Entrepreneurial Mindset & Innovation Management

Mr. Manish Dutta is an accomplished academician and management professional with over 26 years of combined industry and academic experience. He is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at SAGE University, Bhopal, where he has been associated for the past four years. In addition to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate management courses, he actively contributes to curriculum development, research, student mentoring, internship and placement coordination, accreditation activities, and various academic and administrative initiatives. He is presently pursuing his Ph.D. in Management, with a research focus on organized retail. Prior to joining academia, he held leadership positions in reputed organizations, including Reliance Industries Limited, Vishal Retail, Fleetguard Filters, and Laxmi Engineering Industries, gaining extensive expertise in marketing, business development, retail operations, supply chain management, and strategic planning. His unique blend of industry experience and academic excellence enables him to deliver practical, research-driven insights that inspire students, professionals, and aspiring managers.

Mr. Varun Bhaskar is a management professional, academician and industry consultant with over 23 years of experience in hospitality, business strategy, entrepreneurship and higher education. He serves as an Assistant Professor at the School of Management, SAGE University, Bhopal, where he teaches management subjects, mentors students, and promotes experiential learning and industry–academia collaboration. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Management from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, with research focused on the application of Artificial Intelligence in higher education. Prior to academia, he held senior leadership roles in the hospitality sector, leading business expansion, franchise development, operations and strategic growth initiatives across India. His expertise includes Entrepreneurship Development, Leadership, Business Strategy, Marketing, Hospitality Management and Innovation.

Dr. Neha Shrivastava is an Assistant Professor at Sanjeev Agrawal Global Educational (SAGE) University, Bhopal. She is a UGC-NET qualified scholar and a recipient of the prestigious University Grants Commission (UGC) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Human Resource Management, after which she was promoted to the Senior Research Fellowship (SRF). She earned her Ph.D. in Management from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, and has published two Scopus-indexed research papers in reputed international journals.

With over 10 years of teaching experience in Management Studies, Dr. Shrivastava possesses expertise in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Management, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship, Research Methodology, Business Law, and Industrial Law. Her research interests encompass competency mapping, employee performance, organizational behavior, psychometric validation, strategic human resource management, and entrepreneurship. She is committed to fostering academic excellence through quality

(Dr.) Anil Kumar Tiwari is an Associate Professor in the School of Management at SAGE University, Bhopal, with over 17 years of teaching experience in higher education. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance with specialization in Mergers & Acquisitions and Shareholders' Wealth and has extensive expertise in Financial Management, International Financial Management, Accounting for Managers, Financial Risk Management, and Financial Modelling. He has published several research papers in Scopus-indexed and peer-reviewed international journals and has presented papers at numerous national and international conferences. His current research interests include Corporate Finance, Green Accounting, ESG Reporting, Artificial Intelligence in Finance, Blockchain, and Sustainable Business Practices. Dr. Tiwari actively supervises Ph.D. scholars and plays a key role in organizing research methodology workshops, faculty development programmes, and academic conferences. He is committed to promoting quality teaching, impactful research, industry collaboration, and innovation in management education while contributing to institutional excellence and academic leadership.