Education

Ph.D., Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, as a full-time Research Scholar.

Thesis: Corporate Governance and Firm Performance for the Indian M&A Participating Firms.

Master of Arts (Economics), Panjab University (Merit Student).

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics, University of Delhi.

Teaching Experience

5+ years of teaching experience.

Research Experience

4 years of research experience with NCAER, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), and NITI Aayog. Worked on various projects for the Ministry of Commerce and Trade.

Professional Affiliation

AIB Academy.

Teaching Interest

Economics, Statistics, Econometrics, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sustainability.

Subject Expert / Taught

Managerial Economics / Economics for Managers.

Sustainability in Business.

Macroeconomics.

Microeconomics.

International Trade.

Indian Economy.

Research Interest

Sustainability.

Trade-related topics.

Mergers and Acquisitions.

Literature Review Papers.

Current Research

Brand-related topics, including Brand Trust, Brand Betrayal, and other literature review studies.

Impact of Indian policies on sectoral growth.

Worked as Research Assistant for the project “NISHIE 2012” with National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi. In the year 2012.

Assisted as one of the Researcher for the Ministry of Commerce and Trade’s project on “Export and import policies of textiles” with Indian Institute of foreign Trade, New Delhi in the year 2018-2019

Publications

Total Publications: 45

1. Kapil, S., & Kumar, S. (2023). Unveiling the relationship between ownership structure and sustainability performance: Evidence from Indian acquirers. Journal of Cleaner Production, 413, 137039.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137039

2. Saha, R., Ahlawat, S., Akram, U., Jangbahadur, U., Dhaigude, A. S., Sharma, P., & Kumar, S. (2024). Online abuse: A systematic literature review and future research agenda. International Journal of Conflict Management.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-09-2023-0188

3. Kumar, S., & Kapil, S. (2024). Does Female on Board Affect M&A Participating Firms’ Performance? Empirical Evidence from India Using Dynamic Panel Data Analysis. The Indian Economic Journal.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00194662241238504

4. Kapil, S., & Kumar, S. (2022). Mergers and Acquisition Activities Impacting the Performance Measures of the Acquiring Firms: Evidence from Indian Listed Firms. Department of Economics (UGC CAS Phase II), Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar.

5. Kumar, S., & Kapil, S. (2022). Gender Diversity, Firm Performance, and ESG: Evidence from Indian M&A Participating Firms. International Journal of Business and Economics, Feng Chia University, 22(3), 257–271.

6. Kapil, S., & Kumar, S. (2021). Relationship between Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: Metadata Analysis for M&A Participating Firms. Corporate Governance and Sustainability Review, 5(4), 45–55.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22495/cgsrv5i4p4

7. Mishra, A., Pareek, R. K., Kumar, S., & Varalakshmi, S. (2023). A Review of the Current and Future Developments of Artificial Intelligence in the Management and Building Sectors. Multidisciplinary Reviews (Scopus Indexed).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2023ss068

8. Kumar, S., Jayabalan, B., Acharjya, K., & Dheer, M. (2023). Current Developments in Machine Learning for Agriculture: Semantic Division Approaches and Critical Evaluation of Farm Image Analysis. Multidisciplinary Reviews.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2023ss062

9. Published research paper titled Firm Performance Measures of Acquirers: Evidence from NSE Listed M&A Participating Firms in Corporate Governance and Sustainability Review (Category C Journal).

10. Multimodal Emotion Classification: A BiLSTM Approach with White-Headed Bird Optimization. Communication and Management Journal, 2025.
DOI: 10.36896/CMJ2025.V10I12.25.21926

11. Machine Learning for Predicting Sustainable Consumer Behaviours. Communication and Management Journal, 2025.
DOI: 10.36896/CMJ2025.V10I11.25.21912

Patents

Artificial Intelligence Based Digital Core Banking Kiosk (Design No. 462848-001).

Books

G20: Sustainability in Management and Economics, ISBN: 978-81-19477-26-5, published in 2024.

Introduction to Labour Economics, ISBN: 978-93-6637-488-8, Vipul Prakashan, University of Mumbai.

Labour Economics, ISBN: 978-93-6663-421-0, Vipul Prakashan, University of Mumbai.

Fourth University topper during master’s in arts (Economics) with Panjab University