Dr. Surjya Kumar Mishra
Professor Emeritus
Subject Area – Management
Dr. Surjya Kumar Mishra has a rich experience of almost four decades in industry and academics. He holds a Master’s in Arts from Utkal University with an MBA in Marketing from Frank Barton School of Business, Wichita State University (USA). His research study on ‘A Study on the Impact of Television Commercials on the Consumers of Orissa’ earned him a Ph.D. in Marketing from Berhampur University.
Prof. Mishra is a veteran academician and has made great contribution to management education in the State of Odisha. The Department of Business Administration was established at Sambalpur University under his leadership as the Professor and Head. Subsequently, he became the first Dean of Management of Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Odisha. He has been a member of the Boards of Studies on Management at different universities. After his superannuation, he continues to teach management as visiting faculty at different institutions including Sambalpur University and SOA Deemed to be University. He is also on the Doctoral Committee of various universities.
He has published 42 research papers and three books. He has addressed, chaired, and conducted many national and international seminars and conferences in management.
Prof. Mishra has also written and directed five feature films in Odia and two documentaries for the Information and Public Relations Department of the Government of Odisha. He has also conducted workshops on the production of TV commercials.