Rajendra Khandekar

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Rajendra Khandekar

Professor of Management

Management

Bio

Rajendra Khandekar, Ph.D.

Dr. Khandekar helps students develop big-picture, strategic thinking in leading a business or a non-profit organization. Forty-nine years of experience in teaching business students across cultures has shaped his philosophy of leadership in one sentence: "The only competitive advantage in this world is your ability to learn and transform faster than the next person (or the next organization); and the only way to maintain that advantage is to learn and change intentionally."

Degree

PhD in Business

University of Kansas - School of Business

Other in Organization and Administration

Indian Institute of Management

Other in Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology

Published Works

  • Hoffman, L. D., Khandekar, R., Melnick, A., Prater, R. (2025). Culture Wars: Now Small Businesses Are Being Affected. Small Business Institute Journal https://sbij.scholasticahq.com/.
  • Bechtold, D., Khandehar, R., Melnick, A. (2021). The Role of Context in the Evolution of a Serial Entrepreneur. American Journal of Management, 21(4), 124 - 132. https://nabpress.com/american-journal-of-management/.
  • Khandekar, R. (2019). The Zeroth P Framework and Effective Leadership Behavior in Problematic, Non-Problematic, and Issue-ridden Situations. FIIB Business Review, SAGE Journals, 8(3), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2319714519869072.
  • Khandekar, R. . Using Total Enterprise Business Simulation Game for Experiential Learning in Management. Indian Review of Business and Economics Conference 2019,
  • Khandekar, R., Pence, E. N. (2017). STRATEGIC PLANNING, LEARNING AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN A STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT. Business Education Innovation Journal, Vol. 9(No. 2, December 2017), 164-172. www.beijournal.com/images/21_V9N2_final_2-22.pdf.
  • Khandekar, R. (2017). A General Framework for Effective Leadership Behavior in Problem situations. Western Decision Sciences Institute, www1.pacific.edu/~ahuang/WDSI2017Proceedings/CR%20PDF/cr141.pdf
  • Ghatge, U., Thatte, A., Shinde, N., Shinde, H., Duggirala, M., Khandekar, R. (2014). Missed Call Money: A Mobile Phone Based System to Facilitate Payment of Small Coin Change in India. Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 13(2), 193-206. www.ijeb.com.
  • Ghatge, U., Thatte, A., Shinde, N., Duggirala, M., Khandekar, R. (2013, December). MissedCallMoney: A Mobile Phone based System to Facilitate Payment of Small Coin Change in India. Indian Journal of Economics and Business.
  • Khandekar, R. (2012). Interacting Sets Of Contradictory Human Needs As Drivers Of Human Behavior. Indian Journal of Economics & Business, 11(2), 323-335. www.ijeb.com.
  • Khandekar, R. (2011). A Model Of Interacting Sets Of Contradictory Human Needs As the Driver Of Human Behavior. IJEB 2011 Conference, www.ijeb.com
  • Carnes, J. W., Faurer, C. J., Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R., Radojevich-Kelley, N., Sutton, L. C., Hoffman, L. D. (2011). Integrative Rehabilitation Programs. Annual Advances in Case Studies, 4(2), 39-57. .
  • Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R. (2010). American Red Cross . Strategic Management.
  • Khandekar, R. (2009). Tectonic Shift: The Geoeconomic Realignment of Globalizing Markets. Indian Journal of Economics and Business,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R. (2008). Panera Bread Co. in 2007 . Strategic Management.
  • Khandekar, R., Pence, E. N. (2008). Impact of Strategic Planning on Company Performance in a Strategic Management Simulation Environment.. Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Thirty Seventh Annual Meeting,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R. (2007). American Red Cross Case: Strategic Management: Text and Cases. McGraw-Hill Irwin,
  • Khandekar, R. (2007). Leadership and the Zeroth P. Proceedings of the IBS Ahmedabad International Conference on Management (CD-ROM),
  • Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R. (2007). Panera Bread Co.. Strategic Management.
  • Khandekar, R. (2007). A Model of Human Needs as Contradictions. Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute (CD-ROM) Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting,
  • Khandekar, R. (2006). American Red Cross 2002-2004 (B): Strategic Management: Text and Cases. McGraw-Hill Irwin,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R. (2006). American Red Cross to 2002 (A): Strategic Management: Text and Cases. McGraw-Hill Irwin,
  • Khandekar, R. (2006). Face Work and Email Communications Strategies. Proceedings of Third AIMS International Conference on Management ,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R. (2006). Panera Bread Company Case: Strategic Management: Text and Cases. McGraw-Hill Irwin,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Sutton, L. C., Khandekar, R., Geisler, L. J. (2005, March). Matching Teaching Methods to Student Learning Styles.. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Western Decision Sciences Conference.
  • Khandekar, R. (2005). Twelve Choices: A Framework for Interpersonal Process and Strategy. Journal of Business and Economics Research,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R. (2004). American Red Cross. International Business and Economics Research Journal,
  • Sutton, L. C., Gilliard, J. D., Geisler, L. J., Khandekar, R. (2004). Preferences for Teaching Methods: The Influence of Learning Styles. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Western Decision Sciences Conference.
  • Khandekar, R. (2004). Twelve Choices: A Framework for Interpersonal Process and Strategy. Proceedings of the European Applied Business Research Conference,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R. (2004). Panera Bread. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Western Decision Sciences Conference,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Sutton, L. C., Khandekar, R., Geisler, L. J., Haskins, T. (2003). Learning Styles vs. Student Preferred Learning Techniques. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Mountain Plains Management,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R. (2003). American Red Cross (paper #180). Proceedings of the European Applied Business Research Conference,
  • Khandekar, R. (2003). Case Analysis in Strategic Management. Proceedings of the Society for Case Research Annual Meeting,
  • Khandekar, R. (2001). Strategy and Strategic Management: Definitions for the 21st Century, New Business Paradigm: Global, Virtual and Flexible . Proceedings of the First Global Conference on Flexible Systems Management,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Geisler, L. J., Khandekar, R., Scott, C. (2001). Which Career Services Activities Best fit non-traditional business students?. Proceedings of the Annual Mountain Plains Management Conference,
  • Khandekar, R. (2000). A Conceptual Framework to Visualize the Role of Information Technology in Business. In Omprakash Gupta (Ed.) Emerging Role of IT in the Global Business Environment. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Business and Management,
  • Crosser, L. R., Laufer, M. D., Lujan, R., Khandekar, R. (1999). Career services center + academic faculty=a partnership & program for career advising. Conference Proceedings of the 23rd National Conference on Academic Advising: NACADA '99,
  • Khandekar, R., Allen, L., Glatz, L. (1999). Two Case Studies in Transition from Traditional to Online Pedagogy.. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Mountain Plains Management Conference,
  • Mawhinney, H. C., Helms, S., Khandekar, R., Larsen, E. G., Marold, A. K., Parker, V., Uliss, B. (1999). Issues in putting the business curriculum online. Proceedings of the 1999 Western Decision Sciences Institute,

Research Interests

Strategic Management, Leadership

Teaching Interests

Strategic Management, Leadership

Office Hours

Tuesday - [12:30 to 14:00]
Thursday - [12:30 to 14:00]
Wednesday on Teams ​- [14:00 ​- 16:00]

Additional Information

https://sites.msudenver.edu/khandekr