Faculty Profile

Name: Dr SmitaJesudasan
Email ID: smita@sfimar.org
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: MMS
Qualification M.Com (Finance), MBA (HR), M.Phil. (Com),Ph.D., UGC NET (Com), UGC NET (Mgmt)

Brief Profile

For me, teaching is a passion and a tremendous responsibility. Teaching is continuous learning with adaptation of new methods and styles so that the cram of the subject is understood well by the students. Teaching should also foster critical thinking, facilitate the acquisition of life-long learning skills, and prepare them to function effectively as a team member and leader in an organization with ethics and discipline.

I currently teach the subjects of the Finance specialization – International Finance, Derivatives and Risk Management, Global Financial Markets and Practices and also core subjects such as Operations Management andProject Management.

Apart from academia interests, I love to read contemporary fiction, experiment with new cuisines, listen to music and dance. Emceeing and Compeering are my hobbies too.

Experience

2014 – To date St Francis Institute of Management and Research,
Mumbai, India.
Associate Professor – MMS
Assistant Professor – MMS
2008 – 2013 St. Joseph Engineering College,
Mangalore, India.
Assistant Professor, MBA Faculty
2004 – 2008 St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, India.
Lecturer, Faculty of Commerce.

Research & Publication

Minor Research Project
• Co-Investigator for a Minor Research Project titled ‘A study of Anomalies in the Financial Markets of India’ under Mumbai University during the academic year 2017 – 18.

Publications
• ‘A Cross-Country Evaluation of Financial Inclusion and its linkage with Growth and Development’ in SFIMAR Research Review, 2018, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp 39 – 57.
• ‘An Analysis of the Solvency Position of Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks in India’ in SFIMAR Research Review, 2016, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp 17 – 36.
• ‘Does the behaviour of Commodity Stock Prices in India constitute a Random Walk?’ in SFIMAR Research Review, 2016, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp 41 – 55.
• ‘A Cross – Dimensional Analysis of Financial Inclusion and Development across India’ in International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 2016, Volume 14, Number 14, pp 9903 – 9931.
• ‘Stock Price Response to Dividend Announcements: Evidence from NSE, India’ in SFIMAR Research Review, June 2015, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp 48 – 61.
• ‘Leveraging Financial Inclusion for Economic Growth in India’ in Zenith International Research Journal of Business Economics & Management Research, June 2015, Volume 5, Issue 6, pp 120 – 134.
• Value Added Performance of the Indian Banking Sector’ in DYPUSM International Journal of Management, January - June 2015 Issue.
• ‘Enterprise risk Management in improving sustainability of Banking Business in India’ in TRANS Asian Research Journals, April 2015, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp 16 – 33.
• ‘Linkage between Performance of Intellectual Capital & Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in India’ in Muncherji, Sinha and Shah (Eds.), Innovative Processes for Managing Human Performance, Transforming HR for Enhanced Organizational Capability – NICOM 15, Nirma University, 2015.
• ‘Wealth creation in the Indian pharmaceutical sector- EVA approach’ in SFIMAR Research Review, 2014, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp 21 – 27.
• ‘Impact of Investment in Information Technology on Performance of Banks and National Economy: A study with respect to Karnataka Bank Ltd.’ in Gian Jyoti E Journal, Volume 3, April-June 2013, pp 94 – 103.
• 'Performance Evaluation of Nationalised Banks using Input Oriented Data Envelopment Analysis' in Chugan and Pingle (Eds.) Macro and Micro Dynamics of Trade, Finance and Investment, Nirma University, 2012, pp 109 - 117.
• 'Merger Announcements and Abnormal Returns: A Study of Recent Mergers in India’ in the Chugan and Pingle (Eds.) Macro and Micro Dynamics of Trade, Finance and Investment, Nirma University, 2012, pp 165 - 175.
• 'Efficiency of Nationalised Banks: A Data Envelopment Analysis’ in Journal of Empirical Research in Management, August 2011.
• ‘Analysis of Continuation Patterns using Japanese Candlestick Charts’ in the NCDM+, Department of Business Administration, St Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, 2011, pp 228-230.
• ‘Developing Talent in Management Education’ in the NCDM+, Department of Business Administration, St Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, 2011, pp 293-300.
• ‘Talent Management: The focal need for Diversity in Organizations’ in the NCDM+, Department of Business Administration, St Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, 2011, pp 401-409.
• ‘A Proposed Agenda of Change for the B-Schools in The Current Economic Crisis’ in the Proceedings of the National Seminar on “The Current Economic Crisis and The Transformational Agenda for Business Schools”, October 10 – 11, 2009 at Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Shimoga, pp 173 – 179.
• ‘Scrutiny of the Stance of Investors in Mangalore City’ in Dr Aneet and Dr Monica Agarwal (Eds) Indian Capital Markets, Retrospect’s and Prospects, GJIMT, 2009, pp 75 – 84.

Awards & Recognitions

• Best Researcher Award’ at SFIMAR in the year 2015 – 16.
• ‘Second Best Paper Award’ for the paper titled, ‘Linkage between Performance of Intellectual Capital & Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in India’ at Nirma University, 2015.
• ‘Third Prize of 9th BEQET President Award 2014’ by National Centre for Quality Management, Mumbai.
‘Best Paper Award’ for the paper titled, ‘Developing Talent in Management Education’ in the NCDM+ by the Department of Business Administration, St Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, 2011

Continous Education Programs

Participation in Faculty Development Programmes
• ‘FDP and Induction Programme on BFSI Sector’ organized by Sydenham FDC at Thakur College of Science and Commerce in association with MHRD under PMMMNMTT from 4 – 13 May, 2019
• ‘Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Using 'R' and Atlas ti’ at SFIMAR from 3rd – 8thOctober, 2018
• ‘Developing Teaching Skills for Blended Learning & Student Teachers-Partnership’ organized by IBS, Powai on 3rdAugust, 2018.
• ‘Innovative Learning Methods’ organized by TISS from 5 – 7 June, 2018
• ‘Research Methodology’ organized by SFIMAR in November, 2016.
• ‘Basic and Advanced MS Excel’ organized by SFIMAR in June, 2016.
• ‘Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing’ organized by SFIMAR in May, 2016.
• ‘How to Write and Communicate Effectively’ organized by SFIMAR on 26thJune, 2015.
• ‘Research Methods for Business Management and Social Sciences’ organized by the Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management from July 23 – 29, 2012.
• ‘Latex: A Document Preparation System’ organized by the Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College from 23 August to 31 August, 2010.


Participation in Training Programmes
• ‘Outcome Based Learning & Accreditation Process’ at VESIM, Chembur from 5 – 6 October, 2018.
• ‘NBA – Accreditation process Part II’ at GNVS Institute of Management Studies on 24thSeptember, 2016.
• ‘National Board of Accreditation’ at GNVS Institute of Management Studies on 11thJune, 2016.
• ‘Quality Management System ISO 9001 – 2015’ for Implementers and Auditors organized by MSP associates at SFIMAR on 3rdMay, 2016.
• Awareness Training on ‘Quality Management System ISO 9001 – 2015’ organized by MSP associates at SFIMAR on 3rdMay, 2016.
• ‘MHRD’s National Institutional Ranking Framework’ organized by Eloit Innovations Pvt. Ltd. at Courtyard, J W Marriott, Mumbai on 9thDecember, 2015.

Participation in National and International Conferences / Workshops / Seminars
• CII Members Meet with Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal and Mr Uday Kotak at ITC Maratha, Mumbai on 12 June, 2018.
• Regional Conference on Infrastructure Project Management held on 26thApril, 2018 organised by CII at St Regis, Mumbai.
• Workshop on ‘Case Study Development’ organized by ICFAI Business School at IBS, Powai on 9thJuly, 2016.
• Seminar on ‘Business Simulation’ organized by German Simulations Pvt. Ltd. at Hotel Ramada, Juhu on 7thAugust, 2015.
• HDVP Workshop by All India Association for Christian Higher Education at St Andrews College, Mumbai on 22ndJuly, 2015.
• International Conference on ‘Transforming HR for Enhanced Organizational Capability’, at NIRMA University, Ahmedabad, on January 8 – 10, 2015.
• Workshop on “Pedagogy for Revised First Semester MBA Subjects” at PESIT, Bangalore on 13 October, 2013.
• National Conference on “Supply Chain Management in the Emerging Business Environment: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges” on 22 September, 2012 at Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Chandigarh.
• Colloquy 12, A symposium on Consumer Rights at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore on 28 September, 2012.
• National Conference on “Achieving Distinctive Competence through Service and Excellence” organized by the Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering college on 22 and 23 March, 2012.
• Colloquy-11, A symposium on Wealth Management organized by the Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College on 30 September, 2011.
• National conference on “Sustaining Growth in the Era of Global Recovery”, organized by SGEGR, Chennai on 26 - 27 August, 2011.
• National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Management” organized by Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangalore on 13 April, 2011.
• National Conference on “Strategising Innovative Business Models” organized by the Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering college on 24 and 25 March, 2011
• National Conference on “Talent Management: Challenges to HRM” organized by St Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology, Mangalore on 11 and 12 March, 2011.
• National Conference on “The Dynamics of Management: The Plus Factors” organized by the Department of Business Administration, St Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli on 9 and 10 March, 2011.
• Colloquy – 10, A Symposium on Entrepreneurship at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore on 6 October, 2010.
• National Conference on “Economic Revival: Business Perspectives and Opportunities” on April 29 and 30, 2010 at St. Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore.
• National Conference on “Financial Reporting Standards and Tax Reforms” at St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore on 19 and 20 March, 2010.
• The National Seminar on “The Current Economic Crisis and The Transformational Agenda for Business Schools” on October 9 – 10, 2009 at Department of Management Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Shimoga.
• National Conference on “Indian Capital Markets: Retrospect and Prospects 2009” at Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Mohali, Chandigarh.
• International Conference on “Fostering Entrepreneurship in Global Context”, 20 and 21 March 2009 at Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Mohali, Chandigarh.
• “Soft Skills Train-the-Trainer” Workshop on 4 – 6 August, 2008 at St. Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore conducted by Infosys Campus Connect Alliance Partner, Stanley David and Associates.
• Short Term Training Programme on “Paradigm Shift in Human Resource Management” on 9 - 13 June, 2008 at Bangalore Institute of Technology, organized by Department of Management Studies, BIT and sponsored by AICTE – ISTE.
• Faculty Awareness Camp on Entrepreneurship on 14 - 16 June, 2008 at Bangalore Institute of Technology, organized by Department of Management Studies, BIT and sponsored by AICTE – ISTE.
• Workshop on “Teaching -Learning and Evaluation” at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore on 22 and 23 October, 2007.
• Seminar on “Professional and Human Resource Enhancement” organized by St. Aloysius College, Mangalore on 20 March, 2007.
• Workshop on “B.Com New Curriculum” organized by MUCTA on 15 July, 2006 at St. Aloysius Evening College, Mangalore.
• Workshop on “B.Com New Curriculum – III B.Com Financial Management” organized by MUCTA on 1 July, 2006 at Canara First Grade College, Mangalore.
• Participation and Rapporteur in the Two-day National Seminar on “Human Resource Development: New Paradigms and Directions” organized by Dept. of PG Studies and Research in Commerce, Mangalore University and MUCTA on 17 and 18 March 2006 at Mangalore University Campus, Mangalagangothri.
• National Seminar on “Accounting Practices… An Interactive Dialogue with Professionals” organized by Faculty of Commerce, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on 27 and 28 January, 2006 at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
• Workshop on “Communication and Presentation Skills” conducted by International Academy for Creative Teaching at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore on 17 December, 2005.
• Workshop on Financial Accounting, HRM and Financial Management” organized by MUCTA on 14 August, 2005 at Beasant P.G. Evening College, Mangalore
• Workshop on “Cost and Management Accounting and Business Taxation” organized by MUCTA on 30 July, 2005 at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
• One-day Seminar on “Value Added Tax and Banking Sector Reforms” at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore on March 18, 2005.
• One-day Workshop on “Science and Craft of Social Research”, organized by St. Aloysius College, Mangalore and Mangalore Sociology Association on March 12, 2005 at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore.
• National Conference on “The Impact of Globalisation and WTO on Higher Education in India”, sponsored by UGC at Christ College, Bangalore on 6 – 8 January, 2005.
• Two day NAAC sponsored National Workshop on “Institutional Value Practices” on 29 and 30 December, 2004 at SVS College, Bantwal, Karnataka.
• One-day workshop on “Structure of the B.Com Course under Autonomous Status” on 25 October, 2004 at SDM College, Ujjire, Karnataka.
• Workshop on “Financial Accounting and Cost and Management Accounting” on 25 September, 2004 organized by MUCTA at Canara College, Mangalore.

The experience can be part of brief profile and Affiliation to University of Mumbai can be part of Academic/Professional Affiliation and Continuous Education programs ( this can include conferences/seminars/presentations attended/presented)

Academic / Professional Affiliation

• Approved Project Guide for MBA under IGNOU and Sikkim Manipal University.
• Ph.D. Thesis Evaluation – External Panelist Member, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchriappalli.
• Reviewer – International Journal of Management Practice, Inderscience Publishers.
• Paper Setter and Examiner for MBA/M.Com Programmes of Autonomous colleges
• Member of Board of Studies in Commerce, St. Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangalore.

Expertise & Consultancy

Areas of Expertise: Banking, Financial Performance, Financial Markets