ATHENAEUM 08
The Centre for Contemporary Management Research (CECMAR), the research wing of Bharathidasan Institute of Management conducted "Athenaeum 08" – the Second International Conference on Management Research. The conference was held on 15th and 16th of February 2008 at Trichy in M.D. Hall located in the BHEL premises. The welcome address was given by Prof. M.Sankaran, the director of BIM. He stressed on the academic excellence of BIM and its achievements in the last 24 yrs. The conference was inaugurated on 15th at 09.15 am by the Honourable Vice-Chancellor of the Bharathidasan University, Dr. M. Ponnavaikko. The Honourable Vice Chancellor delivered the inaugural address and released the proceedings of the conference. . He spoke with pride about the value based education provided at BIM. He also stressed on the importance of continuous learning, decision-making and management research. The inaugural function was also presided over by another distinguished guest – Mr. G.K.Agarwal, Executive Director (HR& PMI) of the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited. Mr. G.K.Agarwal delivered a special address at the conference. Mr. G.K.Agarwal also received the first copy of the conference proceedings. He spoke about the rising intellectual capital in India accompanied by vast practical knowledge. He said that 3 key factors for any ambitious individual are aspiration, inspiration and perspiration. He also said more emphasis must be given to R&D in India. Finally, he congratulated BIM for its research facility. With the vote of thanks the inaugural programme was concluded by 11.15 am.
The paper presentations sessions started immediately after the inaugural function. Athenaeum 08 has attracted participation from throughout India and across the globe. The conference has accepted research papers on all functional streams of management. In addition to the conventional functions, a few papers on entrepreneurship have also been received. In all, more than 120 papers were received from India and 10 from other countries. Of these, 57 papers have been selected after careful scrutiny by a peer committee. The paper presentation sessions were chaired by 4 eminent researchers drawn from different universities.
The first plenary session for the conference was held to discuss the topic “Women in Management”. The participants were Mrs. Pamela Ramalingam, Director, iSoft Technologies; Mrs.Uma Baskaran, AVP, AXIS Bank; Dr. N. Manimekalai, Director, Centre for Women Studies, Bharathidasan University and Mrs. Lalitha Natraj Head, BIU, ICICI Bank. They spoke about large participation of women in various fields but not in higher positions. Only 2% of women occupy management positions because of their low awareness of challenges and opportunities in the corporate world. Women should realize their potential, shed their inhibitions and become emotionally strong. Some sacrifices must be made for progress in careers. Following this, some questions were put forward to highlight gender differences in the corporate world, how to achieve work-life balance, etc. The panelists were very participative and answered all the questions in very practical manner. They concluded by stressing on the importance of double income families with more trust and adjustments for the women to excel in their careers. The first day of Athenaeum’08 was concluded with cultural programme performed by BIM students which reflected the Indian culture.
The second day of the conference started with the paper presentation session. The paper presentation sessions were chaired by 4 eminent researchers drawn from different universities. After the paper presentation sessions the second plenary session for the conference was held to discuss the topic “Creating an Entrepreneurial spirit-Opportunities and Challenges”. The participants for the session were Mr.Muralidharan.K.G, MD, G.K & SONS, Mr. T. K. Sreedhar, CMD, Novellsys Technologies, Mr.AshokKumar, AshokFarms/MAA Integrators and Mr. P.M.Austin, CEO, Max Value Learning Technologies and Consulting. This session was very interesting and informative. This was immediately followed by a special workshop on ”Leadership” conducted by Mr. C.Mahalingam ,Exec VP (HR) & Chief People Officer,Symphony Services Corporation.
The workshop was followed by the valedictory function which was presided over by the two eminent personalities Dr. M. Anandakrishnan, Chairperson, Madras Institute of Development Studies and Mr. T. Anandan, General Manager, HR, BHEL. Valedictory function began with Mr. Anandakrishanan presenting the first edited copy of the Book entitled “Emerging Issues in Management” based on the papers presented at ATHENAEUM’08. The welcome note was given by the conference chairman, Dr. P. David Jawahar who used the opportunity to thank the international and national participants who presented their papers at ATHENAEUM’08 .He also thanked all the moderators under whom the papers were presented. He thanked all those who directly or indirectly helped to make the conference colorful, enjoyable and enlightening. Mr.Anandan gave the special address and congratulated the participants for their valuable presentations. He didn’t wanted to give any mundane talks instead he spoke about 10 steps to becoming a really great manager which was apt as the audience present were budding managers. He also enlighten students about the important roles a manager has to play is that of a planner, provider and protector. He concluded by sharing 10 guiding principles of staying afloat in the changing world. Then the chief guest for the evening Mr. Anandakrishanan, spoke about his strong association with BIM and also told that BIM was unique because of its totally autonomous status and its ties with BHEL. He also spoke about one important emerging issue “managing R&D and managing Innovation”. Lastly he concluded by saying three important things that is needed for managing R&D and managing Innovation is sovereignty of decision making, avoiding sectorial distortion and lastly protecting public interest. This followed the presentation ceremony were in the best papers in each functional areas were awarded. Finally vote of thanks was delivered by Prof. Nigama, faculty of BIM.
The Centre for Contemporary Management Research (CECMAR), the research wing of Bharathidasan Institute of Management conducted "Athenaeum 08" – the Second International Conference on Management Research. The conference was held on 15th and 16th of February 2008 at Trichy in M.D. Hall located in the BHEL premises. The welcome address was given by Prof. M.Sankaran, the director of BIM. He stressed on the academic excellence of BIM and its achievements in the last 24 yrs. The conference was inaugurated on 15th at 09.15 am by the Honourable Vice-Chancellor of the Bharathidasan University, Dr. M. Ponnavaikko. The Honourable Vice Chancellor delivered the inaugural address and released the proceedings of the conference. . He spoke with pride about the value based education provided at BIM. He also stressed on the importance of continuous learning, decision-making and management research. The inaugural function was also presided over by another distinguished guest – Mr. G.K.Agarwal, Executive Director (HR& PMI) of the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited. Mr. G.K.Agarwal delivered a special address at the conference. Mr. G.K.Agarwal also received the first copy of the conference proceedings. He spoke about the rising intellectual capital in India accompanied by vast practical knowledge. He said that 3 key factors for any ambitious individual are aspiration, inspiration and perspiration. He also said more emphasis must be given to R&D in India. Finally, he congratulated BIM for its research facility. With the vote of thanks the inaugural programme was concluded by 11.15 am.
The paper presentations sessions started immediately after the inaugural function. Athenaeum 08 has attracted participation from throughout India and across the globe. The conference has accepted research papers on all functional streams of management. In addition to the conventional functions, a few papers on entrepreneurship have also been received. In all, more than 120 papers were received from India and 10 from other countries. Of these, 57 papers have been selected after careful scrutiny by a peer committee. The paper presentation sessions were chaired by 4 eminent researchers drawn from different universities.
The first plenary session for the conference was held to discuss the topic “Women in Management”. The participants were Mrs. Pamela Ramalingam, Director, iSoft Technologies; Mrs.Uma Baskaran, AVP, AXIS Bank; Dr. N. Manimekalai, Director, Centre for Women Studies, Bharathidasan University and Mrs. Lalitha Natraj Head, BIU, ICICI Bank. They spoke about large participation of women in various fields but not in higher positions. Only 2% of women occupy management positions because of their low awareness of challenges and opportunities in the corporate world. Women should realize their potential, shed their inhibitions and become emotionally strong. Some sacrifices must be made for progress in careers. Following this, some questions were put forward to highlight gender differences in the corporate world, how to achieve work-life balance, etc. The panelists were very participative and answered all the questions in very practical manner. They concluded by stressing on the importance of double income families with more trust and adjustments for the women to excel in their careers. The first day of Athenaeum’08 was concluded with cultural programme performed by BIM students which reflected the Indian culture.
The second day of the conference started with the paper presentation session. The paper presentation sessions were chaired by 4 eminent researchers drawn from different universities. After the paper presentation sessions the second plenary session for the conference was held to discuss the topic “Creating an Entrepreneurial spirit-Opportunities and Challenges”. The participants for the session were Mr.Muralidharan.K.G, MD, G.K & SONS, Mr. T. K. Sreedhar, CMD, Novellsys Technologies, Mr.AshokKumar, AshokFarms/MAA Integrators and Mr. P.M.Austin, CEO, Max Value Learning Technologies and Consulting. This session was very interesting and informative. This was immediately followed by a special workshop on ”Leadership” conducted by Mr. C.Mahalingam ,Exec VP (HR) & Chief People Officer,Symphony Services Corporation.
The workshop was followed by the valedictory function which was presided over by the two eminent personalities Dr. M. Anandakrishnan, Chairperson, Madras Institute of Development Studies and Mr. T. Anandan, General Manager, HR, BHEL. Valedictory function began with Mr. Anandakrishanan presenting the first edited copy of the Book entitled “Emerging Issues in Management” based on the papers presented at ATHENAEUM’08. The welcome note was given by the conference chairman, Dr. P. David Jawahar who used the opportunity to thank the international and national participants who presented their papers at ATHENAEUM’08 .He also thanked all the moderators under whom the papers were presented. He thanked all those who directly or indirectly helped to make the conference colorful, enjoyable and enlightening. Mr.Anandan gave the special address and congratulated the participants for their valuable presentations. He didn’t wanted to give any mundane talks instead he spoke about 10 steps to becoming a really great manager which was apt as the audience present were budding managers. He also enlighten students about the important roles a manager has to play is that of a planner, provider and protector. He concluded by sharing 10 guiding principles of staying afloat in the changing world. Then the chief guest for the evening Mr. Anandakrishanan, spoke about his strong association with BIM and also told that BIM was unique because of its totally autonomous status and its ties with BHEL. He also spoke about one important emerging issue “managing R&D and managing Innovation”. Lastly he concluded by saying three important things that is needed for managing R&D and managing Innovation is sovereignty of decision making, avoiding sectorial distortion and lastly protecting public interest. This followed the presentation ceremony were in the best papers in each functional areas were awarded. Finally vote of thanks was delivered by Prof. Nigama, faculty of BIM.
