The Department of Business and Industrial Management has been a front runner in research activities in
the management field since decades. The faculty members are involved in research in areas such as
Marketing Management and Marketing of Services, Brand Management, Consumer Behaviour,
Corporate Governance, Stock Market Anomalies, Investment Management, Cryptocurrencies, Block-
chain Technology, Corporate Finance, Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions, HR Practices, Sharing Economy
among others.
Eight faculty members are Ph.D. supervising teachers and so far 176 scholars have completed their Ph.D.
from the department; 72 students have completed their M.Phil. and currently, 35 Ph.D. scholars are
working towards their degrees under the faculty members.
The faculties have published a total of about 120 books or book chapters so far. Around 63 papers
written by faculties have been published in UGC care listed journals, 9 in SCOPUS indexed publications, 4
in the ABDC list and moreover, 93 papers in other peer reviewed publications. The faculty members have
been actively participating in conferences and have presented about 118 papers in national and 104
papers in international conferences so far. The research environment at the department has always
been vibrant and faculties are involved in multiple research projects and consultancies.
The faculties have attended close to 350 FDPs, workshops, seminars, conferences and symposiums and
have received a total of 14 awards.
The Department has conducted more than 130 workshops for students and faculties in the last 5 years.
The faculties are well trained in the areas of research methodology and specialized management areas
such as strategy. Some of them are also members of the Strategic Management Forum of the IIMs.