CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
Dr. VRAJLAL K. SAPOVADIA
Organisation:
Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I)
Designation:
Associate Professor, Finance & Accounting
Birth Date:
28th March 1957
Contact Details:
Residence: Dr. V. K. Sapovadia
V-20, IIM Faculty Quarters,
IIM, Rau, Indore 453 331,
M.P., India
Permanent:A-48 Snehdeep Society,
Address
Jivraj Park,
AHMEDABAD – 380 051
Office:
Faculty Block A,
IIM Indore, Rau, Indore, 453 331,
M.P., India
Phone:
0731-4228531 (O)
0731-4228820 (R)
+919755552450 (M)
E-mail:
sapovadia@iimidr.ac.in
prof_sapovadia@yahoo.co.in
www.iimidr.ac.in
http://ssrn.com/author=470339
URL:
Family:
Married to Nita, a home maker
Daughter – Dr. Sweta, MBA, Lecturer at RCI, NCUI, Gandhinagar
Son – Kandarp, PGDRM (IRMA), Senior Marketing Executive, AMUL
Son – Akash, studying B.E.
Father, Mother – Retired farmer
Academic Details:
Particulars
LL.M. (Commercial Law)
M.B.A.
F.C.A.
(Chartered Accountant)
LL.M. (Property Law)
Ph.D.
DISA
Year
1995
1996
1998
University/Institution
Gujarat University
IGNOU
ICAI
1999
2004
2006
Gujarat University
Saurashtra University
ICAI
Class
Second
First
Second
First
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Professional Experience:
Currently Associate Professor In Finance & Accounting area at
IIM, Indore, M. P. India
B.K. School of Business management, Gujarat
University,
Ahmedabad, India (2005-2008)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India (1999-2005)
As a Practicing Chartered Accountant (1998-2005) – Practice in
Taxation, Audit & Management Consultancy. Audit of Companies,
Cooperatives (banks, credit, marketing, processing), Banks,
Insurance Companies and other type of business entities
Independent Management Consultant (till 1998) – Consultancy
provided to small & medium size units, from concept to
commissioning the unit
Affiliation:
Fellow Member – ICAI, India
Guide – Micro Finance community, Development Gateway, USA
Observer Member, ALNAP, UK
Consultant – World Bank
Consultant – Asian Development Bank
Academic & administrative exposure:
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Teaching/training at MBA/PGDBM/Executives PGP/Corporate &
government Executives/ICAI/ICSI
Designing course for universities/industry specific modules
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Represented for BK School & NICM at AICTE, UGC, State
education departments
Established partnering with ICAI, World Bank, Development
Gateway, UNDP, ALNAP, GDN
Experience for training before various level of executives, delivered
talk on various topics in Finance, Law, Accounting, Management,
Cooperatives
Lead Facilitator/certified trainer with World Bank Institute,
Washington DC, USA in its Public Finance course (2003-06)
Guide at DG Foundation on Micro Finance
Observer Member at ALNAP, UK
Resource person for ICAI, New Delhi for its Corporate Law
committee, MBF & Business Valuation course
Resource person for SPIPA – a Government of Gujarat training unit
Members of various administrative/academic committee at
different institutes
Member of Committees at NICM – Library, Student, Examination,
MDP
Member/coordinator at BK School in committees – AICTE, UGC,
Research, Library, Placement, Port Program, infrastructure etc.
Liasioning/representation with various government departments
Administrative responsibilities at IIM Indore
International Exposure:
Visited: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Dubai, Japan, Thailand,
Sri Lanka, USA, Canada, Vietnam
Lead Facilitator with WORLD BANK, Course facilitator in World
Bank Institute, web course: Intergovernmental Relations,
Decentralization and Public Finance (2003-2006)
Seminar director in International conference by NICM & Global
Development Learning Network, World Bank Institute on “Poverty
reduction strategies through cooperatives” (April 2003)
International Papers Presented/Fellowship winner:
2009 London Business School, Aditya Birla Case Study Initiative,
on “Product, Delivery & Service differentiation: Case Study on
eInfochips” – Finalist, won Rs. 100,000
Cooperatives in new millennium, Europe Study tour by ICAI –
Meringen, Switzerland - July 2000, won fellowship from GSCB
Fishermen Cooperative – A tool for socio-economic development,
IIFET, Tokyo University, Japan – July 2004, won fellowship from
IIFET
Optimizing Decision Model: Empirical study of successful and
vanished organization, ICA Research Conference, Chiang Mai,
Thailand – November 2004, won fellowship from JCCI
NDDB – a case study on woman empowering women in dairy
cooperatives, ICA Research Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka –
August 2006, won fellowship from JCCI
A Critical Study of Urban Land Ownership by an Individual vis-àvis Institutional Based Ownership - The Impact of type of
ownership on Spatial Growth, Efficiency & Equity: A case study of
Ahmedabad, Urban Research Symposium, World Bank,
Washington DC, USA – May 2007, won fellowship from World
Bank, SIDA
Evaluating Effectiveness among Cooperatives vis-à-vis other Social
Institutes – A case study of NABARD’s Rural Innovation Fund and
Rural Infrastructure Development Funds and Micro Financing
Schemes, Canada Congress 2007, Saskatoon University, Canada –
June 2007, won fellowship from CIDA, Saskatoon University
Evaluating Effectiveness among Cooperatives vis-à-vis other Social
Institutes – A case study of NABARD’s Rural Innovation Fund and
Rural Infrastructure Development Funds and Micro Financing
Schemes, Victoria University, Canada 1st CIRIEC conference –
October 2007 won fellowship from CIDA, Victoria University
“Good Cooperative Governance as a Tool to withstand Urban Coop
Bank Crisis – A Case Study of Rajkot Nagarik Coop Bank, India”
presented at ICA conference at Vietnam, won fellowship from JCCI
Visiting/Guest faculty:
Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration, Government of
Gujarat Training Centre, Ahmedabad
Institute of Indian Bankers, Gandhinagar
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Ahmedabad
Institute of Companies Secretaries, Ahmedabad
Institute of Cost & Works Accountants, Ahmedabad
School of Commerce, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar
Nirma Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
IES, Bhopal
Publications: (Selected)
“Cyber-Law” in “Commerce – 2000” Souvenir published by College
of Gujarat Law Society
Case Study on Financial Ratios of Shri Rajkot District Central
Cooperative Bank Ltd., Rajkot
Case study on AMUL, Anand (largest cooperative dairy in Asia)
Case study on Warananagar Cooperative complex
Research paper: “Construction of farm roads by farmers
cooperatives from local material, labour and technology”
Cooperative and Taxation, Supreme Court of India on Cooperatives
and many other publications
Labor Laws: HARVARD INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, June 2004
Supreme Court of India on control of HIV/AIDS, Legal means to
curb HIV/AIDS, contribution in e-conference of World Bank, 2003
Fisherman Cooperatives: Socio Economic Tool for Development,
Tokyo University, IIFET, 2004 (award winner)
Optimizing Decision Model: Empirical study of successful and
vanished organisation, ICA Bangkok, 2004
Cooperatives and Taxes, NHCF, New Delhi
Core Labor Standards: Impetus and pre-requisite for FDIs, GDN,
USA
Gender & Equity, Women in Panchayati Raj Institute, World Bank
Institute
Decentralisation & Panchayati raj Institute, NICM BULLETIN
Micro Finance, NICM BULLETIN (Series of 5 articles)
Corporate Governance and Accounting Standards
Urban Development, MDG and Housing Cooperatives
Labor Laws – Harvard International Review
NDDB – a case study on woman empowering women in dairy
cooperatives. Paper presented (award winner) at ICA, Colombo, Sri
Lanka
Forrest in India – Research by World Bank Team- NICM Bulletin
(2006)
Competitiveness of Indian Business and Legal Framework – IIM
Kozhikode, International Conference on Competitiveness
Indian Fisheries Cooperatives Vis-À-Vis Achieving MDGs (A Study
On Fishermen’s Cooperatives Performance Measurement, IIFET
2006
Optimizing Ocean Management for better Fisheries and Balancing
the Ecosystem through Two Layer Fishermen Cooperatives IIFET
2006
A Critical Study of Urban Land Ownership by an Individual vis-àvis Institutional (or Community) Based Ownership - The Impact of
type of ownership on Spatial Growth, Efficiency and Equity: A case
study of Ahmedabad, India (Paper selected and award winner at
Urban Symposium 2007 Washington DC, USA, to be presented in
May 2007)
Pillars of Micro Finance – A tool to socio-economic development,
NICM Bulletin, India & Development Gateways, USA
NDDB – a case study on woman empowering women in dairy
cooperatives NICM Bulletin, India
Evaluating Effectiveness among Cooperatives vis-à-vis other Social
Institutes – A case study of NABARD’s Rural Innovation Fund and
Rural Infrastructure Development Funds and Micro Financing
Schemes, paper selected for presentation at Canada Congress,
Saskatoon University, Canada.
Comparative Analysis of Accounting Standards vis-à-vis Corporate
Governance Practice in India vs. China, working paper
Appraisal of Accounting Standards vis-à-vis Corporate Governance
Practices in Contending Potential Super Power Nations (India,
Japan, Germany, Brazil, South Africa), ongoing study.
"Understanding the System and Process as an Instrument to Curb
Corruption: Transformation Experiences from India"
Good Cooperative Governance as a Tool to withstand Urban Coop
Bank Crisis - A Case Study of Rajkot Nagarik Coop Bank, India
Cooperative Social Responsibility Audit: Strategy or Compulsion?
The Emerging Trend of Indian Cooperatives (Accepted for
presentation in Research Conference by ICA Europe, paper will be
presented in October 2008, Italy, recipient of partial grant from
ISSAN, Italy)
Good Cooperative Governance as a Tool to withstand Urban Coop
Bank Crisis - A Case Study of Rajkot Nagarik Coop Bank, India
(Accepted by ICA Asia Pacific for Research Conference in Vietnam,
paper presented in Hanoi, December 2008]
Value, Kinetic & Safety Fund for Corporate: Lessons Learnt From
Economic Crisis & All Time Answer To the Bailout [WPS, SSRN]
“Is Blood Thicker & Scorching Than Water? Appraising Corporate
Governance Practices of top Indian Companies With Special
Emphasize on Family Based Business Houses” [WPS, SSRN]
Is blood thicker than water? Appraising adequacy of Indian
Corporate Governance Framework for family based companies: A
case study on Satyam Computer Services
Research Focus:
Corporate Governance
Accounting Standards
IFRS, US GAAP
Cooperatives & Cooperative Governance
Micro Finance
CSR
Legal Environment