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Dr. Elango Rengasamy

Director - Office of International Affairs and Global Partnership & Professor of Finance

Alliance School of Business

Dr Elango teaches corporate finance, project finance, strategic finance, global banking, business online, and research methods. He has over thirty years of teaching, research, training, and consultancy experience and holds a doctorate in corporate finance and a postgraduate diploma in finance. He also holds a master’s in accounting and finance from the University of Madras. He has published many research papers in international journals.

Dr Elango has worked in the Gulf region for over twenty years and taught at SKEMA Business School, Paris, Lille – France and Sogang Business School, Seoul-South Korea, as a visiting faculty. He has conducted many corporate training and staff development programs in the gulf region.

  • Bilal Pandow & Elango Rengasamy (2022): Impact of drop in crude oil prices on Oman’s Capital Market: An analysis of volatility! ‘Journal of Emerging Markets’, a double-blind peer-reviewed research Journal published by St. John’s University, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, New York-USA. Volume: 22 1 & 2.
  • Elango Rengasamy (2021): Do MCAP and P/E Ratios Have an Impact on the EPS of High and Low Beta (β) Firms? An Analysis of Covariance on Select Companies! Journal of Finance and Economics, Vol: 9, Issue: 5 pp.201-208.
  • Elango Rengasamy (2020): A Study on the Relationship among the Returns of Gold Rates, Crude Oil Prices and the Stock Market Investments! An Empirical Evidence! International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue: 180.
  • Aisha Ahmed Ameen & Elango Rengasamy (2014): Do Japanese Candlestick Patterns Help Identify Profitable Trading Opportunities? An Analysis on Selected Forex Markets – Business and Management Review Vol:4, No. 2 (12-49).
  • Elango Rengasamy (2012): An Analysis of the Causal Linkage among Different Variables That Contribute to Systemic Crisis: A Systems Thinking Approach! – Journal of Business and Policy Research – Vol.7. No. 4 Dec Issue: PP 73-78.
  • Elango Rengasamy, Vijaykumar Gudep and Selvam M. (2008): Quality of e-learning: An analysis based on e-learners’ perception of e-learning’ ‘The Electronic Journal of E-learning’–Vol:6, Iss:1, pp:31-44.
  • Elango Rengasamy, Elango Rengasamy (2008): An empirical analysis on the weak-form efficiency of the GCC Markets applying selected statistical tests- The International Review of Business Research Papers, Australia, Vol: 4, No.1.

Awards Won:

  • ‘Indo-Middle East Educational Excellence Award’ as the ‘Best Professor in Finance’ (Date: 19 Nov 2023, IDM International University, Sharjah-UAE).
  • Appreciation Award by the Young Entrepreneurs Federation-India (Global Connexions 2.0) for promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and start-up ventures among the youth. (Date: 23 Sep 2023, Millennium Plaza, Downtown, Dubai).
  • Most Admired Professor in Finance – by World Leadership Congress Awards – 2023 in Mumbai - 14th Feb 2023.
  • Best Professor in Management Studies Award at the Abu Dhabi Education Leadership Awards 2019 by the Asian Confederation of Businesses with CMO Asia. Abu Dhabi – UAE. 27 March 2019.
  • Advanced Communicator – Bronze Award by Toast Masters International, U.S.A. June-2013.
  • CMO Asia’s ‘The Best Professor in Financial Management’ Award–PARK ROYAL on Kitchener Road, Singapore on 19th June 2012.
  • ‘Best Research Paper Award’ at the Fourth Annual American Business Research Conference held at Adelphi University, Manhattan Centre, New York, USA. 4-5 June 2012.
  • Award for Social Service from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, at a function held in Muscat, Oman. November 2009.
  • Competent Communicator Award by the Toast Masters International, U.S.A. – October 2009.
  • “Best Presenter Award” The Global Business and Finance Research Conference, London, England-UK, held at the Hilton on Park Lane, London. July 2008.

Selected Conference Papers

  • Faisal Said Al Habsi & Elango Rengasamy: Managing Obsolescence and Prolonging the Useful Life of Desktop Computers – An Exploratory Analysis! –The Fourth MEC International Conference on Big Data and Smart City (ICBDSC) 2019, January 15-16, 2019. Muscat- Sultanate of IEEE Conference.
  • Muhammed Najeeb Bhamla & Elango Rengasamy: Improving Organizational Functioning and Performance using Sound Information Technology Governance Practices. A study of IT- Business Gap in Public and Private Sector Organizations in the Sultanate of Oman-The 2nd AUE International Research Conference on Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility - The American University in the Emirates, Dubai International Academic City, Dubai-United Arab Emirates. November 13-15, 2018. Springer
  • Enas Al Khateeb, Bassam Abu-Hijleh, Elango Rengasamy and Suhail Mohammed: ‘Financial Instruments for Financing Energy Efficiency Projects in        the UAE’-SBE16Dubai Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 17-19 January 2016.
  • Khalid Faisal Al Hammadi & Elango Rengasamy: A Comparative study of Technical Efficiency in GCC Islamic Financial Institutions during the Global financial Crisis using Malmquist- Type Data Envelopment analysis-ICBM 2013, Conference Bangkok, Thailand 19-22nd August 2013.
  • Aisha Ahmed & Elango Rengasamy: Do Japanese Candlestick Patterns Help Identify Profitable Trading Opportunities? An Analysis on Selected Forex Markets! - Annual Paris Business and Social Sciences Research Conference, Paris-France-4-5 July
  • Elango Rengasamy: An Analysis of the Causal Linkage among Different Variables That Contribute to Systemic Crisis: A Systems Thinking Approach- The Fourth Annual American Business Research Conference- held from 4-5 June 2012 at the Adelphi University, Manhattan Centre, New York, This paper has won the ‘Best Research Paper Award’ at the Conference.
  • Elango Rengasamy & Nabila Al Macki: Monday effect and stock return seasonality’: Further empirical evidence- Global Business and Finance Research Conference (GBFR) - London, UK - 10-13 July 2008. This paper won the Best Presenter Award at the

 Conferences Organized & Coordinated

  • EAR20 Swiss Conference: January 10-12, 2020 - Presentation
    Topic: Publishing! From the Editor’s Eyes! Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • EAR19 Vienna Conference: June 7 – 9, 2019 Moderator of a Panel Discussion: Topic: Global Best Practices in Higher Education! Venue: Arcotel Wimberger Hotel, Vienna, Austria.
  • ME19Dubai Conference, October 7 – 9, 2018
    Moderator of a Panel Discussion: Topic: Publishing in High-Quality Journals! A few useful insights!!
    Venue: Park-Regis KrisKin Hotel, Dubai, UAE.
  • EAR18Geneva Conference, July 9 – 11, 2018
    Moderator of a Panel Discussion: Topic: The relevance of teaching life-long learning skills of our students! Your role as a mentor!!
    Venue: Novotel Geneve Centre Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • EAR18France Conference, July 5-7, 2018
    Invited Lecture: Honing the Right Skills!
    How to make your students employable? Your Role as a Mentor!!
    Venue: Mercure Paris Port De Versailles Expo Hotel, Paris – France.
  • EAR17Greece Conference, July 12-14, 2017
    Topic: How to improve the employability skills of our graduates?!!
    Moderator of a Brain-storming Session
    Venue: University of Piraeus, Athens-Greece.

Professional Development Seminars Conducted

  • Navigating through Digital Disruptions! Your Priorities & Actions!! (Sep- 2023)
  • Internal Verification of Assignments (April-2023)
  • Emerging Trends and Skillset Requirements Today! (Nov-2022)
  • Workshop on Financial Literacy (June-2022)
  • Constructive Alignment to Ensure a Greater Learning Experience (Dec-2021)
  • Business Acumen and Service Growth Strategies! (Nov 2, 2019) – The RISE (A Forum of Global Entrepreneurs & Professionals).