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Driving Strategic Competitiveness in Business

In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, businesses must embrace innovation, strategic adaptability, and human capital development to maintain long-term competitiveness. International expansion demands cross-cultural awareness, ethical leadership, and regulatory compliance. Drawing from the Indian philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam—"The world is one family"—organizations can foster ethical, collaborative, and sustainable growth. Integrating spirituality into Indian management enhances leadership and governance. Human resource practices, including employee engagement, leadership development, and diversity, drive agility and innovation. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence and generative AI are revolutionizing business by improving decision-making, automating operations, and enhancing customer experiences, offering a key strategic advantage to forward-thinking companies.

  • Where
    Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune
  • When
    7th – 10th January, 2026

Conference Track

01
International Business
02
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Spirituality & Indian Management System
03
Human Resource Management
04
Technology & Innovation Management
05
Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Operations
06
Organizational Behavior
07
Strategic Management
08
Sustainability, Responsibility and Governance
09
Entrepreneurship
10
Marketing
11
Doctoral Papers
01
International Business
02
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Spirituality & Indian Management System
03
Human Resource Management
04
Technology & Innovation Management
05
Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Operations
06
Organizational Behavior
07
Strategic Management
08
Sustainability, Responsibility and Governance
09
Entrepreneurship
10
Marketing
11
Doctoral Papers

For Details of Tracks : Click here

Academic Partners of the conference

*To be confirmed

Submission Guidelines:

  • The full-length manuscript without author details should be submitted electronically through the Microsoft CMT.
  • Author (names, email, and affiliations, etc.) should not appear in the header, footer or body of the paper.
  • The full paper should be between 5000-8000 words (all inclusive)
  • All submitted papers will undergo similarity & AI check. Papers not satisfying the criteria will be liable to be rejected.
  • Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their paper(s) via email, after which the process of registration will begin.
  • Each author is allowed a maximum of three submissions, irrespective of their position in the author list.
  • Modifications to authorship, author order or affiliations are not permitted after submission.
  • AOM Editorial Style for manuscript, appendices, tables, figures, citations, and references can be accessed from here: Click Here

**The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft, and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services, software development and support**

Registration:

  • At least one author is required to register and must be present for the conference paper presentation.
  • Registration will be confirmed only after the payment of the registration fee
  • Papers without registered authors will be treated as withdrawn.
  • Only registered authors will get certificate of participation/presentation.

Best Paper Awards:

The best paper in each track will be recognized and awarded a certificate. In addition, the conference has instituted the best paper award (winner/ runner up) in select tracks.

Potential Publication Opportunities:

1. All the abstracts of the papers submitted and accepted for the conference will be published as a digital compilation of abstracts.

2. The Conference would be associated with renowned journals for possible publication opportunities. Selected papers will be recommended to the following associated SCOPUS/WoS/ABDC indexed journals for possible publication following the journal's due processes of submission and peer-review

  • Electronic Commerce Research (Springer)
  • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research (Emerald Publishing)
  • Management Decision (Emerald Publishing)
  • International Journal of Organizational Analysis (Emerald Publishing)
  • Society and Business Review (Emerald Publishing)
  • Journal of Indian Business Research (Emerald Publishing)
  • Management & Labour Studies -Official publication of XLRI (Sage Publishing)
  • Decision -Official journal of IIM Calcutta (Springer)

Conference Venue

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) is a multi-disciplinary university offering students and faculty a vibrant learning ecosystem centered on its multicultural and innovative ethos. In 1971, Prof. (Dr). S.B. Mujumdar established Symbiosis as a 'home away from home' for the international students for almost 85+ countries on the principles of Vedic thought of the "World as One Family".

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) is nestled on a beautiful 400-acre campus, the Symbiosis Knowledge Village, Lavale, on the outskirts of Pune in Maharashtra, India. The University's name fittingly captures the quintessence of its international students community. Symbiosis is committed to building international understanding through quality education and is resplendent with the activities and students of from almost 85 countries. It was granted "Deemed to be University" status by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2002.

Registration Fees

Delegates from India and other SAARC countries

Academician/Researcher

INR 10000

Full Time Research Scholar

INR 5000

Industry Practitioner

INR 12500

Late Registration

INR 11,000

Late Registration

INR 6,000

Late Registration

INR 13,500

Delegates from other countries

Academician/Researcher

USD 300

Full Time Research Scholar

USD 100

Industry Practitioner

USD 400

Late Registration

USD 350

Late Registration

USD 150

Late Registration

USD 450

INDAM Members

Academician/Researcher

INR 8,000 / USD 240

Full Time Research Scholar

INR 4,000 / USD 80

Industry Practitioner

INR 10,000 / USD 320

Late Registration

INR 8,800 / USD 280

Late Registration

INR 4,800 / USD 120

Late Registration

INR 10,800 / USD 360

*GST as applicable Registration fee is non-refundable and includes access to all plenarysessions, paper presentation tracks, the research workshop and is also inclusive of meals (tea, breakfast and lunch).

For Registration Click here
INDAM members Click here for registration

Registration, Cancellation & Refund policy

We understand that some participants who have registered for the conference may have to cancel their registrations due to unforeseen circumstances. While we try to handle requests for refunds and accommodate cancellations to the best of our abilities, any cancellation (especially if it is close to the event) puts INDAM in a difficult situation. Due to the size of the conference, we must make many of our arrangements well in advance; therefore, each cancellation comes at a cost to INDAM. Please note that cancellation requests for previously confirmed registration will be processed according to the following schedule:


  • Cancellation by the early-bird deadline (November 21, 2025): 100% refund minus Rs 1000 cancellation fee.
  • Cancellation by November 30, 2025: 50% refund.
  • Cancellation after November 30, 2025: no refund.

Please send an e-mail to indam2026@sibmpune.edu.in if you wish to cancel your registration.

Important Dates

Sr No Description Date(s)
1 Submission Opens June 15, 2025
2 Submission deadline September 30, 2025
3 Notification of Review Decisions October 31, 2025
4 Last date of Registration November 30, 2025
5 Pre-Conference Workshop January 7, 2026
6 INDAM 2026 Conference January 8-10, 2026

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