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IMRDC 20269 & 10 January
IMRDC 2026 saw an overwhelming response spanning two full days of intense academic engagement, bringing together eminent scholars, doctoral students, and delegates from across the country for a rich and stimulating exchange of ideas.
IMRDC 2026 was inaugurated by Prof Dinesh Kumar, Director-in-Charge, IIM Bangalore. The Lighting of the Lamp marked the ceremonial commencement of the conference by Prof Vanitha Swaminathan, the Keynote Speaker. The Conference co-hosts Prof Sushanta Mishra, Editor-in-Chief, IIMB Management Review and Prof Kanchan Mukherjee, Chairperson, Doctoral Programme, IIMB and the Conference Co-chairs Professors Malika and Varun Jindal, IIM Bangalore.
This 17th edition of the IMR Doctoral Conference featured an engaging Keynote Address, two high-value Panel Discussions, 11 select doctoral paper presentations, and valuable networking opportunities -- impactful, interactive, and insightful.
The IMRDC 2026 Best Paper Award was won by Anirban Mitra of IIT Roorkee for his paper titled “Strategic Interactions Between Service Systems and Impatient User Bases.” The award was presented by Prof Sourav Mukherji, Dean (Faculty), IIM Bangalore, at the Valedictory and Awards Ceremony on Day 2.
Professor Vanitha Swaminathan
Vanitha Swaminathan is Thomas Marshall Professor of Marketing and Director, Center for Branding at the University of Pittsburgh School of Business. Her research focuses on branding strategy and the conditions that foster consumer-brand relationships. Additionally, her research investigates how firms can successfully design brand strategies—such as co-branding, brand extensions, brand acquisitions, marketing alliances— to strengthen customer loyalty as well as to firm up stock market performance. More recently, her focus is on understanding how brand managers can leverage the power of social media to build stronger relationships with customers. Read more
IMRDC2026 presents two high-impact Panel Discussions at the 17th edition of the IMR Doctoral Conference, curated to benefit doctoral scholars, early-career researchers, and academics.
Panel Discussion 1: The Directors’ Panel
Title: Navigating the Academic Job Market — Directors’ Insights
The Panel: Directors of Premier Business Schools in India
Panellists:
Panel Moderator: Prof. Rishikesha Krishnan, IIM Bangalore
Date: Friday, 9 Jan 2026
Time: 11.30 am to 1 pm
Venue: N001@ IIMB
Panel Discussion 2: Young Faculty Panel
Title: Cracking the Code — How to Publish in Top-tier Journals
The Panel: Young Faculty from Premier Institutes
Panellists:
Panel Moderator: Prof. Mukta Kulkarni, IIM Bangalore
Date: Friday, 9 Jan 2026
Time: 4.30 to 6 pm
Venue: N001@ IIMB
Eligibility
Basic Submission Guidelines:
For Detailed Guidelines, click here
Managing Editor: Srivani Mulugundam
Executive Editor: Aarthi Beeman
Editorial and Administrative Support: Ashwini N
IIMB Management Review (IMR) is a quarterly journal brought out by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Addressed to management practitioners, researchers and academics, IMR aims to engage rigorously with practices, concepts and ideas in the field of management, with an emphasis on providing managerial insights, in a format that is accessible to a wide audience. to this end, IMR invites manuscripts that provide novel managerial insights in any of the core business functions. The manuscript should be rigorous, that is, the findings should be supported by either empirical data or a well-justified theoretical model, and well written. While these two requirements are necessary for acceptance, they do not guarantee acceptance. The sole criterion for publication is contribution to the extant management literature. Although all manuscripts are welcome, our special emphasis is on papers that focus on emerging economies throughout the world. Such papers may either improve our understanding of markets in such economies through novel analyses or build models by taking into account the special characteristics of such economies to provide guidance to managers. Full-length research articles (up to 8,000 words) on all the business functions, aspects of policy and management pedagogy form the core of the journal; at present, focussed discussion and interview papers, and book reviews are also featured.
For more about IMR, click here.
For any queries contact the Conference Secretariat at imrc[at]iimb[dot]ac[dot]in
All email queries should bear the subject line: IMRDC 2026
IMRDC Secretariat / IIMB Management Review, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560 076
