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Dr Shashank Shah completed his PhD in the area of corporate stakeholders management in 2010 and was the recipient of the Association of Indian Management Scholars International Outstanding Doctoral Management Student Award 2010 at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 2011; and the HR College Golden Alumnus Award 2011 from the Honourable Sheriff of Mumbai for his research achievements. Prior to that, he received the President of India Gold Medal for excellence in the MBA programme and the Governor's Gold Medal for excellence in the MPhil Programme at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL). He has published over 70 research-based papers and case studies in reputed national and international journals and conferences in the areas of business ethics, corporate governance, social responsibility, stakeholders management, values-based management and education. He has also co-authored four books and two monographs in these areas. He has been invited to present his research papers at various international conferences at Harvard University, USA, INSEAD, France and other institutions at Italy, Brazil, Turkey, Malaysia, Japan and India; and was Visiting Scholar at Centre for CSR, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. As Editor of the University's Publications Division, he has compiled and edited over a dozen books on Indian culture and spirituality based on the Message of the Revered Founder Chancellor. He has been a Resource Person for Executive Development Programmes in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility at the School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He is also an International Advisory and Editorial Board Member, Journal of Values-Based Leadership, Valparaiso University, USA. On multiple occasions, he has addressed large gatherings on topics relating to Indian culture and spirituality, values-based education and management. Currently, he is Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Management Studies, SSSIHL.

Ajith Sankar R.N. is an Assistant Professor at PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore, India. His case studies and caselets have been published in a number of national and international journals and textbooks. In addition to academic experience, he was also part of two start-up companies. Ajith's PhD research is on the theme of spirituality and organisation. He has completed the Chartered Market Technician Programme offered by Market Technicians Association, New York, USA. His MBA, from University of Hyderabad, was focused on environmental management and human resources management. Ajith holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Annamalai University and a three-year full-time diploma in hotel management from IHMCTAN, Mumbai.