Dr. Mukesh Narmetta is an Assistant Professor in the Management Information Systems area at Mahindra University, School of Management (SoM). His research interests include enterprise systems implementation (multi-level analysis) and business process change, digitally enabled sharing economy (BoP) models, and technology-enabled remote (hybrid work). His focus of research work is to understand the impact of technology on society in general and business organizations in particular through a socio-technical perspective.

Before joining School of Management, Mahindra University, Mukesh worked with Tata Consultancy Services as a developer, production support executive, scrum master and business analyst.

Besides academia, Dr. Mukesh takes an interest in painting and photography. He is a numismatist too.

• Ph.D. in Management (Information Systems), Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India.
  Dissertation Title: Enterprise systems implementation, individual performance, and continuance usage
  intentions: A multi-level investigation
  Committee: Prof. Satish Krishnan (Advisor), Prof. Vidushi Pandey (member), Prof. Keyoor Purani (member)
• Bachelors of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Mahatma Gandhi Institute of
  Technology (JNTU affiliated)

Journal article(s)

• Puram, P., Gurumurthy, A., Narmetta, M. and Mor, R.S. (2021), Last-mile challenges in on-demand food delivery during COVID-19: understanding the riders’ perspective using a grounded theory approach. The International Journal of Logistics Management [ABDC: A]

Accepted

• Narmetta, M. and Krishnan, S. Enterprise systems implementation and their impact on employee job outcomes: a review of the literature, synthesis, and framework. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems [ABDC: A]

• Narmetta M., Krishnan S. (2020), Competitiveness, Change Readiness, and ICT Development: An Empirical Investigation of TOE Framework for Poverty Alleviation. In: Sharma S.K., Dwivedi Y.K., Metri B., Rana N.P. (eds) Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation. TDIT 2020. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 618. Springer, Cham.

• Narmetta, M., & Pillai, R. R., (2019), Ethical issues in Emerging Information Communication Technologies – A Review of Literature, 7th PAN-IIM World Management Conference, IIM Rohtak (12-14 Dec)

Book Chapter(s)

• Bhattacharyya, J., Krishna, B., Narmetta, M., Roy, O., & Kundu, S. (2020). Modeling and Prediction of Zone of Critical Concern: A Solid Waste Management Case of a Higher Education Institute in India Using Probit Regression. In Waste Management Techniques for Improved Environmental and Public Health: Emerging Research and Opportunities (pp. 80-103). IGI Global.

• Working as a Assistant Professor in the Management Information Systems area at Mahindra University, School of Management (SoM): (May 2023 – Present )

Tata Consultancy Services

• Business Analyst for client PwC
• Scrum Master for an internal Application
• Business Analyst for an internal Application
• Developer (PL/SQL) & Production Support Engineer

• Enterprise Systems (ESs) Implementation (Multilevel analysis)
• Technology and Hybrid (remote) work interconnectedness
• Digitally enabled Sharing Economy Models

Currently, Prof. Vismaya holds the position of Assistant Professor in Finance and Accounting at the School of Management, Mahindra University. She is also in the process of completing my Ph.D. in Finance from IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University (thesis submitted). Prior to this, she obtained her master’s degree in commerce from Pondicherry University.
In terms of professional experience, she has accumulated two years of work expertise in various roles. She worked as a subject matter expert at SPi Technologies India Pvt Ltd., Pondicherry; served as an Academic Associate at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, and the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

• Ph.D. in Finance, IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, Sricity, AP, India (Thesis Submitted)

• M.Com (Business Finance), Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India

• B.com (Finance), Calicut University, Kerala, India

• Gangadharan, V. and Padmakumari, L. (2023), Annual report readability and stock return synchronicity: Evidence from India. Cogent Economics & Finance, 11:1, https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2023.2186034. [ABDC-B] – Published
• Gangadharan, V. and Padmakumari, L., Fogging the firm performance: An empirical examination of annual report readability in India. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance. [ABDC-B] – Accepted for publication

• Working as a Assistant Professor in Finance and Accounting at the School of Management, Mahindra University: (July 2023 – present)

• Academic Associate, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (April 2018 – August 2018).

• Academic Associate, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, Kerala, India (February 2017 – April 2018).

• Subject Matter Expert, SPi Technologies India Pvt Ltd, Pondicherry, India (May 2016 – February 2017).

• Corporate finance
• Corporate governance
• Disclosure analysis and
• Sustainable finance

Dr. Rajesh B is an accomplished academic with over a decade of experience in higher education, specializing in machine learning, big data, analytics, and image processing. Where he integrates his research into his teaching, creating a vibrant and interactive learning environment. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering from REVA University and has a strong foundation in computer science, with an M.Sc. and B.Sc. from the University of Mysore.

His previous roles include Assistant Professor at Dr. B R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru, and Head of the Computer Science Department at The Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education, Bangalore.

Dr. Rajesh is also actively involved in curriculum development and has contributed to restructuring academic programs. His passion for information technology drives both his research and teaching, aiming to empower students with the skills and knowledge to excel in the evolving digital landscape. He is also pursuing a PG program in Data Analytics and Data Science in collaboration with Purdue University to stay at the forefront of his field.

Currently pursuing

• PG Program in Data Analytics and Data Science in Purdue University through Simpli-learn platform.

• Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, REVA University, Bangalore, 2015-2021

• M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Mysore, 2010-2012

• B.Sc. in Mathematics, Electronics, and Computer Science, University of Mysore, 2007-2010

Publications

• Hamsaveni L, Vinayaka Murthy M, Rajesh B, A Review on Healthcare Diseases Diagnosis Model with Aid of Artificial Intelligence Techniques, International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences, January, 2024, 13(1): 123-142 (Listed in WoS Journal)

• Rajesh B, Muralidhara B L, L Hamsaveni, Landslides Identification through a Conglomerate Grey Wolf Optimization and Whale Optimization Algorithm, Journal of Information and Computational Science, November 2022, Volume 12, Page: 41

• Rajesh B, Udayarani V, N. Jayaramaiah G.V, Hanning Weighted Window Analysis Assisted Time-Series Analysis Model for Slow Moving Target Detection in Sea Clutter, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, January 2020, Volume 13, Number 1, pp. 36-47 (Listed in Scopus-Q3 rated)

• Rajesh B, Udayarani V, N. Jayaramaiah G.V, Array-Impulse-Pair Selection Assisted STAP Model for Efficient Clutter Suppression and Jamming Resilience in Moving Sea-target Detection, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, December 2019, Volume 12, Number 12, pp. 2640-2654 (Listed in Scopus-Q3 rated)

• Muralidhara, Rajesh B, Udayarani, Jayaramaiah G.V, Designing Polyphase Code for Digital Pulse Compression for Surveillance Radar, Second IEEE International Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies (ICCCT ’17), 2017, Posted in IEEEXplore Digital Library

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor Assistant Professor at School of Management, Mahindra University.
  April 2025 – Present

• Senior Lecturer School of Management, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, Telangana
  February 2024 – April 2025
• Assistant Professor B R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru
  January 2018 – January 2024
• Visiting Faculty Bangalore University (2022-23)
  NMIMS, Bengaluru (2021-2022)
  B R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru (2017-2018)
• Head of the Department (HoD), Computer Science The Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education, Bangalore
  August 2013 – December 2017
• Lecturer, Computer Science Department The Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education, Bangalore
  August 2012 – July 2013

Administration Experience

• Controller of Examination (i/c) Dr. B R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru
  February 2019 – January 2024
• Chairperson, Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) Dr. B R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru
  March 2023 – January 2024
• Chairperson, SC&ST Committee Dr. B R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru
  April 2023 – January 2024
• The Chief Examiner The Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education (2013-14 and 2014-15 Examinations)

Memberships in Academic / Professional Bodies

• Chairman, Sub-Committee to Restructure the BCA Syllabus for AICTE, July 2024
• Member, Board of Studies (BoS), UG-Computer Applications (2024-26), SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Mysore
• Member, Board of Studies (BoS), PG-MCA Computer Applications (2021-23), Bangalore University
• Member, Syllabus Revision Committee, UG and PG Programs, Dr. B R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru
• Member, Board of Examiners (BoE), UG-BCA Computer Applications (2019-20, 2021-22), Bangalore University
• Member, Academic Regulation Drafting Committee, PG and UG Programs, Dr. B R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru (2020)

Dr. Rajesh B’s research interests span machine learning, big data & analytics, image processing, and data science. He focuses on developing predictive models, analyzing large datasets to extract valuable insights, and enhancing visual information through image processing. His work leverages to address complex, real-world problems and integrates data science techniques to drive innovation and improve decision-making across various domains.

Research Projects:

He has been actively involved in several impactful research projects. His work includes studying the role of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in preventing distress migration and its economic and environmental impact, funded by RDPR Karnataka. He has also contributed to research on child education during the COVID-19 pandemic, funded by Newcastle University, UK. Additionally, Dr. Rajesh has served as a research consultant for projects like “Nourishing School” and explored topics such as brokers in slum settlements and coastal surveillance systems. His research is characterized by a focus on real-world applications and societal impact.

List of completed and ongoing research projects:

1. Project Title: Nourishing School Role: Research Consultant | Funding: IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute | Duration: April – June 2024
2. Project Title: The Impact of MGNREGS Work on Distress Migration Role: (Co-PI) | Funding: RDPR, Karnataka | Duration: 2022-23 | Amount: ₹19.50 Lakhs
3. Project Title: Study of Brokers/Pradhan’s in Slum Settlement and Resettlement Colony Role: (Co-PI) | Funding: Newcastle University, UK | Duration: 2022-23 | Amount: ₹1.2 Lakhs
4. Project Title: Impact of Ahar Anudan Yojana on Nutrition and Healthcare Funding: AIGGPA, Bhopal, MP | Duration: 2021-22 | Amount: ₹23.6 Lakhs
5. Project Title: Impact of MGNREGS in Preventing Distress Migration (Co-PI)
   Role: (Co-PI) |Funding: RDPR, Karnataka | Duration: 2021-22 | Amount: ₹12.16 Lakhs
6. Project Title: Economics and Environmental Impact of MGNREGS Plantation Works Role: (Co-PI) | Funding: RDPR, Karnataka | Duration: 2021-22 | Amount: ₹11.00 Lakhs
7. Project Title: Child Education during COVID-19 Pandemic (Co-PI)
   Role: (Co-PI) | Funding: Newcastle University, UK | Duration: 2021-22 | Amount: ₹1.1 Lakhs

Dr. Shahid Bashir is a recipient of the University Gold Medal from the Central University of Kashmir and the Maulana Azad National Doctoral Fellowship awarded by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. He has successfully qualified the UGC-NET in Economics on four consecutive attempts.
With four years of teaching experience, Dr. Shahid has taught undergraduate, postgraduate, and research students across a range of courses, including theoretical and applied econometrics, financial econometrics, microeconomics, statistical methods for economics, and data analytics. His research specialisation includes Macroeconomics and Environmental Economics. His doctoral thesis, titled “Twin Deficit Hypothesis: An Econometric Investigation for India,” reflects his expertise in empirical macroeconomic analysis.
Dr. Shahid has published research papers in ABDC, Scopus, and Web of Science (WOS) indexed journals, primarily in the fields of macroeconomics, health economics, and growth economics. He has also co-authored a book titled “Data Economy in the Digital Age” published by Springer. He has actively presented his research at numerous national and international conferences and has participated in various faculty development programmes and workshops. His scholarly contributions have been recognised through two Best Paper Awards at international conferences.
He is a life member of The Indian Econometrics Society (TIES), the World Economics Association (United Kingdom), and the Indian Economics and Allied Sciences Association (IEASA). In addition to his academic and research pursuits, Dr. Shahid has served as a peer reviewer for reputed journals published by Emerald, Elsevier, Springer, and Sage, contributing to the advancement of research in economics.

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Macroeconomics from Central University of Kashmir, J&K. (July 2018- May 2021)
• Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Health Economics from Central University of Kashmir, J&K. (March 2016- July 2018).
• M. A. (Economics) with Gold Medal from Department of Economics, Central University of Kashmir, J&K (2013-2015).
• B. A. (with Economics as one of the subjects) from University of Kashmir (2010-2012).
• UGC-NET in Economics (conducted by CBSE) (Nov 2017)
• UGC-NET in Economics (conducted by CBSE) (Jul 2018)
• UGC-NET in Economics (conducted by CBSE) (Dec 2018)
• UGC-NET in Economics (conducted by NTA) (July 2019)

Journal Articles

• Shrinking Sizes, Swelling Prices: Evaluating the Ripple Effects of Inflation and Shrinkflation on the Economic Growth using Dynamic Panel Framework (with Aleena Joby and Mudaser Ahad Bhat) in The Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies (2025) – (Sage – Scopus Q2)

• Beyond the Basics: Mapping the Inflation Response to Fiscal Deficit in India with Smooth Transition Autoregressive Model (with Asif Tariq & Aadil Amin) in Journal of Economic Studies(2024). (Emerald –Scopus-Q2, Web of Science, ABDC-B).
• The Unseen Ripples: Examining the Links between COVID-19 Induced Disruptions and Trade Dynamics in Asia Pacific Countries (with Mudaser Ahad Bhat, Farhana Wani, Adil Amin, and G M Bhat) in Arthaniti- Journal of Economic Theory and Practice(2024). (Sage – Scopus Q2)

• Revisiting the Twin Deficit Hypothesis in the presence of exchange rate nonlinearities: Evidence from India using Nonlinear ARDL model, (with Tabina Ayoub), Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences (7 June 2023). ISSN: 1026-4116 https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-09-2022-0222(Emerald–Scopus Q2, Web of Science, ABDC-C).
• Is Twin Deficit Hypothesis a Myth or Reality in India? Evidence Using Symmetric ARDL Model with Structural Breaks, (with Tabina Ayoub & G M Bhat), IASSI Quarterly, (Mar 2023). 42(1), 58-80, ISSN:0970-9061.

• Impact of Janani Suraksha Yojana on Reproductive and Child Healthcare – A Logistic Regression Analysis. Asian Review of Social Sciences, (2019), 8(1), 138-142, ISSN: 2249-6319.

Books

• Data Economy in the Digital Age (with Samiksha Shukla, Kritica Bisht and Kapil Tiwari) (November 2023, Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7677-5

Chapters in edited books/Conference proceedings:

• Forecasting Demand for Paddy and Cotton in India: Empirical Analysis using Machine Learning Models in Artificial Intelligence in Forecasting: Tools and Techniques (with Aketi Gayatri). (Scopus – CRC Press – Taylor and Francis)
• Are remittance inflows good for economic growth? Evidence from India using the Linear ARDL approach in Indian Migration to the Gulf: Issues Challenges, and Prospects (with Mohsin Majeed), (March 2023) – (Scopus – Routledge).
• Revisiting the Nexus Between Suicides and Economic Indicators: An Empirical Investigation in Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Digital Marketing, Springer, (with S. Keerthana, Jyoti Shaw, & S. Vijayalakshmi), (Oct. 2023) – (Scopus – Springer).
• Dynamics of Sustainable Economic Growth in Emerging Middle Power Economies: Does Institutional Quality Matter? in Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Digital Marketing, Springer, (with Mithilesh Phadke, Jerold Raj, Sujay Rao, & Jibrael Jos), (Oct. 2023) – (Scopus – Springer).
• Sentiment Analysis of Online Hotel Reviews Employing Bidirectional GRU with Attention Mechanism, (with M. M. Mathew and P. Nanjundan), in 2024 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC), Bhubaneswar, India, 2024, pp. 237-242, doi: 10.1109/ESIC60604.2024.10481617. (Scopus- IEEE).
• Prediction of Hazardous Asteroids Using Machine Learning (with N. P. Surekha and P. Nanjundan), in 2024 International Conference on Emerging Systems and Intelligent Computing (ESIC), Bhubaneswar, India, 2024, pp. 169-174, doi: 10.1109/ESIC60604.2024.10481589. (Scopus- IEEE).

• April 2025 – Present – Assistant Professor of Economics at Mahindra University
• Feb 2024 – April 2025 – Senior Lecturer of Economics at Mahindra University

• July 2021 – February 2024 – Assistant Professor (Economics) at Christ University, Lavasa

• Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) from University Grants Commission (UGC) – (2018-2021)

Macroeconomics, Environmental Economics, Health Economics and Applied Econometrics.

Research under progress:

• Can too much finance harm India’s environment? Revisiting financial development and environmental quality nexus in India using a dynamic nonlinear framework (with Tabina Ayoub) in International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics (ABDC-B, Scopus Q3) – Under review
• Decentralise to Revitalise? Investigating the nonlinear effects of Fiscal Decentralisation on Environmental quality in India (with Arif Mohd Khah and Tabina Ayoub), in Management of Environmental Quality (Emerald – Scopus-Q1) – Under review
• Revisiting the economic growth-crude oil prices asymmetry in Eagle Countries: An Application of Novel Static and Dynamic Causality Approaches (With Mudaser Ahad Bhat and Nerissa Gomes), in Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research.(Scopus – Q3) – Under review
• Charting the impact of energy transition on youth unemployment in India: What role does the green innovations play? – Under progress
• Building Smart Cities in Harmony with Nature–A Policy Perspective in Encyclopedia of Green and Smart City (with Anupam Kumar). (Book Chapter – Springer) – Accepted

Dr. Muneer Shaik is an Associate Professor in Economics & Finance at Mahindra University, School of Management. He has taught courses in finance for undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. level students. He acted as a resource person for various management development programs conducted for multinational corporates like RBS, Larsen & Toubro, Murugappa Group, and AstraZeneca. His teaching interests are incorporate finance, financial time series analysis, computational finance, econometrics, financial data analytics, derivatives, and risk management.

Dr. Shaik has published his research in reputable national and international peer-reviewed journals and presented at multiple conferences. Some of his research papers have won the best paper awards. He is open to collaborating and engaging in teaching, research, and consulting projects with both academia and industry.

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Ph.D.

• Muneer Shaik holds a Ph.D. from the University of Madras, India, specializing in the area of economics-finance (interdisciplinary). He has done his Ph.D. level course work and conducted research at IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, India during the period from 2013 to 2019. His Ph.D. thesis is titled ‘Robust estimation of volatility using extreme values of asset prices’ supervised by Prof. G. Balasubramanian and Prof. S. Maheswaran: (2013-2019)

Dual Degree

• He has pursued a dual degree from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) – Pilani, India during the period from 2003-2008. He has received a Masters (M.Sc, Hons.) in Economics and Bachelors (B.E., Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering: (2003-2008)

Research Articles:

• Muneer Shaik, Rutvik D Gulhane (2021), ‘Power of moment-based normality tests: Empirical analysis on Indian stock market index,’ International Journal of Finance & Economics. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2579[ABDC: B Grade, Scopus, SSCI Indexed].
• Muneer Shaik, S. Maheswaran (2020), ‘A new unbiased robust volatility estimation using extreme values of asset prices,’ Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, 34, No.3, pages. 313-347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11408-020-00355-3[ABDC: B Grade, ESCI Indexed].
• Muneer Shaik, Gurmeet Singh (2021), ‘The short-term impact of COVID-19 on global stock market indices,’ Contemporary Economics, Vol. 15, No. 1, pages. 1-18.5709/ce.1897-9254.432 [ABDC: C Grade, Scopus, ESCI Indexed].
• Muneer Shaik, Abhiram Karthik Lanka, Gurmeet Singh (2021), ‘Analysis of lead-lag relationship and volatility spillover: evidence from Indian agricultural commodity markets,’ International Journal of Bonds and Derivatives, Vol. 4, No. 3, pages. 258-279. 1504/IJBD.2021.116972[ABDC: C Grade].
• Muneer Shaik, S. Maheswaran (2020), ‘A new method based on Range to detect Mean reversion’, IIMB Management Review, Vol. 32, No. 2, pages.208-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iimb.2020.08.001[ABDC: B Grade, Scopus, ESCI Indexed].
• Mukta Kanvinde, Muneer Shaik (2020), ‘Are BRICS Stock Market Indices Mean Reverting? Evidence based on Expected Lifetime Range Ratio,’ International Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 19, No. 2, pages. 189-206. RePEc:ijb:journl:v:19:y:2020:i:2:p:169-186 [ABDC: B Grade].
• Muneer Shaik, Aditya Sejpal (2020), ‘The comparison of GARCH and ANN model for forecasting volatility: Evidence based on Indian stock markets,’ Journal of Prediction Markets, Vol. 14, No. 2, pages. 103-121. https://doi.org/10.5750/jpm.v14i2.1843[ABDC: B Grade].
• Mukta Kanvinde, Muneer Shaik (2020),’Testing asymmetry in mean reversion based on high and low prices: Evidence from BRICS countries,’ Journal of Public Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2443[ABDC: B Grade, Scopus, ESCI indexed].
• Gurmeet Singh, Muneer Shaik (2020), ‘Re-examining the Expiration Effects of Index Futures: Evidence from India,’ International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Vol. 10, No. 3, pages. 16-23. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijefi.9429[ABDC: C Grade].
• Muneer Shaik, S. Maheswaran (2019), ‘Volatility Behavior of Asset Returns Based on Robust Volatility Ratio: Empirical Analysis on Global Stock Indices,’ Cogent Economics and Finance, Vol. 7, No. 1, pages: 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2019.1597430[ABDC: B Grade, ESCI Indexed].
• Muneer Shaik, S. Maheswaran (2019), ‘Robust Estimation of Volatility with and without the drift parameter,’ Journal of Quantitative Economics, Vol. 17, No. 1, pages 57-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40953-018-0129-4[ABDC: B Grade, Scopus, ESCI Indexed].
• Muneer Shaik, S. Maheswaran (2018), ‘Evidence of Excess Volatility based on a New Robust Volatility Ratio’, Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 45, No. 4. Pages. 855-875. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-06-2017-0150[ABDC: B Grade, ESCI Indexed].
• Muneer Shaik, S. Maheswaran (2018),’ Expected Lifetime Range Ratio to find Mean reversion: Evidence from Indian Stock Market’, Cogent Economics and Finance, Vol.6, No.1. pages. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2018.1475926[ABDC: B Grade, ESCI Indexed].
• Muneer Shaik (2017),’Are Northeast Asian Stock Markets Weak Form Efficient? Evidence based on Multiple Variance Ratio tests’, Empirical Economics Letters, Vol 16, No. 4, pages. 311-320. http://www.eel.my100megs.com/volume-16-number-4.htm[ABDC: C Grade].
• Muneer Shaik, S. Maheswaran (2017),’Random Walk in Emerging Asian Stock Markets’, International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 9, No. 1, pages. 20-31. 5539/ijef.v9n1p20[ABDC: C Grade].
• Muneer Shaik, S. Maheswaran (2017) “Market Efficiency of ASEAN Stock Markets”, Asian Economic and Financial Review, Vol. 7, No. 2, pages. 109-122.18488/journal.aefr/2017.7.2/102.2.109.122 [ABDC: C Grade].
• Muneer Shaik, S. Maheswaran (2016), “Modelling the Paradox in stock markets by variance ratio volatility estimator that utilizes the extreme values of asset prices”, Journal of Emerging Market Finance, Vol. 15, No. 3, pages. 333-361. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972652716666464[ABDC: B Grade, ESCI Indexed].

Media Articles:

• Unicorns are great but not enough for India, Times of India, November 11, 2021.
• VCs, govt policies give a boost to start-up ecosystem, The Hindu Business Line, Sept 20, 2021.
• Policymakers, regulators should design balanced regulatory framework for decentralized finance, The Hindu Business Line, August 23, 2021.

• Muneer Shaik has overall 10 years of teaching and industry work experience.
• He has 7.2 years of pre-Ph.D. work experience, of which 3.11 years is with J.P.Morgan, India (industry experience) and 3.3 years is with IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, India (teaching experience).
• He has gained 2.8 years of post-Ph.D. teaching work experience as of January 2022. Prior to joining as an Assistant Professor at Mahindra University, School of Management, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the department of quantitative finance and data science at IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University.

Mahindra University – School Of Management

• Aug 2023 – Present- Associate Professor
• Jul 2021 – Aug 2023- Assistant Professor

IFMR Graduate School of Business – Krea University

• Apr 2019 – Jul 2021 Assistant Professor
• Dec 2015 – Jul 2021 Assistant Professor
• Mar 2018 – Apr 2019 Senior Faculty Associate, Quantitative Finance and Data Science Department
• Sep 2017 – Mar 2018 Faculty Associate, Financial Engineering Department
• Dec 2015 – Sep 2017 Teaching Assistant

J.P. Morgan

• Jun 2008 – Jun 2012 Team Leader
• Jan 2012 – Apr 2012 Manager
• Jun 2009 – Jan 2012 Team Leader
• Jun 2008 – Jun 2009 Management Trainee

Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited

• Jun 2007 – Dec 2007 Engineering Trainee

Dr. Muneer Shaik has research interests are in the area of empirical finance, market efficiency, volatility, global financial markets, and applications of machine learning in finance. So far, he has 17 research publications in international indexed (ABDC, Scopus, SSCI, ESCI) peer-reviewed journals. He also handles funded research projects and actively participates in national and international conferences. He is open to collaborating and engaging in research projects with both academia and industry.

Manish Gupta (Ph.D., UGC-JRF, MBA) is an Associate Professor at School of Management, Mahindra University. He has taught- at undergraduate, post graduate, and doctoral levels. His teaching areas include HRM, OB, HR analytics, and competency mapping. Apart from teaching, he also has industry experience.

His Ph.D. thesis is in the area of ‘work engagement’. His current research interests include engagement through gamification and agile HRM. Manish is a recipient of UGC-JRF and NET certificate. He is an Article Editor for Sage Open and Editorial Team Member of Journal of Global Information Management, Advances in Developing Human Resources, Cogent Business and Management, International Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, and International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning.

He has been a Guest Editor for several journals published by Emerald, Wiley, Sage, Elsevier, etc. ranging from ABDC-A* to C. He has won the Top Peer Reviewer 2019 award by Publons, USA (Web of Science), AIMS International Outstanding Young Management Researcher Award 2019, and ADHR best issue of 2018 award by AHRD, USA. His work has received media coverage in national and international magazines, newspapers, blogs and news channels. He has research papers, textbooks, reference books, book chapters, and teaching cases to his credit.

He has convened an international conference and has conducted multiple management development programs.

• Ph.D. in Management (IFHE, Deemed to be University, 2017) Title ‘Examining the Antecedents and Consequences of Work Engagement in Indian Commercial Banks’: (2017)

• UGC-NET in Management, University Grants Commission, India, 2013

• UGC-NET in Management, University Grants Commission, India, 2012

• MBA – HR & Financial Management – ICFAI University Dehradun, 2008-2010

• B.Sc. The University of Rajasthan, 2005-2008

• Gupta, M., Behl, A., Pereira, V., Yahiaoui, D., & Varma, A. (2023). “From Full-Time to Part-Time”: Motivation model for the turbulence-hit knowledge workers. Journal of Business Research, 163(113926), 113926. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113926
• Shankar, A., Yadav, R., Behl, A., & Gupta, M. (2023). How does dataveillance drive consumer online payment resistance? The Journal of Consumer Marketing, 40(2), 224–234. doi:10.1108/jcm-03-2021-4555

• Gupta, M., Guchait, P., Shoham-Bazel, O., Khatri, N., Pereira, V., Tarba, S., & Varma, A. (2022). Guest editorial: Work from anywhere: implications for employees and organizations. Personnel Review, 51(8), 1861–1866. doi:10.1108/pr-11-2022-913
• Behl, A., Gupta, M., Pereira, V., & Zhang, J. Z. (2022). Guest editorial: Human–computer interactions: investigating the dark side and proposing a model based on an empirical collection of studies. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 74(5), 749–757. doi:10.1108/ajim-09-2022-398
• Behl, A., Gupta, M., Gunasekaran, A., & Luo, Z. (2022). Guest editorial: Theoretical advancements in business: past, present and future. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 30(4), 833–835. doi:10.1108/ijoa-07-2022-006
• Gupta, M., Behl, A., & Kumar, Y. L. N. (2022). “Prevention is better than cure”: challenges in engaging employees through gamification. International Journal of Manpower, 43(2), 380–394. doi:10.1108/ijm-03-2021-0172
• Gupta, M., Hassan, Y., Pandey, J., & Kushwaha, A. (2022). Decoding the dark shades of electronic human resource management. International Journal of Manpower, 43(1), 12–31. doi:10.1108/ijm-11-2020-0512
• Shankar, A., Tiwari, A. K., & Gupta, M. (2022). Sustainable mobile banking application: a text mining approach to explore critical success factors. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 35(2), 414–428. doi:10.1108/jeim-10-2020-0426
• Gupta, M., Fan, W., & Tiwari, A. K. (2022). Analytics for business decisions. Management Decision, 60(2), 297–299. doi:10.1108/md-02-2022-174
• Behl, A., Jayawardena, N., Ishizaka, A., Gupta, M., & Shankar, A. (2022). Gamification and gigification: A multidimensional theoretical approach. Journal of Business Research, 139, 1378–1393. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.09.023
• Gupta, M., Antony, J., & Eskildsen, J. K. (2022). Guest editorial. The TQM Journal, 34(1), 1–4. doi:10.1108/tqm-01-2022-316
• Mohanty, P. K., Bhimavarapu, R., Acharya, A., & Gupta, M. (2022). Co-Recovery and e-WoM: intervening roles of recovery speed and customer-brand engagement in food delivery app services. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 1–17. doi:10.1080/0965254x.2022.2118357

• Shankar, A., Yadav, R., Gupta, M., & Jebarajakirthy, C. (2021). How does online engagement drive consumers’ webrooming intention? Journal of global information management, 29(6), 1–25. doi:10.4018/jgim.20211101.oa19
• Pandey, J., Gupta, M., Behl, A., Pereira, V., Budhwar, P., Varma, A., … Kukreja, P. (2021). Technology-enabled knowledge management for community healthcare workers: The effects of knowledge sharing and knowledge hiding. Journal of Business Research, 135, 787–799. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.07.001
• Radhakrishna, Mohanty, P. K., Acharya, A., & Gupta, M. (2021). Interactive app-based services: Recovery evaluations and the mediating role of satisfaction in the relationship between customer-brand engagement and electronic word of mouth. Australian Journal of Information Systems, 25. doi:10.3127/ajis.v25i0.3199
• Shankar, A., Gupta, M., Tiwari, A. K., & Behl, A. (2021). How does convenience impact showrooming intention? Omnichannel retail strategies to manage global retail apocalypse. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 1–22. doi:10.1080/0965254x.2021.1965189
• Ribeiro, N., Gupta, M., Gomes, D., & Alexandre, N. (2021). Impact of psychological capital (PsyCap) on affective commitment: mediating role of affective well-being. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 29(4), 1015–1029. doi:10.1108/ijoa-04-2020-2122
• Gupta, M., Kar, A. K., & Jebarajakirthy, C. (2021). Research on engaging stakeholders online. Australian Journal of Information Systems, 25. doi:10.3127/ajis.v25i0.3371
• Uraon, R. S., & Gupta, M. (2021). Does psychological climate affect task and contextual performance through affective commitment? Evidence from public sector companies. Evidence-Based HRM a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, 9(3), 258–275. doi:10.1108/ebhrm-09-2019-0089
• Srivastava, P. K., Gupta, M., & Jaiswal, B. (2021). RepGrid: a new way of identifying and assessing teaching competency. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 13(2), 577–590. doi:10.1108/jarhe-04-2020-0084

• Gupta, M., & Bakker, A. B. (2020). Future time perspective and group performance among students. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 12(5), 1265–1280. doi:10.1108/jarhe-05-2019-0128
• Gupta, M., Tiwari, A., & Behl, A. (2020). Guest editorial. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 69(8), 1581–1584. doi:10.1108/ijppm-11-2020-603
• Westerman, J. W., Rao, M. B., Vanka, S., & Gupta, M. (2020). Sustainable human resource management and the triple bottom line: Multi-stakeholder strategies, concepts, and engagement. Human Resource Management Review, 30(3), 100742. doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2020.100742
• Gupta, M. (2020). Guest editorial. Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers, 21(2), 133–135. doi:10.1108/yc-06-2020-995
• Acharya, A., & Gupta, M. (2020). Do skills and challenge affect perceived learning? Mediating role of engagement. Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, 18(2), 64–79. doi:10.4018/jeco.2020040105
• Pandey, J., Gupta, M., & Hassan, Y. (2020). Intrapreneurship to engage employees: role of psychological capital. Management Decision, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). doi:10.1108/md-06-2019-0825

• Sharma, M., Gupta, M., & Joshi, S. (2019). Adoption barriers in engaging young consumers in the Omni-channel retailing. Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers, 21(2), 193–210. doi:10.1108/yc-02-2019-0953
• Jebarajakirthy, C., Balaji, M. S., Yadav, R., & Gupta, M. (2019). Sustainable and responsible consumption: Evidences from emerging economies. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 24(4). doi:10.1002/nvsm.1669
• Gupta, M., & Acharya, A. (2019). Answering key questions on green consumption: A qualitative study among Indian youth. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 24(4). doi:10.1002/nvsm.1661
• Gupta, M., Agarwal, U. A., & Chaudhary, R. (2019). Guest editorial. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 12(2), 198–201. doi:10.1108/jgoss-06-2019-058
• Gupta, M. (2019). Does work engagement mediate the perceived career support- and career adaptability- work performance relationship? Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 12(2), 310–327. doi:10.1108/jgoss-08-2017-0032
• Pandey, J., & Gupta, M. (2019). Religion in the lives of Hindu widows: Narratives from Vrindavan, India. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 11(2), 91–100. doi:10.1037/rel0000230
• Gupta, M., Shaheen, M., & Das, M. (2019). Engaging employees for quality of life: mediation by psychological capital. Service Industries Journal, 39(5–6), 403–419. doi:10.1080/02642069.2018.1462799
• Gupta, M., & Srivastava, P. (2019). Competence assessment and development in India. Industrial and Commercial Training, 51(3), 137–138. doi:10.1108/ict-03-2019-108
• Gupta, M., Pandey, J., Gaur, J., & Vohra, N. (2019). Preface to Research on Role of Technology in workforce management. Australian Journal of Information Systems, 23. doi:10.3127/ajis.v23i0.2185

• Gupta, M., & Shaheen, M. (2018). Does work engagement enhance general well-being and control at work? Mediating role of psychological capital. Evidence-Based HRM a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, 6(3), 272–286. doi:10.1108/ebhrm-05-2017-0027
• Gupta, M., & Mikkilineni, S. (2018). Spirituality and employee engagement at work. In The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment (pp. 681–695). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62163-0_20
• Gupta, M., & Ravindranath, S. (2018). Managing physically challenged workers at Microsign. South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, 7(1), 34–40. doi:10.1177/2277977918759868
• Gupta, M., & Gupta, T. C. (2018). Online management of the goods and services tax. In Advances in Electronic Commerce (pp. 142–157). doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-3787-8.ch009
• Gupta, M., & Acharya, A. (2018). Mediating role of innovativeness between risk taking and performance in Indian universities. South Asian Journal of Business Studies, 7(1), 22–40. doi:10.1108/sajbs-09-2016-0080
• Gupta, M., & Pandey, J. (2018). Impact of student engagement on affective learning: Evidence from a large Indian university. Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 37(1), 414–421. doi:10.1007/s12144-016-9522-3
• Gupta, M., & Shukla, K. (2018). An empirical clarification on the assessment of engagement at work. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 20(1), 44–57. doi:10.1177/1523422317741692
• Gupta, M. (2018). Engaging employees at work: Insights from India. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 20(1), 3–10. doi:10.1177/1523422317741690
• Gupta, M., Ravindranath, S., & Kumar, Y. L. N. (2018). Voicing concerns for greater engagement. Evidence-Based HRM a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, 6(1), 54–65. doi:10.1108/ebhrm-12-2016-0034

• Gupta, M., & Shaheen, M. (2017a). Impact of work engagement on turnover intention: Moderation by psychological capital in India. Verslas: Teorija Ir Praktika, 18(0), 136–143. doi:10.3846/btp.2017.014
• Gupta, M., & Shaheen, M. (2017b). The relationship between psychological capital and turnover intention: Work engagement as mediator and work experience as moderator. Jurnal Pengurusan, 49, 117–126. doi:10.17576/pengurusan-2017-49-10
• Gupta, M. (2017). Corporate social responsibility, employee–company identification, and organizational commitment: Mediation by employee engagement. Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 36(1), 101–109. doi:10.1007/s12144-015-9389-8
• Gupta, M., Shaheen, M., & Reddy, P. K. (2017). Impact of psychological capital on organizational citizenship behavior. Journal of Management Development, 36(7), 973–983. doi:10.1108/jmd-06-2016-0084

• Gupta, M., & Sayeed, O. (2016). Social responsibility and commitment in management institutes: Mediation by engagement. Verslas: Teorija Ir Praktika, 17(3), 280–287. doi:10.3846/btp.2016.633

Books

• Banerjee, P., Pandey, J., and Gupta, M. (upcoming). People Analytics: Theory Tools and Techniques. Routledge

• Banerjee, P., Pandey, J., and Gupta, M. (May 2019) Practical Applications of HR Analytics: A Step-by-Step Guide. Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd. (pp. 1-352). Sage [Authored; ISBN: 9353282969; 978-9353282967]
• Gupta, M. Management Practices for Engaging a Diverse Workforce: Tools to Enhance Workplace Culture. Apple Academic Press Inc., a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, USA. [Full manuscript submitted] [Edited; ISBN: 978-1-77188-863-9; 978-0- 36780-841-9] Available here: https://www.routledge.com/Management-Practices-for-Engaging-a-Diverse-Workforce-Tools-to-Enhance/Gupta/p/book/9781771888639
• Gupta, M. & Kumar, T.K. (September 2019). Business Organisation and Management. Professional Books Publisher, Hyderabad. pp 1-178 [Authored; ISBN: 9789387418318]. Available here: http://www.professionalbookspublisher.com/detail.php?id=20191010103937- Business-Organisation-And-Management
• Gupta, M. (July 2019). Business Organisation and Management. Vrinda Publishing House, Hyderabad pp. 1-162 [Authored; ISBN: 9788194082392].

Cases

• Krutika Bhiwapurkar; Manish Gupta; Sanjib Dutta (2023). What Scheme Does Bank of Baroda Have for Me?. [Reference no. FCF0033] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 123-0013-1]

• Sheel Mehta, Manish Gupta, and Debapratim Purkayastha (December 2019). Performance Appraisal Process at Larsen & Toubro Construction. [Reference no. HROB/204] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 420-0017-1] https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?id=167930
• Saloni Hasija and Manish Gupta (June 2019). Comparative Ratio Analysis: A Case Study on RS Education Solutions Pvt. Ltd. [Case No.: FINC/156] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 119-0048- 1] https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=162650 Ankit
• Rohilla and Manish Gupta (February 2019). Evaluation of Mutual Funds by Technical Analysis [Case No.: FCF0025] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 119-0021- 1] https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=160559

• Yash Bansal and Manish Gupta (November 2018). Took Pulse of the Market before Giving One to it [Case No.: MM0073] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 519-0023-1] https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=160056.

• Manish Gupta. (May 2017). Increasing Internet Engagement of a Facebook Group. ICMR, India [Case No.: CLMM130] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 517-0116-1] http://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?id=145013.

• Manish Gupta. (August 2015). Infosys: Vishal Sikka’s Challenges. ICMR, India, [Case No.: CLHR/038 2015] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 415-188- 8] http://www.thecasecentre.org/students/products/view?id=131690.

Book Chapters

• Ravindranath, S., Shaheen, M., & Gupta, M. (November 2018). “HRM in Small and Medium Enterprises”. Managing Human Resources. Trinity Press, an imprint of Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN:9789352743865, (pp. 716-727). Editors: VSP Rao and V Sudeepta. Available at: http://www.trinitypress.in/servlet/GetBiblio?bno=B000286&pageName=Subject
• Acharya, A., Gupta, M. (May 2018). “Green Marketing: The Next Marketing Revolution”. Green Consumerism: Perspectives, Sustainability, and Behavior, Apple Academic Press – a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, USA, ISBN: 9781771886949; (pp. 3-20) Editors: Ruchika Singh Malyan (Meera Bai Institute of Technology), Punita Duhan (Meera Bai Institute of Technology). Available at: https://www.routledge.com/Green-Consumerism-Perspectives-Sustainability-andBehavior/Malyan-Duhan/p/book/9781771886949
• Gupta, M., & Gupta, T. C. (March 2018). Online Management of the Goods and Services Tax. In S. Moid, & S. Dixit (Eds.), Internet Taxation and E-Retailing Law in the Global Context (pp. 142-157). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-3787- 8.ch009
• Gupta, M. (January 2018). Liquid Workforce: The Workforce of the Future. In P. Duhan, K. Singh, & R. Verma (Eds.), Radical Reorganization of Existing Work Structures Through Digitalization (pp. 1-17). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225- 3191-3.ch001
• Acharya, A., & Gupta, M. (February 2018). Green Brand Personality: Its Relevance to the Green Marketing Practices. In F. Quoquab, R. Thurasamy, & J. Mohammad (Eds.), Driving Green Consumerism Through Strategic Sustainability Marketing (pp. 155-168). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2912-5.ch009
• Gupta M., Mikkilineni S. (July 2018) Spirituality and Employee Engagement at Work. In: Dhiman S., Roberts G., Crossman J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, http://doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62163-0_20 Srivastava,

• Gupta, M., and Jaiswal, B. (upcoming) “Advances in Competency Mapping”, Competency Mapping: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Insights. Apple Academic Press Inc., a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, USA. [Proposal accepted]
• Gupta, M., Shaheen, M., and Reddy, K.P. (upcoming). “Paradigm shift towards qualitative research”, Qualitative Techniques for Workplace Data Analysis. IGI Global, USA.

Media Articles In National Newspapers

• 21 Jan 2019: Gupta, M., Opinion featured in the prestigious daily newspaper liveMint, India on “Negotiating vacation time with your boss”, https://www.livemint.com/mintlounge/business-of-life/negotiating-vacation-time-with-your-boss-1548001420248.html
• 20 Aug 2018: Gupta, M., Opinion featured in the prestigious daily newspaper liveMint, India on “Keeping millennial employees engaged takes a lot of work” in leisure column, https://www.livemint.com/news/business-of-life/keeping-millennial-employees-engaged-takes-a-lot-of-work-1542095408169.html
• 5 October 2017: Gupta, M., Opinion featured in the prestigious IGI Global, USA Newsroom on “Entitled, Indolent Employees and Why Your Business Needs Them!” in the “IGI Global experts and contributors evaluate stereotypes associated with Millennials” column. https://www.igi-global.com/newsroom/archive/millennialsovertaking-workforce-your-business/3422/?preview=true

Conference Proceeding

• Abhinav Jain & Manish Gupta. Conference paper proceeding on “Factors Affecting the Engagement of Liquid Knowledge Workers”, 4th International Conference on Human Resource Management, Advances in Human Resource Management, organized by IBS Hyderabad held on November 10-11, 2017, ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, p. 56-58. [ISBN: 978-93-5288-713-2] [Editors: M. Bhaskara Rao, Manish Gupta, & Chetna Priyadarshini]
• Debajani Sahoo & Manish Gupta. Conference paper proceeding on “Transformational Leadership and Employees’ Extra Effort and Effectiveness: Moderating Role of Organizational Type in Emerging Economy”, 4th International Conference on Human Resource Management, Advances in Human Resource Management, organized by IBS Hyderabad held on November 10-11, 2017, ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, p. 167-171. [ISBN: 978-93-5288-713-2] [Editors: M. Bhaskara Rao, Manish Gupta, & Chetna Priyadarshini]
• Manish Gupta & Richa Chaudhary. Conference paper proceeding on “Does Perceived Career Support help Improve Work Performance among Engaged Young Workers?”, 4th International Conference on Human Resource Management, Advances in Human Resource Management, organized by IBS-Hyderabad held on November 10-11, 2017, ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, p. 39-40. [ISBN: 978-93-5288-713-2] [Editors: M. Bhaskara Rao, Manish Gupta, & Chetna Priyadarshini]
• Jatin Pandey & Manish Gupta. Conference paper proceeding on “Life Stressor to Life Satisfaction: Intervention by Religious Coping and Social Support”, 4th International Conference on Human Resource Management, Advances in Human Resource Management, organized by IBS-Hyderabad held on November 10-11, 2017, ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, p. 118-119. [ISBN: 978- 93-5288-713-2] [Editors: M. Bhaskara Rao, Manish Gupta, & Chetna Priyadarshini]
• Conference paper proceeding on “Voicing Concerns for Greater Engagement: Do Supervisor’s Job Insecurity and Organizational Culture Matter?”, Management Challenges & Trends in the Digital Era, organized by NMIMS-Hyderabad held on January 27-28, 2017, Excel India Publishers, p. 35 [ISBN: 978-93-85777-82-0]. Conference paper proceeding on “Vocational Identity Dimensions and Group Cohesion Task: Mediation by Student Engagement” Management Challenges & Trends in the Digital Era, organized by NMIMS-Hyderabad held on January 27-28, 2017, Excel India Publishers, p. 36 [ISBN: 978-93-85777-82-0]
• Conference paper proceeding on “Mediating Role of Innovativeness between Risk Taking and Performance in Indian Universities: Impact of This Nexus on Brand Image” Management Challenges & Trends in the Digital Era, organized by NMIMS-Hyderabad held on January 27-28, 2017, Excel India Publishers, p. 39 [ISBN: 978-93-85777-82-0]

• Conference paper proceeding on “Motivation Behind Processed Food Consumption Amongst Indian Families” International Conference on Research in Marketing (ICRM 2013) organized by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, held on 21-22 Dec 2013,

• Assistant Professor – School of Management, Mahindra University July 19, 2021-till present

• Assistant Professor – Department of HR, IBS Hyderabad March 2, 2017 July 15, 2021

• Teaching Associate – Department of HR, IBS Hyderabad March 2014-March, 2017.

• Process Associate – Backoffice IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd., February 16, 2010 – March 30, 2012

• Visiting Professor – Siddharth Institute of Modern Management, October 1, 2011 – March 20, 2012.

Editorial Board Member

• Advances in Developing Human Resources, Sage.
• Article Editor, Sage Open.
• Cogent Business and Management, Tayler and Francis [Scopus] https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalC ode=oabm20
• Journal of Global Information Management (IGI Global, USA) [ABDC-A, SSCI, Scopus] https://www.igi-global.com/journal/journal-global-informationmanagement/1070
• International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL) (IGI Global, USA) [SCOPUS] https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journalcyber-behavior-psychology/1182
• Skyline Business Journal, (Skyline University College, Sharjah, U.A.E.) [EBSCO & CENGAGE] ISSN: 1998-3425.
• https://www.skylineuniversity.ac.ae/editorial-board Guest Editor

• Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (IGI Global, USA) [SCOPUS, ABDC-B, ABS] https://www.igi-global.com/journal/journal-electronic-commerceorganizations/107
• International Journal of Knowledge Management (IGI Global, USA) [SCOPUS, ABDC-B, ABS] https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-knowledgemanagement/1083

• The HRM Review, ICFAI University Press, India, ISSN: 0972 – 5148. 2019

Books

• Banerjee, P., Pandey, J., and Gupta, M. (May 2019) Practical Applications of HR Analytics: A Step-by-Step Guide. Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd. (pp. 1-352). Sage [Authored; ISBN: 9353282969; 978-9353282967] Available here: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/practical-applications-of-hr-analytics/book269109
• Gupta, M. Management Practices for Engaging a Diverse Workforce: Tools to Enhance Workplace Culture. Apple Academic Press Inc., a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, USA. [Full manuscript submitted] [Edited; ISBN: 978-1-77188-863-9; 978-0- 36780-841-9] Available here: https://www.routledge.com/Management-Practices-for-Engaging-a-Diverse-Workforce-Tools-to-Enhance/Gupta/p/book/9781771888639
• Gupta, M. & Kumar, T.K. (September 2019). Business Organisation and Management. Professional Books Publisher, Hyderabad. pp 1-178 [Authored; ISBN: 9789387418318]. Available here: http://www.professionalbookspublisher.com/detail.php?id=20191010103937- Business-Organisation-And-Management
• Gupta, M. (July 2019). Business Organisation and Management. Vrinda Publishing House, Hyderabad pp. 1-162 [Authored; ISBN: 9788194082392].
• Gupta, M., Shaheen, M., & Reddy, K. (July 2018). Qualitative Techniques for Workplace Data Analysis (pp. 1-323). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. [Edited; ISBN: 9781522553663] doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-5366-3

Cases

• Sheel Mehta, Manish Gupta, and Debapratim Purkayastha (December 2019). Performance Appraisal Process at Larsen & Toubro Construction. [Reference no. HROB/204] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 420-0017-1] https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?id=167930
• Saloni Hasija and Manish Gupta (June 2019). Comparative Ratio Analysis: A Case Study on RS Education Solutions Pvt. Ltd. [Case No.: FINC/156] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 119-0048- 1] https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=162650 Ankit
• Rohilla and Manish Gupta (February 2019). Evaluation of Mutual Funds by Technical Analysis [Case No.: FCF0025] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 119-0021- 1] https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=160559
• Yash Bansal and Manish Gupta (November 2018). Took Pulse of the Market before Giving One to it [Case No.: MM0073] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 519-0023-1] https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=160056.
• Manish Gupta. (May 2017). Increasing Internet Engagement of a Facebook Group. ICMR, India [Case No.: CLMM130] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 517-0116-1] http://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?id=145013.
• Manish Gupta. (August 2015). Infosys: Vishal Sikka’s Challenges. ICMR, India, [Case No.: CLHR/038 2015] [Included in The Case Centre, UK | Reference no. 415-188- 8] http://www.thecasecentre.org/students/products/view?id=131690.

Book Chapters

• Ravindranath, S., Shaheen, M., & Gupta, M. (November 2018). “HRM in Small and Medium Enterprises”. Managing Human Resources. Trinity Press, an imprint of Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN:9789352743865, (pp. 716-727). Editors: VSP Rao and V Sudeepta. Available at: http://www.trinitypress.in/servlet/GetBiblio?bno=B000286&pageName=Subject
• Acharya, A., Gupta, M. (May 2018). “Green Marketing: The Next Marketing Revolution”. Green Consumerism: Perspectives, Sustainability, and Behavior, Apple Academic Press – a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, USA, ISBN: 9781771886949; (pp. 3-20) Editors: Ruchika Singh Malyan (Meera Bai Institute of Technology), Punita Duhan (Meera Bai Institute of Technology). Available at: https://www.routledge.com/Green-Consumerism-Perspectives-Sustainability-andBehavior/Malyan-Duhan/p/book/9781771886949
• Gupta, M., & Gupta, T. C. (March 2018). Online Management of the Goods and Services Tax. In S. Moid, & S. Dixit (Eds.), Internet Taxation and E-Retailing Law in the Global Context (pp. 142-157). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-3787- 8.ch009
• Gupta, M. (January 2018). Liquid Workforce: The Workforce of the Future. In P. Duhan, K. Singh, & R. Verma (Eds.), Radical Reorganization of Existing Work Structures Through Digitalization (pp. 1-17). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225- 3191-3.ch001
• Acharya, A., & Gupta, M. (February 2018). Green Brand Personality: Its Relevance to the Green Marketing Practices. In F. Quoquab, R. Thurasamy, & J. Mohammad (Eds.), Driving Green Consumerism Through Strategic Sustainability Marketing (pp. 155-168). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2912-5.ch009
• Acharya, A., & Gupta, M. (2019). Green Brand Personality: Its Relevance to the Green Marketing Practices. In Management Association, I. (Ed.), Green Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 950-963). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-7915-1.ch046
• Gupta M., Mikkilineni S. (July 2018) Spirituality and Employee Engagement at Work. In: Dhiman S., Roberts G., Crossman J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, http://doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62163-0_20 Srivastava,
• Gupta, M., and Jaiswal, B. (upcoming) “Advances in Competency Mapping”, Competency Mapping: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Insights. Apple Academic Press Inc., a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, USA. [Proposal accepted]
• Gupta, M., Shaheen, M., and Reddy, K.P. (upcoming). “Paradigm shift towards qualitative research”, Qualitative Techniques for Workplace Data Analysis. IGI Global, USA.

Conference Proceedings

• Abhinav Jain & Manish Gupta. Conference paper proceeding on “Factors Affecting the Engagement of Liquid Knowledge Workers”, 4th International Conference on Human Resource Management, Advances in Human Resource Management, organized by IBS Hyderabad held on November 10-11, 2017, ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, p. 56-58. [ISBN: 978-93-5288-713-2] [Editors: M. Bhaskara Rao, Manish Gupta, & Chetna Priyadarshini]
• Debajani Sahoo & Manish Gupta. Conference paper proceeding on “Transformational Leadership and Employees’ Extra Effort and Effectiveness: Moderating Role of Organizational Type in Emerging Economy”, 4th International Conference on Human Resource Management, Advances in Human Resource Management, organized by IBS Hyderabad held on November 10-11, 2017, ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, p. 167-171. [ISBN: 978-93-5288-713-2] [Editors: M. Bhaskara Rao, Manish Gupta, & Chetna Priyadarshini]
• Manish Gupta & Richa Chaudhary. Conference paper proceeding on “Does Perceived Career Support help Improve Work Performance among Engaged Young Workers?”, 4th International Conference on Human Resource Management, Advances in Human Resource Management, organized by IBS-Hyderabad held on November 10-11, 2017, ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, p. 39-40. [ISBN: 978-93-5288-713-2] [Editors: M. Bhaskara Rao, Manish Gupta, & Chetna Priyadarshini]
• Jatin Pandey & Manish Gupta. Conference paper proceeding on “Life Stressor to Life Satisfaction: Intervention by Religious Coping and Social Support”, 4th International Conference on Human Resource Management, Advances in Human Resource Management, organized by IBS-Hyderabad held on November 10-11, 2017, ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, p. 118-119. [ISBN: 978- 93-5288-713-2] [Editors: M. Bhaskara Rao, Manish Gupta, & Chetna Priyadarshini]
• Conference paper proceeding on “Voicing Concerns for Greater Engagement: Do Supervisor’s Job Insecurity and Organizational Culture Matter?”, Management Challenges & Trends in the Digital Era, organized by NMIMS-Hyderabad held on January 27-28, 2017, Excel India Publishers, p. 35 [ISBN: 978-93-85777-82-0]. Conference paper proceeding on “Vocational Identity Dimensions and Group Cohesion Task: Mediation by Student Engagement” Management Challenges & Trends in the Digital Era, organized by NMIMS-Hyderabad held on January 27-28, 2017, Excel India Publishers, p. 36 [ISBN: 978-93-85777-82-0]
• Conference paper proceeding on “Mediating Role of Innovativeness between Risk Taking and Performance in Indian Universities: Impact of This Nexus on Brand Image” Management Challenges & Trends in the Digital Era, organized by NMIMS-Hyderabad held on January 27-28, 2017, Excel India Publishers, p. 39 [ISBN: 978-93-85777-82-0]
• Conference paper proceeding on “Motivation Behind Processed Food Consumption Amongst Indian Families” International Conference on Research in Marketing (ICRM 2013) organized by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, held on 21-22 Dec 2013,

Media Articles In National Newspapers

• 21 Jan 2019: Gupta, M., Opinion featured in the prestigious daily newspaper liveMint, India on “Negotiating vacation time with your boss”, https://www.livemint.com/mintlounge/business-of-life/negotiating-vacation-time-with-your-boss-1548001420248.html
• 20 Aug 2018: Gupta, M., Opinion featured in the prestigious daily newspaper liveMint, India on “Keeping millennial employees engaged takes a lot of work” in leisure column, https://www.livemint.com/news/business-of-life/keeping-millennial-employees-engaged-takes-a-lot-of-work-1542095408169.html
• 5 October 2017: Gupta, M., Opinion featured in the prestigious IGI Global, USA Newsroom on “Entitled, Indolent Employees and Why Your Business Needs Them!” in the “IGI Global experts and contributors evaluate stereotypes associated with Millennials” column. https://www.igi-global.com/newsroom/archive/millennialsovertaking-workforce-your-business/3422/?preview=true

Prof. Rajesh Gaurav is a professor of practice in Marketing, School of Management, Mahindra University. He completed his FPM from ISB, Hyderabad. His teaching and research interests revolve around the use of quantitative techniques (Econometrics & ML) in the field of Marketing, Pricing, and Digital Marketing. He has taught courses on Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics and Business Analytics as a visiting faculty at IIM Indore, Manipal University Jaipur, and other private institutes.

He has a wide variety of industry experience, working on Data Science & Analytics, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence & Databases. His career featured engagements with innovative startups and esteemed Fortune 500 clients, spanning a wide array of industries. Some of his latest project involvements include Dynamic Pricing, Market Mix Modeling, Promotions Optimization, and Price Optimization.

• Fellow Programme in Management – Marketing from ISB Hyderabad: (2023)

• PGPX (Postgraduate Program for Executives) MYRA School of Business, Mysore: (2014)

• B. Tech. (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering IIT Kharagpur: (2001)

Book Chapter

• Gaurav, R., & Shainesh, G. (2017). The changing face of customer centricity. The Palgrave handbook of Managing continuous business transformation, 175-187.

• December 2023 – present: Professor of practice, Mahindra University
• September 2021-September 2023: Associate Director, redBus
• January 2023- March 2023: Visiting faculty, IIM, Indore
• August 2020- January 2022: Visiting faculty, Manipal University Jaipur

Working papers

• Gaurav, Rajesh & Gangwar, Manish – “Aggregate Demand Estimation Using Machine Learning and Econometric Models: An Empirical Analysis”
• Gaurav, Rajesh & Gangwar, Manish – “Three-part Tariff Menu Design: The Impact of Free Allowance on Tariff Choice, Consumption and Firm Revenue”

Dr Jyothi R Korem is a Professor of Practice at Mahindra University – School of Management.

Dr. Korem has more than 25 years of experience in leading technology-led business transformation engagements across various industries in different parts of the world. She has led more than 40 business transformation engagements including a billion-dollar transformation program for a public service organization. She worked closely with CXOs in various industries across geographies.

She brings unique perspective to digital transformation having worked across the value chain – product, consulting, and IT service organizations.

She most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at a fintech startup headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

• P.G.D.I.E. (Masters) from NITIE (IIM), Mumbai

• Executive fellowship in Management (Doctorate) from ISB, Hyderabad

Publications

• Dhanashree Agro: Transforming a “Farmer First” model, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2021
• Digital Transformation Strategies: Theory and Practice, SAGE Texts, 2021

• March 2024 – present Professor of Practice, Mahindra University
• 2020- Managing Director | Technology Strategy and Advisory Accenture
• 2017 – 2020 Managing Director | Consulting | Health and Public Service Accenture
• 2015 – 2017 Managing Director | Technology Consulting | Health and Public Service | Accenture
• 2015 – Director Technology Sales Consulting Oracle
• 2013 – 2014 Master Principal Sales Consultant Oracle

• Digital Transformation – large scale, public sector, centralized vs decentralized, enterprise applications, SME
• Skill development and employment of older workers – career longevity factors, inter-generational employment, economic impact, etc.
• Women in Technology and Leadership
• Knowledge Management

Mr. Sanjay Mansabdar is a senior multi-faceted professional with worldwide experience in managing trading business spanning multiple asset classes and derivatives at international banks and asset managers. He is an entrepreneur with experience in building technology driven startups in the social sector including education and agriculture. He also has experience in academia with published research and teachings in financial markets and data science with a strong interest in research, teaching, innovation and entrepreneurship.

• Ph.D. Economics and Finance, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad: (Jan 2017 – Mar 2022)
  Thesis on the impact of Embedded Location Options on Agricultural Commodity Futures in India.
• PGDBM, XLRI, Jamshedpur. Silver Medallist, specialization in Finance and Marketing: (Jul 1992 – Apr 1994)
• B. Tech., IIT Bombay, Mumbai. Mechanical Engineering: (Jul 1987 – May 1991)

Publications

• Mansabdar, S. & Yaganti, H.C. (2023). “Optimizing Hedging Effectiveness of Indian Agricultural Commodity Futures: A Simulation Approach”. Asia Pacific Financial Markets, 30, 13–36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10690-021-09355-3 [ Second Best Paper at SEBI Capital Markets Conference]
• Mansabdar, S., Yaganti, H.C. & Basu, S. (2022). “The impact of embedded location options on price discovery of agricultural futures contracts – the evidence from the Chana contract”. Journal of Indian Business Research, 14(3), 301-318. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIBR-03-2021-0112
• Mansabdar, S., & Yaganti, H. C. (2022). “Price Discovery in the Presence of Embedded Location Options: The Evidence from Chana Contracts in India”. Business Perspectives and Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/22785337221098270
• Afshar, M.H., Foster, T., Higginbottom, T.P., Parkes, B., Hufkens, K., Mansabdar, S., Ceballos, F. & Kramer, B. (2021). Improving the Performance of Index Insurance Using Crop Models and Phenological Monitoring. Remote Sensing, 13(5):924. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13050924
• Mansabdar, S., & Yaganti, H. C. (2020). “Heterogeneity of Cash Markets at Physical Delivery Points and the Hedging Effectiveness of Agricultural Commodity Futures in India – Lessons for Contract Optimization”. Applied Finance Letters, 9(SI), 79-89. https://doi.org/10.24135/afl.v9i2.239 [Second Best Paper at SEBI – NISM Conference]
• Mansabdar, S., & Yaganti, H. C. (2020). “Valuing the quality option in agricultural commodity futures: a Monte Carlo simulation-based approach”. arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.11222.
• Mansabdar, S. (2019). “Case Study: Dvara E-Registry – Leveraging Technology to Enhance Credit and Insurance Delivery to Small and Marginal Farmers in Odisha.” Livelihoods India Case Studies Compendium. [ Third Best Case Study at Sitaram Rao Case Study Competition]

Professor of Practice, Mahindra University: (August 2023 – present)

• Professional Work Experience:
  Founder, Dvara E-Registry Pvt Ltd.
  Startup for agri-finance using Satellite Data, Image Processing and AI: (Apr 2018 – Nov 2022)

• Product, Markets and Risk Consultant. NCDEX, Mumbai Market and product design and optimization for Futures and Option Products: (Apr 2015 – Mar 2018)

• Product and Markets Consultant, DGCX, Dubai Product and markets design and optimization of Currency, Interest Rate and Gold Futures: (Feb 2012 – Jan 2013)

• Founder, ClearConcepts Knowledge Services Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad. Ed tech startup in the area of online test preparation: (Feb 2010 – Aug 2015)

• Director/ Consultant, Allegro Advisors, Bangalore. Established asset management, execution and family office business: (Sep 2006 – Aug 2015)

• Principal, Azura Capital Advisors, Singapore. Portfolio Manager for Asia Focused Macro Hedge Fund: (May 2004 – Aug 2006)

• Principal, Bank of America, Hong Kong. Head of Interest Rate Trading, Asia responsible for Bonds, Swaps, Options and Structured Products trading: (Jul 2001 – April 2004)

• Vice President, J.P Morgan, Tokyo & Mumbai. JGB OTC and Exchange Traded Options bookrunner. India Management Committee, Head of India Interest Rate Trading and Primary Dealer in India Government Securities: (Apr 1998 – Jun 2001)

• Manager, ICICI Securities Primary Dealer, Government Bonds Trading: (Mar 1995 – Mar 1998 )

• Asst. Manager, Citibank, Mumbai Worldwide Securities Services: (Apr 1994 – Feb 1995)

• Senior Officer, TISCO, Jamshedpur TISCO Design Shop – in house design of Capital Equipment: (Jul 1991 – Jun 1992)

Dr. Mansabdar’s research is in the area of Computational Finance, Commodity Derivatives, AI applications to Finance and Agricultural Economics.