Cross-functional focus with interest in areas such as:
Innovation
Sustainable Development
SDGs
Sustainability
Digital Disruptions
Social Media and Enterprise Social Media
Consumer, Investor and Firm behaviour.
Finance & Economics
With a Ph.D. in Management Studies and MBA in Finance & Marketing, Shalini has a cumulative work experience of 26 years in industry and academia. Her professional interests are spread across three key domains – teaching, research, and editorial responsibilities. She also has academic associations with Universities in Norway and Fiji. In addition to her academic experience, Shalini has extensive training experience, having designed and delivered sessions for faculty and corporate executives on a variety of topics.
Shalini has been collaborating with different research groups worldwide, and her work has appeared in high-impact journals listed in the internationally recognized ABDC and ABS (AJG) journal lists. A researcher committed to cross-functional and multi-disciplinary studies, Shalini’s ongoing work focuses on contemporary areas including but not limited to sustainability, innovation, pro-environmental behaviour, investor behaviour, firm behaviour, and digital disruptions. She has extensive experience as an Editor as well and currently holds three editorial positions. In addition, she is associated with several high-impact journals as an ad-hoc reviewer. Shalini’s repertoire of diverse experience also includes leading projects for establishing an FM community radio station, IGNOU Study Centre and an engineering college.
Ph.D. Management Studies
Faculty Development Programme, Pedagogy and Research Methods
Cross-functional focus with interest in areas such as:
Innovation
Sustainable Development
SDGs
Sustainability
Digital Disruptions
Social Media and Enterprise Social Media
Consumer, Investor and Firm behaviour.
Madanaguli, A., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Clauss, T., Kraus, S. & Kaur,P. (2022). Diving into the uncertainties of open innovation: A systematic review of risks to uncover pertinent typologies and unexplored horizons. Technovation, 102582. doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102582.
Chaudhary, S., Kaur, P., Talwar, S., Islam, N., & Dhir, A. (2022). Way off the mark? Open innovation failures: Decoding what really matters to chart the future course of action. Journal of Business Research, 142, 1010–1025. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.12.062
Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Yadav, R., Sharma, R., & Dhir, A. (2021). Food waste and out-of-home dining: antecedents and consequents of the decision to take away leftovers after dining at restaurants. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1–26. doi:10.1080/09669582.2021.1953512
Talwar, S., Talwar, M., Tarjanne, V., & Dhir, A. (2021). Why retail investors traded equity during the pandemic? An application of artificial neural networks to examine behavioural biases. Psychology & Marketing, 38(11), 2142–2163. doi:10.1002/mar.21550
Madanaguli, A. T., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Singh, G., & Escobar, O. (2021). Business to business (B2B) alliances in the healthcare industry: a review of research trends and pertinent issues. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 37(8), 1688–1705. doi:10.1108/jbim-01-2021-0060
Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Fosso Wamba, S., & Dhir, A. (2021). Big Data in operations and supply chain management: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. International Journal of Production Research, 59(11), 3509–3534. doi:10.1080/00207543.2020.1868599
Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Kaur, P., & Malibari, A. (2020). Food waste in hospitality and food services: A systematic literature review and framework development approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 270, 122861. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122861
Seth, H., Talwar, S., Bhatia, A., Saxena, A., & Dhir, A., (2020). Consumer resistance and inertia of retail investors: Development of the resistance adoption inertia continuance (RAIC) framework. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 55, doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102071
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Cengage Learning
International Finance, Cengage Learning
Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Nunkoo, R., & Dhir, A. (2022). Digitalization and sustainability: virtual reality tourism in a post pandemic world. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1–28. doi:10.1080/09669582.2022.2029870 (ABDC A*, ABS 3, IF 3.98, Q1)
Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Okumus, B., Ahmed, U., & Dhir, A. (2021). Food waste reduction and taking away leftovers: Interplay of food-ordering routine, planning routine, and motives. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 98, 103033. doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2021.103033 (ABDC A*, ABS 3, IF = 6.70, Q1)
Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Yadav, R., Sharma, R., & Dhir, A. (2021). Food waste and out-of-home-dining: antecedents and consequents of the decision to take away leftovers after dining at restaurants. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1–26. doi:10.1080/09669582.2021.1953512 (ABDC A*, ABS 3, IF 3.98, Q1)
Sharma, R., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., & Kaur, P. (2021). Over-ordering and food waste: The use of food delivery apps during a pandemic. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 96, 102977. doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2021.102977(ABDC A*, ABS 3, IF = 6.70, Q1)
Farooq, R., Zhang, Z., Talwar, S., & Dhir, A. (2021). Do green human resource management and self-efficacy facilitate green creativity? A study of luxury hotels and resorts. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1–22. doi:10.1080/09669582.2021.1891239 (ABDC A*, ABS 3, IF 3.98, Q1)
Bhutto, T. A., Farooq, R., Talwar, S., Awan, U., & Dhir, A. (2021). Green inclusive leadership and green creativity in the tourism and hospitality sector: serial mediation of green psychological climate and work engagement. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29(10), 1716–1737. doi:10.1080/09669582.2020.1867864. (ABDC A*, ABS 3, IF 3.98, Q1)
Talwar, S., Dhir, A., Kaur, P., & Mäntymäki, M. (2020). Barriers toward purchasing from online travel agencies. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 89, 102593. doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102593 (ABDC A*, ABS 3, IF = 6.70, Q1)
Talwar, S., Dhir, A., Kaur, P., & Mäntymäki, M. (2020). Why do people purchase from online travel agencies (OTAs)? A consumption values perspective. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 88, 102534. doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102534 (ABDC A*, ABS 3, IF = 6.70, Q1)
Madanaguli, A., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Clauss, T., Kraus, S. & Kaur,P. (2022). Diving into the uncertainties of open innovation: A systematic review of risks to uncover pertinent typologies and unexplored horizons. Technovation, 102582. doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102582. (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 11.37, Q1)
Kaur, P., Talwar, S., Islam, N., Salo, J., & Dhir, A. (2022). The effect of the valence of forgiveness to service recovery strategies and service outcomes in food delivery apps. Journal of Business Research, 147, 142–157. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.04.020 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 4.87, Q1)
Kaur, P., Talwar, S., Madanaguli, A., Srivastava, S., & Dhir, A. (2022). Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and hospitality sector: Charting new frontiers for restaurant businesses. Journal of Business Research, 144, 1234–1248. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.01.067 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 4.87, Q1)
Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Kumar, S., Salo, J., & Dhir, A. (2022). The balancing act: How do moral norms and anticipated pride drive food waste/reduction behaviour? Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 66, 102901. doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102901(ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Chaudhary, S., Kaur, P., Talwar, S., Islam, N., & Dhir, A. (2022). Way off the mark? Open innovation failures: Decoding what really matters to chart the future course of action. Journal of Business Research, 142, 1010–1025. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.12.062(ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 4.87, Q1)
Jabeen, F., Kaur, P., Talwar, S., Malodia, S., & Dhir, A. (2022). I love you, but you let me down! How hate and retaliation damage customer-brand relationship. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 174, 121183. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121183 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF = 5.85, Q1)
Tandon, A., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Kaur, P., & Mäntymäki, M. (2022). Social media induced fear of missing out (FoMO) and phubbing: Behavioural, relational and psychological outcomes. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 174, 121149. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121149 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF = 5.85, Q1)
Talwar, S., Srivastava, S., Sakashita, M., Islam, N., & Dhir, A. (2021). Personality and travel intentions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: An artificial neural network (ANN) approach. Journal of Business Research. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.12.002 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 4.87, Q1)
Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Kumar, S., Hossain, M., & Dhir, A. (2021). What determines a positive attitude towards natural food products? An expectancy theory approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 327, 129204. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129204 (ABDC A, IF 7.24, Q1)
Talwar, S., Talwar, M., Kaur, P., Singh, G., & Dhir , A. (2021). Why have consumers opposed, postponed, and rejected Innovations during a pandemic? A Study of mobile payment Innovations. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 25. doi:10.3127/ajis.v25i0.3201 (ABDC A)
Tandon, A., Dhir, A., Islam, N., Talwar, S., & Mäntymäki, M. (2021). Psychological and behavioral outcomes of social media-induced fear of missing out at the workplace. Journal of Business Research, 136, 186–197. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.07.036 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 4.87, Q1)
Talwar, S., Talwar, M., Tarjanne, V., & Dhir, A. (2021). Why retail investors traded equity during the pandemic? An application of artificial neural networks to examine behavioral biases. Psychology & Marketing, 38(11), 2142–2163. doi:10.1002/mar.21550 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 2.94, Q1)
Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Yadav, R., Bilgihan, A., & Dhir, A. (2021). What drives diners’ eco-friendly behaviour? The moderating role of planning routine. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 63,102678. doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102678 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Kumar, S., Talwar, S., Krishnan, S., Kaur, P., & Dhir, A. (2021). Purchasing natural personal care products in the era of fake news? The moderation effect of brand trust. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 63, 102668. doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102668 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Madanaguli, A. T., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Singh, G., & Escobar, O. (2021). Business to business (B2B) alliances in the healthcare industry: a review of research trends and pertinent issues. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 37(8), 1688–1705. doi:10.1108/jbim-01-2021-0060 (ABDC A, IF 3.96, Q1)
Tandon, A., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Kaur, P., & Mäntymäki, M. (2021). Dark consequences of social media-induced fear of missing out (FoMO): Social media stalking, comparisons, and fatigue. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 171, 120931. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120931 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF = 5.85, Q1)
Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Sadiq, M., Sakashita, M., & Kaur, P. (2021). Green apparel buying behaviour: A Stimulus–Organism–Behaviour–Consequence (SOBC) perspective on sustainability‐oriented consumption in Japan. Business Strategy and the Environment. doi:10.1002/bse.2821(ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 5.48, Q1)
Kumar, S., Talwar, S., Murphy, M., Kaur, P., & Dhir, A. (2021). A behavioural reasoning perspective on the consumption of local food. A study on REKO, a social media-based local food distribution system. Food Quality and Preference, 93, 104264. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104264 (ABDC A, IF 4.84, Q1)
Talwar, S., Dhir, A., Scuotto, V., & Kaur, P. (2021). Barriers and paradoxical recommendation behaviour in online to offline (O2O) services. A convergent mixed-method study. Journal of Business Research, 131, 25–39. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.03.049 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 4.87, Q1)
Luqman, A., Talwar, S., Masood, A., & Dhir, A. (2021). Does enterprise social media use promote employee creativity and well-being? Journal of Business Research, 131, 40–54. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.03.051 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 4.87, Q1)
Sreen, N., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Tan, T. M., & Alharbi, F. (2021). Behavioural reasoning perspectives to brand love toward natural products: Moderating role of environmental concern and household size. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 61, 102549. doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102549 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Talwar, S., Jabeen, F., Tandon, A., Sakashita, M., & Dhir, A. (2021). What drives willingness to purchase and stated buying behaviour toward organic food? A Stimulus–Organism–Behavior–Consequence (SOBC) perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 293, 125882. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.125882 (ABDC A, IF 7.24, Q1)
Kaur, P., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., & Alrasheedy, M. (2021). Systematic literature review of food waste in educational institutions: setting the research agenda. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(4), 1160–1193. doi:10.1108/ijchm-07-2020-0672 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF = 6.22, Q1)
Kumar, S., Murphy, M., Talwar, S., Kaur, P., & Dhir, A. (2021). What drives brand love and purchase intentions toward the local food distribution system? A study of social media-based REKO (fair consumption) groups. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 60, 102444. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102444 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Dhir, A., Sadiq, M., Talwar, S., Sakashita, M., & Kaur, P. (2021). Why do retail consumers buy green apparel? A knowledge-attitude-behaviour-context perspective. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 59, 102398. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102398 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.29, Q1)
Kumar, S., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Chakraborty, D., & Kaur, P. (2021). What drives brand love for natural products? The moderating role of household size. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 58, 102329. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102329 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Tandon, A., Jabeen, F., Talwar, S., Sakashita, M., Dhir, A. (2021). Facilitators and inhibitors of organic food buying behaviour. Food Quality and Preference. 88, 104077. doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.104077 (ABDC A, IF 4.84, Q1)
Kaur, P., Dhir, A., Talwar, S. and Ghuman, K. (2021). The value proposition of food delivery apps from the perspective of theory of consumption value. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(4), 1129-1159. doi:10.1108/IJCHM-05-2020-0477 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF = 6.22, Q1)
Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Fosso Wamba, S., & Dhir, A. (2021). Big Data in operations and supply chain management: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. International Journal of Production Research, 59(11), 3509–3534. doi:10.1080/00207543.2020.1868599 (ABDC A, ABS 3, IF 4.57, Q1)
Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Budhiraja, S., & Islam, N. (2021). The dark side of social media: Stalking, online self‐disclosure and problematic sleep. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 00: 1– 19. doi:10.1111/ijcs.12659 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 1.53, Q1).
Talwar, M., Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Tripathy, N., & Dhir, A. (2021). Has financial attitude impacted the trading activity of retail investors during the COVID-19 pandemic? Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 58, 102341. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102341 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.22, Q1)
Talwar, S., Talwar, M., Kaur, P., & Dhir, A. (2020). Consumers’ Resistance to Digital Innovations: A Systematic Review and Framework Development. Australasian Marketing Journal, 28(4), 286–299. doi:10.1016/j.ausmj.2020.06.014 (ABDC A, ABS 1, Q1)
Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Kaur, P., & Malibari, A. (2020). Food waste in hospitality and food services: A systematic literature review and framework development approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 270, 122861. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122861(ABDC A, IF 7.24, Q1)
Talwar, M., Talwar, S., Kaur, P., Islam, A. K. M. N., & Dhir, A. (2020). Positive and negative word of mouth (WOM) are not necessarily opposites: A reappraisal using the dual factor theory. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 102396. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102396 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Talwar, S., Dhir, A., Khalil, A., Mohan, G., & Najmul Islam, A.K.M. (2020). Point of adoption and beyond: Initial trust and mobile-payment continuation intention. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 55, 102086. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102086 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Seth, H., Talwar, S., Bhatia, A., Saxena, A., & Dhir, A., (2020). Consumer resistance and inertia of retail investors: Development of the resistance adoption inertia continuance (RAIC) framework. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 55, doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102071 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Talwar, S., Dhir, A., Singh, D., Virk, G. S., & Salo, J. (2020). Sharing of fake news on social media: Application of the honeycomb framework and the third-person effect hypothesis. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 57, 102197. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102197 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
Talwar, S., Dhir, A., Kaur, P., Zafar, N., & Alrasheedy, M. (2019). Why do people share fake news? Associations between the dark side of social media use and fake news sharing behaviour. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 51, 72–82. doi: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2019.05.026 (ABDC A, ABS 2, IF 4.21, Q1)
ITC Limited: Decoding Business Segment Betas, Asian Case Research Journal, 2020
Sundaram Multi Pap Ltd.: Reviving Fortunes, IVEY PUBLISHING, 2019
Jet Etihad Strategic Alliance: The Road Ahead, IIUM Journal of Case Studies in Management, 2016
The role of the theory of planned behavior in cause-related lottery systems: A cross-cultural study
Cross-Cultural Business Conference, University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria, 2022
Assessment of the drivers of resistance among non-adopters and continuance intentions among adopters toward digital payments during the pandemic
SIMSR Finance Conference, Mumbai -SIFICO 2021
The interplay of firm value, corporate governance and performance of a firm: A structural modelling approach
Cross-Cultural Business Conference, University of Applied Sciences, Upper Austria, 2018
Freshly Minted: A Study of Causality Relationship among the Equity Markets of MINT Countries
International Management Research Conference 2014-15, Alkesh Modi Institute for Financial and Management Studies, the University of Mumbai
Spot Exchange in a Spot of Trouble: The Unraveling of the NSEL Crisis
International Management Research Conference 2013-14, Alkesh Modi Institute for Financial and Management Studies, University of Mumbai
Inclusive Innovation: Transition to Inclusive Growth Driven by Affordability and Sustainability
International Management Convention, 2013 Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar & Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)
24 years in academics and research
2 years in industry
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Infrastructure and Project Finance
Financial Decision-making
Corporate Finance
Finance for non-finance professionals
Research Methods (Quantitative and Qualitative research designs in Social Science)
Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Member GSE team visiting USA, sponsored by Rotary International (2006)
Officer, Alpic Finance Limited, New Delhi & Jaipur
FDP on Research in Financial Markets, 2015
Finance for Non-finance Professionals conducted for various groups in 2014-15 and 2015-16
Financial Analysis, Owens Corning 2015
Project Finance, NSE-SIMSR certification programme 2015-16
Advanced Financial Management, INS HAMLA 2016
Business Finance, Arkema, 2017
SAPM, INS HAMLA 2017
Business Finance, NSE IPA 2017
Portfolio Management, NSE IPA 2017
Fundamental Analysis, NSE IPA 2017
Understanding Financial Markets, Customized residential MDP, Life Insurance Corporation of India, 2020
Online FDP (ATAL academy) on Academic paper writing, Plagiarism, and the Role of Ethics, 2022
Senior Editor, International Journal of Emerging Markets (Emerald Publishing, ABDC B)
Special Issue Editor, IEEE TEMS (ABDC A, ABS 3)
Associate Editor, Business Perspectives and Research (Sage Publication, ABDC C)
A*Journals: International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism and International Journal of Information Management
A-cat Journals: Information Technology & People, Business Strategy and the Environment, Internet Research, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, International Journal of Consumer Studies, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Cleaner Production
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Infrastructure and Project Finance
Financial Decision-making
Corporate Finance
Finance for non-finance professionals
Research Methods (Quantitative and Qualitative research designs in Social Science)
Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Fully funded research visit invite, LUT University, Finland (2020)
Invited Adjunct Fellow (Honorary), School of Business & Management, Fiji (2021)
Visiting scholar scholarship, University of Agder, Norway (2022)