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About Our Faculty

Vikas Kumar, M.S., National Institute of Fashion Technology

Assistant Professor, Department of Fashion Management Studies

G. Hari Shankar Prasad, Ph.D., National Institute of Fashion Technology

Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Fashion Management Studies

Education

  • Ph.D., 2010, Business Administration, Aligarh Muslim University

  • Certificate Programme in Entrepreneurship Teaching, 2007, Indian School of Business

  • Advanced Diploma in Management, 2004, All India Management Association

  • M.Tech, 1994, Indian Institute of Technology, First Division

Making Notes

Relevant International Experiences

  • Establishing the Management Department at NIFT Hyderabad 

  • Shahi Export House, (a leading exporter of readymade garments with a turnover of about 2000 crore rupees per annum) June 1996 to May 2000, New Delhi and Bengaluru. Worked in the senior executive position handling independent responsibilities in the areas of planning, merchandising

  • Conducted sales executive and management training programmes for leading retail stores like LifeStyle, APCO, Pride N Precious, Megamart, Kirtilals, Chandana Bros etc.                   

  • Organized multiple international conferences, seminars, and workshops, including:    

  • Reflections 14: International Conference on Fashion Retail and Management: January 2014. Successfully conducted the conference as the Chairperson of the conference.

  • National seminar on Indian Apparel Exports-2004 Eminent industry experts participated from all over India.​

  • National Apparel Summit-2003 Eminent corporate leaders from fashion and retail sectors of India were present as speakers. Theme - Indian retailing and emerging opportunities

     

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Teaching & Research Expertise

  • Merchandising

  • Marketing

  • Retail Management

  • Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship

  • Consumer Research and Branding

Market Analysis

Sample of Publications & Conference Proceedings

  • 2012: Presented and published a coauthored research paper “Impact Social Networking sites on Purchase Behavior: A Case of Apparel Retailers in India”, Fifth International Conference on Management and Behavioural Sciences, Haridwar, June 23, 2012.

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