IIMK to host Second Pan-IIM World Management Conference:13 IIMs supported by HRD Ministry come together

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October 28, 2014
IIM Kozhikode is hosting the Second Pan-IIM World Management Conference supported by the Ministry of Human Resources Development and collectively organized by 13 IIMs
Collectively IIMs can emerge as a formidable force in exploring newer frontiers of management science.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode is hosting the Second Pan-IIM World Management Conference supported by the Ministry of Human Resources Development and collectively organized by 13 IIMs. The conference will be held at IIM Kozhikode campus in Kerala, from November 05 – 08, 2014 on the theme – ‘Globalizing Indian Thought.’

‘Globalizing Indian Thought’, the theme emphasises the Indian management approaches that have found international recognition in recent times. Indian businesses have evolved their own management styles such as Jugaad innovation and India as a country has a rich legacy of its original science such as yoga, Ayurveda, vastushastra, etc. These practices and techniques have caught global attention. The conference aims at bringing together global scholars to one of the fastest growing economies of the world. The conference will deliberate on issues that impact global management thoughts in the years to come.

Emphasising the importance of theme,Prof. Kulbhushan Balooni, Director, IIM Kozhikode said, “IIMs have different functional and sectoral expertise, region specific industry access and clout and understanding of local practices. Collectively IIMs can emerge as a formidable force in exploring newer frontiers of management science. The west is increasingly interested today in decoding the phenomena in the emerging markets.”
Apart from professors from IIMs, the conference will be graced with invited experts from Wharton Business School, ESCP Paris, policy makers, leaders from Indian industry who would share Indian management thinking and how it can impact global businesses. About 250+ scholars in management discipline are expected to share their research ideas.

Prof. Saji Gopinath, Conference Co-chair and Dean Academic, IIM Kozhikode,  said, “With IIM alumni in leadership positions in global businesses and at the forefront of management thinking, the world knows that IIMs attract and churn out the best talent. The time, for IIMs, has come to not only provide talent to the world but also shape future management thinking by producing world-class research”.

More importantly, apart from the Common Admission Test (CAT), this is another big platform that brings all IIMs together. As the number of IIMs is reaching a critical mass, it is time for IIMs to think how the brand IIM can be leveraged to make a global impact. 

The Department of Higher Education, MHRD endeavours not just to increase the number of institutes of national importance but strengthen them by bringing them under one umbrella so that they emerge as institutes of not just national importance but of the global significance.

About IIM, Kozhikode

Started in 1997 with its Postgraduate Programme (PGP), the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) is on a high growth trajectory today, offering widest range of academic programmes in the field of management education. The Institute continued to maintain its sound placement record, ranking among the top 5 institutes in the country.

IIMK pioneered Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) for working executives in India. The Institute is today a leader in Faculty Development Programmes (FDP) and is the major QIP (Quality Improvement Programme) Centre of the All Indian Council of Technical Education, in the field of management education. The Institute has recently opened the Indian Business Museum, the first of its kind in the country, which aims at promoting entrepreneurship among the youngsters as well as acknowledging the profound contributions of the business houses and other visionaries. IIMK has now set up a Satellite campus at Infopark, Kochi, dedicated to Executive Education.

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