Soumodip Sarkar
Soumodip Sarkar (born 13 June 1965 in Jamshedpur, India) is an economist and management scholar. He is currently the Vice-Rector (University Vice President) of the university of Évora, Fellow of the Asia Center at Harvard University and current Executive President of the Science Park of Alentejo region.

Education and academic positions

Sarkar studied economics at the University of Calcutta, graduating 1988, and received his MSc and PhD in economics from Northeastern University, Boston in 1991 and 1995, respectively. He previously worked at the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) and later in the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Soumodip Sarkar is currently the Vice-Rector (University Vice President) for Innovation, Cooperation & Entrepreneuship of the university of Évora, Portugal, as well as a Full Professor at the Department of Management and researcher at the center of the advanced studies in management and economics of the university of Évora – CEFAGE, where he is also the coordinator of the Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

A Fellow of the Asia Center at Harvard University, he has also been the first Dean of the pioneering Doctoral School in Portugal, from 2010 to 2014. Until recently the President of Accreditation body of the Portuguese University Evaluation Commission (A3ES), in the area of Management, Soumodip Sarkar is also the scientific coordinator of Portugal's Global Entrepreneurship Report (GEM) and, internationally, part of the CEEMAN accreditation team.

Life and work

In 2008 he was considered as one of the top 100 experts in innovation by the World Economic Forum (WEF Innovation 100).

Around this year, his focus and research interests started to include a deeper understanding of innovation (especially related to implications of artificial intelligent, and the rise of China), entrepreneurship and sustainability. 

His recent research has been published in high impact journals such as: Strategic Management Journal; Journal of Operations Management; IEEE-TEM; Government Information Quarterly, Regional Studies, Scientometrics, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Small Business Management, European Management Journal, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Technology Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Business Research, Service Business, Sustainability, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Knowledge Economy, European Journal of Innovation Management, Service Industries Journal, Trends in Food Science and Technology, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Energy Journal, among others.

In addition, he has given international speeches for entrepreneurship and innovation in society, and he regular presence in esteemed national and international media, including the Economist and BBC.

Soumodip Sarkar wrote four books on entrepreneurship and innovation, including EntreSutra.

He is also the Executive President of the Science Park of Alentejo region (PACT), a project that aims to position the Portuguese region of Alentejo as a global reference innovation center.

Selected publications

Books and book chapters

 Sarkar, S. (2018), "EntreSutra," Bloomsbury Publishers. (ISBN 978-938-682-633-6). 
 Sarkar, S., Ramalho P. (2013), "Empreendedorismo Académico: Uma análise descritiva de Spin-offs Universitários em Portugal", in Redford D. (ed), Handbook Of Research On Portuguese Entrepreneurship Education And University Start Up Support, CUP, 2013.
 Sarkar, S. (2009), "Outsourcing - A story of metamorphosis", in H. Marques, E. Soukiazis, P. Cerqueira (eds.), Integration and Globalization: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries Edward Elgar (ISBN 978-1-84844-655-7).
 Sarkar, S. (2008), "O Empreendedor Inovador", Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Elsevier-Campus Editora (ISBN 978-85-352-3085-7).
 Sarkar, S. (2007), "Empreendedorismo e Inovação", Lisboa, Portugal: Escolar Editora (ISBN 978-972-592-209-5).
 Sarkar, S. (2007), "Innovation, Market Archetypes and Outcome – An Integrated Framework", Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag (ISBN 978-3-7908-1945-8) Amazon Books record.
 Sarkar, S. (2007), "Inovação: metamorfoses, empreendedorismo e resultados", in José Cláudio Cyrineu Terra (eds.), Inovação: Quebrando Paradigmas Para Vencer, São Paulo: Editora Saraiva (ISBN 978-850206595-6).
 Sarkar, S., Carvalho L. (2006), "Inovação nos serviços: novos desafios exigem novas abordagens", in M. Branco, L.S. Carvalho, C. Rego (eds.), Economia com Compromisso: Ensaios em Memória de José Dias Sena, Évora: Universidade de Évora 215-226 (ISBN 972- 778-092-X).
 Sarkar, S. (2005), "Sourcing Decisions on International Business: A Holistic Model", in T. Theurl, E.C. Meyer (eds.) Strategies for Cooperation, Aachen: Shaker Verlag, pp. 183–198 (ISBN 3-8322-4446-8).
 Sarkar, S. (2004), "Non-Tariff measures in services measuring gains from movement of skilled personnel in quantifying Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade", in P. Dee, M. Ferrantino (eds.) Quantitative Methods for Assessing the Effects of Non-tariff and Trade Facilitation, Singapore: USITC, pp. 107–120 (ISBN 981-256-051-3).
 Prefácio do livro: Sheshabalaya, A. (2006), "Made in Índia – A Próxima Superpotência Económica e Tecnológica", Colecção Desafios, Lisboa: Centro Atlântico.

Articles

 Sarkar S., Clark, S. (2021). Resilience in a time of contagion: Lessons from small businesses during the Corona virus pandemic. Journal of Change Management (Forthcoming) 
 Sarkar S. (2020). Breaking the Chain: Governmental Frugal Innovation in Kerala to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic. Government Information Quarterly (Forthcoming) 
 Sarkar S., Bilau, S. J., Basílio, M. (2020). Do anchor infrastructures matter for regional Smart Specialisation Strategy? The case of Alentejo. Regional Studies (DOI: https://rsa.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2020.1722804) 
 Sarkar S., Osiyevskyy O., Hayes L. (2019). Talking your way into entrepreneurial support: an analysis of satisfaction drivers in entrepreneur mutual aid groups. Journal of Small Business Management (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12384) 
 Hernández-Linares, R., López-Fernández, C., Sarkar, S., Kellermanns F. (2019). The Effect of Socioemotional Wealth on the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Family Business Performance (Accepted, March 2019) 
 Hernández-Linares, R., Sarkar, S., Cobo, M. J. (2018). Inspecting an Achilles heel: A quantitative analysis of fifty years of attempts to define family business. Scientometrics (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-018-2702-1)
 Sarkar S., Rufin C. & Haughton J. (2017). Inequality and Entrepreneurial Thresholds? Necessity, Opportunity and Access to Resources. Journal of Business Venturing (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2017.12.009) 
 Sarkar S. (2018). Grassroots entrepreneurs and social change at the bottom of the pyramid: the role of bricolage. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development (DOI:10.1080/08985626.2017.1413773) 
 Sarkar S., Osiyevskyy O. & Hayes L. Talking your way into entrepreneurial support: an analysis of satisfaction drivers in entrepreneur mutual aid groups. Journal of Small Business Management (Forthcoming. Accepted, May, 2017) 
 Mason, C., Bilau, S. J., Botelho T. & Sarkar, S.. Angel investing in an austerity economy – the impact of government policies in Portugal. European Planning Studies (Forthcoming. Accepted, May, 2017)
 Sarkar S., Osiyevskyy O. (2017). Organizational Innovation and Rigidity During Crisis: a Review of the Paradox and a Research Agenda. European Management Journal (Forthcoming. Accepted, February, 2017) 
 Calisto, M. L., Sarkar, S. (2017). Organizations as biomes of entrepreneurial life: Towards a clarification of the corporate entrepreneurship process. Journal of Business Research, 70, 44–54. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.07.007) 
 Calisto, M. L., Sarkar, S. (2017). Innovation and corporate entrepreneurship in service businesses. Service Business, 1-20. (DOI: 10.1007/s11628-016-0321-6)
 Sarkar, S., Pansera, M. (2017). Sustainability-driven innovation at the bottom: Insights from grassroots ecopreneurs. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 114, 327- 338. (DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.08.029) 
 Sarkar, S. (2016). Uncorking knowledge - purposeful spillovers as a strategic tool for capability enhancement in the cork industry. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 1-25. (DOI: 10.1007/s11365-016-0395-6) 
 Pansera, M., Sarkar, S. (2016). Crafting Sustainable Development Solutions: Frugal Innovations of Grassroots Entrepreneurs. Sustainability, 8(1), 51. (DOI: 10.3390/su8010051) 
 Sarkar, S., Searcy, C. (2016). Zeitgeist or chameleon? A quantitative analysis of CSR definitions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 135, 1423–1435. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.157) 
 Sarkar, S., Coelho, D. M., & Maroco, J. (2016). Strategic Orientations, Dynamic Capabilities, and Firm Performance: an Analysis for Knowledge Intensive Business Services. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 7(4), 1000–1020. (DOI: 10.1007/s13132- 016-0415-3) 
 Bilau, J., Sarkar, S. (2016). Financing innovative start-ups in Portuguese context: what is the role of business angels networks? Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 7(4), 920- 934. (DOI: 10.1007/s13132-015-0304-1) 
 Duarte, V., Sarkar, S. (2011). Separating the wheat from the chaff - a taxonomy of open innovation. European Journal of Innovation Management, 14(4), 435–459. (DOI:10.1108/14601061111174907)
 Sarkar, S. (2008). Is UEFA right? Measuring competitiveness of domestic football leagues. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 3(4), 374–382. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSMM.2008.017213) 
 Pires, C., Sarkar, S. & L. Carvalho (2008). Innovation in services - how different from manufacturing? Service Industries Journal, 28(10), 1339–1356. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02642060802317812) 
 Sarkar, S., Costa A. (2008). Dynamics of open innovation in the food industry. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 19(11), 574–580. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2008.09.006 
 Sarkar, S. (2005). Innovation and Market Structures: an integrated approach. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 5(5/6), 366–378. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2005.006994) 
 Pires, C., Sarkar, S. (2000). Delivered Nonlinear Pricing by Duopolists. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 30(4), 429–456. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0166- 0462(00)00039-9) 
 Haughton, J., Sarkar, S. (1996). Gasoline Tax as a Corrective Tax: Estimates for the United States, 1970–1991. Energy Journal, 17(2), 103–126. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5547/issn0195-6574-ej-vol17-no2-6)

References

1965 births
20th-century Indian economists
Living people
University of Calcutta alumni
People from Jamshedpur
Harvard Institute for International Development