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Dr. Tewari has an undergraduate degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Central Florida. Tewari’s major areas of research are in Corporate Bonds, Financial Derivatives, and Corporate Social Responsibility. He has published papers on corporate bond provisions including publication in the top journal in finance, Journal of Financial Economics. His research in the field of corporate social responsibility has led to publication in the prestigious Journal of Business Ethics.
Tewari has an extensive teaching experience in finance and has taught a wide variety of finance courses including Corporate Finance, Investments, Money and Banking. Financial modelling, and Student Investment Fund.
• “Callable Bonds, Reinvestment Risk, and Credit Rating Improvements: Role of the Call Premium,” (with P. Ramanlal and A. Byrd), Journal of Financial Economics, February 2015, Vol 115 (2), 349-360.
• “Firm Characteristics, Industry Context, and Investor Reactions to Environmental CSR: A Stakeholder Theory Approach,” (with J. Cordeiro), Journal of Business Ethics, September 2015, Vol 130 (4), 833-849.
• Proceedings of Academy of Business Research Conference, Mar 21- 23, 2018, New Orleans, LA.
• Nomination, Faculty of the Year Award, 2014.
• Best paper award at the WBEF conference, 2012, Hong Kong.
• Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society (inducted in 1993 – University of Arkansas).
