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Prem Menghwar

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Office

Library 211D

Areas of Expertise

Organizational Purpose, Stakeholder Theory, Crisis Management

Education: M.S., Sapienza University of Rome; Ph.D., LUISS Guido Carli University

Prem is working as a Post Doc Research Associate at Darden School of Business, UVA. His research focuses on organizational purpose and the dynamics of Stakeholder Theory in underdeveloped countries.  Regarding research methodology, he is trained in qualitative methods and used case study analysis, and grounded theory approach in his research work.

His first paper on "Creating Shared Value" published in the International Journal of Management Reviews, received Wiley's top-cited and top downloaded of the year 2021-2022. His paper, "The Unsung Role of Non-profit Organizations in Value Creation, "won the best Ph.D. Student paper award at World Open Innovation Conference- 2019. At Darden he is working with Ed Freeman on "Application of Stakeholder Theory in Underdeveloped Countries."

Prem has done a Ph.D. in management with an Excellent grade from Luiss Guido Carli University, During his Ph.D. he went to Boston College as a visiting student. He did a master's degree in Business Management (110 cum laude/110) from "La Sapienza" University, Rome. During this degree program, he was awarded an Erasmus scholarship for two semesters at Sodertorn Hogskola, Stockholm, Sweden.

Publications

Menghwar, P. S. and Daood, A. (2021) "Creating Shared Value: Systematic Review, Synthesis, and an Integrative Perspective". International Journal of Management Reviews (IJMR); 23(4) pp. 466-485. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12252 (Won the Award of Wiley’s Top Cited article 2021-2022).

Menghwar, P. & Freeman, E. (2023). Stakeholder Theory. In SAGE Business Foundations. SAGE Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks. DOI. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071907405

Freeman, E. & Menghwar, P. & (forthcoming) Stakeholder Theory and Communities. In the Routledge international handbook of meaningful stakeholder engagement, Routledge Publications.