Faculty Members
Dr. Rajni J. Shah
Assistant Professor
Ph.D, MBA, BE (IT), PGDM (Operations Management)
Area of Interest
Research, Data Analysis through SPSS, AMOS and Excel, Basic Functions and Elementary modeling in Excel
Majors Degrees
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Ph. D. in Management - Rewarded on the date 28th July, 2018 by Ganpat University, Title: “Impact Analysis Of Micro-Finance On Women Empowerment In Gujarat”.
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Master in Business Administration (Finance).
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Bachelor of Engineering (Information Technology)
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PGDOM (Operations Management)
Online Certified Courses
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Marketing Research and Analysis – II by NPTEL-Swayam in March 2020.
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Basic Data Descriptors, Statistical Distributions, and Application to Business Decisions by Rice University Offered through Coursera in October-2019
- Excel Skills for Business: Essentials by Macquarie University Offered through Coursera in October-2019
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Inferential Statistics by University of Amsterdam and offered through Coursera in October – 2018
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Basic Statistics by University of Amsterdam and offered through Coursera in May-2017
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Eleven years (presently working) of experience as an Assistant Professor at L. J. Institute of Management Studies, Ahmedabad affiliated with LJ University and one year as an ERP Assistant at Excel Innovations.
Journal
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Impact of micro-finance with special reference to socio cultural & interpersonal empowerment of women: An Empirical Analysis in Gandhinagar Region. International Journal Of Basic And Applied Research, 8(2), Pg: 4-15, February 2018, ISSN (Online): 2278-6236.
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Micro-Finance in India: Strategies to Overcome Operational Issues and Challenges. International Journal of Advanced Research and Social Sciences, 6(2), Pg: 90-101, February 2017, ISSN (Online): 2278-6236.
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A Study on Factors Affecting Employability Skills of Management Students, Inter-national Journal of Management and Development Studies, 3(2), Pg: 17-24, February 2014, ISSN (Online): 2320-0685.
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Scope of the Medical Tourism Facility in Ahmedabad”, Pacific Hospitality Review, 1(2), Pg: 54-59, July – Dec 2013, ISSN 2320-1398.
Conference
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Purchase Intention of Customers towards Organic Food Products: Movement towards Green Environment Published in Conference Proceedings Book of International conference on Advances in Theory, Research and Practices in Management Organized by GLSU-ATRPM, Ahmedabad, Pg: 353-365, Feb 2019, ISBN- 978-81-937673-3-7.
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Challenges and Opportunities faced by Higher Education System with Special reference to management Institutions Published in Conference Proceedings Book of 2nd International conference on Globalised markets by GTU & Parul Group of Institutes, Ahmedabad, Pg: 188-195, Jan 2013, ISBN- 978-93-82062-90-5.
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An Evaluation of Socio-Economical Development through Partnership of Micro-Finance & Corporate Social Responsibility Published in Conference Proceedings International Conference on Emerging management Practices - Value Creation for Sustainable Growth in 21st Century by Ganpat University, Kherva, Pg: 126-138, Feb 2013, ISBN- 978-81-923592-2-9.
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An Analysis on Determinant Factors Which Influence the E-Banking Services Adoption Published in Conference Proceedings Book of National Conference on Contemporary Issues in Management and Co-Operation: Prospects and Challenges by NICM, Pg: 218-225, May 2013, ISBN- 2249-2275.
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Impact Analysis of Micro-Finance in Gujarat – A Research Proposal Presented on 1st Doctoral Colloquium on Emerging Dimensions in Research by Ganpat University, Ahmedabad, Feb 2015.
Chapter Publication
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An Analysis on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Well-being of Children, February 2021, COVID-19: Socio-Economic Crises in India, ISBN: 978-81-948985-7-3, pp. 52 – 71. DOI: 10.31995/BOOK.AB169-J21.Chapter 4.
Article in Magazines and Newspapers
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Benchmarking is a key for organizational success”, HR Future, Pg: 28-29, April 2019.
Subjects taught : Postgraduates
Master of Business Administration
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Business Statistics and Analytics
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Research Methodology
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Production and Operations Management
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Operations Research, Courses on Microsoft Excel.
Achievements
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Recipient of Faculty Excellence Award 2019.
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Two Times Awarded First Prize and Best Research Paper in different categories at national and international conferences.
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Citation indices – Total 29 citations on Google Scholar which includes 2 h-index and 1 i-10 index. (as on 19th August 2022) https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=HZvGkLkAAAAJ
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Currently in the top 10% of Authors on SSRN by total new downloads within the last 12 months with maximum downloads achieved 2056. (as on 13th September, 2022).
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Participated in one week faculty development program on Structure Equation Modelling, 28th November to 2nd December 2020, organized by School of Business Studies, Sharda University in association with Prof. Vishal Gupta, IIMA.
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Three Days Online Faculty Development Programme on Data Analytics Using Python on 28-30 September, 2020 held by JS Institute of Commerce and Analytics, Delhi.
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Faculty Development Program on “Multivariate Data Analysis using SPSS and AMOS” jointly organized by L J Institute of management Studies and Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad (25th – 29th March, 2019).
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Faculty Development Program on “Business Simulation with hands-on training/practice on BeCEO Simulation Software” by Department of International Relations (DIR), GTU, Ahmedabad (4th-5th February, 2019).
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Faculty Development Program on “MBA Semester-II Subjects” organized by Gujarat technological University, Ahmedabad on 4th January, 2019.
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Faculty Development Program on “MBA Semester-I Subjects” organized by Gujarat technological University, Ahmedabad on 25th September, 2018.
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Case Writing Workshop Conducted in LJMBA by Vikalp and LJMBA Research Cell on 28th March, 2018.
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Workshop on Identifying Key Performance Indicators for Institutional Activities at LJIMS on 11th March, 2017.
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Faculty Development Program on “Data Analysis using Open-Source Statistical Package R” by GTU-CGS, Ahmedabad (20th-26th February, 2017).
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12th One Week Short Term Course On “Research Methodology” by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat (KcG), Ahmedabad, (16th-22nd May, 2016).
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Author Workshop conducted by GTU in collaboration with SPRINGER, Ahmedabad (30th Oct, 2015).
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Workshop on “Advanced Analytical Tools and Techniques” by Ganpat University, Ahmedabad (6th February, 2015).
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Workshop on Operation Research (QA-II) by NICM, Gandhinagar (9th Mar, 2013).
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National Seminar on Entrepreneurship: The New Age Tune by LJIMS, Ahmedabad (January, 2014).
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Seminar on 2nd New Zealand-India Business Forum by GLS, Ahmedabad (14th Dec, 2013).
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Seminar on Health is Wealth conducted by Dr. Sweta Patel on 5th July 2019.
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Seminar on Graduate Attribute conducted by Dr. Sweety Shah on 9th January 2019 jointly organized by LJMBA IQAC and faculty seminar team.
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Conducted Seminar on Comprehensive Projects on 18th January 2019.
Contact
LJ School of Management,
LJ Campus, LJ University Road
Off. S.G. Road, Ahmedabad-382210
Phone: 9099063329
Email: rajnishah@ljinstitutes.edu.in