Ravi Kiran
Biographic Data
| ID | 278615 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ravi Kiran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ravi |
| FAMILY NAME | Kiran |
| SIGNATURE | KIRAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2434-9103 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Analysing regional and sectoral productivity changes in the Indian economy
Evaluating the effectiveness of training of managerial and non-managerial bank employees using Kirkpatrick’s model for evaluation of training
This research employs Kirkpatrick’s model, to assess the efficacy of training programmes for managerial and non-managerial employees in the banking sector using all the four components i.e., Reaction, Learning, Behavior and Results. Data were collected from 402 respondents from public, private and foreign sector banks. SEM-PLS was used to determine the relationship between the levels of the Kirkpatrick’s model for the evaluation of the training p…
An empirical investigation of the influence of leadership styles and strategic decision-making on business performance: A generational ownership perspective
Reflection of Gender Digital Divide on Digital Financial Inclusion in Context of Indian Bankers: An Empirical Analysis
The study aims to examine the presence of gender difference in Digital Financial Inclusion of Indian bankers reflected through Gender Digital Divide. UTAUT2 model was adopted to examine the Behavioral Intention of bankers to adopt Digital Banking. Structured questionnaires framed on 5-point Likert scale were distributed among 300 bankers, selected through random sampling, and received 260 completed questionnaires. Statistical data analysis was do…
Relating entrepreneurial self-efficacy with entrepreneurial success: Perception-based analysis of students of higher educational institutions
This present research examines the effect of Entrepreneurial selfefficacy (ESE) and its sub-constructs on Entrepreneurial success (ES). The study uses primary data gathered from students, enrolled in entrepreneurial courses offered by topmost 100 ranked higher educational institutions (HEI). The questionnaire was sent to 500 students and 323 valid responses were considered (response rate: 64.6%). Among these, 195 were males, and 128 females. The …
Healthcare Expenditure, Health Outcomes and Economic Growth: A Study of BRICS Countries
This study examines the relation of health spending, health indicators and macroeconomic variables of the BRICS economies with economic growth by using panel data that span the years 2000–2019. According to the panel data analysis, the amount of government spending on healthcare has a positive effect on the gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national income per capita of the BRICS countries. Indicators of healthcare are positively related to …
Assessing entrepreneurial intentions through experiential learning, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial attitude
This work investigates the impact of entrepreneurial experiential learning (EL) on students’ entrepreneurial intention (EI), through the lens of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE). To provide a comprehensive viewpoint, the direct impact of entrepreneurial attitude (EA) on entrepreneurial intention has also been looked at. This study, has adopted existing scales to measure entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial attitude, and entrepreneurial s…
Examining the intricacies of organizational and attitudinal factors with leadership style and performance measures: A family business perspective
Tapping the Potential of Academic Leadership, Experiential Learning, and Employability of Students to Enhance Higher Educational Institute Performance
This research study is primarily conducted to tap the potential of academic leadership, experiential learning, and students’ employability in enhancing higher education performance. The study uses a survey to collect responses of 400 respondents from Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). PLS-SEM has been used to design the model. Academic leadership (AL) covers three dimensions, Academic culture (AC), Academic environment (AE), and Academic ope…
Implementation of the SutteArima method to predict short-term cases of stock market and Covid-19 pandemic in USA
Women entrepreneurship: Are we sincerely putting enough efforts to promote it
Purpose – India is experiencing certain cultural, economic and social changes that have led to the improvement of women’s conditions and has offered them new work openings. At the university level, young women are entering into streams, earlier dominated by men, such as Mechanical engineering, Civil engineering, Robotics etc. In spite of the environmental socio-cultural constraints, young women are choosing to be the entrepreneurs. Women entrepre…
Critical analysis of kolb experiential learning process: Gender perspective
Purpose – Education policies in an economy are framed after considering today’s need of acquiring learning skills. Though, in India the system of rote-learning and learning on the basis of text was introduced by the British in India which is being reciprocated by new teaching skills and methodologies. Learning is now affected through direct or virtual experiences and is also based on actual hands on activities. Thus, today it becomes important fo…
Covid‐19 pandemic and transmission factors: An empirical investigation of different countries
The present work evaluates the impact of age, population density, total population, rural population, annual average temperature, basic sanitation facilities, and diabetes prevalence on the transmission of COVID-19. This research is an effort to identify the major predictors that have a significant impact on the number of COVID-19 cases per million population for 83 countries. The findings highlight that a population with a greater share of old p…
Employee experience through academic culture emerges as a strongest predictor of overall performance of higher education institutes
This research has been undertaken to examine the role of critical success factors (CSFs) for sustainability in quality of Higher Education Institutes in India. Sustainable development requires a holistic view being taken of all interests. The aspects considered here are: Branding, employability, employee experience, and student experience. The study tries to analyze their impact on overall performance. The results highlight that academic culture …
Validating the role of digital payment mode as a new driver of online shopping: A modified UTAUT2 model
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of digital mode of payment along with the initial drivers of UTAUT2. This has its relevance especially in view of demonetization move by the Indian government. There are relatively few studies analyzing the impact of the digital payment mode on behavioral intention in developing countries like India and thus, this research area is untapped and requires further investigation. The data have been…
An Empirical Analysis of Job Content and Contextual Factors: A Case Study of Indian Physicians
This paper attempts to identify the factors influencing the overall satisfaction of Indian physicians, using stepwise regression and ANOVA (Analysis of Variance).Understanding the physicians’ satisfaction is very crucial as their dissatisfaction does not only affect themselves, but may also have critical impact on the patients. A few of the major determinants influencing the overall satisfaction (R2 = 0.630) include practicing medicine as a speci…
Indian Physician Job Satisfaction Scale: Development and Validation
Physician satisfaction is critical not only for their own well-being but also for the welfare of the patients. Physician satisfaction scales developed elsewhere in the world may not be appropriate in the Indian context. The aim of this study was to develop and test a reliable measure of physician satisfaction in the Indian context. Development of Indian Physician Satisfaction scale was a four step process. Review of literature for generating init…
Copyright Violations, ‘Inspirations’ and Adaptation in Indian Films: A Case for Cinema as Visual Anthropology
The field of visual anthropology encompasses relationships between anthropology and visual media, but its applications have been primarily limited to studying the visual manifestations and pictorial aspects of culture as well as cultural behaviour of humans, and to the study of ethnographic film. Copyright violations and ‘inspirations’ refer to the unauthorized remakes and copies of western films that abound in the Indian film landscape. The obje…
Greater Mohali Region: Geopolitical Impact on Urban Anthropology to Emerge as a Significant Tri-city Entity
This paper attempts to study the factors responsible for shaping the urban anthropology of Greater Mohali Region in the State of Punjab. The regional destiny was a direct outcome of unparalleled political upheavals of colossal proportions. The settlement pattern was strongly impacted by the geopolitical dynamics that contoured the urban anthropology of Chandigarh-Mohali-Panchkula region which evolved to form the Tri-City. These mayhems churned th…
Knowledge Management: Role of Thought Leaders and Junior Academia in Enhancing Research and Curriculum in Institutions of Higher Technical Education
The present study covers the knowledge management (KM) in institutions of higher technical education (IHTEs) from the perspective of thought leaders and junior academia to identify whether there is a difference of opinion regarding KM strategies, including knowledge technologies, knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage, knowledge dissemination, and KM-based framework for research and curriculum development (CD). Data have been collected through …
Covid‐19 pandemic and transmission factors: An empirical investigation of different countries
The present work evaluates the impact of age, population density, total population, rural population, annual average temperature, basic sanitation facilities, and diabetes prevalence on the transmission of COVID-19. This research is an effort to identify the major predictors that have a significant impact on the number of COVID-19 cases per million population for 83 countries. The findings highlight that a population with a greater share of old p…
Knowledge Management: Role of Thought Leaders and Junior Academia in Enhancing Research and Curriculum in Institutions of Higher Technical Education
The present study covers the knowledge management (KM) in institutions of higher technical education (IHTEs) from the perspective of thought leaders and junior academia to identify whether there is a difference of opinion regarding KM strategies, including knowledge technologies, knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage, knowledge dissemination, and KM-based framework for research and curriculum development (CD). Data have been collected through …
Indian Physician Job Satisfaction Scale: Development and Validation
Physician satisfaction is critical not only for their own well-being but also for the welfare of the patients. Physician satisfaction scales developed elsewhere in the world may not be appropriate in the Indian context. The aim of this study was to develop and test a reliable measure of physician satisfaction in the Indian context. Development of Indian Physician Satisfaction scale was a four step process. Review of literature for generating init…
Copyright Violations, ‘Inspirations’ and Adaptation in Indian Films: A Case for Cinema as Visual Anthropology
The field of visual anthropology encompasses relationships between anthropology and visual media, but its applications have been primarily limited to studying the visual manifestations and pictorial aspects of culture as well as cultural behaviour of humans, and to the study of ethnographic film. Copyright violations and ‘inspirations’ refer to the unauthorized remakes and copies of western films that abound in the Indian film landscape. The obje…
Greater Mohali Region: Geopolitical Impact on Urban Anthropology to Emerge as a Significant Tri-city Entity
This paper attempts to study the factors responsible for shaping the urban anthropology of Greater Mohali Region in the State of Punjab. The regional destiny was a direct outcome of unparalleled political upheavals of colossal proportions. The settlement pattern was strongly impacted by the geopolitical dynamics that contoured the urban anthropology of Chandigarh-Mohali-Panchkula region which evolved to form the Tri-City. These mayhems churned th…
An Empirical Analysis of Job Content and Contextual Factors: A Case Study of Indian Physicians
This paper attempts to identify the factors influencing the overall satisfaction of Indian physicians, using stepwise regression and ANOVA (Analysis of Variance).Understanding the physicians’ satisfaction is very crucial as their dissatisfaction does not only affect themselves, but may also have critical impact on the patients. A few of the major determinants influencing the overall satisfaction (R2 = 0.630) include practicing medicine as a speci…
Validating the role of digital payment mode as a new driver of online shopping: A modified UTAUT2 model
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of digital mode of payment along with the initial drivers of UTAUT2. This has its relevance especially in view of demonetization move by the Indian government. There are relatively few studies analyzing the impact of the digital payment mode on behavioral intention in developing countries like India and thus, this research area is untapped and requires further investigation. The data have been…
Covid‐19 pandemic and transmission factors: An empirical investigation of different countries
The present work evaluates the impact of age, population density, total population, rural population, annual average temperature, basic sanitation facilities, and diabetes prevalence on the transmission of COVID-19. This research is an effort to identify the major predictors that have a significant impact on the number of COVID-19 cases per million population for 83 countries. The findings highlight that a population with a greater share of old p…
Employee experience through academic culture emerges as a strongest predictor of overall performance of higher education institutes
This research has been undertaken to examine the role of critical success factors (CSFs) for sustainability in quality of Higher Education Institutes in India. Sustainable development requires a holistic view being taken of all interests. The aspects considered here are: Branding, employability, employee experience, and student experience. The study tries to analyze their impact on overall performance. The results highlight that academic culture …
Implementation of the SutteArima method to predict short-term cases of stock market and Covid-19 pandemic in USA
Women entrepreneurship: Are we sincerely putting enough efforts to promote it
Purpose – India is experiencing certain cultural, economic and social changes that have led to the improvement of women’s conditions and has offered them new work openings. At the university level, young women are entering into streams, earlier dominated by men, such as Mechanical engineering, Civil engineering, Robotics etc. In spite of the environmental socio-cultural constraints, young women are choosing to be the entrepreneurs. Women entrepre…
Critical analysis of kolb experiential learning process: Gender perspective
Purpose – Education policies in an economy are framed after considering today’s need of acquiring learning skills. Though, in India the system of rote-learning and learning on the basis of text was introduced by the British in India which is being reciprocated by new teaching skills and methodologies. Learning is now affected through direct or virtual experiences and is also based on actual hands on activities. Thus, today it becomes important fo…
Examining the intricacies of organizational and attitudinal factors with leadership style and performance measures: A family business perspective
Tapping the Potential of Academic Leadership, Experiential Learning, and Employability of Students to Enhance Higher Educational Institute Performance
This research study is primarily conducted to tap the potential of academic leadership, experiential learning, and students’ employability in enhancing higher education performance. The study uses a survey to collect responses of 400 respondents from Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). PLS-SEM has been used to design the model. Academic leadership (AL) covers three dimensions, Academic culture (AC), Academic environment (AE), and Academic ope…
Evaluating the effectiveness of training of managerial and non-managerial bank employees using Kirkpatrick’s model for evaluation of training
This research employs Kirkpatrick’s model, to assess the efficacy of training programmes for managerial and non-managerial employees in the banking sector using all the four components i.e., Reaction, Learning, Behavior and Results. Data were collected from 402 respondents from public, private and foreign sector banks. SEM-PLS was used to determine the relationship between the levels of the Kirkpatrick’s model for the evaluation of the training p…
An empirical investigation of the influence of leadership styles and strategic decision-making on business performance: A generational ownership perspective
Reflection of Gender Digital Divide on Digital Financial Inclusion in Context of Indian Bankers: An Empirical Analysis
The study aims to examine the presence of gender difference in Digital Financial Inclusion of Indian bankers reflected through Gender Digital Divide. UTAUT2 model was adopted to examine the Behavioral Intention of bankers to adopt Digital Banking. Structured questionnaires framed on 5-point Likert scale were distributed among 300 bankers, selected through random sampling, and received 260 completed questionnaires. Statistical data analysis was do…
Relating entrepreneurial self-efficacy with entrepreneurial success: Perception-based analysis of students of higher educational institutions
This present research examines the effect of Entrepreneurial selfefficacy (ESE) and its sub-constructs on Entrepreneurial success (ES). The study uses primary data gathered from students, enrolled in entrepreneurial courses offered by topmost 100 ranked higher educational institutions (HEI). The questionnaire was sent to 500 students and 323 valid responses were considered (response rate: 64.6%). Among these, 195 were males, and 128 females. The …
Healthcare Expenditure, Health Outcomes and Economic Growth: A Study of BRICS Countries
This study examines the relation of health spending, health indicators and macroeconomic variables of the BRICS economies with economic growth by using panel data that span the years 2000–2019. According to the panel data analysis, the amount of government spending on healthcare has a positive effect on the gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national income per capita of the BRICS countries. Indicators of healthcare are positively related to …
Assessing entrepreneurial intentions through experiential learning, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial attitude
This work investigates the impact of entrepreneurial experiential learning (EL) on students’ entrepreneurial intention (EI), through the lens of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE). To provide a comprehensive viewpoint, the direct impact of entrepreneurial attitude (EA) on entrepreneurial intention has also been looked at. This study, has adopted existing scales to measure entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial attitude, and entrepreneurial s…
Analysing regional and sectoral productivity changes in the Indian economy
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