Rashmi H. Assudani
Dean, School of Business; Professor of Management
Areas of Responsibility Include:
- School of Business Office
- Department of Accounting and Business Law
- Department of Business Analytics and Actuarial Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of Finance
- Department of Management
- Department of Marketing
- Graduate Programs
- Institute for Leadership Development
- Stack Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
| Degree | Program | University |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Education | Art & Practice of Leadership | Harvard Kennedy School |
| Ph.D. | Strategy & Organizations | McGill University |
| Executive Program | Strategic Management | Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands |
| M.B.A. | Biria Institute of Technology (BIT) | |
| Bachelor of Science | Honors in Physics | University of Delhi |
My Professional Experience
| Year | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - Now | Dean, School of Business | Siena College |
| 2023 - Now | Professor of Management | Siena College |
| 2020 - 2023 | Associate Provost for Academic Affairs | Xavier University |
| 2019 - 2020 | ACE Fellow | American Council on Education (ACE) |
| 2017 - 2019 | Facilitator | Xavier Leadership Center |
| 2016 - 2023 | Professor, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business | Xavier University |
| 2013 - 2019 | Department Chair, Management & Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business | Xavier University |
| 2011 - 2016 | Associate Professor, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business | Xavier University |
| 2005 - 2011 | Assistant Professor, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business | Xavier University |
| 2001 - 2001 | Online Teaching Assistant | Lansbridge University |
| 2000 - 2000 | Instructor, DeSautels Faculty of Management | McGill University |
| 1997 - 2000 | Research Assistant, DeSautels Faculty of Management | McGill University |
| 1993 - 1996 | Manager, Business Development | Bennet Coleman & Company Limited |
| 1991 - 1993 | Management Executive | McCann Ericsson Worldwide |
| 1990 - 1990 | Summer Trainee | Citibank Worldwide (Corporate) |
Articles & Book Reviews
- Role of context on propensity of women to own business
Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, vol. 9
December, 2019 - Organizational learning at the BOP: Which firms will convert collaboration into economic success?
International Journal Of Management, vol. 8
January, 2019 - Framing the process of innovating: contested meanings at the nexus of prototype
International Journal of Work Innovation, vol. 2
April, 2018 - Entrepreneurial support systems: role of the accelerator in Czech Republic
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, vol. 21
October, 2017 - Creating & Scaling a Social Innovation: Case Study of Support My School
International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation, vol. 4
April, 2016 - Enabling Entrepreneurial Minds: Using Appreciate Inquiry as a Pedagogical Tool for Uncovering Self Awareness and for Generating Constructivist Learning
Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, vol. 18
June, 2015 - From Nascent to Mature Innovation Ecosystem: Case Study of Czech Republic and Role Accelerators
Global Business Association & Technolgy Assocation
2014 - Using Stakeholder and social netowrk theories to improve project success'
Proceedings of the Production & Operation Management Society (POMS)
2008
Awards & Distinctions
- Fellow
Category: External
American Council on Education (ACE), 2019 - Selcted Participant
Category: External
Ignatian Colleagues Leadership Program, 2017 - Awarded to Williams College of Business faculty who has excelled in all 3 pillars of teaching, research and service during the calendar year
Category: Teaching-Research-Service
Xavier University - Williams College of Business, 2016 - Women of Excellence Grant Recipient
Category: Internal
Xavier University, 2016
Books & Book Chapters
- Achieving Success in Non-profit Organizations
Business Expert Press
2014 - Contemporary Project Management 2nd ed
Cengage Learning
2012
Presentations
- Breaking Down Gender Barriers: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Through Innovation and Identity Choice
March, 2024
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois - Self-determination theory and women entrepreneurs: how autonomy, relatedness, and competence affect the development and advancement of women-owned business in the for-profit and nonprofit sector
May, 2021
Diana International Research Conference, Virtual, Virtual - Breakthrough Innovation of Women Entrepreneurs in For-profits and Nonprofits
April, 2021
Western Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Virtual, Virtual - Organizational learning at the BOP: Which firms will convert collaboration into economic success?
November, 2018
International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks, Havana, Cuba - Employee perceptions of network change following an organizational change
August, 2016
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California