Perspectives in Finance and Digital Transformations in Business

Introduction

PART I: Perspectives in Finance

1 Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on Stock Market Performance: A Study of Bombay Stock Exchange

KUMAR SHANU AND ASHUTOSH PANDEY

2 Sources and Challenges of Finance for Select MSMEs in Different Life Cycle Stages: A Study on MSME Firms of Kolkata, West Bengal

MAINAK CHAKRABORTY AND SOURAV KUMAR DAS

3 Hedging Financial Risk by Corporate: A Case of SREI

SMITA CHATTERJEE AND SITANGSHU KHATUA

4 Application of Constrained Markowitz Optimisation Model in Indian Capital Market

JEET MUKHERJEE AND ARINDAM DAS

5 Efficient Management of Bank-Specific Factors to Curtail NPA of Scheduled Commercial Banks in India

SANJOY LAHA AND RABIN MAZUMDER

6 Impact of Firm’s Ownership Structure on Capital Structure: An Empirical Study on the Large-cap Auto-ancillaries Companies in India

PINKY MISTRI AND MANAS CHAKRABARTI

7 Impact of Human Resource CSR Disclosure Practices: An Influence on the Financial Performance of Indian Companies

NAVANI HEENA JAIRAMDAS AND AASHAL BHATT

8 Role of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to Promote Financial Inclusion in West Bengal

MD AZHARUDDIN

9 The Effect of Financial Leverage on Profitability and Value of Firms: An Empirical Investigation of Nifty-Fifty Constituent Firms in India

RAHUL NANDI AND PRADIPTA BANERJEE

10 Performance Analysis of Funds under Scheme E(Equity) in National Pension System

BANESWAR KAPASI AND SAROJ MAHATO

11 Effect of M&A on Share Price Movements of Acquiring Firms: A Study in Light of the Companies Act 2013

DEEPASHREE CHATTERJEE, DHRUBARANJAN DANDAPAT AND ASHA SINGH

12 Behavioural Analysis of Institutional Investors in Indian Stock Market During COVID-19 Pandemic

AMIT KUMAR BHANDARI

13 The Impact of Directional Indicators to Predict the Stock Movement: An Empirical Study on RSI And ADX in the Indian Capital Market

ARKAPRAVA CHAKRABARTY AND AYAN MAJUMDAR

14 Financial Literacy Awareness through the Portfolio Management Decision with a Special Emphasis on Demographic Variables

TALREJA RAHUL KANAIYALAL AND AASHAL BHATT

15 EVA and Traditional Performance Indicators: Evidence from NSE-Listed Computer Companies in India

MAHASWETA ROY (DUTTA) AND ARINDAM DAS

16 Impact of Sectoral Indices on the Price of Selected Banking Companies Listed in NSE

LEKHA SHREE. S AND K. KANNIAMMAL

17 Measurement of Financial Inclusion Index in Some Selected Asian Countries

SOHAG JOARDER AND MOHUA DAS MAZUMDAR

18 E-Resources Adaptation: An Empirical Study during Pandemic

AYUSH GARODIA, ARIJIT GHOSH AND ANIRBAN SARKAR

19 Digital Inclusion, Perceived Usefulness, and Perceived Ease of Use in Online Learning: An Application of Technology Adoption Model

MITALI SENGUPTA, SMITA DATTA, ARIJIT ROY, SATYAJIT CHAKRABARTI AND INDRANEEL MUKHOPADHYAY

20 Identifying Business Opportunities and Customer Preferences on Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA)

SHRIPRIA V AND GAYATHRI CK

21 Role of Digital Lending in Serving Financially Excluded Individuals and Small Medium Businesses in India

RAVIKUMAR T, MURUGAN N AND SUHASHINI J

22 Impact of Cloud Computing Service Quality on the People Working in Information Technology of Selected Industries in India

GOUTAM DUTTA AND DOEL MUKHERJEE

23 Internet of Things and Its Impact on Personalisation: A Tool for Customisation in Business

ABHISHEK SHARMA AND ANKITHA SHARMA

24 Factors Influencing Consumers’ Buying Behaviour towards E-grocery Shopping and Forecasting Its Acceptability

NITESH JAIN, ARIJIT GHOSH AND ANIRBAN SARKAR

25 How Can AI-enabled HRM (Artificial Intelligence-enabled Human Resource Management) Help to Change the Future of Multi-Speciality Hospitals? An Empirical Investigation in India

SWATEE BISWAS, ARUNANGSHU GIRI AND SATAKSHI CHATTERJEE

26 Role of Technology (Internet of Things) in Agricultural Sector: A Study about the Usage of Technology among Farmers in Bihar, India

UDIT CHAWLA, JYOTI SHAW, ADITYA VIKRAM SINGH AND VARSHA MISHRA

Biography

Satyajit Chakrabarti is the Director of the Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India. He obtained his PhD in nanotechnology from the National Institute of Technology and a Master’s in computer science from the University of British Columbia. He is an avid philanthropist and social entrepreneur. He has published extensively in the fields of artificial intelligence, IOT, and data science and has many patents filed in various fields of technology. His special expertise includes management consulting, strategic management, technology applications, and problem-solving using innovation and innovative technologies.

Saikat Chakrabarti is Associate Professor at the Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, West Bengal. He has a PhD in management. He has published extensively on psychological contract, human resource planning, cross-cultural training, and out-bound training. He has also published chapters in the international case study book ET-Cases and several other books. He is the editor of two books and has more than 17 years of experience (both in industry and in educational institutions).

Amit Kumar Bhandari is Associate Professor of Economics at Rishi Bankim Chandra Evening College and a Research Fellow at IZA in Bonn. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Kalyani and has previously served as a Lecturer in economics at the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management. He has a rich publication record, with research interests in labour economics, education, health behaviours, inequality, and public economics. He has also demonstrated his leadership and project management skills by serving as a Project Director for multiple government-funded research projects.

Dipak Saha is currently Professor of Marketing at the Department of Management, Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India, and has over 19 years of corporate and academic experience. He obtained his PhD from the University of North Bengal. He has published several articles in reputed and renowned scholarly journals. He is the co-author of the textbook, Marketing: A Conceptual Framework. He is a consultant and trainer in the field of Critical Thinking @Workplace and Strategic Management Decisions. He is the recipient of the Academic Excellence Award 2020 from the Academy of Management Professionals, India. His areas of interest are marketing analytics, consumer behaviour, and brand management.

Rabin Mazumder is a professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Management, Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India. He has a PhD in business management from the University of Calcutta. He has around 20 years of academic experience. His research papers have appeared in reputed journals. His book chapters have been published in various publications. He also authored two books on economics at the secondary and undergraduate levels. His areas of interest are development economics, consumer behaviour and brand management.