Dr. Kinjal Jethwani | ||
Name : | Dr. Kinjal Jethwani |
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Designation : | Assistant Professor | |
Work Experience : | 10 Years | |
Educational Qualifications: | PhD, UGC NET JRF, Licentiate, MBA(Finance) | |
Area of Specialization : | Finance | |
Area of Interest: | Capital Market, Banking, | |
Current Area of Research: | Banking, Capital Budgeting, Accounting | |
Email: | kinjaljethwani@ljku.edu.in kinjaljethwani@gmail.com | |
Work Experience (Years) : | Teaching (10) Industrial(0) Total(10) | |
Brief about you: (250 – 500 Words) Dr. Kinjal Jethwani has completed her full time PhD from Gujarat University. She has received meritorious scholarships (Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship) from University Grant Commission (UGC) for her research work. She is registered member of Insurance Institute of India (III), and life member of All India Management Associations (AIMA). Her research interest areas are Banking, Capital Markets, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship. Her research papers are being published in peer reviewed UGC Care, Scopus and ABDC listed journals. Her cases are being published in The Case Centre (erstwhile European Case Clearing House) and Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies – EEMCS (Scopus listed journal). She is also reviewer in Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies. | ||
A brief account of work done in Ph.D.: Title: The Role of Information in Indian Stock Market Abstract: The behavior of stock market has always attracted the attention of researchers in the field of finance and related areas. The question “What drives/ affects the stock prices?” has caused diverse views and opinions among researchers. The major focus of this research is, understanding the role of information and discounting of the same in Indian stock market. The information variable is derived from front page news of Economic Times. The study also deals with the question that whether the Indian stock market is influenced by firm characteristics like size, earning to price ratio and book to market equity ratio. Moreover to analyze the views of participants of stock market primary data was collected from stock brokers. It was concluded that Indian Stock Market follows random walk. Nature/Type (Quality) of front page News of Financial Dailies has significant impact on stock price movements and company specific news is reflected in stock for most of the time, followed by Sector specific news, Macro News and International News. The only news which is least reflected is Political news. This research will be helpful to Investment Communities, Policy Makers, Security Analysts, Stock Exchanges and Regulatory Authorities. The investors will be able to understand the behavior of Indian stock market and how they react to news stories. It will also help policy makers in taking certain policy decisions which directly or indirectly affect the overall working of the capital market. | ||
Corporate Projects Carried out as part of Consultancy: | NA | |
Guide for PhD: | NA | |
Seminars/Conference attended: | National (9) International (3) Total (12) | |
Faculty Development Programme attended: | National (12) International (0) Total (12) | |
Publications | ||
Research Papers: | National (8) International (9) Total (17) | |
Book Chapters: | 3 | |
Book Reviews: | NA | |
Magazine & Newspaper Articles: | NA | |
Books: | 1 | |
Edited Books: | NA | |
Notable Achievements and activities Headed/executed:
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Areas of Consultancy and Expertise: | Finance and Accounting | |
