Dr. Lavanya Vedagiri Rao

Title of the Ph.D. Thesis: Customer Satisfaction from Life insurance (A comparative study of Life Insurance Corporation of India and Private Life Insurance Companies)

Date of Joining the College: 30 June, 1979

Project Undertaken:

• UGC Major Research Project - Methodology issues pertaining to provision of micro credit and designing of livelihood to borrowers in Tamil Nadu.

Areas of Interest

• Micro Finance

• Business Management

• Business Communication

• Management Accounting

• Services Marketing

• Corporate Accounting

Publications

• 1. Management of Stress Among College Students, SANSMARAN Research Journal, vol.3 June 2013, ISSN 2278-7801.

  2. Quality of Work life of Migrant Construction Workers in Chennai, International Journal of Research in Commerce, Economics & Management, Volume 3, Issue 05, May 2013, ISSN 0976-2183.

  3. QualityWork Life Balance- Women in Informal Sector, Bi-annunal Referred National Journal NIMS Journal of Management Research 2013,

     1. ISSN 2278- 2362.

  4. Micro finance and Livelihood Promotion, CBA Publishers, Chennai, 2012, ISBN 9789380430102.

  5. Chapter Title: Micro Finance as an Engine for Inclusive Growth, Book Name: Inclusive Growth in India – An Emphasis on Financial and Social Inclusion, Excel India Publishers, New Delhi, October 2010, ISBN 978-93-80697-25-5.

  6. Chapter Title: Livelihood Promotion and Economic Growth in India, Book Name: BRICS – Economic Shift, published by Excel India Publishers, New Delhi, October 2011, ISBN 978-93-81361-3-99.

  7. Chapter Title: Ethics Based Higher Education, Book Name: Accelerating Economic Revival through Innovation and Reform, Excel Publishers, New Delhi, 2010, ISBN 978-93-80043-76-0.

1. Innovation and new Service development in select private life insurance companies in India - The paper was published as a full paper in the conference proceedings with ISBN 0-9753393-9-7 and CIBIMA, Volume 1, 2008, ISSN 1943-7765.

2. Tele Marketing – Readers Shelf, Vol.1, No.8, May 2005.

3. Stress Management – Readers Shelf, Vol.1, No.11, Aug’ 2005

4. Recent Developments in Purchase & Sale of Securities - Readers Shelf, Vol.1, No.7, April 2005

5. Chapter Title: Micro Finance as an Engine for Inclusive Growth, National Conference on Inclusive Growth in India—An Emphasis on Financial and Social Inclusion, October, 2010, Excel India Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-80697-25-5.

6. Chapter Title: Livelihood Promotion and Economic Growth in India. Brics – An Economic Shift, National conference, 3^rd and 4^th October 2011, Excel India Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN: 9789381361399.

7. Books with ISBN : Micro finance and livelihood promotion, CBA publishers, 2012, ISBN 9789380430102.

Conferences / Seminars

1. Private Firms and Corporate Social Responsibility, UGC sponsored International Seminar on Corporate Governance – Challenges & Strategies, January 2008.

2. Innovation and New Service Development in Select Private Life Insurance Companies in India, 10^th International Seminar organised by International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA), USA, 2008.

3. Life Insurance Sector in India (Globalisation), International Seminar on Globalisation - Its Impact, Challenges and Opportunities, March 2008.

4. Challenges of Women in Management, International Seminar on Global Challenges in Management, 2008.

5. Replication of Grameen Bank Micro Credit Model - A Case Study In India, International Conference on Micro Finance, 2009.

6. Ethics Based Higher Education, International Conference on Accelerating Economic Revival through Innovation and Reform, 2010.

7. Self-help Groups and Women Entrepreneurs – Vision 2010, National Level Symposium on Women Entrepreneurship in India, February 2008.

8. Micro Finance as an Engine for Inclusive Growth, National Conference on Inclusive Growth in India – An Emphasis on Financial and Social Inclusion, 2010.

9. Livelihood Promotion and Economic Growth in India, National Conference on BRICS – Economic Shift, 2011.

Training Programme

1. Attended Orientation Course at Academic Staff College, University of Madras, 2008-2009

2. Attended Refresher Course at Academic Staff College, University of Madras, 2009-20010

Other Achievements

1. Chaired a session at 10^th IBIMA conference held at Malaysia on project Planning and Development.

2. Honorary Consultant – 2011-13, Mitra Academy, Bangalore – 76, (Affliated to the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi.)

3. Member of Board of Studies at SDNB Vaishnav college for women, Chrompet, chennai.@008-2010

4. University Representative of Board of Studies, Womens’ Christian College, College Road, Chennai, 2011-2013.

5. Member of Programme Committee – International – IBIMA- New York, USA

   • For reviewing full research papers at the 11^th IBIMA conference held at Egypt,January, 2009.

   • For reviewing full research papers at the 12^th IBIMA conference held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29-30 June , 2009.

   • For reviewing full research papers at the 14^th IBIMA conference held in Istanbul, Turkey 23-24 June 2010.

   • For reviewing full research papers at the 15^th IBIMA conference held in Cairo, Egypt, 6^th and 7^th November , 2010.