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  • The sixth edition of the Management Education and Research Colloquium (MERC 2026) was held at the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur from 29 May to 30 May 2026, featuring registration, an inaugural ceremony, two days of keynote sessions, workshops, research paper presentations across multiple thematic tracks, and a nature excursion on 31 May 2026.
  • Keynote speakers and their topics: Prof. Anand Nair – “Reimagining Management in an Era of Poly‑Crisis: Navigating Technology, Sustainability & Resilience”; Prof. G. Sridhar – “The Entangled Marketplace: Marketing Systems in a Polycrisis World”; Prof. Edward Freeman – “Business and the Polycrisis: A Stakeholder Approach”; Prof. Jeffrey M. Wooldridge – “Simple, Flexible Strategies for Estimating Causal Effects with Staggered Interventions”; Prof. Sushanta Kumar Mishra (workshop) – “Understanding Nonlinear Relationships”.
  • Best Paper Awards announced at the Valedictory Ceremony: Winner – Radhika R (IIM Lucknow) “The Relational Cost Of Paradoxical Leader Behaviors”; 1st Runner‑Up – Sweta Gupta (IIM Lucknow) “Algorithm Versus Manager: Perceived Fairness In Evaluation Procedures”; 2nd Runner‑Up – Monika Alhan (Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar) “A Self Determination Perspective: Employee Engagement In Metaverse Based Training”.
  • The event concluded with a valedictory ceremony on the evening of 30 May 2026, recognizing participants, faculty, reviewers, track chairs, and organizing committee members, followed by a scheduled nature excursion on 31 May 2026 for informal networking.

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