Prem Lal Joshi (born 1952) is an Indian educationalist, scholar, author and writer for over four decades and has worked in several countries. He has worked as a Professor of Accounting (2013-19) at the

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. He has also been chairman of the Center for Excellence in Business Performance (CEBP) for three years. He was a Professor of Accounting at the

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(1993-2012),

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. Prior to that, he worked as an Associate and Assistant Professor at

National Institute of Industrial Engineering The Indian Institute of Management Mumbai (IIM Mumbai or IIM-M), formerly known as the National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering (NITIE Mumbai) is a reputed graduate business school under the Ministry of Education (India), Gov ...

(NITIE),

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(1984-1993), Visiting Associate Professor at

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(1989-90). He was a Senior Fellow of the

Indian Council of Social Science Research The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) is the national body overseeing research in the social sciences in India. It was established in New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delh ...

(ICSSR),

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(2019-2021) to conduct research in the

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area. He is the founding and honorary editor of the International Journal of Accounting Auditing and Performance Evaluation, the founding honorary editor of Afro Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, the founding and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Auditing and Accounting Studies, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Global Journal of Accounting and Economy Research. In addition to his nine books, he has published more than 130 research papers in accredited international journals in

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and

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areas all over the world.

Early life and education

Joshi earned his

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commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

(finance and accounting) from

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) is a Central University (India), Central University, established in 1973, located in Srinagar, Uttarakhand, Srinagar in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand in Northern India. The universi ...

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, in 1981 and

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in commerce from South Delhi Campus,

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, in 1975. He was awarded a Teacher Fellowship by

in 1979.

Academic career

During the 1980s, he worked at Garhwal University, and played a key role in establishing its Faculty of Commerce. He is the founding and honorary editor of the International Journal of Accounting Auditing and Performance Evaluation, the founding honorary editor of Afro Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, the founding and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Auditing and Accounting Studies and the Editor-in-Chief of the Global Journal of Accounting and Economy Research. He has published over 130 research papers in accounting and interdisciplinary areas in refereed accredited international journals. One of his papers on

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has been cited by international scholars for more than 449 times. Two of his books in accounting, written in consultation with

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, are text books in Government Schools in

. He was a member of AAA's IT Committee for 2005–06 and a VP of Indian audit asso. during 1991–92. He was also a member of European Accounting Association from 1995 to 2012. In 2007, he was admitted as an Academic Fellow by

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. He has also written more than 90 general articles which address contemporary issues related to society, the economy, and professionals. He also writes columns for a few online magazines and newspapers.

Achievements and awards

He has received the Sardar Patel International Award, Hind Rattan Award, Rajiv Gandhi Excellence in Education award, Bharat Garav award, Bharat Nirman Award, NRI Institute award for Excellence. He was awarded the Distinguished Teacher at MTC Global Award For Excellence in 2015. In 2020, he was given SAS Life Time Achievement Award from Scholars Academic and Scientific Society (SAS Society). In 2006, Joshi was included in the

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’s list of 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century.

Publications

Books

# ''Financial Accounting I & II'' (co-authors: Latifa and others), published by

, 2003 (the book was written in consultation with

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team). #''Techniques of Zero Based Budgeting: Text and Cases,'' Himalaya Publishing, 1988, Mumbai, India. #''Zero Based Budgeting Technology in Government,'' Deep and Dhurv Publishers, 1986, New Delhi, India. #''Leasing Comes of Age: Indian Scene'', Amrita Publication, 1985, Mumbai, India. #''Institutional Financing in India'', Deep & Deep Publications, 1984, New Delhi, India. #''Introduction to Zero Based Budgeting'', Deep & Deep Publishing, 1984, New Delhi, India. #''Selected Readings in Big Data Analytics and Auditing'', , 2021 (edited), Northern Book Centre, New Delhi, India #''The Changing Role of Internal Audit Function in Organisations'', 2022 (edited), , Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi, India. #''21st Century Strategic Management Accounting and Performance Measurement Systems'', 2022 (edited), , I.K. International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Prem Lal 1952 births Delhi University alumni English-language writers from India Academic staff of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Academic staff of the University of Bahrain Living people Indian academic journal editors Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University alumni