1. Aston India Foundation for Applied Research
A Cross-Disciplinary Research Centre

2. Centre Members Pawan Budhwar and Prasanta Dey (Joint Directors)
Manjusha Hirekhan (Administrator)
ABS EAS LHS LSS
Pavel Albores Robert Berry Srikanth Bellary Ramesh
Bimal Arora Amit Chattopadhyay
Vidu Badigannavar Philip Davies
Neeru Malhotra Adam Lee
Petridis Konstantinos Sudhakar Sagi
Sanjoy Sen Muhammad Sagir
Krishnamurthy Shankar James Scott
Aarti Sood Karen Wilson
Kirit Vaidya Daniel Wright

3. Significance of a Research Centre
Impact via critical mass
Cross-disciplinary research
Reputation
Capacity building
Research income
Enhance academic-industry interface
Accreditations + REF

4. Overview Background & Creation
Aims & Objectives (academic, policy/practice, developmental, info bank)
Key Stakeholders
Research Specialism
Review & Outputs

5. Activities Research Collaborations & Partnerships Grants
Doctoral Supervision
Special Issues/ Books
Visiting Scholars/ Prominent Speakers
Media Coverage
Forthcoming

6. Other Major Initiatives
Indian Academy of Management (IAM)
India-UK Forum (INUKF)

7. Examples of Projects - Pawan
Informal networks
Abusive supervision
Employee voice & engagement
Recovery and performance
Emergence of Indian MNCs & HRM
Innovation and indigenous practices
Corruption - Indian and British MNCs
Books/ Special Issues

8. Forthcoming Funding Applications
Corruption in Indian and British MNCs - BA, £400,000
HPWS, Creativity & Firm Performance - ESRC, £250,000

9. Doctoral Researchers 5 successful doctorates Manju Hirekhansha
Receptivity for change in Indian renewal firms
Sanjoy Sen
Governance and risk management in outsourcing
Krishnamurthy Shankar
Emotional capability and its impact on strategic transformation: A case study of an Indian telecom firm

10. Others
Advisory board
Annual conference PR
Full-time administrator