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Gaurab Bhardwaj

  • Associate Professor
Academic Division: Management
For the last few years, Gaurab has been researching, teaching, and writing about the solving of big problems confronting societies. At Babson, he teaches an elective called ‘Mysteries, Puzzles, and Imagination.' For this work, the Aspen Institute gave him their Faculty Pioneer Award in 2016.

Gaurab also teaches strategy to undergraduates, MBAs, and executives. He has taught in and led several executive programs for US and international companies. He received the Deans' Award for Excellence in Teaching across all programs.

Gaurab uses field research and the methods of historians to develop rich narratives of decision making and create decision making frameworks to help people make better decisions. He has published journal articles, book chapters, reports, and cases.

Gaurab has a PhD in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and an MBA from Northeastern University, USA.

Academic Degrees

  • Ph D, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh
  • MBA, Graduate School of Business, Northeastern University
  • MA, University of Bombay
  • BA, University of Poona

Academic Interest / Expertise

Corporate decision making, problem solving, solving big societal problems.

Awards & Honors

  • 2016 — Faculty Pioneer Award, Aspen Institute
  • 2011 — Deans' Award for Excellence in Teaching in Any Program, Babson College
  • 2008 — Louis J. Lavigne, Jr. Family Endowed Term Chair in Strategy and Planning, Babson College

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Sims, J.P., Gichoya, J., Bhardwaj, G., Bogers, M. (2019). Write Code, Save Lives: How a Community Uses Open Innovation to Address a Societal Challenge. R & D Management. Vol: 49, Issue: 3, Page: 369-382. link
  • Bhardwaj, G., Crocker, A., Sims, J.P., Wang, R.D. (2018). Alleviating the Plunging-In Bias, Elevating Strategic Problem-Solving. Academy of Management Learning & Education. Vol: 17, Issue: 3, Page: 279-301. Academy of Management. link
  • Bhardwaj, G. (2007). From Pioneering Invention to Sustained Innovation: Herbicides at DuPont. Chemical Heritage. Vol: 25, Issue: 1, Page: 34-36.
  • Bhardwaj, G., Camillus, J.C., Hounshell , D. (2006). Continual Corporate Entrepreneurial Search for Long-Term Growth. Management Science. Vol: 52, Issue: 2, Page: 248-261 .
  • Bhardwaj, G. (2006). How the Antihypertensive Losartan was Discovered. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. Vol: 1, Issue: 6, Page: 609-618.
  • Bhardwaj, G., Chowdhry, V. (2005). The Method of Anticipatory Entrepreneurship. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. Page: 39.

Cases and Teaching Notes

  • Bhardwaj, G., Regele, M. (2017). Cytyc: Transforming Cervical Cancer Testing. Vol: BAB292C, Page: 32. Babson.
  • Bhardwaj, G., Regele, M. (2017). Cytyc: Transforming Cervical Cancer Testing - Teaching Note. Vol: BAB292TN, Page: 17. Babson.
  • Bhardwaj, G., Swanson, E. (2014). Made By Survivors: Business Solution for a Social Problem. Vol: BAB271C, Page: 22. Babson College.
  • Bhardwaj, G., Swanson, E. (2014). Made By Survivors: Business Solution for a Social Problem - Teaching Note. Vol: BAB271TN, Page: 25. Babson College.
  • Bhardwaj, G., Regele, M. (2012). Building a Women's Hospital in Coimbatore, India. Vol: BAB701C. Babson College .
  • Bhardwaj, G., Regele, M. (2012). Building a Women's Hospital in Coimbatore, India: Teaching Note. Vol: BAB701TN. Babson College .

Book Chapters

  • Bhardwaj, G. (2022). A general organizational model for creating safe, effective, affordable (SEA) hospitals in low and middle-income countries: Volume 2: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), World Scientific Encyclopedia of Business Sustainability, Ethics & Entrepreneurship. Vol: 2, Page: 63-81. World Scientific Publishing.

Other

  • Bhardwaj, G., Camillus, J.C., Hounshell , D.A. (2005). The Search Process and Dimensions of Long-Term Growth: Innovating Strategy Process. Page: 213-226. Blackwell Publishing.

Articles - Circular or newsletter (e.g., Babson Insight)

  • Bhardwaj, G. (2012). Moving the Spotlight from Innovation to Problem Solving in Pharmaceutical Companies : Babson Insight. Page: 9-11.
  • Bhardwaj, G. (2006). Anticipatory Entrepreneurship: In ‘Promising New Ideas Emerging in Business Today: Observations and Commentary from Babson Professors’, Babson Insight e–Magazine. link

Presentations

  • Solving Big Problems Bhardwaj, G. Business of Humanity, Online (2023)
  • Searching the Opioid Industry Archive Bhardwaj, G. Exploring the Opioid Industry Documents: Research Communities, Educational Opportunities, and Community Data, Online (2023)
  • Arithmetic of Dollars and Lives Bhardwaj, G. Babson Research Day, Wellesley, MA (2023)
  • Unnecessary Innovation for Revenue Extraction and Societal Costs in Dollars and Lives Bhardwaj, G. Babson Research Day, Wellesley, MA (2023)
  • Solving Big Problems Bhardwaj, G. Business of Humanity, Pittsburgh, PA (2022)
  • Solving Big Problems Bhardwaj, G. Business of Humanity, Pittsburgh (2020)
  • Solving Big Problems Bhardwaj, G. Business of Humanity, Pittsburgh, PA (2019)
  • Alleviating the Plunging-In Bias, Improving Students' Problem Solving Skills Bhardwaj, G. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA (2019)
  • How Societies Respond Bhardwaj, G. BFRF Research Discussion, Wellesley, MA (2019)
  • Solving Big Problems Bhardwaj, G. Business of Humanity Course, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2018)
  • The Many Guises of Big Problems Bhardwaj, G. Master in Design Engineering Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2018)
  • Solving Big Problems Bhardwaj, G. Business of Humanity Course, University of Pittsburgh (2017)
  • When Thinking is Magical Bhardwaj, G. Dean's List Reception, Babson (2017)
  • Challenge, Champions, and Community: Open Source Communities and Healthcare Software in the Developing World Sims, J. Gichoy, J. Bhardwaj, G. Babson Faculty Research Chat, Babson Park, MA (2017)
  • Organizational Response to Ebola: Reflections and Lessons Learned Bhardwaj, G. Disrupting Global Health, Babson (2016)
  • Ebola: Developing a Framework for Solving Big, Societal Problems Bhardwaj, G. Sims, J. Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society , Denver, CO (2015)
  • Structured Problem Solving Bhardwaj, G. Leadership Forum, Boston (2015)
  • How Industries Really Change Bhardwaj, G. Webinar, Wellesley (2015)
  • Solving the Right Problem Bhardwaj, G. Webinar, Wellesley (2014)
  • Addressing Neglected Populations Profitably: Insights from LifeSpring Hospitals Bhardwaj, G. Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership, Wellesley, MA (2013)
  • Opportunities Taken and Lost Bhardwaj, G. 2010 Corporate Entrepreneurship Conference, Troy, NY (2010)
  • Opportunities Taken and Lost Bhardwaj, G. 29th Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society , Washington, DC (2009)
  • Opportunities Taken and Lost Bhardwaj, G. Society for Entrepreneurship Scholars Meeting , Washington, DC (2009)
  • Opportunities Taken and Lost Bhardwaj, G. 2009 SMU Edge Conference , Singapore (2009)
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Professional Memberships

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (1999 - Present)
  • Academy of Management (1993 - Present)
  • Strategic Management Society (1993 - Present)