Dr. Parul Kumar is a keen researcher, trainer, and educator, having experience of 11+ years. She is a certified Smart PLS trainer & Mendeley advisor.  Her research interests include financial markets, Foreign Portfolio Investors, Online Education, Behavioral finance, Corporate Governance, MOOCs, Employee Psychology, and Social Sciences. She also holds certification in Data Analytics, Predictive Modelling, Financial Modelling, & Regression Analysis, from Wharton, John Hopkins, and Rice University.

Dr. Kumar has been awarded the Best Business Academic of the year, a silver medal, by the India Commerce Association at the 70th All India Commerce Conference, Jaipur. She has authored & co-authored various research papers, published in SSCI, Scopus, ABDC, and UGC Care journals. She has conducted corporate training sessions/ FDP/workshops on SPSS, Smart PLS, AMOS, EViews & Advance Excel. Has also taken several sessions on Regression Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Research Methodology, Research Paper writing and Data Analysis at various institutes of high repute.

• Research Methodology
• Quantitative Techniques
• Statistical Analysis
• Management Accounting
• Project Management
• Production & Operations Management
• Financial Management
• Financial Mathematics
• Securities Market

1. Sponsored Project

• Major Research Project (Ongoing: Co-Principal Investigator): “Skilling of Women in Delhi NCR: A study of limiting factors & a road ahead” from National Council of women with financial assistantship.

2. Journals

• Kumar,P. , Kumar, S.,& Sharma, R. (2022) An Impact of FPI Inflows, Nifty Returns, and S&P Returns on India VIX Volatility. World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development. 18 (3/4), 289-308. DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2021.10041030 (Scopus)
• Kumar, N., Kumar, P., & Nigam, D. (2021). A study of interaction effect of financial performance on the relationship of board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility. Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management, 14(8), 8-24. doi:10.17010/pijom/2021/v14i8/165676
• Kumar, P., Kumar, N., & Ting, H. (2021). An impact of content delivery, equity, support, and self-efficacy on student’s learning during the COVID-19. Current Psychology. doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02053-3
• Kumar, P., Kumar, N., Aggarwal, P., & Yeap, J. A. (2021). Working in lockdown: the relationship between COVID-19 induced work stressors, job performance, distress, and life satisfaction. Current Psychology. doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01567-0
• Kumar, N., Kumar, P., & Nigam, D. (2020). Mediating effect of reputation on the relation of stakeholders’ centric CSR and financial p Int. J. of Business Governance and Ethics. doi:10.1504/IJBGE.2020.10030469
• Kumar, P., & Kumar, N. (2020). A study of learner’s satisfaction from MOOCs through a mediation model. Procedia Computer Science, 173(1), 354-363. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2020.06.041
• Kumar, P., Gupta, S. K., & Sharma, R. (2020). An empirical analysis of the relationship between FPI and nifty r Finance India, 34(3), 943-956.
• Kumar, P., Sharma, R., & Kumar, S. (2019). An ARDL and cointegration approach for analysing determinants of foreign portfolio investors’ in India. International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, 12(2), 98-117. doi:10.1504/IJMEF.2019.100263
• Kumar, N., & Kumar, P. (2019). The impact of CG and CSR index on profitability. The IUP Journal of Corporate Governance, 18(2), 39-59.

• Nagdev, K., Kumar, P., Rajesh, A., & Kumar, S. (2018). Measuring Demonetization: A path towards the cashless India. J. of Public Sector Performance Management, 4(1), 114-132. doi:10.1504/IJPSPM.2018.088692
• Kumar, P., & Saini, R. (2018). Impact of FDI, FPI and mutual funds on nifty r International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences, 8(1), 345 -354.
• Kumar, P., Gupta, P., Sharma, S., & Jain, R. (2018). Relationship between mutual funds and nifty r Zenith International Journal of Business Economics & Management Research, 8(2), 236-244.
• Kumar, P., Sharma, R., Kumar, S., & Ratra, D. (2017). Can stock market time the FPIs: A study of seasonality? J. of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, 15(3), 322-345. doi:10.1504/IJTTC.2017.088729
• Kumar, P., Kumar, N., Agarwal, S., & Saini, R. (2017). A comparative study of stress & job satisfaction among teachers at the college and school l International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 15(3), 235-272. doi:10.1504/IJTTC.2017.088721
• Kumar, P., Kumar, N., Gupta, S. K., & Sharma, R. (2017). Impact of corporate governance and financial parameters on profitability of the BSE 100 c The IUP Journal of Corporate Governance, 16(1), 7-26.
• Kumar, P., & Kumar, N. (2017). Impact of working capital parameters on the profitability of various i Journal of Exclusive Management Science, 01-09.
• Rani, L., Kumar, S., & Kumar, P. (2016). Relationship between Indian and chinese stock markets: An empirical a Tecnia Journal of Management Studies, 11(1), 13-18.
• Kumar, P., Gupta, S. K., & Sharma, R. (2016). Foreign institutional investor’s relationship with Indian markets: A review of l Journal of Global Economics, Management and Business Research, 7(3), 221-234.
• Kumar, P., Gupta, S. k., & Sharma, R. (2016). Risk- Return analysis of mutual fund equity growth s Journal of Exclusive Management Science, 5(7), 32-48.
• Kumar; Islam; Pillai & Sharif (2023) Analysing the Behavioural, Psychological, and Demographic Determinants of Financial Decision making of Household Investors. 9 (2), DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13085 (SCIE & Scopus)
• Kumar; Pillai; Kumar & Tabash (2022) The Interplay of Skills, Digital Financial Literacy, Capability, and Autonomy in Financial Decision Making and Well-Being. Borsa Istanbul Review. DOI: 10.1016/j.bir.2022.09.012 (SCIE, SSCI, Scopus)

3. Books – Edited

• Guest Editor for the MIC’2020 (Ongoing): Special issue on transforming management practices in the digitalisation era in International Journal of Management Practice, Inderscience Publishers (SCOPUS)
• Gupta, R., Malik, S., Kumar, P., & Garg, Sarita (Eds.) (2020). Management dynamics in digitalization era. Maharaja Agrasen University Publication. ISBN: 978-81-942547-5-1.
• Jain, A., Chandra, A., & Kumar, P. (Eds.) (2014). Business rethinking in the 21st Century (1 ed., Vol. I & II). Shree Publishers & Distributors. ISBN: 978-81-8329-670-0.
• Kumar, P. (Ed.) (2017). Business analytics: A strategic planning & decision making approach. Excel India Publishers. ISBN 978-93-86256-59-1.

4. Chapter in Books

• Kumar, P. (2017). Financial analytics using views. In strategie: Business intelligence & analytics, 69-83. Delhi: Partridge India Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-543-70052-7
• Kumar, P., & Kumar, N. (2017). A study of the factors affecting working capital. In business analytics: A strategic planning & decision-making approach,199-200. Delhi: Excel India Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-86256-59-1
• Kumar, P., & Kumar, N. (2017). Impact of revised corporate governance guidelines on the profitability of Indian companies. In Business Analytics: A Strategic Planning & Decision-Making Approach,182-183.Delhi: Excel India Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-86256-59-1
• Kumar, P., Garg, A., & Rakhra. H. (2014). CRM churning profits from customers. In Business Rethinking in 21st Century,127 – 138. Indica Publishers. ISBN: 978-81-8329-670-0.

4. Papers presented/published in conferences, seminars, and webinars

• Kumar, P. (2021, March 26). Impact of lockdown on the job performance and distress levels of the employees [Conference Presentation- Best Paper]. The International Conference on Resilience for Sustainability: Revisiting Management Practices and Strategizing for the future 2021, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana.
• Kumar, P. (2019, April 6-7). Macro-economic and financial determinants of foreign portfolio investors in India [Conference Presentation]. 6th IIMA International Conference on Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Intelligence, IIM Ahmedabad, India.
• Kumar, P. (2017, October 12-14). Measuring demonetization; A path towards the cashless India [Conference Presentation – Silver Medal]. 70th All India Commerce Conference, IIS University, Jaipur, India.
• Kumar, P., & Kumar, N. (2018, December 20-22). Mediating effect of reputation on the relation of stakeholders’ centric CSR and financial performance [Conference Presentation]. Technical Session – III: Corporate Social Responsibility: Policies and Practices at 71st All India Commerce Conference, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
• Kumar, P., (2018, December 20-22). An ARDL & cointegration approach for analyzing determinants of foreign portfolio investors in India [Conference Presentation]. Technical Session – I: Banking and Insurance: Contemporary Issues and Challenges at 71st All India Commerce Conference, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
• Garg, A., & Kumar, P. (2011). FDI in retail sector: An Indian perspective. In N. Ghorpode, N. Dangat, & S. Pawar (Ed.), Contemporary Issues in Management and Technology (ICIMT-2011). III, pp. 43-46. Pune: Jai Hind Education Trust.
• Kumar, P. (2011). An empirical study of hedge funds in India and its strategies. Innovative financial practices & developments: Dynamism in finance (pp. 38-47). New Delhi: Apeejay School of Management.
• Kumar, P. (2012). Correlation between working capital management and profitability: Analysis of HUL, P&G, ITC & Britannia. International Conference on Management Research, Athenaeum 2012: Innovative Management.
• Kumar, P. (2012). Indian microfinance scenario. In P. Jain, & D. Kakar (Ed.), Service Led Inclusive Growth: The Indian Perspective (pp. 521-539). New Delhi: JIMS.
• Kumar, P., & Bajaj, K. (2012). Influence of dividend payout on market price & price – earning. India Inc. Innovative Management Practices (pp. 132-137). Bangalore: Excel India Publishers.
• Kumar, P., & Garg, A. (2011). Social media marketing: An emerging tool to make business grow. Emerging challenges in changing global business (pp. 500-510). New Delhi: Macmillian Publishers India Ltd.
• Kumar, P., & Garg, A. (2012). Innovation: A requisite for India’s higher education. In S. Taneja, S. Singh, & V. Dahiya (Ed.), Innovation and Challenges In Management Practices (pp. 262-267). New Delhi: Swastik Publishing House.