Naresh Gupta
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
Adelaide Business School
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
I am pursuing PhD in project management of infrastructure projects, and my research topic is, "Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sustained development of infrastructure projects." Over the last more than two years, I have authored research papers closely related with my research interest, and they are as under:
1. "Best practices to restart the global supply chains in the post-pandemic scenario for mega infrastructure projects". This paper presents a comprehensive strategic framework for the supply chains feeding mega infrastructure projects, based on short-term practices of efficiency, flexibility, resilience, and agility, and long-term practices of sustainability, digitalisation, diversification, and workforce development to respond to the challenges as posed by the pandemic.
2. "Analysing resilience and leagility in post-pandemic sustainable supply chain management: a systematic literature review". Introducing a term 'leagility' as a synthesis of leanness and agility, this paper underscores the need to enhance supply chain resilience and leagility to achieve sustainability, which could be achieved by developing skills needed to plan across project phases and time frames, aligning with short and long-term organisational goals, and assuming smart risks in the face of uncertainty.
3. "Navigating the post-COVID landscape: assessing impacts, opportunities, and challenges in the Australian infrastructure sector and its supply chains". Using a mixed research design method combining quantitative and qualitative methods, along with a review of the extant literature, this study emphasised the importance of innovation, sustainability, collaboration, and adaptability to ensure a prosperous and resilient future for the infrastructure sector.
4. "Looking beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: navigating strategic shift for achieving the new normal in the global infrastructure sector". This research advocates a proactive imperative, urging infrastructure organisations to navigate strategic shift influenced by diverse environmental factors. It asserts that while provisional measures provide short-term relief, true resilience and sustained growth necessitates proactive, comprehensive, and long-term strategic shifts.
5. "Revising the relevance of integrating the triple constraints of time, cost, and scope for ensuring project success in the infrastructure sector". This study reveals that meeting the traditional triple constraints alone signifies project management success, and not the overall project success. Entire project success is better characterised by achieving predetermined goals that align with the stakeholders' strategic objectives and organisational performance standards.
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Language Competencies
Language Competency Dogri Can speak and understand spoken English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Hindi Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Panjabi; Punjabi Can read, speak and understand spoken Urdu Can understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 1981 - 1985 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology India Bachelor of Engineering -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2005 - 2006 Post Graduate Diploma in Management Balaji Institute of Management India -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country — Business Management Indian Institute of Management Lucknow India — Certificate IV Training & Assessment Harrison Training Group Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Gupta, N., Gunawan, I., & Kamineni, R. (2024). Analysing resilience and leagility in post-pandemic sustainable supply chain management: a systematic literature review. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 17 pages.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Gupta, N., Gunawan, I., & Kamineni, R. (2024). Revisiting the Relevance of Integrating the Triple Constraints of Time, Cost and Scope for Ensuring Project Success in the Infrastructure Sector. In Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference. Goa, India. 2023 Gupta, N., Gunawan, I., & Kamineni, R. (2023). Looking beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Navigating strategic shift for achieving the new normal in the global infrastructure sector. In Proceedings of the Academy of International Business (AIB) Oceania Symposium. Adelaide.
I had received a grant of $2000 in 2023-24 to facilitate the Low Risk Human Research Data collection.
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