Management as an academic discipline is continuously evolving. Changing business environment and economic realities necessitate that academia responds to these changes with new knowledge created through innovation and research. This creation of new knowledge cannot be achieved without nurturing excellent research capabilities. Keeping this in view, to give focus to the research activities, NMIMS University set up a Research and Publication Cell.
Doctoral Program in Management Studies
With the academic year 2004- 05, NMIMS launched its doctoral Program in the core discipline of management, leading to a Ph.D. in Management Studies. The main objective of the Program is to prepare a cadre for academic positions involving both research and teaching, as well as for careers in business, government and regulatory bodies and non-government agencies. This doctoral Program is viewed as a big leap forward from ‘disseminating and imparting knowledge’ to ‘creation of knowledge’.
Currently, there are 72 scholars pursuing their Doctoral Studies at the School of Business management.
The below given doctoral scholars Till 2011:
| Name of the Doctoral Scholar | Name of the Guide Co-Guide | Thesis Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Poonam Tandon |
Dr. K. Sunder Ram |
Factors Influencing Price Discovery of The Government Securities in India in the Context of Primary Auctions for the period 2002-2008 | 2011 |
| Mr. Shailesh Karnik | Dr. S.R. Ganesh | Study of Effectiveness of various Merger Motives and Consolidation on the growth of the Electrical Equipment Industry | 2011 |
| Mrs. K. Ravi | Dr. Rajan Saxena  & Dr. Vidya Naik |
Communicative Identities and Brand Placement | 2011 |
| Ms. Sharon Pande | Dr. Vidya Naik | Quarter Life Crisis – Effect of Career Self Efficacy and Career Anchors on Career Satisfaction | 2011 |
| Mr. Hardik Vachhrajani | Dr. S.R. Ganesh | Role of Innovation in the Growth of SMEs of Rajkot from 1987 to 2007 | 2010 |
| Mr. Ande Dyanendra | Dr. K. Sunder Ram | Determining factors affecting performance of Indian Mutual Funds | 2009 |
| Mr. Chaturvedi Radha Mohan | Dr. Bal Chansarkar & Dr. Bindi Mehta |
Business model for telecom industry in competitive environment | 2009 |
| Ms. Neha Purushottam | Dr. S.R. Ganesh | Longitudinal study of the emergence and growth of Indian organized retail and performance of listed public companies (1991- 2007) | 2008 |
| Ms. Virani Farida | Dr. Vidya Naik & Dr. N. M. Kondap |
A study of Performance Evaluation, Professional Development and Student Achievement | 2008 |
| Mr. Rangnekar Amit | Dr. N. M. Kondap | Longitudinal study of the strategic responsiveness of the survivors of Big Pharma in 1995 and 2004, under conditions of consolidation in the global pharmaceutical Market | 2007 |
| Ms. Kamdar Rutu | Dr. Vidya Naik & Dr. Mala Srivastava |
Brand Image Formation : An Emperical analysis of children | 2007 |
| Mr. Mirchandani Rahul | Dr. S.R. Ganesh | Development of a demand | 2007 |
As in the past, NMIMS continues to nurture and support research efforts of the faculty, both financially and otherwise. Both the quality of teaching and teaching material can improve and better relate to the realities of the work place, with the faculty’s active involvement in research. The final report is subjected to a double blind refereeing process, and the faculty is then required to present the same at a seminar at NMIMS.
The following specialized workshops were conducted between June 2008 and March 2009 for the doctoral students:
- Research Proposal writing on January 10, 2009
- Using SPSS in Research on January 16-17, 2009



