IIM Bangalore celebrated the second edition of Research Week from 26th December 2019 to 4th January 2020, showcasing the Institute’s growing research capabilities and commitment to high-quality, interdisciplinary research in Business, Management, and Public Policy.
Professor Jishnu Hazra and Professor Anantha Krishnamurthy presenting their significant research papers published in top quality journals.
The event was inaugurated with a panel discussion on the topic, ‘Research Relevance to Industry Practice and Policy Making’. The panel included Dr. R.B. Barman, former chairman, National Statistical Commission and former ED, RBI, Sharad Sharma, Co-founder, iSpirt, Prof. Arnab Mukherji, faculty from the Public Policy area at IIMB. The discussion focused on the challenges of generating, obtaining and using reliable data from government and industry for rigorous research informing both public and firm policy. Policies regarding the sharing of non-personal data for research and commercial purposes was one of the focus points of the discussion.
The event also brought together Research and Publications Chairpersons at IIMB and traced the evolution in research and publications at the school. As the chairpersons, past and present, explained, what had started as an initiative to guide and promote research intensity, gradually transformed in rigor towards a world-class publication-oriented department that provided support and guidance in various aspects of publication such as templates, reviews, and case-writing.
In support of this week-long effort, IIMB’s doctoral students coordinated a day-long event on Research Process – starting from research idea generation, firming up the topic, data collection, data analysis techniques, understanding of mixed methodologies for research, and the use of analytics. Hands-on training on working with large-scale datasets was provided by subject specialists.
The event helped not just the IIMB research community, but also students, researchers, and faculty from other Institutions network and foster new research opportunities.
