BIOGRAPHY
Mrs. Pushpa Kashi is an academician and researcher with over 11 years of teaching experience and 2 years of industry experience in the field of Business Management. She holds a B.Sc. in Physics from Willingdon College, Sangli (1994), an MBA in Quantitative Techniques and Marketing from CIMDR, Sangli (1996), and an M.Phil. in Business Management from Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil Institute of Management Studies and Research , Satara (2018). She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Business Management at Shivaji University, Kolhapur, focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices of selected business units in Western Maharashtra.
Her research expertise lies in Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, SME development, and Strategic Management. She has published five journal articles in reputed national and international journals, along with book chapter and conference proceedings. Her scholarly contributions highlight sustainable business practices, CSR strategies, SME growth, and value-chain challenges.
She has guided over 250 postgraduate students and has taught a wide range of courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Principles of Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship Development, Business Statistics, Digital Marketing Analytics, Organisational Behaviour, and several others.
Her academic work is complemented by active participation in national and international conferences, covering themes such as global value chains, inclusive growth, demonetization, and business transformation.
EXPERTISE INFORMATION
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
UG
- UG: BSc (Physics)
PG
- MBA , MPhil
PhD
- Ph.D. (Pursuing)
EXPERIENCE
Teaching Experience: 11 Years
Assistant Professor, Working since October 2022 with D Y Patil ATU Campus, School of Commerce & Management
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, Sanjay Ghodawat University,Atigre (SGU), Atigre (July 2018 –April 2022)
Assistant Professor, Chhatrapati Shahu Institute of Business Education & Research (CSIBER), Kolhapur (July 2016 – April 2018)
Cipla Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd (Marketing)
December 1996 -April 1998
Private real estate firm,Satara:1 year
June 2012-July 2013
PUBLICATIONS
Publications:
National
Pushpa Kashi, S. B. (Jul-Dec 2016 ). ‘Corporate Social Responsibility of Selected Business Units in Satara’,. Pravara Management , 12-16.
CSR : SMES Responsible Behaviour Towards Sustainability, Aarhat Multidisciplinary International Education Research Journal (AMIERJ)
Mrs. Pushpa Kashi, D. V. (July-December 2024). SME’S ARE GROWTH ENGINES: SWOC ANALYSIS. ANVESAK UGC Care Group-I Journals , 1-8.
International
Vaibhavi Vijay Chavan, P. N. (MARCH 2019). Successful Implementation of Sustainable Business Practices: Aligning Sustainable Strategies, Radical Innovation and Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Aayushi International Interdisciplinary Research Journal , 51-56.
Kashi, P., Dhekle, V. (2025). Exploring the Role of CSR in Enhancing the Sustainability of SMEs. J Invest Bank Finance, 3(2), 01-06
Book/Book Chapter Publication:
Perception of individuals towards homestay tourism: a demographic study. In Reimagining Business Education and Industry 2030 (pp. 1-8). Indore.(ISBN: 978-93-90951-21-5)
Conference Publication:
SMEs, Value addition and GVCs (Global Value Chains): Challenges faced by SMEs, Post Graduate and Research Department of Economics, The New College, Chennai, India, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, Ministry of Education, Government of India, 18th & 19th, February 2025
Demonetization and Remonetization: Issues and challenges for global business’ Inter National Conference, CSIBER, Kolhapur,2017
‘Development through transformation: Prospects for inclusive growth’, Department of Commerce & Management, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 2017
COURSES TAUGHT
D Y Patil ATU Campus, School of Commerce & Management
Quantitative techniques
Managing Family Business
Digital Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Retail Marketing
Service Marketing
Business mathematics
Brand Management
Fundamentals of Marketing
Operational Research
Marketing Analytics
Sanjay Ghodawat University-PG level
Strategic Management
Retail Marketing
Service & Retail Marketing
International marketing management
Quantitative techniques
Business mathematics and statistics
Business Numericals
Organizational Behavior
Management Concepts
Event Management
Chhatrapati Shahu Institute of Business Education & Research (CSIBER), Kolhapur (July 2016 – April 2018)-PG level
Business Strategies I
Business Strategies II
Business Law
Corporate Environmental Strategies
Balwant College, Vita (July 2014 – April 2016)-UG level
Services Marketing
Quantitative techniques for management
Event Management
Organisational Behaviour
Principles of Management
Practices in Modern Management
Entrepreneurship Management
Retail Marketing
Research Scholars
PG Students: 250+ till date