Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr. Sablu Khan

Assistant Professor
Tuljapur Campus School of Rural Development

Qualification

PhD (Business Administration) - Aligarh Muslim University

MBA (I.B.) - Aligarh Muslim University

B.Sc. (Hons) Geography - Aligarh Muslim University

Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Laws, Industrial Relations and Personnel Management-
VMOU, Kota (Rajasthan)

Contact

sablu.khan[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

A. Quarter: A01

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Tuljapur Off-Campus

Dist. Dharashiv, Maharashtra, 413601

Office Contact: 9270105222/23/24/25/26 Extn. 201

Residence Intercom: Extn. 127

Email: sablu.khan@tiss.ac.in

Dr Sablu Khan is serving as an Assistant Professor (Management) at the School of Rural Development, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur Campus, for teaching Management and Entrepreneurship. Before joining the institute, Dr Khan was engaged professionally as a Research Fellow at INTI International University, Malaysia (2024-2025), an Associate Supervisor (Level-1)-External at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (2025-2026).

Beyond teaching, Dr Khan has authored more than 15 research papers (10 papers are indexed in Scopus database) and published widely in reputed international journals and conferences. Dr Khan visited Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, to attend a conference on Sustainable Entrepreneurship and presented his paper. He also participated in other international conferences, including Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, United States; Westminster International University at Tashkent, Uzbekistan; and Ljubljana School of Business, Slovenia.

Dr Khan holds a PhD in Business Administration with his doctoral research focusing on ‘Consumer perception and satisfaction towards service quality’ in the e-retail sector. He has been a Gold Medalist in B.Sc. (Hons.) Geography, and has also qualified for the UGC-NET/JRF in Management and Commerce. His background in Management and Research Methods enables him to bring analytical, research-driven perspectives to impactful teaching.

He has also served as co-convener of the ICSSR-Sponsored 10-Day Research Methodology Course in Social Sciences (July, 2026).

Adoption of Technology

Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Marketing of Organic food products

E-retailing

Social sustainability of rural markets

Gender differences in e-retailing

Rural Marketing

1. Does green entrepreneurship affect sustainable economic development? Evidence from OECD nations. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07939-w (Springer).

2. Effect of Block-chain Technology on Purchase Decision of Organic Food: Insights from extended Technology Adoption Model, Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145653 (Elsevier )

3. The interplay of environmental awareness, education, and self-efficacy in shaping sustainable entrepreneurial intentions: an empirical study in India, Discover Sustainability, 1-25, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-02185-7 (Springer).

4. Blockchain as a Trust Machine: Consumer Adoption in the Packaged Food Industry in Emerging Markets. Sustainability, 18(3), 1422. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18031422

5. Indian Primary Schools and Pluralism Education- a Qualitative View. International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 15(4). https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpee.2025.10072016 (Inderscience).

6. Moderating effect of gender on service convenience and customer satisfaction: an empirical study of Indian e-retailers. LBS Journal of Management & Research. doi: 10.1108/LBSJMR-07-2022-0038 (Emerald Insight )

7. Impact of transferable experiences and external factors on the growth of microenterprises in India. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-026-00702-0 ((Springer).

Ongoing Projects: 02

Quantitative Research Methods (PhD Coursework)

Digital Marketing for Rural Markets

Strategic Management

Principles of Management

Advance Course on Quantitative Data Analysis

Business Ethics

Data Analysis in Social Science Research

Entrepreneurship Management

Marketing Management

Research Methodology in Social Sciences

Project Management