SPECIAL FEATURE
Director stresses on Internationalisation
Director of IIM Calcutta, Dr Anju Seth, in her maiden Convocation speech, stresses on internationalisation move for IIM Calcutta. She said that continued internationalisation is a thrust area for IIM Calcutta. IIM Calcutta aspires to further build our global reputation and become a global destination for quality education. To assist us in our initiative, we have formed an International Advisory Council (IAC), comprising six luminaries across different geographies and with extensive academic and corporate expertise. The Council members advising the Institute on its journey towards internationalization are:
From Academic:
Yoshinori Hara, Dean of the Graduate School of Management, and Professor (Innovation Management), Kyoto University in Asia Pacific region, Gonzalo Garland, Professor of Economics, and Vice-president of External Relations at IE Business School, Spain in Europe and Krishna Palepu, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration and Senior Adviser to the President of Harvard University for Global Strategy, Harvard Business School in the region of Americas.
From Corporate:
Sameer Gupta, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and Managing Director and Chief Analytics Officer, DBS Bank, Singapore in Asia Pacific region, Charubala Sheshadri, an alumna of IIM Calcutta and Global Marketing Director for Respiratory Health, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Nyon, Switzerland in Europe and Indra Nooyi, an aumna of IIM Calcutta and Former Chairwoman, PepsiCo, USA in the region of Americas.
IIM Calcutta Receives Reaccreditation
IIM Calcutta has been further re-accredited for 3 more years by EQUIS and for 5 more years by AMBA in March 2019 following reaccreditation review visits from these agencies. Incidentally, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is the first institution in India to earn its ‘Triple Crown’ in accreditation. The Institute was accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for 5 years in 2014, European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) for 3 years in 2016 & Association of MBAs (AMBA) for 5 years in 2014. These global, non-profit membership-organizations of educational institutions, businesses, and other entities are devoted to the advancement of management education. All three agencies help their members to work towards continuous improvement of their academic programs. The peer review services and accreditation awarded by them is acknowledged globally as the hallmark of excellence.
Incredible Research Footprint at IIM Calcutta
IIM Calcutta’s faculty members published a large number of research papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and have several Working Papers and conference proceedings in 2018-19. 57 faculty members participated in international conferences and 14 faculty members participated in national conferences for presenting their research papers with full financial support from the Institute. Some notable research achievements of our faculty are:
- Prof. Indranil Bose had a paper acceptance by MIS Quarterly (top-most rated journal in Information Systems, Financial Times 50 journal, with a 5-year impact factor of 11.038 in 2017). This is the first ever acceptance by this journal in the history of IIMC. Doctoral student Ms. Adrija Majumdar won ‘Best doctoral paper’ at the 6th Pan-IIM World Management Conference, 2018 for a paper co-authored with Professor Indranil Bose.
- Prof. Rama Seth received the Emerald India Best Paper Award at the 5th Pan IIM World Management Conference for her paper with V. Jindal, “A New Order of Financing Investments: Evidence from Acquisitions by India's Listed Firms." This paper is also accepted for publication in the Journal of Corporate Finance.
- Prof. Devi Vijay won the 2018 “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) Reviewing Award winner by the Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division of the Academy of Management.
- Faculty members also received funding for international grants and national grants.
- In collaboration with Principal Investigator – Dr. Oscar Valiente of the School of Education, University of Glasgow, Prof. Saikat Maitra & Prof. Manish Thakur received a 27-month multilateral international research grant of GBP 12300 from Economic and Social Research Council of UK on “Can Dual Apprenticeships Create Better and More Equitable Social and Economic Outcomes for Young People? A Comparative Study of India and Mexico”.
- Young People? A Comparative Study of India and Mexico”. Prof. Devi Vijay received a grant of Euro 16000 for a project “Assessing Quality and Outcomes in a Community Form of Palliative Care Delivery in Kerala, India” from the Global Challenges esearch Fund, UK (University of Glasgow).
- Prof. Biswatosh Saha received a grant of Rs. 25 lakhs for “A study on practices of digital intermediaries with innovative business models: Implications for Regulation” from the IIM Ahmedabad-Idea Telecom Centre of Excellence (IITCOE).
- Prof. Ashok Banerjee received a grant of Rs. 15 lakhs to investigate “Mission and Practice of Companies Registered for Charitable Purposes” from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India.
