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Dr. Sidhartha Harichandan
Dr. Sidhartha Harichandan

Assistant Professor, Chairperson (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan)

Dr. Harichandan is an Assistant Professor- General Management at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Nagpur, India. Before joining IMT Nagpur, Dr. Harichandan worked as a full-time research scholar and teaching assistant at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi (An institute of National Importance run by the Ministry of Oil, Petroleum and Natural Gas). Dr. Harichandan earned his Ph.D. from RGIPT in the area of Strategic Management, with the thesis titled “An Empirical Study on Factors Influencing Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles Adoption-Intention Leading to Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in India”. His research focused on Green mobility, Energy transition, New Market Development, Policy research and sustainable Development.

He has published over 15 research papers in the Journal of International repute indexed in ABDC (A), Scopus and Web of Science (Q1), with a citation count of over 300 as of November 2023.

Academic Biography
  • Ph.D. in 2023 from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (An Institution of National Importance, Govt. of India), Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • MBA in 2020 (dual specialization in Marketing and HR) from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • BBA in 2018 from Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India.
Work Experience
  • Assistant Professor- General Management, IMT Nagpur since November 2023
  • Academic Associate, General Management, IMT Nagpur (September- October 2023)
Academic Unit
  • Strategic Management
  • Corporate Governance
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Sustainable Business Development
Research Interest
  • Circular Economy
  • Policy Research
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Sustainable consumption
  • Hydrogen Economy
  • Green Mobility
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Professional Consultancy
  • Consultant to IFRI-Institut français des relations internationals on India’s Evoloving Energy Scenario.
Research Publications
  • Harichandan, S., Kar, S.K., (2023). An empirical study on motivation to adopt hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in India: Policy implications for stakeholders. J. Clean. Prod. 137198. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137198 (IF-11.07, ABDC-A)
  • Harichandan, S., Kar, S.K., (2023). An empirical study on consumer attitude and perception towards adoption of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in India: Policy implications for stakeholders. Energy Policy 178, 113587. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113587 (IF- 7.57, ABDC-A)
  • Kar, S., & Harichandan, S. (2022). Green marketing innovation and sustainable consumption: A bibliometric analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 361(September 2021), 132290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132290 (IF- 11.07, ABDC- A)
  • Sahoo, D., Harichandan, S., Kar, S. K., & S, S. (2022). An empirical study on consumer motives and attitude towards adoption of electric vehicles in India: Policy implications for stakeholders. Energy Policy, 165, 112941. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112941 (IF-7.57, ABDC-A)
  • Harichandan, S., Kar, S.K., (2023). Financing the hydrogen industry: exploring demand and supply chain dynamics. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30262-9 (IF- 5.8, Q1)
  • Kar, S., Harichandan, S., & Roy, B. (2022). Bibliometric analysis of the research on hydrogen economy: An analysis of current findings and roadmap ahead. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.01.137 (IF-7.13, Q1)
  • Harichandan, S., Kar, S.K., Bansal, R., (2022). Achieving sustainable development goals through adoption of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in India: An empirical analysis. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.11.024 (IF-7.13, Q1)
  • Harichandan, S., Kar, S.K., Rai, P.K., (2023). A systematic and critical review of green hydrogen economy in India. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.04.316 (IF-7.13, Q1)
  • Kar, S.K., Sinha, A.S.K., Harichandan, S., Bansal, R., S, B.M., (2022). Hydrogen economy in India?: A status review. Wiley Interdiscip. Rev. Energy Environ. 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.459 (IF- 6.016, Q1)
  • Harichandan, S., Kumar, K.S., Biswajit, R., (2022). Policies, Strategies and Actions to mitigate Energy Poverty in India.pdf. Oil, Gas Energy Q. 70, 759–793. (ABDC-C)
  • Kar, S.K., Bansal, R., Harichandan, S., (2022). An empirical study on intention to use hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in India. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 47, 19999–20015. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.137 (IF-7.13, Q1)
  • Kar, S.K., Sinha, A.S.K., Bansal, R., Shabani, B., Harichandan, S., (2022). Overview of hydrogen economy in Australia. WIREs Energy Environ. 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.457 (IF- 6.016, Q1)
  • Gupta, S., Kar, S.K., Harichandan, S., (2022). India’s emerging fuel mix for 2050: actions and strategies to decarbonize the transport sector. Int. J. Energy Sect. Manag. ahead-of-p. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJESM-02-2021-0005. (ABDC-C, Q2)
  • Harichandan, S., Kumar, Sanjay, Bansal, R., Kumar, Saroj, Sivagnanam, M., Dash, M., 2022. Energy transition research: A bibliometric mapping of current findings and direction for future research. Clean. Prod. Lett. 3, 100026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clpl.2022.100026

Case study

Book Chapter

  • Harichandan, S., Kar. S.K., (2021), ‘The changing Dynamics of Green Marketing Due to the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic’ in the ‘Advances in Business Management & Technology’, Vol. 1, Published by Bharati Publications, New Delhi, pp. 17- 24.

Faculty Development Programs (FDPs)

  • “Data Analytics for Research and Publication” from 2021-06-14 to 2021-06-18 at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Visakhapatnam.
  • “Econometric Analysis for Management Research” from 16-01-2023 to 20-01-2023 at Sharda School of Business Studies.
  • “Data Analytics for Research” from 2021-06-21 to 2021-06-25 at Indian Institute of Management  (IIM) Sirmaur.
  • Advance Data Analysis in Management and Engineering Research” from 01-08-2021 to 05-08-2021 at Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior.

Conferences

  • 5th CIEMB International Conference-2022 organised by National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • ISDSI-Global Conference 2021: leading business in a FLUID world organised by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur.
  • International Conference on Energy And Infrastructure Management-2022 organised by Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU).
  • National E-Conference organised by the Mahatma Gandhi Central University.

Workshops

  • Technical Expertise at International Conference on Human Capital Development Energy Transition-2023, New Delhi organised by Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi.