Soumodip Sarkar

Soumodip Sarkar

Soumodip Sarkar (Jamshedpur, 13 June 1965) is an economist and management scholar.

Education and academic positions

Soumodip Sarkar studied economics at the University of Calcutta, graduating in 1988, receiving his MSc and PhD in economics from Boston's Northeastern University in 1991 and 1995, respectively. He previously worked at the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) and later at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, (Harvard University).

Former Vice-Rector for Innovation, Cooperation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Évora, Mr. Sarkar exercises as a Full Professor at the Department of Management in the mentioned university. In addition, Soumodip Sarkar is a researcher at the Center of Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE) University of Évora – CEFAGE, where he is also the coordinator of the Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

A Fellow of the Asia Center at Harvard University, Professor Sarkar was also the first Dean of the pioneering Doctoral School in Portugal, from 2010 to 2014.

Soumodip Sarkar is the President of the Accreditation body of the Portuguese University Evaluation Commission (A3ES), in the area of Management, being also the scientific coordinator of Portugal's Global Entrepreneurship Report (GEM) and, internationally, part of the CEEMAN accreditation team.

Life and work

Research interests include innovation (especially related to implications of Artificial intelligence, and the rise of China), entrepreneurship and sustainability., with the research being published in journals such as the Strategic Management Journal and Scientometrics, among others.

Professor Sarkar has given international speeches for entrepreneurship and innovation in society and has frequent presences in national and international media.

Among the extended list of publications, Mr. Sarkar wrote four books on entrepreneurship and innovation, including 'EntreSutra.

Professor Sarkar is also the Executive President of the Science Park of Alentejo region (PACT), a project that aims to position the Portuguese region of Alentejo as a global reference innovation center.

Selected publications

Books and book chapters

• Sarkar, S., Ramalho P. (2013), "Empreendedorismo Académico: Uma análise descritiva de Spin-offs Universitários em Portugal", in Redford D. (ed), Handbook Of Research On Portuguese Entrepreneurship Education And University Start Up Support, CUP, 2013.

• Sarkar, S. (2009), "Outsourcing - A story of metamorphosis", in H. Marques, E. Soukiazis, P. Cerqueira (eds.), Integration and Globalization: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries Edward Elgar (ISBN 978-1-84844-655-7).

• Sarkar, S. (2008), "O Empreendedor Inovador", Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Elsevier-Campus Editora (ISBN 978-85-352-3085-7).

• Sarkar, S., Ramalho P. (2013), "Empreendedorismo Académico: Uma análise descritiva de Spin-offs Universitários em Portugal", in Redford D. (ed), Handbook Of Research On Portuguese Entrepreneurship Education And University Start Up Support, CUP, 2013.

• Sarkar, S. (2009), "Outsourcing - A story of metamorphosis", in H. Marques, E. Soukiazis, P. Cerqueira (eds.), Integration and Globalization: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries Edward Elgar (ISBN 978-1-84844-655-7).

• Sarkar, S. (2008), "O Empreendedor Inovador", Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Elsevier-Campus Editora (ISBN 978-85-352-3085-7).

Articles

• Sarkar S., Clark, S. (2021). Resilience in a time of contagion: Lessons from small businesses during the Corona virus pandemic. Journal of Change Management (Forthcoming)

• Sarkar S. (2020). Breaking the Chain: Governmental Frugal Innovation in Kerala to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic. Government Information Quarterly (Forthcoming)

• Sarkar S., Bilau, S. J., Basílio, M. (2020). Do anchor infrastructures matter for regional Smart Specialization Strategy? The case of Alentejo. Regional Studies (DOI: https://rsa.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2020.1722804)

• Sarkar S., Osiyevskyy O., Hayes L. (2019). Talking your way into entrepreneurial support: an analysis of satisfaction drivers in entrepreneur mutual aid groups. Journal of Small Business Management (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12384)

• Hernández-Linares, R., López-Fernández, C., Sarkar, S., Kellermanns F. (2019). The Effect of Socioemotional Wealth on the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Family Business Performance (Accepted, March 2019)

• Hernández-Linares, R., Sarkar, S., Cobo, M. J. (2018). Inspecting an Achilles heel: A quantitative analysis of fifty years of attempts to define family business. Scientometrics (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-018-2702-1)

• Sarkar S., Rufin C. & Haughton J. (2017). Inequality and Entrepreneurial Thresholds? Necessity, Opportunity and Access to Resources. Journal of Business Venturing (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2017.12.009)