Navigating the Future of Finance Market Trends and Turbulence

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List of Contributors

Series Editors’ Preface

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Innovations in Finance: Navigating Market Dynamics

1. Statistical Analysis of Firm Specific Factors Affecting Financial Stability of Housing Financial Companies in India
Sudhir P R and Debasis Patnaik  

2. Machine Learning-Driven Insights for Stock Market Analysis and Trading
Sanjan Baitalik, Darothi Sarker, Rajashik Datta, Ayan Chaudhuri, and Sanket Ghosh

3. Role of Industry Affiliation in the Relationship between CSR Expenditure and Firm Performance: An Emerging Market Perspective
Shailaja Rego, Sujata Mukherjee, and Smita Mazumdar

4. Modelling Oil Prices in India as a Function of Exchange Rates, Interest Rates, Gold, and Assets on Central Bank Balance Sheets
Rajveer S Rawlin, Anjali Kumari, Arkalgud Ramaprasad, Anesh Mainali, and Savitha Rani Ramachandran

5.Exploring Factors Influencing Individuals’ Intentions to Engage in Socially Responsible Investing: A Study of Individual Investors in India
Latha Sreeram, Rabindra Kr Singh, and Nayantara Sreeram

6. A Comprehensive Study of the Correlation between Blockchain Dynamics and Cybersecurity: Complementing Digital Trust and Security for Cryptocurrency Transactions
Indranil Maity, Snehadri Bhaumik, and Subhradeep Hazra,

7. Examining the Impact of VAT Implementation on Business Performance in Dubai's Manufacturing Sector
Arav Gupta, Kamaladevi Baskaran

8. Identifying the Inherent Key Challenges of Financing Indian Energy Sector: An AHP Approach
Puspalata Mahapatra and Lopamudra Lenka

9. Regulatory And Implementation Challenges in The Digital Currency Market
Barsha Saha and Manish Kumar Atree

10. Customer’s Adoption Towards Fin-Tech in The New Financial Intermediation
J. Rajalakshmi, L. Jayanthi, and M.Srinivasan                           

11. The Pandemic Shock: An Analysis of Impacts and Responses of Indian Stock Market
Sanket Ghosh, Rajashik Datt, Sanjan Baitalik, and Darothi Sarkar  

12. Factors Influencing Consumer Buying Behavior while Using Cashless Economy
Sreekanth V K and Meghna Bhagianath
   

Part II: Evolving Banking Landscape: Navigating Financial Resilience 

13. The Role of Digital Financial Services on the Efficiency of Commercial Banks in India: A Window Data Envelopment Analysis Approach
Sreekanth Peringanam and Kiran Kunjangada

14. Development of a Theory of Resilience of India’s Banks
Rajveer S Rawlin and Arkalgud Ramaprasd

15. Importance-Performance Analysis of Semi-Urban Nationalised and Private Banks' Service Quality: A Comparative Study
Ajay Kumar Ganguly, Subrata Chattopadhyay, and Subhajit Bhattacharya 

16. Comparative Study of Digital Banking Legal Framework Across Five Countries
Mercia Selva Malar, Disha Ghosh, Esha Ranjan, and Dharini V

17. The Immortal Aura of Au in Indian Homes Amidst the Spike in Gold Price: An Analysis
J Basilea Catherine and N. Rajalingam

18. Understanding the Impact of Finfluencers on Indian Investors
Pampa Sarkar and Nivedita Mandal

19. Nationalization and privatization: A case of Indian Banking Industry
Indrajit Mukherjee

20. Mergers and Acquisitions in the Banking Industry: Trends and Impacts
Sai Rama Kanth and Balanaga Gurunathan

Index

Biography

Ranjan Chaudhuri, Director and Full Professor of Digital Marketing Business at EMLV Business School, Paris, has over 25 years of industry, teaching, and research experience. He holds an MBA in Marketing and a PhD in Management Sciences. A Fulbright Fellow at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, he previously taught at IIM Ranchi, IIM Mumbai, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Delhi. He has worked academically across multiple countries, earned notable honors, and published over 170 works in marketing.

Vijay Prakash Gupta, Associate Professor at GLA University, Mathura, has two decades of academic and research experience. He holds a PhD in Management, an MBA, an MA in Economics, and the UGC NET qualification. He has edited about 13 books with leading publishers, all indexed in major databases, and reviews for international journals. Dr Gupta has authored over 50 papers in reputed national and international journals, including ABDC, Scopus, Web of Science, and UGC CARE.

Navita Nathani, Professor and Director at Amity Business School, Gwalior, has nearly twenty years of expertise in teaching, training, and academic administration. Specializing in core finance, cognitive finance, and entrepreneurship, she serves on academic and editorial boards of reputed institu- tions. She has produced 82 research works, including papers, case studies, and book chapters. Dr Nathani also mentors start-ups through the Smart City Incubation Centre and MSME, conducts Management Development Programs, and supervises PhD scholars, with 13 having completed their research under her guidance.

Dipak Saha, Professor of Marketing at the Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, brings over 20 years of corporate and academic expe- rience. Holding a PhD from the University of North Bengal, he has published widely in respected journals. He co-authored the textbook Marketing: A Conceptual Framework and consults in Critical Thinking @ Workplace and Strategic Management Decisions. Recipient of the Academic Excellence Award 2020, his primary interests include marketing analytics, consumer behaviour, and brand management, supported by extensive teaching and training contributions.