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Dr. Rajiv Nair

Research Professor, School of Business, Amritapuri

Qualification: MBA, MSc, Ph.D, Qualified CIMA
rajivnair@am.amrita.edu
Ph: 0476 – 2808109
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Research Interest: Corporate Culture, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, General Management, Strategic Management, Sustainability

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Qualification: MBA (University of Stirling, UK) MSc (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) Ph.D. (Deakin University), Qualified CIMA

Dr. Rajiv Nair is a Research Professor at the School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus. He joined Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in 2013. He earned his Ph. D. on “The Effect of CSR Disclosures On Investors’ Interests: Evidence From India” from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Rajiv has double Masters – an M. Sc. in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) and an MBA (Finance) from the University of Stirling, Scotland (UK). He is a qualified CIMA {Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK}

He has over two decades of industry experience in the UK and the Middle East with blue chip multi-national companies such as Unilever, Fonterra, Coca-Cola, Dubai Properties, Etisalat. He started his career with BirdsEye Walls, Unilever, UK in 1991. His career has placed him in senior managerial, policy influencing positions where his ability to integrate processes and develop business solutions has complemented his analytical skills and strategic planning. His areas of experience include cost management, budgetary procedures & controls, ERP implementation and MIS.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2025

Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Quality And The Agency Problem: Evidence From A Mandatory Disclosure Setting

Cite this Research Publication : Rajiv Nair, Mohammad Muttakin, Arifur Khan, Nava Subramaniam, V.S. Somanath, Corporate social responsibility disclosure quality and the agency problem: Evidence from a mandatory disclosure setting, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, (ABDC 'A') Elsevier BV, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2025.102858

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2025

India’s Transition to a Circular Economy Towards Fulfilling Agenda 2030: A Critical Review

Cite this Research Publication : Ananthi Rajayya, Rajiv Nair, Viswanathan Pozhamkandath Karthiayani, India’s Transition to a Circular Economy Towards Fulfilling Agenda 2030: A Critical Review, Sustainability, MDPI AG, 2025, https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062667

Publisher : MDPI AG

Year : 2025

Vision 2030: SDG3 and Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Cite this Research Publication : Rajiv Nair, Sajiv Madhavan, Vision 2030: SDG3 and Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Journal of Sustainability, DSRPT GbR, 2025, https://doi.org/10.55845/jos-2025-1129

Publisher : DSRPT GbR

Year : 2024

Exploring the Sustainability of Social Enterprises: A Scoping Review

Cite this Research Publication : , Exploring the Sustainability of Social Enterprises: A Scoping Review, Journal of Sustainability Research, Hapres, 2024, https://doi.org/10.20900/jsr20240044

Publisher : Hapres

Year : 2024

A Financial Maturity Model for the Empowerment of Women’s Saving Groups

Cite this Research Publication : Sandrine Bonin, Tarek Rashed, Rajiv Nair, Seema Chaudhary, Bhanu V R, Amritha Natarajan, Rao Bhavani, “A Financial Maturity Model for the Empowerment of Women’s Saving Groups”, World Development Perspectives, vol 34, 2024

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2023

Do Self-Help Groups Increase the Income of Rural Women in Bankura District? A Difference-in-Differences Analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Sameek Ghosh, Rajiv Nair, Ram Bishu “Do Self-Help Groups Increase the Income of Rural Women in Bankura District? A Difference-in-Differences Analysis”, International Journal of Development and Conflict (ABDC – ‘B’), vol. 13,194-203, 2023

Publisher : International Journal of Development and Conflict

Year : 2023

Sustainability Factors of Self-Help Groups in Disaster-Affected Communities

Cite this Research Publication : Sameek Ghosh, Sougata Ray, Rajiv Nair, ‘Sustainability Factors of Self-Help Groups in Disaster-Affected Communities,’ Sustainability 15(1):647, DOI: 10.3390/su15010647

Year : 2022

Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector in India – Tending towards oligopoly

Cite this Research Publication : Anupama S, Dharmajan Dhanisha, Nair Rajiv (2022) "Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector in India – Tending towards oligopoly?," Arab Economic and Business Journal: Vol. 14 : Iss. 1 , Article 4

Publisher : Holy Spirit University of Kaslik Journals

Year : 2021

Reprioritising Sustainable Development Goals in the Post-COVID-19 Global Context: Will a Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility Regime Help?

Cite this Research Publication : Rajiv Nair, P.K Viswanathan 1, Bettina Lynda Bastian, “Reprioritising Sustainable Development Goals in the Post-COVID-19 Global Context: Will a Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility Regime Help?”, Administrative Sciences, 11(4), 150, 2021.

Year : 2021

A Priority Action Roadmap For Women’s Economic Empowerment (PARWEE) Amid COVID-19: A Co-Creation Approach

Cite this Research Publication : Bonin, Sandrine & Singh, Wafa & Suresh, Veena & Rashed, Tarek & Uppaal, Kuiljeit & Nair, Rajiv & Rao, Bhavani. (2021). A priority action roadmap for women's economic empowerment (PARWEE) amid COVID-19: a co-creation approach. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship. 13. 142-161. 10.1108/IJGE-09-2020-0148.

Year : 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Financial Transparency: Evidence from India

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Rajiv Nair, Mohammad Muttakin, Arifur Khan, Nava Subramaniam, and Dr. V. S. Somanath, “Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Financial Transparency: Evidence from India”, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (ABDC - A Category), vol. 56, pp. 330 - 351, 2019.

Year : 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility and Shareholder Wealth- Evidence From Indian Manufacturing Sector

Cite this Research Publication : M. Venkata Amuktha and Dr. Rajiv Nair, “Corporate Social Responsibility and Shareholder Wealth- Evidence From Indian Manufacturing Sector”, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering , vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 3335-3340, 2019.

Year : 2019

Capital Structure Decision and Survival of Firms: A Dividend Approach

Cite this Research Publication : G. Archa Sreekumar and Dr. Rajiv Nair, “Capital Structure Decision and Survival of Firms: A Dividend Approach”, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering , vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 81-86, 2019.

Year : 2019

Does Mandatory CSR Legislation Facilitate Earnings Management? Evidence from India

Cite this Research Publication : Karthika S. and Dr. Rajiv Nair, “Does Mandatory CSR Legislation Facilitate Earnings Management? Evidence from India”, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering , vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 2865-2868, 2019.

Conference Paper

Year : 2024

Effectiveness of Government Policies in Promoting Village Tourism in Kerala: A Comprehensive Analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Reshma R S, Dayana Das, N Ajith Kumar, Rajiv Nair, “Effectiveness of Government Policies in Promoting Village Tourism in Kerala: A Comprehensive Analysis”, ICT4SD 2024 - 9th International Conference on ICT for Sustainable Development, Goa, August 2024

Year : 2024

Harvesting Hope: Empowering Self-Help Groups through AI-Driven Sentiment Analysis for Sustainable Futures

Cite this Research Publication : Sameek Ghosh, Rajiv Nair, Shyam Nath, Ram Bishu, “Harvesting Hope: Empowering Self-Help Groups through AI-Driven Sentiment Analysis for Sustainable Futures”, CSR 2024 - The 7th International Conferences on CSR & Sustainable Development, Indonesia, June 2024

Year : 2024

Does mandatory board gender diversity improve financial reporting quality: Indian Evidence?

Cite this Research Publication : Rajiv Nair, Arifur Khan, “Does mandatory board gender diversity improve financial reporting quality: Indian Evidence?”, in Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference (FMCG), Monash University, KL, Malaysia, April, 2024.

Year : 2021

Value Relevance of CSR Disclosure: Evidence from India

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Rajiv Nair, "Value Relevance of CSR Disclosure: Evidence from India", Accounting and Accountability in Emerging Economies Conference (AAEE) 28-30 June 2021, conducted by ESSEX BUSINESS SCHOOL, Essex Accounting Centre (EAC) and Centre for Accountability and Global Development (CAGD), University of Essex, UK, 2021

Year : 2021

Mandatory corporate social responsibility disclosure, business group and agency costs: Evidence from India

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Rajiv Nair, Muttakin, M. Badrul, Arifur Khan, Nava Subramaniam, and Dr. V. S. Somanath, “Mandatory corporate social responsibility disclosure, business group and agency costs: Evidence from India”, in Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference (FMCG), La Trobe Business School, Melbourne, Australia, April, 2021.

Year : 2019

Does Mandatory CSR Legislation Facilitate Earnings Management: Evidence from India

Cite this Research Publication :
Karthika S. and Dr. Rajiv Nair, “Does Mandatory CSR Legislation Facilitate Earnings Management: Evidence from India”, in International Conference on Fostering Economic Transformation through Inclusive Business: Innovate and Inspire (Received best paper award) , Manipal Institute of Technology, School of Management, Centre for Advanced Research in Financial Inclusion, 2019.

Year : 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure, Business Group and Agency Costs: Evidence from India

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Rajiv Nair, Arifur Khan Moham Muttakin, Nava Subramaniam, and Dr. V. S. Somanath, “Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure, Business Group and Agency Costs: Evidence from India”, in Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ 2019) , Brisbane, Australia, 2019.

Year : 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility and Share Holder Value of Manufacturing Companies

Cite this Research Publication :
Amuktha M. and Dr. Rajiv Nair, “Corporate Social Responsibility and Share Holder Value of Manufacturing Companies”, in International Conference on Fostering Economic Transformation through Inclusive Business: Innovate and Inspire , Manipal Institute of Technology, School of Management, Centre for Advanced Research in Financial Inclusion, 2019.

Year : 2018

CSR Disclosure and Financial Transparency: Evidence From India

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Rajiv Nair, Mohammad Muttakin, Arifur Khan, Nava Subramaniam, and Dr. V. S. Somanath, “CSR Disclosure and Financial Transparency: Evidence From India”, in 9th Financial Management and Corporate Governance Conference, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 2018.

Year : 2015

What’s in a name? Reviewing the Genesis of CSR’

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Rajiv Nair and Dr. Amalendu Jyotishi, “What’s in a name? Reviewing the Genesis of CSR’”, in Inclusive Growth & Profits with Purpose, IMRA-IIMB, 2015.

Research

Rajiv is an active researcher whose diverse explorations, with Ph.D. scholars and various collaborators, are testament to the scope of his interests in financial transparency, sustainable finance, women’s empowerment, gender parity, the nexus between CSR and UN Sustainable Development Goals, strategic and general management, circular economy, dynamics of self-help groups, corporate culture, and agency costs. His expositions are in premier journals such as Pacific Basin Finance Journal (ABDC – A), International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, World Development Perspectives. In addition to his published contributions, his research has also been showcased in symposia such as Financial Markets and Corporate Governance (FMCG), Accounting and Accountability in Emerging Economies Conference (AAEE), IMRA-IIMB and as keynote speaker at World Conference on Business, Management, Finance, Economics and Marketing (WCBMFEM), Women’s Forum, etc.

Research Interests

  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainable Finance
  • Gender Parity
  • Strategic Management
  • Corporate Culture
  • General Management

 Peer reviewer for (inter alia):

  • Safety Science
  • Sustainable Production and Consumption
  • Heliyon
  • Indian Economic Journal
Industry Experience

Dr. Rajiv Nair’s tenure in industry has been built in blue-chip companies such as Unilever, Coca-Cola Middle East and Fonterra (previously, New Zealand Milk Products, UAE). Having held senior managerial positions in corporate finance and general management through most of his career, he has had exposure to a gamut of functions such as IT, marketing, HR and logistics.

  • General Manager – Finance, Golden Relief Resources LLC, Dubai, UAE
  • Group Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Mazrui Holdings Group, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Finance Manager, Etisalat Academy, Dubai, UAE
  • Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, Dubai Properties, Dubai, UAE
  • Group Accountant, Al Rostamani Group ofCompanies, Dubai, UAE
  • Division Financial Budget and Reporting Manager, Coca-Cola Middle East, Bahrain
  • Finance Manager, New Zealand Milk Products (UAE), Dubai
  • Assistant Commercial Manager, Unilever Arabia, Dubai, UAE
  • Business Systems Trainee, BirdsEye Walls (UK), Surrey, UK
Academic Credentials
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    PhD 2019
    Thesis title: The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures on Investor Interests: Evidence from India
  • London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, UK
    Master of Science (Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems) (1989 – 1990)
    Major: Information Systems in Developing Countries
  • University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
    Master of Business Administration (1988 – 1989)
    Major: Finance
  • University of Bombay, India
    Bachelor of Commerce (1985 – 1988)
    Major: Accounting, Economics, Business Law
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