Our Faculty

Education

• Reseach interests

  Corporate Governance

  Gender in Management

  Corporate Finance

• Selected publications

  Beloskar, V. D., Haldar, A., Shee, H., & Momaya, K. S. (2025). Two decades of the International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness: A retrospective review and future research agenda. International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42943-025-00140-x

  Ramesh, S., Haldar, A., & Kamat, M. (2025). Bridging the digital divide at the bottom of the pyramid: UTAUT insights into payment technology adoption by street vendors. Qualitative Research in Financial Markets. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRFM-10-2024-0288

  Haldar, A., Mayee, G. A., & Parikh, P. A. (2025). Stories speak louder than numbers: Evidence from annual reports. Qualitative Research in Financial Markets. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRFM-10-2024-0286

  Beloskar, V.D., Haldar, A., Gupta, A., (2023). Gender equality and women’s empowerment: A bibliometric review of the literature on SDG 5 through the management lens, Journal of Business Research,172. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114442

  Beloskar, V. D., Haldar, A., and Rao, S. V. D. N. (2023). Socially responsible investments: A retrospective review and future research agenda. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(7) 1– 20. Wiley Online. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3396

  Kumar, S., Pandey, N., Haldar, A. (2020). Twenty years of Public Management Review (PMR): A bibliometric overview. Public Management Review, 22(12), 1-21. Taylor and Francis Online. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2020.1721122

  Baker, D. H. K., Pandey, N., Kumar, S., Haldar, A., (2019). A bibliometric analysis of board diversity: Current status, development, and future research directions. Journal of Business Research, 108, 232-246. Science Direct. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.11.025

  Haldar, A., Rao, S. N., and Momaya, K. S. (2016). Can flexibility in corporate governance enhance international competitiveness? Evidence from knowledge-based industries in India. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 17, 389-402. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40171-016-0135-3

  Link to Google Scholar

• Conferences

  Haldar, A., Does CEO power and dominance sustain ESG greenwashing: New insights from G20 nations. Paper presented at the International Finance Conference 2024, XLRI-Jamshedpur, India. (September 13–14, 2024).

  Haldar, A., and Dwivedi, S., Power of words: Linguistic framework for CSR communication. Paper presented at the European Academy of Management (EURAM 2024), Bath, UK. (June 25–28, 2024).

  Haldar, A., Beloskar, V., and Nageswara Rao, S. V. D., Board sustainability: Does it matter? Evidence from India. Paper presented at the European Academy of Management (EURAM 2024), Bath, UK. (June 25–28, 2024).

  Haldar, A., Kamat, M., Power of words: Linguistic framework for CSR communication, International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility and Decent Work in the Era of Sustainable Development Goals-FLAME University, Pune. (March 2024).

  Haldar, A., Bhagwat, A., Elevating financial integrity: Predictive analytics for corporate fraud identification, 3rd International Conference on Management of MSMEs (ICMM) 2024, IIM Amritsar. (January 2024).

  Gupta, A., Haldar, A., Ray Chaudhuri, B., What gets measured gets done: Proposing a Gender Equality Workplace Practices (GEWP) index based on UN SDG5, The European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2023 Annual Conference, Trinity Business School, Dublin, Ireland (June 2023).

  Haldar, A., Beloskar, V., Rao, Nageshwar, SVD., Board sustainability, ESG performance, and corporate financial performance: Evidence from a natural experiment in India, The European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2023 Annual Conference, Trinity Business School, Dublin, Ireland (June 2023).

  Haldar, A. (Author and Presenter), Institutional Investors: The Reluctant Activist or Enthusiastic Contributor, Third SEBI-NISM Research Conference 2022, National Institute of Securities Markets, (February 25, 2022).

  Datta, S. (Author and Presenter), Shah, S. (Author), Haldar, A. (Author), 79th Academy of Management and Annual Meeting Program, Tokenism or realism? Gender inclusion lens for corporate boards and ownership structure in India, Boston. (August 11, 2019).

  Haldar A. (Author), Datta S. (Author and Presenter), and Shah S. (Author), Role of Human and Social Capital in Appointment of Women on Corporate Boards in India. Proc. of 3rd Annual Conference of Aston India Center for Applied Research, Birmingham, (August 2019).

  Datta, S. (Author and Presenter), Haldar, A. (Author and Presenter), Shah, S. (Author and Presenter), EURAM 2019, Does ownership structure drive women representation on corporate boards – evidence from India, Lisbon. (June 26, 2019).

• Periodicals

  Book Review: The 5Gs of Family Business: Sustainability Mantras through Case Studies. (September 8, 2020)

• Courses

  Masters-Level

  Financial Accounting (2013 onwards)

  Corporate Governance (2018 onwards)

  Business Research Methodology (2013 onwards)

  Masters Level Thesis (2023 onwards)

  Doctoral-Level

  Seminar Course on Corporate Finance (2023 onwards)

  Academic Writing and Publication (2023 onwards)

  Workshop Course on Mixed Method in Management Research (2022 onwards)

  Workshop on understanding the Research Ecosystem and Creating an Impact (2023 onwards)

• Awards and honours

  Scholarship/Research

  Best Paper Award for Innovative Research in 3rd Conference organised by Aston India Centre for Applied Research held at Aston University, Birmingham, England in 2019.

  Global Innovation Award ‘Writing with Integrity’, conferred by Turnitin. (November 2017).

  Best Faculty Research Output Award, NMIMS. (April 2015).

  Outstanding Paper Award, Indian Institute of Capital Markets. (2014).

  Outstanding Paper Award, Indian Institute of Capital Markets. (December 2013).

  Honorable mention, Second Annual General Business Conference, SHSU, Texas, USA. (April 2010).

  Gold Medal, Banasthali University. (2006).

  University Scholarship, Banasthali University. (2006).

  Teaching

  University Grants Commission’s Senior Research Fellowship (2010-2013).

  University Grants Commission’s Junior Research Fellowship (2008-2010).

  National Eligibility Test, University Grants Commission. (December 2006 – June 2007).

• Work experience

  Academic faculty

  S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research  

  Associate Professor, Finance and Accounting (January 2024-present)

  Assistant Professor, Finance and Accounting (October 2015-December 2023)

  Administrative assignments, S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research 

  Deputy Programme Chairperson, Fellow Programme and Research (FPR) (2023-present)

  NMIMS

  Assistant Professor, Finance (July 2013-October 2015)

  Banasthali University

  Lecturer, Finance (July 2006-July 2008)

• Consulting

  Government, National Foundation of Corporate Governance (set up by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India). (March 2016 – July 2017)

• MDPs/FDPs

  Conducted a Pre-conference workshop on Bibliometrics Analysis at KJ Somaiya’s 16th SGMC Global Marketing conference, April 2021.

  Management/Executive Development, SPJIMR, 15 participants. (June 7, 2018 – June 8, 2018).

  Conducted a Paper Development Workshop at 17th Global Conference on Flexible Systems Management 2017, Delhi Technological University, December 12, 2017.

  Workshop, GLOGIFT 2017, Delhi Technical University. (December 2017).

  Conducted FDP on “Finance Using Excel” at Faculty of Management Studies, Banasthali University, August 2013. Received a certificate of appreciation for conducting an excellent FDP.

• Board memberships

  Board of studies (academic)

  Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai University, April 2024 onwards

  Hindi Vidya Prachar Samiti’s Ram Niranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Mumbai University, 2022 to 2025

  Inkpothub

  https://inkpothub.com/

  Luptkala

  https://www.instagram.com/luptkala/

• Editorial positions

  Associate Editor, International Journal of Organization Analysis. (January 30, 2024 – present)

  Associate Editor, International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness. (2021 onwards)

• Reviewer experience (select)

  Journal of Business Ethics (Springer)

  British Journal of Management (Wiley)

  Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

  Journal of Small Business Management (Taylor and Francis)

  Psychology of Women Quarterly (Sage)

  Research contribution towards UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality

  Beloskar, V.D., Haldar, A., Gupta, A., (2023). Gender equality and women’s empowerment: A bibliometric review of the literature on SDG 5 through the management lens, Journal of Business Research,172. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114442

  Baker, D. H. K., Pandey, N., Kumar, S., Haldar, A., (2019). A bibliometric analysis of board diversity: Current status, development, and future research directions. Journal of Business Research, 108, 232-246. Science Direct. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.11.025

  Haldar, A., Datta, S., Shah, S. (2020). Tokenism or realism? Gender inclusion in corporate boards. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 39(6), 707-725. Emerald Insight. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/edi-04-2019-0126

  Abhyudaya and ADMAP, SPJIMR.

• Professional memberships

  Lifetime Member, Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management. (2014 – present).

• Professional service

  Technical Committee member, 3rd SEBI-NISM Research Conference on ‘Investing in Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Securities Markets’. (February 24–25, 2022)

  Technical Committee member, 4th International Conference on ‘Financial Markets and Corporate Finance’ SJMSOM, IIT, Bombay, (July 7-9, 2022)

  Speaker, National webinar on Corporate Governance and Business Ethics, Banasthali Vidyapith, March 2021.

  Speaker, Nuts and Bolts of Collaborative Research, SPRING, SPJIMR, March 2021.

  Speaker, Corporate Governance at Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, December 2020.

  Resource person, Research Writing Workshop, Mindshare India, December 2020

  Panel Member / Judge, Global Innovation Award conferred by Turnitin for three consecutive years (2018 -2020).

  Chaired the panel discussion on ‘Driving research excellence through critical thinking and original writing’ at Academic and Research Integrity Conclave 2018, Turnitin, May 2018.

  Technical Committee Member, IIT Kanpur, 3rd International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance, Industrial and Management Engineering. (2018).

  Program Coordinator, IJGBC Paper Development Workshop, Delhi, Delhi. (July 2017 – December 2017).

  Technical Committee Member, IIT Kharagpur, International conference on financial markets and corporate finance, Kharagpur, West Bengal. (January 2017 – July 2017).

  International Scientific Committee Member, Virtus Global Center for Corporate Governance, International Conference on Corporate Governance: Research, Practices, Reforms, and Regulations, Rome. (May 2016).

  International Scientific Committee Member, Virtus Global Center for Corporate Governance, International Conference on Corporate Governance, Accounting and Audit: Crisis Challenges. (November 2015).

  International Scientific Committee Member, Virtus Global Center for Corporate Governance, International Conference on Corporate and Institutional Innovations in Finance and Governance, Paris. (May 2015).

  Trainer, Banasthali University, on FDP on Finance using Excel. (August 2013).

  Organizing Committee, 1st International Conference on Management of Intellectual Property and Strategy, SJMSOM, IIT Bombay, Mumbai. (February 2, 2012 – February 5, 2012).

• Contracts, grants and sponsored research

  Fellowship

  Haldar, A. (Principal), ‘Senior Research Fellowship,’ sponsored by University Grants Commission, Federal. (July 2010 – June 2013).

  Haldar, A. (Principal), ‘Junior Research Fellowship,’ sponsored by University Grants Commission, Federal. (July 2008 – June 2010).

  Grant

  Haldar, A., ‘Women in Family Business,’ S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, $5,448.00. (2022 – present).

  Haldar, A. (Principal), “Role of Independent Directors: Evidence from India,” private, $9,426.00. (January 1, 2016 – July 1, 2017).

• Directed student learning

  FPM dissertation guide

  Nitesh Pandey, Board Diversity and Firm Performance (joint guidance with Prof. Satish Kumar) (Completed 2022)

  Irfan Rashid Ganie, Impact on investment expenditure on Firm Value (joint guidance with Prof. Tahir Ahmad Wani) (Completed 2024)

  Shishir Kumar Jha, Role of Environmental, Social and Governance factors on the Financial Performance of Indian Banks (joint guidance with Prof. Bhargavi Karamcheti)

  Malay Kumar Paul, Strategic Governance and Risk Management in the Cement Industry (joint guidance with Prof. Purnima Rao)