CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Libison K B

MCom, DIM, MPhil, PhD

Email: libison1@yahoo.com

URL: www.freewebs.com/libison1

Contact No: 08606743247, 09953308042

Assistant Professor

Department of Commerce

St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth

(Affiliated to University of Calicut)

Thrissur, Kerala, India

Who Am I?

I am Assistant Professor with Department of Commerce, St. Aloysius College. Here I am currently

teaching Banking, Financial Markets, E-Commerce Management and Fundamentals of

Investment for Under Graduate students.

Before joining St. Aloysius College, I did Full Time Doctoral Research with a fellowship (RTA

Scheme) at School of Management, IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University), New

Delhi. Through Research and Teaching Assistant (RTA) Scheme of IGNOU, I got trained in various

aspects of Open and Distance Learning System(ODL) i.e. Self-Learning Material preparation,

Handling Live Tele-Conferencing Sessions, Developing Video Lectures, Developing Tutor marked

Assignments etc.

Before joining IGNOU, I did my MPhil from Calicut University Campus. My work was on

economic benefits of a pilgrimage tourism destination. My work has got multiple citations in

national and international journals

Vision

I look forward to opportunities for

working close with academics who have

excellent research expertise to learn from them

and carry the lessons to the class-room

situations by associating interpretations to

create new knowledge for the young learner

before me.

I am a student of Capital Market with

special focus on Initial Public Offerings. The

dynamics of IPO market always excited me. I

would like to focus my research on IPO Market

in the Indian Context. I was able to do some

unique research related to IPO market during

my Doctoral Research and would like to carry

forward the same in future .

Key Words

IPOs, Capital Market,

Grey Market, Tourism

Shareholding Pattern,

Informed and

Uninformed investors

Educational Credentials

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth, Thrissur, Kerala

with First Class in 2003. (66%). (Specialization: Income Tax Law and Practice)

Master of Commerce (M.Com) from St. Thomas College, Thrissur with First Class in

2005. (67%). (Specialization: Finance)

Diploma in Management (DIM) from School of Management Studies, Indira Gandhi

National Open University with B Grade in 2010.

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Commerce from Department of Commerce and

Management Studies, University of Calicut with B+ Grade in 2007. (Specialization:

Finance and Tourism)

M.Phil Topic and Title of the Dissertation: “Economic Benefits of Pilgrimage

Tourism; A Case Study of Sabarimala Pilgrimage with Special Reference to Pandalam

Rural Locality, Kerala, India”.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) pursued under Research and Teaching Assistantship (RTA)

Scheme (Full-time Doctoral Research) from School of Management Studies, Indira

Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Thesis defense held on 1st August 2014.

PhD Topic and Title of the Dissertation: “Initial Public Offerings in Indian Stock

Market: Secondary Market Performance and Investor Behaviour”

UGC-NET Examination in the discipline of Commerce qualified in December 2011

examination. Reg. No: 17080470.

Personal Details

Fathers‟ Name: K T Baby

Mothers‟ Name: Mallika Baby

Date of Birth; 14/5/1983

Residential Address: C/O Mallika Baby

(For Communication) Kannampuzha Paramban House

VIP Apartments, Near District Mental Hospital

West Fort, Thrissur, Kerala, P.O. Poothole, Pin-68004

Thrissur District, Kerala State, India.

Passport Number: F 0554201 (Date of Expiry 0n 29/9/2014)

Scholarly Activity

Research Paper Publications

1. K B Libison & N V Narasimham (2017) „Do Retail and Institutional Shareholding

Data Reveal a Pattern in IPO Shares during Initital Years?‟ in Kalidas M G (Ed.),

Financial Services Market in India: Opportunities and Challenges (pp. 27-470)

selected papers published by Sonali Publications. ISBN: 978-81-8411-615-1

2. K B Libison, Jaclyn J. Beierlein & N V Narasimham (2013) „How Do Retail

Investors Choose Investments? Evidence from the Indian IPO After-market‟,

International Research Journal of Applied Finance, Vol.4, No.8, pp 1051-1068.

ISSN No: 2229-6891.

3. K B Libison and Dr. P T Jose (2014) „Do IPO Firm and Offer related

Characteristics Determine Shareholding Levels of Informed and Uninformed

Investors”, Poseidon Journal of Commerce, Management and Social Science, Vol. 3,

No.1, pp. 54-66. ISSN No: 2319-6238

4. K B Libison & N V Narasimham (2012) „Information Asymmetry in the Post-IPO

Market: Analysis based on Shareholding Pattern Data for Initial Public Offerings

(IPOs) from India‟, Botswana Journal of Business, Official Journal of Faculty

Business, University of Botswana. Vol.5, No. 1, pp 53-64. ISSN No: 1024-235X.

5. K B Libison & N. V. Narasimham. (2012) „Initial returns and Testing of Winners‟

Curse Hypothesis: An Analysis of Hospitality Sector IPOs from India‟, Journal of

Global information and Business Strategy, Vol. 3, No.1, pp. 42-51. ISSN No: 0974-

5432.

6. K.B. Libison & A.K. Raina (2012), „Tourist Satisfaction Assessment of Internet

Savvy Tourists‟, Trade Wind, Vol.7, No.1, pp. 25-30. ISSN No: 2320-5393.

7. K.B. Libison (2011), „Tourist Satisfaction research as a marketing tool: A case

study of wildlife tourism destination in Kerala‟ in Dileep M R (Ed.), International

Marketing in Tourism (pp.281-288) selected papers published by Anmol

Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN:978-81-261-4934-6.

8. K B Libison & N.V. Narasimham. (2010) „Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) from

Tourism Industry in India: An Analysis of Short- run Secondary Market

Performance‟ in Raya Madgerova (Ed.), Economics, Management and Tourism (pp.

31-42) selected papers published by South West University of „Neofit Rilski‟,

Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. ISBN: 978-954-300-104-0.

9. K.B. Libison & M.A. Joseph (2009), „Assessing Tourist Satisfaction Using

'HOLSAT' Model: An Empirical Study with special reference to 'Munnar' Hill

Station in Kerala‟ in Abhinav Kamal Raina (Ed.), Tourism Destination

Competitiveness (pp.1-14) selected papers published by Department of Commerce

and Centre for Tourism and Heritage, Dayanand College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.

ISBN: 200-300-06-02-2009.

10. K.B. Libison & K.P. Muraleedharan (2008), „Economic Benefits of Pilgrimage

Tourism: A Case study of Sabarimala Pilgrimage with special Reference to

Pandalam Rural Locality, Kerala‟, South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage,

Vol.1,N0.1, pp. 57-64. ISSN No: 0974-5432.

Major Citations for the Research Papers

K.B. Libison & K.P. Muraleedharan (2008) "Economic Benefits of Pilgrimage

Tourism: A Case study of Sabarimala Pilgrimage with special Reference to

Pandalam Rural Locality, Kerala”, South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage,

Vol.1, N0.1, pp. 57-64.

Cited by:

1.Mehdi Pourtaheri, Khalil Rahmani & Hassan Ahmadi (2012) “Impacts of Religious

and Pilgrimage Tourism in Rural Areas: The Case of Iran”, Journal of Geography

and Geology, Vol.4, No.3, pp. 122-129. ISSN 1916-9779.

Doi: 10.5539/jgg.v4n3p122.

2. Lee Cahaner & Yoel Mansfeld (2012) “A Voyage from Religiousness to Secularity

and Back: A Glimpse into „Haredi‟ Tourists”, Journal of Heritage Tourism, Vol.7.

No.4. pp. 301-321. Doi:10.1080/1743873X.2012.714387. (Taylor and Francis

Group).

3. World Tourism Organization study report on “Domestic Tourism in Asia and the

Pacific 2013” (in Chapter 4: Domestic Tourism in India: The Industry, Ground

Reality and Policy Framework Contributed by Dr Kiran A. Shinde)

K B Libison & N.V. Narasimham. (2010) „Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) from

Tourism Industry in India: An Analysis of Short- run Secondary Market

Performance‟ in Raya Madgerova (Ed.), Economics, Management and Tourism (pp.

31-42) selected papers published by South West University of „Neofit Rilski‟,

Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. ISBN: 978-954-300-104-0.

Cited by:

1. Jieyun Lou (2012, August) “The Underpricing of IPOs in the Chinese Tourism

Industryand an international comparison”, Master Thesis in Finance, Tilburg

University, Netherlands. Url: http://arno.uvt.nl/show.cgi?fid=127113

Research Paper Presentations at Universities and Institutions

“

1. “Grey Market for IPOs in India: Its Trading Mechanism and Implications for IPO

Underpricing” at World Finance and Banking Symposium – 2016 held during

December 14-15 at University of Dubai, Dubai, UAE.

2. “Do Corporate Governance practices in Indian Banks adequate?”at 69th

All India

Commerce Conference-2016, November 11-12 held at University of Lucknow,

Uttar Pradesh, India.

3. “Information Asymmetry and After Market Performance of IPOs in India” in 2nd

International Finance Conference 2011 held during January 10-12, 2011, Indian

Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

4. „Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in Indian Stock Market: An Analysis of Market

Performance and Investor behavior‟, Doctoral Research Synopsis presented

(Advanced Proposal Category) in the 5th

IIM A Doctoral Colloquium organized by

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, held on 7th

and 8th

of January

2012.

5. “Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in Indian Stock Market: An Analysis of Market

Performance and Investor Behaviour" in 4th

IIM A Doctoral Colloquium, 3-4

January 2011, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

6. "Global Economic Downturn: The Impact on Initial Public Offerings (IPO's) in

India at National Seminar on " Emerging Trends in Banking and Financial

Sector in India", Department of Applied Economics, February 21-22, 2009,

Lucknow University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

7. Paper Presentation at 1st International Coference on Tourism and Technology 2011

(ICTT 2011) organized by Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT), New Delhi, 7th,8

th and 9

th July 2011, new Delhi , India.

8. “BSE IPO Index: A Pointer to Indian Primary Market” at National Seminar on

“Innovations in Finance”, Department of Commerce and Management Studies,

February 9-10 2010, University of Calicut, Calicut, Kerala, India.

9. “Measuring Satisfaction Level of Natural Area Tourists to Cultural Capital of

Kerala: An Empirical Investigation Using 'HOLSAT' Model" at International

Conference on "Globalisation, development, Public Policy and Management:

Emerging Issues",Kannur University, March. 9-10, 2008, Kannur, Kerala.

10. "Assessing Tourist Satisfaction Using 'HOLSAT' Model: An Empirical Study with

special reference to 'Munnar' Hill Station in Kerala" at National Conference on

"Tourism DestinationCompetitiveness", Department of Commerce and Centre for

Tourism and Heritage, November 21-22, 2008, Dayanand College, Ajmer,

Rajasthan, India.

11. "Assessment of Visitor Satisfaction to Wildlife Sanctuaries: An Empirical

Investigation Using 'EPI' Model" at National Conference on "Indian Civil

Aviation Sector: Future Directions", Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel

Management, January 17-18, 2009, Gwalior,Madya Pradesh, India.

12. “Macro Level Impact of Pilgrimage Tourism on Rural Economy: An Opinion Survey

of Local Residents” at National Conference on “Tourism in India: Challenges

Ahead”, The Business School(TBS), March 6-7 2009, University of Jammu, Jammu

& Kasmir, India.

13. “EPI Model: A New Way to Approach Tourist Satisfaction Measurement” at

National Seminar on “Changing Paradigms in Indian Tourism and Hospitality:

Implication for Growth and Sustainability”, Department of Tourism and Hotel

Management, March 16-17 2009, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana,

India.

Faculty/ Teaching Development Activities

1. Developed and Written Study Materials for Post Graduate Diploma in

Corporate Governance, Centre for Corporate Education, Training and

Consultancy, Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU), New Delhi on

the topics „Integrating Business Ethics‟ and „Inclusive Growth and Corporate

Governance‟

2. Edited Course Materials for the course „Fundamentals of Insurance‟ of BCom

programme offered by Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India.

3. Convenor for UGC sponsored National Seminar on “FOREX Derivatives in

India: Current Trends and Future Prospects” held during August 28th and 30

th

2014 at St. Aloysius College Elthuruth, organized by Department of commerce.

4. Handled Live Tele-Conferencing Sessions for IGNOU learners through Gyan-

Darshan Educational Channel.

5. Guest Faculty, School of Distance Education, University of Calicut during the

year 2007

6. Served as Co-consultant for Voyants Solutions PVT Ltd for their client Gwalior

Tourism Municipality for developing a plan to convert Gwalior city as Tourism,

Pilgrimage and Heritage destination.

7. Participated in Faculty Development Programme (AICTE Sponsored) on

„Research Methodology „at Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management,

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. (An Organization under Ministry of Tourism) on July

20-29, 2008.

8. Served as a Member in the Editorial Team for preparing Official Annual

Profile of IGNOU, Profile Committee 2011.

Special Achievements

1. Second Prize in the National Best Research Paper Competition 2011 organizedby

Gitarattan International Business School on October 15th, 2011 for the paper titled

„Initial Returns and Testing of Winners‟ Curse Hypothesis: An Analysis of

Hospitality Sector IPOs from India‟.

2. The paper titled as “Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) from Tourism Industry in

India: An Analysis of Short Run Secondary Market Performance", listed on

SSRN's top ten download list for ERPN: exits (topic) and ERPN: Initial Public

Offerings (IPOs) (sub-topic). June 2011.

Resource Person and Conference Chairs

1) Dr. Libison K b Resource Person

Capital Market Awareness Programme

Elijah Institute of Management Studies (ELIMS)

26th September

2015

2) Dr. Libison KB

Session Co-Chair

UGC Sponsored National Conference on Emerging Trends in Banking and Finance: Opportunities, Challenges and Responses

New Man College Thodupuzha ( MG University) 30

th July 2015

3) Dr. Libison K B

Session Chair

National Seminar on Financial Services Market

Brennan College, Thalassery, Kannur University.

20th October

2015

4) Dr. Libison K B

Session Chair

UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Capital and Derivatives Market

Department of Commerce, Sree Narayana College, Nattika, Thrissur

10th December

2015

Participation in Major Seminars/Conferences etc.

1. International Conference on “Management of Change” on February 2-3 2010

organized by Kristu Jayanti College of Management and Technology, Bangalore,

Karnataka, India.

2. 62nd

All India Commerce Conference of Indian Commerce Association on

October 10-12 2009 organized by MDS University, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.

Other Activities

1. Assisted in processing of applications for PhD programme of the Commerce

discipline, IGNOU

2. Attended student queries of various B Com courses of the University.

3. Proof reading of research papers for Indian Journal of Commerce, Official Journal of

Indian Commerce Association.

Details of Experience in ODL System

(a) Development of the course material

S.No. Particulars Number Course

Code

Name of the Programme

1. Units written,

independently

2 Units

written

independently

MCT-002 Post Graduate Diploma in

Corporate Governance PGDICG

3. Proof reading of the

units

7 Units BPO-001,

BPO-002

Diploma in Business Process

Outsourcing BPO(FA)

(b) Preparation of assignments

S.No. Particulars Number Course Code Name of the Programme

1. Assignments

prepared

4 Nos. IBO-2,MCO-

06

Master of commerce (M Com)

(c) Participation in the Delivery of Courses/Programs

S.No. Particulars Name of

the

course

Name of the

Programme

Number of periods/hours

taken/worked

1. Content Editing BPO-

001,

BPO-002

Diploma in Business

Process Outsourcing

BPO(FA)

10 Hrs.

(d) Participation in Visual Media

S.No. Particulars Name of

the course

Subjects Number of

periods/hours

taken/worked

1 Live-

Teleconferencing/

Video Conference

BCom 1. Product Life Cycle

2.International Marketing

entry Strategies

3.Marketing Mix

6 Hours

References

1) Prof. N V Narasimham (PhD. Supervisor)

School of Management Studies

IGNOU, New Delhi-110068, India.

Email: nvnarasimham@hotmail.com

2) Dr. P T Jose

HOD & Assosciate Professor

Department of Commerce

St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth

Thrissur, Kerala, India

Ph: 09388552844

Email: drptjose@yahoo.com

Libison K B