Vikas Joshi
{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
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Vikas Joshi is an Indian businessman, who founded the technology company Harbinger Group in 1990.{{cite web|last1=Joshi|first1=Vikas|title=Interview with Vikas Joshi – CEO of Harbinger, Pune-based e-learning products company|url=http://punetech.com/interview-with-vikas-joshi-ceo-of-harbinger-pune-based-e-learning-products-company/|website=www.harbingergroup.com|access-date=13 June 2014}}
Education
Joshi holds a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and IIT, Bombay. His doctoral research in entrepreneurship investigates the co-evolution of technology firms and founders. American Educational Research Association has awarded the top spot for this scholarly work on how entrepreneurs learn and develop.
Awards and recognition
- 2008: Recognized as e-learning thought leader by TrainingIndustry.com{{cite news|title=Pune techie earns 'Thought Leader' recognition |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/06/19/pune-techie-earns-thought-leader-recognition-1182254803.html|access-date=2 June 2014|publisher=One India News|date=19 June 2007}} {{Additional citation needed|date=May 2022}} {{Better source needed|date=May 2022}}
- 2009: Featured in the TV program "Swades" on Zee Business, which features entrepreneurs who returned to India and set up successful enterprises{{cite web|title=Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GucuRHKaUlA|publisher=ZEE Business|access-date=2 June 2014}}{{cite web|title=Vikas Joshi's Interview on Zee Business - Part 2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_7Whbt9BGM|publisher=ZEE Business|access-date=2 June 2014}}{{cite web|title=Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 3|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m-xChZ70DA|publisher=ZEE Business|access-date=2 June 2014}}
- 2012: Conferred with the Distinguished Service Award by IIT Bombay{{cite web|title=Distinguished Service Awardees|url=http://www.alumni.iitb.ac.in/dsa_award_2011.aspx|website=Alumni - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|publisher=IIT Bombay}}
- 2013: Recognized in top ten World e-learning movers and shakers in 2013{{cite news|title=The fourth, annual, top ten e-learning movers and shakers |url=http://www.trainingpressreleases.com/news/bob-little-press-pr/2013/the-fourth-annual-top-ten-e-learning-movers-and-shakers-|access-date=2 June 2014|date=2 January 2013}} {{Additional citation needed|date=May 2022}} {{Better source needed|date=May 2022}}
- 2017: American Educational Research Association recognized his research {{Cite thesis|last=Joshi|first=Vikas Vasudeo|title=The coevolution of technology firms and founders|date=2016-01-01|publisher=UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA|url=http://gradworks.umi.com/10/15/10158558.html}} in entrepreneurship with 'Dissertation of the Year 2017' award
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.vikasjoshi.com/}}
- {{Official website|http://www.harbingergroup.com}}
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Category:Businesspeople from Pune