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Kewal Krishan Anand (22 June 1930 - 22 January 2013) was a management consultant in India. After completing his post-doctoral training at Harvard University in the US, he returned to India as founding Professor at IIM Ahmedabad from 1965 to 1969. Thereafter, he set up the HR department at Larsen & Toubro, [1] a large industrial group in India, as founding Chief Organization Manager from 1969 to 1973. Finally, he founded his consulting firm Anand & Associates in Bombay and was a management thinker in India from the 1970s till 2000 advising large corporations, family businesses and non-profit organizations.
He was very active in management associations and organized conferences on leadership, management and quality. He authored 4 management books.[ citation needed]
Dr. KK Anand was born in Gujranwala in pre-partition India. He was the eldest of 8 children, 4 boys and 4 girls. He educated himself and most of his family as the eldest sibling of a refugee family in Delhi.[ citation needed]
After completion of his Doctorate in Psychology from Punjab University, he pursued his Post-Doctoral studies at The University of Tennessee and the Harvard Business School. He was a Fulbright Scholar and recipient of the Ford Foundation Fellowship.[ citation needed]
Position Held | Where | Years | |
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Civilian Psychologist of the Officers Selection Board | Indian Army and Indian Navy | 1958–1962 | |
Post Doctoral Training in the US | Harvard University and University of Tennessee | 1962-1965 | |
Founding Professor of Human Behaviour in Organizations; and Chairman of Admissions Committee | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | 1965-1969 | |
Founding Chief Personnel & Organization Manager | Larsen & Toubro | 1969-1973 | |
Management Consultant. Founder and Chairman | Anand & Associates and KK Anand Consultants Pvt. Ltd. | 1973-2000 |
In a license-raj era in India, he focussed on three core areas:
Anand & Associates became an Indian management consulting firm doing work in the above areas. Dr Anand and his team of consultants advised some of India's large corporate groups such as Godrej & Boyce, [3] MUSCO (Mahindra Group), Anand Group, L&T, MTDC, Maharashtra Textile Corporation, Aptech, Hindustan PhotoFilms, Century Rayon (BK Birla Group), Jaslok Hospital. He also advised Bank of Baroda, Blue Star, Cable Corporation of India, Engineers India, Emco, Fedders Lyoyd, Fiberglass Pilkington, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Indian Oil Corporation, Metal Box, Punjab National Bank, Richardson Hindustan, Swadeshi Polytex, Tube Investments India and many more. He advised Air India, and came away a firm believer that Government should not run business.[ citation needed]
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During his active life, Dr Anand was an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the following companies:
Dr Anand invested his time also in Associations focussed on management:
Other Associations [9]
Dr Anand authored 4 books:
Dr. Anand taught as visiting faculty and also gave guest lectures across many educational institutions:
Dr Anand's professional success was built on a family support system. Dr and Mrs Anand's three children and seven grandchildren all live in India in Mumbai and New Delhi. The eldest, Sanjiv Anand, founded and runs a management consulting firm,[ importance?] Cedar Consulting, advising global and Indian clients. Their daughter, Seema Singh, is a designer and homemaker.[ importance?] The youngest, Sumeet Anand, after 15 years in industry and a CEO, has set up an advisory and ventures firm, IndSight Growth Partners.[ importance?]
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Dr. (Prof) K. K. Anand | |
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Kewal Krishan Anand (22 June 1930 - 22 January 2013) was a management consultant in India. After completing his post-doctoral training at Harvard University in the US, he returned to India as founding Professor at IIM Ahmedabad from 1965 to 1969. Thereafter, he set up the HR department at Larsen & Toubro, [1] a large industrial group in India, as founding Chief Organization Manager from 1969 to 1973. Finally, he founded his consulting firm Anand & Associates in Bombay and was a management thinker in India from the 1970s till 2000 advising large corporations, family businesses and non-profit organizations.
He was very active in management associations and organized conferences on leadership, management and quality. He authored 4 management books.[ citation needed]
Dr. KK Anand was born in Gujranwala in pre-partition India. He was the eldest of 8 children, 4 boys and 4 girls. He educated himself and most of his family as the eldest sibling of a refugee family in Delhi.[ citation needed]
After completion of his Doctorate in Psychology from Punjab University, he pursued his Post-Doctoral studies at The University of Tennessee and the Harvard Business School. He was a Fulbright Scholar and recipient of the Ford Foundation Fellowship.[ citation needed]
Position Held | Where | Years | |
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Civilian Psychologist of the Officers Selection Board | Indian Army and Indian Navy | 1958–1962 | |
Post Doctoral Training in the US | Harvard University and University of Tennessee | 1962-1965 | |
Founding Professor of Human Behaviour in Organizations; and Chairman of Admissions Committee | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | 1965-1969 | |
Founding Chief Personnel & Organization Manager | Larsen & Toubro | 1969-1973 | |
Management Consultant. Founder and Chairman | Anand & Associates and KK Anand Consultants Pvt. Ltd. | 1973-2000 |
In a license-raj era in India, he focussed on three core areas:
Anand & Associates became an Indian management consulting firm doing work in the above areas. Dr Anand and his team of consultants advised some of India's large corporate groups such as Godrej & Boyce, [3] MUSCO (Mahindra Group), Anand Group, L&T, MTDC, Maharashtra Textile Corporation, Aptech, Hindustan PhotoFilms, Century Rayon (BK Birla Group), Jaslok Hospital. He also advised Bank of Baroda, Blue Star, Cable Corporation of India, Engineers India, Emco, Fedders Lyoyd, Fiberglass Pilkington, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Indian Oil Corporation, Metal Box, Punjab National Bank, Richardson Hindustan, Swadeshi Polytex, Tube Investments India and many more. He advised Air India, and came away a firm believer that Government should not run business.[ citation needed]
This section needs additional citations for
verification. (October 2021) |
During his active life, Dr Anand was an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the following companies:
Dr Anand invested his time also in Associations focussed on management:
Other Associations [9]
Dr Anand authored 4 books:
Dr. Anand taught as visiting faculty and also gave guest lectures across many educational institutions:
Dr Anand's professional success was built on a family support system. Dr and Mrs Anand's three children and seven grandchildren all live in India in Mumbai and New Delhi. The eldest, Sanjiv Anand, founded and runs a management consulting firm,[ importance?] Cedar Consulting, advising global and Indian clients. Their daughter, Seema Singh, is a designer and homemaker.[ importance?] The youngest, Sumeet Anand, after 15 years in industry and a CEO, has set up an advisory and ventures firm, IndSight Growth Partners.[ importance?]
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