Hi, I’m Moksh! I’m a second-year PhD student in Management, with a concentration in Economic Sociology, at the MIT Sloan School of Management. My research interests lie at the intersection of entrepreneurship, labor markets, and development. Prior to joining MIT, I worked as a pre-doctoral fellow at the Indian School of Business, based in Hyderabad.

If you’d like to know more about me, feel free to explore the following sections: my educational background, prior employment and memberships, published work, academic presentations, research grants and academic honors, as well as my teaching experience.

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Research Interests:

Entrepreneurship, Labor Markets, Development

Committee Members:

Ezra Zuckerman, Emilio Castilla, Fiona Murray

Software & Applications:

STATA, Python, R, MAXQDA, Pajek, Tableau

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Unofficial Guide for Prospective Business Ph.D. Applicants:

Planning to apply for a PhD in Business in the US or Europe but not sure where to start? A behind-the-scenes look at the application process might help you decide. While this document is written from an Indian applicant’s perspective, much of the advice should be useful for international applicants more broadly. You can view and download it here.

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News:

• 11/05/2023: “ESG and Stakeholder Capitalism: Seeking Value for All” (Outlook India)
• 15/03/2022: “Numbers & Beyond: Gender Equity in Corporate India at Board Level” (Financial Express)
• 09/02/2022: “Glass Ceiling: Research Report on Leadership Gender Balance in NSE 200 Companies” (IIMA ESG Centre for Research and Innovation)
• 4/02/2022: “Governance at Glenmark: Developing an Effective Formulation” (Family Enterprise Quarterly)

Old news

• 17/12/2021: “The Interplay between Corporate Sustainability and Organizational Willingness and Ability: Evidence from India” (IIM World Management Conference 2022)

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Get in Touch:

I can be reached via email: mokshg@mit.edu, as well as LinkedIn and Twitter