Department of
Management Studies

Faculty Profile

Dr. Prakash Sai L

Professor

Ph.D. (Technology Management) — IIT Madras (1997)

M.Tech. (Industrial Engineering) — S.V. University (1990)

PG Diploma (Computer Methods) — AP Productivity Council (1989)

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) — S.V. University (1987)

lps@iitm.ac.in +91-44-2257 4568 Office: DoMS 412

Areas of Interest

Teaching Interests

Strategic Management Business Models IT Outsourcing & Strategic Planning Technology Management Global Business Management Contemporary Issues

Research Interests

Modelling Technological Change Innovation Management Organizational Frameworks Total Quality Management (TQM) Global IT Outsourcing Strategies Education Management & e-Learning

Experience Highlights

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Corporate Leadership

Served Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for over a decade. Formerly Director (Strategic Planning) for TCS North America, managing budgeting, forecasting, competitive intelligence, and business excellence initiatives.

Global Consulting

Led complex software projects and IT strategy formulation for Fortune 500 firms in the USA. Expertise in Technology Strategy, Techno-Economic Feasibility, and Activity Based Costing across automobile, telecom, and banking sectors.

Academic & Board Roles

Visiting Faculty at University of Applied Sciences, Hof (Germany). Certified ISO 9001 Lead Auditor. Currently serving as Director on boards of niche consulting firms and mentoring student entrepreneurs.

Selected Publications

N. R. Mukundan and L. Prakash Sai, “Perceived information security of internal users in Indian IT services industry,” Information Technology and Management, 2013.

Vidyashankar, G.S. and L. Prakash Sai, “Benchmarking Indian States’ Performance On Educational Development: A DEA Approach,” International Journal of Educational Management, 2012.

L. Prakash Sai and V. Sudhir, “The Evolution of the Indian IT Services’ Industry: Global Politics, Government Policies and Growth Pangs” in Entwicklungsland, Schwellenland, Global Player: Indiens Weg in die Verantwortung, ATHENA-Verlag, Germany, 2010.

Sayeda Begum, Chandrasekharan Rajendran and L. Prakash Sai, “An Empirical Study of Total Quality Management in Engineering Educational Institutions of India,” Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2010.

Panchapakesan Padma, Chandrasekharan Rajendran and L. Prakash Sai, “Service Quality and Its Impact on Customer Satisfaction in Indian Hospitals,” Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2010.

T.J.Kamalanabhan, L. Prakash Sai and D.Mayuri, “Employee Engagement and Job Satisfaction in the Information Technology Industry,” Psychological Reports, 2009.