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Dr. Kiran Jayantilal Patel
Education Qualification

MBA (Finance), Ph.D. (Management

Designation
Associate Professor
Experience
18 Years
Email
kjp01@ganpatuniversity.ac.in
Department
MANAGEMENT
Research Area

Digital Payment, Financial Literacy, Investment Behaviour, Microfinance

General Information

Kiran J. Patel, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the area of Finance at Ganpat University - V. M. Patel Institute of Management, Gujarat, India. He has completed his B.B.A. (Finance) from V. M. Patel College of Management Studies and M.B.A. with Finance specialization from V. M. Patel Institute of Management, Hemchandracharya University, Patan, India. His doctoral work focuses on internet banking. He is a recipient of the President Award for Staff Excellence in the categories of ‘Support Service and Engagement’ for the year 2019, ‘Institutional Capacity Building’ for the year 2022, and ‘Research’ for the year 2025 by Ganpat University.

Profile

He won first prize for Best Research Paper at Ganpat University’s ‘National Conference on Emerging Issues in Accounting & Commerce’ in 2018 and in the year 2020, his co-authored paper won the ‘Best Research Paper Award’ at the 12th International Conference on Perspectives, Practices, and Research Trends in Business Management & Innovation at Ganpat University - Faculty of Management Studies. He is also guiding research scholars of Ph.D. and M.Phil. courses. His research interest includes digital payment, financial literacy, investment behaviour, microfinance, and mutual fund investment. His research articles have been published in Scopus-indexed journals and numerous scholarly journals viz. International Journal of Bank Marketing (IJBM - Emerald), International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, International Journal of Commerce and Business Management, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, The IUP Journal of Bank Management and Asian Journal of Research in Banking & Finance. He likes to teach Cost and Management Accounting, Derivatives and Risk Management, and Strategic Financial Management.