8th Pan IIM World Management Conference

Conference Theme - Responsible Business for Sustainable Development

16-18 December, 2021 at IIM Kozhikode

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Conference Theme

Responsible Business for Sustainable Development

The impact of business and development on our planet and society has assumed center stage, especially since the turn of the new millennium. Political leaders, policy makers, business leaders, academics, researchers and other thought leaders from various walks of society have sought to grapple with the sustainability agenda, in multiple forums. As extant models of business and development struggle to emerge with big-impact solutions for the seemingly intractable issue, the relevance of alternatives, such as traditional Indian thought leadership and their ability to influence decision in a global arena, take on humungous significance.

Accordingly, this conference seeks to debate and reflect on responsible business and sustainability related imperative that can be grounded wholesome lessons from our past and traditions. Towards this end, this year’s conference focuses on the above theme.

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Invited Speakers

Keynote speakers for Inaugural and Valedictory Ceremonies

  • All
  • Inaugural Ceremony
  • Valedictory Ceremony

Dr. Peter M Senge

Faculty, MIT Sloan School of Management Founder, Society for Organizational Learning

Prof. Tarun Khanna

Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School

Sister BK Shivani

Motivational Speaker
Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Movement

Dr. Dipak C Jain

Former Dean INSEAD
Former Dean Kellogg School of Management

Mr. Sivakumar S

Head of Agri & IT Businesses
ITC Ltd.

Panel discussion

16.12.2021
06.30 PM* - 08.00 PM
Panel Discussion: Building a Successful Career in Academia

  • Prof. Neeraj Dwivedi, Professor, Strategic Management Area and Dean Faculty, IIM Lucknow
  • Prof. Rajendra Nargundkar, Director, NMIMS Bangalore Campus
  • Prof. Rudra Sensarma, Professor, Economics, IIM Kozhikode
  • Moderator: Dr. Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy, Management School, University of Liverpool (Phd, IIM Kozhikode)

17.12. 2021
08.00 PM - 09.30 PM
Panel on Practitioners: Digital Landscapes - Opportunities and Challenges

  • Mr. Denny Joseph, Associate Partner, KPMG
  • Mr. Rahul Sinha, HR Head, Pidilite
  • Mr. Sankha Som, Chief Innovation Evangelist, TCS.
  • Mr. Satyarth Priyedarshi, Chief Product Officer, Safexpay
  • Moderator: Mr. Vinod S, Head Digital Public Goods, ThoughtWorks (PGP, IIM Kozhikode)

18.12. 2021
01.00PM - 02.15PM
Meet the Editors: A Panel Discussion, Expectations and Experience

  • Prof. Carlos Flavian, Spanish Journal of Marketing
  • Prof. Manlio Del Giudice, Journal of Knowledge Management
  • Prof. Vikas kumar, Journal of International Management
  • Prof. Yogesh K Dwivedi, International Journal of Information Management
  • Moderator: Prof. Deepa Sethi, Professor, Humanities and Liberal Arts in Management, IIM Kozhikode

*All Times indicated are in Indian Standard Time

For joining the sessions at IIMK YouTube channel please scan the Qr Code or https://www.youtube.com/c/IIMKozhikodeYT/featured

17.12. 2021
02.00 PM* - 03.30 PM
CESI Panel discussion: Social Innovation: Opportunities in Research and Teaching

  • Prof. Ankur Sarin, Professor, Public Systems Group, IIM Ahmedabad
  • Prof. Israr Qureshi, Professor, Social Entrepreneurship and ICTD, Research School of Management, The Australian National University, Australia
  • Prof. Satyajit Majumdar, Dean, School of Management and Labour Studies, TISS Mumbai
  • Ms. Tanuja Kate, Manager, Monitoring & Evaluation, Villgro Innovations Foundation

04.00 PM - 05.30 PM
IIMK Scholars for Future 2021

  • Carbon footprints of individuals at workplace - Is there an Intent-Behaviour-Impact gap?
    -Ms. Bhadra K V, pursuing Ph D (OB-HR) from IIT Madras
  • Do Women Leaders Promote Sustainability? How can technology help?
    -Ms. Geethika Raj, pursuing Ph D (OB-HR) from IIM Kozhikode
  • Impact of Heterogeneous Preferences of Time Utilization on the Choice of Convenience Goods
    -Mr. Ravikanth Vazrapu, pursuing Ph D (OB-HR) from IIM Bangalore

18.12. 2021
09.00 AM - 10.00 AM
Special Lecture on Globalizing Indian Thought

Swami Sarvapriyananda, Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York

02.30 PM - 04.00 PM
IIMK Live Panel: Entrepreneurial Adaptation in Emerging Markets

  • Prof. Ashish Malik, Associate Porfessor, University of Newcastle
  • Prof. Shubhabrata Basu, Professor, Strategic Management, IIM Indore
  • Prof. Surender Munjal, Associate Professor of International Business, Leeds University Business School
  • Prof. Swetketu Patnaik, Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University
  • Moderator: Prof. Sumit Kundu, James K Batten Eminent Scholar & Chair Professor, Florida International University, Miami USA

*All Times indicated are in Indian Standard Time

For joining the sessions at IIMK YouTube channel please scan the Qr Code or https://www.youtube.com/c/IIMKozhikodeYT/featured

Call For Papers

We invite original unpublished papers from following management disciplines centered around, but not limited to the above conference theme. Brochure

Track Co-Chairs
Track Sub-Topics:
  1. Economic Growth, Inclusive Growth and Development
  2. Consumer Behaviour, Household Economics and Behavioural Economics
  3. Industrial Organization and Labour Economics
  4. Education, Skills and Human Capital
  5. Energy and Environmental Economics
  6. Fiscal Policy and Public Debt
  7. Money, Banking and Financial Markets
  8. International Economics, India and the World Economy
  9. Public Policy and Political Economy
  10. Business and Government
Track Sub-Topics:
  1. Asset pricing
  2. Banking and Financial Intermediation
  3. Corporate Finance and Governance
  4. Financial Markets and Institutions
  5. Derivatives and Risk Management
  6. Above are not limited to:
Track Co-Chairs
Track Sub-Topics:
  1. Business Communication
  2. Public Policy
  3. Society and Business
  4. Diversity and Inclusion
  5. Business Law & Ethics
  6. Evolution of Business Thought
  7. Political Science and Management
  8. Management through Literature
Track Co-Chairs
Track Sub-Topics:
  1. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics
  2. Business Value of IS
  3. Design Science
  4. Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and New Business Models
  5. Digital Sustainability, Sustainability Informatics and SDGs
  6. Economic Impacts of IT
  7. e-Health
  8. Enterprise Systems and Business Process Management
  9. Fintech, Blockchain and Emerging Technologies
  10. Human Computer Interaction
  11. Information Security and Privacy
  12. IoT , Smart Cities, Services, and Government
  13. IS Design, Development and Project Management
  14. IS Education and e-Learning
  15. IS Implementation and Adoption
  16. IS Project Management and Outsourcing
  17. IT Strategy, Leadership and Governance
  18. Knowledge Management and Virtual Teams
  19. Mobile Commerce and e-Commerce
  20. Social Media and Sharing Economy
  21. User Behavior, Engagement, and Consequences
Track Co-Chairs
Track Sub-Topics:
  1. Advertising and Promotions
  2. Brand Management
  3. Business to Business
  4. Consumer Behavior
  5. Customer Relationship Management
  6. Experiential Marketing
  7. Fashion & Arts Marketing
  8. Hospitality and sports marketing
  9. International Marketing
  10. Luxury Marketing
  11. Methods, Modelling & Marketing Analytics
  12. Marketing strategy (Includes topics related to entrepreneurship, innovation and new product development)
  13. Marketing for a better world (includes topics on sustainability, public policy, ethics, social responsibility, social marketing, transformative consumer research)
  14. Marketing in age of disruption (Marketing issues during Covid, pandemics and digital disruptions)
  15. Marketing education
  16. Non-profit Marketing
  17. Pricing issues in Marketing
  18. Retailing
  19. Sports & Entertainment Marketing
  20. Sales Management
  21. Services Marketing
  22. Social media and digital Marketing (Social media, digital marketing, AI, ML, etc)
Track Sub-Topics:
  1. Responsible Leadrship
  2. Green HRM
  3. Role of HR In CSR
  4. Meaningful Work
  5. Spirituality and Well-Being
  6. HRM during Pandemic and Uncertainty
  7. Sustainable HRM
  8. HR Strategy to deliver business during Pandemic
  9. Psychological Safety
  10. Employee relation during Work From Home
  11. Trust during Uncertainity
  12. Labour Laws and Flexibility
  13. Gender and emerging ways of Work Organising
  14. Work Engagement/ Motivation while Working-From-Home
  15. Discrete Emotions (Positive/ Negative)
  16. Work-Family Integration
  17. Incivility, Interruptions and Communications - Remote Working
  18. Employee Well-being during the 'New Normal'
  19. Emotion Regulation
  20. Management of Innovation
Track Co-Chairs
Track Sub-Topics:
  1. Lean systems
  2. Logistics Management
  3. Socially-responsible operations management
  4. Optimization Theory
  5. Project Management
  6. Healthcare operations
  7. Humanitarian logistics and supply chain disruptions
  8. Systems modeling & simulation
  9. Behavioural decisions
  10. Data-based decision making
  11. Sustainable supply chain
  12. Purchasing & Supply Management
  13. Last-mile delivery and optimization of distribution network
  14. Shared economy and revenue optimization
  15. Inventory and supply chain optimization
  16. Quality Management
  17. Statistical Quality Control
  18. Process optimization and capacity management
  19. Queuing Analysis
  20. Behavioural Operations Management
Track Sub-Topics:
  1. Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability
  2. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  3. Governance for Sustainability
  4. Sustainability in the digital economy
  5. Corporates and sustainable business
  6. Business-Government Interface and United Nations Sustainable development goals

Symposium Timeline

Submissions Open Now
Submission Closes : 31st August 2021
Intimation of Acceptance: 1st October 2021
Registration Opens: 1st October 2021
Registration Closes: 15th November 2021

Submit your paper now

Guidelines

Guidelines for Paper Submission at the following link

Submission Guidelines

Submissions

Registration Fees

The conference will be conducted entirely online (due to COVID 19 situation) and the fee applicable as follows;

Faculty and Academia

Faculty and Post-Doctoral Researchers from academic institutes
4,000 plus GST and or other taxes as applicable

Ph.D / Masters Scholars

Ph.D / Masters Students / Retired Professors
2,000 plus GST and or other taxes as applicable

Industry Professionals & Delegates from Industry

8,000 plus GST and or other taxes as applicable

Note: The Electronic Proceedings of the conference with an ISBN number will be published.

Guidelines for Paper Submission

  • Maximum Page Length : 10 Pages Maximum
  • Document Must Include : Title (250 Character Maximum, entered in Title Case)
  • Abstract : Maximum 125-words
  • Author Name and Affiliation : After the title, name of author, author’s affiliation and institutional address with pin code and email id should be mentioned. In case there are two or more authors, then corresponding author’s name and address details must be clearly specified.
  • Font Style : Times New Roman
  • Font Size :11-Point Font
  • Spacing : Double-spaced
  • Margins : 1-inch (2.5cm) margin all around
  • Document Type : Microsoft Word
Paper Submission Template  

Team

Conference Advisory Board - Directors of all IIMs

Prof. Debashis Chatterjee

Director, IIM Kozhikode

Conference Patron

IIM Kozhikode

With its roots dating back to 1997, the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode started with a batch of 42 students but has grown tremendously over the years, making it the fastest-growing management school in the country. With state of the art infrastructure and high-quality academic activities, it has emerged as an internationally reckoned and fully integrated management institute of higher learning.

About the Campus

Spread over about 112.5 acres of land, the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode is situated on two hillocks in the Kunnamangalam Area of the ancient city of Calicut in Kerala. Boasting of one of the most picturesque and oxy-rich campuses in the country, the world-class infrastructure includes air-conditioned classrooms, guest care areas and LAN/WAN connectivity which enables every IIMK resident to be exposed to a wholesome experience.

Location:

IIMK Campus P. O,Kunnamangalam,Kerala 673570

Email:

wmc@iimk.ac.in

Call:

0495 2809237

PAST EDITIONS

Pan IIM Conferences were Initiated by the Indian Institutes of Management with the vision of making it one of the best platforms in India for academicians, researchers, practitioners, policymakers and leaders to deliberate every year on current issues of management, initiate collaborative efforts and contribute to the existing knowledge pool. Though the idea of such a conference was conceived by the IIM fraternity, participation is not limited to IIMs and is open to the entire management research community in India and the rest of the world.

  • Host: IIM Calcutta
  • Theme: Emerging Issues in Management
  • Dates: 30 May-01 June, 2013
  • Host: IIM Kozhikode
  • Theme: Globalizing Indian Thought
  • Dates: 05-08 November, 2014
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  • Host: IIM Indore
  • Theme: India : The Next Decade
  • Dates: 16-18 December, 2015
  • Host: IIM Ahmedabad
  • Theme: India: Towards better Governance
  • Dates: 13-15 December, 2016
  • Host: IIM Lucknow
  • Theme: Making Digital India
  • Dates: 14-16 December, 2016
  • Host: IIM Bangalore
  • Theme: Start up to Scale up: Management and Policy Perspectives
  • Dates: 13-15 December, 2018
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  • Host: IIM Rohtak
  • Theme: Public Policy & Management: Emerging Issues
  • Dates: 12-14 December, 2019
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