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    Dr. Ramesh Kumar J

    Dr. Ramesh Kumar J

    Dr. Ramesh Kumar J

    Assistant Professor

    MBA, FDP (IIM-A), Ph.D.
    rameshkumarj@tsm.ac.in
    Faculty Unique ID: 1-3407708771

    Biography

    Dr. Ramesh Kumar is a distinguished marketing educator and researcher with over 15 years of experience spanning both academia and industry. He holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and an MBA from Madurai Kamaraj University. A prolific researcher, he has published research articles in leading journals such as Marketing Intelligence and Planning, Society and Business Review, and Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. Some of his work has been cited as the most read by Wiley Publishers. His research interests focus on consumer behavior and branding. He has also led several Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) and been a resource person in Management Development Programs (MDPs), aimed at enhancing the skills of fellow educators and industry professionals.

    Publications

    Kumar, J. R., Manohar, S., Balasubramaniam, N., Nandakumar, N. (2024). Towards mass acceptance of e-governance mobile applications: moderating role of prosocial attitude and privacy concern. International Journal of Business Information Systems, (In Press). (ABDC – C Category, ABS 1, Scopus indexed)

    Aggarwal, S., Dhanda, K., Kumar, R., & Arora, U. (2024). Unpacking green choices: Exploring altruistic and egoistic values in shaping environmental identities and packaging preferences. Asian Journal of Business Ethics, 1-24.

    Kumar, R., Jebarajakirthy, C., Maseeh, H. I., Dhanda, K., Saha, R., & Dahiya, R. (2023). Two decades of brand hate research: a review and research agenda. Marketing Intelligence & Planning41(6), 763-789.

    Manohar, S., Kumar, R., Saha, R., & Mittal, A. (2023). Examining the effect of emotional branding in building brand equity of social marketing campaigns: a case on Swachh Bharat, India. Society and Business Review18(2), 197-218.

    Nagarajan, M., Saha, R., Kumar, R., & Sathasivam, D. (2022). Impact of peer influence and environmental knowledge on green consumption: Moderated by price premium. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD)13(6), 1-16.

    Sakshi, Saha, R., Kumar, J. R., & Bansal, H. (2022). Preparing for takeoff: set up social media for travel planning. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research28(1), 43-59.

    Santhanam, N., Kumar, J. R., Kumar, V., & Saha, R. (2021). Employee turnover intention in the milieu of human resource management practices: Moderating role of work-life balance. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research24(1), 57-75.

    Kumar, J. R., Saha, R., Manohar, S., & Sekar, P. C. (2020). Retail brand equity: moderating role of retail price deals on retail brand association and retail brand equity relationship. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research21(2), 217-237.

    Kumar, R., Saha, R., PC, S., & Dahiya, R. (2019). Examining the role of external factors in influencing green behaviour among young Indian consumers. Young consumers20(4), 380-398.

    Ramesh, K., Saha, R., Goswami, S., Sekar, & Dahiya, R. (2019). Consumer’s response to CSR activities: Mediating role of brand image and brand attitude. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management26(2), 377-387.

    Conference Presentations

    Perumalsamy, Ramesh. K, Manohar. S. (2024), Celebrity Hate: A Review and Research Agenda, FIIB Research Conference 2024 15th Oct 2024

    Thavaprakash, Nandakumar. N, Ramesh. K, (2024), Optimizing User Experience: An Analysis of Avatar Adoption on Corporate Websites, FIIB Research Conference 2024 15th Oct 2024

    Perumalsamy, Ramesh. K, Impact of Brand Transgression on Consumer Forgiveness: Moderating Role of Value Congruence at the 16th NASMEI Conference held at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India on 19th – 20th December 2022

    Ramesh, K. (2019), The Direct and Indirect Relationships Between Value Congruence and Brand Equity, Tapmi Conference on “Marketing, Society and Disruption” 26th to 28th April’ 19

    Preethalakshmi, Balakrishnan, J, Ramesh,K., (2018), A Holistic approach to understand e learning mechanism: Introducing a four-dimensional framework in e-learning” Great lakes NASMEI Marketing Conference 20th and 21st Dec 2018.

    Balakrishnan, J, Ramesh,K., (2018),Retailer brand equity of private label brands: Mediating role of brand trust Great lakes NASMEI Marketing Conference 20th and 21st Dec 2018.

    Ramesh K (2018), Emotional Brand on Brand Equity – Testing the Indirect Effect through Brand Attitude and Interaction Effect of Brand Trust Towards Public Campaign, ATHENAEUM 2018, BIM, Tiruchirappalli. 

    Ramesh K, Saha R, Sekar,P.C. (2017), Moderating Role of Price Deals: An Empirical Study on Measuring Brand Equity of Indian Online Retailers, IIM Indore-NASMEI Summer Marketing Conference July 27-29, 2017, Indian Institute of Management Indore.

    Courses
    • Consumer Behaviour
    • Marketing of Financial Services
    • Business at the Bottom of the Pyramid Marketing
    • B2B Marketing
    Administrative Responsibilities
    • Chairperson Alumni Activities
    • Coordinator – Website
    • Coordinator – Entrepreneurship Cell
    Others

    Workshops & Training Programs Organized

    • Workshop on Advanced Statistical Modelling & Analysis – Coordinator | February 2019 (3 days)
    • Research Methodology, Data Analysis, and Case Writing – Coordinator & Resource Person | March 2022 (5 days)
    • Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) – Coordinator & Resource Person | August 2020 (3 days)
    • Online Workshop on Data Analysis Using NVivo – Coordinator | June 2020 (2 days)
    • Intensive Faculty Development Workshop on Case Teaching, Research, and Publication – Coordinator | August 2019 (2 days)

    Workshops & Training Programs Organized

    • Trainer – Post Masters Program – India Post, Madurai | Jan 2018
    • Session Chair – Chitkara University Doctoral Consortium (CUDC 2023) | Nov 2023
    • Resource Person – Research Methodology Virtual Workshop – SRM University, Chennai | July 2023
    • Resource Person – Advanced Research Methods – SRM University, Chennai | May 2022
    • Session Chair – Annai Fathima College of Arts and Science, Madurai | Mar 2022
    • Resource Person – Developing Research Idea – SRM University, Chennai | Feb 2022
    • Session Chair – NIT Trichy | Jan 2022
    • Resource Person – Entrepreneurial Awareness Camp – Madurai District Tiny & Small-Scale Industries Association | Jan 2022
    • Resource Person – Faculty Development Program (Nuances of Research Writing & Publication) – Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli | Aug 2021 & July 2021
    • Resource Person – Research Methodology Workshop (Data Analysis for Multidisciplinary Research) – Xavier Institute of Business Administration, Tirunelveli | Mar 2021
    • Resource Person – Ethics and Privacy Paradox – Fathima College, Madurai | July 2020
    • Coordinator – PM Yuva (Understanding Entrepreneurial Challenges & Mentoring Program) – Madurai District Tiny & Small-Scale Industries Association | Mar 2020

    Consulting & Management Development Programs (MDPs)

    • HPCL Dealers – Training Program on Improving Profitability in Petrol Pumps | 2018
    • Accenture – Accenture Thought Leadership Program – Automotive Vertical | 2024
    • Vaigai Agro Products – Salesperson Training on Vendor Management | 2023
    • Samunnati Finance – Developed a prediction model to measure the sustainability of Farmer Producer Organizations | 2022
    • Vedanta Resources Pvt. Ltd. – Led a market research survey in Tuticorin to assess the perception and impact of Vedanta’s CSR activities (Sample size: 5000) | 2022
    • Collectorate of Ramanathapuram – Designed an entrepreneurial ecosystem to create livelihood opportunities for MNREGA beneficiaries | 2021
    • SPIC – MDP on Managing Dealers and Distributors – Sharing Responsibilities | 2021 & 2019
    • Hitech Arai Pvt. Ltd. – MDP on Identifying and Segmenting Secondary Markets | 2019