labor, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. He also has established exchange arrangements with the universities in Mexico and South Korea. Pati has been active in the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, was a member of its Peace Through Commerce task force and was the founding chair of the New Business School Deans affinity group. He also is the chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities affinity group. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary Society, Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences, and several civic groups, and has served on the Board of the Chamber of Commerce of South New Jersey (CCSNJ) for 2009-2012

Family

Pati was born and raised in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife, and three children.

International Presentations

1. Pati, N. (2012): Vision 2020: Refocusing Global Education for Excellence, International Conference on Synchronizing Management Theories and Business Practices, July 27-29, Chennai, India.

2. Pati, N., and Lee, J. (2012), Perspectives on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Compensation in Leading US Firms, International Conference on Synchronizing Management Theories and Business Practices, July 27-29, Chennai, India. (Won the Best Paper Award)

3. Lee, J., Pati, N., & Whang, K. (2011). Technological Innovations, R&D, Diversification and Economic Performance in High-tech Industries across Countries. International Conference of DSI 2011: the 11th International DSI and the 16th APDSI Joint Conference., Taipei, Taiwan.

4. Meric, G., Pati, N., & Meric, I. (2011). Co-Movements of the Indian Stock Market with the World's Other Stock Markets: Global Portfolio Diversification Implications. 2nd Prestige Institute of Management International Conference, Gwalior, India.

5. Kim, T., Kim, J.Y., Pae, S., & Pati, N. (2010, June). Accounting Ratios and survival Rate: A Study of Korean SMEs That Received Government Loan Guarantee. International Academy of Business and Economics, June 4-6, 2010, Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.

6. The Quality Learning Curve, (Co-authors: Drs Dayr Reis and da Silva), presented at the Conference on Operations Management in the Internet Era organized by Production and Operations Management Society and EAESP Sao Paulo Business School, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 11-14, 2001.

7. The Engine of Technology Advancement, (Co-authors: Drs Pena, da Silva, and Reis), presented at the Conference on Operations Management in the Internet Era organized by Production and Operations Management Society and EAESP Sao Paulo Business School, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 11-14, 2001.

8. Implementing Continuous Quality Improvement in a Support Function, (1999), Presented at the Global conference of Production and Operations Management Society, Florida held in India, December 1999.

9. A Comparative Evaluation of TQM Proliferation in India and Thailand presented at the International Conference on Operations and Quantitative Management held in Jeypore, India (with Dr. D. A. Reis), January 5-8, 1997.

10. Proliferation of Total Quality Management in India - A Survey, (1996), Presented at the Global Conference on Small and Medium Business in Bangalore, India, January 3-6, 1996.

11. TQM Proliferation in Some Developing Countries, (1995), Presented at the Institute Of management Science (TIMS ) XXXI International Meeting held in Singapore, June. (with Drs. D.A. Reis and Paulo Da Silva).

12. Public Transportation: Can it be Reengineered?, (1994), Presented at the Third International Conference on Systems Integration, August 15-19, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil (with Dr. D.A. Reis and Dr. John Betton).

13. Setting the Stage for Quality in Business Education - Global Perspective, (1994), Presented at the Annual International Conference of the Academy of Business Administration, June 4, held in London, England. (with Dr. D.A. Reis, and Dr. John Betton).

14. Has TQM arrived in Thailand?, (1994), Presented at the Fifth Southeast Asia Business Research Conference, May 21-22, held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (With Dr. D.A. Reis, John Betton, R. Charoenvisuthiwong, M. Suranakapan, and T. Chuntamongkol).

15. Determining Economic Maintenance with an Optimum Crew Size in a Paint Industry,(1993), Presented at the Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines, April 8-11, held in New Orleans.

16. Flexibility Allocation with Budget Constraints in the Decision for Acquiring Flexible Manufacturing Systems (1992), Presented at the Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines, April 2-5, held in Washington, D.C.

National Conferences

1. Institutional Vulnerability: Strategic and Tactical Responses to Consider, AASCU Affinity Group of AACSB Accredited business Schools, ICAM, San Diego, April 28, 2012.

2. Gaining a Strategic Enrollment Advantage Using Business Intelligence, AASCU Affinity Group of AACSB Accredited Schools, New Orleans, February 7, 2012

3. Challenges in Placing Graduates, AASCU Affinity Group of AACSB Accredited Business Schools, New York, April 23-24, 2012.

4. Earnings Management and Informativeness of Cash Flows and Accruals, Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Academy of Accounting and Finance, December 9-11, 2004, New Orleans, LA.

5. NDLC Affinity Group: Business Dean’s role in Building Visibility of Business Programs,Presented at the Annual Conference of AACSB in Montreal, April 2004.

6. “Outsourcing Issues: Management Strategies” presented a research abstract at the National Decision Sciences Institute 2003 Conference, Washington, D.C., November 2003.

7. NDLC Affinity Group: Of the Deans, By the Deans, For the Deans, Presented at the Annual Conference of AACSB, April 26, 2003.

8. Intangible Resource Curse in the New Economy, (Co-authors: Dr. Hench, Dr. Kuffel, and Dr. Novicevic) Presented at the annual conference of the Strategic Management Society, October 2001.

9. Customer Satisfaction and the Quality Learning Curve, (Co-authors: Drs. Pena, and Reis), accepted for presentation at the fifth annual World Customer Service Congress,October 25-26, 2001.

10. Customer Profitability: the Ultimate Test, Presented at the Fourth Annual World Customer Service Congress, October 2000.

11. Mass Customization in Advanced manufacturing Environments, Presented at the Fall Conference of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) held in Dallas, October 1998.

12. Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care Operations: A Case Study, Presented at the Fall Conference of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences(INFORMS) held in Dallas, October 1997.

13. A Systems Integration Approach to Justifying Investments in Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Presented at the Fall Conference of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) held in Atlanta, October 1996.

14. A Comparative Study of Factors that Influence Overall Patient satisfaction as Perceived by Patients and Their Care Partners, (1995), Presented at the National Conference of the Institute For Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS; formerly ORSA/TIMS), October 29-November 1, 1995, New Orleans (with Mr. Ken Carlson).

15. If TQM Comes to Business, Can Academia be Far Behind, (1995), Presented at the Teaching of Management Conference of the MED, Entrepreneurship and Operations Mangement Division of The Academy of Management, April 28-29, 1995 held in Chicago.

16. Capacity Changes and Learning in Parallel Production Lines, (1994), Presented at the Joint National Conference of TIMS/ORSA, October 23-26, held in Detroit (with Dr. D.A. Reis).

17. Investment Decision Making for Flexible Manufacturing Systems, (1994), Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Production and Operations Management Society, October 8-11, held in Washington, D.C. (with Dr. D.N. Frey of Northwestern University ).

18. Learning Phenomena in Automated Manufacturing Systems, (1993), Presented at the Annual Spring Conference of TIMS/ORSA, May 16-19, held in Chicago. (With Dr. D.A.Reis).

19. Adoption of Advanced Manufacturing Systems: Effects on Marketing Channel Structure,(1993), Presented at the Annual Spring Conference of TIMS/ORSA, May 16-19, held in Chicago.(With Dr. V.S. Kudpi).

20. Marketing Implications of Investment in Manufacturing Automation (1991), Presented at the Joint National Conference of TIMS/ORSA, November 2-5, held in Anaheim,California. (With Dr. D.N. Frey of Northwestern University ).

21. Quantifying Market Oriented "Intangibles" of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, (1991),Presented at the Joint National Conference of TIMS/ORSA, May 12-15, held in Nashville, Tennessee. (With Dr. D.N. Frey of Northwestern University ).

22. Optimum Inventory Control in a Flow Process Production System, (1988), Paper presented at the Joint National Conference of TIMS/ORSA, October 26-29, held in Denver, Colorado. (With Drs. W.J. Hopp and P.C. Jones of Northwestern University ).

External links

• [http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/business/facultystaff/moreinfo.cfm?id=309 Rohrer College of Business @ Rowan University, Faculty