Ruchi Mishra | Business | Women Researcher Award

Ms. Ruchi Mishra | Business | Women Researcher Award

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India

Ruchi Mishra is a doctoral researcher in strategic management with a strong academic foundation in finance. She has teaching experience across management, accounting, ethics, and financial management at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research focuses on strategic management, dynamic capabilities, entrepreneurial leadership, knowledge management, and sustainability in MSMEs. Her work is widely recognized through publications in high-quality, ABDC-ranked international journals and scholarly book chapters, contributing meaningful insights to sustainable business strategy and competitiveness research.

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Bhagya Bhutani | Business | Best Researcher Award

Ms. Bhagya Bhutani | Business | Best Researcher Award

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | India

Bhagya Bhutani is a doctoral researcher at a premier Indian institute, specializing in finance and sustainability with a strong interdisciplinary orientation. With a solid academic foundation in commerce, she has consistently demonstrated academic excellence across undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Her research agenda centers on corporate social responsibility, sustainability, greenwashing, and their implications for firm risk, return, investor confidence, and long-term financial performance. She has published in reputed international journals and has multiple manuscripts under review with top-tier ABDC-ranked outlets, reflecting the rigor and relevance of her work. Her scholarship contributes to understanding the mechanisms that drive or restrain opportunistic sustainability disclosures and their capital market consequences. Alongside research, she has substantial teaching and academic support experience, having assisted in curriculum design and delivery of advanced finance and financial technology topics such as blockchain, digital payments, and AI in finance, while mentoring postgraduate students. She has also collaborated on policy-oriented and industry-linked projects, including work with government platforms and empirical studies on mergers, acquisitions, and capital structure. A qualified national-level research fellow, she actively engages with the global academic community through presentations at leading national and international conferences and by reviewing for high-impact journals. Overall, her profile reflects a commitment to impactful, policy-relevant research that bridges finance, sustainability, and technology.

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Featured Publications

Bhutani, B., & Jain, S. (2025). Navigating three decades: Corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and risk. Journal of Business Strategy. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBS-11-2024-0234

Bhutani, B., & Jain, S. (2024). Do financially distressed firms employ greenwashing as a business communication strategy? SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4874616

Sushil Kumar | Management | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Sushil Kumar | Management | Best Researcher Award

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur | India

Sushil Kumar is a dedicated researcher in Human Resources Management whose work explores the interface of workplace spirituality, employee well-being and organisational commitment. With advanced training in management—including an MBA in International Business, an M.P.M.I.R., an M.Phil and a PhD provisional degree—he brings a strong foundation in personnel management, industrial relations and human resource practices. His investigations have addressed topics such as the effects of workplace spirituality on teacher happiness and commitment, and the impact of HR analytics and organisational effectiveness in practice, contributing to international journals and empirical studies. While his h-index remains modest, his publications yield several citations and his scholarly trajectory points to growing influence. He has experience in teaching-learning assessment, capacity building for research scholars and organising workshops on qualitative methods and IT outsourcing. Among his honours he holds fellowships and research awards (including JRF and central fellowships) which reflect his commitment to academic excellence. His research interests include human resource management, organisational behaviour, workplace spirituality and general management. In sum, his evolving career is focused on advancing knowledge in how spiritual dimensions of work influence organisational outcomes and on promoting holistic human-centred HR practices.

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Featured Publications

Kumar, S., & Shah, P. (2025). Digital ESG as a catalyst for achieving the sustainable development goals: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of digital transformation for a resilient future. Sustainable Futures. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101458

Kumar, S. (2024). An exploratory study on workplace spirituality and organisational commitment in higher education institute. Academy of Marketing Studies Journal.

Kumar, S., Kiran, P. R., Chaubey, A., & Shastri, R. K. (2023). Role of HR analytics and attrition on organisational performance: A literature review leveraging the SCM-TBFO framework. Benchmarking: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/bij-06-2023-0412

Kumar, S., Singh, S., & Dhir, S. (2023). Knowledge transfer and innovation in multinationals: A review of the literature using SCM-TBFO framework. Benchmarking: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/bij-07-2022-0485

Kumar, S., Annu, A., & Tripathi, R. (2022). Does financial inclusion promote women empowerment with economic growth: A bibliometric approach with databases (Scopus, WOS). Research Square [Preprint]. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1620793/v1