Charles Dhanaraj
Associate Professor of Management
"The classroom is a channel to communicate business research, as well as a reservoir to generate interesting and exciting research questions. I believe students pursuing studies in research universities like Indiana University, and more specifically the Kelley School of Business, have a competitive edge because they are exposed to and learn emerging business concepts."
Charles Dhanaraj's decision to join the Kelley faculty in 1999 was made easier by the significant number of professors at the school with an interest in his two primary fields of study – international business and alliance management. Today, Dhanaraj's research on international alliances combines three main themes – globalization, innovation and collaboration. More specifically, his research involves the study of non-equity alliances and several other forms of collaborative activity in the international arena, including how organizations learn new competencies from their partners.
"I am fortunate in the sense that I get to teach courses that directly relate to my research – international business, international strategy and alliance management," says Dhanaraj. "Research flows into teaching in such a context because there are not obvious textbook answers to many of the questions that emerge in these areas."
