Dr. Gitanjali pinto

Dr. Geetanjali Pinto

I/C Director SBS

Name: Dr. Geetanjali Pinto

Designation: I/C Director , Sasmira’s Business School, Worli, Mumbai

Role & Responsibilities: I/c Director , HOD- 

Qualification:  FCA; Ph.D. in Management – Finance from Symbiosis International (Deemed) University; M.Com.; B. Com.

Experience: Over 20 years

Publication: 15 

Dr. Geetanjali Pinto is I/C Director , Sasmira’s Business School, Mumbai, India has nearly two decades of experience in teaching, research, capacity building, advocacy and field action in broad areas of Human Resource Management, social science and development, Gender Studies and inclusive education. She has worked as a Research Associate with renowned Institute like Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai campus.

With her wide experience in community-based research using qualitative and mixed methodology research approaches, she has contributed to a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the social and gender dimensions of a range of issues concerning women career development and wellbeing of women, youth and vulnerable populations.

She has published several research papers in peer reviewed journals on topics covering human resource management, Re-branding HR, Women Empowerment, Gender Diversity et.al. She has also worked for fully sponsored research projects in the area of Human Resource Management supported by ICSSR. She is a Head of research committee and actively heading Ph.D. Centre affiliated with University of Mumbai and SNDT Women’s University.

  1. Pinto, G., & Rastogi, S. (2019) ‘Sectoral Analysis of Factors Influencing Dividend Policy: Case of an Emerging Financial Market’ Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 12(3), 110-127. doi: 10.3390/jrfm12030110. The study has used panel data econometric tools for data analysis.

Journal of Risk and Financial Management, EISSN 1911-8074 is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal. It is Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science – ESCI), Scopus (Q1), and EconLit (AEA). Impact factor 0.44. This journal is listed under ‘Category B’ as per ABDC_Journal_List_2019.

 

  1. Pinto, G., Rastogi, S., Kadam, S. and Sharma, A. (2019), ‘Bibliometric study on dividend policy’, Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, 12(1), pp. 72–95. doi: 10.1108/QRFM-11-2018-0118.

Qualitative Research in Financial Markets having ISSN: 1755-4179 is indexed and abstracted in Scopus (Q1), Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). Impact factor 0.2. This journal is listed under ‘Category B’ as per ABDC_Journal_List_2019. 

 

  1. Ghosh, U., Pinto G. (2021), ‘Jet Airways (India) Ltd.: a case of financial crash landing in the Indian aviation sector’, Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (TOJQI), 12(6), pp. 5256-5268. https://www.tojqi.net/index.php/journal/article/view/2294

Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (TOJQI) having e-ISSN 1309-6594 is indexed in Scopus.

 

  1. Pinto, G. and Rastogi, S. (2022), “Corporate governance impact on dividend policy of NIFTY-500 indexed Indian pharmaceutical companies (2014–2019)”, Corporate Governance, Vol. 22 No. 7, pp. 1547-1566. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-08-2021-0309.

 

Corporate Governance having ISSN: 1472-0701 is ranked in Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS, UK) Academic Journal Guide, Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List – Category C’, Australian Research Council (ERA Journal List), BFI (Denmark), CNRS (France), FMS Journal Rating Guide – C (China), JourQUAL (Germany), NSD (Norway),  QUALIS (Brazil), The Publication Forum (Finland), AIDEA (Italy). It is Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science – ESCI) and Scopus (Q1).

  1. Rastogi, S., Sharma, A., Pinto, G., & Bhimavarapu, V. M. (2022). A literature review of risk, regulation, and profitability of banks using a scientometric study. Future Business Journal, 8(28), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-022-00146-4.

Future Business Journal is indexed under Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science – ESCI)

 

  1. Bhimavarapu VM, Rastogi S, Gupte R, Pinto G, Shingade S. Does the Impact of Transparency and Disclosure on the Firm’s Valuation Depend on the ESG? Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2022; 15(9):410. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15090410

Journal of Risk and Financial Management is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal. It is Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science – ESCI), Scopus (Q1) and EconLit (AEA). Impact factor 0.44. This journal is listed under ‘Category B’ as per ABDC_Journal_List_2019.

 

  1. Pinto, G., Rastogi, S., & Kanoujiya, J. (2022). Does Ownership Structure Influence Dividend Distribution Policy in India? Evidence Using Panel Data Analysis. Indian Journal of Corporate Governance, 15(2), 197–222. https://doi.org/10.1177/09746862221129342

Indian Journal of Corporate Governance is an international peer-reviewed journal. It is Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science – ESCI) and Scopus Q3 (0.85). This journal is listed under ‘Category C’ as per ABDC_Journal_List_2022.

 

  1. Rastogi, S.; Pinto, G.; Pathak, A.K.; Singh, S.P.; Sharma, A.; Banerjee, S.; Kanoujiya, J.; Tejasmayee, P. (2023), Influence of Transparency and Disclosures on the Dividend Distribution Decisions in the Firms: Do Profitability and Efficiency of Firms Matter? J. Financial Stud. 2023, 11, 142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs11040142

Int. J. Financial Studies having EISSN 2227-7072 is Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science – ESCI) and Scopus Q2. This journal is listed under ‘Category B’ as per ABDC_Journal_List

 

  1. Pinto, G., Rastogi, S. and Agarwal, B. (2024), “Does promoters’ holding influence the liquidity risk of banks?”, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Vol. 32 No. 2, pp. 211-229.

https://doi.org/10.1108/JFRC-09-2023-0144

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance having ISSN 1358-1988 is Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science – ESCI) and Scopus Q3 and is ranked under ‘Category C’ as per ABDC_Journal_List

  1. Keren Khambhata, Janki Mistry, Ritesh Khatwani, Mahima Mishra, Geetanjali Pinto (2023), “Exploring the Relationship between Sharing Economy, Socially Responsible Consumption and Materialism – A Conceptual Paper. Information Sciences Letters, Vol. 12, Issue 12 PP: 2759-2763. https://doi:10.18576/isl/121219

Information Sciences Letters is indexed in Scopus (Q2).

 

  1. Churi, A., Chakraborty, D., Khatwani, R., Pinto, G., Shah, P., & Sekhar, R. (2023, November). Stock Price Prediction using Deep Learning and Sentiment Analysis. In 2023 2nd International Conference on Futuristic Technologies (INCOFT) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/INCOFT60753.2023.10425124

IEEE Conference proceedings are indexed in Scopus.

 

  1. Attarde, K., Jaiswal, C., Khatwani, R., Pinto, G. and Kumar, V. (2024), “A novel central bank digital currency framework design for offline and foreign transactions based on blockchain”, Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 201-220. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPRG-10-2023-0146. Published online August 2024. Issue publication date: 21 January 2025.

Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance having E-ISSN:2398-5038 is Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science – ESCI) and Scopus Q2 and is ranked under ‘Category B’ as per ABDC_Journal_List.

Paper Presented at Conferences & Published in UGC Approved Journals

  • Pinto, P. Barge, S. Rastogi and B. Agarwal, “Impact of ESG on the dividend of the Indian banks. Used non-performing assets as moderator,” 2024 4th International Conference on Innovative Practices in Technology and Management (ICIPTM), Noida, India, 2024, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICIPTM59628.2024.10563781 “. Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Innovative Practices in Technology and Management (ICIPTM) – 2024 on February 22 and 23, 2024. Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 24 June 2024. Organised by Amity International Business School, Amity University in association with IEEE UP Section. Scopus Indexed.
  • A Churi, D Chakraborty, R Khatwani, G Pinto, P Shah, R Sekhar, “Stock Price Prediction using Deep Learning and Sentiment Analysis”, paper presented at IEEE 2nd International Conference on Futuristic Technologies (INCOFT 2023) held on 24th & 26th November 2023, Belgaum, India. Published in IEEE Xplore on February 22, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/INCOFT60753.2023.10425124. Scopus Indexed.
  • “Impact of implementation of Basel III Norms on Banking Sector in India” presented at the International Conference on Techno Management Trends, ITM, Mumbai on February 22, 2019, and published in International Journal of SCR and Sustainability, ISSN 2321-7448, Vol. 1, Issue 2, 431-445.
  • Editor, Proceedings of International Conference on Business Excellence in Turbulent Times, ITM, Mumbai on February 18, 2017, Published ISBN: 978-93-5273-062-9.
  • “Financial Strategies of Start-Ups in India – A Comparative Analysis” presented at International Conference on Business Excellence in Turbulent Times, ITM, Mumbai on February 18, 2017. Published ISBN: 978-93-5273-062-9.
  • “Dividend policy – A Bibliometrics analysis” presented and published in the conference proceedings at the International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance at IIT, Madras on August 12-13, 2016, Pg. 159.
  • “Customer Satisfaction in Retail Banking” Presented and published in the compendium of International Conference hosted by ASM group, Pune in Jan 2016.
  • “Extent of Financial Inclusion in Adilabad, Telengana Dist” published in International Journal of Economics & Social Science” in Dec 2015.

Major Research Project “Women in Management: A Study of Women Representation at Management Level in Mumbai”, fully sponsored ICSSR.

  • Human Resource Management
  • High Performance Leadership
  • Human Resource Planning
  • Competency based HRM
  • Training and Development
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Performance Management
  • Business Research Methods
  • Creativity and Innovation