Ajeya Jha

Ajeya Jha is a professor at the Department of Management Studies at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) since February 2000. In addition to having post-graduate and doctoral degrees in Business Administration, he possesses graduation and post graduation in Pharmaceutical Sciences also. fellow of International Society of Management. Has a rich and diverse industrial experience of 15 years (includes launching two green-field projects), teaching 21 years and with NGO 8 months. He is the founder Chief coordinator of Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) at SMIT established with support from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Publications

Customer Perspective on a Curated Gift-Box Service: A Study in Sikkim, India
Saibal Kumar Saha, Smriti Pradhan, Ajeya Jha. © 2023. 19 pages.
Due to the proliferation of choices and brands, accessibility to information, and new communication mediums, consumer behavior, particularly decision-making processes, has been...
Vocational Training Course Preferences Among Sikkimese Youth
Saibal Kumar Saha, Monita Rai, Ajeya Jha. © 2023. 29 pages.
Unemployment is one of the major issues in modern times. High unemployment rates affect a country's economic growth, mental wellbeing of an individual and his/her family...
An Empirical Study on the Impact of Social Media Promotion of Branded Drugs on the Health Behavior of Indian Patients
Samrat Kumar Mukherjee, Abhijit Sarkar, Subhadeep Mukherjee, Jitendra Kumar, Ajeya Jha. © 2023. 17 pages.
Branded drug social media promotion (SMP) has increased dramatically in the recent era. The impact of this new phenomenon (although it is illegal in most countries) on patient...
Role of Social Media Promotion of Prescription Drugs on Patient Belief-system and Behaviour
Samrat Kumar Mukherjee, Jitendra Kumar, Ajeya K Jha, Jaya Rani Rani. © 2022. 19 pages.
In the current scenario, extremely little information exists on the uses, benefits, and limitations of social media for health communication among the patients and health...
Employee Motivation for Training and Development: A Study of a Pharmaceutical Company in Sikkim
Sangita Saha, Saibal Kumar Saha, Jaya Rani Pandey, Ajeya Jha. © 2022. 17 pages.
Training and development is an important function of human resource management. Employees need to regularly undergo training and development programmes to update themselves with...
Analysis of Information About Medicines Available on Facebook
Samrat Kumar Mukherjee, Jitendra Kumar Kumar, Sushil Kumar Pareek, Ajeya K. Jha. © 2022. 13 pages.
There are many anxieties have been shown and perceived by the experts for SMP of medicines. This procedure of DTCA can be reciprocated, and one of the reason is the platform is...
Use of Information Technology in the Supply Chain Management of the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Literature Review
Saibal Kumar Saha, Sangita Saha, Ajeya Jha. © 2022. 32 pages.
An efficient supply chain management helps to increase the productivity of a business. Use of information technology and concepts like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and...
DEMATEL Analysis of Medication Non-Adherence Behavior of Patients: A Study Based on the Perspective of Physicians
Saibal Kumar Saha, Anindita Adhikary, Ajeya Jha, Vijay K. Mehta. © 2022. 22 pages.
Physicians are directly responsible for the treatment of patients. They affect patient behaviour and beliefs. Their point of view with respect to medication adherence behaviour...
Role and Usage of Social Media in COVID-19: An Analysis of Vaccination-Related Conspiracy Theories
Ankit Singh, Samrat Kumar Mukherjee, Vivek Pandey, Ajeya Jha. © 2022. 13 pages.
There are various misconceptions related to the COVID-19 and the vaccine. This study attempts to identify the role of social media in spreading the misinformation related to...
The Moderating Effect of Demographics on Patient Adherence and Beliefs
Saibal Kumar Saha, Anindita Adhikary, Ajeya Jha, Vijay K. Mehta. © 2022. 18 pages.
Medication adherence is a complex behavior, and interventions are often used for increasing the adherence of patients. Demographic characteristics are essential for any research....
Probability of Medication Adherence When Alarm Is Used as a Reminder
Saibal Kumar Saha, Anindita Adhikary, Ajeya Jha, Sangita Saha, Bedanta Bora. © 2022. 16 pages.
The main objective of this research is to find the effect of alarm as a form of reminder in improving medication adherence rate. Medication non-adherence is a problem that...
Correlation Between Evaluative Beliefs of Patients, Reminder and Medication Adherence
Saibal Kumar Saha, Ajeya Jha. © 2022. 16 pages.
Patients often fail to comply with the instructions given by their physicians. They miss the timing, forget, neglect, or procrastinate taking their medication. This deteriorates...
Using Food Timing as an Intervention to Improve Medication Compliance
Saibal Kumar Saha, Anindita Adhikary, Ajeya Jha, Vijay K. Mehta. © 2021. 16 pages.
Medication non-compliance is common among patients suffering from chronic disease. The research aims to find the effectiveness of food timing as a form of intervention to improve...
Perceptual Differences Across Various Stakeholder Groups: A Study of Challenges for Skill Development in Sikkim, India
Anita Gupta, Saibal Kumar Saha, Neeta Dhusia Sharma, Ajeya Jha. © 2021. 24 pages.
In 2009, National Skill Development (NSD) Policy was reformed to modify the vocational education system in India. The skills development and entrepreneurship policy developed in...
Improvement in Medication Adherence Using TV Programmes as Reminders
Saibal Kumar Saha, Anindita Adhikary, Ajeya Jha, Vijay Kumar Mehta. © 2021. 13 pages.
According to WHO, only 50% of patients adhere to chronic therapy. The problem of non-adherence has persisted over decades. Over 197 million Indian households have TV sets, and on...
Use of Interventions to Overcome Medication Non-Adherence
Saibal Kumar Saha, Anindita Adhikary, Ajeya Jha, Vijay Kumar Mehta. © 2021. 30 pages.
Medication non-adherence is a global problem and has existed for centuries. Patients have paid a very high price for their behaviour of non-adherence in the form of impaired...
Dynamics of Social Media Promotion of Prescription Drugs and Resulting Patient Belief Systems
Samrat Kumar Mukherjee, Jitendra Kumar Kumar, Ajeya K. Jha, Jaya Rani Pandey. © 2021. 27 pages.
Social media has emerged as a powerful tool for communication. A large number of professional pharmaceutical associations are making their presence felt across social media by...
An Empirical Note on Health Vulnerability and Health Information Digital Divide: A Study of Indian Patients
Jaya Rani, Ajeya Jha, Jitendra Kumar, Samrat Kumar Mukherjee, Saibal Kumar Saha. © 2020. 23 pages.
Availability of healthcare information on the Internet has made it possible for patients or their relatives to search for such information. Considering the delicate nature of...
Understanding Inter-Relational Dynamics of Different Factors Impacting the Cymbidium Orchids-Based Economy in Sikkim, India Using DEMATAL
Bibeth Sharma, Saibal Kumar Saha, Ajeya Jha. © 2020. 18 pages.
Floriculture based economy is slowly increasing throughout the world. Orchids, which were once found only in the wild are now being widely cultivated and being sold in the...
Role of Information Technology on Supply Chain Management of Pharmaceutical Industry
Saibal Kumar Saha, Ajeya Jha. © 2020. 34 pages.
Supply Chain Management SCM is a very critical part of any business. A well-coordinated SCM can improve the efficiency of the business and help in cost reduction. As information...
An Empirical Note on Health Information Digital Divide: A Study of Indian Patients
Ajeya Jha, Jaya Rani Pandey. © 2020. 22 pages.
Availability of healthcare information on internet has made it possible for patients or their relatives to search for such information. This study was undertaken to find answers...
Inter-Relational Dynamics of Various HR Aspects in High Altitude Illness Attrition
Ajeya Jha, Ajay Dheer, Vijay Kumar Mehta, Saibal Kumar Saha. © 2020. 19 pages.
The adverse health effects of high altitude are of considerable importance since they may seriously interfere with working efficiency of an organization that is actively involved...
Small Active Investors' Perceptions and Preferences Towards Tax Saving Mutual Fund Schemes in Eastern India: An Empirical Note
Jitendra Kumar, Anindita Adhikary, Ajeya Jha. © 2020. 12 pages.
Perception and preference factor plays an important role and help the investor to understand and make the meaningful investment decisions. These two factors are highly influenced...
Prioritization of Eco-Tourism Forms at Sikkim, India
Ajeya Jha, Sherap Shenga, Somnath Mishra, Manjushree Mishra. © 2020. 20 pages.
Sikkim is the one of the smallest states in India. The state government is promoting eco-tourism as a primary sector of economy. Natural and cultural attributes make Sikkim an...
Trucker Value Perception and Manufacturer Value Offering in Indian Truck Market: Business Model Through Value Perspective
Abhijit Sarkar, Ajeya Jha, Diganta Mukherjee. © 2019. 19 pages.
The concept of business model has been deliberated upon from the value delivery mechanism perspective. The term value has been considered from the perspective of quality and...
An Empirical Note on Comparative Perceptions of Indian Patients and Physicians in Direct-to-Consumer Promotion of Pharmaceutical Products
Jaya Rani Pandey, Ajeya Jha, Samrat Kumar Mukherjee, Saibal Kumar Saha. © 2019. 26 pages.
Direct promotion of pharmaceutical products to patients is not legal in India. Internet healthcare websites, however, have rendered this law moot. Patients today increasingly...
Impact of Manipulative Character of Direct-to-Consumer Promotion
Jaya Rani Pandey, Ajeya Jha, Saibal Kumar Saha. © 2019. 14 pages.
Marketing of pharmaceutical products has remained under firm hold of ethical and legal norms. Direct advertising or any other form of direct promotion has been illegal in any or...
Trucks and Brand: Role of Brand in Selling Heavy Trucks in India
Abhijit Sarkar, Ajeya Jha, Diganta Mukherjee. © 2019. 30 pages.
This paper identifies the key aspects of purchasing a heavy truck / multi - axle truck in India and the role of brand image for a potential truck buyer. It considers the two...
Pharmaceutical Product Complaint Handling: Evolution of A Systematic Mechanism
Nirmal Kumar, Ajeya Jha. © 2019. 16 pages.
The customer complaint is considered an expression of dissatisfaction against the quality of the product or information associated with them. An effective mechanism for product...
Role of Social Media Promotion of Prescription Drugs on Patient Belief-system and Behaviour
Samrat Kumar Mukherjee, Jitendra Kumar, Ajeya K Jha, Jaya Rani Rani. © 2019. 21 pages.
In the current scenario, extremely little information exists on the uses, benefits, and limitations of social media for health communication among the patients and health...
Life-Style Distinction Between Customers and Non-Customers of Sikkim Cymbidium
Ajeya Jha, Bibeth Sharma, Jitendra Kumar. © 2018. 13 pages.
For marketers, it is a vital to be able to differentiate customers from non-customers for their product. Sikkim a tiny Himalayan state in India is the home of globally known...
An Empirical Note on Perceptions of Patients and Physicians in Direct-to-Consumer Promotion of Pharmaceutical Products: Study of Indian Patients and Physicians
Ajeya Jha, Jaya Rani Pandey, Samrat Kumar Mukherjee. © 2018. 23 pages.
Direct promotion of pharmaceutical products to patients is not legal in India. Internet healthcare websites, however, have rendered this law as merely a paper-feast. Patients...
Prioritization of Eco-Tourism Forms at Sikkim, India
Ajeya Jha, Sherap Shenga, Somnath Mishra, Manjushree Mishra. © 2017. 19 pages.
Sikkim is the one of the smallest states in India. The state government is promoting eco-tourism as a primary sector of economy. Natural and cultural attributes make Sikkim an...
Adequacy of Government Policy on Ecotourism: A Case Study of Sikkim
Ajeya Jha, Sherap Shenga, Somnath Mishra, Manjushree Mishra. © 2017. 17 pages.
Sikkim is known as a natural and ideal destination for the tourists looking for exotic and varied experiences. The study explores the adequacy of the policy in the context of...
Small Active Investors' Perceptions and Preferences Towards Tax Saving Mutual Fund Schemes in Eastern India: An Empirical Note
Jitendra Kumar, Anindita Adhikary, Ajeya Jha. © 2017. 11 pages.
Perception and preference factor plays an important role and help the investor to understand and make the meaningful investment decisions. These two factors are highly influenced...
Negative Impact of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Promotion on Indian Patients
Jayarani Pandey, Manjushree Mishra, Ajeya Jha. © 2015. 15 pages.
Direct to consumer promotion of pharmaceutical product is considered illegal in many parts of the world. But today patients have direct access to all possible information on the...