Management

Management is devoted to publishing scholarly empirical and theoretical research articles that have a great impact on the management field as a whole. It appreciates multidisciplinary research reflecting the diversity of the management science professions.

Raj Selladurai

Editorial Board Member of Management

Associate Professor, Indiana University Northwest, USA

Research Areas

Management, Operations Management, Business Strategy

Education

Ph. DTexas A&M University. Fields of Study: Management, Educational Administration, Public Relations
M. A.Abilene Christian University. Field of Study: Mass Communication
B. A.Bangalore University. Fields of Study: Economics, History, Political Science

Experience

2009Visiting Professor, International University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2009Visiting Professor, Institute of Strategy and Business Economics-Services and Operations Management, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
2006-presentTenured Associate Professor of Management, School of Business and Economics, Indiana University Northwest
2000-presentAssociate Professor of Management, School of Business and Economics, Indiana University Northwest
2003-presentDirector, Small Business Institute (SBI), School of Business and Economics, Indiana University Northwest
2004-presentOnline Facilitator, MBA program, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
2003Interim Management Coordinator, School of Business and Economics, Indiana University Northwest
1998-2000Associate Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, School of Business, Northern State University
1998-2000Co-Director, Center of Excellence in International Business (CEIB), School of Business, Northern State University
1998-2000Facilitator to the Dean, AACSB Accreditation Project, School of Business, Northern State University, Aug
1993-1998Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, Prairie View A&M University
1996-1998Lead Professor (Adjunct), Business Administration Program, LeTourneau Education for Adult Professionals Program--Houston Educational Center, LeTourneau University
1998Interim Department Head, Department of Management and Marketing, Prairie View A&M University, Aug
1986-1993Instructor, Department of Management and Marketing, Prairie View A&M University
1983-1986Research Assistant, Department of Educational Administration, Texas A&M University
1982-1983Manager, A. L. Williams, Inc., Abilene, Texas
1981-1982Counselor, Woods Institute, Abilene, Texas
1981-1981Staff Associate, DJ and News Reporter, KACU-Radio, Abilene, Texas
1981-1981Intern, News and Sports Department, KRBC-TV, Abilene, Texas
1979-1980Development Officer, Helpage International (London), Bangalore, India

Academic Achievement

Invited as local Business, Community, and Church leader by Giant Impact Leadership Group, Atlanta, GA toward coordinating hosting site for Chick-Fil-A Leadercast Simulcast, 2011
Interview as local Educator and Community Leader, Northwest Indiana Community Survey, Bethel Church Community Program, 2010
Inducted as Member to Indiana University Northwest Beta Gamma Sigma chapter, Honor Society for AACSB schools, May 2007
Nominated to the campus-wide Founder's Day Teaching Award, IUN, 2006
Deacon, Finance Team, Bethel Church and Ministries, Crown Point, IN 2006-to present
Voted in as Deacon, Bethel Church, Crown Point, IN, 2006
Kinship Leader, Bethel Church and Ministries, Crown Point, IN 2006-to present
Listed in "Who's Who in America, " 60th diamond edition, New Providence, NJ, 2005
Submitted teaching portfolio toward the IUN Trustee Teaching Award competition, 2004
Voted in and Ordained (Southern Baptist Convention) as Deacon (Leadership Management Team Member), Eastlake Baptist Church, Crown Point, IN, 2004
Voted in as Member, Personnel Committee, Eastlake Baptist Church, Crown Point, IN, 2004
Voted in as Member, Constitution Committee, Eastlake Baptist Church, Crown Point, IN, 2004
Education Committee Member, Crown Point Christian School, IN, 2002-2004
Science Fair Judge, Crown Point Christian School, IN, 2002-2005
Second Prize, Table-Tennis Tournament, NSU-Aberdeen Parks and Recreation Department, 1998
Nominated to the "Teacher of the Year Award-1995-1996", College of Business, Prairie View A&M University
Nominated to the "Teacher of the Year Award-1995-1996", Kappa Alpha Pri Fraternity, Zeta Beta Chapter, Prairie View A&M University
Second Prize, Prairie View A&M Chess Tournament, 1995
Listed in "Men of Achievement, " International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, Sixteenth edition, 1994
Third Prize, Prairie View A&M Chess Tournament, 1994
New Achiever Award, Prairie View A&M University, 1993
Member, Foreign Missions Committee, Foundry Methodist Church, Houston, Texas
President, Toastmaster's Club, YMCA
Chairman, Finance Committee, YMCA
Member, Convention and Program Committee, YMCA
Chairman, School and University Debating Society
First-in-class prizes of distinction grade 3 through 12 in high school
State rank in Bangalore University
First rank in St. Joseph's College. Awarded the National Merit Scholarship for academic
proficiency in undergraduate degree program
Distinction in Master's program
Captain of university chess, table tennis, tennis, and cricket teams
Teaching Excellence award given by Helpage International

Membership

Membership, Project Management Institute (PMI), toward Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification 2010-current
Production and Operations Management Society
Small Business Directors Institute
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Southwest Academy of Management
Academy of Management
Southern Management Association
Allied Southern Business Association
American Management Association
American Marketing Association
Texas Faculty Association
National Education Association

Publications: Journals

[1]  "Network Marketing Strategy and Supply Chain Management for Effective Operations Management, " Ch. 14 (pp. 322-35) in Managing Global Supply Chain Relationships: Operations, Strategies and Practices, Edited by Barbara Flynn, et. al., IGI Global, Inc., 2011.
[2]  "Leadership Effectiveness: A "New" Integrative Leadership Model, " Journal of Business and Leadership, 2006, 2, 2006, pp. 87–98.
[3]  "World Wide Presence as a Strategic Tool for Small Business: An Exploratory Look at Current Practices and Characteristics, " with co-author Bert Scott, International Journal of Family Business, 2005.
[4]  "Mass Customization in Operations Management: Oxymoron or Reality?" Omega International Journal of Management Science, 32, 2004, pp. 295-300.
[5]  "Mass Customization Strategy in Management and Applications to China, " with co-author Bert Scott, International Journal of Family Business, 1, 2004, pp. 87-96.
[6]  "Organizational Profitability, Productivity, Performance (PPP) Model: Going beyond TQM and BPR, " Total Quality Management Journal, vol. 13, No. 5, August 2002, pp. 613-20.
[7]  Eight Techniques to Fundraising, Nonprofit Journal, Society for Nonprofit Organizations, June 1998, pp. 17-19.
[8]  "The Impact of Job Characteristics on Job Satisfaction Among Public Relations Directors, " International Business Practices-Contemporary Readings, 1996 Edition, Academy of Business Administration, eds. S. Amin and S. Fullerton, 1996.
[9]  Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction-Job Performance Relationship. American Business Review, 9 (1), 1991, pp. 16-21.
[10]  In Search of Excellence: Book Review, The AASA Professor, 7 (3), 1985, pp. 7-9.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Selladurai, R. and Bert Scott, "Strategic Use of the Website for Small Business, " USASBE Proceedings 2006, USASBE Conference, Tucson, AZ, Jan. 2006.
[2]  "Mass Customization Strategy in Management and its Applications to Small Business, " Proceedings of the Small Business Directors' Institute (SBDI) Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL, March 2004.
[3]  Selladurai, R. and Bert Scott, "Mass Customization Strategy in Management: Oxymoron or Reality?" Southwest Academy of Management (SWAM) Proceedings 2003, Houston, TX, March 2003
[4]   "Organizational-Productivity Model: Going beyond TQM and BPR, " Proceedings of the 2001 Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2001
[5]  "A Look at Total Quality Management (TQM) Effectiveness, " Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference Proceedings 2000, San Antonio, TX, April 2000
[6]  Computer-based Teaching and Student Performance: An Effective Approach to Learning, Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference Proceedings '99, Charleston, SC, Mar. 1999
[7]  Active Learning and Student Performance, Proceedings of the Southwestern Business Administration Conference, Organizational Behavior Society, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, Oct. 1997.
[8]  The Impact of Job Characteristics on Job Satisfaction among Public Relations Directors, International Business Practices, Contemporary Readings, 1996 Edition, Academy of Business Administration, Cumberland: Maryland, 1996, pp. 428-35.
[9]  Implementation of a Teacher of the Year Award Program, Proceedings of the Southwestern Business Administration Conference, Organizational Behavior Society, Houston, TX, Oct. 1995, pp. 159-61.
[10]  The Impact of Job Characteristics on Job Satisfaction, Proceedings of the Academy of Business Administration International Conference, " Academy of Business Administration, London, June 1995.
[11]  Effective Production & Operations Management Techniques, Proceedings of the Southwestern Business Administration Conference, Organizational Behavior Society, Houston, Oct. 1994, pp. 43-45.
[12]  Selladurai, "Student-based Consulting Projects Benefitting Local Businesses, " SBI Annual Conference, Bonita Springs, FL, Feb. 2011.
[13]  Selladurai, "Network Marketing Strategy and Supply Chain Management, " Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2009.
[14]  Selladurai, R. and Bert Scott, "SCORE Professionals and Student Team Consulting, " SBI Annual Conference Proceedings, San Diego, CA, Feb. 2008
[15]  Presented, "Mass Customization and Operations Strategy, " Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, Boston, MA, April/May 2006
[16]  Selladurai, R. and Bert Scott, "Strategic Use of the Website for Small Business, " USASBE Conference, Tucson, AZ, Jan. 2006.
[17]  Presented, "Mass Customization: Operations Strategy Enhancing Supply Chain Management, " Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, Chicago, IL, April/May 2005
[18]  Selladurai, R. and Bert Scott, "Effective Executive: Practice Makes Perfect?" United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Annual Conference, Indian Wells, CA, Jan. 2005.
[19]  Selladurai, R. and Bert Scott, "Mass Customization Strategy in Management and its Applications to Small Business, " Small Business Directors' Institute (SBDI) Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL, March 2004.
[20]  Presented, "Mass Customization and Production Operations Management: Oxymoron or Reality?" Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, Savannah, GA, April 2003.
[21]  Selladurai, R. and Bert Scott, "Mass Customization Strategy in Management: Oxymoron or Reality?" Southwest Academy of Management Annual Conference, Houston, TX, March 2003.
[22]  Presented, "Kaizen: Is it Alive Today in Production Operations Management?" Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 2002
[23]  Presented, "Organizational-Productivity Model: Going beyond TQM and BPR, " Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2001
[24]  Presented, "A Look at Total Quality Management (TQM) Effectiveness, " Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, San Antonio, TX April 2000
[25]  Presented, "Accelerated Business Administration Programs: Nontraditional but Successful and Here to Stay, " International Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Milan, Italy, July 1999
[26]  Presented, "Computer-based Teaching and Student Performance: An Effective Approach to Learning, " Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, Charleston, SC, Mar. 1999
[27]  Presented, "Computer Assisted Teaching and Student Performance: A Technological Approach to Learning, " American Association of Higher Education Conference, Orlando, FL, Jan. 1998
[28]  Presented, "The Impact of Active Learning Environment (via Excel) on Student Performance, " Southwestern Business Administration Conference, Organizational Behavior Society, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, Oct. 1997
[29]  Presented, "The Impact of Active Participation on Student Performance, " Southwestern Business Administration Conference, Organizational Behavior Society, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, Oct. 1996
[30]  Presented, "Implementation of a Teacher of the Year Award Program, " Southwestern Business Administration Conference, Organizational Behavior Society, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, Oct. 1995.
[31]  Presented, "The impact of Job Characteristics on Job Satisfaction, " Academy of Business Administration International Conference, London, June 1995.
[32]  Presented, "Effective Production & Operations Management Techniques, " Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference, Organizational Behavior Society, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, Oct. 1994.
[33]  Presented, "Management: Issues and functions, " Basis Program, Prairie View A&M University, July 1994.
[34]  Presented, "Corporate Social Responsibility, " Texas International Education Consortium, Prairie View A&M University, Sept. 1993.
[35]  Presented, "Situational Moderators Affecting the Satisfaction-Performance Relationship, " Organizational Behavior Seminar, Texas A&M University, April 1990.
[36]  Presented, "Financial Simulation and Future Projection, " Strategic Planning Seminar, Texas A&M University, November 1985.
[37]  Presented, "Strategies in Issue Advocacy, " Co-presenter, Business Policy Seminar, Texas A&M University, March 1985.