Balagopal Vissa - Faculty Profile | INSEAD

Balagopal Vissa

Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

Balagopal Vissa

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

Contact

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +65 6799 5382
Campus: Singapore

Research Areas

Building effective entrepreneurial teams and networks, Managing family businesses, Entrepreneurial leadership in emerging markets, Entrepreneurship training, Links between commercial entrepreneurship and social impact, Business group networks

Teaching Areas

Entrepreneurial Leadership, Managing leadership transitions in family businesses, Scaling new businesses, Expert in Using Simulation based Approach to Teach Entrepreneurship, New Venture Formation and Growth

Biography

Bala Vissa is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD. His research examines the people side of entrepreneurship, particularly in emerging economies contexts. This includes topics such as the structuring of venture teams and entrepreneurial networks, the links between successful entrepreneurial exit and philanthropy & social impact, the impact of growth training on entrepreneurial success and more broadly the impact of entrepreneurial leadership on de novo new ventures as well as family businesses. He is an invited speaker and advises entrepreneurial companies and professional investors on these topics.

Prof. Vissa has received numerous research awards and currently serves as Associate Editor at the Strategic Management Journal; in addition, he previously served as Associate Editor at the Academy of Management Journal. He also served as elected Chairperson of the Entrepreneurship & Strategy interest group of the Strategic Management Society.

He teaches topics related to entrepreneurial leadership, corporate venturing, transitions in family businesses and scaling up new ventures - in degree programs as well as in executive training programs, using a variety of approaches including simulations and case-based learning. Currently he is directing INSEAD Leadership Programme for Senior Executives - India and numerous client-specific programs (CSPs).

Prior to finishing his doctoral studies at London Business School, Prof. Vissa was involved in setting up and growing new businesses in different specialty chemical niches for Unilever in India.

Publications

Bapuji H., Chrispal S., Vissa B., Ertug G. (2023) (Published Online). Local, Yet Global: Implications of Caste for Mnes and International Business. Journal of International Business Studies

Kotha R., Vissa B., Lin Y., Corboz A. (2023). Do Ambitious Entrepreneurs Benefit More from Training?. Strategic Management Journal, 44(2)

Kinger Hans L., Vissa B. (2023). Who Gives Back? Evidence from India on Successful Entrepreneurial Exit and Involvement in Philanthropy. Organization Science, 34(1)

Nai J., Lin Y., Kotha R., Vissa B. (2022). A Foot in the Door: Field experiments on Entrepreneurs’ Network Activation Strategies for Investor Referrals. Strategic Management Journal, 43(2)

Chen G., Chittoor R., Vissa B. (2021). Does Nepotism Run in the Family? CEO Pay and Pay‐Performance Sensitivity in Indian Family Firms. Strategic Management Journal, 42(7)

Foo M., Vissa B., Wu B. (2020). Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 14(3)

Claes K., Vissa B. (2020). Does Social Similarity Pay Off? Homophily and Venture Capitalists’ Deal Valuation, Downside Risk Protection, and Financial Returns in India. Organization Science, 31(3)

Clough D., Fang T. P., Vissa B., Wu A. (2019). Turning Lead into Gold: How Do Entrepreneurs Mobilize Resources to Exploit Opportunities?. Academy of Management Annals, 13(1)

Jung H., Vissa B., Pich M. (2017). How do Entrepreneurial Founding Teams Allocate Task Positions?. Academy of Management Journal, 60(1)

Chen G., Chittoor R., Vissa B. (2015). Modernizing without Westernizing: Social Structure and Economic Action in the Indian Financial Sector. Academy of Management Journal, 58(2)

Vissa B., Bhagvathula S. (2012). The Causes and Consequences of Churn in Entrepreneurs’ Personal Networks . Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 6(3)

Vissa B. (2012). Agency in Action: Entrepreneurs' Networking Style and Initiation of Economic Exchange. Organization Science, 23(2)

Vissa B. (2011). A Matching Theory of Entrepreneurs’ Tie Formation Intentions and Initiation of Economic Exchange. Academy of Management Journal, 54(1)

Chacar A. S., Newburry W., Vissa B. (2010). Bringing Institutions into Performance Persistence Research: Exploring the Impact Product, Financial, and Labor Market Institutions. Journal of International Business Studies, 41(7)

Vissa B., Greve H., Chen W. (2010). Business Group Affiliation and Firm Search Behaviour in India: Responsiveness and Focus of Attention. Organization Science, 21(3)

Vissa B., Chacar A. S. (2009). Leveraging Ties: The Contingent Value of Entrepreneurial Teams' External Advice Networks on Indian Software Venture Performance. Strategic Management Journal, 30(11)

Chacar A. S., Vissa B. (2005). Are Emerging Economies Less Efficient? Performance Persistence and the Impact of Business Group Affiliation. Strategic Management Journal, 26

Cases with Extra

Simplex Solutions: Expanding the Entrepreneurial Team

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