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Sathyanarayanan Ramachandran receives the Best Paper Award at the IIM Ranchi’s International Conference on Indian Cinema: Social Realities & Managerial Insights

Sathyanarayanan Ramachandran,Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor, Marketing, IFMR GSB received the Best Paper Award for his research paper, ‘Value Migration in the Indian Cinema Industry and the Metaphors of Change’ (co-authored with Dr Venkatesakumar Ramakrishnan and Dr S A Senthil Kumar, Pondicherry University), at the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (IIM Ranchi) International Conference on Indian Cinema: Social Realities & Managerial Insights, held on 20–21 February 2026.

The paper offers a rigorous analysis of the structural transformations reshaping the Indian cinema ecosystem in the post-COVID era. It delineates the strategic imperatives confronting the theatrical exhibition sector, particularly multiplex chains, amid the accelerated rise of OTT platforms, the rapid penetration of affordable digital devices, and declining data costs. The study further conceptualizes industry evolution and strategic responses through rich metaphors of change and systematically maps value migration patterns, examining shifts in consumption genres and the evolving vehicles through which cinematic content is experienced.

Dr Junaid Iqbal co-authors a paper published in Evidence Based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship

A research paper titled Impact of Psychological Contract Fulfillment on Frontline Employees In-role and Extra-Role Job Performance: Role of Employee Empowerment, co-authored by Dr Junaid Iqbal, Post-Doctoral Fellow, IFMR GSB has recently been published in the Evidence Based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship (Emerald Publishing), ABDC-B-ranked journal.

Brief: In this study, the authors examine the influence of transactional and relational psychological contracts on the in-role and extra-role performance of frontline banking employees, grounded in the principles of social exchange theory. Specifically, they analyse how different forms of perceived employer–employee obligations shape employees’ task-related and discretionary behaviors. Furthermore, they explore the mediating role of employee empowerment in strengthening the link between psychological contracts and performance outcomes. By doing so, the study provides a comprehensive understanding of how psychological contract fulfillment translates into enhanced work performance within the banking sector.

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Dr Junaid Iqbal co-authors a research paper published in FIIB Business Review (Sage Publication)

Dr Junaid Iqbal, Post-Doctoral Fellow, IFMR GSB has co-authored a research paper titled Cognitive Diversity, Team Efficacy and Team Learning: A Triadic Model for Enhancing Team Performance published in FIIB Business Review (Sage Publication), an ABDC-B, ranked journal with an impact factor of 2.8.

Brief

In this study we investigated how cognitive diversity influences team performance within India’s banking sector, an industry undergoing rapid digital transformation while operating within traditionally hierarchical organisational structures. Drawing on social cognitive theory, we develop a triadic framework in which team efficacy mediates the relationship between cognitive diversity and team performance, and team learning moderates the link between team efficacy and performance outcomes. The findings extend social cognitive theory by identifying team efficacy as the core psychological mechanism through which diverse cognitive perspectives translate into coordinated action, and by highlighting team learning as a key boundary condition, particularly in high power-distance environments. From a practical standpoint, the study underscores the importance for banking organisations to intentionally foster collective efficacy and institutionalise continuous learning practices in order to fully realize the performance advantages of cognitive diversity.

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IFMR GSB faculty present at Indian Institute of Management (IIM Nagpur) Case & Research Conference 2026

Sathyanarayanan Ramachandran, Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor, Marketing, IFMR GSB and Professor Chandrasekaran Nagarajan, Professor, Operations and Strategy, IFMR GSB have authored and presented a case study at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM Nagpur) Case & Research Conference 2026, held from 7-8 February 2026. The case study, ‘Deepak Cell City: Serving with heart,’ tracked several business and ethical dilemmas the founders faced and examined them through various management frameworks, including the effectuation theory of entrepreneurship, service-dominant (S-D) logic, business ethics, and strategic alternatives.

Dr Praveen Bhagawan a top contributing reviewer for the Journal of Business Ethics in 2025

Dr Praveen Bhagawan M, Associate Professor, Finance, Accounting and Quantitative Finance, IFMR GSB, has been acknowledged as one of the top 27 contributing reviewers for the Journal of Business Ethics in 2025, included in the prestigious Financial Times (FT) 50 journal list.

Case Study by IFMR GSB Faculty wins Best Teaching Case Study Award

A case study titled ‘Sri Bhuvaneswari Mills: A Matriarch’s Dilemma,’ co-authored by Professor Chandrasekaran N, Professor, Operations and Strategy, IFMR GSB; Sathyanarayanan R, Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor, Marketing, IFMR GSB, and Dr Indira Ananth, Independent scholar (Virtual), has won the Best Teaching Case Study Award at the IIM Raipur International Case Conference 2026, held on 30–31 January 2026.

Krea Students Excel at FLAME University’s Kurukshetra Fest 2026

Krea students recorded a strong showing at FLAME University’s Kurukshetra Fest 2026.

TBD Crew, Krea University’s official UG Western Competing Dance Team, secured first position in the Step-Off category. Led by Ananyaa Premanand, the team included Aarushi Chowdhury, Aashna Bhartiya, Ananya Sarath, Avani Bipinkumar, Diya Saravanan, Drishti Satpal, Ishita Vohra, Pranaya Khatri, Sanika Ostwal, and Trisha Bhar. The Women’s Football Team secured second position, and we also congratulate Aavya Kedia (Basketball) and Shilpi Rani (Football) for being recognised as Best Defensive Players.

IFMR PhD Scholar Pratibha Jain Selected for GEAR Virtual Programme at the University of Bath

Pratibha Jain, an IFMR GSB PhD Scholar, has been selected for the Global Early-Career Accelerator for Representation (GEAR) virtual programme workshop in the field of Business and Society. The workshop is conducted by the Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS) at the University of Bath, UK.

The GEAR programme is designed to support early-career researchers by strengthening their theoretical, methodological, and writing capabilities, with a particular focus on developing high-quality research articles suitable for submission to leading academic journals.

Naveen M, Vidhya Satish Kumar and Dr Pallavi Pandey write for The Economic Times – HRWorld

Naveen M, Teaching Fellow, Marketing & Communication and Vidhya Satish Kumar, Teaching Fellow, OB & HR, under the guidance and support of Dr Pallavi Pandey, Associate Professor, OB & HR, all from IFMR GSB have authored an article published in The Economic Times – HRWorld.

The title of the article is Silent Gatekeepers: How Boss-Level Bias Shapes Who Gets Hired.

Brief about the Article:
The article critically examines how hiring authority in many organisations subtly shifts from structured HR processes to functional heads, where unconscious comfort-based preferences—related to familiarity, region, language, and accent—often override merit and interview performance. Drawing on global research and Indian workplace evidence, the article argues that hiring bias is not merely individual but structural in nature. It concludes with a practical, HR-led framework to redesign hiring systems so that merit, diversity of thought, and cultural contribution replace familiarity as default decision criteria.

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Dr Praveen Bhagawan M presented research papers at India Finance Conference (IFC) at IIM Visakhapatnam

Dr Praveen Bhagawan M, Associate Professor, Finance, Accounting and Quantitative Finance and Area Chair – Finance, Accounting and Quantitative Finance presented two research papers on Bankruptcy Reforms, co-authored with Soumyabrata Basu, Centre Research Fellow Misra Centre for Financial Markets and Economy at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad and Dr Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Economics and Chairperson – PhD Programme at India Finance Conference (IFC) at IIM Visakhapatnam between 18-20 December 2025. He also discussed two papers and chaired two technical sessions at IFC 2025.