School of Management & Liberal Studies - SPSU

About School of Management & Liberal Studies

The School of Management & Liberal Studies draws inspiration from our Founder Chancellor’s vision of focusing on creating knowledge, knowledge that liberates all humans from limitations. Our founder Chancellor wanted us to strive to achieve three primary objectives: to deliver a distinctive first quality education, to foster research, creation, and discovery, and to use the knowledge created on campus to serve society. He wished this institution to be a conceptual space where ideas are nurtured, and dreams take flight besides also being a physical landscape that celebrates both Indian traditions and stands as a gateway to the future. As an educational institution in one of the most diverse countries in the world, we wish to serve as a cultural, social, and intellectual Centre for the community and as a resource and partner for business and industry. We believe that one of the greatest factors toward success for people in society is to have guidance, support, wisdom, and a safe haven where we could expose our uncertainties and grow as perpetual learners. Such mentoring supports the core values of SPSU.

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Dr Bhavana Adhikari

Dr Bhavana Adhikari

Dr Bhavana Adhikari is a Mechanical engineer with a doctorate in management and has a vast experience of more than 25 years in teaching , research, training and academic administration. Dr Adhikari is a highly accomplished academic with expertise in the field of educational innovation and curriculum development. With a keen understanding of the evolving needs of students and the changing landscape of education she has been instrumental in designing the flexible credit system that aligns seamlessly with the National Education Policy 2020. She has been a resource person and a trainer for Management Development Programmes at various national and international forums. Her research interests include competency development, personality studies, employee engagement, and management communication. A keen researcher she has published several books/ research papers in reputed refereed journals. She has been the principal coordinator of two prestigious European Union, ERASMUS+ projects on Capacity Building in Higher Education.

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Prof. Samrat Ray

Prof. Samrat Ray is a distinguished global academician with more than two decades of international experience spanning academia, research, institutional leadership, and industry. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russian Federation, one of the world's leading universities, where he was awarded the prestigious Russian Government Fellowship. Prof. Ray has served as a founding professor at several European business schools and has actively contributed to international policy dialogues and think tanks focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development. Prof. Ray is also associated with the University of South Florida, USA, as a Postdoctoral Fellow, where his research focuses on applying data science and artificial intelligence to poverty eradication and sustainable development.

His scholarly contributions include more than 200 publications in internationally renowned, top- tier journals published by leading academic publishers such as Springer Nature, Frontiers, Routledge, and SAGE, along with 15 national and international patents. He has also authored and edited more than 20 books and book chapters, making significant contributions to the fields of economics, sustainability, public policy, and data-driven decision-making. With more than 5,000 Google Scholar citations and an H-index of 39, Prof. Ray has established an extensive international research network and collaborated with leading scholars across the globe. His academic excellence has been recognized through numerous prestigious national and international awards, including the Young Data Scientist Award 2025 by Business World, Mumbai, as well as multiple honors for outstanding contributions to research, educational leadership, innovation, institutional development, and academic mentorship.

A highly sought-after keynote speaker, Prof. Ray has delivered keynote addresses and invited talks at numerous international conferences, academic summits, and corporate forums across Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and Asia. Throughout his career, he has held leadership positions as a researcher, professor, and academic administrator, playing a pivotal role in institutional development, academic governance, and global research collaborations.

His expertise spans Developmental Economics, Data Science Applications, Institutional Building, Global Research Collaborations, Global Institutional Partnerships, Industry–Academia Collaboration, Sustainability, Climate Change, Energy Studies, Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Public Policy, and Accreditation and Quality Assurance aligned with Global Business Education Standards. He has been instrumental in fostering strategic collaborations between universities, research institutions, accreditation agencies, and global industry partners to strengthen academic excellence, research innovation, and internationalization initiatives.

Committed to advancing global higher education, Prof. Ray continues to champion global institutional collaborations, strategic partnerships with international industry, interdisciplinary research, innovation through patents and technology transfer, accreditation and quality assurance aligned with international business education standards, and evidence-based policy solutions that contribute to sustainable and inclusive development worldwide.

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Dr. Shweta Lalwani

Dr. Shweta Lalwani is MBA (Gold Medallist) and Ph.D in Management. She is also an alumnus of IIMA (FDP’22). She has been working at Faculty of Management, Sir Padampat Singhania University, since 2009. She serves as a Professor specializing in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. She concurrently holds the position of Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Management, Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur, India. She possesses almost 15 years of expertise in academia. She has successfully completed a research project funded by the ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research, HRD Ministry of India, New Delhi) and IIM-A in the field of Organizational Behavior. She has served as the Project Coordinator for the SPSU of a European Union-funded Erasmus+ project. She has represented the University on multiple overseas study tours and exchange programs in Japan, Austria, Finland, and Malaysia. She has participated in several committees, including

The Academic Council, Board of Studies, Proctorial Board, Disciplinary Committee, and IQAC. She has published articles in esteemed management journals listed in Scopus and Web of Science and has delivered numerous presentations at national and international conferences. Her three research scholars have been conferred the Ph.D. degree. Her research interests encompass Green Human Resource Management, cross-cultural challenges, international human resource management, leadership, job satisfaction, and motivation theories and techniques.

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