Flt.Lt. Sridhar C Mulakaluri

about faculty

Education: • PG Diploma in Management - Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India, 2014
• B.E. (Mechanical) Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, India, 1990

Teaching Exposure:

3.5 years as Adjunct Faculty, teaching Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Principles of Management

Industry Exposure:

30 years of industry experience across Defense, Hospitality, manufacturing, IT, Management consulting, Learning & Development, Education, Sports, and Nonprofits.

Academic Affiliation-

Reviewer for Journal of Global Responsibility

Professional Affiliation –

National HRD Network
Quality Circles Forum of India
India Training and Development Network

teaching & research

Teaching Interest:

Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Managerial Economics, Principles of Management, Leadership, Systems Thinking, Business Communications, Quality Management, Project Management, Research Methodology

Subject Expert / taught:

Entrepreneurship
Design Thinking
Quality Management
Project Management
Leadership Development

Research Interest:

Design Thinking, Systems thinking, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial ecosystems, Entrepreneurial education, Transdisciplinary Research

Current Research:

Founding Teams (PhD Thesis), Metaverse for Entrepreneurial Education (conference paper), Metaverse for Employee Engagement (Book Chapter)

consulting

• Member of Advisory Board- Digital Labor Chowk, Bihar
• Member of Advisory Board – Bamboo Wellness Healthcare, Bangalore
• Volunteer Startup Mentor for BYST, Wadhwani Foundation, and IIT Mumbai

publications

Publication Released:

• “Social Roles and their influence for creating transformative citizen movement towards sustainability, leveraging faith to create hope” using transdisciplinary approach, at 3rd biennial conference on Environmental Justice, Lassalle Institute, Switzerland, Aug, 2024.

• Urban Water Pricing Policy in India – A Framework. ANNUAL RESEARCH ON CITIES SUMMIT 8.0 International Conference Future of Sustainable Urbanism in the Global South. School of Human Settlements, XIM University. February 2024

• “Firm similarity, variation, and longevity – A firm life cycle perspective” at ISDSI- Global Conference 2023, IIM Ranchi, Dec 2023

• “Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Transport- The Case Study of Nigraani” at Winter Business School Conference-2023, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, Dec 2023

• “Green Worms: Creating Dignified Jobs through Circular Economy- A Case Study” at 9th International Conference on Global Business Environment, IMI, Bhubaneswar, Dec 2023

Current Assignments:

• Founding Teams (PhD Thesis)- XIM University, Bhubaneswar

• Metaverse for Entrepreneurial Education (conference paper) – REES 2025, IISc, Bangalore

• Metaverse for Employee Engagement (Book Chapter) – IGI Global

• Higher Education Institutions of Practice: Delivering Value while developing Skills – A case study of Boys Town ITI, Universidad Loyola Andalucia, Savella, Spain, Jun 2025

awards & honors

• Adjudged as the best instructor of the group by Air HQ in 1996