K B Kiran

Designation:

Professor

Date of Joining at NITK:

Saturday, September 16, 1995

Professional Experience:

Total 23 Years and at NITK Surathkal 22 years

Contact Details

E-mail:

kunjangadabkiran2 [at] gmail.com

kbheem [at] nitk.ac.in

Telephone:

+91- 824 - 2474000 -3226 (Ext)

Mobile:

+91 9886585458

Academic Background

MA, MPhil, PhD [Mangalore University]

Areas of Interest

• Agricultural Economics
• Engineering Economics
• Managerial Economics
• Indian Coffee Plantation
• Economics of Technological Change
• Sustainable Development
• Micro Health Insurance
• Micro Finance

Significant Projects

RS & GIS Application for Sustainable Management of Sacred Grooves in Kodagu District, DST, Govt. of India Rs11.65 Lakhs

Supervision of Ph.D

7 (Completed)
5 (On going)

Significant Publications

1. Sumukh Hungund and Kiran K B (2017) ‘Open Innovation Practices Among Indian Software Product Firms: A Pilot Study’, International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 11(4), pp. 355-376 (Inderscience Publication, Scopus Indexed)

2. Shetty S., Kiran, K.B., & Sridhar, S. (2015). Personality and investment decision making of individuals, Finance India,Vol. XXIX, No. 4, December 2015, ISSN 0970-3772.

3. Savitha and Kiran, K.B.(2014). Effectiveness of micro health insurance on financial protection: Evidence from India, International Journal of Health Economics and Management,Springer, 2014, DOI 10.1007/s10754-014-9158-5.

4. Savitha and Kiran, K.B.(2013). “Micro health Insurance and the risk coping strategies for the management of illness in Karnataka: A case study” TheInternational Journal of Health Planning and Management, John Wiley & Sons, 2013, doi: 10.1002/hpm.2216.

5. Savitha and Kiran, K.B.(2012). “Awareness and knowledge of micro health insurance: A case study.” Journal of Health Management, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Sage publications, 2012, 14(4), 481-494.

6. Kiran, K.B.(2012). "Technological Change and Development of Coffee Plantation: A Case Study of Kodagu District". International Conference on Coffee Science, Association for Science and Information on Coffee.

Achievements

Head of the Department of Humanities Social Sciences and Management, currently School of Management (from September 2008 to August 2011and from September 2016 to date).
Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at NITK-Science and Technology Entrepreneurs’ Park from 01 July 2014 to 29 January 2018.

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