BHARTI

As an academician and researcher with over 15+ years of experience in higher education and industry, my teaching and research aims to provide meaningful learning experiences for students while building a vibrant and forward looking academic environment. I employ case studies, problem-based learning, data-driven analysis, and experiential activities to ensure students are prepared for the dynamic business environment. Over the years, my research has resulted in more than 27 publications in SCOPUS, Web of Science, and ABDC indexed journals, authored book chapters, and presentations at reputed national and international conferences, along with best paper recognitions. I have also received major extramural research grant from the National Commission for Women, Government of India, and the FRGS of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, and hold four copyrights and a patent granted by the Government of India. On the administrative front, I have led value-added programs, FDPs, workshops, and seminars, and contributed to key institutional responsibilities, including serving as Special Invitee on the Board of Studies (University School of Fire & Industrial Safety), Program Coordinator of MBA (Financial Analysis), Nodal Officer for NAD, and Coordinator of the University Music Club-SWAR. I remain actively involved in NAAC, IIQAC, and NIRF processes to support continuous quality improvement and institutional development.

Financial Markets, Behavioral Finance

• Co-Principal Investigator of the major extramural research project of Rs 18,64,500/- by National Commission of Women , Government of India, on the topic ‘Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A Comparative Empirical Study on the Role of Women in Decision Making in Selected Organizations in Delhi and Haryana', FY 2023-24
• Principal Investigator, Faculty Research Financial Grant (FRGS) by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, on the topic ‘Study of Herd Behavior in Cryptocurrencies- An Empirical Investigation', FY 2021-22

• Copyright “Inclusive green growth development index IGGDI”; Registration Number- LD-16732/2025-CO; Government of India, FY 2025-26
• Copyright “Holistic Clean Energy Access Index HCEI"; Registration Number-10842/2025-CO/L; Government of India, FY 2025-26
• Copyright “Universal DMU Efficiency Stability Matrix”; Registration Number- L-130196/2023; Government of India, FY 2023-24
• Patent “A Mainframe for Analyzing Financial Technology in Financial Management”; Application Number- 202311037885 A; The Indian Patent Office, Government of India, FY 2023-24

• Bharti, Gupta, S., Kumar, A., & Ratna Priya. (2025). Firm-specific information driving herd behaviour and crash risk: empirical evidence from the Indian equity market. Future Business Journal, 11 (1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-025-00639-y (SCOPUS & WEB OF SCIENCE, IF 3.6)
• Bharti, Gupta, S., & Kumar, A. (2025). Quantile regression modelling of herd behaviour in the Indian equity market across sectors: implications on financial market dynamics spanning the COVID-19 epoch. Journal of Modelling in Management, 20 (6), 1912-1936. https://doi.org/10.1108/JM2-10-2024-0347 (SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE, IF-2.5)
• Bharti, Soti, N., & Kumar, A. (2025). Thematic review and discussion of research on herd behavior in capital markets: highlighting the gaps and proposing future research avenues. SAGE Open, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251319995 (SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE, IF-2.6)
• Phore, J., Kumar, A., Bharti, Deepa, Suman, Soti, N. Mapping the intellectual landscape of ESG: a bibliometric and thematic approach. (2025). Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 1-21. Advance online publication. (SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE, IF 9.3)
• Singh, N., Soti, N., Phore, J., Kumar, A., Bharti, & Saini, A. K. (2025). Structuring barriers to metaverse adoption in Health 5.0: insights from TISM and MICMAC analysis. International Journal of Information Technology, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41870-025-02846-w (SCOPUS)
• Bharti. (2025). Industry herding in the Indian equity market: an empirical introspection and the impact of COVID-19. NIFM Journal of Public Financial Management, XVII (1),153-178- Published by Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
• Kumar, A., Singh, N., & Bharti. (2025). From literacy to well-being: A bibliometric and content analysis of financial knowledge and mindful finance! In Proceedings of the International Research Conference on Resilience for Sustainability: Management Practices and Strategies for the Future (IRC 2025) (pp. 129–141). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-860-8_10
• Bharti, Kumar, A.,& Phore, J. (2024). Revisiting the glass ceiling phenomenon: taking stock of the twenty years of research and a future research agenda. The International Journal of Organizational Diversity, 25 (1): 67-94. https://doi.org/10.18848/2328-6261/CGP/v25i01/67-94. (SCOPUS)
• Kumar, A., Ahuja, S., Soti, N., Saini, A. K., & Bharti. (2024). Navigating the green finance frontier: A bibliometric and content analysis of green finance and environmental sustainability. Cogent Economics & Finance, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2024.2398217 (SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE, IF-2.5)
• Bharti, & Kumar, A. (2022). Asymmetrical herding in cryptocurrency: impact of COVID-19. Quantitative Finance and Economics, 6(2), 326-341. https://doi.org/10.3934/QFE.2022014 (SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE, IF-2.5)
• Bharti, Kumar, A. (2022). Exploring herding behaviour in Indian equity market during COVID-19 pandemic: impact of volatility and government response. Millennial Asia, 13 (3), 513-531. https://doi.org/10.1177/09763996211020687. (SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE, IF-1.2)
• Bharti, & Kumar, A.(2020). Herding in fast moving consumer group sector: equity market asymmetry and crisis. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 7(9), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no9.039.(SCOPUS)
• Bharti, & Kumar, A. (2020). Impact of herd mentality on investment decisions — implications for India. The Chartered Accountant- Journal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 68(8), 83-86. (UGC CARE)
• Bharti, & Kumar, A. (2019). Do banking sector stocks herd? An anecdote from India. Effulgence-A Management Journal, 17(2), 37-51. (UGC CARE)
• Bharti, & Kumar, A. (2019). Herd behaviour mania in financial markets: literature review. Indian Management Journal, 47(1), 35-49.- Published by IIM Indore
• Bharti, & Kumar, A. (2019). Do market asymmetries affect herd behavior? Evidence from the Indian equity market. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 8(10), 3380-3388. ISSN 2277-8616 (SCOPUS)
• Bharti, & Kumar, A. (2017). Herding in Indian stock markets: evidence from information technology sector. IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF), 1-7.
• Kumar, A., Bharti, & Bansal, S. (2016). An examination of herding behaviour in an emerging economy– a study of Indian stock market. Global Journal of Management and Business Research: B Economics and Commerce, 16(5), 57-63. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.22754.58562
• Rajput, N., Oberoi, S., & Bharti. (2015). Does futures speculation destabilize spot prices? New evidence for Indian energy market. Asian Journal of Management Applications and Research, 5(1). e-ISSN 2320 – 8679
• Rajput, N., Bharti. (2015). Study of options volatility smile: empirical evidence from India. Global Journal of Enterprise Information System, 7(3), 20-27.
• Rajput, N., Bharti. (2015). Shareholder types, corporate governance and firm performance: an anecdote from the Indian corporate sector. Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting,7(1), 45-63, https://doi.org/10.5296/ajfa.v7i1.6070
• Rajput, N., Bharti. (2014). Impact of corporate governance practices on financial performance: a statistical introspection of India. MAIMS Journal of Management, 9 (2), 94-4112.

• Phore, J, & Bharti (2024). Unseen barriers in corporate India: a study of working women in Delhi-NCR. In S.C Das (Ed.), Dynamics of OB & HR in the Contemporary Era
• Bharti & Kumar. A. Impact of liberalisation of foreign institutional investment in India: an empirical introspection. In R.K Mittal, S. Dhingra, & A. Kumar (Eds.), 25 Years of Globalisation and Indian Economy, (pp. 210-218), Bloomsbury India Publications, ISBN 9789386432971
• Rajput, N., Bharti , & Oberoi, S. (2014). Interlinkages of ownership structure, corporate governance and firm performance: an empirical sectoral validation. In A.K. Puri & K. Singh (Eds.), Emerging Horizons in Finance (pp.192-211), Bloomsbury India Publications. ISBN 9789385436833

• Kumar, A., Soti, N., Bharti, Deepa, Gupta, S. (in press). Impact of institutional quality, trade openness, and foreign direct investment on environmental outcomes in the Union of Comoros. Discover Sustainability. SCOPUS &WEB OF SCIENCE (IF 3.6)

• Bharti , Ratna Priya, Kumar, A. Decade of research on energy exchange traded funds as financial investments: insights from bibliometric and cartographic analysis and conceptual framework.
• Anand, G., Bharti, Kumar, A. Cryptocurrency-BRICS equity nexus: evidence from static and dynamic TVP-VaR analysis.
  

• Best Paper Award and Cash Prize, International Conference on Building Tomorrow's Organizations: Leadership, Management and Diversity, Jagannath International Management School, 14-15 February, 2015
• Best Paper Presentation Award, Annual International Commerce Conference, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi, 14-15 March, 2024

Supervising two full-time doctoral scholars at USMS, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in the research areas:

• Dynamic Interlinkages and Volatility Spillover Between Select Energy and Equity Markets: An Empirical Analysis
• Interconnectedness and Volatility Spillover Between Cryptocurrency and Equity Markets: An Empirical Analysis

• Non-Fungible Tokens as Digital Assets: Insights from Bibliometric and Content Analysis with Future Research Agenda. International conference on Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI: Paradigms of Sustainability and Social Innovation, Gurugram University, Haryana, December 11-12, 2025
• Industry Herding in the Indian Equity Market: An Empirical Introspection and the Impact of COVID-19. International Conference on Emerging Financial Trends: India Perspective, Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, March 22- 23, 2024
• A Systematic Literature Review on Glass Ceilings and Corporate Ladders. Annual International Commerce Conference, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi , March 14-15, 2024
• An Empirical Introspection of the Industry Specific Herding and the Impact of COVID-19 in the Context of India. International Finance and Accounting Conference, IIM Jammu , September 8 -9, 2023
• Market-Wide Herding in Cryptocurrency Under Asymmetrical Conditions. IIFT International Conference on Empirical Issues in International Trade and Finance, IIFT Delhi , December 15- 16, 2022
• Do Auto Sector Stocks Exhibit Herding? Evidence from India. International Conference on Emerging Issues in Business and Economic Research, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, December 17-18, 2021
• Herding: Does it Exist for Consumer Goods Sector Stocks? International Conference on Research in Business, Management and Finance, Sorbonne University, Paris, France, November 22-24, 2019
• Herd Behaviour in India: An Anecdote from the Indian Banking Sector. 7th International Conference on Management and Education Innovation, University of Greenwich, London, March 30- April 01, 2019
• Herding in Indian Stock Markets: An Evidence from Information Technology Sector. SIMSR International Finance Conference (SIFICO 2017), KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai, January 13-14, 2017
• Do FII Influence Stock Market? An Empirical Introspection in Indian Stock Markets. International Conference on Development of Economies through Business Process Re-Engineering in Digital Era, RDIAS, Delhi, April 22-23, 2016
• Does Green Banking Contribute to Better Financial Performance? An Empirical Estimation. National Conference on Sustainable Business Practices for Emerging Global Markets, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi, November 27-28 2015
• How Efficient is the Indian Banking Sector? An Empirical Evidence. National Conference on Banking Sector Reforms in India: Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges, SRCC, University of Delhi, April 06 -07 2015
• Role of Futures in Price Discovery: An Anecdote from Indian Commodity Markets. National Conference on Emerging Trends and Contemporary Issues in Finance and Marketing, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, April 04 2015
• Does Corporate Social Responsibility Give Long-Term Sustainability and Stability? An Empirical Validation. International Conference on Building Tomorrow's Organizations: Leadership, Management and Diversity, Jagannath International Management School, Delhi February 14, 2015
• Interlinkages of Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: An Empirical Sectoral Validation. FORE International Finance Conference, FORE School of Management, New Delhi , November 27-28, 2014
• Inclusion of Women Directors on Board- A study of Indian Companies. National Seminar on Corporate Governance: Perspectives and Practices, Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi, September 18-19, 2014

• Interdisciplinary Refresher Course in Social Sciences, UGC Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTP), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu, 26 May-9 June, 2025
• NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Program, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Program (MMTTP), UGC, Central University of Jammu, Jammu, 27 April- 4 May, 2024
• Capacity Building Workshop- ‘IDEAS @ 75: Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Social Science Research’ - attended and organized, ICSSR and GGSIPU, 11-23 March, 2024
• ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on ‘India @75: AtmaNirbhar Women for AtmaNirbhar Bharat’ - attended and organized, ICSSR and GGSIPU, 25-26 August, 2023
• One-week FDP on ‘Qualitative Data Analysis’, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, 4-8 July, 2022
• E-FDP on ‘Beyond the Boundaries: Re-Inventing Higher Education Paradigm’ - attended and organized, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, 8-12 March, 2021
• E-FDP on ‘Global Economy in COVID-19: Opportunities and Challenges’ - attended and organized, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, 11-15 May, 2020
• SWAYAM ARPIT Online Refresher Course in Management, MHRD, Government of India, October 2019-February 2020
• Two weeks Refresher Program on ‘Research Methodology and Data Analysis’ - attended and organized, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, 4-17 December, 2019
• Orientation Program, CPDHE (UGC-HRDC), University of Delhi, 28 June - 18 July 2019

• Special Invitee, BoS, University School of Fire & Industrial Safety
• Faculty Coordinator, SWAR- Music Club, SRIJAN, GGSIP University
• Faculty Coordinator, Badminton (2023 Sports Meet) and Judo (2025 Sports Meet), GGSIP University
• Convenor and Member, Sponsorship Committee and Student Database and Invitation Committee- Grand Silver Jubilee Alumni Meet, 2024, GGSIP University
• Nodal Officer, NAD/ABC, USMS
• Faculty Coordinator, MBA (Financial Analysis) Program
• Chairperson, NAAC, IQAC, NIRF, Annual Reports and Related Activities, USMS
• Convenor- Academic Audit Committee of Affiliated Institutes, GGSIP University
• Member, Student Support, Feedback and Mentor-Mentee Committee, USMS
• Member, School Research Committee, USMS
• Member and Convenor, Research Advisory Committee, USMS
• Member, MBA Weekend Program Committee, USMS
• Member, Syllabus Revision Committee, USMS
• Member, Budget Management/Control and Audit Committee, USMS (till April 2025)
• Member, Library Coordination Committee, USMS (till April 2025)
• Member, Gender Issues Committee (till April 2025)

• Life Membership, Western Ghat Researcher Association of Agricultural Sciences and Technology- RAAST/LIM/ND/2025/167
• Life Member, Indian Commerce Association- H262