IMB Management Review (IMR) organized a 3-day conference on 'Global Competitiveness through Human Resource Management' from July 22, 2010 to July 24, 2010 at the IIMB Campus. The conference was inaugurated on July 22 by Professor Pankaj Chandra, IIMB Director. Professor Vasanthi Srinivasan from the HR & OB area at IIMB introduced the chief guest. The keynote address was delivered by the chief guest Dr Sripada Chandrasekhar, Vice President & Head HR, India and South Asia, IBM India.
In his address, Dr Chandrasekhar shared his perspectives on the Evolution of HR in India; the Globalization of Organisational HR; People Management Challenges of Global Companies; Research Insights for sound HR practice; Issues around Professor-Practitioner collaborations and Hot topics for research in HR. Professor V Ravi Anshuman, Chairperson & Chief Editor of IIMB Management Review gave the vote of thanks.
The key tracks of IMRC 2010:
- 1. The global environment or the macro societal/institutional environment
- 2. Leadership and organizational performance
- 3. Global Talent Management
- 4. Emerging Trends in HR practices
The Conference combined Panel Discussions along with Paper Presentations by academicians, researchers and industry practitioners. Day 2 of the Conference started with a Panel Discussion on "Global Environment and Global Leadership, which was anchored by Professor N M Agrawal from the OB & HR area at IIMB. Invited panelists Abhijit Bhaduri, Chief Learning Officer, Wipro; Rajshekar Krishnan, Head - Leadership Development India -South Asia and Executive Development GMU, IBM India; Anirudh Mathuria, Director & Head, Symbian System Software, Bengaluru; Ramesh Shankar, Senior Vice President & Country HR Manager, ABB India participated in the discussions.
Later in the day, another Panel Discussion was held on "Leadership & Organizational Performance", anchored by Professor Sourav Mukherji of IIMB. Pallab Bandyopadhyay, Director - Human Resources , Citrix Systems; Deepak Martin, Senior Director, Human Resources, South East Asia, Flextronics; Sudheesh Venkatesh, Head, Human Resources, Tesco Hindustan Service Centre participated in the discussions.
On Day 3 of the Conference a Panel Discussion was held on "Global Talent Management", anchored by Professor Vasanthi Srinivasan of the OB & HR area at IIMB. N Balachandar, Chief Human Resources Officer, Strides Arcolab; Sujaya Banerjee, Chief Learning Officer, Essar Group; and C Balaji of AVP-Symphony University, Bengaluru participated in the discussions. The concluding Plenary Session of the Conference was addressed by Dileep Ranjekar, Chief Executive Officer, Azim Premji Foundation, and chaired by Professor Mukta Kulkarni of the OB & HR area at IIMB. Mr Ranjekar spoke on "The Credibility of the HR Function".
Papers presented at IMRC 2010:
Theme: The Global Environment
1. Quality of Work Life in Higher Education Institutions in North India by Jeevan Jyoti, Dept. of Commerce, University of Jammu
2. Work Family Balance of Indian Women in Software Professionals: A Qualitative Study by Reimara Valk & Vasanthi Srinivasan, Utrecht School of Governance; Utrecht University & Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3. Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts - A Comparative Analysis by Leela Vedantam, V Seshaiah Shasthri, Shreyansh Mardia, National Law University, Jodhpur
4. Imparting Corporate Social Responsibility values through Conglomerate Job Rotation by P Baba Gnankumar, Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore
5. Theory and Research in Entrepreneur Coaching: An Evaluation by Vasanthi Srinivasan, Devi Vijay and Deepali Sharma, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Theme: Leadership and Organisational Performance
1. The Behavioural Equivalence of Organisational Culture: - A Conceptual Framework by Indu Rao, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
2. Enhancing Strategic Human Resource Management Practices through Social Networking by Smitha Chattopadhyay, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3. Linkage between Organisational Rewards and Individual Creativity by Niharika Garud, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
4. Evolving Employer Employee Relationships - A Study in Contemporary Industrial Relations by B R Patil
Theme: Global Talent Management
1. The concept of alienation: Towards conceptual clarity by Neharika Vohra and Nisha Nair, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad; Indian Institute of Management Indore
2. Recruitment Practices in Rapid Growth Organisations - The Case of Indian Software Services Organisations by Padmaja Puskhar Palekar, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3. Repatriate attrition amongst Dutch and Indian repatriates: A study amongst Globally Integrated Organisations (GIO) in India and the Netherlands by Reimara Valk, Ph.D., Student, Utrecht School of Governance and Mandy van der Velde, Professor Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, Netherlands
4. Talent Development in Emerging markets - The Prima Experience by Gopal Mahapatra, Vivek Subramanian, Sajan Mathai, Oracle India
5. Mentoring Functions and Outcomes: The Effect of Mentoring Culture and Mentoring Structure by Niharika Gaan, IMIS, Bhubaneswar
The key objectives of IMRC 2010:
- To enable a large pool of management practitioners, researchers and educators to update themselves and benefit from key research findings in contemporary areas in the field of HR
- To provide a platform of exchange between industry practices and academic research in human resource management and to forecast future trends
- To provide a channel through IMR for dissemination of knowledge that can potentially advance the theory and practice of management.
IMB Management Review (IMR) organized a 3-day conference on 'Global Competitiveness through Human Resource Management' from July 22, 2010 to July 24, 2010 at the IIMB Campus. The conference was inaugurated on July 22 by Professor Pankaj Chandra, IIMB Director. Professor Vasanthi Srinivasan from the HR & OB area at IIMB introduced the chief guest. The keynote address was delivered by the chief guest Dr Sripada Chandrasekhar, Vice President & Head HR, India and South Asia, IBM India.
In his address, Dr Chandrasekhar shared his perspectives on the Evolution of HR in India; the Globalization of Organisational HR; People Management Challenges of Global Companies; Research Insights for sound HR practice; Issues around Professor-Practitioner collaborations and Hot topics for research in HR. Professor V Ravi Anshuman, Chairperson & Chief Editor of IIMB Management Review gave the vote of thanks.
The key tracks of IMRC 2010:
- 1. The global environment or the macro societal/institutional environment
- 2. Leadership and organizational performance
- 3. Global Talent Management
- 4. Emerging Trends in HR practices
The Conference combined Panel Discussions along with Paper Presentations by academicians, researchers and industry practitioners. Day 2 of the Conference started with a Panel Discussion on "Global Environment and Global Leadership, which was anchored by Professor N M Agrawal from the OB & HR area at IIMB. Invited panelists Abhijit Bhaduri, Chief Learning Officer, Wipro; Rajshekar Krishnan, Head - Leadership Development India -South Asia and Executive Development GMU, IBM India; Anirudh Mathuria, Director & Head, Symbian System Software, Bengaluru; Ramesh Shankar, Senior Vice President & Country HR Manager, ABB India participated in the discussions.
Later in the day, another Panel Discussion was held on "Leadership & Organizational Performance", anchored by Professor Sourav Mukherji of IIMB. Pallab Bandyopadhyay, Director - Human Resources , Citrix Systems; Deepak Martin, Senior Director, Human Resources, South East Asia, Flextronics; Sudheesh Venkatesh, Head, Human Resources, Tesco Hindustan Service Centre participated in the discussions.
On Day 3 of the Conference a Panel Discussion was held on "Global Talent Management", anchored by Professor Vasanthi Srinivasan of the OB & HR area at IIMB. N Balachandar, Chief Human Resources Officer, Strides Arcolab; Sujaya Banerjee, Chief Learning Officer, Essar Group; and C Balaji of AVP-Symphony University, Bengaluru participated in the discussions. The concluding Plenary Session of the Conference was addressed by Dileep Ranjekar, Chief Executive Officer, Azim Premji Foundation, and chaired by Professor Mukta Kulkarni of the OB & HR area at IIMB. Mr Ranjekar spoke on "The Credibility of the HR Function".
Papers presented at IMRC 2010:
Theme: The Global Environment
1. Quality of Work Life in Higher Education Institutions in North India by Jeevan Jyoti, Dept. of Commerce, University of Jammu
2. Work Family Balance of Indian Women in Software Professionals: A Qualitative Study by Reimara Valk & Vasanthi Srinivasan, Utrecht School of Governance; Utrecht University & Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3. Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts - A Comparative Analysis by Leela Vedantam, V Seshaiah Shasthri, Shreyansh Mardia, National Law University, Jodhpur
4. Imparting Corporate Social Responsibility values through Conglomerate Job Rotation by P Baba Gnankumar, Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore
5. Theory and Research in Entrepreneur Coaching: An Evaluation by Vasanthi Srinivasan, Devi Vijay and Deepali Sharma, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Theme: Leadership and Organisational Performance
1. The Behavioural Equivalence of Organisational Culture: - A Conceptual Framework by Indu Rao, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
2. Enhancing Strategic Human Resource Management Practices through Social Networking by Smitha Chattopadhyay, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3. Linkage between Organisational Rewards and Individual Creativity by Niharika Garud, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
4. Evolving Employer Employee Relationships - A Study in Contemporary Industrial Relations by B R Patil
Theme: Global Talent Management
1. The concept of alienation: Towards conceptual clarity by Neharika Vohra and Nisha Nair, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad; Indian Institute of Management Indore
2. Recruitment Practices in Rapid Growth Organisations - The Case of Indian Software Services Organisations by Padmaja Puskhar Palekar, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3. Repatriate attrition amongst Dutch and Indian repatriates: A study amongst Globally Integrated Organisations (GIO) in India and the Netherlands by Reimara Valk, Ph.D., Student, Utrecht School of Governance and Mandy van der Velde, Professor Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, Netherlands
4. Talent Development in Emerging markets - The Prima Experience by Gopal Mahapatra, Vivek Subramanian, Sajan Mathai, Oracle India
5. Mentoring Functions and Outcomes: The Effect of Mentoring Culture and Mentoring Structure by Niharika Gaan, IMIS, Bhubaneswar
The key objectives of IMRC 2010:
- To enable a large pool of management practitioners, researchers and educators to update themselves and benefit from key research findings in contemporary areas in the field of HR
- To provide a platform of exchange between industry practices and academic research in human resource management and to forecast future trends
- To provide a channel through IMR for dissemination of knowledge that can potentially advance the theory and practice of management.