Kanhaiya Sinha, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D., Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Calgary, Canada
• MBA, Finance, McGill University, Canada
• B Sc. Engineering, Sambalpur University, India

Research Interests

• Human Capital and its impact on entrepreneurship and innovation
• Performance variability in an entrepreneurial context
• Governance of innovation
• Entrepreneurial mobility
• Entrepreneurial Finance

Publications

• Osiyevskyy, O., Sinha, K., Shirokova, G., Shtepa, S. (2025) “Innovation capabilities decoded: Risks and rewards in small and medium enterprise performance” (European Management Journal)
•  Sinha, K., Raby, S., Salari, T. (2024) “Exploring the scope and depth of digitalisation in times of crisis: Implications for SME resilience” (International Small Business Journal)
•  Sinha, K., Goel, S., Nguyen, N. (2024)  “Differentiating between successful VC exit strategies: The influences of time-since-first-funding-received by the venture and strength of US VCs in cross-border syndicates” (International Review of Financial Analysis)
•  Sinha, K., Steel, P., Saunders, C. (2023) “The moderating role of the correlation between entrepreneurial and learning orientations on performance heterogeneity: A meta-analytic approach” (Journal of Business Venturing Insights)
• Sinha K. and Osiyevskyy O (2023) "Unlocking the dual impact: Human capital’s influence on mean and variability in new venture performance." (The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.)    
• Sinha, K., Osiyevskyy, O. (2022) “Reliability and risk in new ventures: Founding team’s native‑immigrant composition and performance variability” (Thunderbird International Business Review).
• Sinha, K., Osiyevskyy, O., Radnejad, A.B. (2022) “Propositions for R&D Governance Regimes: A Behavioral Perspective” (International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management).
• Sinha, K., Saunders, C., Raby, S., and Dewald, J. (2021) “The Moderating Role of Previous Venture Experience on the Breadth of Learning and Innovation and the Impacts on SME Performance” International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research
• Lahring, G., Sinha, K., Osiyevskyy, O. (2021) “Proactive Growth Management: A Bottleneck Approach in Strategic Practice” Rutgers Business Review.
• Osiyevskyy, O., Sinha, K., Sarkar, S., Dewald, J. (2021) “Thriving on Diversity: Fostering Entrepreneurial Thinking in Times of Crisis” Journal of Business Strategy.
• Osiyevskyy, O., Sinha, K.K., Shirokova, G., Ehsani, M.  (2022). Holistic View of Strategic Entrepreneurship’s Results: Estimating the Implications for Performance Mean and Variability. In Vishal K Gupta et al. (Ed.),   Research Handbook on Strategic Entrepreneurship, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Osiyevskyy, O., Radnejad, A.B., & Sinha, K.K. (2019). Dynamic responses to disruptive business model innovations: rational, behavioral, and normative perspectives. In T. K. Das (Ed.), Entrepreneurship and Behavioral Strategy. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, (In press).
• Sinha, K.K. (2019). Variety of R&D Governance Structures: A Transaction Cost Economics Perspective. Academy of Management Proceedings, 18023
• Sinha, K.K., Steel, P., Saunders,Chad., Dewald Jim (2019) Synergistic Impacts of Entrepreneurial and Learning Orientations on Performance: A Meta-Analysis . Academy of Management Proceedings, 11822
• Sinha, K.K., Osiyevskyy, O., (2018) The Impact of Founding Team’s Human Capital on Mean and Variability of New Venture Growth. Academy of Management Proceedings, 11516

Courses Taught

• Entrepreneurship
• Management of Innovation and Technology
• Strategic Business Analysis
• Small Business Management
• Strategic Management
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Social Entrepreneurship