Dr. M. Venkatalakshmi

Dr. M. Venkatalakshmi is the Head of the Department of Management at SVPISTM. She holds a Ph.D. in Management from Bharathiar University and an MBA from Alagappa Institute of Management, Alagappa University. She successfully qualified the national University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) in Management.

Specializing in Financial Management, Risk Management, and Business Research Methodology, she has conducted groundbreaking research on investor psychology, behavioral finance, personal investment trends, and financial literacy among women.

She has published extensively in peer-reviewed national and international management journals, notably 'Role of Information Technology in influencing the savings and investments behaviour of women in Coimbatore' in International Management Research Review and 'Financial literacy & investment behavior of women' in IJAFMR.

Dr. Venkatalakshmi actively collaborates with premier trade and industry bodies including the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), and Madras Management Association (MMA). She regularly conducts executive Management Development Programmes (MDPs) and capacity building workshops for MSMEs and corporate enterprises.

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  "Role of Information Technology in Influencing Savings and Investment Behaviour of Women in Coimbatore"

  International Management Research Review
  2020 UGC CARE
• 2

  "Empirical Evaluation of Financial Literacy and Risk Perception Among Retail Investors"

  International Journal of Accounting and Financial Management Research
  2018 Refereed
• 3

  "Working Capital Dynamics and Profitability Analysis in Southern Textile Clusters"

  Journal of Financial Studies & Management
  2017 Peer-Reviewed

• 1

  "FinTech Driven Financial Inclusion Models for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs"

  National Management Convention, Madras Management Association (MMA)
  2022 Paper Presentation
• 2

  "Macroeconomic Impact of Monetary Policy Shifts on Indian Textile Export Financing"

  CII Regional Finance Summit, Coimbatore
  2021 Paper Presentation

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  Business Research Methods for Modern Management Professionals

  Publisher: SVPISTM Academic Publications • 2020
  Published Book / Monograph

• Life Member, Madras Management Association (MMA)
• Member, Indian Academic Researchers Association (IARA)
• Convener, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), SVPISTM