Call for Submissions: 6th edition of Human Resources International Conference (HRIC) to be held at IIMB
Submission deadline for the global summit themed, ‘Sustainable Human Resource Management in the Age of Disruption’, has been extended to 22 September 2025
5 August, 2025, Bengaluru: IIMB will host the 6th edition of the Human Resources International Conference (HRIC), to be organized by the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management (AOM), from April 9–11, 2026. The academic gathering, previously held in China, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa, is set to bring together scholars, practitioners, and doctoral students to reflect on the future of HR in an era defined by technological transformation and workplace disruption.
The theme for the 2026 edition is ‘Sustainable Human Resource Management in the Age of Disruption’, with an emphasis on the profound and evolving impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on work and workforces. The conference aims to reimagine HRM practices that respond not only to the opportunities presented by technological advancement but also to the human and ethical challenges they pose.
Submissions are invited from academics, industry professionals, and doctoral students across a range of formats, including papers, posters, symposia, and professional development workshops, that explore the conference’s central theme and its diverse implications.
To submit paper proposals and abstracts, please visit: https://www.iimb.ac.in/hric2026/index.php
Conference Tracks
1. Digital Transformation in HRM: Exploring how technology, including AI, is reshaping HR practices, including employee relations in remote and hybrid work environments.
2. Future of Work and HR: Examining how HR can lead organizations through change as work evolves due to societal and technological shifts, including ethics and Common Good HRM. It further includes investigating the challenges and strategies for managing a diverse, global workforce.
3. Employee Safety, Well-Being, and Mental Health: Focusing on initiatives and policies promoting mental health, work-life balance, and overall well-being.
4. Entrepreneurship and HRM: Exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and HRM, focusing on how HR practices can support entrepreneurial ventures and foster innovation within organizations.
5. The Role of HR in Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Analyzing the role of HR in promoting sustainable practices and corporate social responsibility within organizations, such as Green HRM.
6. Talent Management and Succession Planning: Focusing on innovative approaches to attracting, retaining, and developing talent in a competitive landscape, including gig working, skunk teams/project-based organizations.
7. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Examining strategies for fostering inclusive workplaces and addressing systemic biases in HR practices.
8. Indigenous Knowledge System and HR: Exploring how indigenous knowledge and thoughts can shape HRM in the changing context.
9. Poster Presentations: Encouraging informal and open dialogue between researchers, providing a platform for networking and feedback. If accepted, researchers are expected to create a poster presentation summarizing their key research questions/ideas/findings.
10. Doctoral Submission: Doctoral Colloquium and Junior Faculty Development Workshop Submissions
Submission Timeline
- Submissions Open: May 01, 2025 (Thursday)
- Submissions Close: September 22, 2025 (Monday) - Extended
- Communication of Acceptance: November 10, 2025 (Monday) - Extended
- Early Bird Registration Deadline: December 22, 2025 (Monday)
- Pre-Conference Workshops: April 08, 2026
- Conference Dates: April 09 - 11, 2026
Submission Guidelines
- All extended abstracts and symposium/workshop submissions should be in the English language.
- Extended abstracts should be a maximum of 1000 words (excluding tables, figures, and references) attached only in PDF format.
- Poster submission abstracts are limited to 300 words. Researchers must focus on their research question and the aim of the proposed study.
- Symposia and workshop proposals should be a maximum of 500 words and include the following:
- Title
- Names of organiser(s)
- Potential participants – including presenters as well as those interested in attending
- Topic/theme
- Structure/Format, including any specific space or room requirements
- Purpose/value/aim
- To preserve anonymity, author names should be excluded from the header/footer or the body.
- Submission is final, and changes cannot be made afterwards.
- A maximum of three papers as an author or a co-author may be submitted.
Formatting Guidelines
- Extended abstracts should include a short background, problem, objectives, method, results, and conclusions (only in PDF format).
- Formatting: Single spacing and Times New Roman 12-point font.
- The entire submission (title, abstract, text, figures, graphs, tables, and references) must be contained in one document.
- The title should be listed in the header of each page.
- Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
- The HRIC 2026 submission system will be open for submissions from May 01, 2025.
- Figures, graphs, tables, appendices, and references should follow the Academy of Management Journal’s Style Guide.
- Please follow the above guidelines to ensure your paper is reviewed. Papers that are not prepared according to these formatting instructions will not be reviewed.
Review Process
Papers will be double-blind reviewed:
- All papers will be blind peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
- All submitting authors are expected to review one to two papers.
- Reviewers will be invited to provide review comments to authors, but a review report to the author is not compulsory.
- Reviewer decisions are final, and the outcomes will not be revisited
Doctoral Colloquium and Junior Faculty Development Workshop Submissions
A Doctoral Colloquium and a Junior Faculty Development Workshop, providing both feedback on research endeavors and specific workshops that will be valuable to doctoral students, will also be held. The colloquium/workshop will comprise a feedback session with peers and senior academics, a seminar on a topic of relevance to doctoral students, and an interactive panel session focused on publishing.
To apply for the Doctoral Colloquium and Junior Faculty Development Workshop, participants must develop and submit a summary proposal of their doctoral research/working paper (approximately 1000 words). The final submission date is 22 September 2025 (Extended).
The following details are to be included:
- Name, email address, university affiliation, PhD/research area/discipline, number of years in the PhD program/as junior faculty.
- Title of your thesis/research proposal/working paper title
- Motivation for your research
- Research question(s)
- Brief literature review and overview of key concepts/theories
- Methods/data/analysis approach
- Potential contributions of the research
All participants will receive copies of all proposals and will be expected to provide feedback to those in their assigned group.
For more details, contact: hric.2026@iimb.ac.in
Call for Submissions: 6th edition of Human Resources International Conference (HRIC) to be held at IIMB
Submission deadline for the global summit themed, ‘Sustainable Human Resource Management in the Age of Disruption’, has been extended to 22 September 2025
5 August, 2025, Bengaluru: IIMB will host the 6th edition of the Human Resources International Conference (HRIC), to be organized by the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management (AOM), from April 9–11, 2026. The academic gathering, previously held in China, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa, is set to bring together scholars, practitioners, and doctoral students to reflect on the future of HR in an era defined by technological transformation and workplace disruption.
The theme for the 2026 edition is ‘Sustainable Human Resource Management in the Age of Disruption’, with an emphasis on the profound and evolving impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on work and workforces. The conference aims to reimagine HRM practices that respond not only to the opportunities presented by technological advancement but also to the human and ethical challenges they pose.
Submissions are invited from academics, industry professionals, and doctoral students across a range of formats, including papers, posters, symposia, and professional development workshops, that explore the conference’s central theme and its diverse implications.
To submit paper proposals and abstracts, please visit: https://www.iimb.ac.in/hric2026/index.php
Conference Tracks
1. Digital Transformation in HRM: Exploring how technology, including AI, is reshaping HR practices, including employee relations in remote and hybrid work environments.
2. Future of Work and HR: Examining how HR can lead organizations through change as work evolves due to societal and technological shifts, including ethics and Common Good HRM. It further includes investigating the challenges and strategies for managing a diverse, global workforce.
3. Employee Safety, Well-Being, and Mental Health: Focusing on initiatives and policies promoting mental health, work-life balance, and overall well-being.
4. Entrepreneurship and HRM: Exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and HRM, focusing on how HR practices can support entrepreneurial ventures and foster innovation within organizations.
5. The Role of HR in Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Analyzing the role of HR in promoting sustainable practices and corporate social responsibility within organizations, such as Green HRM.
6. Talent Management and Succession Planning: Focusing on innovative approaches to attracting, retaining, and developing talent in a competitive landscape, including gig working, skunk teams/project-based organizations.
7. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Examining strategies for fostering inclusive workplaces and addressing systemic biases in HR practices.
8. Indigenous Knowledge System and HR: Exploring how indigenous knowledge and thoughts can shape HRM in the changing context.
9. Poster Presentations: Encouraging informal and open dialogue between researchers, providing a platform for networking and feedback. If accepted, researchers are expected to create a poster presentation summarizing their key research questions/ideas/findings.
10. Doctoral Submission: Doctoral Colloquium and Junior Faculty Development Workshop Submissions
Submission Timeline
- Submissions Open: May 01, 2025 (Thursday)
- Submissions Close: September 22, 2025 (Monday) - Extended
- Communication of Acceptance: November 10, 2025 (Monday) - Extended
- Early Bird Registration Deadline: December 22, 2025 (Monday)
- Pre-Conference Workshops: April 08, 2026
- Conference Dates: April 09 - 11, 2026
Submission Guidelines
- All extended abstracts and symposium/workshop submissions should be in the English language.
- Extended abstracts should be a maximum of 1000 words (excluding tables, figures, and references) attached only in PDF format.
- Poster submission abstracts are limited to 300 words. Researchers must focus on their research question and the aim of the proposed study.
- Symposia and workshop proposals should be a maximum of 500 words and include the following:
- Title
- Names of organiser(s)
- Potential participants – including presenters as well as those interested in attending
- Topic/theme
- Structure/Format, including any specific space or room requirements
- Purpose/value/aim
- To preserve anonymity, author names should be excluded from the header/footer or the body.
- Submission is final, and changes cannot be made afterwards.
- A maximum of three papers as an author or a co-author may be submitted.
Formatting Guidelines
- Extended abstracts should include a short background, problem, objectives, method, results, and conclusions (only in PDF format).
- Formatting: Single spacing and Times New Roman 12-point font.
- The entire submission (title, abstract, text, figures, graphs, tables, and references) must be contained in one document.
- The title should be listed in the header of each page.
- Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
- The HRIC 2026 submission system will be open for submissions from May 01, 2025.
- Figures, graphs, tables, appendices, and references should follow the Academy of Management Journal’s Style Guide.
- Please follow the above guidelines to ensure your paper is reviewed. Papers that are not prepared according to these formatting instructions will not be reviewed.
Review Process
Papers will be double-blind reviewed:
- All papers will be blind peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
- All submitting authors are expected to review one to two papers.
- Reviewers will be invited to provide review comments to authors, but a review report to the author is not compulsory.
- Reviewer decisions are final, and the outcomes will not be revisited
Doctoral Colloquium and Junior Faculty Development Workshop Submissions
A Doctoral Colloquium and a Junior Faculty Development Workshop, providing both feedback on research endeavors and specific workshops that will be valuable to doctoral students, will also be held. The colloquium/workshop will comprise a feedback session with peers and senior academics, a seminar on a topic of relevance to doctoral students, and an interactive panel session focused on publishing.
To apply for the Doctoral Colloquium and Junior Faculty Development Workshop, participants must develop and submit a summary proposal of their doctoral research/working paper (approximately 1000 words). The final submission date is 22 September 2025 (Extended).
The following details are to be included:
- Name, email address, university affiliation, PhD/research area/discipline, number of years in the PhD program/as junior faculty.
- Title of your thesis/research proposal/working paper title
- Motivation for your research
- Research question(s)
- Brief literature review and overview of key concepts/theories
- Methods/data/analysis approach
- Potential contributions of the research
All participants will receive copies of all proposals and will be expected to provide feedback to those in their assigned group.
For more details, contact: hric.2026@iimb.ac.in