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Prof. (Dr.) Sudipta Majumdar

Assistant Professor

Email sudipta.majumdar@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0003-3975-2034
Key Expertise Behavioral Corporate Finance, Fund Managers’ Behavior, Network Analysis in Financial Markets, Asset Pricing, and Investment Decision-Making

Ph.D. (VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur)

M.B.A. (University of Calcutta)

M.Com. (University of Calcutta)

B.Com. (University of Calcutta) 

NET-JRF (UGC) in Commerce and NET (UGC) in Management

Biography

Dr. Sudipta Majumdar is an Assistant Professor in the Finance & Accounting Area at the Jindal School of Banking and Finance (JSBF), OP Jindal Global University (JGU), Sonipat, Haryana. He currently serves as Chair of the B.Com. (Hons.) programme in partnership with ACCA, before serving as a Co-Chair of the M.Sc. (Finance) Program in the past. He has earned his Ph.D. on ‘Behavioral Corporate Finance’ from Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. His thesis delves into the intricate dynamics of how the fund managers’ personal characteristics and social networks influence the fund performance and subsequent long and short-term persistence. His research interests include behavioral corporate finance, fund managers’ behavior, social network analysis in financial markets, asset pricing, and investment decision-making. His scholarly contributions manifest through publications in esteemed international journals and presentations at prominent Indian conferences. During his doctoral tenure, Dr. Majumdar served as a Teaching Assistant for courses offered by NPTEL under the aegis of MHRD, Government of India.

Dr. Majumdar’s teaching interests include Financial Technology, Financial Modelling, Corporate Finance, Behavioral and Personal Finance, Financial Markets, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Strategic Cost and Management Accounting, and Financial Accounting.

  • Performance Management
  • Corporate Valuation
  • FinTech and Digital Payments in India
  • Financial Accounting
  • Emerging Technologies: Impact on Future of Business
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Financial Reporting (M.Sc. in IA & F)
  • Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Prestigious 'UGC JRF Fellowship' from UGC, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India for pursuing Ph.D.
  • Prestigious 'Order of Merit' for securing First Class-Fifth Rank in M.Com. from University of Calcutta
  • Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Online (ABDC, Scopus and WoS)
  • IIMB Management Review, Elsevier (ABDC, Scopus and WoS)
  • International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, Emerald (ABDC, Scopus and WoS)
  • Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave McMillan (ABDC, Scopus and WoS)
  • Journal of Financial Services Marketing, Palgrave Macmillan Ltd (IIM Ahmedabad) (Scopus)
  • Journal of Economics and Finance (ABDC, Scopus and WoS)
  • Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, Emerald (ABDC, Scopus and WoS)

Ganguly, K., & Majumdar, S. (2026). Sustainability and Founder-CEO Firms: Evidence from CSR Engagement, Credit Dynamics, and Accounting Conservatism. Global Business Review. (Accepted / In-Press)

Majumdar, S., & Wadhawan, M. (2026). Creditor’s Rights and the Persistence of Zombie Borrowing in India. The Chartered Accountant Journal, 75(13), 403-407. (With JSBF Student)

Majumdar, S., & Ganguly, K. (2026). Corporate social responsibility, political donation reform, and accounting conservatism: evidence from India. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 1-18.

Majumdar, S., and Ganguly, K. (2026), ‘Do Zombie Firms follow less Accounting Conservatism? Evidence from Quasi-Natural Experiments in India’. World Finance Conference 2026, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland, July 26-29, 2026.

Kundu, S., & Majumdar, S. (2026). Indian fund managers’ corporate and peer network centrality and fund performance. Journal of Asset Management, 27, 19. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41260-026-00453-3

Majumdar, S., Mishra, A. K. and Chandra, A. (2026), ‘Market Volatility, Manager Diversity, and Mutual Fund Flow: Evidence from India’. 8th International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences (ERPBSS) 2026, Middlesex University Dubai, Knowledge Park Campus, January 14-16, 2026.

Gupta, M., and Majumdar, S. (2026), ‘Geopolitical Risk, Earnings Management, and Corporate Tax Avoidance: Evidence from India’. 8th International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences (ERPBSS) 2026, Middlesex University Dubai, Knowledge Park Campus, January 14-16, 2026.

Majumdar, S., & Kollipara, K. (2025). The Transformative Impact of Technology Adoption amid Changing Economic Conditions. The Chartered Accountant Journal, 73(11), 87-94. (With JSBF Student)

Majumdar, S., & Chandra, A. (2025). Behavioral traits of fund managers: a systematic literature review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, 17(1), 136-164.

Majumdar, S., Mishra, A. K., & Chandra, A. (2024). Do fund managers’ performance rely on gender and team size? Evidence from India. The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 102094. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2024.102094

Majumdar, S. & Chandra, A. (2024). Behavioral Traits of Fund Managers: A Systematic Literature Review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration. (Accepted/ In-Press)

Majumdar, S., Mishra, A. K. and Chandra, A. (2024), ‘Do Bank-Affiliated Fund Managers Outperform? Role of FII and Investors’ Sophistication’. 6th International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance, Department of Management Studies and Industrial Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, July 6-7, 2024.

Majumdar, S. Kundu, S., Bose, S. & Chandra, A. (2023). Network Nexus: Exploring the Impact of Alumni Connections of Managers on Mutual Fund Performance in India. Asia-Pacific Financial Markets. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10690-023-09435-6.

Majumdar, S. Mishra, R. K., & Chandra, A. (2023). Fund Characteristics, Managerial Skills and Performance Persistence: Evidence from India. Asia-Pacific Financial Markets. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10690-023-09417-8.

Majumdar, S., Kundu, S. and Chandra, A. (2023), ‘The Interplay between Fund Managers’ Social Network and Mutual Fund Performance’. ISDSI- Global Conference 2023, IIM Ranchi, India, December 26-29, 2023.

Majumdar, S., Kundu, S., Chandra, A. (2023), ‘Does the Social Network of Fund Managers impact the Mutual Fund Performance?’. India Finance Conference 2023, N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai, India, December 21-23, 2023.

Majumdar, S., Chandra, A. (2023), ‘Where do successful Fund Managers come from? Evidence on Fund Manager’s Skills, Characteristics, and Performance’. 5th International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi, July 6-8, 2023.

Majumdar, S., Bose, S. (2023), ‘Do Personal Characteristics affect Fund Manager’s Alpha?’. 9th Management Doctoral Colloquium and VGSoM Research Scholars’ Day, VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur, February 1-2, 2023. [Won the Best Paper Award].

Majumdar, S. (2022). Resilience in Digital Payments Landscape in India in The Backdrop of COVID-19 Pandemic. The Chartered Accountant Journal, 70 (12), 1513-1519. DOI: https://resource.cdn.icai.org/70559cajournal-june2022-19.pdf.

Majumdar, S., Chandra, A. (2022), ‘Fund Managers’ Characteristics, Behavioural Biases, and Fund Performance’. 15th Doctoral Thesis Virtual Conference, IBS Hyderabad, November 29-30, 2022.

Majumdar, S. (2021), ‘Financial and Behavioral Determinants of Fund Performance: A Review’. 7th Management Doctoral Colloquium and VGSoM Research Scholars’ Day, VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur, February 3-4, 2021.

Majumdar, S. (2021). Emergence of Triple Entry Accounting in the Backdrop of Blockchain Technology: A Conceptual Study. The Management Accountant Journal, 56(11), 68-71. DOI: 10.33516/maj.v56i11.68- 71p.
Email sudipta.majumdar@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0003-3975-2034
Key Expertise Behavioral Corporate Finance, Fund Managers’ Behavior, Network Analysis in Financial Markets, Asset Pricing, and Investment Decision-Making
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