Staff Profile
Mayank Sewak is a Lecturer in International Business.
His research focuses on the strategies and management of multinational corporations, specifically examining the HQ-Subsidiary relationship and how the subsidiaries of these global corporations develop and build their knowledge resources and networks in emerging markets such as India.
He has teaching experience in the USA and in India. Prior to joining the academia, he has worked for the Indian Conglomerate – Mahindra and Mahindra and the professional services firm Deloitte. These allowed him to gain experience in multinational corporations and operations in emerging markets. He has been instrumental in developing strategies for large corporations and managing relationships with key clients, industry agencies, coordinated corporate planning exercises as well as managed key initiatives.
Dr. Mayank Sewak is a PhD in Management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. He also holds a Masters in International Business from Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad and a Bachelors in Science (with Honours) in Chemistry from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.
Research Interests
Strategy and Management of Multinational Corporations
HQ-Subsidiary Relationships
Subsidiary Knowledge and Networks
Published Papers
Garg, G., Sewak, M., & Sharma, A. (2022). Learning from Older Siblings: Impact on Subsidiary Performance. International Business Review, 31(3), 101957.
Sewak, M., & Sharma, A. (2020). Performance implications of MNE subsidiary federation: Evidence from India. Journal of International Management, 26(1), 100710.
Conference Presentations (Last 10 listed)
Sewak, M., Sharma, A. & Garg, G. Host country Embeddedness and Local Subsidiary R&D: Evidence from India, Academy of International Business Northeast Chapter Annual Conference, Washington DC, October 2022
Sewak, M. & Lamin, A. MNE Headquarter Attention to Subsidiaries: Evidence from India. Academy of Management Annual Conference, USA, August 2021
Sewak, M. & Lamin, A. MNE Headquarter Attention to Subsidiaries: Evidence from India. Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Miami, USA, June 2021
Sewak, M., Sharma, A. & Garg, G. MNE Subsidiaries’ Local Equity Markets Participation and R&D: Evidence from India” Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Hyderabad, India, December 2018
Sewak, M., Sharma, A. & Garg, G. Subsidiary Human Capital, Innovation, and Growth of MNE Subsidiaries” Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Paris, France, September 2018
Sewak, M., Sharma, A. & Garg, G. Equity Market Participation and Local Subsidiary R&D” Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, August 2018
Sewak, M., Sharma, A. & Garg, G. Subsidiary Managerial Capabilities and Local R&D Mandate” Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, August 2018
Sewak, M., Garg, G. & Sharma, A. Local Listing and MNE Subsidiary R&D” Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 2018
Sewak, M. & Sharma, A. Multiple-Entity Presence of Foreign MNEs in Emerging Markets: Implications for Performance” Academy of Management Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, August 2017
Sharma, A. & Sewak, M. Access to Local Knowledge and R&D by MNE subsidiaries in Emerging Markets” Academy of Management Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA, August 2016
Media and Non- Peer Reviewed Publications
Sewak, V., & Sewak, M. (2020.). Entry Strategy During COVID 19. Diplomatist. Retrieved November 22, 2020, from https://diplomatist.com/2020/11/10/entry-strategy-during-covid-19/
Sewak, M. & Sewak, V. (2020). COVID–19, World has Changed in Last 6 Months. Diplomatist. Retrieved September 4, 2020, from https://diplomatist.com/2020/08/29/covid-19-worldhas-changedin-last-6-months/
Sewak, M. (2020). COVID-19 and new manufacturing opportunities for Multinational Corporations in Africa. Diplomatist. Retrieved April 29, 2020, from http://diplomatist.com/2020/04/29/covid-19-and-new-manufacturing-opportunities-for-multinational-corporations-in-africa/
Thakur, N. & Sewak, M. “Doing business with China: Emerging opportunities for Indian companies” joint publication of Deloitte India and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), 2011
Mayank is teaching in the modules relating to International Business and Global Strategy.
In the Post Graduate programs, Mayank supports the delivery of International Business Strategy (NBS8060); Quantitative Methods for Business Research (NBS8268); The International Business Environment (NBS8045).
In the Undergraduate programs, Mayank supports the delivery of Contemporary Issues in International and Comparative Business (BUS3035) and Strategy, Organizations & Society (BUS3054).
- Garg G, Sewak M, Sharma A. Learning from Older Siblings: Impact On Subsidiary Performance. International Business Review 2021, (ePub ahead of Print), 101957.
- Sewak M, Sharma A. Performance implications of MNE subsidiary federation: Evidence from India. Journal of International Management 2020, 26(1), 100710.