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Associate Professor
Organization,Strategy and International Management
Associate Professor , Organization,Strategy and International Management
pradeep.hota@thapar.edu
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”
“The preceding quote by W.B. Yeats captures the exhilaration of teaching. Teaching has always been a passion for me. My goal as a teacher is to create an environment for my student that allows for supervised exploration. I hope to advance the intellectual development of my students to the best of my abilities”
“My teaching is based on certain principles that I have developed from my own experience as a student. I like to make students think on their own to make them critical thinker, to engage students by asking thought provoking questions, to effectively utilize class times through a flipped classroom model and to connect theory with practice.”
“I have a passion towards understanding the incredible world of social entrepreneurship. I feel that social problems are abundant and we need lot more social enterprises to address them. So, I am actively involved in consulting, teaching and researching in the area of social entrepreneurship. I have a firm belief that financial sustainability is also an important consideration for social enterprise along with their reason for existence, social value creation. Hence, as part of my research, I look at the resource management practices of social enterprise to achieve their dual mission”
“I studied computer science as an undergraduate and then worked in the Information Technology industry for around 6 years. During my stint in the industry I realized that I was enjoying teaching, training and mentoring activities. So, I decided to enter into academics. By that time, I was more interested in the field of management and hence I pursued doctorate in strategic management with major focus on social entrepreneurship.”
“I have a strong belief that NATURAL TALENT IS HELPFUL, BUT GRIT IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT. So, my suggestions for the students will be – BE PASSIONATE, WORK HARD FOR YOUR PASSION, SUCCESS WILL BE A BYPRODUCT”.
