A lot of research tends to be publication centric and happens in isolation of the industry that is expected to consume the research. Research is also not easy to consume due to academic language. Research also lags the industry’s needs and is reactive and not proactive. This limits the relevance and usage of research.
There is increasing interest among practitioners in engaging in research and that can help bridge this gap. There is also increasing interest among academia to engage with industry as competition among academic institutes is going up and industry collaboration can help them differentiate. There are significant changes taking place in the business environment, driving need for best research inputs.
There are few forums for industry and research scholars to engage with each other and collaborate. Innovative Applied Research attempts to bridge that gap through multiple forums like journals, community and events. Innovative Applied Research is a forum to improve collaboration between industry and academia to encourage research into practical business problems.
Founding Team: This initiative has been borne out of personal experience of business executives turned research scholars, Rajbir Singh and Abhishek Chanda.
Dr. Rajbir Singh, PhD
Rajbir Singh, is a founder and Consulting Partner at Value Centria, a boutique business consulting firm that leverages customer centricity and digital to drive growth and innovation.
In addition to that, he is co-founder and CEO of the i4Mentors Foundation, a startup accelerator. Prior to this, Rajbir led Global Business and IT Consulting businesses at IBM, Oracle, HCL Technologies and Tata Unisys for 25+ years.
He is also on board of a few startup incubators.
Rajbir is an Electronics Engineer from IIT Delhi, MBA from IIM Bangalore and PhD from IIT Delhi. Rajbir has been a visiting faculty at IIIT Delhi, IIT Delhi, NSUT and BIMTech.
Websites: https://www.valuecentria.in/; https://www.i4mentors.com/
Dr. Abhishek C Chanda, PhD
Abhishek C Chanda is a PhD from IIT Delhi in the area of Information Systems.
He is research professional with 17 years of experience in Market Research, Consultancy, Project Management, Research & Analytics, and Media.
He has 15 years of work experience in corporate sector and 5.8 years in educational sector. He has successfully managed multiple types of research projects in corporate, non-profit and academic sectors.
A qualified Independent Director, having passed the necessary exam from Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA).
Websites: https://www.abhishekchanda.com/