Rasananda Panda

Prof. Rasananda Panda is a Professor of Economics and Management in the Business Management Area at MICA. He has 29 years of work experience in teaching, research, and academic administration.

An economist at heart, Prof. Panda is a vivid reader and analyst of post-independence political and economic history of India. His current areas of interest are in the field of Industry Analysis, Behavioural Economics, Political Economy of Policy Making, Simple and Fundamental Econometric Modelling for decision making, and studying the dynamics of India's business and economic environment and other emerging markets.

From being a Trainee Academic Associate at IIM Ahmedabad to Professor at MICA since 2011, Prof. Panda has seen life in academics as a Lecturer at Som-Lalit Institute of Management Studies (SLIMS), Gujarat University; Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at MICA and School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar.

While serving at PDEU, he was Chief Economist (on contract) at Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, a Government of Gujarat undertaking.

At MICA, Prof. Panda has led many administrative and academic initiatives where he worked either as a Chairperson or as a member of various Committees. In addition, he was Registrar of MICA during the period 2018-20.

An occasional consultant to select industries and organizations, he is widely published-both in academic journals and media.

A native of the State of Odisha, he keeps an active interest in Odisha politics and has been living in Gujarat (Ahmedabad) since 1994.

Prof. Panda has his M.A. and Ph.D. in Analytical and Applied Economics from Vani Vihar, Utkal University, Odisha.

Education

Ph.D. in Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University, Odisha, Bhubaneswar - August 2003. Thesis submitted in August 2002.

M.A. in Analytical and Applied Economics (Specialization: Mathematical Economics and Econometrics) from Dept. of Analytical and Applied Economics, Vani Vihar, Utkal University, Odisha, with First Class (69.75%), 1993.

B.A. (+3) in Economics (Hons.) and Sociology (Pass) from B.J.B. College, Bhubaneswar-Utkal University, Odisha, First Class with Distinction, 1991.

+2 Science with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, BJB College, Bhubaneswar - Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha (CHSEO), with 1 st Class (72%), 1988.

Work Experience:

• Total: 29 Years
• Academic: 29 years.

• Post PhD: 19 years

• Professor: 11 years (MICA)

• AssociateProfessor:5 years

• AssistantProfessor:3 years

Publications

Peer reviewed papers.

Subrat Sarangi, Ashok Priyadarshi, Gloryson R.B. Chalil and Rasananda Panda (2022), Alkem Laboratories: Managing Employee Motivation during Pandemics, The Case Journal, Emerald Publishing Limited DOI 10.1108/TCJ-09-2020-0116, ISSN 1544-9106.

Karani, A., Jayswal, M., Panda, R. and Trivedi, P. (2021), "“If you fulfill your promise, I will be an asset for you”: exploring the relationship between psychological contract fulfillment and individual ambidexterity", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-06-2021-0164 (ABDC- B)

Karani, A., Deshpande, R., Jayswal, M. & Panda, R (2021). Work-life Balance and Psychological Distress: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Human Systems Management (ABDC - C). Published. https://content.iospress.com/articles/human- systems-management/hsm201145 DOI: 10.3233/HSM-201145

Kankal, B., Patel, A., & Panda, R. (2019). Nudging as Behavioural Economic foundation to Public Policy: Evidence from India. The Indian Journal of Economics, University of Allahabad. (ABDC - C).

Book Chapter:

Panda, R., & Patel, A. (2022). Violence in Public and Private Spaces: A Behavioural Economic Analysis of Women Specific Legislation in India. In R. Nagar & H. K. Thakkar (Eds.), The Indian Yearbook of Law and Interdisciplinary Studies (1st ed.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

Conference Papers

Role of incubators in the growth of social entrepreneurship through risk reduction [Coauthored with Rejakshi Ghosh, RA at MICA) presented at 2nd International Conference on Social Work and Law: Building Social Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for a More Sustainable and Resilient Society, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, July 29-30, 2022. India.

RBI’S TOOLS: RECOVERY POST PANDEMIC (Coauthored paper with Tanvi Shirasat, PGP 1 student) presented at 3 rd Annual Economics Conference on ‘The Road to an Inclusive Recovery: Post Pandemic Era’, organized by Ahmedabad University, March 11-12, 2022.

Macroeconomic Crisis in Turkey: Causes, Consequences and Remedies (coauthored paper with Sumangalam Chowdhury, PGP-1, MICA) presented at 25 th Nirma International Conference on Management (NICOM), Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, February 17-19, 2022.

Vaccine Hesitancy in COVID 19: A Behavioural Economics Approach (coauthored paper with Ms. Muskkan Shah and Ms Bhargavi Joshi, Students from School of Liberal Studies, PDEU) presented at the International Conference on Economics at Xaiver University Bhubaneswar, February 4-7, 2022.

Cryptocurrency in India: Sooner than Later (coauthored paper with Ms. Muskkan Shah and Usma Doshi, Students from School of Liberal Studies, PDEU) poster presentation at ICMC 2022, MICA, Ahmedabad, January 5-7, 2022.

Prime Ministers of India: Governance and Leadership (coauthored paper with Ms. Suchetana Sinha, FPM 1 st Year MICA and Rashmi Prava Panda) presented at 2 nd International Conclave on Globalising Indian Thought (GIT) conclave at IIM Kozikode, December 16-18, 2021.