G P Dinesh – An Academician with Profound Knowledge in Teaching and Research

 

G P Dinesh, Professor, Dean and Director, Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University

 

An accomplished, versatile, and innovative academician with a proven track record of managing organizational resources and delivering sustainable results. Create strategic alliances with organizational leaders to effectively align and support key decisions. Highly qualified Marketing and Strategy Professor with more than 25 years of progressive career, especially in teaching and research in Marketing and Strategy Courses ranging from Sports Marketing, Entertainment Marketing, Luxury Marketing, Fashion Marketing, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Strategic Marketing, and Food and Beverage Marketing, Hospitality Marketing to Hospital management.

 

Demonstrated the ability to collaborate with all stakeholders in planning, developing, and executing high-quality business strategies and plans, ensuring their alignment with the short and long-term objectives of the University. Having in-depth knowledge and skills in conceptualizing and implementing accreditation processes, namely ISO, NAAC, NBA, and CRISIL, an institutional development plan, and a teaching-learning process based on Outcome-Based Education with effective implementation of National Education Policy 2020 at Karnataka State and at the university for both UG and PG Programs (in line with NEP).

 

Proven ability through performance improvement initiatives and simplification of processes to complement the accelerated growth of university academics while juggling operational needs in a fast-paced working environment. Adept at providing leadership and direction, continuously improving learners' performance in a sustainable way, and developing strategy, approach, content, and structure.

 

 

Professional journey

 

My stakeholders know me for my fast-paced, passionate, and result-oriented attitude. They also know me for being positive, achieving difficult targets under tight deadlines, and still being calm and composed. My peers have known and appreciated me for my committed, innovative, passionate, and super-fast approach towards management activities and for being an active contributor to the productivity of the organization.

 

My teammates have known me as a mentor and a coach, instilling confidence and a can-do attitude in them to excel and ultimately achieve their career goals. Thrive in high-pressure and fast-paced situations, striving for positive results by applying skillfully balanced organizational objectives and productive relationships, strategizing, and recommending ways in which to achieve and maintain a competitive edge. My critical thinking and management talents have supported my professional growth.

 

I strongly believe that my personal experience, together with my professional experience and background, enables me to add value to any senior executive position, and I would be delighted to discuss this further with you.

 

 

Philosophy of life by G P Dinesh

 

The following philosophy has helped me face the challenges in my career and life:

The core anchor of my life and career is a firm belief that people and teams can do better than they are doing now. And I am moored to the belief that “Answers to questions that pop at us in the journey of life lie within us.” Igniting and facilitating people to discover their potential and help move their dreams closer to reality has been an area where I have gone to work. And it has been fulfilling! I see myself as a partner who is also a friend. As a catalyst who has a stake. As a professional who is a sponsor. Facilitating people and teams to augment the future by taking charge of the present. My career has revolved and resolved around these themes, mostly by design and some by chance. Carrying the domain tags of Marketing, Strategy, Learning and Development, Training, and Organizational Development has been of great experience and importance. The journey has been fulfilling! The belief in people and the resilience of the human spirit continue to soar. The itch to learn and contribute is ever-present. God has been kind, and life has been beautiful.

 

 

Music is a therapy for the mind and soul

 

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of why I'm passionate about music is that music is relaxing to me. It takes me to a whole new world where there are no worries about assignments or deadlines! It holds my attention and is probably the only thing I can concentrate on without getting distracted in 5 minutes.

 

Because music is often an enjoyable activity, it can activate the release of endorphins, which creates a general feeling of well-being. Music therapy can successfully reduce post-operative pain and physical tension and influence heart and breathing rates. Fast music tends to increase the pulse rate and blood pressure.

 

 

Achievement in life

 

I believe that my greatest achievement as a teacher is being a wholesome person. A person who teaches and is able to be appreciated, listened to, and valuable to the students who gain so much from learning what I have taught

 

 

Research journey

 

My research interests are focused on the practice of consumer marketing and strategy as a profession. I have successfully designed, organized, monitored, and conducted marketing research studies on consumers in general and tweens and teens in particular.

 

The overall goal of my research program is to provide insights on tweens and teens' decision-making to corporate managers with information and tools that will enable them to become better at creating strategies and marketing to tweens and teens. Solutions to real-world Tween and teen problems typically require an understanding of basic patterns and processes. Thus, my research strives to combine studies of basic questions with applied research. Although my research program spans the continuum from basic to applied research questions, it focuses mostly on tweens' and teens' buying decisions and provides a strong scientific basis for strong management decisions. Thus, my overall research program is very applied and driven largely by the resource information needs of local, state, and national organizations, and non-governmental organizations.

 

 

Professional associations

• Life Member with (AIMS International) Association of Indian Management Scholars [1] International, Houston, USA (Membership Number: B1019)
• Life Member with All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi, India (Membership Number: LM201021384)
• Member (IUCEE) Indo-US Collaboration on Engineering Education
• Life Member with (HEF) Higher Education Forum, Mumbai, India (Membership Number: HEF/LM/460)
• Member (MTC-Global) Management Teacher’s Consortium-Global

 

 

Advice for students

 

• Think differently. Try to explore new ideas without bringing your old ones along for the ride.
• Learn how to learn. Note that, in all likelihood, most of you have not mastered this one yet.
• Be curious about everything.
• Don't fear failure.
• Be a never-ending reader.