Designation: Assistant Professor & Head-Department of Business Administration
Professional Experience: Over 9 years of teaching and 2.5 years of industry experience
Post Graduation: M.B.A, Mar Thoma College,Perumbavoor
Under Graduation: B.B.A, Marian College, Kuttikkanam
Research Interest: Personal finance
Seminars/Workshops/Paper presentation attended:
- Successfully completed Two days Online Training Programme on “Patent filing process in India/ International Patent application PCT filing process & Conventional Patent application” on 18th & 19th July 2022 conducted by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGNIIPM), Nagpur.
- Completed Two-Day Online Workshop on “Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis” organized by Marketing Management Programme, Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, India held on 25th November, and 2nd December 2022.
- Attended the workshop on “Refining scholarly skills: A comprehensive workshop on academic writing & publication ethics” organised by Baselius College and BIIC Mahatma Gandhi University on 6th July 2023.
- Participated in the workshop for the syllabus preparation of Four Year Under Graduate Programmes of Mahatma Gandhi University held at Marian College Kuttikanam from 14th November – 18th November 2023.
- Attended the “Industry Academia Meet ‘24” jointly organized by the Industry Academia Interface Center & Business Innovation and Incubation Centre of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam held at the Mahatma Gandhi University campus on 10th May 2024.
- Attended the ACCA Train-the-Trainer workshop on Strategic Business Leadership held on 20th November 2024 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
- Presented a paper titled An Empirical Analysis of Financial Well-being and Demographic factors of salaried employees at the International Conference on 19th and 20th March 2025 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
- Completed one week FDP on “ AI for educators: Reimagining Education with AI: tools, trends and transformation organised by IMS Ghaziabad from 19th May-23rd May 2025.
Paper publications:
- Delta hedging using covered call: a profitable and less risky investment strategy; published on March 2019 in UGC approved journal 5.214
- ‘A model of antecedents of behavioural intention to use online banking: mediating role of perceived ease of use’: Journal of Commerce and Accounting Research(2021), ABDC (C category).
- Published in the proceedings of the International Conference 2021, ‘Contemporary Research in Finance’ ISBN : 978-93-91355-06-7, organised by the University of Kerala.
- The need to reconceptualise financial literacy: Indian Journal of Adult Education, UGC Care List 1.
Certifications and Skill Development Courses
- Behavioral Investing authorized by Indian School of Business and offered by Coursera.
- Statistics for Researchers: Understanding Mediation, Moderation and Beyond authorized by University of Virginia and offered by Coursera.
- MOOC on Intellectual Property Rights offered by IIM-Banglore.
- Completed one month NPTEL online certification course and FDP on ‘Management of New Products and Services’ offered by IIT Kanpur during Jan-Feb 2025.
Contact Details
Phone: +91-9961055008
Email ID: rani.tom@saintgits.org