IMR Doctoral Conference 2019 Schedule

Timings	Activity
DAY 1: FRIDAY, 4th JANUARY 2019 Venue: C13
08.30 am – 09.30 am	Registration
09.30 am – 10.00 am	Inauguration
10.00 am – 12.00 noon Session 1	Paper 1: “Bundling in Platform Markets in the Presence of Data Advantage” Presenter: Gaurav Jakhu [Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi] Discussant: Omkar D. Palsule-Desai [IIM Indore] Paper 2: “Promotion or Prevention: A Case Study of Gender Inclusion in an Indian Organisation” Presenter: Amita Shivhare [Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur] Discussant: Vijayta Doshi [IIM Udaipur]
12.00 noon – 12.15 pm	Tea break
12.15 pm – 1.00 pm Research and Practice: Corporate Connect	Digital DNA at ICICI Bank – a Two Decade Journey of Pioneering Innovations in Banking Mr. Madhivanan Balakrishnan Chief Technology & Digital Officer (CTDO), ICICI Bank
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm	Lunch (MDC)
2.00 pm – 4.00 pm Session 2	Paper 3: “Control-Ownership Wedge, Related Party Loans and Institutional Ownership: Evidence from Indian Business Group Firms” Presenter: Narendra Nath Kushwaha [IIM Tiruchirappalli] Discussant: Kaustav Sen [Pace University, New York] Paper 4: “Organisational Inertia and Long-Term Performance of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions by Emerging Market Firms” Presenter: Ankita Chhabra [IIM Indore] Discussant: Arindam Mondal [Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur]
4.00 pm – 4.15 pm	Tea break
4.15 pm – 5.15 pm Session 3	Paper 5: “Does Political Representation Affect Trust in Political Institutions? Evidence from India” Presenter: Rolly Kukreja [Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi] Discussant: Anirban Mitra [University of Kent]
5.30 pm – 7 pm ICICI Keynote Address	An Agenda for Governance and Auditing Research in India Prof. Kannan Raghunandan Professor and Ryder Eminent Scholar, Florida International University
7.30 pm onwards	Conference Networking Dinner: Sea Lions BBQ & Grills, Jayanagar

DAY 2: SATURDAY, 5th JANUARY 2019 Venue: N 103/C13
9.30 am – 10.00 am	Registration
10.00 am - 11.00 am Session 4	Paper 6: “Role of ‘Right’ Friends in GVC Participation: Evidence of the Importance of Network Connections From India’s Automotive Sector” Presenter: Ankita Dash [IIM Bangalore] Discussant: Oindrila Dey [Flame University, Pune]
11.00 am - 11.15 am	Tea break
11.15 am –1.00 pm Panel Discussion	Publishing from India and on India Prof. Anirban Kar, Delhi School of Economics Prof. Dasaratha Rama, SunTrust Bank Professor, Florida International University Prof. Anand Venkateswaran, Northeastern University
1.00 pm – 1.15 pm	Group Photo
1.15 pm – 2.15 pm	Lunch (MDC)
2.15 pm – 4.15 pm Session 5	Paper 7: “Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Financial Statement Comparability” Presenter: Bhavya Singhvi [Indian School of Business, Hyderabad] Discussant: Srinivasan Rangan [IIM Bangalore] Paper 8: “Green and Socially Responsible Supply Chain Coordination in Three-Echelon Supply Chain” Presenter: Patanjal Kumar [IIM Rohtak] Discussant: Indranil Biswas [IIM Lucknow]
4.15 pm – 4.45 pm	Tea break
4.45 pm – 6.45 pm Session 6	Paper 9: “The Impact of Range Extension on Attraction Effect: Is Asymmetric Dominance a Necessary Condition for Attraction Effect?” Presenter: Pravesh Padamwar [IIM Raipur] Discussant: Rakesh Kumar Ranjan [University of Queensland] Paper 10: “Environment Efficiency of an Interactive Two-Stage Production System with Material Balance Condition (MBC)” Presenter: Utsav Pandey [IIM Calcutta] Discussant: Jishnu Hazra [IIM Bangalore]
7.00 pm – 7.30 pm	Valedictory Ceremony & Presentation of Certificates
8.00 pm onwards	Dinner (MDC)