In recent years, an increasing trend can be observed on mindfulness training, practice, and research as a technique for organizational well-being, as a means for reflection and learning, human resource practice, self-awareness and emotion regulation for leaders, improving social relationships in the workplace, increasing employee resilience and performance, developing emotionally mature and socially responsible managers, and to address the new-normal. Also, mindfulness is being practiced as technique of stress reduction, management of chronic pain, behavioural therapy, and other areas.
On-going pandemic has created a stressful work environment for managers requiring them to make quick decisions amid uncertainties and insufficient information to resolve the ongoing issues, and probably mindfulness could be the answer to many of the management and social issues of the current times. The need of the hour is to bring together researchers, practitioners and academicians to exchange and share their experiences and research in various fields of ‘Mindfulness in Business Context’. The idea is to provide an opportunity to discuss how the concepts and practices of mindfulness can be incorporated in the business context and create organizations which are truly mindful. It also provides an interdisciplinary platform to highlight the importance of developing mindful organizations, business leaders, employees.
IIM Bodh Gaya invites management practitioners, faculty members, and research scholars to submit and present their research papers at its 1st International Research Conference on Mindfulness 2022 (IRCM 2022) to be held from 3rd – 5th February 2022. It is being organised in two parts. Pre-conference workshop would be held on 3rd February 2022 and include practice and discussions sessions on meditation and mindfulness practice interventions. Conference presentations will be held on 4th and 5th February 2022.
Prospective authors are cordially invited to shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts and papers. High quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Mindfulness in Business, including but not limited to different areas of management, would be considered for presentation at the conference. Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and adopting to New Normal, the conference planned to be in virtual 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:
| Eastern and Western Philosophy of Mindfulness |
| Mindful Workplace and Employee Well-being |
| Mindfulness and Well-being |
| Creating Mindful Work Culture |
| Mindful Marketing and Consumption |
| Social Media and Mindfulness |
| Meditation and Mindfulness Intervention |
| Measuring Mindfulness |
| Mindfulness in Business |
| AI and Mindfulness |
| Mindfulness and Technology |
| Mindfulness in Education |
| Personality and Mindfulness |
| Mindful Leadership and CSR |
| Mechanisms of Mindfulness |
| Mindlessness and Mindfulness |
| Diverse perspectives of Mindfulness |
| Applications of Mindfulness in the Workplace |
| Conceptualizing Mindfulness in the Workplace |
| Mindfulness in Uncertain Times (VUCA) |
| Mindfulness in Quality, Reliability and Customer Service |
| Mindfulness in Business Continuity and Preparedness |
| Mindfulness in Sustainability and Virtuous Management |
| Organizational Mindfulness in Triple Bottom-line |
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| Category | Pre-conference Workshop | Conference | Both |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indians | |||
| Students | 1000 INR plus taxes | 1000 INR plus taxes | 1500 INR plus taxes |
| Academician | 1500 INR plus taxes | 2000 INR plus taxes | 3000 INR plus taxes |
| Industry | 2500 INR plus taxes | 4000 INR plus taxes | 5500 INR plus taxes |
| Foreigners | |||
| Students | 50 USD plus taxes | 100 USD plus taxes | 100 USD plus taxes |
| Academician | 75 USD plus taxes | 100 USD plus taxes | 150 USD plus taxes |
| Industry | 100 USD plus taxes | 125 USD plus taxes | 175 USD plus taxes |
Selected papers will be considered for publication in ABDC ranked, Scopus and Web of Science journals/special issues.
Bodh Gaya offers a range of accommodation options near the IIM campus. The following hotels are recommended for conference delegates:
For campus accommodation enquiries: ircm@iimbg.ac.in
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