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Our Distinguished Faculty at Birla Institute of Management Technology

Venkata Ramana Thanikella

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Doctorate from Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur (Rajasthan) in the area of Managerial Decision making related to Risk and Return in Portfolio Construction & First Class Master’s Degree holder in Commerce from Pr. Ravi Shankar Shukla University Raipur.

He is into academic field since 1997 and Published & Presented more than 85 research papers in national and international journals including in SCOPUSWeb of ScienceABDC listed Journals. Area of expertise in Financial Decision making, Corporate Tax Planning, Corporate Restructuring, Cost and Management Accounting, Behavioral aspects in Finance and Management Control System.

Corporate trainer in the area of Finance for non-finance executives, Working Capital Management, Direct and Indirect Taxes, Cost control techniques, Financial Decision making, Financial Reporting, GST etc. and imparted training in corporate like, BEL, IFFCO, Delhi Transco Ltd., NTPC, SAIL, JCB Ltd, Department of Science and Technology, TATA motors, Apparel Export Promotion Council, Handicraft Export Promotion Council, etc.

He is an author of a book title ‘Practices in Entrepreneurship and Finance’ published by Manakin Publishers and “Psychology of Investors: A Researcher’s View” published by World Lab Publishers. Under his supervision 14 scholars awarded PhD  in the area of Behavioral Finance, Digital Finance, MSME Finance, Financial Inclusion, Mergers & Acquisitions and Intellectual Capital.

He is also certified trainer of Goods & Services Tax (GST) from National Academy of Customs, Excise & Narcotics under Ministry of Finance, Government of India in the year 2017. Life Member of Indian Commerce Association and Indian Accounting Association.

Worked in various academic positions including- Member Secretary Faculty Research committee, Board of Studies, Area Advisory Board, Course Review Committee, Examination Committee, Examination Superintendent, MBA Program Coordinator and Leader, Head of the Department-Finance, Member of Internal Quality assurance cell (IQAC), Member of Accreditation Committee and Criteria’s, Member of Students Research Committee.

Special Mentions: Organizing various conferences and workshops, Panel member in other Universities, Vast experience in Curriculum Development and Revision, Introduction of New Academic programs and Courses. Member of Faculty Recruitment Board and PG/PhD Admission Interview Board.

Before joining to BIMTECH, He was associated with Amity Business School, Noida since 2004 as a Professor and HOD-Finance.

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Education

  • Doctorate: “ A Study of Managerial Decision Making process W.r.t. Risk and Return analysis in Portfolio construction.” Mohanlal Sukhadiya University, Udaipur- 2012
  • Post Graduation: Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur- 1994

Research

  • Finance for Non-Finance
  • Corporate Restructuring
  • Working Capital Management
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Investment Decision Making and Behavioural Finance
  • Entrepreneurial Finance
  • Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection Mechanism

Teaching Courses and New Courses Developed

  • Cost and Management Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Restructuring
  • Corporate Tax Planning & Management
  • Management Control System
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Advance Corporate Accounting

Experience

  • August 2005-October 2022:  Professor and HoD-Finance – Amity Business School, Amity University UP.
  • September 2004-August 2005: Assistant Prof. Amity University, Raipur
  • August 1997-August 2004: Assistant Prof. St. Vincent Pallotti College, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

Academic Positions and Assignments

  • Chairperson-IQAC & NBA
  • Chairperson-Curriculum Management Committee
  • Convener- NIRF
  • Head- Department of Accounting & Finance, Amity Business School, AUUP Noida
  • Member Secretary- Board of Studies, FRC FMS,Program Review and Outcome Assessment Committee- Amity Business School, AUUP Noida
  • Member- Area Advisory Board, Program Review Committee, Examiation and Moderation Board Committee, IQAC, NAAC Accreditation,
  • MBA Program Leader and Coordinator- MBA Programs

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Life Member of Indian Economic Association
  • Life Member of India Commerce Association

Research Papers and working Papers

  • Non-Accounting Drivers of Forensic Accounting Techniques: Insights from PLS-SEM Analysis (2025) Theoretical and Practical Research in the Economic Fields, 16 (1), pp. 182-193
  • An empirical study of largest FDI acquisition in the technology sector: evidence from deal of Jio and Facebook (2025) International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 21 (2), pp. 204-221
  • Financing preferences and decisions – the case of entrepreneurs of micro, small and medium enterprises (2024) International Journal of Business Excellence, 32 (3), pp. 296-319
  • Pandemic-Resilient Organizational Behaviour: From the Lens of Stakeholder and Legitimacy Theory (2024) Studies in Big Data, 163, pp. 753-76
  • Role of Personality Traits and Perceptive Factors in Determining Stock Market Investment Intentions (2024) Finance: Theory and Practice, 28 (4), pp. 18-32. Cited 1 time.
  • The interplay of perceived risk, perceive benefit and generation cohort in digital finance adoption (2023) EuroMed Journal of Business, 18 (3), pp. 359-379. Cited 34 times
  • Impact of Merger and Acquisition on Financial Performance: Evidence from Construction and Real Estate Industry of India (2023) FIIB Business Review, 12 (1), pp. 74-84. Cited 13 times
  • Do Behavioural Biases Drive Adoption of Digital Banking Services? The Moderating Role of User Type (2023) Global Business Review. Cited 4 times
  • Impact of Economic Freedom Distance on India’s Inbound Cross-Border Acquisition Volume: Moderating Role of Economic Distance (2023) Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16 (1), art. no. 39. Cited 4 times
  • Impact of Carbon Tax and Environmental Regulation on Inbound Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Volume: An Evidence from India (2022) International Journal of Financial Studies, 10 (4), art. no. 106. Cited 6 times
  • A partial least squares approach to digital finance adoption (2022) Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 27 (4), pp. 308-321. Cited 11 times
  • Shareholder’s Reaction to Merger and Acquisition Announcement: Evidence from India’s Manufacturing Sector [Реакция акционеров на объявление о слиянии и поглощении: на примере компаний обрабатывающей промышленности Индии] (2022) Finance: Theory and Practice, 26 (5), pp. 149-157

Research in Progress

  • Reviews are expected from A and B Catergory Journals for 4 research papers

Books, Chapters and Technical Reports

    Author of Books:

  • Psychology of Investors: A Researcher’s view- 2021
  • Practices in Entrepreneurship and Finance- 2017

Book Chapters:

  • Raman T.V, Ranawat. M; ‘A Study of individuals, Mindset and Preference towards second employment,  International Management Research Conference on Culture, Values, Mindset, Gender and Strategy: A Need for Re-positioning SHRM, pp. 351-357; ISBN 978-81-8011-183-9; Amity University Press
  • Raman T.V.; Agrawal N. ‘ Black Gold Shining’ Management Case Studies, First Edition, pp. 339-348, ISBN81-8323-016-4; Excel Books Pvt. Ltd.
  • Raman T.V., Kirtikar. S; ‘ Future of Medical Tourism in India- Impact on Indian Economy’ Enhancing Enterprise Competitiveness ( Strategy, Operations  and Finance), pp. 127-33,  ISBN 81-8424-154-2, year 2007, NIRMA University, Allied Publishers
  • Raman T.V, Agrawal N. ‘An Analytical Study of Behavioural Biases- An Investors perspective’;  Emerging Horizons in Finance;  pp. 212-224, ISBN 978-93-85436-83-3; Fore School of Management, Year 2015, Bloomsbury Publications, New Delhi
  • Raman T.V, Agrawal. N, Budhiraja. K; ‘ Consumer perception towards investment in currency option’; International Conference on Innovative Advances and Challenges in Management and commerce 2014, ACCF AUUP, Noida; pp. 9-13, ISBN 978-93-272-4940-8, Kalyani Publishers
  • Raman T.V, Ranawat. M.; ‘ Economic Outlook for Developing Asia’;  International Conference on Innovative Advances and Challenges in Management and commerce 2014, ACCF AUUP, Noida; pp. 60-73, ISBN 978-93-272-4940-8, Kalyani Publishers
  • Agrawal. K; Raman T.V.; ‘Working Capital at Narora Atomic power Stations’ Case Studies in Contemporary Management, PP. 121-130, ISBN: 978-93-84588-75-5; I.K. International Pvt. Ltd.

Conference, Seminar Paper and Presentations

  • More than 50 conferences attended/participated/chaired organized by- Institute of Professional studies Misitry of Finance, CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, PHD chamber of commerce, IMA, Amity University, NIRMA University, RCEM-Nagpur, Ministry of HRD, AICTE, ICAI, Manipal University, MDI-Gurgaon, CMS-Jamia Millia Islamia, FORE School of Management, JNU, IIM-Nagpur, IIM-Raipur, NIRMA University, MSU Udiapur, All India Economic Association, All India Commerce Association, AIMA, QCI

Magazine and Newspaper Articles

  • Article in News paper-‘Financial Express’ related to Financial planning and Welath Creation.

Doctoral Dissertations and Awards

    As on date Fourteen Scholars awarded PhD, Titles are

  • An empirical study of efficiency, volatility spillover and violations in spot, futures and options market of India
  • Asset portfolio quality and credit policies of private sector banks in India-evaluation and analysis
  • A study on impact of mergers & acquisitions on financial performance of Non- financial sector
  • A study of pattern of investment strategy and preferences of investment avenues among salaried individuals
  • Relation between intellectual capital and firm’s performance with reference to Indian companies
  • Determinants of risks in consumer goods sectors of Indian economy
  • Implementation of class under PMAY-housing for all (urban) by 2022
  • Empirical study of “trends in portfolio construction of Indian household and investors attitude towards investment decision’
  • The influence of financial literacy towards investors attitude and its implication on decision making
  • Influence of behavioral factors on the adoption of digital finance- an empirical study
  • Psychological biases and investment decision making
  • Strategic service quality management in banking industry of India
  • An empirical investigation of challenges and possibilities in MSME

Editorial Positions and Reviews

  • Member Editorial Board- Journal of General Management Research, SCMS Noida
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