Jaipuria International Management Conference- 2019

On June 22, 2019, a one-day International Management Conference on the theme “Envisioning

Business – 2030” was organized by Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore. The conference

commenced with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp where the dignitaries and delegates prayed to

goddess Saraswati. Dr. Megha Jain – Faculty, the convener of the conference, introduced the

conference to the august gathering. Dr. Megha Jain highlighted that the conference attracted

researchers from all over the world and that more than 50 research papers were received.

The deliberations began with Dr. Harshavardhan Halve welcoming all the dignitaries and delegates

to the international conference. Dr. Halve stressed on identifying the skills that our current and

future workforce needs to be equipped with to sustain in the industry in the times to come since job

descriptions and requirements are changing every day. If we need to remain relevant to business, we

need to work hand in glove with this changing scenario and envision what skills need to be imparted

and developed within the workforce.

The proceedings were taken forward by the Guest of Honor, Dr. Devi Singh – Former Vice Chancellor

and Chair, Board of Management, Flame University, Pune, delivering the address on technology, that

it is changing the way we live and think. He further explained that by 2030, the environment, clean

water and air will be something that everyone will be rooting for. The needs and requirements of

markets will also change constantly. The Chief Guest, Dr. Himanshu Rai – Director, IIM Indore, took

the proceedings further by explaining dreams are becoming reality now and that AI is finally

incorporating in our lives. The second guest of Honor, Mr. Chintak Sutaria – Salesforce Delivery

Head, PwC India, enlightened everyone on unlocking the future of customer engagement via customer

relationship management. The third Guest of Honor, Mr. Avadhesh Dixit – GPHR, Head – Human

Resource (India Region) at Moody’s Corporation, shed some light on leadership. He stressed on

skipping the knowledge, since it is available very easily through the Internet, and explained that it is

the skills and behaviour that are more important.

The conference saw the presence of many eminent and profound researchers, who comprised the

review panels in the domains of HR, Marketing, Finance, General Management and best Ph.D., and

shared their expert reviews and comments on the research paper presentations.

The Best Ph.D. Award was conferred on Dr. Indira Sharma who completed her Ph.D. in the area of

HR on the topic “A Study of the Impact of HR Strategies on the Effectiveness of Organisational

Development.” The panel of experts invited for this session were Dr. Manwinder Singh Pahwa, Dr.

Kahaiya Ahuja, and Dr. Tarun Agarwal.

Along with Best Ph.D., Award Presentations were also organized during the conference to promote

the culture of acknowledging and promoting quality research in the field of management. The session

witnessed a total of 45 scholars delivering presentations which were shortlisted after a rigorous review

process.

The award for Best Paper Presentation in the General Management was conferred to Ms. Vishakha

Kutumble for “Prominence of Pear in South Kashmir – A Case Study.” As for Best Paper Presentation

in HR area, it was conferred to Mr. Pranay Karnik for “Factors Affecting Career Choice among Female

MBA Students,” for Finance area, it was conferred to Mr. Vikram Mohite for “An Empirical Study on

Co-Integration and Causality among Oman Stock Market and GCC Stock Markets.” And for

Marketing, it was conferred to Ms. Mredu Goyal for “Modelling the Relationship of Customer

Engagement and Brand Trust on Social Media Purchase Intention – A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Approach.”

The conference acted as a platform for experts from various management disciplines like Marketing,

HR, and Finance to have groundbreaking discussions and solutions towards business excellence. The

conference attracted students, researchers, academicians and corporates and policymakers from

various places to share their suggestions, thoughts, and ideas for managing business excellence.
The conference came to an end with a vote of thanks delivered by Dr. Megha Jain. The program was

anchored by her along with Dr. Kalyani Parmal and Prof. Priyank Sinha as co-conveners.

Content: Divy Dubey

Photography: Team MRC