Academic Affiliation

• Employed as Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Work involved teaching, research and consultancy. (June 92 to July 93)
  
  
• Was Visiting Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA from August 25, 1993 to August 31, 1994.
  

• Member of the Working Group for the Ninth Plan on Small Scale Industries, and Chairman of the group's Subcommittee on Finance and Sickness (1997-99).
  
• Member of the Working Group for Small Firms, Planning Commission (1999-2001).
  
• Member. PD Agarwal Management Research Support Foundation (1995-).
  
• Member, Advisory Task Force (for evaluating Memorandum of Understanding (MoU’s) of Public Enterprises) of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (1997-2000).
  
• Member, Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII’s) Consultation Group on Economic Policies (Gujarat), (1999-).
  
• Council Member, CII (Gujarat) (1999-2002)
  
• Member of the Working Group on Power, Government of Gujarat, (1998-1999).
  
• Member of the Working Group on Infrastructure, of the CII (2001-)
  
• Coordinator of the 3iNetwork set up by IITK, IIMA and IDFC (1999-)
  
• Member of the Working Group on Power for the 10th Plan (May 2001-)
  
• External member on the Board of the Gujarat State Energy Transmission Company (December 2000-)
  
• Member of the Government of India’s (Ministry of Commerce) Expert Group on Trade and Investment (2002-)
  
• Member Indian Historical Records Commission (2002-)
  
• Member of the CII Energy Council for Gujarat (1998-)
  
• Member of the Consultative Group for the 10th Plan, Planning Commission –External Sector
  
• Member of the Consultative Group for the 10th Plan Planning Commission - Industry
  

• Study of Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and strategies to attract FDI to Gujarat (on going). Government of Gujarat.
  
  
• Strategy for restructuring of the electricity transmission, distribution and trading businesses in Haryana in context of the changes brought about by the Electricity Act 2003 (with Ajay Pandey, ongoing). Government of Haryana.
  
  
• Role of Small Scale Industries in the Age of Liberalisation (paper for the Policy Advisory Committee of the Asian Development Bank) (ongoing)
  
  
• Pricing and Financing of Water, for Country Water Resources Sector Strategy, (World Bank, ongoing).
  

1. `The Rum that Went West', (overseas) Business India (BI), May 24 June 6, 1982
   
   
2. `Why do Industries Turn Sick?' and `IRCI The Ailing Doctor', (cover story), BI, Nov. 22 Dec.3, 1982
   
   
3. `Putting Titaghur Back on its Feet', (special report), BI, June 20 July 3, 1983
   
   
4. `The Amul Model Stumbles in Bihar', (focus) BI, Nov. 7 20, 1983
   
   
5. `The Interface between Government and Public Enterprise', Institute of Public Enterprise Journal, Oct.-Dec.1986,pp 15-25.
   
   
6. `Trends in Foreign Direct Investment from India (1950 1982) Part I & II in the Economic and Political Weekly, Nov.7 and Nov.14, 1987.
   
   
7. `The Process of Investment Decisions in the Public Sector: A study of delays and cost overruns', Institute of Public Enterprise, 1986, (mimeo). Consultancy Report submitted to the World Bank.
   
   
8. `Andhra Pradesh Scooters: A review of its performance'. Case study developed under the Software Development Programme of the Department of Personnel, Govt. of India., Institute of Public Enterprise.
   
   
9. `Foreign Direct Investment from India: Ownership and Control of "Joint-Ventures" Abroad', Economic and Political Weekly: Review of Industry and Management, Feb.17-24, 1990, pp. M23-34.
   
   
10. `Cost and Time Overruns in Public Sector Projects' Economic and Political Weekly: Review of Industry and Management, Nov. 25, 1990.
    
    
11. `Holding Companies as a mechanism for the reform of Public Enterprises- Clearing the ground', paper written for the National Seminar: "Holding Companies-A Retrospection" held at New Delhi, Nov.28, 1990, Institute of Public Enterprise (mimeo), and later in The Journal of the Institute of Public Enterprise, Vol. 13, No.3, 1990, 226-243.
    
    
12. `Holding Companies, Performance Contracts and Task Orientation in Public Sector', Economic and Political Weekly, Nov.30, 1991, pp.M-137-144.
    
    
13. `Multinational Affiliates in India: Why are they different from Indian firms? (Review of the book: Multinational Enterprises in India: Industrial distribution, characteristics and performance by Nagesh Kumar', Economic and Political Weekly, June 1-8, 1991, Nos.22 & 23,pp 1395-98.
    
    
14. `Foreign Direct Investment from India: 1964-1983', Occasional Paper, Export-Import Bank of India, 1991.
    
    
15. `Export of Technology from the Public Sector: 1968-1988', Institute of Public Enterprise, mimeo, submitted to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India, June 1992.
    
    
16. Policy and the Problem of Policy Changes: Some Issues, Indian Institute of Management, Working Paper No. 1086, Feb. 1993.
    
    
17. `Global Firms and Extra-Market Coordinating Mechanisms: Review of the book edited by Alberto Agnelli, "International Markets and Global Firms: A Comparative Study of Organised Business in the Chemical Industry", Sage. Economic Times, October 6, 1992.
    
    
18. `Some Issues in the Debate in Policy', Economic and Political Weekly, July 2, 1994, pp.1669-1673.
    
    
19. `ISO 9000 : Adopt or Perish', Economic Times, 22 May 1993, co-author V. Raghunathan
    
    
20. `Prospects for Foreign Direct Investments into India in the Nineties', Economic & Political Weekly, March 12, 1994, pp.1141-1146.
    
    
21. Structural Determinants of the Openness of Economies: The Conceptual Basis and Cross Sectional Evidence, mimeo, International Economics Workshop, Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Feb.21, 1994.
    
    
22. 'Review of the book: Black Income in India, by Suraj B. Gupta, New Delhi, Sage, 1992', Vikalpa, Vol.18, No.2, April-June 1993, pp.65-67.
    
    
23. Case Studies in Globalisation of Indian Business: Tatab Industries Sdn. Bhd. mimeo, Indian Institute of Management, Jan., 1995.
    
    
24. Case Studies in Globalisation of Indian Business: Pan African Paper Mills (E.A.) Ltd., mimeo, Indian Institute of Management, Jan., 1995.
    
    
25. Case Studies in Globalisation of Indian Business: India-Malaysia Textiles Bhd., mimeo, Indian Institute of Management, Jan., 1995.
    
    
26. Case Studies in Globalisation of Indian Business: The Palm Oil Refining and Fractionation Joint-Ventures in Malaysia, mimeo, Indian Institute of Management, Jan., 1995.
    
    
27. Export of Technology from the Public Sector: The Case of the Indian Road Construction Corporation Ltd., mimeo, Indian Institute of Management, Jan., 1995.
    
    
28. Export of Technology from the Public Sector: The Case of the Indian Railway Construction Corporation Ltd., mimeo, Indian Institute of Management, Jan., 1995.
    
    
29. Transnational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investments: Concepts and Theoretical Perspectives, mimeo, Indian Institute of Management, April 24, 1995.
    
    
30. The Political Economy of Electric Power in India, WP No. 1294, Jan.1996, Indian Institute of Management, mimeo.
    
    
31. The Political Economy of Electric Power in India (Parts I and II), Economic and Political Weekly, May 18 and 25, Vol.31, Nos. 20 and 21, 1996.
    
    
32. Why Not Push for 9% Growth?, Working Paper No. 1364, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, mimeo, April, 1997.
    
    
33. Why are we Junking this Engine of Growth?, Working Paper No.1370, Indian Institute of Management, mimeo, April.
    
    
34. Perspectives on the Budget (The External Sector): Why are we Junking this Engine of Growth?, Vikalpa, Vol.22, No.2, April-June, 1997.
    
    
35. Technology Export from the Indian Public Sector: Case Study of BHEL, The Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol5., No.2, 1996.
    
    
36. Why not Push for a 9 Per Cent Growth Rate?, Economic and Political Weekly, May 17-24, pp.1153-1165, 1997.
    
    
37. “Constraints to Export Growth in the Small Firm Sector”, mimeo, IIMA, c.1998, and paper presented at the International Conference on Management of Liberalisation, Chennai, August, 1998, and in Jayachandran, C, N. Balasubramanian, and SM Dastagir (1998), “Managing Economic Liberalisation in South Asia”, New Delhi, Macmillan.
    
    
38. “Book Review: ‘India’s Economic Reforms 1991-2001”, New Delhi, Oxford Univ. Press, 1996 by Joshi and Little”, Vikalpa, No.23, No.1, Jan-March. pp. 95-97, 1998.
    
    
39. “Book Review: ‘Catalysing Co-operation: Design of Self Governing Organisations’, New Delhi, Sage, by Tushaar Shah’, The Journal of Entrepreneurship, c. 1998, (forthcoming).
    
    
40. “Accelerating Industrial Development in Gujarat: Critical Issues in Physical and Social Infrastructure”, paper presented at the CII Conference ‘Gujarat: A Development Strategy for the Next Millennium”, 18 March, 1998, Ahmedabad.
    
    
41. “Overcoming Constraints to the Growth and Transformation of Small Firms”, Report submitted to the Government of India, Ministry of Industry, (with others), April, 1998.
    
    
42. "Hedging Effectiveness of the SENSEX", co-authors Samir K Barua and T. Madhavan, Management Accounting and Research, April-June 1998, pp.49-72.
    
    
43. "Infrastructure Development and Financing: Towards a Public-Private Partnership", along with G. Raghuram, Rekha Jain, Sidharth Sinha and Prem Pangotra", Macmillan, 1999.
    
    
44. "Managing Alternatives: Case Studies from Vikalpa", along with (eds.) KV Ramani, D. Bhatnagar, BM Desai, Abraham Koshy, V Raghunathan, Macmillan, 1999.
    
    
45. "Gujarat Electricity Board Reforms: A Note on Regulatory Strategy and an Approach to Privatisation", WP No. 99-11-04, November, 1999.
    
    
46. "Restructuring Gujarat Electricity Board: Outline of a Strategy and Proposal for Action", WP No. 2000-03-12, March 2000.
    
    
47. "Regulatory Strategy and Restructuring: Model for the Gujarat Power Sector", Economic and Political Weekly, June 3, 2000, pp. 1915-1929.
    
    
48. "Competition Policy in India: Issues for a Globalising Economy", co-author Rakesh Basant, March 20, 2000, Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Industry, Government of India, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
    
    
49. Morris, S. (ed.) (2001a), "India Infrastructure Report 2001: Issues in Regulation and Industry Structure", Oxford University Press, New Delhi, New York and Oxford, 2001.
    
    
50. "An Introduction and Summary of the Report", Chapter 1 of Morris, S. (ed.) (2001a), pp.1-8.
    
    
51. "Issues in Infrastructure Development Today: The Interlinkages", Chapter 2 of Morris, S. (ed.) (2001a), pp. 9-32.
    
    
52. "Power Sector Reforms and Regulation: The Road Ahead", Chapter VI (ii) of Morris, S. (ed.) (2001a), pp.104-127.
    
    
53. "California Electricity Markets", Box 6(ii) 1 of Morris, S. (ed.) (2001a), pp.127-128.
    
    
54. "How Low Usage Charges for Drinking Water Act Against the Interests of the Poor", Box 9(iv) 1 of Morris, S. (ed.), (2001a), pp.268.
    
    
55. "Overexploitation of Groundwater can be Overcome by Correctly Pricing Electricity and Diesel", Box 9(v) 1 of Morris, S. (ed.) (2001a), pp.270-271.
    
    
56. "Direct Subsidy is the Answer: Issue Coupons to Farmers to Pay for Electricity", Financial Express, Mumbai, Oct. 26, 2000.
    
    
57. "The Growth and Transformation of Small Firms in India", along with Rakesh Basant, Keshab Das, K. Ramachandran and Abraham Koshy, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, London, NY, 2001 [Morris, S. (2001b)]
    
    
58. "Overview (of Issues in Market Structure and Regulation in Indian Infrastructure Today)", in Morris, S. (2001b).
    
    
59. "Towards a Conceptual and Analytical Framework", Chapter I, in Morris, S. (2001b).
    
    
60. "Sampling", Chapter II, along with Rakesh Basant and Keshab Das, in Morris, S. (2001b).
    
    
61. "Reservation, Quality and Government Purchase", Chapter 4, in Morris, S. (2001b).
    
    
62. "Small Firms and Exports", Chapter 4, in Morris, S. (2001b).
    
    
63. "Infrastructural Constraint and Small Firms", Chapter V, along with Keshab Das, in Morris, S. (2001b).
    
    
64. "Finance and Small Firms", Chapter VII, in Morris, S. (2001b).
    
    
65. "Interface with Government: Duties and Taxes", Chapter 8, in Morris, S. (2001b).
    
    
66. "Towards a Tariff Policy for Central Power Sector Utilities (CPSUs) (Part I)", WP No. 2001/07/01, Indian Institute of Ahmedabad, mimeo.
    
    
67. "Competition Policy in India- Issues for a Globalising Economy", (first author Rakesh Basant), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.35, No. 31, July 29 -August 4, 2000
    
    
68. "Comment on the Draft Electricity Bill 2001", August 2001, mimeo.
    
    
69. Morris, S. and Rajiv Shekhar (eds.) (2002), "India Infrastructure Report 2002: Governance Issues for Commercialization", 3iNetwork, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
    
    
70. "Overview (of Governance Issues for Commercialisation in Indian Infrastructure Today)", Chapter I in Morris, S. and Rajiv Shekhar (eds.) (2002).
    
    
71. "The Challenge of Governance in India Today", Chapter 2 in Morris, S. and Rajiv Shekhar (eds.) (2002)
    
    
72. "The Challenge of Governance in India Today", WP No. 2001/10/01, October 2001, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
    
    
73. "Societal Change, State and Governance: Insights from History and Other Societies", WP No. 2001/10/02, October 2001, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
    
    
74. “Country Paper (INDIA): Overcoming the Policy Failures and the Mess in the Power Sector in India Today”, paper presented at to the Fifth Afro-Asian International Conference on "Resource Mobilisation and Corporatisation of the Power Sector to Achieve Commercialisation and Efficient Management", c.Nov.2002
    
    
75. “Competition, Regulation and Strategy in Industries with Consumer Side Scale and Scope Economies: An Essay in the Context of the Information Technology Industry”, WP No. 2002-07-04, July, 2002
    
    
76. "Overview (of Public Expenditure Allocation and Accountability in Indian Infrastructure Today)" in Morris, S. (ed.) (2003)
    
    
77. "Expenditure Accountability in India: The Interlinkages" in Morris, S. (ed.) (2003)
    
    
78. "Public Investments in India: Delays and Cost Overruns", in Morris, S. (ed.) (2003)
    
    
79. "The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund: A Review", (with Alice Albin Morris), in Morris, S. (ed.) (2003)
    
    
80. Morris, S. (ed.) (2003), "India Infrastructure Report 2003: Public Expenditure Allocation and Accountability", 3iNetwork, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
    
    
81. “Regional Development in India Today: Issues and Concerns and the Interest of Gujarat in the Region” mimeo; paper presented at the National Seminar on New Developmental Paradigm and Challenges for Western and Central States of India”, March 4-6, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad
    
    
82. “Economic Consequences of Mass Violence” paper presented at the Conference on “Getting the Governance Indians Deserve”, organised by the Indian Merchants Chamber, ASSOCHAM, and Bombay Chamber of Commerce, March 2003, Mumbai.
    
    
83. Morris, S. (ed.) (2004), "India Infrastructure Report 2004: Ensuring Value for Money”, 3iNetwork, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
    
    
84. “Overview (of Ensuring Value for Money in Indian Infrastructure)”, Chapter 1, in Morris, S.(ed) 2004.
    
    
85. “Privatisation Today: A Discussion”, Chapter 4.3 in Morris, S.(ed) 2004.
    
    
86. “Performance, and Market Evaluation of the Public Sector Today” in Morris, S.(ed) 2004; and IIMA Mimeo
    
    
87. “Competition, Regulation and Strategy: The IT Industry”, Economic and Political Weekly, August 16, 2003, pp.
    
    
88. “The Control and Management of Public Enterprise in India and South Korea” (jointly with SC Lee of South Korea), presented at the Conference on Local Culture and Development, Miryang University, South Korea, August 8 and 9, 2003.
    
    
89. “The Beginnings of Distribution Reforms (in Electricity) in West Madhya Pradesh: A Report” (with Ajay Pandey) in Morris, S. (ed.) 2004;
    
    
90. Morris, S. (ed.) (2004) “India Infrastructure Report 2004: Ensuring Value for Money”, 3iNetwork, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
    
    
91. ‘A Study of the Regional Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments in India, and the Case of Gujarat”, Working Paper No. 2004-03-07, Indian Institute of Management, mimeo.and CGSD Working Paper No. 14
    March 2004 Working Papers Series of the Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute at Columbia University