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Dr. G.S. Batra, (MBA, M.Com, LL.B., Ph.D) is on the faculty of Punjab School of Management Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala. Dr. Batra is a versatile scholar. He has more than 40 research papers to his credit published in National and International Journals. His current areas of interest are: General Management, Finance, Accounting, Control System and Entrepreneurship Development. He has edited a global volume on Accounting Research. He was selected for the best research paper award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. His research papers in Accounting areas was considered to be an Excellent papers by Anbar Electronic Intelligence Service, U.K., 1997 which reviews top journals in the world. His paper on Environment Audit is on the internet for five years. Dr. Batra has been selected for the Young Researcher Award by the Indian Accounting Association for his outstanding contribution to the field of accounting. He is associated with conducting various Entrepreneurship Development Programmes. He has attended many seminars and conferences at National and International level. He is on the Guest Faculty of different business schools in the country. He is a member of several academic and professional bodies in the field of Management. He is Member of Editorial Board of Indian Management Studies journal being published by Punjab School of Management. His name has also been included in the international directory of Business Management Scholars by Harvard Business School Publishing, USA.

Dr. B.S. Bhatia is presently Director, RIMT Institute of Management and Computer Technology, Mandi Gobindgarh. He has over four decades of rich experience in teaching, research, consultancy, industrial management and university administration. He has written/edited 30 books and has published over 65 research papers in national/international journals of repute. He supervised Ph.D. research work of 30 scholars and has conducted over two dozen executive development programs. Dr. Bhatia has been associated with a large number of organisations in various capacities like Member, LIC Zonal Board; Member, Management Board of AICTE; Senator, TIET; Consultant, PSEB; Member, academic Council MD University, Rohtak; Member, Syndicate, Senate, Finance Committee; and Academic Council of Pubjabi University, Patiala, etc. He has been President of Patiala Management Association. He has the distinction of being the first person to be appointed as Professor of Management for Hindustan Steel Chair at prestigious Indian School of Mines, dhanbad. Previously, he had served in several senior positions like Registrar; Dean Academic Affairs; Dean Research; Dean College Development Council at Pubjabi University, Patiala; and Directors of several companies and is a member of Committee on Higher Education set-up by Government of Punjab.