Savita Bhat

Designation:

Associate Professor

Date of Joining at NITK:

Friday, July 5, 2013

Professional Experience:

Total 17 Years and at NITK 13 Years

Contact Details

E-mail:

savitapbhat [at] nitk.edu.in

savitapbhat [at] gmail.com

Telephone:

+91- 824 - 2474000 -3238 (Ext)

Faculty (author) Identifiers

Academic Background

• Ph.D (Industrial Economics) (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay), 2010
• B.E. (Computer Engineering) (Mumbai University), 2003

Areas of Interest

• FDI and international competitiveness
• Innovation systems in firms and industries
• ICT and its role in firms and industries

Significant Projects

1. ICSSR short-term empirical research project on “An Empirical Study of the Factors Affecting Demand for Millet and Millet-based Products among Youth in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka”. Principal investigator: Dr. Savita Bhat; Associate Professor, School of HSSM, NITK (Project Budget- Rs. 5 Lakhs, Duration- 6 months from 07/09/2023 to 06/03/2024)
2. One of the investigators in preparing study report on the Mid Term Appraisal (MTA) of Tamil Nadu of the 11th Plan (Project from the State Plans Division, Planning Commission, Government of India) at Madras School of Economics.

Supervision of Ph.D

3 (Completed) 6 (Ongoing)

Significant Publications

Select International Journals

1. Padhan L. and Bhat, S. (2026), “Pollution haven or pollution halo in the context of emerging economies: a two-step system GMM approach”, Environment Development and Sustainability, 28(7), pp. 17023–17043 [Publisher – Springer Science and Business Media B.V., Scopus indexed].

2. Padhan L. and Bhat S. (2025), “Analysing the role of globalisation, institutional qualities, and renewable energy consumption in environmental degradation mitigation: the SAARC experience”, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 27(5), pp. 10373–10397 [Publisher – Springer Science and Business Media B.V., Scopus indexed].

3. Padhan L. and Bhat, S. (2025), “The relevance of renewable energy and green innovation in environmental sustainability: evidence from BRICS countries”, International Journal of Sustainable Economy, 17(1), pp. 52–74 [Publisher – Inderscience, Scopus indexed]

4. Padhan L. and Bhat S. (2024), “Nexus between foreign direct investment and ecological footprint in BRICS and Next-11: the moderating role of green innovation”, Management of Environmental Quality, 35(4), pp. 799-817 [Publisher – Emerald Publishing, Scopus indexed].

5. Bhat, S.(2023), “Entrepreneurial ecosystem for promoting social innovation in emerging markets: Is corporate social responsibility integration with technology business incubators the right path?”, Business and Society Review, 128(4), pp. 734–754 [Publisher – Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Scopus indexed].

6. Padhan L. and Bhat, S. (2023), “Interrelationship between trade and environment: a bibliometric analysis of published articles from the last two decades”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(7), pp. 17051–17075 [Publisher – Springer Nature, Scopus indexed].

7. Navyashree, G. R. and Bhat, S. (2022), “The determinants of export behaviour: A study of food processing industry in India”, Journal of Global Business Advancement, 15(2), pp. 246–268 [Publisher – Inderscience, Scopus indexed].

8. Navyashree, G. R. and Bhat, S. (2020), “Drivers of ICT investments in bakery and sugar confectionery processed food sub-sector in India”, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 10(2), pp. 191–202 [Publisher – Emerald, Scopus indexed].

Select Conferences/Seminars

1. Manoharan, S. C. and Bhat, S. (2026), “The evolution of green cryptocurrency literature: A bibliometric assessment”, presented at 8^th Pan-IIT International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance (ICFMCF 2026) held during 03-05 July 2026 at IIT Madras, Chennai, India.

2. Padhan, L. and Bhat S. (2025), “The Path to Green Growth: Uncovering the Significance of Green Technology, Environmental Policy, and ICT Diffusion from BRICS”, presented at the 18^th Annual Conference of Knowledge Forum held during 05-06 December 2025 at IIT Indore, India.

3. Manoharan, S. C. and Bhat, S. (2025), “Sustainable Digital Finance: A Review of Green Cryptocurrency Research and its Social Implications”, presented at 10^th Pan-IIM World Management Conference held during 27-29 November 2025 at IIM Ranchi, India.

4. Padhan, L. and Bhat, S. (2025), “Environmental Implication of Institutional Qualities, Renewable Energy, and Financial Development under the EKC Framework: A Cross-Country Analysis”, presented at 59^th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES) held during 03-05 March 2025 at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

5. Manoharan, S. C. and Bhat S. (2024), “Mapping the Green Frontier: A Bibliometric Analysis of Sustainability Trends in Cryptocurrency Research”, presented at the 1^st International Conference on Sustainable Finance held during 06-08 December 2024 at IIT Bhubaneswar in collaboration with NSE.

6. Padhan, L. and Bhat S. (2024), "Role of Foreign Direct Investment, Green Finance, and Access to Clean Cooking on Climate Change: A Study of Emerging Countries from G20", presented at the 17^th Annual International Conference of Knowledge Forum held during 06-07 December 2024 at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India.

7. Padhan, L. and Bhat S. (2024), “Role of Green Finance and Access to Energy on Environmental Degradation: Emerging Asia-Pacific Context”, International Conference on Sustainable Energy Economics in the Asia Pacific Region held during 12-13 April 2024 at Goa Institute of Management, Goa in collaboration with Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APEA), Australia.

8. Bhat, S.(2023), “Forecasting Foreign Equity Inflows in the Pharmaceutical Industry in India”, proceedings of the 16^th Annual Conference of the Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing held during 24-25 November 2023 at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.

9. Bhat, S.(2022), “Determinants of CSR investments on Technology Incubators in India”, proceedings of the 15^th Annual Conference of the Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing held during 16-17 December 2022 at ISID, New Delhi, India.

10. Bhat, S.and Suresha S. N. (2022) “Big data in roads and pavements: Insights from a bibliometric study and a critical review of recent publications” in Liu X., Anupam, K. Erkens, S., Sun, L. and Ling, J. (Eds.) Green and Intelligent Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Asphalt Pavements, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering, IFRAE 2021, London, CRC Press, pp. 714-719 [ISBN: 978-1032169545]

11. Padhan, L. and Bhat, S. (2022), “Moderating Role of Green Innovation in the Foreign Direct Investment-Ecological Footprint Association: A Study of BRICS and Next-11 Countries”, International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Emerging Markets (CIEMC 2022) held during October 28-29, 2022, organized by Indian Institute of Management Bodhgaya, India in collaboration with Waikato Management School, The University of Waikato, New Zealand (virtual mode).

12. Padhan, L. and Bhat, S. (2022), “Exploring the Role of Green Innovation and Renewable Energy Consumption in Mitigating Environmental Degradation: A Study of BRICS Countries”, International Conference on Sustainable Goals (ICSG 2022) held during September 16-17, 2022, organized by Indian Institute of Management Bodhgaya, India (virtual mode).

Achievements

Awards/Recognitions/Achievements
1. Received Capacity Building on Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE) Certificate of Contribution at Level 2 (Applied Design Pedagogy) towards nurturing student learning and innovation through the CBDE programme during the year 2024-25.
2. Received Award for Excellence in Thesis Work for the year 2009-10 at the 48th Convocation-Session-I of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, held on 6th August 2010.
3. Received Best Paper Award for the paper presented at the AIB-India International Conference on ‘Globalisation and Emerging Economies’ held during 11-13 August 2008 at IIM Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
4. Invited to be rapporteur for the seminar on Trade, Technology and the Impact of Globalization—New Dimensions in Indo-Canadian Relations held on 30th and 31st March 2007 at IIM Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
5. Institute Research Assistant at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay (July 2004 till December 2008)
6. Secured 90.14 percentile in Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) [Computer Science and Engineering] in the year 2004.