Within a short span of 12 years, IFIM Business School has managed to carve a special niche especially with regard to management research. During this period the I F I M faculty has contributed to research in the following ways:

Research papers published: 120
Case studies written: 15
Seminars/Workshops Conducted: 20
Books published: 5

Further to promote and strengthen the research efforts at IFIM, the management has created a new position viz., Director (Research) since 2004. Currently this position is headed by Dr. M.R. GOPALAN, former Professor of IIM-B for more than 25 years.

With this new research set up, the institute has identified two important activities to be promoted :

1. IFIM launched a refereed management journal titled: Focus – The International Journal of Management Digest, in the year 2005 and as on today it has more than 150 subscriptions comprising of corporates and educational institutions.

2. Funding of Specific research activities to be undertaken by IFIM faculty:

The management has approved a research budget for promoting the following research activities:

• Exploratory Research.

• Case Research.

• Working Paper series.

• Presentation of Research papers in International and Local Seminars.

• Incentives for Book Publication etc.

The institute has earmarked a budget of Rs.40 lakhs for the Current academic year for the above 2 activities. On the above lines various research activities have been initiated at IFIM.

The areas of research and consultancy in which the IFIM faculty were involved in the past include the following:

Strategic Management, Finance, Socio-economic sectors, Human Resources Management, etc.

IFIM today is not only a teaching institute but also an institute of higher learning where a strong research infrastructure is being created for bridging the gap between theory and practice.