Prof Vijaya Subramanian — Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor of Operations Management at IFMR GSB — has co-authored a paper titled “Essential medicine shortages, procurement process and supplier response: A normative study across Indian states”. Accepted in the “Social Science and Medicine” journal, the paper analyses the supply chain factors leading to essential medicine shortages in the public health system in India. Access the paper here.
Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University accepts paper for presentation authored by Dr Shobha Das
Dr Shobha Das, Dean – IFMR GSB at Krea University, will present her paper “Transitional Entrepreneurs in the Gulf: Examining transnational temporary migrant entrepreneurship in Qatar” at a virtual conference hosted by Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University. Adhering to the theme of the conference — ‘Transitional Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship among Veterans, Women, Minorities, Immigrants, Refugees’ — the paper will be presented next month. Know more here.
MBA Office releases the list of medal winners and Dean’s Merit List awardees from the MBA cohort of 2020
We are delighted to share the list of medal winners and awardees of the Dean’s Merit List at IFMR Graduate School of Business (IFMR GSB), Krea University for the MBA cohort of 2020.
Medal winners (cohort of 2020):
The medals are awarded to students based on their academic performance, as well as extracurricular activities. Students who are ranked in the top 5% in their respective cohort on the basis of their academic performance (CGPA) at the end of the second-year are included in the Dean’s Merit List.
| Medal | Criterion | Student Name |
| C.M. Kothari Medal | 1st Rank | Venkidesh Harikumar |
| A. Sivasailam Medal | 2nd Rank | Prabhu G |
| A.M.M. Arunachalam Medal | 3rd Rank | Anjula Singh |
| H.T. Parekh Medal | best all-round performance* (subject to CGPA at least 3.5) | Aman Sharma |
Dean’s Merit List:
| Merit Order | Student Name | Final CGPA |
| 1 | Venkidesh H | 4.03 |
| 2 | Prabhu G | 3.99 |
| 3 | Anjula Singh | 3.90 |
| 4 | Bharath P | 3.80 |
| 5 | Apoorva Arora | 3.78 |
| 6 | Samardeep Verma | 3.74 |
| 7 | Radhika Chaudhry | 3.72 |
| 8 | Sagarika Raja | 3.71 |
| 9 | Sowmya Ramakrishnan | 3.71 |
Research paper by two IFMR GSB professors to be presented at the 37th International Conference of the French Finance Association
Dr Praveen Bhagawan, Assistant Professor of Finance – IFMR Graduate School of Business at Krea University, and Dr Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor of Economics – IFMR Graduate School of Business at Krea University, have together worked on an impactful research paper titled “Does Mandatory Expenditure on CSR Affect Firm Value? Empirical Evidence from Indian Firms”. The paper has been accepted for presentation at the 37th International Conference of the French Finance Association, to be held next month. The selected papers at the conference will be published in a special issue of Journal of Banking & Finance – currently ranked A in the ABDC list of journals 2019.
Sundram Fasteners Limited to support 4 faculty positions at Krea
In an effort to encourage Krea University’s talented faculty in their research interests and academic endeavours, Chennai-based manufacturing company Sundram Fasteners Limited (SFL) have come on board to support 4 faculty positions in Science and Business. The proud recipients of this grant are- Prof Bharath Sundaram for Sundram Fasteners Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies; Prof Rishi Vyas for Sundram Fasteners Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Prof R Sathyanarayanan for Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor of Marketing; and Prof Vijaya Subramanian for Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor of Operations Management.
Krea University appoints Dr. Mahesh Rangarajan as Vice Chancellor
Eminent scholar of history and environmental studies to lead Krea University’s efforts to re-imagine education
31st March 2021, Sri City: Krea University announced the appointment of Dr. Mahesh Rangarajan as its next Vice Chancellor, effective July 2021.
A scholar of global renown, Dr. Rangarajan has an MA and a DPhil, both from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. His wide experience in academia includes faculty positions as Professor of Modern Indian History at the University of Delhi and Professor of History and Environmental Studies at Ashoka University, where he previously served as the Dean of Academic Affairs. He has also taught at Cornell University, Indian Institute of Science and National Centre for Biological Sciences. His first book ‘Fencing the Forest’ was published in 1996 and the most recent ‘Nature and Nation’, in 2018. His co-edited works include ‘India’s Environmental History’, and ‘At Nature’s Edge’. Having started his career as a journalist, he has also served in roles outside academia, including as the Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.
Dr. Rangarajan’s appointment by the Chancellor of Krea University, Mr. N. Vaghul, comes after a rigorous global search launched by the University last year. The search was led by a committee co-chaired by Dr. Vishakha Desai, Senior Advisor for Global Affairs to the President of Columbia University and Mr. Kapil Viswanathan, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Governing Council. Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Kapil Viswanathan, said, “As a scholar and an administrator with a global outlook, Dr. Rangarajan is well placed to further Krea University’s mission to help humanity prepare for an unpredictable world. We look forward to Dr. Rangarajan’s leadership, building on Krea University’s strong foundations of ethics, innovation, excellence, inclusivity and accountability.”
Dr. Vishakha Desai, co-chair of the search committee added, “As a renowned scholar of history and environmental studies, Dr. Rangarajan embodies the spirit of interwoven learning that Krea University stands for. His experience in the academy and in public institutions would serve to strengthen Krea University’s commitment to bridging the intellectual world with the one beyond.”
On his appointment as Vice Chancellor, Dr. Mahesh Rangarajan said, “It is my honour and privilege to accept this position, and join the extraordinarily talented faculty, staff and students of Krea University in pursuit of our shared mission. I will strive to uphold the high standards of innovation and excellence that Krea University stands for.” Krea University’s current Vice Chancellor, Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy will complete his tenure in June 2021 and will continue to be associated with Krea as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Economics. As the inaugural Vice Chancellor, Dr. Ramaswamy played a key role in shaping Krea University in its formative years.
IFMR GSB students bag CMA scholarships again!
We are delighted to share that four IFMR GSB students from the MBA cohort of 2022 have received scholarships from the CMA Program, awarded by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), USA.
Our heartiest congratulations to Siddharth Poddar, Meenakshi Murugan, Nitin Kumar Khandelwal and Shreyans Bandi!
‘The Case for Women’ Global Case Writing Competition shortlists impactful case study by Prof R Sathyanarayanan
‘Happy Self Publishing’, a business management case study authored by Prof R Sathyanarayanan (Associate Professor of Marketing at IFMR Graduate School of Business – Krea University), has been shortlisted as one of the Top-6 Global finalist case studies in “The Case for Women” Global Case Writing Competition open to management faculty members around the world.
In partnership with ‘The Case for Women’ Organization and Forté Foundation, Emerald Publishing launched this case study competition focusing on the female case protagonist. Prof Sathyanarayanan’s case study — focusing on a woman-led firm in India with a successful global operation — was published earlier this month.
Access the case study here: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/CFW.2020.000008/full/html
IFMR GSB students bag CMA Program scholarships
We are thrilled to share that six IFMR GSB students from the MBA cohort of 2021 have received scholarships from the CMA Program, awarded by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), USA. Our heartiest congratulations to Nitin Kumar Mathuria, Sushma Animalla, Aayushi Jhunjhunwala, Umesh Pareek, Sanjoli Mishra, and Jahnavi Sharma!
Social Science Research Network publishes impactful paper co-authored by Dr Anantha Nageswaran
Dr Anantha Nageswaran – Distinguished Visiting Professor at Krea University and Member of PM Economic Advisory Board – co-authors a paper on “Impact Investing – An Assessment and Proposal for Reforms”, published by the Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
The paper attempts to dispel some of the misconceptions associated with impact investing and provide a more realistic perspective of its challenges.
Access the paper here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3759142