Kamalini Ramdas is a Professor of Management Science and Operations and Deloitte Chair in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at
London Business School, with expertise in the areas of
innovation,
entrepreneurship, and
operations management. Ramdas' research examines innovative approaches, including service innovation, operational innovation, and business model innovation, to accelerate
value creation
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in various service and manufacturing industries.
Career
Kamalini Ramdas earned her BS in
mathematics
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from
St. Stephen's College,
Delhi University in 1986, M.S. in
operations research from
University of Delaware in 1989, and PhD in
operations management from the
Wharton School of
University of Pennsylvania in 1995. Prior to joining London Business School in 2008, Ramdas served as Associate Professor of Business Administration at
University of Virginia Darden School of Business. She was also on the faculty of
McCombs School of Business of
The University of Texas at Austin.
At London Business School, Ramdas is a Professor of Management Science and Operations and Deloitte Chair in Innovation & Entrepreneurship. She also serves as the Subject Area Chair of
Management Science &
Operations
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Between 2019 and 2020, she served as President of the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society (MSOM), one of the largest societies of the
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).
Academic work
Ramdas is known for her work in
innovation,
entrepreneurship, and
operations management. Her work has found applications in a wide range of industries, including
healthcare
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,
telecommunication,
consumer packaged goods
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, and assembled products.
In particular, she is a pioneering scholar in innovation in
healthcare
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delivery, known internationally for her work in shared medical appointments. In 2011, she was invited to present her work on innovation in healthcare delivery at the
World Economic Forum in
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She serves or has served on the editorial board of major operations management journals, including
''Management Science'', ''
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
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'',
''IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management'', and
''Productions and Operations Management''.
Publications
According to
Google Scholar, Ramdas' 10 most widely cited papers are:
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Academics of London Business School
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni
Living people
Management scientists
British business theorists
British women academics
Year of birth missing (living people)
St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni