Rate My Professor A Anand Naidu

Dr. A. Anand Naidu is a Lecturer in the Management and Marketing department at Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University, with his office located at 512.2.024. His primary research specializations and academic interests include Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Leadership, and Teaching and Learning. These focus areas underscore his contributions to understanding dynamic business environments, particularly in entrepreneurial contexts and educational practices within higher education.

Naidu has produced key scholarly outputs documented in the Murdoch University Research Portal. A notable publication is his co-authored book chapter in the 2026 volume Entrepreneurship in Singapore: Case Studies, History and Ecosystem, spanning pages 108 to 121, with co-authors Jürgen Rudolph, Pauline Seah, and Charlie Lim. This work provides insights into Singapore's entrepreneurial landscape through case studies and ecosystem analysis. Additionally, Naidu co-authored and presented the conference paper 'Examining the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation, the Strategic Decision-Making Process and Organisational Performance: A Study of Singapore SMEs' at the 38th Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) conference and the Australasian Conference on Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development (ACERE) 2026. Collaborators included Krishna Rajulu from the University of Newcastle, Pieter van Schalkwyk, and Hugo Van Schalkwyk from Murdoch University. The study investigates how entrepreneurial orientation influences strategic decisions and performance in Singaporean small and medium enterprises. Naidu also contributed a book review of Teaching Well: How Healthy, Empowered Teachers Lead to Thriving, Successful Classrooms by Stephen D. Brookfield, Jürgen Rudolph, and Michelle Tan. He serves on the Programme Committee for the SEACE/SEACAH 2026 conference, supporting advancements in educational research. Naidu engages in teaching business and management units, including through Murdoch's partnerships such as Kaplan Singapore, fostering student development in innovation, leadership, and strategic thinking.