Assistant Professor in the domain of Entrepreneurship and Quantitative Techniques with 15 years of teaching experience. Detail oriented and passionate towards teaching, I am approachable and command reasonably good control over the class. I continuously strive to experiment with different pedagogy to make the subject interesting, application based and understandable for the students. My doctoral research was on ‘Influence of Entrepreneurship Education on the self-efficacy of the participants’. My research interests comprise of entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, coupled with entrepreneurial finance. I aim to advance knowledge in these areas through rigorous inquiry and dissemination.
Academic background/Qualification
Ph.D in Management2022, Navrachana University, Vadodara
Master of Business Administration (Family Business & Entrepreneurship), Nirma University, Ahmedabad2009
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, U.P.2007
HSC, Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram, New Delhi
SSC, Modern Public School, Najibabad, U.P.
Professional or Industrial Experience
July 2015 to Current: Assistant Professor at School of Business and Law, Navrachana University, Vadodara
Teach courses in the area of Entrepreneurship, Quantitative Techniques and Research Methodology at BBA and MBA program
Guide BBA and MBA students for their research projects
Teach Entrepreneurship course to the students of other programs at Navrachana University
Worked in NIRF team for preparing and submitting the data for ranking
NAAC committee member as criteria head
June 2009 to November 2014: Lecturer at BBA Program (BKMIBA) of Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University
Courses Taught: Entrepreneurship- Concepts & Cases, Research Methodology, Business Statistics and Business Mathematics
Other Major Responsibility:
Project Committee In charge (includes Industrial Project & Research Project)
Exam Committee member
Teaching
Entrepreneurship
Business Planning
Quantitative Techniques
Business Research Methods
Area of Expertise and Research
Entrepreneurship Education
Entrepreneurial self-efficacy
Entrepreneurial intention
Entrepreneurial Finance
Ongoing research:
Venture Capital Funding and Financial health of ‘Better for you’ start-ups in India
Value addition by Venture Capital investors- Perception of entrepreneurs in ‘Better for you’ segment
Publications
Chawla, N. T., & Bhatia, H. (2022). Entrepreneurship Education in the Indian Context: Relevance and Limitations. In Geo-economic Perspectives in the Global Environment (pp. 125-143). Routledge India.
Taneja, N., & Bhatia, H. (2022). A study on the influence of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective, 097226292211101–09722629221110130. https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221110130
Taneja Chawla, N., & Bhatia, H. (2021). Measuring Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy: A Comprehensive Scale. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 7(2), 194-215. https://doi.org/10.1177/23939575211019605
Chawla, N. T., & Bhatia, H. (2021). A study on evolution of models measuring Entrepreneurial intention. Interwoven : An Interdisciplinary Journal, 4(11),11-33
Chawla, N. T., & Bhatia, H. (2020). A Study on the Influence of Education and Demographic Variables on the Entrepreneurial Self Efficacy (ESE). Adhyayan : A Journal of Management Sciences, 10(2) ,64-74.
Taneja, N., & Gandhi, P. A. (2015). An inquiry into entrepreneurial characteristics amongst students in Ahmedabad. Asian Journal of Management Research, 5 (4),487-496
Taneja, N., & Bhatia, H. (2017). A Review of Ease of Doing Business for New Age Entrepreneurs in India. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Management, 6 (1).
Thomas, S., S, A., Taneja, N., & Vatavwala, S. (2017). Patanjali Ayurved – Capturing Ayurvedic FMCG Market Case. Reference No. 517-0035-1. UK.:The Case Centre.
Taneja, N. (2015, May). Snack place to International Brand: 90 years of Entrepreneurship. Reference no. 815-031-1. UK.:The Case Centre.
Taneja, N., & Pastakia, A. (2015). Business for Inclusive Development: Profiling the Social Business Enterprises in India. Eleventh Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship. Gandhinagar: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India.
Gandhi, P. A., & Taneja, N. (2015). Banking and Finance(Liquidity, Mergers and other issues). In A. K. Puri, & K. Singh (Eds.), Emerging Horizons in Finance. New Delhi: Bloomsbury
Taneja, N., Hawa, A., Kanani, H., Sharma, S., Patel, M., Siddhi, P., et al. (2014). A study on consumer purchase intention towards ready-to-eat food in Ahmedabad. Asian Journal of Management Research, 5 (2), 202-209
Topiwala, A., Taneja, N., Patel, S, et al. (2014, April). A study on the effectiveness and attitude of parents, students and teachers towards Smart Class. International Multidisciplinary Research Journal.
Conferences/Seminars
Presented paper titled “Evolution of Start-up Culture in India: A Reflection through IPOs backed by Venture Capital” with Dr. Nikita Mehta at Indian Strategy Conference organized by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, ISB Hyderabad, and CII CSO Forum Date at IIM Bangalore from December, 14-17, 2023.
Presented paper titled “A study on critical determinants: The growth saga of venture capital funding in India” with Dr. Nikita Mehta at INDAM 2023 @SBM-NMIMS Mumbai hosted on 6-8 January 2023.
Presented paper titled “A Study on the Influence of Education and Demographic Variables on the Entrepreneurial Self Efficacy (ESE),” with Dr. Hitesh Bhatia at Fourteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship, EDII, Gandhinagar, India, February, 25-27,2021.
Presented paper titled “Entrepreneurship Education in the Indian Context: Relevance and Limitations” at Fore International Business Conference (FIBC)2020 held on November 27-28,2020.
Presented a paper on “CSR and Social Entrepreneurship” with Nikita Mehta and Dr. Nirlesh Kotharui at Samhit -National Conference on CSR, January, 8-9 January, 2016 at Navrachana University, Vadodara
Presented paper on “Business For Inclusive Development: Profiling the Social Business Enterprise in India”with Dr. Astad Pastakia at the Eleventh Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship, February 20-22, 2015 at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India,Gujarat.
Presented paper on “Dividend Signaling Effect: An Empirical Study of Indian Midcap Companies” with Prof. Pervin Gandhi at Fore International Conference on Finance on November 27-28, 2014 at Fore School of Management, New Delhi.
Assisted Dr. Astad Pastakia in research on the evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility for developing Theme Paper on ‘Addressing the Challenges of Socially Responsible Business (SRB) in Asia-Pacific Region’ presented as a key-note address at the International Workshop at EDI, Ahmedabad, India, October 16-18, 2013.
Attended National Conference on ‘Innovating for Development and Sustainability,’ October, 30-31 2015 at Navrachana University, Vadodara
Training/Workshops
Six weeks certificate program on Nurturing Innovation and Start-up Ecosystem conducted by Gujarat Start-up and Student Innovation Hub in association with Start-up India and SSIP from 8th September to 24th October 2020
Entrepreneurship Educators Program WF 100 & WF 101 organized by Wadhwani Foundation and National Entrepreneurship Network, July 25-29, 2017
Workshop on ‘Incubation of Incubators’ by ISBA – Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association, 11th March 2016, Pune
International Workshop on “Entrepreneurship in Socially Responsible Business for Development in Asia and the Pacific Region” organized by Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Ahmedabad, October 16-18,2013
FDP on Research in Management Education at FORE School of Management New Delhi on 14th -15th March 2012
Ten days FDP on Advanced Business Research and Analytics from June 8-18, 2012, at MICA, Ahmedabad which provided an insight into the entire process conducting research and tools and techniques for analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
One month course on Entrepreneurship at Judge Business School, Cambridge University during September 2012.
FDP on ‘Case Study Method of Teaching’ at IIT Delhi, 14th to 16th March 2011
FDP on ‘Kindling Creativity’ in teaching by M.R.Senapathy,Sr. faculty member IFEN at ICFAI, Ahmedabad.
FDP on ‘How to write an Effective Case’ at Centre for Continuing Education, AMSoM, Ahmedabad University, 29th January 2011.
FDP on ‘Aligning Learning Styles and Course Planning’ by Dr. Ravi Gor, held at Ahmedabad University on 24th September 2011.
FDP on ‘How to write a Research Paper’ by Prof. Atanu Bhattacharya from H. M. Patel Institute of English Training and Research, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 17th December 2011.
Awards/Honors
‘Best Faculty Award’ at B .K. Majumdar Institute of Business Administration, Ahmedabad University for the year 2011-12
