Ph.D. Fellows
Kavitha Bharath Raja Guru
Batch/Specialisation: Finance, Accounting and Taxation
Email: Kavitha1.tapmimpl2023@
Qualifications/Degrees: B.Com, PGD
Research Areas: Finance, Accounting, Economics and Taxation
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: NA
Conference proceedings: NA
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: 8 years and 10 months of work experience in Industry and Academia.
LAKSHMI VARMA
Batch/Specialisation: 2023 /Marketing/Human Resource Management
Email: lakshmi.tapmimpl2023@
Qualifications/Degrees: MBA, NET
Research Areas: Human Resource Management
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: NA
Conference proceedings: NA
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: 7 years’ experience in Industry and Academics
CHINMAY KHARE
Batch/Specialisation: 2023 /Accounting, Economics and Finance
Email: chinmay.tapmimpl2023@
Qualifications/Degrees: M.A. Economics, B.A.(Hons.) Economics
Research Areas: Economics
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers:
1)’Disparities among Children and the role of Birth order’ in Scopus Indexed Journal – International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (IJPR) – 2020
2)”Analysis of Mobile Banking in India” in UGC Care Journal – Mukt Shabd Journal – 2020
Conference proceedings: Paper Presentation ‘A Study on Prevalence and determinants of Tuberculosis in India’ in 4thNational Conference on “Consolidating SDGs to Drive Socio-Economic Development” in Amity School of Economics, Amity University, Noida. – 2019
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: 5+ Years of Experience in Development Sector
NEERAJ SUDHAKAR RAI
Batch/Specialisation: 2023 / Marketing
Email: neeraj.tapmimpl2023@learner.manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: MBA (Marketing Management); BE (Electronics & Communication)
Research Areas: Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Technology
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers:
FoMO and the BIG FIVE: Exploring ‘Fear Of Missing Out’ through Personality Traits Prism, in Primax IJCMR Vol. 11, Issue 1 April-June -2023, Online ISSN: 2321-3612; Impact Factor 7.184
Conference proceedings: Presented paper titled:
1. An Evaluation of Costs Involved in Pursuing a Masters Degree Abroad and Its Impact on Career Prospects in International Conference on Commerce, Management and Interdisciplinary Subjects (ICCMIS 2021), Central University of Kerala, Oct 2021
2. A Critical Evaluation of the NSE FMCG Index and the Extent to Which it Represents Top Companies Stocks in FMCG Sector, in 9th International conference (E conference) on Emerging Trends in Corporate Finance and Financial Markets, SDMIMD, Oct 2021
3. Impact of Fear of Missing Out Response on Purchase Intentions in International Conference on Shaping the Future of Management Education for Sustainable Emerging Economies (SFME 2022), IIT – Roorkee, Nov 2022
4. Evolution in “Fear Of Missing Out” Studies – A Bibliometric Investigation in International Conference on “New Age Marketing – Catalyzing Transformation Through Innovation, Technology, Analytics & Sustainability” (IMC 2023), SDMIMD, Jan 2023
5. FoMO and the Big Five: Exploring ‘Fear of Missing Out’ through Personality Traits Prism in International Conference on Emerging Trends in Operations and Analytics (ICETOA), TAPMI, Manipal, Mar 2023
6. The Moral Quandary of AI-Driven Marketing: Consumer Privacy vs Personalisation in International Conference In Malaysia On Changing Business Set-up & Economic Environment in the Backdrop of COVID-19, Primax Foundation & Putra Business School, Malaysia, June 2023
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: 20 year (Industry) 2 years 9 months (Academia)
KAUSHALENDRA SHARAN JANGBAHADUR
Batch/Specialisation: 2022 /Marketing/Human Resource Management : Human Resource Management
Email: kaushalendra.tapmimpl2022@learner.manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: Bachelor of Laws(Symbiosis) & PGDM-HRM(XIMB ) – Master’s Human Resource Management
Research Areas: Human Resource
Thesis Topic: N.A.
Significant Publications/Working papers: N.A.
Conference proceedings: N.A.
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: Manipal University College/Work Experience-16.5 Yrs
CHETHAN KUMAR
Batch/Specialisation: 2022 /Marketing
Email: Chethan.kumar@learner.manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: , MBA, UGC NET-JRF, KSET
Research Areas: Sports Marketing & Sponsorship
Thesis Topic: N.A.
Significant Publications/Working papers: N.A.
Conference proceedings: N.A.
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: 1 year (Sales & Business Development)
KAVITHA RAO
Batch/Specialization: 2021/ Marketing
Email: Kavitha.rao@manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: MBA( Marketing) JAIIB
Research Areas: Digital Payment Systems
Thesis Topic: N.A.
Significant Publications/Working papers: NA
Conference proceedings: 2nd Prize in 18th SIMR Global Marketing Conference, 2023.
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: Experience of over 22 years in Banking and Academic field. Worked as Branch Head in ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, Cluster Branch Head in Development Credit Bank. Currently working as Asst. Professor (Senior Scale) at Manipal Academy of Banking.
MR. TIJO GEORGE
Batch/Specialisation: 2020 / Human Resource
Email: tijo.tapmimpl2022@learner.manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: MBA, M.Phil
Research Areas: Human resource management
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: NA
Conference proceedings: NA
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: London American City College, UAE: 6 Year 5 Month.
MS. VRISHALI BHAT
Batch/Specialisation: 2020 / Finance
Email: vrishali.bhat@manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: M. Com, B. Com
Research Areas: Finance
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: NA
Conference proceedings: NA
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: SHCIL: 8 Year, TAPMI: 9 Year 7 Month
KANIKA KOHLI
Batch/Specialisation: 2020 / Organization Behavior and Occupational Psychology
Email: kanika.kohli@learner.manipal.edu / kohli.kanika@gmail.com
Qualifications/Degrees: MBA, ICF-PCC, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, Honors in Network Centred Computing (HNC, NIIT), B.Com (Comp Sc. Vocational)
Research Areas: Mindfulness, Personality, Positive Psychology, Performance, Entrepreneurship
Thesis Topic: Perfectionism and Job Performance: Investigating the Moderating Role of Mindfulness through Variable-centered and Person-centered Methodologies
Significant Publications/Working papers: Orcid: 0000-0002-6433-8081 link–> https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6433-8081
Conference proceedings:
1. Conference Name: International Research Conference on Mindfulness 2022, IIM, Bodh Gaya, India.
Paper Title: “Conceptualizing Mindfulness: A Systematic Review and Future Research Directions.”
2. Conference Name: 9th International HR Conference 2022, K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai, India. Paper Title: “Paradoxical Effects of Perfectionism on Job Performance: Is Excellencism a Solution?”
3. Conference Name: EIBA, 2023, Lisbon, Portugal. Paper title: “Doing Less by Being More: Exploring Entrepreneurial Mindfulness & Charting Directions.”
4. Conference Name: AIB, MENA 2023, Rabat, Morocco. Paper title: “Entrepreneurial Stressors and Coping – A Revolving Door Model.”
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: 13 years in Corporate with CitiGroup, IPE Global, SunLife Financial of Canada and Gallup Consulting; 8 years as an entrepreneur in the field of Life Coaching and Consulting.
POOJA K
Batch/Specialisation: 2020 / Marketing
Email: pooja.k1@learner.manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: MBA
Research Areas: Online reviews, Consumer behavior in tourism
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: 1. Pooja, K., and Upadhyaya, P. (2022) What makes an online review credible? A systematic review of the literature and future research directions. Management Review Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-022-00312-6. Scopus: Q1; ABDC: B.
Conference proceedings: 1. “Antecedents and consequents of review credibility: A review”
Presented at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Healthcare and Technical Research(ICHTR)- 2021 organized by MAHE Students Research Forum under the aegis of Directorate of Research, MAHE, Manipal, from 11th-13th November 2021
2. “Exploring inter-generational travel preference clusters: Post-pandemic insights”
Presented at Twentieth AIMS International Conference on Management organized at IIM Kozhikode, from 28th-31st December 20221.
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: 1 year
CHETANA BALAKRISHNA MADDODI
Batch/Specialization: 2019 / Marketing
Email: chetana.maddodi@manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: MBA (Marketing), BSc (Electronics)
Research Areas: Digital Marketing
Thesis Topic: N.A.
Significant Publications:
“In-app advertising: a systematic literature review and implications for future research”, Spanish Journal of Marketing – ESIC, (2023).DOI: 10.1108/SJME-05-2022-0120
“Barriers to widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in emerging Asian markets: An analysis of consumer behavioral attitudes and perceptions”, Cogent Engineering, (2020). DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2020.1796198
“Machine learning in coronary heart disease prediction: Structural equation modelling approach”, Cogent Engineering, (2020). DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2020.1723198
Conference Proceedings:
“Effects of in-app banner ad animation and ad congruity on perceived ad intrusiveness”, International Conference on Management Research (ICMR 2023), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.
“Effects of in-app banner ad type and ad informativeness on perceived ad intrusiveness: a factorial study”, Interdisciplinary Conference on Healthcare and Technical Research (ICHTR 2023), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Bengaluru.
Professional Appointments/ Work Experience: Teaching Experience – 10 years; Administration Experience – 16 years.
Mr. SATYAKI DATTA
Batch/Specialisation: 2017 /Marketing
Email: satyaki.datta@manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: MBA (Marketing) BTech (Civil Engineering)
Research Areas: Marketing
Thesis Topic: N.A.
Significant Publications/Working papers: N.A.
Conference proceedings: N.A.
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: 4.5 years (INDUSTRY) 08 months (ACADEMICS)
The degree has been awarded
Mr. ANSHUMAN MOHANTHY
Batch/Specialisation: 2016/Finance
Email: anshuman.mohanty@learner.manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: M.Com – 2014 (Finance); M.Phil – 2015 (Finance); UGC NET – 2015 (Commerce).
Research Areas: Consumer Behaviour
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: NA
Conference proceedings: NA
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: NA
Mr. GIRIDHAR KAMATH B
Batch/Specialisation: 2016/ Marketing
Email: giridhar.kamath@manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: B.E (Mechanical), M.Sc.(HRM), M.Tech(Engg Mgmt.), MBA(Marketing)
Research Areas: Consumer Behaviour, Brand Marketing
Thesis Topic: Purchase Intentions of Television Audiences towards Brands Sponsoring IPL.
Significant Publications/Working papers: NA
Conference proceedings: NA
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: Assistant Professor (Sr-scale) at Department of Humanities and Management, MIT Manipal. Work Experience: 5 Years
The degree has been awarded
Mr. MAHESH PRABHU
Batch/Specialisation: 2016/Operations
Email: mahesh.prabhu@manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: B.E; M.Tech; MBA
Research Areas: Operations and Supply Chain Management, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
Thesis Topic: THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY AMONG THE SMEs IN KARNATAKA
Significant Publications/Working papers: NIL
Conference proceedings: NIL
Professional Appointments/Work Experience:
- Assistant Professor (July 2013 to Present)
Department of Humanities and Management
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal University
Manipal - Senior Engineer (August 2010 to July 2012)
Wipro Infrastructure Engineering Limited
Peenya Industrial Area
Bangalore
Mr. GURUDATT S NAYAK
Batch/Specialisation: 2016/General Management
Email: nayak.gurudutt@manipal.edu
Faculty
The degree has been awarded
Ms. SAVITHA HEGGEDDE
Batch/Specialisation: 2015/Finance
Email: savitha.heggede@manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: BE, MBA
Research Areas: Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: NA
Conference proceedings: NA
Professional Appointments/Work Experience:
Software Engineer – 2.5 yrs, 0 to 1 digital India Pvt Ltd
Asst. Manager – 2.5 yrs, Finitiatives Learning India Pvt. Ltd.
The degree has been awarded
Mr. MANINDER SINGH
Batch/Specialisation: 2015
Email: maninder.singh@manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: M.Tech, MBA
Research Areas: Health and Productivity Management
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: Antecedents and Consequence of Work Engagement: A Literature Review. IJABER, Vol. 14, No. 12, (2016): 86 35-8656 Authors: Maninder Singh, P. S. James
Conference proceedings: NA
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: Healthcare Management Consultant, 3 years
The degree has been awarded
Ms. VAGISHA
Batch/Specialisation: 2015/General Management
Email: vagisha.tapmi@manipal.edu
Qualifications/Degrees: Masters of Arts in Communication Studies
Research Areas: Language and Communication
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: Not Applicable
Conference proceedings: Not Applicable
Mr. NAGARUR SUDHEER REDDY
Batch/Specialisation: 2014/Finance
Email: sudheer.reddy@manipal.edu
Faculty
The degree has been awarded
Mr. SHAM RANJAN K C SHETTY
Batch/Specialisation: 2014/Operations
Email: shamranjan.shetty@manipal.edu
Faculty
The degree has been awarded
Mr. ASHISH B
Batch/Specialisation: August 2014/Marketing.
Email: ashish@tapmi.edu.in
Qualifications/Degrees: MBA in Marketing.
Research Areas: Creativity and Innovation Management.
Thesis Topic: NA
Significant Publications/Working papers: NA
Conference proceedings: NA
Professional Appointments/Work Experience: I Worked with DS Max Properties Pvt Ltd as a corporate officer from December 2013 to March 2014. Prior to that, I worked as an assistant manager marketing in Indian Overseas Bank from Sept 2011 to Dec 2012.
The degree has been awarded