Prof. Debapratim Purkayastha, Associate Dean at ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad, won the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” for the outstanding contribution to the Case Method this year. Some of the notable endorsements are mentioned here:
“Debapratim’s work in developing and teaching from cases is an inspiration and as a representative of The Case Centre I am delighted that this year’s awards should recognise his work. I hope that many more case writers and teachers are inspired to develop more excellent work in this field and continue to push the case method as a credible and valuable asset to education and teaching.”
Jamie Rundle,
EMBA Course Leader; Senior Lecturer in Operations and Global Supply Chain Management,
Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University,
United Kingdom
Member of The Case Centre’s Executive Committee
“I am delighted to learn that The Case Centre has conferred the Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method Award to Debapratim Purkayastha, Associate Dean of ICFAI Business School (IBS). As this is the first time that an Indian academic is chosen for this prestigious award of The Case Centre, it is indeed a proud moment not only for the recipient but also for the entire academic community of India. This is a richly deserved award for Purkayastha, considering the pioneering work done by him in the area of case development and teaching as well as the number of best-selling cases produced by him. The quality, diversity and innovativeness of his cases are testified by the number of previous awards received by him in various events held in different countries such as Belgium, USA, UK, Portugal, Switzerland and Canada. The ICFAI Business School deserves to be specially commended on their unswerving focus on the case method, which has helped in the development of outstanding case-writers like Purkayastha in their system, making them the contributor of largest number of Indian cases to The Case Centre. Congratulations and best wishes to Purkayastha and to IBS! Let a thousand (nay, million) flowers bloom in the ICFAI system!”
Mathew J. Manimala, Professor of Organization Behaviour &
Chairperson-OBHRM Area,
Editor-South Asian Journal of Management
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
“Well-deserved award winner DebapratimPurkayastha brings passion to the depth and breadth of his experiences as a teacher, a case researcher, and an innovator in case development. He is dedicated to continuing learning through all of these processes to bring his expanded knowledge of business functioning and skills in the teaching and research crafts. He is a conduit of that knowledge and those skills to the ICFAI Business School students who will be leaders in tomorrow’s business community. Purkayastha has sought out innovative case research genre (e.g., “comic book” cases) and, in so doing, makes an important contribution to the future of case research and teaching. As a member of the Board for The Case Centre in the USA, I am very aware of our organization’s dedication to the case domain to which Purkayastha makes such strong contributions.”
Marilyn L. Taylor
Gottlieb/Missouri Chair of Strategic Management
Henry W. Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri at Kansas City
Kansas City, USA
Past President, North American Case Research Association (NACRA)
“DebapratimPurkayastha with his immense experience in case writing was invited to TAPMI for conducting a case writing workshop. All our faculty immensely benefited from the same. What struck me most was that Purkayastha was humble even though he had achieved a lot in winning several international accolades. His advice about each aspect of case writing starting from how to frame a title keeping the international audience in mind was very useful. I am sure that Purkayastha (already a case writing Master in India) will become a global case writing celebrity in the near future. My best wishes for further successes and a great career ahead for him.”
A.Sivakumar
Professor, T.A.Pai Management Institute (TAPMI),
Manipal, India
“Debapratim is one of the very few international teaching case authors, who know how to marry strategy and sustainability. I highly recommend his cases.”
JostHamschmidt,
Coordinator of Studies at ETH Zurich – Department of Management, Technology and Economics, Switzerland,
Former Academic Director of oikos International
“DebapratimPurkayastha, Associate Dean, ICFAI Business School and Consulting Editor of Case Folio, is a case scholar par excellence! With his 2015 award for “Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method” conferred by the Case Centre, he joins the exclusive club of elite case scholars in the world as its seventh member. At the ripe age of 38, he is in the enviable position of being known as a leading thinker who has made an indelible impact to the advancement of case research through his innovative and prolific work as an author, teacher, and mentor. He is a super star and an inspiration to all of us, especially young aspiring case scholars!”
VijayaNarapareddy
Associate Professor,
Daniels College of Business, University of Denver at Colorado,
Past President, North American Case Research Association (NACRA)
“DebapratimPurkayastha’s cases are exemplary; in fact I used five of them in my textbook “International Management 8ed” with Pearson, and they have been well received. His cases are noteworthy because of the range of coverage of contemporary issues and locales important to international business. In addition, the depth of research and coverage about the companies and their challenges present students with realistic decision-oriented situations. The inclusion of thorough teaching notes further contributes to an excellent package for professors and feedback for the students. I would also add my appreciation of Purkayastha’s willingness to adapt and update selected cases for inclusion in my book, and I have already selected some for my 9ed, projected publication date January 2016.”
Helen Deresky,
Professor, Author of “International Management” (Pearson)
“I feel delighted that someone I am associated with has received such a prestigious recognition in the academia. I recollect the workshop DebapratimPurkayastha conducted at TAPMI and some of the learnings I gained therein about writing and publishing a case have been very valuable. Purkayastha’s contribution to case development and popularizing the case teaching philosophy in the country is amongst the best in our country. I wish him sustained success in the time to come.”
Ajith Kumar J
Professor (Production, Operations and Decision Sciences),
XLRI Xavier School of Management,
Jamshedpur, India
“Case studies continue to be a central teaching tool in business education. Purkayastha is renowned for writing cases that are compelling, original, even entertaining, while still of the highest intellectual caliber. His cases prepare students to appreciate the complexity of decisions in the business world.”
Mary Godwyn,
Associate Professor of Sociology,
History and Society Division,
Babson College, Massachusetts, USA
“Congratulations for your achievements and thank you for making us proud. Whenever you are in Guwahati please come to the college and find some time to interact with our existing students.”
Nirada Devi,
Principal ,
Cotton College, Guwahati
“I am absolutely delighted on knowing that you have received the Lifetime Achievement Award for your contribution to the case method of teaching from the UK board ‘The Case Centre’. I take immense pride in the fact that you had completed your school education from South Point School, and I congratulate you on behalf of all members of the South Point School family for this great achievement of yours!”
KrishnanjanChanda
Principal,
South Point School
ICFAI University for Higher Studies 