Professor Suma Athreye
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1702 328438
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Location
GB.4.72A, Southend Campus
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Academic support hours
Wednesday, 11am-1pm
Profile
Biography
SUMA ATHREYE is Professor of Technology Strategy at Essex Business School and is a member of the Strategy, Operations and Entrepreneurship Group. Suma's main research interests lie in the fields of Economics of Innovation and International Economics and she has published over 50 papers on these subjects and won several research grants for work in these areas. She is on the Editorial Board of the academic journals Research Policy, Journal of International Business Policy, L'Industria Industrial and Corporate Change, Perspectives on Globalisation and Development, International Journal of Technological Learning; Innovation and Development and Multinational Business Review. She also advises the UK intellectual Property Office on their research as member of their research advisory board. Suma has consulted to the World Intellectual Property Organisation, worked closely with the UK Intellectual Property Office and was Rapporteur of the European Research Area (2008) report Opening to the world: International cooperation in Science and Technology. Suma is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Academy of Social Sciences.
Qualifications
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B.A. (Honours) Economics, University of Delhi
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M.A.Economics,Jawaharlal Nehru University, New-Delhi
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D.Phil (Science and Technology Studies), Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex.
Appointments
University of Essex
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Professor of Technology Strategy, Management Science and Entreprenuership, Essex Business School (16/11/2016 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Economics of Innovation
Economics and Management of Intellectual Property
Technology Management
Evolution of Technology Markets
Technology Licensing
Open Innovation
Inclusive Innovation
International R&D Management
International Cooperation in Science and Technology
Emerging Market Multinationals
Foreign Direct Investment
Current research
patent use and the barriers to patent use in the UK
commercialisation of public science in the UK
valuation of Intangibles and novel technologies by TTOs and M&A
other technology acquisition strategies of emerging economy multinationals.
The transformative role of digital technologies for resilience in Fresh Food supply chains in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
To explore how Fresh Food supply chains (FFSC) have been affected due to the restrictions placed during the multiple COVID- 19 lockdowns. To explore ways in which digital technologies (DT) have helped to transform and improve resilience in FFSCs during and after the restrictions. Specifically, to identify best practices in FFSCs that used digital technologies to help monitor food quality and keep running their businesses during the lockdown
Teaching and supervision
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Finance
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 11/10/2021
Publications
Journal articles (43)
Sharma, R., Arora, H. and Athreye, S., (2024). Does the Presence of Foreign Firms Help Technological Upgradation in Indian Firms?. Economic and Political Weekly. 59 (34), 80-87
Athreye, S., Sengupta, A. and Odetunde, O., (2023). Academic entrepreneurial engagement with weak institutional support: roles of motivation, intention and perceptions. Studies in Higher Education. 48 (5), 683-694
Athreye, S., Saeed, A. and Saad Baloch, M., (2023). The survival of outward investments from China and India: Is there a North-South divide?. Journal of Business Research. 154, 113374-113374
Ramani, SV., Athreye, S., Bruder, M. and Sengupta, A., (2023). Inclusive innovation for the BoP: It's a matter of survival!. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 194, 122666-122666
Athreye, S., Kathuria, V., Martelli, A. and Piscitello, L., (2023). Intellectual property rights and the international transfer of climate change mitigating technologies. Research Policy. 52 (9), 104819-104819
Alomani, A., Baptista, R. and Athreye, S., (2022). The interplay between human, social and cognitive resources of nascent entrepreneurs. Small Business Economics. 59 (4), 1301-1326
Athreye, S., Cantwell, J., Edris, S. and Marra, M., (2022). Temporal Sequence of Knowledge Sourcing in Pharmaceutical MNEs. Industria. 43 (4), 555-580
Athreye, S., Fassio, C. and Roper, S., (2021). Small firms and patenting revisited. Small Business Economics. 57 (1), 513-530
Athreye, S., Saeed, A. and Baloch, MS., (2021). Financial crisis of 2008 and outward foreign investments from China and India. Journal of World Business. 56 (3), 101190-101190
Athreye, S., (2020). China’s intellectual property regime. Journal of International Business Policy. 3 (1), 58-59
Athreye, S. and Fassio, C., (2020). Why do innovators not apply for trademarks? the role of informational asymmetries and collaborative innovation. Industry and Innovation. 27 (1-2), 134-154
Athreye, S., Piscitello, L. and Shadlen, KC., (2020). Twenty-five years since TRIPS: Patent policy and international business. Journal of International Business Policy. 3 (4), 315-328
Athreye, S., Batsakis, G. and Singh, S., (2016). Local, global, and internal knowledge sourcing: The trilemma of foreign-based R&D subsidiaries. Journal of Business Research. 69 (12), 5694-5702
Arora, A., Athreye, S. and Huang, C., (2016). The paradox of openness revisited: Collaborative innovation and patenting by UK innovators. Research Policy. 45 (7), 1352-1361
Arora, A. and Athreye, S., (2016). Introduction to the Special Section on Patent Use. Research Policy. 45 (7), 1323-1325
Athreye, S., Tuncay-Celikel, A. and Ujjual, V., (2014). Internationalisation of R&D into Emerging Markets: Fiat's R&D in Brazil, Turkey and India. Long Range Planning. 47 (1-2), 100-114
Athreye, S. and Hobday, M., (2010). Overcoming development adversity: how entrepreneurs led software development in India. International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development. 3 (1), 36-36
Athreye, S. and Kapur, S., (2009). Introduction: The internationalization of Chinese and Indian firms--trends, motivations and strategy. Industrial and Corporate Change. 18 (2), 209-221
Athreye, S., Kale, D. and Ramani, SV., (2009). Experimentation with strategy and the evolution of dynamic capability in the Indian pharmaceutical sector. Industrial and Corporate Change. 18 (4), 729-759
Athreye, S. and Godley, A., (2009). Internationalization and technological leapfrogging in the pharmaceutical industry. Industrial and Corporate Change. 18 (2), 295-323
Athreye, S. and Cantwell, J., (2007). Creating competition?. Research Policy. 36 (2), 209-226
Athreye, S. and Chaturvedi, S., (2007). Industry Associations and Technology-based Growth in India. The European Journal of Development Research. 19 (1), 156-173
Athreye, S. and Kapur, S., (2006). Industrial concentration in a liberalising economy: A study of Indian manufacturing. The Journal of Development Studies. 42 (6), 981-999
Athreye, SS., (2005). The Indian software industry and its evolving service capability. Industrial and Corporate Change. 14 (3), 393-418
Athreye, SS., (2004). “Role of Transnational Corporations in the Evolution of a High-Tech Industry: The Case of India’s Software Industry”––A Comment. World Development. 32 (3), 555-560
Werker, C. and Athreye, S., (2004). Marshall?s disciples: knowledge and innovation driving regional economic development and growth. Journal of Evolutionary Economics. 14 (5), 505-523
Athreye, SS., (2004). "Role of transnational corporations in the evolution of a high-tech industry: The case of India's software industry" - A comment. WORLD DEVELOPMENT. 32 (3), 555-560
Athreye, SS., (2003). The Microdynamics of Technological Change. Research Policy. 32 (6), 1145-1146
Athreye, SS., (2003). The Indian Software Industry and its Evolving Service Capability. SSRN Electronic Journal (47), 1-27
Athreye, SS. and Keeble, D., (2002). Sources of Increasing Returns and Regional Innovation in the UK. Regional Studies. 36 (4), 345-357
Arora, A. and Athreye, S., (2002). The software industry and India’s economic development. Information Economics and Policy. 14 (2), 253-273
Athreye, SS. and Keeble, D., (2002). Specialized Markets and the Behavior of Firms: Evidence from the United Kingdom’s Regional Economies. International Regional Science Review. 25 (1), 38-62
Athreye, S. and Kapur, S., (2001). Private Foreign Investment in India: Pain or Panacea?. The World Economy. 24 (3), 399-424
Athreye, SS., (2001). Secrets of software success: Management insights from 100 software firms around the world.. R & D MANAGEMENT. 31 (3), 355-355
Athreye, SS., (2001). Competition, Rivalry And Innovative Behaviour∗. Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 10 (1), 1-21
Athreye, S. and Keeble, D., (2000). Technological convergence, globalisation and ownership in the UK computer industry. Technovation. 20 (5), 227-245
Athreye, SS., (1999). Relative Underdevelopment as a Barrier to Technological Efficiency: A Comparative Study of Ministeel Plants in India and the UK. Modern Asian Studies. 33 (3), 733-758
Athreye, SS., (1998). Trade, growth and technical change. RESEARCH POLICY. 27 (9), 979-980
Athreye, SS., (1997). On markets in knowledge. Journal of Management & Governance. 1 (2), 231-253
Athreye, SS., (1996). Technology diffusion and industrial development: A comparative study of electric arc furnace technology in India and the UK. Science, Technology and Development. 14 (1), 36-58
ATHREYE, SS., (1994). SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - LESSONS FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY - EVENSON,RE, RANIS,G. DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE. 25 (2), 452-454
ATHREYE, SS., (1994). THE OTHER POLICY - THE INFLUENCE OF POLICIES ON TECHNOLOGY CHOICE AND SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT - STEWART,F, THOMAS,H, DEWILDE,T. DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE. 25 (2), 452-454
ATHREYE, SS., (1991). THE POLITICAL-ECONOMY OF INDIAN SUGAR - STATE INTERVENTION AND STRUCTURAL-CHANGE - BARU,S. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY. 26 (35), 2050-2051
Books (1)
Arundel, A., Athreye, S. and Wunsch-Vincent, S., (2021). Harnessing Public Research for Innovation in the 21st Century An International Assessment of Knowledge Transfer Policies. Cambridge University Press. 1108842798. 9781108842792
Book chapters (10)
Saeed, A. and Athreye, S., Internal Capital Markets and outward Foreign Investment from India and China. In: International Business and Institutions after the Financial Crisis. Palgrave Macmillan. 9781137367204
Athreye, S., (2022). Cross border Innovation activities of MNEs: a commentary. In: Cross-Border Innovation in a Changing World Players, Places, and Policies. Editors: Castellani, D., Perri, A., Scalera, V. and Zanfei, A., . Oxford University Press. 73- 81. 9780198870067
Athreye, S., (2021). Outward investment from emerging markets: time for a paradigm shift?. In: A Research Agenda for International Business and Management. Editors: Bozkurt, O. and Geppert, M., . Edward Elgar. 63- 83. 9781789902037
Andersson, U., Athreye, S. and Batsakis, G., (2016). Complementarity and Substitution in the Knowledge Networks of R&D Subsidiaries. In: Research in Global Strategic Management. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 247- 274
Niosi, J., Athreye, S. and Tschang, T., (2012). The Global Computer Software Sector. In: Economic Development as a Learning Process. Edward Elgar Publishing. 72- 112. 9780857937889
Athreye, S., (2011). Overcoming Adversity in Entrepreneurship-led Growth:. In: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Development. Oxford University Press. 265- 286
Athreye, S., Huang, C. and Soete, L., (2010). An ‘Outward-Looking’ Lisbon Strategy: A Solution for Challenges of the Knowledge Economy in the EU, China and India. In: International Science and Technology Cooperation in a Globalized World. Edward Elgar Publishing. 81- 102. 9781849801645
Athreye, SS., (2005). The Indian Software Industry. In: From Underdogs to Tigers. Oxford University Press. 7- 40. 9780199275601
Athreye, S. and Srinivasan, V., (2005). Managerial Synergies and Related Diversification: Software Services and the Business Process Outsourcing Sector in India. In: Information Communication Technology and Economic Development. Edward Elgar Publishing. 167- 183. 9781845421755
Athreye, S., (2004). Agglomeration and Growth. In: Building High-Tech Clusters. Cambridge University Press. 121- 159
Conferences (1)
Athreye, SS., (2000). Technology policy and innovation: The role of competition between firms
Reports and Papers (7)
Arora, A., Athreye, S. and Huang, C., The Paradox of Openness Revisited: Collaborative Innovation and Patenting by UK Innovators
Arora, A. and Athreye, S., Patent Incentives: Returns to Patenting and the Inducement for Research & Development Executive Summary
Arora, A. and Athreye, S., Patent Incentives: Returns to Patenting and the Inducement for Research & Development
Athreye, SS. and Keeble, DE., Externalities And The Uk Regional Divide In Innovative Behaviour
Arora, A. and Athreye, SS., The Software Industry and India's Economic Development
Athreye, SS. and Cantwell, JA., Creating Competition? Globalisation and the Emergence of New Technology Producers
Athreye, SS., Agglomeration and Growth: A Study of the Cambridge Hi-tech Cluster
Scholarly Editions (1)
Athreye, SS., Multinational Firms and the Evolution of the Indian Software Industry
Grants and funding
2022
The transformative role of digital technologies for resilience in Fresh Food supply chains in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
University of Essex
The transformative role of digital technologies for resilience in Fresh Food supply chains in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
University of Essex
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