Dear Colleagues,

Greetings from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow!

We are delighted to invite you and esteemed faculty members, academicians, researchers, doctoral scholars, and practitioners from your network to submit their manuscripts for the 6th Annual International Research Conference (AIRC) & (Pre-Conference) Doctoral Workshop.

The conference will be held from Thursday, 25th February, to Saturday, 27th February, 2027, at the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Main Campus. The Doctoral Workshop (pre-conference) will be held on Wednesday, 24 February 2027.

Established in 1984 and accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, IIM Lucknow is the fourth institute in the IIM family. AIRC aims to create a forum where scholars from India and abroad can shape the future course of management thought and practice. It provides a platform to exchange ideas across business functions and management domains, build research capacity, and encourage collaboration between researchers and industry to identify practically relevant research priorities.

We warmly invite you to contribute your research and be part of this academic forum.

Important Dates

Tracks

Submissions are invited in the following tracks and sub-tracks, but are not limited to:
Agri Business Management · Business Communication · Economics & Business Environment · Business Sustainability · Decision Sciences · Finance and Accounting · General and Legal Management · Human Resource Management · Happiness and Wellbeing · Indian Knowledge System · Information Technology and Systems · Marketing Management · Operations & Supply Chain Management · Strategic Management

Detailed sub-tracks are available on the conference website: https://airc.iiml.ac.in

Submission Guidelines

• Only full papers will be considered for the Best Paper Award. Extended abstracts of around 1,500 words are also accepted for oral presentation.
• The title should be in Title Case, with a maximum of 250 characters.
• The paper should not contain any information about the author(s) or their affiliation(s).
• Format: Times New Roman, 12 -point font, one-and-a-half (1.5)-spaced, 1-inch (2.5 cm) margins on all sides, prepared in Microsoft Word/PDF.
• Upload the paper/extended abstract in PDF format on EasyChair:

Doctoral Workshop

• Only full papers will be considered for the Doctoral Workshop.
• A doctoral student must be one of the co-authors of the paper.

Publication
Presenters will have the opportunity to submit their paper in the special issue of select journals. All abstracts will be published in an ISBN-numbered e-proceedings.

Registration Fees (inclusive of GST)

Submission and Registration

• Paper/Extended Abstract Submission: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=airc06
• Registration: Registration & Fees | AIRC 2027
• Campus Accommodation: (limited, first-come, first-served)

For further information, please visit the

Conference Website: https://airc.iiml.ac.in

We look forward to receiving your research contributions and welcoming you to the 6th Annual International Research Conference (AIRC) at IIM Lucknow.