C.K. Prahalad, the Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor
at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan specializes in corporate
strategy. His books include Multinational Mission: Balancing Local Demands and
Global Vision (1987), co-authored with Yves Doz, Competing for the Future
(1994), co-authored with Gary Hamel named the Best Selling Business Book of the
Year in 1994. The Future of Competition: Co-Creating Unique Value with
Customers (2004) (co-authored with Venkatram Ramaswamy), and translated into
twelve languages. Business Week described the book as "provocative" and "an
important book full of disruptive ideas". The Fortune at the Bottom of the
Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profit (2004). The book was selected as
one of the best books of the year 2004 by The Economist, Fast Company and
Amazon.com.
He is also the author of numerous award-winning articles. Harvard Business
Review awarded him McKinsey Prizes for: "The End of Corporate Imperialism",
co-authored with Kenneth Lieberthal (1998); "The Core Competence of the
Corporation", co-authored with Gary Hamel (1990), and "Strategic Intent", also
co-authored with Gary Hamel (1989); "Weak Signals vs. Strong Paradigms",
published in the Journal of Marketing Research (1995), was awarded the 1997
ANBAR Electronic Citation of Excellence; "The Dominant Logic: A New Linkage
between Diversity and Performance: (1986), co-authored with Richard Bettis, was
selected the Best Article published in the Strategic Management Journal for the
period 1980-88; "The Role of Core Competencies in the Corporation" (1993)
received the 1994 Maurice Holland Award as the Best Paper published in Research
Technology Management in 1993; "A Strategy for Growth: The Role of Core
Competence in the Corporation" won the European Foundation for Management Award
in 1993.
He has been honored for his contributions with a Life Time Achievement Award by
the Ross School of Business. He received honorary doctorates from the
University of London (Economics), Stevens Institute of Technology
(Engineering),University of Abertay, Dundee (Business) and University of
Tilberg (Business). He was a member of the UN Blue Ribbon Commission on Private
Sector and Development.
A prominent world-class figure, Professor Prahalad was named number one in the
Thinkers50 (the most influential thinkers in management alive today) poll
conducted by Suntop media and the Times of London. He has consulted with the
top management of many of the world's foremost companies. He serves on the
Board of Directors of NCR Corporation, Teradata Corporation, Hindustan Unilever
Limited and the World Resources Institute. He is a member of the Board of
Trustees of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) a global organization devoted to
democratizing entrepreneurship.
