28 Aug 2014|Gurgaon (Manesar) | Amity University Gurgaon
Prof. (Dr) S.P. Kothari, Deputy Dean and Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA recognized at Amity University, Gurgaon
Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon (AUG) felicitated the doyen of management, Prof. (Dr) S.P. Kothari, Deputy Dean and Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance, Director, MIT-India Program, MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A. at a glittering function organized on 28th Aug, 2014 for his distinguished contribution at this occasion.
Prof. S.P. Kothari’s research focuses on financial reporting and valuation, asset allocation, explaining the diversity in international accounting practices, use of employee stock options for compensating executives and accounting for stock options, evaluating investment performance, and corporate uses of derivatives for hedging and speculation. The American Accounting Association (AAA) has honored his work with the 2014 Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award.
Prof. (Dr) S.P. Kothari delivered a special talk on “What should Modi do to spur India’s economy” at the prestigious Distinguished Global Indian Speaker Series instituted by Amity University, Gurgaon. Prof (Dr) Kothari shared interesting and useful insights about the topic with the audience.
Dr. Kothari opined that, things would change only if Mr. Modi’s administration can be a game changer and that it is not the size of the economy that matters but it is the Per Capita Income that is of more importance.
“In an era of globalization, it is absolutely essential for our University in India to give a global exposure to our students so as to prepare them to meet the challenges of the knowledge age.AUH has a strong focus on internationalization of educational programmes and also on strong industry interface.” -- said Prof. (Dr) P.B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, AUH
“Dr Kothari’s visit to AUH holds a special significance to AUH to strengthen its global connect with the top ranking Management Schools of the world, such as MIT Sloan School of Management at USA”-- said Prof. (Dr) Gunjan M Sanjeev, Director International Affairs, AUH.
Links to Media Coverage of the Event:
Amity University Haryana organizes Global Indian Speaker Series - Amar Ujala
Amity University Haryana organizes Global Indian Speaker Series - DainikBhaskar
Amity University Haryana organizes Global Indian Speaker Series - Mahamedha