Dr. Nargundkar has been the Vice Chancellor of Prestige University Indore, and has taught at top Indian Business Schools such as IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore and IIM Kozhikode. He started the PES Business Review, a scholarly journal at PES University, Bangalore, where he worked earlier. He has conducted many Executive Development Programs and Faculty Development Programs over the years. He was also Director at NMIMS Bangalore, IMT Nagpur and IFIM Business School.
He has four major books to his credit- Marketing Research, Services Marketing, International Marketing, and Brand Management (co-authored with Bhagyalakshmi Venkatesh). A recent book he has co-edited with Romy Saini is titled Digital Marketing Cases From India. His current research interests are B School Branding, Personal Branding, and Tourism..
He has a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Osmania University (1982), an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (1984), and a Ph.D. from Clemson University, USA (1989).
His work has been published in journals including the Academy of Management Journal, and Journal of Product and Brand Management. His autobiography titled “My Experiments with Half-truths,” is available online at major e-commerce sites. He is a keen golfer and blogger (His blog Madhosh Kiye Jaa, can be found at rnargundkar.blogpost.com).
