In the International KAKENHI Workshop on Long-term Growth of Firms and Corporate Governance, organized by Chuo Univerisity and Musashi University in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)- Mumbai from September 2-3, 2015, Dr. Sangeetha Gunasekar, Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore along with Ms. K. G. Sofi Dinesh, Faculty Associate, Amrita School of Business, Amritapuri presented a paper titled ‘Impact of board independence on the performance of listed Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in India‘.

Eminent scholars such as Dr. Keiichi Kubota (Chuo University), Dr. Hitoshi Takehara (Waseda University), Dr. Anchada Aida Charoenrook (Thammasat University), Dr. Pantisa Pavabutr (Thammasat University), Mr. Daisuke Hanawa and Mr. Harish H. V (Grant Thornton) also presented papers at the event.

The workshop, which had active participation from Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand provided participants with important review comments to better understand the growth and efficiency of firms. It enabled the exchange of research ideas between academiciansand practitioners.