Richard IVEY School of Business partners with IIM Bangalore

On 24 May 2010, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Richard IVEY School of Business at the University of Western Ontario (IVEY) and IIM Bangalore to foster research collaborations between the two business schools. The partnership shall expand the research network and encourage joint research and co-authorship between faculty at IIMB and IVEY with the goal of jointly publishing articles in top international academic journals. This partnership is expected to facilitate PhD training at IVEY and IIMB by providing support to doctoral students who want to pursue course work, field research, etc. in Canada or India. It also aimed at developing India-specific case materials for use in business education around the world and support IIMB's emphasis on case-based teaching and writing, enhancing its focus on achieving its excellence in management education. A team from IVEY School of Business visited IIM Bangalore on February 24, 2012 to advance the research partnership between IIM Bangalore and Richard IVEY School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada. Dean Carol Stephenson O C and Prof. Ariff Kachra, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Director of India Development met the Director, Dean Academic, and the Chairman of Research and Publications to discuss the research partnership between the two institutes. The meeting was a follow-up of the MoU signed between the two business schools to foster research collaborations.