An academician with an interest in the area of Strategy and Marketing, Kunal has been associated with the school since 2008. He is a doctorate in Management, with his thesis on ‘Assessment of Enablers and Inhibitors of Collaboration in SMEs in Pharmaceutical Clusters in the State of Gujarat, India’. 

He is currently the Chair of the BSM (H) Programme of Amrut Mody School of Management. Earlier, he was the faculty chair of the Career Development Centre for graduate programmes of the Amrut Mody School of Management.

His teaching interests lie in the domain of Strategy and Marketing at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has also taught the Developing a Strategic Perspective module to middle-level managers as part of the University's GROW Executive Education programme. In recognition of his contributions to teaching and curriculum development, he was awarded the university-wide Excellence in Teaching Award in February 2025.

He has presented research papers at reputed conferences - both in India and abroad.

His research interests are at the intersection of Startups and SME competitiveness, Sustainability and Strategy, and Social Entrepreneurship. 

His industry engagement includes project consulting and advisory roles with firms across both manufacturing and service sectors, with a focus on business development and strategic growth. Kunal has also mentored several Route Camp Projects of the MBA Programme.

Conference Presentations

• Mankodi, K. (2016). “CSR in Business Clusters for Sustainable Regional Development – A Case Study”, 5th Annual International Conference on Sustainability (SUSCON 5, 2016), March 17-19, 2016
• Mankodi, K. and Acharya P. (2015). ‘Perception of Entrepreneurial Success for Small Businesses: A General Framework’, Ahmedabad University Conference on Management (AUCOM) 2015, at Amrut Mody School of Management, February 6-7, 2015

Journal Publication

• Mankodi, K., “Innovation For Creating Sustainable Lifestyle Brands: A Case Study", IUP Journal of Business Strategy, June, 2016 vol. XIII, No.2 ISSN 0972 – 9259

Conference Proceeding

• Mankodi, K., “Innovations for Creating Sustainable Lifestyle Brands: A Case Study”, Proceedings of the 20th International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Trondheim, Norway 18-20 June 2014; ISBN: 978-82-91917-34-4

Newspaper Article

• Kunal Mankodi, “Academia-industry linkage, an essential cog for quality management education”, DNA Campus, Ahmedabad, June 17, 2016

Kunal has teaching experience of more than 15 years. Kunal teaches in the Environment and Climate Change studio of the Foundation Programme at Ahmedabad University. At the Amrut Mody School of Management, he teaches core courses in the areas of Strategy and Marketing. He has taught Strategic Management at the undergraduate as well as the graduate level. He has developed electives on Corporate Strategy as well as Strategies for Firms in Emerging Markets. He also taught a course on Fundamentals of Management in the Masters for Heritage Management Program.

 

He is a member of Programmes Committee of Ahmedabad Management Association (2024-25).