Dr Sairam Moturi, Assistant Professor of Finance, Accounting and Quantitative Finance, IFMR GSB presented his paper titled ‘Auditor Familiarity and Audit Quality in Business Groups’, co-authored with Professors Vijaya Bhaskar Marisetty and Sanjay Kallapur, at India Management Research Conference 2024. The conference was organised by the Centre for Sustainability and Corporate Governance Research at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and took place from 7 to 9 December 2024.

Dr R S Sathya Saminadan, Associate Professor of Practice, IFMR GSB presented his paper, ‘Marketing to Aliens’, at the NGSC – 2024 Conference at IIM Jammu on 22 and 23 November, 2024. The paper explores strategies for effective intergalactic marketing, combining creativity with established principles of marketing. It underscores the importance of adaptability and ethical considerations in marketing to diverse and unfamiliar segments, a concept that resonates with contemporary challenges in business strategy.

Ananya Manikandan, a second-year MBA student at IFMR GSB, secured second place in Financius ’24, a national-level article writing competition organised by X-Fin, the Finance Association of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB). The competition focused on ‘Financial Restructuring in Volatile Markets: M&A and Strategic Solutions.’ Ananya’s achievement comes with a cash prize of ₹3000, and their article will be featured in Finshastra, XIMB’s annual business magazine.

Kumar Ashuthosh, a fifth-year PhD student at IFMR GSB, has published an article titled Street Safety and Girls’ Secondary Schooling in India on the web portal Ideas for India (I4I). I4I is an economics and policy platform that features evidence-based analysis and commentary on issues related to growth and development in India. Established in July 2012 by a group of economists from the International Growth Centre (IGC), I4I operates under the joint direction of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) University of Oxford.

Abstract of the article: Street harassment in India is still a constraint on women’s education, dimming their future. Analysing the case of ‘SHE teams’ in the state of Telangana, this article shows that the introduction of special police units dedicated to women’s safety on streets led to a significant increase in girls finishing grade 12. Further, it establishes that the impact is not driven by non-street safety determinants of schooling.  

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Urvashi Gupta, Prerna Dhingra and Poorva Rathore, second-year MBA students from IFMR GSB, secured first place in Prakeshpan, a finance case study competition at IMT Hyderabad’s annual fest, Impelz 10.0, held on 16 and 17 November 2024.  

The competition involved multiple rounds, including a quiz, clue-based industry analysis and a detailed valuation model presented to a panel of judges.  

The trio shared, “It was an enriching experience that pushed us to think critically, enhance our skills, and network with peers from other B-schools.”

Congratulations to the team for their outstanding achievement!  

Dr Vasupradha Srikrishna,Assistant Professor of Communications, IFMR GSB, Krea University recently presented her research at various global events.

Dr Srikrishna presented research titled, Unleashing South Asian Voices: Mobilizing Mobile Technology for Women’s Leadership in Community Radio and Women’s Empowerment, at the Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, held between 30 October-3 November, 2024. This research focused on how mobile technology empowers women through community radio.