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Dr. Suparna Ray

Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting & Finance , Amrita School of Business , Amravati campus

Qualification: Ph.D
Suparna.Ray@av.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Empirical Corporate Finance, Including Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance and International Business

Bio Publications Qualification FDP / Short Term Course / Workshop Attended Membership of Professional Bodies Awards Reviewer of Journals & Conferences Research
Bio

Dr. Suparna Ray is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Amrita School of Business, Amravati campus
Her previous stints were at SOIL School of Business Design, Manesar, Gurgaon; Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore; XIM University, Bhubaneswar and Bennett University, NCR, respectively.
Before switching to academia, she had more than a decade of corporate exposure by virtue of her Company Secretaryship qualification at various corporate houses in Calcutta, West Bengal. In her various roles, she was engaged in planning and formulating policy-issues concerning investments, working capital, borrowings, etc. reflecting business outlook in senior management positions, as part of Core Committee of management.
Heracademic journey resumed with an MBA in Finance & Investments from Baruch College, City University of New York, USA culminating to PhD in Finance from the University of Exeter Business School, UK.
One of her PhD papers co-authored with her PhD supervisors, has been published in one of the top-tier Management journals. She has presented her research at several major international and national conferences both during her PhD studies and thereafter.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Aperture Masking Interferometry with the James Webb Space Telescope

Cite this Research Publication : Suparna Ray,Aperture Masking Interferometry with the James Webb Space Telescope,ORE Open Research Exeter

Year : 2021

Experience teaches slowly: A study of the non-linear effects of top management teams’ international experience on post-acquisition performance

Cite this Research Publication : Experience teaches slowly: A study of the non-linear effects of top management teams' international experience on post-acquisition performance", D. Piaskowska, G. Trojanowski, R. Tharyan, S. Ray, British Journal of Management “A” (ADBC)

Publisher : British Journal of Management

Conference Paper

Year : 2018

Paying Cash? The effect of top management teams’ international experience and national diversity on payment modes in cross-border acquisitions

Cite this Research Publication : Paying Cash? The effect of top management teams' international experience and national diversity on payment modes in cross-border acquisitions
S Ray, D Piaskowska, G Trojanowski, R Tharyan - 8th India Finance Conference, 2018 IIM Calcutta

Publisher : 8th India Finance Conference

Year : 2017

TMT and acquirer performance of cross-border acquisitions

Cite this Research Publication : TMT and acquirer performance of cross-border acquisitions
S Ray, D Piaskowska, G Trojanowski, R Tharyan - 5th Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management, 2017; IIM Indore

Publisher : 5th Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management

Year : 2017

How international orientation of top management teams may (not) moderate the performance of serial acquirers?

Cite this Research Publication : How international orientation of top management teams may (not) moderate the performance of serial acquirers?
S Ray, D Piaskowska, G Trojanowski, R Tharyan - 7th India Finance Conference, 2017 IIM Bangalore

Publisher : 7th India Finance Conference

Year : 2017

Role of Acquirer Firm Top Management Teams in Payment Mode Choices in Cross-border Acquisitions

Cite this Research Publication : Role of Acquirer Firm Top Management Teams in Payment Mode Choices in Cross-border Acquisitions, S Ray, D Piaskowska-Lewandowska, G Trojanowski, R Tharyan - Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017

Publisher : Academy of Management Proceedings

Year : 2015

How TMT international experience and diversity may or may not influence effective choice of payment mode

Cite this Research Publication : How TMT international experience and diversity may or may not influence effective choice of payment mode
S RAY - World Finance and Banking Symposium 2015

Publisher : World Finance and Banking Symposium

Year : 2014

Why TMT International Experience and Diversity may (not) Improve Acquisition Performance

Cite this Research Publication : Why TMT International Experience and Diversity may (not) Improve Acquisition Performance
D Piaskowska, G Trojanowski, S Ray, R Tharyan - Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014

Publisher : Academy of Management Proceedings

Qualification

Doctorate:

  • PhD in Finance, University of Exeter Business School, UK

Post Graduation:

  • Masters of Research in Finance, Lancaster University Management School, UK
  • MBA in Finance and Investment, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York, USA,
  • MSc in Economics, University of Calcutta, India

Undergraduate:

  • BSc (Honours) in Economics, University of Calcutta, India
FDP / Short Term Course / Workshop Attended
  • Expert Workshop for University Faculty: Enhancing Capacity to teach Business Integrity and Ethics, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, XIM University,Jan, 2020
  • Faculty Development Workshop on “Case Pedagogy as a Learning Tool”, Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar, XIM University, Nov, 2019
  • Faculty Development Programme on “Elements: energise – empower – integrate”, XIM University, Sep, 2019- Nov, 2020
  • Summer School on Empirical Finance and Accounting Research, IIM, Calcutta, May, 2017
Membership of Professional Bodies
Society Membership Detail Membership Number
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India Fellow member 5676
Awards
  • 3-year studentship in Finance for PhD Study from University of Exeter Business School, 2011-2014
  • Tuition waiver (91%) for Masters in Research study at Lancaster University
  • Tuition waiver (45%) for Honors MBA full-time program from Zicklin School of Business
  • Graduate Teaching Assistantship awards in Zicklin School of Business, 2009 & 2010
Reviewer of Journals & Conferences

Conference presentations (last 6 years)

  • 8th India Finance Conference; IIM-Calcutta, December 2018
  • 7th India Finance Conference; IIM-Bangalore, December, 2017
  • Indian Academy of Management Conference; IIM-Indore, December,2017
  • World Finance Conference, New York, USA, July, 2016
  • Young Finance Scholars Conference, Sussex, UK, June, 2016
  • Academy of International Business (AIB) conference, UKI chapter, April, 2016
Research

Worked on

  • Corporate Governance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Board of Directors
  • International Business

Currently Working in

  • Corporate Governance
  • Empirical Corporate Finance

Future Plans

  • Asset Pricing
  • Empirical Corporate Finance
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