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Pooja Kumari

Finance & Accounting

Associate Professor

poojak[at]iimv[dot]ac[dot]in

About

 
  • Current Position: Associate Professor, Finance & Accounting, Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam 

  • Highest Qualification: Ph.D., Accounting, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2019 

  • Total Experience: ~13+ years (Academia: ~10+ | Teaching/Research including TA: ~3+) 

  • Research Interests: Capital market-based accounting research; Value relevance of accounting information; Intangible intensity; Earnings management; Valuation of intangible assets; FinTech; Crypto markets. 

  • Teaching Areas: Financial Accounting; Financial Statement Analysis; Corporate Finance; Corporate Valuation; Investment Banking & Mergers & Acquisitions; Capital Market Based Accounting Research 

  • Academic Profile: Finance & accounting faculty with strong expertise in capital market-based accounting research and technology-driven finance, with publications in leading Scopus/ABDC listed journals and extensive teaching experience across IIMs and management institutes. 

 

Teaching

PGP/MBA (Graduate) 

  • Financial Accounting | Role: Core | Term 1, 2022-23, 2023-24 

  • Corporate Valuation | Role: Elective | Term 4, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 

  • Investment Banking & Mergers & Acquisitions | Role: Elective | Term 5, 2022-23, 2025-26 

PhD/Doctoral 

  • Capital Market Based Accounting Research | 2023, 2024, 2025| Role: Instructor 

Executive Education / MDP / FDP 

  • PGPEx/EMBA- Financial Accounting | Role: Core | Term 1, 2022-23, 2023-24 

  • PGPEx/EMBA- Corporate Valuation | Role: Elective | Term 4, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 

Research & Publications

 

Journal Articles 

  1. Kumari, P., Mamidala, V., Chavali, K., & Behl, A. (2024). "The changing dynamics of crypto mining and environmental impact." International Review of Economics & Finance, 89, 940-953. (ABS-2, ABDC-A, Scopus) 

  1. Mamidala, V., Kumari, P., & Singh, D. (2024). "Should I invest or not? Investigating the role of biases and status quo." Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, 16(3), 423-447. (ABS-2, ABDC-B, Scopus) 

  1. Mamidala, V., & Kumari, P. (2023). "Investigating herding severity in different NFT categories." Finance Research Letters, 58, 104428. (ABS-2, ABDC-A, Scopus) 

  1. Kumari, P., & Mishra, C. S. (2023). "Value relevance of earnings and book value of equity in profit versus loss reporting firms: significance of intangible intensity." Accounting Research Journal, 36(2/3), 166-182. (ABS-2, ABDC-B, Scopus) 

  1. Kumari, P. (2021). "How does interactivity impact user engagement over mobile bookkeeping applications?." Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), 30(5), 1-16. (ABS-2, ABDC-A, Scopus) 

  1. Kumari, P., & Mishra, C. S. (2021). "The Impact of Intangible Intensity on the Relevance of R&D Investment in an Emerging Economy." Journal of Applied Accounting Research. (ABS-2, ABDC-B, Scopus) 

  1. Kumari, P., & Mishra, C. S. (2020). "Value Relevance of Aggregated and Disaggregated Earnings in India: Significance of Intangible Intensity." Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 100321. (ABS-3, ABDC-B, Scopus) 

  1. Kumari, P., & Mishra, C. S. (2019). "Value Relevance of R&D Reporting in India: Significance of Intangible Intensity." Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 17(3), 432-448. (ABS-1, ABDC-C, Scopus) 

  1. Kumari, P., & Mishra, C. S. (2018). "Value Relevance of Earnings and Book Value in India: Significance of Accounting Regulation Reforms and Intangible-Intensity in an Emerging Market." International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, 14(4), 364-387. (ABS-2, ABDC-C, Scopus) 

  1. Kumari, P., & Mishra, C. S. (2018). "Equity Values and Prediction of Earnings with Disaggregation of Earnings in India." Global Business Review, 21(2), 1–21. (ABS-1, ABDC-B, Scopus). 

 

Conference Papers (Peer-reviewed) 

  • “Change in value relevance of earnings and book value over twenty-five years in India.” 6th PAN-IIM World Management Conference, IIM Bangalore, 13–15 Dec 2018. 

  • “Value Relevance of Aggregated and Disaggregated Earnings in India: Significance of Intangible Intensity.” World Finance Conference, University of Technology Mauritius, 27–29 Jul 2018. 

  • “Value Relevance of Research and Development Reporting in India: Significance of Intangible Intensity.” 5th PAN-IIM World Management Conference, IIM Lucknow, 14–16 Dec 2017. 

  • “Value Relevance of Research and Development Reporting in India: Significance of Intangible Intensity.” International Conference on Economics and Finance Research, Paris, France, 19–20 Oct 2017. 

  • “Equity Values and Prediction of Earnings with Disaggregation of Earnings in an Emerging Market.” Financial Markets & Corporate Governance Conference, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 20–21 Apr 2017. 

Working Papers / Under Review (optional) 

Training & Consulting

Executive Education / MDPs / FDPs 

  • Fintech (5 Batches) /Module- Fintech ecosystem, Application of Fintech, Fintech startups] | BFSI executives| Dates/Duration: 1 year, 2022-2026| Role: Program Director 

  • Investment Banking & Capital Markets (1 Batch) /Module- Financial Statement Analysis, Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions | Investment banking executives| Dates/Duration: 1 year, 2025| Role: Co- Program Director 

  • Chief Financial Officer (1 Batch) /Module- Financial Planning and Analysis | Senior executives in Finance| Dates/Duration: 1 year, 2025| Role: Co- Program Director 

  • General Management Programs (7 Batch) /Module- Financial leadership | Senior executives| Dates/Duration: 1 year, 2023-2025| Role: Faculty 

  • Senior Management Programs (1 Batch) /Module- Financial leadership | Senior executives| Dates/Duration: 1 year, 2025| Role: Co-Program Director 

  • Global Senior Leadership Programs (1 Batch) /Module- Financial leadership | C-suite executives| Dates/Duration: 1 year, 2025| Role: Co-Program Director 

 

 

Services

Institutional Administrative Roles 

• ICC Chair, Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam — Oct 2022–Jun 2024 
(Key responsibilities: led Internal Complaints Committee proceedings, ensured POSH compliance) 

 

Committees / Academic Governance 

  • ANC Committee — Member | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 

  • PGPEx/EMBA Committee — Member | Oct 2022 – Present 

  • DACASC — Member | Mar 2024 – Present 

  • SDMC — Member | Jul 2024 – Apr 2025 

  • Library Committee — Member | Jul 2024 – Apr 2025 

  • CDS Committee — Member | Apr 2025 – Present 

  • EEP Committee — Member | Apr 2025 – Present 

  • ANC Committee — Member | Apr 2025 – Present  

 

Academic Service (External) 

  • Reviewer: [Journals/Conferences] (select list) 

  • Session Chair/Track Chair/Board/Panel roles: [Body/Conference] | [Year(s)] 

 

 

Award And Recognition

  • Emerald India Best Paper Award — 5th PAN-IIM World Management Conference, IIM Lucknow (2017). 

  • Best Paper Award — Ph.D. Consortium, IIT Bombay (2017). 

  • NET-JRF (Ph.D. Scholarship), Government of India — June 2012. 

  • Post-graduation Scholarship — Government of Uttar Pradesh (2009–2011). 

  • Second Rank — SEE-UPTU MBA Entrance Exam (2009). 

 

 

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