International Conference on Globalisation & Emerging Economies Held at IIM Indore

International Conference on Globalisation & Emerging Economies Held at IIM Indore

The Indian Institute of Management, Indore was host to the International Conference on Globalisation & Emerging Economies from 11-13 of August, 2008. Organised in association with the Centre for Indian Multinational Education & Research (CIMER)

and the Academy of International Business, the conference was an attempt to analyse how factors like enterprises, industries, science and technology, tradition, culture, history and institution have evolved, sustained and performed in the emerging economies context.

The three days of conference included over 100 delegates who deliberated on the above issues through keynote addresses, panel discussions and parallel sessions. A variety of subjects ranging from Brand India to ecological implications of globalisation received their share of the limelight as speakers from across the world took the stage during the technical and plenary sessions spread across the three days.

The first day kicked off with the inaugration ceremony presided over by Mr. K. Narayanan, President of Association of International Business, India Chapter, and Prof. Pavan Kumar Singh, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Indore. The day saw several papers including ones on financial globalization and its impact on international financial markets, environmental implications of facility locations, unorganised diamond industry in India, and the effectiveness of comparative ads, to name just a few.

The plenary session on Day Two featured engaging discussions by Dr. Aparna Datt Sharma and Prof. Sumit Kundu. As the Senior Director of the India Brand Equity Foundation, Dr. Sharma has been spear-heading the drive to build Brand India and she threw light on the journey over the last decade as India came into the big league. Prof. Sumit Kundu from Florida International University spoke about Business Group Affiliations and the Internationalisation of Emerging Market Firms, and used a mathematical model to explain the relation between ownership structure and the degree of internationalisation. The day also included a session on the use of technology in the era of globalisation and how Corporate India can gain from it.

The last day saw a variety of topics come to the fore like corporate social responsibility and the challenges in globalisation. Other papers which were presented during the day included "Attitude of Movie-Watchers Towards Product Placement in Movies", "Employee Loyalty Towards Organization", "Indian Education", "Six Sigma in Exporting", and "The Retail Industry: An India & International Relationships Comparison".

The concluding session of the conference was chaired by Prof. Pavan Kumar Singh, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Indore, and Mr. K. Narayanan, president of Association of International Business, India Chapter.

The conference turned out to be an excellent opportunity for academicians, researchers, industry professionals and policy makers to deliberate, debate and find possible solutions on the significant issues of globalisation.

Concluded.

Contributed by -
Gaurav Gupta,
Media & PR Committee,
IIM Indore.

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