The neoliberalization of Indian business schools: how accreditation-linked institutional pressures shape academic subjectivities

Ritesh Kumar is Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at Fr. C. Rodrigues Institute of Management Studies, affiliated with the University of Mumbai. His current research is predominantly focused on caste inequalities and indigenous communities as well as on business schools in the Global South. He has published scholarly articles in several journals, including Gender, Work and Organization, History and Anthropology, The Journal of Total Rewards, etc. He is an organizing member of Critical Management Studies InTouch (CMS InTouch).

Ajnesh Prasad is Professor and holds the Canada Research Chair in Critical Management Studies. His research interests focus broadly on gender and diversity issues in organizations, interpretive methods, and social inequality. He has published some 60 journal articles in outlets such as Academy of Management Learning and Education, Academy of Management Review, American Behavioral Scientist, Business and Society, Gender, Work and Organization, Human Relations, Organization, Organization Studies, Sex Roles, and Work, Employment and Society. He is currently co-Editor-in-Chief of Management Learning and Associate Editor of Human Relations. He recently completed a five-year term as chair of the Critical Management Studies division at the Academy of Management. Ajnesh earned his PhD in organization studies from York University's Schulich School of Business in October 2012.