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Prof Deepak Khanna
- Professor
- Area: Management
Prof Deepak Khanna started his career with Messrs Gabriel India Ltd after a bachelor’s degree in Technology from IIT Kanpur (1973 – 78) and spent the next 20 years gaining hands-on knowledge in corporate sales. He left the corporate world as a Branch Manager and returned to studies.
After completing his MBA at age 43, Prof Khanna wrote his PhD thesis on body language in which he investigated the popular dictum: Men have sight, women have insight.
Academic qualifications
- PhD (Management) University of Rajasthan
- MBA (Marketing) University of Rajasthan
- B Tech (Materials Science) IIT Kanpur
Experience
- Industry - 20 years
- Academics - 23 years
Courses taught
- Managerial Communication
- HR and OB
- Marketing
- Quantitative Techniques besides Environment and Sustainability
- Negotiation Skills and Social Action Project
Research areas
- Contemporary Indian Economy
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Consumer Behaviour
Consulting areas
Corporate Training in Workshops in Applied Body Language.
Selected Publications
- D. Khanna,“Reverse Logistics: The next big Opportunity in Retailing,” in Proceedings International Conference on Management (GDGU – ICON 2014), The Changing Face of Modern Retail; The New Economic Order Excel Books; 978-93-83842-39-1
- Khanna Deepak, “Forecasting India’s GDP Growth Rate with Leading Economic Indicators”, Paper presented at IBS, Hyderabad, Management Conference, 2010
- Khanna Deepak, “Does India’s Depreciating Exchange rate influence its Inflation Rate?” Paper presented in IBS Ahmedabad, IBSA-ICON 1 January 2009
- Khanna Deepak, “Does Honesty Play a Pivotal Role in Creativity? An Empirical Study,” Paper presented in IBS Gurgaon, International Management Conference, 2009
- Khanna Deepak, “Inter-Sector Relationships in the Economic Growth of India and Comparable Global Countries – An Empirical Study,” Paper presented in IBS Ahmedabad, 2nd International Conference IBSA ICON- 2007; Best Paper Award
Publications
Journal papers
- D. Khanna and R. Verma, “Agriculture: Where does the Problem Lie?,” Journal of Global Economy, 2006.
- C. Kapoor, C. Medatwal, D. Khanna and Dr. K. Pandla, “Empowerment through online education: prospects and barriers,” International Journal of Humanities, Law and Social Sciences, Vol. 8, no. 5, 2021 Pages 115 - 128
Conference papers
- Khanna Deepak, “Why is India’s Population Rising?” Entente 2022 NIIT University Conference Paper; Best Paper Award
- Khanna Deepak, “State GDP and Locus of Control,” ICOMAP 2012: International Conference on Management Perspectives 2012, Amity University, Jaipur, ISBN: 978-93-82062-53-0
- Khanna Deepak, “What next for India Russia Trade?” Proceedings of the International Conference on Management (GDGU – ICON 2014) Changing Landscape of World Economies: Need for Alternate Growth Models; Page 36; ISBN: 978-93-84869-28-1
- Khanna Deepak, Out of the Box Thinking by Recruiting Differently-abled people, GDGU International Case Conclave ELIXIR December 5, 2014, G D Goenka University, Sohna.
- Khanna Deepak, “Forecasting India’s GDP Growth Rate with Leading Economic Indicators,” Paper presented in IBS, Hyderabad, Management Conference, 2010
- Khanna Deepak, “Does India’s Depreciating Exchange rate influence its Inflation Rate?” Paper presented in IBS Ahmedabad, IBSA-ICON 1 January 2009
- Khanna Deepak, “Indian english, Innovations, Criticism and Analysis,” Paper presented in IBS, Ahmedabad, National Conference, 2008
- Khanna Deepak, “Innovation by Jugaad,” National Conference on Innovation, and Creativity in Management, 2007, IBS Jaipur
- Khanna Deepak, “Does Public Investment in Education and health influence GDP Growth? An Empirical Study” International Conference on Double Digit Growth Asian Perspective, IBS Ahmedabad, 2007
- Khanna Deepak, “Systematic innovation through value analysis,” National Management Conference, IBS, Ahmedabad, 2006
Articles
- Khanna Deepak, A Ticket to Ride, Published in the strategist magazine, The Business Standard, 2006.
Awards and recognitions
- Best paper award in the recently concluded Éntente 2021 held at NIIT UNIVERSITY, October 2021.
Professional activities and achievements
- Judge - Cultural Festival ANTARANGINI, for English Debate Competition, IIT Kanpur, 2008 along with the Union National Election Commissioner J C Lyngdoh.
- Technical Session Chaired @ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANAGEMENT (GDGU – ICON 2014) Changing Landscape of World Economies: Need for Alternate Growth Models
Other interests
- Observing trees, Quizzing, Running the DAILY FUN PUZZLE CONTEST at NU, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to keep up the NU community’s spirit.