Dr Hasan Murad School of Management of University of Management and Technology and Association of Management Development Institutions in Pakistan (AMDIP), in partnership with Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi, NUST Business School, Islamabad, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, and IMSciences Peshawar are organizing the 8th International Conference on Business Management on May 25-27, 2022. The past seven conferences of this series were held in various universities of Pakistan geographically dispersed, including Institute of Business Management Karachi, Sukkur IBA University and National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad.
The unique feature of this year's ICoBM is, it will be held simultaneously in five cities of Pakistan including Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi, Gilgit and Lahore. Researchers will have the liberty to present at the conference at any local partner institution or online through Zoom. International researchers also may present papers through Zoom. International partners of 8th ICoBM are the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, Nepal Administrative Staff College, Nepal and Villa College Maldives.
The theme for this year's ICoBM is Emerging New Normal for Resilient Organizations. Resilience is one of the key aspect to deal with calamities such as COVID-19, and it is known that the need for resilient organizations has tremendously increased after the recent pandemic. Organizations are now facing a reality quite different from what they were encountering just two years ago. This new reality is the New Normal of life. New Normal in organizations is embedded in disruptive strategies, disruptive technologies and disruptive innovations, all spurring the need for resilient styles of leadership, organizing and managing. Building resilience in the social and technical aspects of organizations is now the key to adapting to the challenges ahead. Recent research confirms that organizations well equipped in employing disruptive strategies and technologies have shown greater resilience during the testing time of Covid-19. From business continuity plans and crisis management to compliance and risk management, resilient organizations tend to develop a coping mechanism to counter uncertainty and crisis situations. This year's ICoBM, therefore, strives to generate and disseminate knowledge about the emerging New Normal in the context of Resilient Organizations.