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Piyush 'Pi' Sharma

John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University

Greater Perth Area

21+ years of work experience

Curtin University
Jan 20233 yrs 6 mosPresent

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Continuing to do high quality research, teaching, supervision and working on projects with economic and social impact across private, public and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and around the world. Developing and managing highliy motivated multicultural teams with students, colleagues, and industry partners.
Curtin University
Jan 20149 yrsDec 2022

Greater Perth Area

Working in the School of Management and Marketing at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Primarily responsible for doing high quality research and teaching, creating and managing industry partnerships, as well as mentoring research students and other researchers, to help improve the performance and raise the profile of the School of Management and Marketing as well as the Faculty of Business and Law and Curtin University as a whole.
Australian Research Council
Jan 20223 yrs 3 mosMar 2025

Australia

Feb 20131 yrJan 2014

Served as the Director of the Asian Centre for Branding & Marketing at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Helped develop and implement a new multi-pronged strategy for the centre expanding its scope to include academics, businesses and the community at large, through a host of new initiative and activities. For more, details please visit: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/mm/acbm/en/about/mission.html
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jun 20103 yrs 8 mosJan 2014

After being promoted as Associate Professor in June 2010, I taught Marketing management (MBA), Services marketing (MSc & DBA) and International Marketing (MSc) besides supervising many MBA, DBA, MPhil and PhD students on their research projects. I have also played a greater role at the departmental and faculty level, serving on many committees, including Departmental Learning and Teaching, and Staffing Committees, Faculty Board and Faculty Management Committee etc.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sep 20102 yrs 3 mosNov 2012

Served as the Associate Dean - Internationalization and then as Faculty Coordinator for Internationalization for a couple of years (2010 - 2012). In these roles, I was responsible for directing the faculty's efforts to attract more international students and institutional partners. During this time, we more than doubled our intake of international students and increased the number of our exchange and research partners substantially.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sep 20093 yrsAug 2012

Helped manage and reposition the Hong Kong MBA program at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, for three years (2009-2012). Closely involved with the marketing planning and alumni activities.
Nanyang Business School, Singapore
Jul 20024 yrsJun 2006

As a Research Associate in the Department of Marketing and International Business (MIB) at Nanyang Business School in Singapore for a couple of years (2004-2006), I was involved in consulting, executive education and research activities for many multinational organizations based in Singapore. We completed a major project for a German Pharmaceutical firm, which resulted in a matching grant from NTU worth SGD 100,000. We also managed to publish a few academic articles from this study.

Education

Nanyang Technological University Singapore

PhD, Marketing

Nanyang Technological University Singapore

20024 yrs2006
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

19912 yrs1993

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John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University

About

Prof Piyush "Pi" Sharma has more than thirty five years’ professional experience, divided between industry and academia. He joined the School of Marketing at Curtin University in Jan 2014 and has served as a member of the Strategic Review Board of the Faculty of Business and Law, and the Academic Board of Curtin University. He is currently an Associate Editor (Marketing) for Journal of Business Research and has served as Regional Editor (Asia) for Journal of Knowledge Management, Senior Editor (Marketing) for International Journal of Emerging Markets, Co-editor for Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Associate Editor (International Business) for Journal of Business Research and Associate Editor for Journal of Services Marketing. He is also a member of the Australian Research Council's College of Experts and Editorial Review Boards for Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Service Research, European Journal of Marketing, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Service Theory and Practice, Journal of Services Marketing, and International Journal of Emerging Markets, among others. Professor Sharma has been ranked among top 0.13% researchers in the world across all fields and 0,41% in marketing area (https://doi.org/10.17632/btchxktzyw.6) in 2022, up from 0.17% and 0.69% respectively in 2021. He was also recognised as the only Rising Star among Australia’s Top 40 researchers from marketing area in 2019 (https://specialreports.theaustralian.com.au/1540291/33/). His research covers a wide range of topics, including services and international marketing, cross-cultural consumer behavior, self-regulation and regulatory failure, branding and marketing strategy, marketing-finance interface, organizational behavior and management, among others. He has published his work in top international journals, including Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Service Research, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Industrial Marketing Management, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Service Management, International Business Review, Journal of Service Theory and Practice, Journal of Services Marketing, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, International Journal of Manpower, Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Advertising, Journal of Marketing Management, Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, and Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, among others.

Location

Greater Perth Area

Work experience

John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University, Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Continuing to do high quality research, teaching, supervision and working on projects with economic and social impact across private, public and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and around the world. Developing and managing highliy motivated multicultural teams with students, colleagues, and industry partners.

Professor of Marketing (Distinguished Research Fellow) at Curtin University, Jan 2014 - Dec 2022 · 9 yrs, Greater Perth Area, Working in the School of Management and Marketing at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Primarily responsible for doing high quality research and teaching, creating and managing industry partnerships, as well as mentoring research students and other researchers, to help improve the performance and raise the profile of the School of Management and Marketing as well as the Faculty of Business and Law and Curtin University as a whole.

Member - College of Experts at Australian Research Council, Jan 2022 - Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Australia

Director at Asian Centre for Branding & Marketing, Feb 2013 - Jan 2014 · 1 yr, Served as the Director of the Asian Centre for Branding & Marketing at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Helped develop and implement a new multi-pronged strategy for the centre expanding its scope to include academics, businesses and the community at large, through a host of new initiative and activities. For more, details please visit: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/mm/acbm/en/about/mission.html

Associate Professor - Marketing at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Jun 2010 - Jan 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos, After being promoted as Associate Professor in June 2010, I taught Marketing management (MBA), Services marketing (MSc & DBA) and International Marketing (MSc) besides supervising many MBA, DBA, MPhil and PhD students on their research projects. I have also played a greater role at the departmental and faculty level, serving on many committees, including Departmental Learning and Teaching, and Staffing Committees, Faculty Board and Faculty Management Committee etc.

Associate Dean / Coordinator - Internationalization at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Sep 2010 - Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Served as the Associate Dean - Internationalization and then as Faculty Coordinator for Internationalization for a couple of years (2010 - 2012). In these roles, I was responsible for directing the faculty's efforts to attract more international students and institutional partners. During this time, we more than doubled our intake of international students and increased the number of our exchange and research partners substantially.

Deputy Program Director - HKMBA at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Sep 2009 - Aug 2012 · 3 yrs, Helped manage and reposition the Hong Kong MBA program at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, for three years (2009-2012). Closely involved with the marketing planning and alumni activities.

Research Associate - Marketing at Nanyang Business School, Singapore, Jul 2002 - Jun 2006 · 4 yrs, As a Research Associate in the Department of Marketing and International Business (MIB) at Nanyang Business School in Singapore for a couple of years (2004-2006), I was involved in consulting, executive education and research activities for many multinational organizations based in Singapore. We completed a major project for a German Pharmaceutical firm, which resulted in a matching grant from NTU worth SGD 100,000. We also managed to publish a few academic articles from this study.

Education

PhD, Marketing, Nanyang Technological University Singapore

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore