RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Advancing Knowledge Through Rigorous Scholarship
MSSRC's research spans corporate governance, state-owned enterprises, ESG management, public policy, sustainable development, financial inclusion, and social sciences. The Centre publishes in leading peer-reviewed journals, contributes to edited volumes, and engages with national and international policy processes. Its research is guided by the priorities of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the G20 agenda.
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Papers and Book Chapters
17
Authored Books
6
Edited Books
10+
Research Areas
RESEARCH AREAS
Areas of Research
Corporate Governance and State-Owned Enterprises
ESG Management and Sustainable Development
Public Policy and Public Administration
Financial Management and Trade
Higher Education Policy
Social Inclusion and Women Empowerment
Human Resource Development
Smart Cities and Infrastructure
Climate Change and Green Finance
Tourism and Hospitality Management
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Papers and Book Chapters
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2026
1.
Dividend Payments Policies and Practices in State-Owned Enterprises in India and Foreign Jurisdictions: A Critical Analysis.
Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 2026, 26(1), 1–15. DOI: 10.34257/GJMBRC253995
2026
2.
Broadening the Ownership of SOEs through the Practice of Listing: The Case of India.
Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 2026, Volume 26(B1).
2026
3.
Review of the book Handbook of Policy Advice, edited by M. Howlett and I. Mukherjee.
Indian Journal of Training and Development, 2026, 56(1), 69–70.
2026
4.
Institution Building in India: Synthesizing Udai Pareek's Behavioral Framework with Applied Leadership Narratives.
Indian Journal of Training and Development, 2026, 56(1), 23–30.
2026
5.
State Capitalism and State-Owned Enterprises: The Case of India.
Indian Journal of Public Administration, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1177/0169796X261429224
2026
6.
Sustainable Project Management: Driving ESG in India.
In A. K. Rath and R. K. Mishra (Eds.), Corporate Strategy for ESG Management (pp. 294–312). Excel India Publishers, 2026.
2026
7.
Integrating ESG in Public Policy: Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality in Asian Nations.
In A. K. Rath and R. K. Mishra (Eds.), Corporate Strategy for ESG Management (pp. 20–30). Excel India Publishers, 2026.
2026
8.
Ancient Knowledge and ESG Principles: A Comparative Analysis.
In A. K. Rath and R. K. Mishra (Eds.), Corporate Strategy for ESG Management (pp. 191–201). Excel India Publishers, 2026.
2026
2025
9.
Immersive Wellness Approach: Enabling the Sixth Sense in Sustainable Leaders.
Academy of Management, Copenhagen, 2025.
2025
10.
Driving Change: Not a Cake Walk.
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Leadership and Organizational Change, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51650-4_142-1
2025
11.
Turning Around a Management Institute: A Case from India.
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Leadership and Organizational Change, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51650-4_143-1
2025
12.
The Sharing Economy: An Integrated Systematic Review Using TCCM and Bibliometric Analysis.
Vision, 29(1), 91–111, February 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221142714
2025
13.
Indian Higher Education and Management Studies: Challenges and Way Forward.
In Navigating Higher Education Through NEP 2020: Metrics of Excellence and Digital Virtues, 2025.
2025
14.
Financing Higher Education in India: Towards a New Paradigm.
In Navigating Higher Education Through NEP 2020: Metrics of Excellence and Digital Virtues, 2025.
2025
15.
Revolutionizing Higher Education: Rethinking Funding and Global Models with an Indian Lens.
Public Administration and Policy, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025. DOI: 10.1108/PAP-03-2025-0045
2025
16.
Smart Libraries and Smarter Learning: AI's Impact on Academic Services and Pedagogy.
In R. K. Modi and R. Anand (Eds.), Recent Advancements in Management and Academic Library Sciences (pp. 99–112). MGM Publishing House, 2025.
2025
17.
Understanding State-Owned Enterprises: Reforms in China.
Indian Journal of Public Administration, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561251369065
2025
18.
Consolidated Report. Policy Innovation Lab, Stellenbosch University, 2025.
2025
19.
India Country Report. Policy Innovation Lab, Stellenbosch University, 2025.
2025
2024
20.
Remuneration of Boards of Directors and Executive Management in State-Owned Enterprises in Asia.
OECD Business and Finance Policy Papers, No. 73, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1787/53f926e3-en
2024
21.
Green Finance for Public Enterprises in India.
Public Enterprise, 2024, Volume 28, No. 2. https://doi.org/10.21571/pehyj.2024.2802.04
2024
22.
Evidence Then and Now: Reflecting the Evidence-Based Innovations in India.
Academy of Management, Chicago, 2024.
2024
23.
Leading the Sustainable Dimension of Business: The Responsible Leadership Way.
Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 15 No. 4, 2024, pp. 526–541. DOI: 10.1108/JGR-06-2023-0112
2024
24.
Dividend Payments by State-Owned Enterprises: Policies and Practices.
OECD/World Bank, OECD Business and Finance Policy Papers, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1787/bf84ff64-en
2024
25.
Creating, Building, and Sustaining an Institution: A Momentous Journey of a Management Institute in India.
EFMD Global Focus, 2024, Issue 2, Vol. 18.
2024
26.
National Stock Exchange: Failure of Corporate Governance.
Asian Journal of Management Cases, 2024. DOI: 10.1177/09728201241276287
2024
27.
Parental Financial Socialization and Life Satisfaction of College Students: Mediation and Moderation Analyses.
Young Consumers, 2024, Vol. 25 No. 1, pp. 65–83. https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-10-2022-1626
2024
2023
28.
Perspectives on International Corporate Governance: Understanding the Differences.
Academy of Management, Boston, 2023. DOI: 10.5465/AMPROC.2023.11465symposium
2023
29.
Higher Education and Employment in India: An Introduction.
Higher Education, Employment, and Economic Development in India. Routledge, New York, 2023. DOI: 10.4324/9781003329862-1
2023
30.
Technology and Labour in India's Manufacturing.
Routledge, New York, 2023. DOI: 10.4324/9781003329862-21
2023
31.
BRICS-EU Global Value Chains Trade and Manufacturing Employment.
Routledge, 2023. DOI: 10.4324/9781003329862-19
2023
32.
Sustainable Ethical Ecosystem for eCommerce Networks.
International Journal of Business Ethics in Developing Economies, Vol. 12, Issue 2, December 2023.
2023
33.
Enabling Skill Development for a Sustainable Future: A Case of India.
In J. D. Rolle and M. Crump (Eds.), Socio-Economic Disparities, Vulnerable Communities, and the Future of Work and Entrepreneurship. IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6990-3.ch001
2023
34.
Corporate Social Responsibility: The Ethical Dilemmas.
Academy of Management Annual Conference, 2023.
2023
2022
35.
Smart Cities for Sustainable Development: An Overview.
Smart Cities for Sustainable Development, Springer, Singapore, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7410-5_1
2022
36.
Factors Influencing Sustainability of Open Defecation-Free (ODF) Status in Rural India.
IP Journal of Nutrition, Metabolism and Health Science, 2022.
2022
37.
ESG Reporting Driving Responsible Investment: Status of Indian SOEs.
Academy of Management, USA, Annual Conference 2022.
2022
2021
38.
Covid-19: The Pandemic Lessons between Lives and Livelihood.
In The New Normal: Reinventing Professional Life and Familial Bonding in the Post COVID-19 Era. Bloomsbury, 2021.
2021
39.
Surviving the Survival Mode: The HR Efforts in Managing Business.
Bloomsbury, 2021.
2021
40.
Disaster Management in India: Governance Challenges.
IIAS Public Governance Series, 2021.
2021
41.
Role of Watershed Management in Inclusive Development of a Region: A Case Study of Velchal Watershed, Telangana, India.
Sustainable Climate Action and Water Management, Springer, Singapore, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8237-0_1
2021
42.
Behavioral Influence and Financial Decision of Individual: A Study on Mental Accounting Process among Indian Households.
Cogent Economics and Finance Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2020.1827762
2021
43.
Municipal Bonds as an Investment Option among Indian Investors.
South Asian Journal of Management, Vol. 27, Issue 2, 2021.
2021
44.
Social Determinants of Violence against Women: A Critical Review.
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, 2021.
2021
45.
Understanding the US-China Trade War: Causes, Consequences and Economic Impact.
Global Trade and Customs Journal, Volume 15, Issue 11/12, pp. 580–591, 2021.
2021
46.
Responsible Business Conduct: Indian Business Practices Towards Social Inclusiveness.
South Asian Journal of Management, Vol. 28, Issue 2, April–June 2021.
2021
47.
Capacity Building for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Springer, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_8-1
2021
48.
An Analysis of Trade Flows between BRICS and European Union: A Quantitative Assessment.
Transnational Corporations Review, 2021.
2021
49.
Financial Inclusion for Sustainable Development through MGNREGA in Telangana.
Man and Development, Vol. XLI, No. 3, 157–174, 2021.
2021
50.
Dynamics among Banking Penetration, Transport Infrastructure, and Regional Growth.
International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 2021.
2021
51.
COVID-19: How Management Education is Transiting to a New Future.
AMDISA in COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges for Management Education, 2021.
2021
52.
Demographic Characteristics and Residents' Attitude towards Tourism Development: A Case of Kashmir Region.
Journal of Public Affairs, 21(2), e2179, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2179
2021
53.
Local Support for Tourism Development and its Determinants: An Empirical Study of Kashmir Region.
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 25(11), 1232–1249, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2020.1837890
2021
2020
54.
Role of Self-Control and Money Attitude in Personal Financial Planning.
The Indian Economic Journal, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019466220933408
2020
55.
Overall Life Satisfaction of College Students: The Role of Parents' Financial Teaching in India.
Indian Economic Journal, 2020.
2020
56.
CSR Efforts as a Non-Financial Investment: Is It Really Intended to Make a Difference?
Journal of Institute of Public Enterprise, Vol. 43, No. 2, July–December 2020.
2020
AUTHORED BOOKS
Authored Books
Forthcoming
1.
Government Performance Management.
ForthcomingSpringer. (Forthcoming, December 2026.)
Published
2.
Remuneration of Boards of Directors and Executive Management in State-Owned Enterprises in Asia.
OECD Business and Finance Policy Papers, No. 73. OECD Publishing, Paris, 2024.
3.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Globalization.
Cambridge Scholar Publishing, London, 2024.
4.
State Level Public Enterprises: A Performance Overview.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2022.
5.
Muslim Personal Law.
Routledge, 2022.
6.
Sustainable Tourism in India: Status-Quo Report.
Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, Brussels, 2022.
7.
Creating, Building and Sustaining an Institution: A Momentous Journey.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2022.
8.
Sustainable Climate Action and Water Management.
Springer, 2021.
9.
Automation of Public Distribution System in Telangana.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2021.
10.
Management Research in India.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2021.
11.
Hand Book of Case Studies in CSR.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2021.
12.
CSR in Hazardous Sectors.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2021.
13.
Capacity Building for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Springer, 2021.
14.
Duties of Directors.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2020.
15.
Industrial Development in Telangana through Telangana State Industrial Project Approval and Self Certification System.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2020.
16.
Management Research in India.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2020.
17.
Sustainable HRM Practices: A Drive Towards Sustainability — The Case of NLCIL.
Springer, 2020.
EDITED BOOKS
Edited Books
1.
Corporate Strategy for ESG Management.
Excel India Publishers, 2026.
2.
Higher Education, Employment, and Economic Development in India: Problems, Prospects, and Policies.
Routledge, New York, 2023. DOI: 10.4324/9781003329862
3.
Smart Cities for Sustainable Development.
Springer, Singapore, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7410-5
4.
Sustainable Climate Action and Water Management.
Springer, Singapore, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8237-0
5.
Empowering Social Science Research: A Study of Components in Social Science Research System and Development of Framework for Performance Measurement of the System.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2021.
6.
Performance Business Models, Strategies and Innovation Management for Growth and Profitability: A Study of State Level Public Enterprises in Assam.
Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2020.
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