Vivek Astvansh
- Ph.D. in Business Administration from Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, Canada, 2014-2019
- Master of Science in Business from Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, 2012-2014
- MBA from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, India, 2009-2012
- Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University, 1996-2000
- B.Com.: MRKT 354: Marketing Strategy
- MMA: MRKT 671: Advanced Marketing Analytics
- MMA: MRKT 672: Pricing Analytics
- MBA: MRKT 684: Marketing Intelligence
- PhD: MRKT 701: Topics in Marketing Strategy
Vivek is an academic researcher. He is currently researching the marketing-HR interface.
Vivek is an empiricist. He obtains quantitative and experimental data and analyzes them using econometrics and machine learning to test his hypotheses. His research has been published in (among others) Harvard Business ReviewÌý(HBR; two articles), the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS; one article), the Journal of Marketing (JM, one article), Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM, two articles), and Production and Operations Management (POM, four articles).
Vivek teaches in undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and executive education programs. Specifically, he teaches marketing strategy (MRKT 354) in B.Com. program, marketing intelligence (MRKT 658) in the MBA program, advanced marketing analytics (MRKT 671), and pricing analytics (MRKT 673) in residential and online MMA programs. He teaches a Ph.D. seminar (MRKT 710) in marketing strategy. Lastly, he teaches a module on "the language of marketplace and the marketplace of language" in the IMPM (International Masters Program for Managers; ) program.
Vivek also teaches "Data Science in Business" (DSCI-D590) in residential and online MS in Data Science students at Indiana University's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. Lastly, Vivek teaches a causal modeling seminar for the Pennsylvania State University's Institute for the Study of Business Markets.
Vivek is an Associate Editor at the Journal of Operations Management, and a member of the editorial board of Production and Operations Management. He is an "ad hoc" reviewer for the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Business Ethics,ÌýHuman Resource Management Journal, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Journal of Marketing, and Marketing Science.
From July 1, 2018 to May 30, 2023, Vivek was an assistant professor in the marketing department at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Vivek worked in the technology industry from 2000 to 2012, writing and selling computer code that automated business processes for telecommunications and semiconductor companies, grocery retailers, retail banks, and hospitals in India, the United States, Canada, Singapore, the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa. In his last job in the technology industry, Vivek led the corporate marketing for a San Francisco-based analytics company.
- Marketing analytics at Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2018-2023
- Introduction to marketing at King's College, University of Western Ontario, fall 2016
- Marketing research at Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison, summer 2013
- Services Marketing, Indus World School of Business, India, fall 2011
- *, Shashank Shaurya, Vivek Astvansh, and Praveen K. Ìý(2024),Ìý“Generative AI Solutions to Empower Financial Firms,†Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. Forthcoming. SSRN ().
- *, Hoorsana and Vivek Astvansh (2024), “Unveiling Regulatory Operations: A Data Set of the Determinants, Process, and Outcomes of Product Defect Investigations by the U.S. Automotive Safety Regulator,†Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Forthcoming. DOI = . Journal article () and supplement (), and SSRN (). Editor = Özlem
- *†, Sihan, Vivek Astvansh, †Siliang (Jack) , †Hsiao-Hui , and †Yue (2024), “How Do Brands Change Their Advertising Spending in Response to A Rival Brand’s Product Recall?†Production and Operations Management, Forthcoming. DOI = . Journal article (), e-companion (), and SSRN (). Editor = Fred
- †, Min, and Vivek Astvansh (2024), “How and Why Does a B2B Firm’s CSR Disclosure Impact Its Dependence on its Major Customers and Major Suppliers?†Production and Operations Management, 34(1), 60-78. DOI = . Journal article (), e-companion (), and SSRN (). Editor = Fred
- Astvansh, Vivek and †Y±ð²Ô-³Û²¹´Ç (2024), “The Dynamic Interdependencies Among the Negativity and the Positivity in News and User-Generated Content about Safety in a Firm’s Products and the Firm’s Product Recalls,†PLOS ONE, 19(8), 1-27. DOI = . Journal article (), SSRN = ().
- Astvansh, Vivek (2024), “Recycling Firm-Generated Content on Social Media Platforms: Phenomenon and Research Propositions,†Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 42(8), 1407-1432. DOI = . Journal article (), and SSRN ().
- Astvansh, Vivek, Kersi D. , and Gerard J. (2024), “What Is (and Isn’t) a Product Recall?,†Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 43(4), 295-317. DOI = . Journal article (), web appendix (), and SSRN (). Editor = Frank
- Astvansh, Vivek, Kersi D. , and Gerard J. (2024), “Product Recall: A Synthesis of Marketing Findings and Research Directions,†Marketing Letters, 52, 1107-1129. DOI = . Journal article () and electronic supplement (), and SSRN = . Editor = Joel .
- Astvansh, Vivek, Anshu , and Hoorsana (2024), Brand Warmth Elicits Feedback, Not Complaints,†Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science¸52, 1107–1129. DOI = . Journal article (), supplementary file (), and SSRN = . Editor = Gergana V.
- Astvansh, Vivek, *†Beibei , †Tao , and *†Jimmy Chengyuan (2024), “Labor Unionization and Real Earnings Management: Evidence from Labor Elections,†PLOS ONE, 19(2), 1-27. DOI = . Journal article () and SSRN ().
- Astvansh, Vivek (2023), “Research: Should Suppliers Cooperate with Companies Entering Bankruptcy?†Harvard Business Review ()
- , Kamran,Ìýand Vivek Astvansh (2023), “Stock Investors’ Reaction to Layoff Announcements: A Meta-analysis,†Human Resource Management Journal. DOI = 10.1111/1748-8583.12532. Journal articleÌý() and SSRN ()
- Astvansh, Vivek and †Ethan (2023), “Academic Business Research: Impact on Academics Versus Impact on Practice,†PLOS ONE, 18(12), 1-14. DOI = . Journal article () and SSRN ()
- , Sudha, Vivek Astvansh, and Kersi D. (2023), “Buyer-Supplier Bankruptcy Courtroom Motions and Buyer’s Bankruptcy Outcomes†Journal of Marketing, 88(3), 127–144. DOI = . Journal article (), web appendix ( ), and SSRN ().
- Astvansh, Vivek, and Kamran (2023), “The Effects of Regulatory Investigation, Outsourcing, and Product Age on Stock Investors’ Reaction to an Automobile Recall Announcement,†Journal of Business Research, 34, 792–809. DOI = . Journal article (), electronic supplement (), and SSRN ().Ìý
- Astvansh, Vivek, †Tao , and *†Jimmy Chengyuan (2023), “The Social Cost of Investor Distraction: Evidence from Institutional Cross-Blockholding,†PLOS ONE, 18(12), 1-26.DOI = . Journal article () and SSRN ().
- Astvansh, Vivek, *Barbara , Andreas B. (2023), “How Can Companies Recover from Liability-Invoking Failures? Exploring the Role of Uncertainty Avoidance in Facilitating Consumer Compliance Across National Cultures,†Journal of International Marketing, 31(3), 1–18. DOI = . Journal article (), electronic supplement ( ), and SSRN ().
- Astvansh, Vivek, †Y±ð²Ô-³Û²¹´Ç , and †Wei (2022), “The Effects of the News Media on a Firm’s Voluntary Product Recalls,†Production and Operations Management, 31(4), 4223–4244. DOI = . Journal article (), and SSRN ().
- Astvansh, Vivek, Xiaohu , and Adnan (March 3, 2022), “Research: When Geopolitical Risk Rises, Innovation Stalls,†Harvard Business Review. Journal: ; SSRN: ; Harvard Publishing, US$ 8.95: .
- Astvansh, Vivek, George P. , and Matthew (2022), “The Recall Decision Exposed: Automobile Recall Timing and Process Data Set,†Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 24(3), 1457–1473. DOI = 10.1287/msom.2022.1085. Journal article (), supplementary PDF file (), data file (), and SSRN ()
- Astvansh, Vivek and Niket (2022), “Differential Effects of Received Trade Credit and Provided Trade Credit on Firm Value,†Production and Operations Management, 31(2), 781–798. DOI = . Journal article (), e-companion (), and SSRN () video summary: . Editor = Fred .
- October 29, 2024, The Conversation US, "Corporate social responsibility disclosures are a double-edged sword, new research suggests," ()
- September 16, 2024, The Conversation Canada, “The Trump-Harris debate shows how personality can reveal itself in language,†(). Coauthored with an undergraduate student.
- June 12, 2024, The Conversation US, “Complaints are different when customers think a company cares,†()
- April 1, 2024, Global News, “Dangers of AI during April Fools’ Day,†()
- March 14, 2024, March 14, 2024, The Conversation, “Wendy’s ‘Surge Pricing’ Mess Looks Like a Case Study in Stakeholder Conflict,†().
- October 15, 2023, The Conversation, “The Hidden Risks of Buy Now, Pay Later: What Shoppers Need to Know,†(), Yahoo! News (), Press Reader (), Winnipeg Free Press (). Radio Interviews: , Calgary. Live at 7:45 a.m. Mountain time, Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Radio hosts: Sue Deyell and Andrew Schultz. CKNW 980, Vancouver: Pre-taped phone interview. Radio host: Scott ShantzCityNews 570, Kitchener: Live at 1 p.m., Eastern time, Thursday, October 19, 2023. Radio host: Mike Farewell
- May 16, 2023, A panel discussion organized by the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Goiás, UFG) on “The Reproducibility Crisis in Science,†()
- May 1, 2023, “AI at IU,†()
- February 22, 2023, WTHR (channel 13), “IMPD: 23-year-old man arrested after bringing handgun with Glock switch to Castleton mall†(); republished by CBS4 ()
- February 22, 2023: Fox News Media, “Experts worry mall violence could discourage shoppers†( for Fox) and ( for CBS)
- January 18, 2022: Indiana University, “ChatGPT and AI in Teaching and Learning: Opportunities and Challenges†()
- December 12, 2022: Associated Press, “Will ChatGPT put jobs at risk?†(), republished by Yahoo! Finance () and The Global Herald ()
- February 24, 2022: ABC57 News (primetime), “Navigating social media and disinformation amid world conflict†()