School of Business

5Paisa Chair Professor Finance & Investment Banking & Advertising
Education:
PGDM in Banking & Financial Services, IPE,PhD (Finance)

Specialisation:
Financial Services, Security Analysis, Equity & Derivative research, Corporate finance

Research:
Finance, Derivative, Fintech

Publications:
Forecasting of NIFTY 50 Index Price by Using Backward Elimination with an LSTM Model
Artificial Intelligence for Capital Markets

Courses Taught:
Finance, SAPM, Derivative, Technical Analysis, Valuation

Education:
Ph.D., Dr. MGR Educational & Research Institute University

Specialisation:
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Neural Networks & Computer Vision

Research:
VLSI & Embedded Systems

Publications:
1. Hemachandran K, Alasiry A, Marzougui M, Ganie SM, Pise AA, Alouane MT-H, Chola C. Performance Analysis of Deep Learning Algorithms in Diagnosis of Malaria Disease. Diagnostics. 2023; 13(3):534. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13030534
2. Hemachandran, K., Verma, P., Pareek, P., Arora, N., Rajesh Kumar, K. V., Ahanger, T. A., ... & Ratna, R. (2022). Artificial Intelligence: A Universal Virtual Tool to Augment Tutoring in Higher Education. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2022.
3. Chola, C., Muaad, A. Y., Bin Heyat, M. B., Benifa, J. B., Naji, W. R., Hemachandran, K., ... & Kim, T. S. (2022). BCNet: A Deep Learning Computer-Aided Diagnosis Framework for Human Peripheral Blood Cell Identification. Diagnostics, 12(11), 2815.

Courses Taught:
Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Data Visualization, Python and Julia Programming and Computer Vision

Education:

Ph.D. in Management Studies

Specialization:

Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management

Research:

Employee Silence, Leadership, Healthcare Management, Mindfulness & Indian Ethos

Publications:

1. Knoll, M., Götz, M., Adriasola, E., Al‐Atwi, A.A., Arenas, A., Atitsogbe, K.A., Barrett, S., Bhattacharjee, A., Blanco, N.D., Bogilović, S. and Bollmann, G., 2021. International differences in employee silence motives: Scale validation, prevalence, and relationships with culture characteristics across 33 countries. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 42(5), pp.619-648. (ABDC A*, ABS 4, Q1)
2. Montgomery, A., Lainidi, O., Johnson, J., Creese, J., Baathe, F., Baban, A., Bhattacharjee, A., Carter, M., Dellve, L., Doherty, E. and Jendeby, M.K., 2023. Employee silence in health care: Charting new avenues for leadership and management. Health Care Management Review, 48(1), pp.52-60. (ABDC A, ABS 2, Q1)
3. Bhattacharjee, A., 2011. Modern management through ancient Indian wisdom: Towards a more sustainable paradigm. PURUSHARTHA-A journal of Management, Ethics and Spirituality, 4(1), pp.14-37. (Scopus-indexed, Open Access)

Courses Taught:
Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Change Management, Negotiation Strategies, Human Resources Management

Education:

B.Tech; M.Tech (Nanotechnology); Ph.D. IIT KHARAGPUR

Teaching Interest: 

Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Agripreneurship, Phytopharmaceuticals & Nanotechnology

Education:

M.Sc in Applied Mathematics, Osmania University
MBA in Marketing, Osmania University

Specialisation:

Statistics, Operations Research & Operations Management

Publications:

1. Factors affecting consumers’ willingness to subscribe to over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services in India.
2. The influence of work-Life balance on employee commitment. Journal of Engineering sciences.

Courses Taught:

Business Statistics, Operations Research & Quantitative Techniques. 

Education:

MBA in Finance, Punjab Technical University; PGPBM in Finance, BIBS, BBA, ICFAI

Specialisation: 

Finance

Publications:

1) Performance Evaluation of Income Mutual Funds
and Tax Planning Mutual Funds in India: an Empirical Investigation in IJMR Journal
2) An Analytical Study of Performance of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Status of Their  Market Capitalisation in India in in IJMR Journal.
3) Mutual Fund Performance Evaluation: A Comparison of Index Mutual Funds Returns and Its Benchmark Returns in KCG Journal (Journal of Department of Higher Education, Government of Gujarat)

Courses Taught:

Fundamental analysis, Security analysis and portfolio management, Wealth management, Fixed income securities and financial statement analysis

Education:

Ph.D. (Pursuing), Certified Data Scientist (Skillovilla), UGC NET, MBA HRM, MBA Finance, DBM (IMC), IA+ (ICA).

Specialisation:

Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Fintech, Financial Services, Strategic Financial Management, HRM

Research:

Financial Literacy, Financial Technology (Fintech), Financial Services, Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, Supervised & Unsupervised Machine Learning applications for Financial Services, Volatility Analysis

Education:

Ph.D. (Completed) Accounting Education - University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Specialisation:

Pedagogical Content Knowledge (P.C.K. in Accounting), Principles of Accounting and Principles of Marketing

Research:

Accounting, accounting education, accounting curriculum, professional values, ethics, and attitudes

Publications:

Students’ rating of instructional effectiveness of accounting teachers;
Navigating Ethical Boundaries: An In-Depth Evaluation of Ethical Knowledge among  Accounting Faculty in Higher Education Institutions;  and 
Balancing the Books and Values: The Interplay of Ethics in Tertiary Accounting Education

Courses Taught:

Financial accounting with computer applications; Cost/Management Accounting

Education:

Pre-Doctoral Course Work (Engineering Systems Management-American University of Sharjah); MBA-Marketing Management, MS-Industrial Engineering.

Specialization:

Operations and Marketing

Research:

Supply Chain Performance Enhancement in Multiple Dimensions (Sustainability, Resilience, Quality, Cost etc.) and Brand Activism

Publications:

1. Gurrala, K. R. (2024). Designing Efficient and Effective Reverse Logistics Systems. In Y. Ramakrishna (Ed.), Strategies for Environmentally Responsible Supply Chain and Production Management. IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-0669-7
2. Gurrala, K. R. (2022). Proactive Change Management to Enhance Supply Chain Resilience. In Y. Ramakrishna (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Resiliency, Efficiency, and Visibility in the Post-Pandemic Era (pp. 18-39). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9506-0.ch002
3. Gurrala, K., & Hariga, M. (2022). Key Food Supply Chain Challenges: A Review of the Literature and Research Gaps. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 15(4), 441-460, http://dx.doi.org/10.31387/oscm0510358

Courses Taught:

Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Intro to Industrial Engineering, Service Operations, and Strategic Operations

Education:
Ph.D. in Biotechnology

Specialization:
Biotechnology, medical microbiology, Computational Drug Discovery, Animal Biotechnology and Plant Biotechnology

Research:
Antimicrobial resistance, Multi-drug resistance, Synergism studies, Essential oils and SDGs

Publications:
1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127019,
2. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.7218
3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102647

Courses Taught:
Certificate course on molecular docking, Societal Project theory

Education:

Ph.D.

Research:

Sustainable development, sustainable cities, ESG, non-financial reporting, business opportunities in sustainability goals 

Publications:

1.  Pothula, S.S.K. and Lakra H.S., “Resilient transport infrastructure for the city of Amaravati”, 2nd World Congress on Disaster Management, organized by Andhra Pradesh Government and Disaster Management, Infrastructure and Control Society (DMICS), Vishakhapatnam, November 19-22, 2015
2. Pothula, S.S.K., Sharma U. and Raheja, “Universal design strategies for Haridwar city”, Transend, Lisbon, 2015.
3. Pothula, S.S.K., “Significance of individual behavior and perceptions in disaster management and climate change adaptation: A systematic literature review”, 4 th World Congress on Disaster Management, organized by Disaster Management, Infrastructure and Control Society (DMICS),
IIT Mumbai, January 29th – February 1st, 2019.Pothula, S.S.K., Patil, B.

Courses Taught:

ERS, business research methods and CSR

Education:

Ph.D. (IIT Delhi)- Electrical Engineering,  Post-Doc

Education:
Ph.D.

Publications:
1) Lalwani, S. Thatikonda, C. Subrahmanyam, Varying efficacies of Fenton’s oxidation treatment on pharmaceutical industry effluents of contrasting viscosity profiles, CLEAN Soil, Air, Water 49 (3) (2021) 2000335. URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.202000335.
2) J. Lalwani, A. Gupta, S. Thatikonda, C. Subrahmanyam, Oxidative treatment of crude pharmaceutical industry effluent by hydrodynamic cavitation, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8 (5) (2020) 104281. URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104281.
3) J. Lalwani, A. Gupta, S. Thatikonda, C. Subrahmanyam, An industrial insight on treatment strategies of the pharmaceutical industry effluent with varying qualitative characteristics, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8 (5) (2020) 104190. URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104190.

Education:
Ph.D (National University of Singapore |University of Edinburgh (JDP))

Teaching Interest:
Indigenous studies, research methods, subaltern therapeutics (medical anthropology)

Education:
BSW from Indira Gandhi National Open University ; MSW from Indira Gandhi National Open University ; PhD from IIT Roorkee

Specialisation: 
Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Emerging Technologies and Organizational Behavior

Membership: 
European Alliance for Innovation

Publications:
1. Kumar, D. and Suthar, N. (2024), Ethical and legal challenges of AI in marketing: an exploration of solutions, Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 22(1). 124-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-05-2023-0068
2. Kumar, D. & Suthar, N. (2024), Predictive analytics and early intervention: revolutionizing healthcare social work. Social Work in Healthcare. 53 (4-5). 208-229. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2024.2316700
3. Lone, T., Kumar, D. & Mehraj, D. (2024). Determinants of success for women entrepreneur: an examination of small and medium-sized women led businesses in India’s emerging market. Business Strategy and Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.70053

Education:

• B.A. from Bishop Heber College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
• M.A. from Bishop Heber College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
• PhD (in progress) from Department of English and Comparative Literature, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod

Specializations:

Indian Literatures, Culture Studies, Comparative Literature, Marginal Literatures, Theatre, Business Communication and Translation

Publications :

• '"Understanding African Literatures: A Pedagogic Commentary on Native and Diasporic Voices", Malayalam Research Journal (Benjamin Bailey Foundation) Volume 9, No. 3, September - December 2016 - UGC CARE
• 'Splitting the Rock Open (a play translated into English from the Tamil Paaraiyai Pizhandhokondu by K A Gunasekaran, Journal of the School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies (New Series 22: 2020) - UGC CARE
• '"From the Origin" (a poem translated into English from the Tamil "Aadhiyilirunthu" by K A Gunasekaran, Indian Literature: Sahitya Akademi's Bimonthly Journal #346 (March - April 2025) - UGC CARE
• 'Caste Away: Perspectives on Caste-Equality Struggles in Tamil Nadu (Translated from the Tamil Thamilnaattil Saathi Samaththuva Poraattak Karuththukkal by Na Vanamamalai, Hachette India · Mar 18, 2024

Education:

• BA (Hons) in Economics from Aligarh Muslim University
• MBA in Financial Management from Aligarh Muslim University
• PhD (in progress) from Aligarh Muslim University

Specializations:

Economics and Financial Management

Memberships:

The Population-Environment Research Network (PERN)

Publications :

• Cao, Y. Y., Rehman, S., Subhan, M., Onwe, J. C., & Khan, K. A. (2025). How do supply chain disruptions, digitalization, and environmental policies shape renewable energy innovation in the United Kingdom? A wavelet quantile regression analysis. Journal of Environmental Management, 391, 126434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126434 Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Scopus (Q1), ABDC-A Category,  JCR - Q1, IF-8.4
• Khan, K. A., Subhan, M., Tiwari, S., Anser, M. K., & Destek, M. A. (2025). Impacts of natural resources and technological innovation on SDG achievement of OECD countries: How does democracy and globalization behave?. Technology in Society, 81, 102778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102778 Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, Scopus (Q1), ABDC-C Category, IF-10.1
• Awan, A., Kocoglu, M., Subhan, M., Utepkaliyeva, K., bte Mohamed Yusoff, N. Y., & Hossain, Md. E. (2025). Assessing energy efficiency in the built environment: A quantile regression analysis of CO2 emissions from buildings and manufacturing sector. Energy and Buildings, 338, 115733. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115733 Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Scopus (Q1), JCR-Q1, IF-6.6
• Subhan, M., Irfan, M., Pan, X., Ahmad, G., Naeem, M. H., & Zamir, M. N. (2024). Unveiling the dynamic impact of energy generation on economic sustainability in Canada: A roadmap towards sustainable development. Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, 434, 139783.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139783 Indexing: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Scopus (Q1), ABDC-A Category, ABS-2*, JCR - Q1, IF-11.1

Education:

• B.Sc (Maths Hons.) from College of Commerce
• MS Finance from ICFAI Tripura
• PhD from A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna

Specializations:

Financial Management, Forex Management, Financial Derivatives, Statistics for Managers, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management

Membership:

Associate member of Insurance Institute of India

Publications :

• Ahmed, S., Shrivastava, S., Kumari, P. (2025). Cognitive health of elder working women in India: evidence from LASI survey. Discover Public Health, Springer Nature. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-00428-6
• Ahmed, S., & Mahapatro, S. R. (2025). Health experience for pregnant stay-behind women in rural India: A study on NFHS-5 survey data. Women & Health, Taylor & Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2025.2459759
• Ahmed, S. (2024). Health-seeking behaviour of people from below poverty line: Pattern and Determinants. Journal of Poverty, Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2024.2379795
• Ahmed, S. (2024). The Inequality in Healthcare Access in Bihar: Pattern and Determinants. Arthaniti: Journal of Economic Theory and Practice, SAGE. http://doi.org/10.1177/09767479241254423
• Ahmed, S., Mahapatro, S.R. (2023). Examining the Effectiveness of Financial Protection Schemes in Reducing Health Inequality. International Journal of Social Determinants in Health and Health Services, SAGE. https://doi.org/10.1177/27551938231179046

Education:

• B.com (Hons) from Aligarh Muslim University
• MBA (Finance and Operations) from Aligarh Mulsim University
• PhD from Aligarh Mulsim University

Specializations:

Finance, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Emerging Technology

Publications :

• Decoding sustainability: a tempting bibliometric review of blockchain in climate action for emerging trends and future directions
• Trends and Future Directions on Adoption of Blockchain Technology for SDGs in VUCA World: A Bibliometric Analysis
• Is gender diversity is diversity washing or good governance for firm sustainable development goal performance: A scoping review
• Why diverse boards are market game-changers: driving the sustainable future from the lens of proactive eco-innovation for firm market performance
• Fusion of blockchain and sustainable development goals: a bibliometric analysis for future trends

Education:

• BA in Political Science , 2017 from Dayalbagh Educational Institute
• MA in Political Science from Dayalbagh Educational Institute
• M.Phil from 'Dayalbagh Educational Institute
• PhD from 'Dayalbagh Educational Institute

Specializations:

Political Science , Gender in International Relation , Business Ethics and Values and Sustainability

Publications :

• 'Studies (SAJOSPS)South Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies, ISSN 0972-4613 Vol.23 No.1 (July – December 2022), Article published in A UGC Listed(34425/2017),Peer Reviewed and Referred International Journal Since 2000, Named “Central Proposition of Feminism in Foreign Policy Decision Making Process: Characteristics and Catastrophe”,- Vishakha Jha) , PP130-134 
• 'PURVADEVA –A Social Science Research Journal, Peer Reviewed Bilingual International Research Journal ,The Journal Index in the UGC-CARE List, Editor Dr. Harimohan Dhawan , Article named “ Parliamentary Institutions and Construction of India’s Foreign Policy Decision Making”, - Vishakha Jha, ISSN – 0974-1100 January 2023. 
• 'ANVEEKSHA RESEARCH JOURNAL OF SSKGDC- A Peer reviewed Interdisciplinary Journal Editor Prof. Lalima Singh , ISSN 2581-8163, VOL.5 ISSUE 1 , 2022, Article Named, “Great Power Politics in the Present World Order with E-special Reference to Multipolar world : More Instable and Chaotic,-Vishakha Jha
• Published my research paper in the academic international journal of multidisciplinary research, an online Peer Reviewed /refereed journal Volume 2 , Issue 8, August 2024, ISSN 2583-973X Online, Entitled “ Eugenie Anderson : Navigating Diplomatic challenges and achievements” by Vishakha Jha 
• 'Vishakha Jha & M A Hossain(21, February 2025), “Through the Prism of Realism, The Erosion of U.S. Alliances Under President Trump”, Newspaper The Country Today from Bangladesh , Vishakha Jha & M A Hossain (February 2025), “From NATO to Trade Wars: Lasting Impact of Trump’s Transactional Diplomacy” Newspaper Arabian Post, From UAE.