Dr. Savitha Rani Ramachandran is a Professor in Finance at M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management (RIM), Bengaluru. She is currently the Registrar – Evaluation at MSRIM, overseeing exam-related activities. She is an MBA graduate from Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Trichy, and a Fellow of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Kolkata. Her doctoral work focused on strategic cost management, specifically the dynamics of cost behavior and technological change in the coal mining industry, and was conducted at Dr. MGR Educational Research Institute (University), Chennai. Dr. Ramachandran is an Editorial Committee member of the bi-annual peer-reviewed journal Ramaiah Management Review published by RIM. She is also a member of the review panel for the international peer-reviewed annual journal JIGNASA published by MLA First Grade College for Women, Bengaluru. She has co-authored and published several research papers in the areas of strategic management, finance, and marketing. Before transitioning to academia, Dr. Ramachandran worked for about eight years across various sectors, including dairy, pharma, and turnkey projects, where she managed operations in the finance and costing verticals.
Dr. Savitha Rani Ramachandran
Professor & Registrar - Evaluation
About the Faculty
Areas of Research
Sustainability & CSR, Corporate Finance, Strategic Cost Management, Investment management,
Banking sector performance, Services marketing
Education
- Ph.D, Dr. MGR Educational Research Institute (University), Chennai (2012)
- FCMA, The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Kolkata (1990)
- MBA, Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Trichirapalli (1987)
- BCom, Bharathidasan University (1985)
Affiliation
Since 2006 – M S Ramaiah Institute of Management (MSRIM), Bengaluru
Prior
- Dept. of MBA, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bengaluru (affiliated to VTU)
- Dept. of MBA, Surana College, Bengaluru (affiliated to BU)
- Dept. of Commerce & Management, SJR College for Women, Bengaluru (affiliated BU)
- Vadilal Industries Ltd., Ahmedabad
- Core Parentals Ltd., Ahmedabad
- Engineering Systems Ltd.,Bengaluru
Research
Savitha Rani Ramachandran & Pavuluri Thinesh Kumar (2018), Forensic accounting: a tool for fraud detection and prevention in the public sector and private sector, M S Ramaiah Management Review, Volume 9, Issue 4, ISSN-0975-7988, July-Dec 2018
Pankajakshi R & Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2015), Healthcare and Medical Tourism Services: A Diagnostic Study, International Journal of Exclusive Management Research-IJEMR – November 2015 – Vol 5 Issue 11 – Online – ISSN 2249–2585 Print – ISSN 2249-8672, www.aeph.in , Impact Factor: 5.72
Pankajakshi R & Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2015), Consumer Decision Making Models: A comparative study, International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review (IJMSRR), April 2015 – Vol. 1, Issue No. 10, E-ISSN 2349-6746, ISSN – 2349-6738
Savitha Rani Ramachandran & Samir Imam (2014), Influence of children on buying decision of parents, M. S. Ramaiah Management Review, Vol.5, Issue 1, Jan.-June 2014, pp: 11-17
Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2012), Women’s Liberation: A Redefinition, ISBN Number 978-81-910827-6-0, pp 258-259, Proceedings of the National Seminar on Women Empowerment – WE 360’, Dr. M G R University, Chennai, March 2012.
N Naganna & Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2010), The Paradox of Growth-Decline Syndrome in the Extractive Sector, Book of Abstracts, ISBN Number 978-93-80697-06-2, pp 17, proceedings of National Conference on Propelling Corporate India: Strategies and Challenges, MSRIM, Aug. 2010
N Naganna & Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2010), Value-Dynamics in Research, ISBN Number 978-81-910-827-0-8, pp 177-181, proceedings of the National Conference on Academic Research, Dr. M G R University, Aug. 2010
H Muraidharan & Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2010), Imperatives for consumer oriented organizational growth: An Inclusive approach, International Edited Book on “Consumer Protection and Globalization”, Vol. no. 1, Issue 1, Jan.2010, Centre for Consumer Studies, Indian Inst. of Public Admn., New Delhi and Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, pp 181-182
Savitha Rani Ramachandran & R Pankajakshi (2009), A Critical Appraisal of Marketing Strategies in a framework of Sustainability, M. S. Ramaiah Management Review, Vol.1, Issue 1, June 2009. pp: 4-12
Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2009), Sustainability and Carbon Markets: A Meeting Ground, PES Business Review, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Jan. 2009, pp 32-42
N Naganna & Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2008), Dynamics of Knowledge Development in a competitive economy, Dharana Bhavan’s International Journal of Business, Vol. 2, No. 2, July-Dec 2008, pp:17- 38
N Naganna & Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2007), Building Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Knowledge, Ethics, Environment, R & D, Monograph, M S Ramaiah Institute of Management, July 2007.
Savitha Rani Ramachandran (2006), The State and the Corporate Sector: A redefining role for the NGO Sector, Proceedings of National Seminar on “Emerging Indian Panorama: Issues and Challenges”, EPCET, Bangalore, May 2006, pp 221-225.
Memberships
Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi
Training & Consultancy:
Resource Person in MDPs on “Finance for the Non finance”.
