Faculty Profile
Dr. Richa Agrawal
Associate Professor
Advisor: Entrepreneurship - Cell (E-Cell), IIT Madras
Ph.D. (2007) — S.J.M. School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
M.B.A. (1996) — (Specialization in Marketing), Monirba Allahabad University
B.A. (1994) — (Economics, Political Science, Geography), Allahabad University
Experience
- Faculty In-charge NIRMAN: The Pre-incubator (April 2022 - 2023).
- Sabbatical: Columbia Entrepreneurship Innovation and Design Studio, Columbia University (July - Dec 2020).
- IIT Madras: March 2010 to present.
- MICA (Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad): July 2007 to March 2010.
Teaching Interests
- Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM)
- Consumer Behavior
- Marketing Tools: Strategies and Innovation
- Insights and Innovations in Marketing
- Design Thinking
Research Interests & Guidance
- Gamification in marketing
- Human engagement with AI powered devices
- Consumer behaviour (Online & Offline)
- Consumption communities & Luxury/Environmentally Responsible Consumption
- Developing Psychometric measures/scales
Scholars Graduated: Post-doc (1), PhD (2), MS (4). (4 Scholars received Best Thesis awards).
Publications
International Research Papers
- Agrawal, R. (2018). “Envisioning a Sustainable Future by Doing What It Takes”, in Legends in Strategic Marketing: Rajan Varadarajan. Sage Publications.
- Agrawal, R. and Gupta, S (2018). “Consuming Responsibly: Exploring Environmentally Responsible Consumption Behaviors”, Journal of Global Marketing.
- Gupta, S. and Agrawal, R. (2017). “Environmentally Responsible Consumption: Construct Definition, Scale Development, and Validation”, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.
- Narayanan, S. and Agrawal, R. (2017). “Privacy and Information Trading on Social Media App(lication)s”, Routledge – New York.
- Agrawal, R. and Ramachandran, G. (2017). “Flocking Together – Benefits and Costs of Small Group Consumption Community Participation”, European Journal of Marketing.
- Raja, S. and Agrawal, R. (2013). “Perceived Brand Greenness: Scale Development and Validation”, Yale China India Insights Conference, NY.
- Agrawal, Richa, SS Gaur and Archana Narayanan (2012). Determining Customer Loyalty: Review and Model, the Marketing Review journal.
- Gaur, SS and Richa Agrawal (2007). Service Quality Measurement in Retail Store Context... the Marketing Review.
- Agrawal, Richa and SS Gaur (2007). Customers Relational Behavior in a Pseudo-relationship Context. AMA Conference Proceedings.
Conference Proceedings (Selected)
- Richa Agrawal, Narayanan S. and Vishwadeep R. (2018). “Impact of Ad Personalization on CTR”, Global Marketing Conference, Tokyo.
- Sudhanshu Gupta and Agrawal R. (2017). Papers on Environmentally Responsible Consumption presented at Emerging Markets Conference Board.
- Varuna Newatiya and Agrawal R. (2015). “Beyond Status! Why new luxury customers in India are buying luxury”, Annual London Business Research Conference.
- Giridhar Ramachandran and Agrawal R. (2013). “Coffee Shops Yesterday, Running Groups Today", ACR Conference, Chicago.
Case Studies & Books
- Book: Changing Trends in Management: Challenges and Opportunities, Excel Books (2003).
- Case: Agrawal, Richa (2009). Threat of a ‘Me Too’ Perception: A Case of Café Coffee Day, Marketing Review.
- Case: Agrawal, Richa et al. (2007). Dynadrives at Cross Roads (ECCH).
- Case: Radio Mirchi - A Success Story (ECCH).
Industrial Training & Consultancy
Training & Workshops (Selected)
- IIT Madras Incubation Cell (2020): Insightful Marketing Workshop for Startups.
- MADITSSIA (2020): Designing Insight Based Solutions.
- Samanvay (2019/2020): Design Thinking Workshops for Startups and Entrepreneurs.
- Larsen & Toubro (2019): Multiple workshops on Negotiation Skills, Customer Satisfaction & Value Creation.
- Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (2019): Designing Solutions: Better-To-Best workshop.
- CVRDE (2019): Principles of Design Thinking.
- Indian Bank (IMAGE) (2019): CRM Concepts for Banking.
- AAVIN (2013): Strategic use of Marketing for Selling Milk and Milk Products.
- Indian Postal Services (2006): CRM for Marketing of Services.
Faculty Development Programs (FDPs)
- Theory Construction for Model Specification Workshops (2017, 2018).
- Scale Development Workshops (2016, 2017).
- Case Writing Workshops (2009, 2010, 2011).
- QIP on Marketing Advancements (BHU, 2010).
Honours, Awards & Grants
- Best Paper Award: "What is Environmentally Responsible Consumption...", Arun K. Jain Award at EMCB IIM Lucknow (2017).
- Best Paper Award: "Benefits of Flocking Together...", Syndicate Bank Award at IMR Doctoral Conference, IIMB (2014).
- Top 30 Research Proposal: AMS Doctoral Consortium 2016, Orlando (Environmentally responsible consumption).
- Top 50 Research Proposal: AMS Doctoral Consortium 2015, Denver (Consumption Community Participation).
- Fellowship: National Doctoral Fellowship in Management (First recipient), AICTE.
- Grant: DAAD Germany for Teaching Design Thinking (2019).
- Grant: Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching and Training (2019).
- Travel Grants: Academy of Marketing Science (2015), AICTE (2008), Dorabji Tata Trust (2005, 2006).
- Academic Excellence: Highest CPI (9.75/10) ever at SJM SOM, IIT Bombay.
Foreign Engagements
- University of Passau, Germany (2019): Teaching Design Thinking.
- University of Turku, Finland (2019): Teaching Consumer Perception & Cultural Influences.
- EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland (2011): Marketing & Innovation for Entrepreneurs.
Research Collaborations
- NYU Stern School of Business, New York, USA
- Columbia University, New York, USA
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore