Faculty Details

•  Ph. D.: in Management from Institute of Commerce and Management, Jiwaji University, Gwalior
•  MBA(Systems/IT): IMS, Devi Ahilaya Vishwa Vidhyalay, Indore
•  B.Com.: University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Date of Joining: 29-11-2014

Association with IMI-B: Regular

Profile:

Dr. Sourabh Sharma is a Professor in the field of “Information Management and Analytics” at International Management Institute (IMI), Bhubaneshwar. He is also heading the Dean (Business Development) position. He is an eminent Management Consultant, outstanding Professional Practitioner, Trainer, Academician and Educationist Counselor in Management, has been associated with Management Education and Industrial practitioner for over a decade now. He has expertise in the areas of Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, Management Information System, Database Management System, SAP, E-Business and Web and Social Media Analytics. He has also given his consultancy to Union Bank, Ujjain to convert their pension management software from Foxpro to Visual Basic. He started his career with Reliance Communications as a database consultant and served there for four years. Since last 17 years he is in management consultancy and teaching.

Dr. Sourabh Sharma did M.B.A. from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore and completed his Ph.D. from the Institute of Commerce and Management, Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He is a Trained SAP consultant for Sales and Distribution (SD) Module and Certified “Digital Marketing” Trainer.

He has published more than 50 research papers into different peer reviewed journal of good repute. Dr. Sharma had visited Chengdu, China and represented IMI Bhubaneswar in an International conference organized by Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (SASS), Chengdu, China in 2017. He has also represented IMI Bhubaneswar in an international conference organized by B&ESI at Vienna, Austria in 2019. He is also guiding Ph.D. to two research scholars in the area of Management. One of the scholar has already awarded Doctoral degree in Management under his able supervision.

Dr. Sharma is the member in the editorial board of the “International Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing, Inderscience Publication”. Dr. Sharma is also associated with more than 10 renowned peer reviewed journals of Emerald, SAGE, Inderscience and Redfame Publishing, USA. Dr. Sharma has also organized many Research Methodology workshops for faculties and research scholars. He has also chaired many International conferences into different universities and management institutes. . He is a life time member in editorial board of many national and international academic bodies. He is also the member in the editorial board of the “International Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing”, INDERSCIENCE Publication. He has been holding several administrative positions since last one and a half decade. Dr. Sharma has also organized 8 International conferences at IMI Bhubaneswar in association with EGADE Business School, Mexico City, Mexico. 

• “A Comparative Study of Customer Satisfaction from Virtual Banking in Public and Private Sector Banks”, VINIMAYA, National Institute of Bank Management, April 2010 (ISSN: 0970-8456).
• “The Influence of Computerization in Public and Private Sector Banks: A Comparative Study”, Management Insight, SMS Varanasi, June 2011 (ISSN: 0973-936X). Indian Citation Indexed (ICI).
• “An Implication of Computerisation: Public Vs. Private Sector Banks”, Pranjnan Journal of Social and Management Sciences, National Institute of Bank Management, October – December 2012 (ISSN:0970-8448). Indian Citation Indexed (ICI).
• “Customer Perception of Service Convenience: A Comparison Between Public and New Private Sector Banks”, Global Business Review, SAGE Publications, September 2013. (ISSN: 0972-1509). Ranked “C” in ABDC List, SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed.
• “Impact Of Service Quality, Service Convenience and Perceived Price Fairness on Customer Satisfaction in Indian Retail Banking Sector”, Management and Labour Studies, XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur, SAGE Publication, August 2014 (ISSN: 0258-042X). Ranked “C” in ABDC List and SCOPUS Indexed.
• “Electronic Banking Service Quality Assessment: A Comparative Study of State Bank of India and ICICI Bank.” PRAGYAA- Journal of Management, FMS-Mody University of Science and Technology, June 2015 (ISSN: 0975-9603).
• “Assessing the Determinants of Adoption of M-Banking by Students: A study using an extended TAM Model”, Business Analytics and Cyber Security Management in Organizations, IGI GLOBAL PUBLISHERS, Hershey, Pennsylvania, October 2016 (ISBN: 978-15-22509-02-8).
• “Employees Perspectives on The Effectiveness of Computerization of Retail Banking Operations in India: Analysis of Public and Private Bank Segments”, International Journal of Business Competition and Growth (IJBCG), INDERSCIENCE Publication, December 2016 (ISSN: 2042-3845)
• “A Measure of E-Service Quality for Banks: Customers' Perceptions and Attitude”, Start-Up Enterprises and Contemporary Innovation Strategies in the Global Marketplace, IGI GLOBAL PUBLISHERS, Hershey, Pennsylvania, October 2017 (ISBN: 978-15-22548-31-7)
• “Stress level of male and female bank officials in public banks: a comparative study”, International Journal of Business Competition and Growth (IJBCG), INDERSCIENCE Publication, March 2018 (ISSN: 2042-3845)
• “Emotional Intelligence at Workplace: A Comparative study of Male and Female Bank Employees in Public Sector”, Business Governance and Society – Analyzing Shifts, Conflicts, and Challenges, Palgrave Macmillan, NY, August 2018, (ISBN: 978-3-319-94612-2). SCOPUS Indexed.
• “Competency Evaluation for Social Media Usage: A Comparative Study of Male and Female”, Innovation, Technology, and Market Ecosystems - Managing Industrial Growth in Emerging Markets, Springer International Publishing AG, Sept. 2019. (ISBN 978-3-030-23010-4). SCOPUS Indexed
• “Organizational Culture and its Impact on Student Engagement: A Study Based on Private and Public Universities in Rajasthan”, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Analyzing Growth Models in Emerging Markets., Palgrave Macmillan, NY, Oct. 2020, (ISBN 978 – 3- 030 – 45520 -0)
• “Study the Role of Personality Traits on Academic Stress: A Comparative Study of Male and Female University Students”, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Analyzing Growth Models in Emerging Markets., Palgrave Macmillan, NY, Oct. 2020, (ISBN 978 – 3- 030 – 45520 -0)
• “Strategic Alignment of Information Technology in Public and Private Companies in India: A Comparative Study”, Global Business Review, SAGE Publication, February 2020. (ISSN: 0972-1509). Ranked “C” in ABDC List, SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed.
• “Social Media Competence: An Assessment of Male and Female Users in India”, Managing Disruptions in Business Causes, Conflicts, and Control, Palgrave Macmillan, NY, Oct. 2021, (ISBN 978-3-030-79709-6). SCOPUS Indexed
• “Is virtual classroom a window into future during COVID-19? A comparative study of undergraduate and postgraduate university students”, International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environment, Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2022. (ISSN: 1947-8518). SCOPUS Indexed.
• "Can upheaval of Covid – 19 be managed by change in HR practices? A study on Indian Working Professionals, Global Business Review, SAGE Publications, (ISSN: 0972-1509). Ranked “C” in ABDC List, SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed. March 2022.
• “Impact of Social Media on Student’s Academic Performance: A Study on Indian Education System”, Global Business Review, SAGE Publications, June 2022 (ISSN: 0972-1509). Ranked “C” in ABDC List, SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed.
• “Virtual Learning and Students’ Wellbeing: Gender Matters?” International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environment, June 2022, (ISSN: 1947-8518). SCOPUS Indexed.
• “Analyzing the Impact of Online and Social Media Platforms on Students’ Academic Performance: A Comparative Study of Extraversion & Introversion Personality”, Psychological Studies, August 2022 (ISSN: 0033-2968). SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed.
• "Customer Perception of Service Quality and Perceived Price and Fairness: A Comparison Between Public and New Private Sector Banks", Journal of Strategic Marketing, TAYLOR & FRANCIS, July 2013 (ISSN: 1466-4488). Ranked “A” in ABDC List, SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed.
• "Service Quality, Service Convenience, Price and Fairness, Customer Loyalty, And Mediating Role of Customer Satisfaction", International Journal of Bank Marketing, EMERALD INSIGHT, Vol 33, No 4, 2015 (ISSN: 0265-2323).   Ranked “A” in ABDC List, SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed.
• “An assessment of customers' e-service quality perception through webqual scale: a study on online banking services”. Researchers World, 2015 (ISSN: 2231-4172).
• "Is HR Transformation during COVID-19 Facilitating Employees’ Well-being?" Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience. (ISSN: 1751-0252). December 2022. SCOPUS Indexed.
• “Paradigm Shift to Virtual Learning: A Blessing in Disguise”, Inclusive Businesses in Developing Economies: Converging People, Profit, and Corporate Citizenship, Palgrave Macmillan, NY, Dec. 2022. SCOPUS Indexed.
• “Influence of Antecedents, Consumer Lifestyles and Consumer involvement: Determining the mediating role of Visual Merchandising as a catalyst in the fashion brand selection and store brand patronage Marketing”, Inclusive Businesses in Developing Economies: Converging People, Profit, and Corporate Citizenship, Palgrave Macmillan, NY, Dec. 2022. SCOPUS Indexed.
• “Impact of Digital Transformation on Academicians’ Wellbeing: A Study with the Moderating Role of Public and Private Universities”, Digital Education Review, Dec. 2022, SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed.
• “Digital Transformation and Academicians’ Well-being: A Cross-National Study”, Global Business Review, SAGE Publications, July 2023, Ranking “C” in ABDC List, SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) Indexed (Accepted for Publication).