Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

1-2022

Abstract

My entry into academia was an accident—but what an exciting and rewarding experience it has been. I had applied for the MBA program at Columbia University Business School, but it did not admit me as they said that I already had an MBA degree from India. Instead, they admitted me into the Ph.D. program. To this day, I wonder why they gave me admission. My days as doctoral student were challenging but the most exciting days of life. My fellow Ph.D. students in Marketing, Terry Elrod, Dave Schmittlein and Chezy Ofir, along with those in other areas, Vikram Pandit, Brett Truman and Deborah Gladstein-Ancona, provided me with lifelong friendships. I was one of 24 Ph.D. students admitted that year in all disciplines (one of the four marketing Ph.D. students), and at the end of the first year, only 12 students remained. Fortunately, I was one of the survivors! What a wonderful and brilliant cohort they were. One of my classmates ended up as the Dean of MIT Sloan School, while another became the CEO of Citibank. Most became accomplished academics and are chaired professors at major universities. When I compare myself to their accomplishments, I would consider myself to be quite an underachiever

Discipline

Higher Education | Marketing

Research Areas

Marketing

Publication

Reflections of Eminent Marketing Scholars in Foundations and Trends in Marketing

Volume

16

Editor

Dawn Iacobucci

First Page

201

Last Page

206

ISBN

9781680839548

Identifier

10.1561/1700000076

Publisher

Now Publishers

City or Country

Hanover

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1561/1700000076

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