Improving school performance and student academic orientation: the role of safety-oriented knowledge management and diversity

M. Birasnav received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. His research interests are manufacturing strategy, total quality management, supply chain management, total productive maintenance and KM. Currently, he works at the School of Management, New York Institute of Technology, New York.

Prabhakar Venugopal Gantasala has served as NYIT-Abu Dhabi Assistant Dean since July 2013. He was integral to the School of Management’s efforts in achieving the AACSB accreditation and led the successful reaccreditation of the BSBA and MBA programs in Abu Dhabi in 2015. Currently, he works at the School of Management, New York Institute of Technology, New York.

Swapna Bhargavi Gantasala received a PhD in Management from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India, an MBA from Osmania University, India and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Osmania University, India. Prior, Gantasala served as an Assistant Professor in the MBA. Department at Aurora’s Post-Graduate College, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India and at Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India. Currently, she works at School of Management, New York Institute of Technology, New York.