Dr. Raksha Thakur
Dr. Raksha Thakur
Assistant Professor
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Economics
Dr. Raksha Thakur holds a Doctorate in International Business from the SOE, D.A.V.V., Indore, with her research focused on “the impact of price dumping on the Indian economy”
Dr. Thakur boasts over 17 years of academic experience, having taught at both the postgraduate and undergraduate levels. She is recognized as a Ph.D. supervisor at D.A.V.V., Indore, and her credentials extend beyond the academic realm. Dr. Thakur is an alumni of IIM Indore for pursuing an MDP on International Marketing. She demonstrated exceptional dedication and aptitude in the NPTEL certification course ‘Global Marketing Management,’ conducted by IIT Roorkee. She earned the distinction of being the course topper and received the prestigious ‘Elite’ category of certification.
Her extensive scholarly contributions include more than 25 publications in reputed journals. Dr. Thakur has been recognized for her research, having been awarded a few best paper awards, one of them by JBIMS, Mumbai University.
In addition to her academic pursuits, she is a lifetime member of the Madhya Pradesh Economic Association (MPEA) and holds White and Yellow Belts in Six Sigma Quality Management Certification. Dr. Thakur’s academic endeavours have taken her across 13 countries. Her leadership extends to being the editor of the book ‘Research Foresight.’
Subjects
- International business
- Fundamentals of foreign trade
- Global marketing
- International business environment
- Foreign trade procedures and documentation
- Shipping and logistics in foreign trade
- New techniques in multinational marketing
- Export import management
- International Business Strategies
Area of Training and Consultancy
Imparted training to MSME exporter’s entrepreneurs and students on the topic “Six Sigma Quality Practices for MSME Exports.”
Professional Affiliation
Life Time membership of Madhya Pradesh Economic Association (MPEA), Registration number: 20588/85
- MBA(IB)
- Ph.D. from the School of Economics at D.A.V.V., Indore.
- Pursued a Management Development Program (MDP) by Dr. Prashant Salwan on “International Marketing: Winning Customers and Markets Internationally”, February14-16, 2008, from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore.
- 8 week NPTEL online certification course ‘Global Marketing Management’, by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee on free online global education portal SWAYAM. Funded by MHRD, Govt. of India, approved by NPTEL,
- 4 week FDP Certificate course on Management of New Products and Services by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on free online global education portal SWAYAM. Funded by MHRD, Govt. of India approved NPTEL online NSE SWAYAM certification
- Awarded for Best Research Paper for research paper titled “Can Sustainability and Fast Fashion go hand in hand? A Research Framework to study the possibility of sustainable fast fashion” at the 13th Annual Conference on Business, Research, Innovation & Technology (BRIT-2022) held at the Apeejay School of Management, Dwarka, New Delhi on June 24th, 2022.
- Best Research Paper Award for the research paper titled ‘Sustainability and fast fashion: disband or Integrate’ during the Sixteenth PIMR International Conference on Innovative & Adaptive Management Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurial Business & Societal Growth Scenario organized by PIMR Indore, on Oct 23-24, 2021.
- Best Research Paper Award for research paper titled “Effect of Chinese Dumping on India’s Imports” in the economics track of XIV International Conference on Rethinking Strategies for Leadership & Governance in Emerging Global Scenario, January 11-12 ’2020, sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi organized by Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore.
- Best Research Paper Award for research paper titled “An Empirical Study on Impact of Demonetization on Indian Financial Markets” in the finance track of International Research Conference on March 7-8, 2017, organized by Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Department of Management, University of Mumbai, at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, India.
- Invited as a resource person to The Annual Summit of Expo Overseas Entrepreneurs Association (EOEA – An Institution, Accredited by Ministry of Commerce and Industry Govt. of India) on 13.05.2023. My session was on the topic “Six Sigma Quality Practices for MSME Exports.”
Sharma, N., Thakur, R., Upadhyay, A. & Zokarkar, S. (2022). Customer Preference Analysis of Jewelry Brands: An Indian Experience is accepted for publication in, Special Issue – Empirical Economics Letters, 21(1): 23-39. ISSN 1681-8997, ABDC-C Category indexed journal.
Sharma Nidhi, Thakur Raksha, Singh Saurabh (2022). Swadeshi Versus Global Brands: Mapping the efficacy of the Self-relaince Invocation. Journal of Development Research, 15(2), 74-93, powered by Sage.
Sharma Nidhi, Upadhayay Ajit, Thakur Raksha (2020). Children and Internet During Covid-19 Pandemic. Alochana Chakra Journal, ISSN No. 2231-3990, UGC Care List Group I, Volume 9(6), 230-235, Impact Factor: 6.3
Surana Harsha and Thakur Raksha (2020). A Conceptual Study to Understand the State of Digital Payments Amidst the Outbreak of Covid-19. Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Shodh Sanchar Bulletin, 10(38): 295-299. UCG Care Listed Journal, ISSN: 2229-3620
Thakur Raksha, Sharma Nidhi, Bhatt Bhavya (2018). Factors affecting usage of Internet-based food delivery service apps. Prestige International Journal of Management and Research (PIJMR), 11(R)(1-2): 23-32. ISSN 0974-6080, Impact factor: 6.841, UGC Approved list of journals till April 2018 – Journal Number 63500.
Conducted an FDP “Six Sigma Quality Assessment for Entrepreneurs“, on February 8, 2018, organised by MPCon Ltd, Bhopal, (MP) Sponsored by NSTEDB, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Participants were eminent faculties of esteemed Institutions of varied disciplines like Science and Technology, Agriculture, Management and Research.