Learning and Teaching Interests

• Management and Financial Accounting
• Auditing
• Managerial Finance 

Research Interests:

• Balanced Scorecard
• Relevant Costing
• Financial Performance and its determinants of Banking Industry Risk Management in Logistics Industry
• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in UAE
• Higher Education

Selected Journal Publications:

• Sayani, H., Shoaib, M., Mashood, N., Kumar, V., (2018), Case study competitions and perceptions of learning among undergraduate students in the United Arab Emirates, Journal of Education for Business, DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2018.1503581

• Kumar,V., Satapathy, S., & Sayani, H. (2017)," Analysis of financial strategies of 3PL companies in the GCC", International Journal of Corporate Finance and Accounting, 4(1), article 2
• Sayani, H., Shoaib, M., Kumar, V., Mashood, N., (2017),” An Exploratory Study of Undergraduate Students' Learning from Case Study Competitions in the United Arab Emirates”, Int. J. Innovation in Education, 4(1), pp32-50
• Shoaib, M., Kumar, V., Mashood, N., Sayani, H., (2017), “Sponsorship of Case Study Competitions and Impact on Brand Equity: An Exploratory Study in the UAE Higher Education Sector “,International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing, 7(2), article 3
• Sayani, H., Kishore, P., Kumar, V.,(2017),“Internal Determinants of Return on Equity: case of the UAE commercial banks”, Banking and Finance Review,9(1), Available at http://www.bankingandfinancereview.com/bfr/index.php/bfr/article/view/707
• Kumar, V. (2016), ‘Evaluating the financial performance and financial stability of national commercial banks in the UAE’, Int. J. Business and Globalisation, 16(2), pp.109-128,   Indexed by SCOPUS, and it has a Google Scholar h-5 index score of 7.
• Kumar, V. and Sayani,H. (2015), “Application of CAMEL model on the GCC Islamic Banks: 2008-2014”, Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance, 3(2),pp.1-11
• Kumar, V. (2014) ‘Readiness of SMEs in UAE for an accounting standard transition to IFRS for SMEs: an empirical analysis’, Int. J. Strategic Business Alliances, 3(4), pp.282–296
• Purohit, H. and Kumar, V. (2013), "Managing Uncertainty: An Empirical Analysis of Human Risk Management in Logistics Industry of Dubai", Shrinathji Journal of Business and Research, 14(1), Jan-June
• Purohit, H. and Kumar, V.(2013) “Supply Chain Risk Evaluation: Understanding the technical risks from the perspectives of Dubai Logistics Supply Chain Industry” Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation,9 (3), pp291-303
• Purohit, H. and Kumar, V. (2013) “Impact of Natural Threat in Dubai Logistics Industry”, The Economic Challenger, 15( 59), Apr-June, pp24-30