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Saikat Chaudhuri
Assistant Professor


Education

DBA, Harvard University, 2004; MSE, Stanford University, 1998; BS, University of Pennsylvania, 1997; BSE, University of Pennsylvania, 1997.

Recent Consulting

Consult for a range of technology-based companies on acquisition and other corporate growth strategies. Provide expert witness testimony in legal cases involving technology acquisition transactions. Advised the Indian government on IT-based economic development opportunities. Speaking engagements at various corporate and industry events.

Academic Positions Held

Wharton: 2004-present

Other Positions

Consulting, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, 2004; Corporate Development, Mannesmann AG, 1998-99; Market Research, Mannesmann AG, 1997; Consulting, McKinsey & Company, 1996; Service Quality, Citibank Privatkunden AG, 1995.

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009

Member of Brain Trust, Digital Partners, 2002-present; Member of Advisory Council, Neel Gagan, 2000-present.

Current Projects

Understanding operational drivers of performance in innovation-targeted acquisitions, based on multi-method field research with leading telecommunications, software, and other high-technology companies. Investigating challenges, effective management practices, and implications for firm boundaries of R&D and product development outsourcing projects, based on field research with leading service providers.

Publications
Saikat Chaudhuri, A. Mandal (2011), High-Value Outsourcing: Managing Complex & Uncertain Offshoring Projects, Paper given at INFORMS Conference, Charlotte
Saikat Chaudhuri, P. Puranam (2011), Outsourcing Innovation: Organizational Models in the Offshoring of R&D Services, Paper given at Strategic Management Society Conference, Miami
Saikat Chaudhuri, J. Chatterjee (2010), Market Transaction or Alliance? Exploring How Much Firms Should Outsource and How Close They Should Get to Their Vendors, Paper given at INFORMS Conference, Austin
Saikat Chaudhuri, Harbir Singh, P. Puranam (2009), Integrating Acquired Capabilities: When Structural Integration is (Un)Necessary, Organization Science
Saikat Chaudhuri (2008), Measuring Absorptive Capacity: Effects of Pre-merger Internal Knowledge, Alliances, and Minority Investments on Acquisition Performance, Paper given at Strategic Management Society Conference, Cologne
Saikat Chaudhuri (2007), Balancing Knowledge Preservation, Transfer, and Application: Integration Strategies in Acquisitions, Paper given at Strategic Management Society conference, San Diego

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In The News
NYSE, Deutsche Boerse are already global companies, Bloomberg Businessweek, 02/2011

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Knowledge@Wharton
What's Wrong with This Picture: Kodak's 30-year Slide into Bankruptcy 02/01/2012
Will India's Current Diversification Trend Pay Off for Companies? 01/12/2012
The Microsoft Effect: Will Google Become What It Fears? 12/20/2011
The New Software Pricing Model: Can the Older Giants Compete? 11/09/2011
Life after Steve Jobs: What to Expect from the Next Generation at Apple 10/12/2011
Upheaval at HP and Apple: What's Next for Tech 08/31/2011

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Honors And Awards
Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate Division, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Excellence in Teaching Award, Undergraduate Division, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Finalist, H. K. M. Anvil Award for Outstanding Teaching, Graduate Division, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Excellence in Teaching Award, Undergraduate Division, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Finalist, H. K. M. Anvil Award for Outstanding Teaching, Graduate Division, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Recognized as Thought Leader by Cisco Systems, 2007-2011

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Chaudhuri Saikat

Saikat  Chaudhuri
 2029 SH-DH
3620 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA19104
Phone: (215) 898-6387
saikatc@wharton.upenn.edu

Research Interests:
Technological innovation; mergers and acquisitions; outsourcing; organizational adaptation