Faculty Outreach Activities 2024-25

Was invited to deliver a Valedictory Speech to the academic collaboration launch event of Vivekananda College (Autonomous) Puttur on June 12, 2024. Spoke on – changing dynamics of the academic eco-system and leveraging the benefits of academic collaborations. 

Delivered a talk to the Faculty and students of Narendra PU College, Puttur on the topic – “New Age Skill Imperative for Youth” on May 23, 2024.

Was invited for a round table discussion with the Management of Vivekananda College of Engineering and Technology, Puttur on May 15, 2024. The discussion was on strategic aspects of upgrading and branding of the Management Program.  

Was invited as a Chief Guest to the annual day program of Vivekananda College of Engineering and Technology, Puttur on May 6, 2024. Spoke on the role of new-age technology, skills and youth in economy and business.

Reviewed a manuscript for Management and Labour Studies, a journal of Sage Publication. 

As an External Examiner, conducted a Ph D Viva-Voce examination held at GRD College of Science and Commerce (Bharathiar University), Coimbatore on April 26, 2024.

Reviewed a manuscript examining the impact of auditor’s characteristics on merger and acquisition decisions in the Chinese economy for Sage Open, Published by Sage Publications (Scopus Q1).

Acted as an Associate Editor (AE) of a manuscript analyzing the impact of hedging selected metals using bitcoin and gold for SN Business & Economics (SNBE) published by Springer Nature, Switzerland.

Reviewed a manuscript investigating the implementation of blockchain technology in finance for SN Business and Economics, published by Springer Nature, Switzerland.

Invited as a resource person for the first technical session on the subject of "Predictive Analytics in Finance and Commerce" as part of Sarada Vilas College, Mysuru's 'Five-day International Faculty Development Programme on Recent Developments in Research and Research Methodology in Social Science (6 - 10 June 2024)- Online'

Reviewed a manuscript examining the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the economic growth and investment requirements of Rwanda for SN Business and Economics (SNBE), published by Springer Nature, Switzerland. 

Reviewed a manuscript examining the impact of credit risk on the financial sustainability of the commercial banks in Ghana for SN Business and Economics journal, published by Springer Nature, Switzerland. 

Reviewed a research paper investigating the speed of adjustment of corporate debt by companies operating in Latin American countries for SN Business and Economics (SNBE), published by Springer and Nature, Switzerland.  

Reviewed a manuscript that investigates the presence of behavioral biases in Indian stock exchanges for the Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation (ABR), ISSN: 2321-0729, published by Sage Journals. 

Invited to the pre-doctoral advisory committee (DAC) expert panel by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Bangalore, on May 3, 2024.

Reviewed a manuscript examining the regulatory aspects of generative AI for the Journal of Information Policy (ISSN 2381-5892) published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, indexed in Scopus (Q2). 

Served as an associate editor for a manuscript that analyzed fiscal federalism in African countries for SN Business & Economics (SNBE), published by Springer Nature, Switzerland.   

Invited as a guest speaker by the GR Damodaran Academy of Management, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, for a talk on 'Financial Inclusion' held on April 22, 2024.

Moderated the panel discussion on 'AI in Action: Shaping the Future of Learning and Knowledge Management' organized as part of the National Conference on Academic Publishing, Libraries, and Artificial Intelligence organized by MILAN and MyDLIS, University of Mysore, Mysore, on June 22, 2023.

Inaugurated the 5-Day Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Empowering Educators: Enhancing Quality, Skills, and Technology Integration and delivered the sessions on 'AI in Teaching and Learning' on June 10, 2024, organized by Bishop Heber College (Autonomous) in Thiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

Webinar on "Leveraging AI for Literature Review" on June 8, 2024, organized by Dr. D.P. Tripathi, Librarian, NIT Jalandhar.

Delivered a virtual session on "Harnessing AI for Research in Commerce and Management" on June 7, 2024, as part of the 5-Day International FDP on Recent Development in Research & Research Methodology in Social Sciences organized by Sarada Vilas College, Mysore.

Resource Person for the sessions on 'Harnessing AI for Research and Literature Services' as part of the 5-Day Librarians Development Program (LDP) organized by Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa, on May 23, 2024.

Invited as a distinguished guest speaker by the GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Mysore, for the seminar on the "AI-Powered Literature Review" on May 3, 2024.

Delivered a virtual session on "AI tools in research and publications" for the faculty members of Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru, on April 6, 2024.