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		Dr. Pradeep Kumar Gupta has more than sixteen years of teaching, research, consulting, and industry experience in the field of accounting, auditing, financial management and commodity market. His consulting and research interests are in the area of value relevance, leverage analysis, investment strategies, corporate social responsibility, and corporate governance. His research is published in the peer-reviewed national and international journals and world’s top-rated conferences. He is a trained professional for leading national and international ranking and accreditation.


	

		Publications
	

	

		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Shailendra Kumar, and Piyush Verma. Relevance of Accounting Numbers: Evidence from India, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, February 2017, ISBN: 978-3-330-04133-2.
		

			Sabin Bikram Panta, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, and Seema Singh (2014), “Vinayak Securities Pvt. Ltd.” Unfolding Entrepreneurship - Cases in Management, pp. 69-82, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India,
		

			Sharneet Singh Jagirdar, Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2023), Value and Contrarian Investment Strategies: Evidence from Indian Stock Market, Journal of Risk and Financial Management, vol. 16, no. 2, 113 https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16020113
		

			Monika Bhatia, Pritpal Singh Bhullar, Dipayan Roy, Pradeep Kumar Gupta (Forthcoming 2023), Impact of Board Gender Diversity on Priority Sector Lending and Insolvency Risk: Evidence from Indian Banking Industry, International Journal of Electronic Finance, vol. 12, no. 3 DOI: 10.1504/IJEF.2023.10052608
		

			Sabin Bikram Panta, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Rajesh Sharma (2022), ‘Complementing and Conflicting Views of Corporate Governance and Regulations in Banks and Financial Institutions: A Review’, International Journal of Business and Economics, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 237-254 ('B' category in ABDC 2019 Rank list) https://ijbe.fcu.edu.tw
		

			Pritpal Singh Bhullar, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Dyal Bhatnagar (2022), ‘Impact of Covid-19 on Volatility of BSE Sensex Stock Index’, International Journal of Electronic Finance, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 175-187 (SCOPUS and 'C' category in ABDC 2019 Rank list) DOI: 10.1504/IJEF.2022.10044813
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Arunesh Garg (2022), ‘Impact of CSR Expenditure Compliance on Firm Value using P/B-ROE Model and Instrumental Approach’, Studies in Business and Economics, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 108-123 (Scopus and Web of Science indexed and 'C' category in ABDC 2019 Rank list) https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2022-0028
		

			Timcy Sachdeva, Pritpal Singh Bhullar, Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2021), ‘Cointegration of Indian Stock Market with Global Stock Markets: An Empirical Analysis Applying Vector Error Correction Model’, SCMS Journal of Indian Management, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 5-15 (Scopus indexed; Published: 09 October 2021) https://www.scms.edu.in/past_issues/article?journal_id=79
		

			Arunesh Garg, Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2021), ‘Do CSR Expenditure and Sustainability Reporting Improve Firm Performance? Mandatory CSR Regimes in India’, Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management, vol 5, no. 1. (Web of Science indexed and 'C' category in ABDC 2019 Rank list) https://doi.org/10.28992/ijsam.v5i1.338 ; https://unpas.id/index.php/ijsam/article/view/338
		

			Arunesh Garg, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Pritpal Singh Bhullar (2021), ‘Is CSR Expenditure Relevant to the Firms in India?’, Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, vol 12, no. 1, pp. 178-197 (Scopus and Web of Science indexed; Published: 20 May 2021) https://doi.org/10.15388/omee.2021.12.53
		

			Pritpal Singh Bhullar, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Anantdeep Kaur Maan (2021), ‘Relationship of Shocks in Crude Oil and Gold Prices with Global Stock Indices: Evidence from Developed and Developing Economies’, Complex Systems and Complexity Science Journal, vol 8, no. 4 (Published: April 2021) https://app.box.com/s/5dtiyqdmqos7btappsli4bk21dw5hn0w
		

			Arunesh Garg and Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2020), ‘Mandatory CSR Expenditure and Firm Performance: Evidence from India’, South Asian Journal of Business Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 235-249 (Scopus and Web of Science indexed and 'C' category in ABDC 2019 Rank list; Published: March 2020) https://doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-06-2019-0114
		

			Pritpal Singh Bhullar, Dyal Bhatnagar and Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2018), ‘Impact of Buyback of Shares on Firm Value: An Empirical Evidence from India’, Iranian Journal of Management Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 425-436 (Web of Science indexed; Published: June 2018) https://dx.doi.org/10.22059/ijms.2018.246143.672914
		

			Pritpal Singh Bhullar and Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2017), 'Empirical Analysis of Determinants of Profitability of Banks: Evidence from Public Sector Banks', International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 404-416. ('C' category in ABDC 2016 Rank list; Published: December 2017) https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v7i2.12211
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2017), ‘Value Relevance of DuPont Identity’, International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 48-60. ('C' category in ABDC 2016 Rank list; Published: October 2017) https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v7i2.11980
		

			Pritpal Singh Bhullar and Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2016), ‘Expected and realized stock returns: Evidence from India’, Asian Journal of Empirical Research, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 270-278. ('C' category in ABDC 2016 Rank list; Published: December 2016) http://www.aessweb.com/pdf-files/1-252-6(11)2016-AJER-270-278.pdf
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Shailendra Kumar and Piyush Verma (2016), ‘Association between Degree of Leverages and Firm Value’, Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 212-229. ('C' category in ABDC 2016 Rank list; Published: May 2016) https://doi.org/10.5296/ajfa.v8i1.9455
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Shailendra Kumar and Piyush Verma (2016), ‘Value Relevance of the Degree of Leverages’, International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 166-182. (Scopus indexed and 'C' category in ABDC 2016 Rank list; Published: May 2016) https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBEM.2016.076603
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Shailendra Kumar and Piyush Verma (2016), ‘Impact of Degrees of Operating and Financial Leverage on Systematic Risk: Evidence from India’, Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 140-148. ('B' category in ABDC 2009 & 2013 Rank list; Published: April 2016) http://www.jtiba.com/group-issues_paper.php?n=13
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2012), ‘Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): The Strategic Concepts for the Nuptials of Corporate Sector’, Innovative Journal of Business and Management, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 60-68. (Published: Feb 2012) https://www.innovativejournal.in/index.php/ijbm/article/view/389/374
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2009), ‘Corporate Governance in India: Concept, Course of Action and Compliance’, AIMA Journal of Management & Research, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 163. (Published: Feb 2009)
	


	

		CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
	

	

		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Arunesh Garg (2022), "National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF): Analyzing Performance of Top 50 Management Schools", Academy of Management (AoM) 2022 Annual Conference, August 5-9, (Track: Management Education and Development, Submission ID: 16066, Accepted: 24 March 2022)
		

			Sabin Bikram Panta, Pradeep Kumar Gupta (2022), ‘Review of Corporate Governance and Regulations in Banks and Financial Institutions: Complementing or Conflicting’ European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2022 Conference, June 15-17, (Track: GT02_00 Corporate Governance General Track, Submission ID: 1033, Accepted: 16 March 2022)
		

			Padmakumar Nair, Divya Bhutiani, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Pradeep Hota, Greg Dess (2021), ‘Socio-Cultural Limits of Transformational Leadership’ European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2021 Online Conference, June 16-18, (Track: T07_04 - Management and cultures: qualitative organizational research, Submission ID: 1551, Accepted: 18 March 2021)
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta and Shailendra Kumar (2012), ‘Value Relevance Research: A Review’, National Conference on Changing Perspectives and Paradigms in Business and Behavioural Sciences, April 27-28 2012, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thapar University, Patiala, India, pp. 270-275.
	


	

		CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
	

	

		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta, ‘Close or Continue’, 22nd Financial Education Association 2021 Virtual Annual Conference, September 23-24, 2021 http://www.jfedweb.org/Index21V15.htm
		

			Sagar Bhattarai, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Sabin Bikram Panta, ‘Lease or Buy a Tripper Truck for Design and Build of Rato Khola Bridge Project’, 22nd Financial Education Association 2021 Annual Virtual Conference, September 23-24, 2021 http://www.jfedweb.org/Index21V15.htm
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta, ‘Attraction of Foreign Direct Investment as a Medium of Economic Growth’, 5th International Conference on ‘Internationalization of Business in Changed Environment’ Rajiv Academy for Technology & Management, Mathura, India. (February 12-14, 2009)
		

			Pradeep Kumar Gupta, ‘Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions- A Strategic Decision’, 2nd National Conference on ‘Emerging Management Paradigms in Transforming Business World’, NSVKMS MBA College, Visnagar, Gujrat, (March 15, 2009)
	



	

		Achievement, Awards and Recognitions:
	

	

		

			Qualified UGC-NET (2013), 68.00 % (JRF Cut-off: 66.86%)
		

			Award for Teaching Excellence in Financial Management (2012), Amar Ujala B-School Excellence Awards endorsed by Business School Affaire (BSA) and World Education Congress (WEC), Taj Lands End, Mumbai.
		

			Acceptance of Research Papers in the World's Top Rated Conferences: Academy of Management (AOM): 2022, 2023 and European Academy of Management (EURAM): 2021, 2022, 2023
	


	 
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