Professor Dharwadkar’s research interests include organization theory and organizational behavior. He is currently working in the area of corporate governance. Dharwadkar’s research appears in the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Executive, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Marketing, and Journal of International Business Studies. Dharwadkar was the recipient of the Whitman School's Thomas Finucane Award for Exceptional Scholarship, (2002) and the inaugural  Whitman Research Fellowship in the Whitman School (2004-2006).

Dharwadkar teaches courses in international business, organization theory, and corporate strategy at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

He is also the recipient of the Teaching Recognition Award of the Meredith Professorship (2003) by Syracuse University, the Whitman Teaching Fellowship (2006-2008), and Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award (2007), Syracuse University.

Dharwadkar, R., Goranova, M., Brandes, P., & Khan, R. 2008. "Institutional Ownership and Monitoring Effectiveness: It’s Not Just How Much but What Else You Own." Organization Science (Special Issue: Corporate Governance), 19: 419-440.

Das, D., Dharwadkar, R., & Brandes, P. 2008. "The Importance of Being “Indian”: Identity Centrality and Work Outcomes in an Offshored Call Center in India." Human Relations, 61: 1499-1530. Best International Paper Award, Organizational Behavior Division of Academy of Management, 2007. To be reprinted in Sage Directions in Organization Studies, 2009, edited by Stewart R. Clegg.

Goranova, M., Alessandri, T., Brandes, P., & Dharwadkar, R. 2007. "Managerial Ownership and Corporate Diversification: A Longitudinal Examination." Strategic Management Journal, 28(3): 211-225.

Graen, G., Dharwadkar, R., Grewal, R., & Wakabayashi, M. 2006. "Japanese Career Progress Over the Long Haul: An Empirical Examination." Journal of International Business Studies, 37(1): 148-161.