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Doctoral research at the Institute of Public Enterprise is one of the oldest and largest in the field of social sciences. IPE is recognized as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for doctoral studies by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Education(MoE) (earlier Ministry of Human Resource Development), Government of India.  The research wing of the Institute is complemented with a strong faculty contingent and number of Ph.D. research scholars, sponsored by ICSSR and IPE, who work on various fields of management and social sciences as well as on identified thrust areas of research.  More than 120 Ph.Ds have been produced by the Institute.

Institutional Doctoral Fellowship

Under the aegis of ICSSR, IPE offers Doctoral Research Fellowships in Social Sciences each year. This program is designed to equip students and teachers for careers in education and research.

IPE National Research Fellowship

IPE has launched an innovative National Research Fellowship (NRF) from the year 2019-20.  The NRF has been introduced with the objective of bringing rigour in social sciences research in general and in the disciplines of Management, Commerce, and Economics in particular.

The following universities have supported the Institute in the pursuit of Doctoral Research

    • Osmania University
    • Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
    • University of Hyderabad
    • Utkal University
    • Andhra University
    • Sri Krishna Devaraya University
    • Sri Venkateswara University
    • University of Mysore
    • Symbiosis International University
    • AdikaviNannaya University, Rajahmundry
    • Maulana Azad National Urdu University
    • University of Madras
    • University of Bangalore
    • Anna University
    • Periyar University
    • Mata Vaishno Devi University
    • Padmavathi Mahila University

The sustained efforts towards supporting and encouraging Ph.D. scholars pursuing research in social sciences by way of providing financial support, access to Institute’s library, online databases, and guidance from IPE faculty as their supervisor/co-supervisor has fructified in the award of more than 120 Ph.Ds. since 1976.

Summary of Ph.D.s awarded to IPE Faculty

Year Number of Ph. D.s
2020-21 2
2019-20 —
2018-19 1
2017-18 —
2016-17 2
2014-15 1
Total 6

Summary of Ph.D.s awarded under the supervision of IPE Faculty

Year Number of Ph. D.s
2020-21 9
2019-20 5
2018-19 9
2017-18 4
2016-17 6
Total 33

The List of Faculty who have been awarded Ph. D. while working in the Institute.

Year Number of Ph. D.s
2020-21 9
2019-20 5
2018-19 9
2017-18 4
2016-17 6
Total 33

The List of Faculty who have been awarded Ph. D. while working in the Institute.

Sl No. Name Title University Year
1 M. Maschendar Goud Performance Evaluation Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Osmania University 6th July 2015
2 S. Vivek A Comparative Study of Employee Retention in Public & Private Sector Banks of Telangana State” Mewar University 17th October 2016
3 C V Sunil Kumar Operations and Supply Chain Management First BITS Pilani 1st March 2017
4 Mousumi Singha Mahapatra Impact of Financial Cognition and Mental Accounting on Personal Financial Planning – A study on Indian households National Institute of Technology June 2018
5 M. Chandra Shekar The Effect of Share Repurchases – A Study on Share Price Behaviour in India Osmania University 31st December 2020
6 Mahesh P Performance of Organised Retailers and Sustainability of Small and Medium Suppliers : A Study with Special Reference to Hyderabad Sri Krishnadevaraya University 21st  November 2020

The following is the list of Ph. D.s awarded under the supervision/ co-supervision of IPE Faculty

2020-21
Sl No. Name of the Ph.D. Awardee Topic Department / University Name of IPE Supervisor
1 Ms. D. Subhashini Designing and Developing Metrics based Workforce effectiveness tracking model for evidence based decision making in SMEs in India

Management Studies,

Anna University

 Dr.Shulagna Sarkar
2 Ms. P. Kalyani Growth of Reinsurance Business in India Challenges & Prospects Dept. of Business Management, Osmania University Prof.  S. Sreenivasa Murthy
3 Ms. D. Monisha Cyber Shopping Payment Methods in India – A Study with special reference to E-wallet Transaction

Dept. of Commerce,

University of Madras

 Dr. V. Srikanth
4 Mr. P. Mahesh Performance of Organized Retailers and Sustainability of Small and Medium Suppliers : A Study with Special Reference to Hyderabad

Business Management,

Sri Krishna Deva Raya University, Anantapur.

 Prof.  S. Sreenivasa Murthy
5 Mr. M. Chandra Shekar The Effect of Share Repurchases – A Study on Share Price Behaviour in India

Dept. of Commerce,

Osmania University

 

 Prof. R.K. Mishra
6 Ms. C.K. Rashmi Role of Solidarity Groups  in Health Empowerment of Dalit Women – A Study based in select slums of Bangalore Urban District

Centre for Women’s Studies,

Bangalore University

 Dr. Anand Akundy
7 Mr. Vinayak Mishra BPOs in India : Growth and Challenges with reference to Employee Attrition, Retention and New Services. Department of Management, AdikaviNannaya University, Rajamundry Prof.  S. Sreenivasa Murthy
8 Mr. Vasudevaiah Impact of Implementation of Wage Incentive Schemes in Indian Railways – A Study based on Perceptions of Employees in Select Workshops Rayalaseema University, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Prof.  S. Sreenivasa Murthy
9 Ms.Sangeetha S. The Role of Innovative and Technological Department on Startuprenuer Dept of Commerce, University of Madras Prof.  K Trivikram Rao
2019-20
Sl. No. Name of the Ph.D. Awardee Topic Department / University Name of IPE Supervisor
1 Ms. R. Yasholatha A Study on Job satisfaction in Select Nonprofit Organisations in Andhra Pradesh

Dept. of Business Management,

Osmania University

 Prof. Narendranath Menon
2 Mr. Mohmad Mushtaq Khan Liquidity-Profitability Analysis & Prediction of Bankruptcy – A Study of Select Telecom Companies

Department of Management Studies,

Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad

 Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy
3 Mr. P. Balaji Determination of Digital Banking Adoption in the Aftermath of Demonetisation

Department of Commerce,

University of Madras

 Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy
4 Mr. Tadipigari Mahesh Babu Small Towns Consumer Buying Behaviour Towards online Stores  in Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh

Dept. of Management,

Srikrishnadevaraya University

Ananthapuram

 Dr. M. Meher Karuna
5 MrBurugupalli Vyasa Krishna Micro Insurance as a Social Safety Net and its Impact on Microfinance : A Study on Risk Management in Micro Health Insurance in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in India Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya (SCSVM), Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy
2018-19
Sl.No Name of the Ph.D Awardee Topic Department  & University Name of IPE Supervisor
1 Ms. Seema Chanda Women Empowerment and  Entrepreneurship  The role ofSelf Help Groups in MedakDistricts of A.P, Department of Economics, Osmania University Prof. R.K. Mishra
2 Ms. A. Neeta Effectiveness of Corporate Governance in Commercial Banks in In India Commerce and BusinessManagement, Osmania University Prof. R.K. Mishra
3 Ms. Shilpa Roy Employee Engagement – A Diagnostic Study in Select Organisations

Faculty of Business Management,

Osmania University

 Prof. R.K. Mishra
4 Khudsiya Zeeshan Performance of Private Equity Funds in India – A Select Study Business Management, Osmania University Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy
5 Ms. Mousumi Singha Mahapatra Impact of Financial Cognition and Mental Accounting on Personal Financial Planning – A study on Indian households Management Studies, National Institute of Technology Dr.Jayasree Raveendran
6 Ms. M. Sravanthi Job Satisfaction of Women Employees in Select IT Companies in Hyderabad Dept. of Business Management, Osmania University, Hyderabad. Dr. V. Srikanth
7 Ms. G. Hima Bindu Factors Influencing Turnover Intentions of Employees and its Impact on Organizational Effectiveness  with Specific Reference to Select Organizations of Service Sector in Hyderabad Dept. of Business Management, Osmania University, Hyderabad. Dr. V. Srikanth
8 C.V. Kumar Factors Influencing the Under Pricing of IPOs – An Indian Perspective Dept. of Business Management,  Rayalaseema University, Kurnool Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy
9 Ms. Ratnavali Balanced Score Card based performance management systems in service organizations – A Study of select Organisations Dept. of Business Management,  JNTU, Hyderabad Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy
2017-18
Sl.
No.		 Name of the Ph.D  Awardee Topic Department & University Name of IPE Supervisor
1 P. Ravi Kumar Customer Service Evaluation in Indian Banking Sector – A Comparative Study of Select Banks

Dept. of Business Mgmt.,                Osmania University

 

 Dr V. Srikanth
2

D. Samba Shiva Goud

 

 Empowerment of Backward Classes : A study of Post 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act in      Nalgonda District

Dept. of Public Administration.               Osmania University

 

 Dr. A.Sridhar Raj
3 Ms. Honey Gupta Public Expenditure for Economic Growth : Econometric models for developing Countries Dept. of Economics,   Dayal Bagh Educational Institute Dr. K. Trivikram
4 Ms. Lakshmi Rawat A Study of factors affecting individual equity investor returns in Hyderabad and Mumbai

School of Management, University of Hyderabad

 

 

 

 Prof. R.K.  Mishra
2016-2017
S.No. Name of Scholar Ph.D Award Year Research Topic University Name of IPE Guide
1 Mr. S. Vivek 2016

A Comparative  Study of Employee Retention in Public & Private Sector Banks of Telangana State

 

 Mewar University Prof. R.K. Mishra
2 Mr. Raghavendra 2016 Corporate Sustainability Development in Coal India Limited – A Study Osmania University Prof. Ravindranath Menon
3 Mr. P. Kishan Rao

2016

 

 

Marketing of Milk and Milk Products – A Select Study of Mulkanoor Women’s Cooperative Dairy.

Dept.of Business Management

 Osmania University Dr. V. Srikanth
4 Ms. Qudsia Hafeez

2016

 

 

 Scientific Creativity in Relation to Academic Achievement in Science Among Secondary School Students Department of Education Osmania University Dr. JayasreeRaveendran
5 MrBholnath Mandal 2016 Financial Performance of Defence PSUs in India : A Study Dr B R Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy
6 Mr M Maschander Goud 2016 Performance Evaluation of MGNREG Scheme in Andhra Pradesh Osmania University Prof. S. Sreenivasa Murthy