2nd International Research Conference on Mindfulness (IRCM 2024)

IIM Bodh Gaya invites management practitioners, faculty members, and research scholars to submit and present their research papers at its 2nd International Research Conference on Mindfulness 2024 (IRCM 2024) to be held from 8th to 10th February 2024 . It is being organised in two parts. Pre-conference workshop would be held on 8th February 2024 and would include practice and discussion sessions on meditation and mindfulness practice interventions. Conference presentations will be held from 9th to 10th February 2024 .

Prospective authors are cordially invited to shape the conference through submissions of their research ideas and papers. High quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas on the theme of Mindfulness for Sustainable Business and Innovation , including but not limited to different areas of management, would be considered for presentation at the conference.

Adopting the New Normal, the conference is planned to be held in hybrid mode . Authors should submit original, unpublished research papers, which are not under publication with any journal. Selected papers will be invited for revision and review for publication in ABDC-ranked, Scopus and Web of Science journals/special issue.

The themes for the conference are as follows (but not limited to these):

Mindfulness for business strategy in uncertain times

Organizations have adopted mindful practices to gain a sustainable competitive advantage in the VUCA world. Cultivating and building structural, ecological, and individual resilience is increasingly becoming a part of business continuity plans. Organizational resilience through mindfulness practices enables leaders and employees to bounce back from setbacks and disasters and focus on strategic goals.

Technology and mindfulness

In the age of digital, information overload and coping with newer technologies lead to anxiety and stress among employees. Technology or digital mindfulness refers to consciously and mindfully adopting technology to support one’s well-being and mental health.

Organizational mindfulness

Environmental vulnerability can be minimized through mindfulness-based strategies and redesigning organizing processes. Practicing mindfulness not only has physiological benefits for individuals but also has a positive impact on their workplace. Mindfulness drives many aspects of a healthy workplace including wellbeing, relationships, creativity, resilience and coping with change. A mindful leader can form more constructive relationships with co-workers that helps them to connect and empathize on a deeper level.

Mindful Operations

>Effective operation management involves planning, organizing, and controlling various operational aspects in an organization to maximize productivity, minimize costs, and optimize overall performance. In doing so, inculcation of mindful operations in day-to-day operations of the organization proves to be effective to the organization. By incorporating mindfulness into operations, organizations aim to enhance employee engagement, productivity, reliability, customer service and overall satisfaction.

Sustainability and mindfulness

Nations around the globe start proclaiming the necessity of promoting sustainability and mindfulness to ensure a healthy living. Through this, they also ensure all citizens to embrace and value it for the present and future generations. The twin practices produce an enormous range of benefits to individual health, wellbeing, and functioning and thus provide a holistic development for individuals of various levels, institutions and organizations. Thus, it commemorates a society with cheerful faces and great minds.

Mindful marketing

The literature on mindfulness has mentioned the potential of mindfulness research for consumer, societal, and environmental well-being. In today’s modern world, advances in technology have caused consumption to expand multifold. The grave effects of consumerism are visible now and the major reason for this consumption-induced problems is mindlessness. Mindfulness holds the potential to act as an antidote to consumerism by transforming consumer behaviour.

Eastern and Western Philosophies of Mindfulness

Eastern Philosophies, particularly Indian, is non-religious at its core. This is so because the issues addressed here are human existence, happiness, and contentment. It is not confined only to materialistic aspects. Accordingly, this track focusses on topics with an inclusive agenda for psychological studies such as Yoga way of life, Meditation, Consciousness.