IFIM Convergence 2017 Brochure

Convergence

12th International Conference 2017

BUSINESS SCHOOL

MANAGEMENT 2022 Growth and Sustainability Challenges

September 15-16, 2017

www.iďŹ mbschool.com Ranked No.28 in India amongst Best Business Schools

by Business India magazine 2016 Recognized as the Best Higher Education Institute of the Year-South

by ASSOCHAM, 2016

Convergence 12th International Conference 2017

Overview As we stand at the juncture of the new millennium, growth and sustainability issues have become extremely important. Over the past decade or even just the last five years, we are engulfed with change leading to newer paradigms. We have witnessed the continued march of globalization and rapid pace of technological development. Virtual teams made up of globally dispersed members now communicate in real time via multiple channels, sharing data, information and ideas via the cloud. Major social and demographic changes have been taking place with the Baby Boomers starting to relinquish power to the Millennials, the oldest of which are now in their 30s.

Keeping the underlying theme in mind, Convergence 2017 invites papers from academicians, researchers and industry practitioners on this topic. The conference will provide a platform to researchers, academicians and industry practitioners to showcase their research.

About IFIM IFIM group of Institutions was established in 1995 by Centre for Developmental Education (CDE). CDE now has leading academic institutions, including IFIM Business School, IFIM College, IFIM Law College, IFIM Institute of Social Sciences and IFIM Centre for Distance Learning. Strategic location at Electronics City, Bengaluru, right opposite Infosys, helps in strong corporate exposure coupled with access to best of faculty and infrastructure.

IFIM has been consistently ranked amongst the top in B-school ranking surveys. Some of the recent ranking includes   

Ranked No.28 in India amongst Best Business Schools by Business India magazine 2016 Adjudged as Gold Award winner at the 7th Indian Management Conclave 2016 at IIM Ahmedabad by MBA Universe Recognized amongst World s Greatest Brands 2016 by United Research Services, UAE Best Higher Education Institute of the Year-South ASSOCHAM Awards 2016

Call for Papers Empirical and practitioner oriented contributions under the following categories are invited on the below mentioned themes and sub themes:  Academic and Practitioners Research papers  Teaching Cases  Practitioner Cases Tracks 

Emerging Trends in Business & Technology

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Innovations in Finance

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Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship The Future of Marketing

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Human Capital Issues & Sustainability

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Sustainability & Corporate Ethics

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Challenges in Supply Chain Management and Logistics Role of Government and Public Policy

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Wellness and Corporate Health

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Selected papers/Cases will be invited for presentation in appropriate tracks during the conference.

The 1000 word extended abstracts of selected papers for the conference presentation will be published as conference proceeding carrying ISBN number.

Publication opportunities for the paper presented 

Selected papers will get the opportunity for fast track review process in the journal- International Journal of Emerging Markets (Emerald)

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South Asian Journal of Management

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FOCUS-International Journal of Management

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Selected papers will get the opportunity of publication in an EBook to be published by Emerald

Award for best paper 

Emerald best paper award will be given

Important Dates

Last Date for Abstract Submission

15th June 2017

Notification of Acceptance

30th June 2017

Full Paper Submission

31st July 2017

Last Date for Registration

30th August 2017

Details for Registration Registration Amount before

Registration Amount after

15th August 2017

15th August 2017

Industry Members

INR 5000

INR 6000

Academics

INR 3500

INR 4000

Research Scholars

INR 2000

INR 2500

International Participants

$250

$300

International Scholars

$200

$250

Categories

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Details for Wire Transfer (NEFT/IMPS/RTGS) Beneficiary / Customer's Name

Centre for Developmental Education

Bank Account No

915030028994297

Bank Name and Branch

Axis Bank, Corporate Banking, Bangalore [KT]

Address

Bengaluru-560001

IFSC Code

UTIB0001541

SWIFT Code

AXISINBBA06

Submission Details Participants are invited to submit their full paper under two streams: peer reviewed [longer papers from academics] and non- peer reviewed [shorter papers from practitioners] Papers from all areas of management are welcome. Interdisciplinary papers within the theme of the conference will also be accepted.

1. The full paper should be prepared as follows: • Name of corresponding author(s): • Designation: • Affiliation(s) with full address: • Telephone • E-mail Address: NOTES: • The paper should be in ONE MS WORD FILE only • When emailing, the SUBJECT COLUMN should indicate: Conference Paper for review in the area of (please specify area in terms of the above mentioned topics) • Abstract alone will not be considered for review. The author is required to submit the complete paper including the abstract The paper should be original and authors own work. It should not have been published previously.

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2. PAPER TITLE: The title of the paper should be in a 14 point Times New Roman Font. It should be bold typed, centered and fully capitalized.

3. AUTHOR NAME(S) & AFFILIATION(S): The author(s) full name, designation, affiliation(s), address, phone number, and email address should be in italics and in 12 point Times New Roman. It must be centered underneath the title.

4. ABSTRACT: Abstract should be fully italicized, not exceeding 300 words. It must be informative and a good summary of the entire paper.

5. KEYWORDS: Abstract must be followed by a list of five keywords.

6. PAPER: The paper should be in BRITISH ENGLISH prepared on a standard A4 size PORTRAIT SETTING PAPER. It must be prepared on a single space and single column with 1” margin set for top, bottom, left and right. It should be typed in 12 point Times New Roman Font with page numbers centered at the bottom of every page. It must be thoroughly edited and should be free from grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.

7. HEADINGS: All the headings should be in a 14 point Times New Roman Font. These must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalized. Leave a blank line before each heading.

8. SUB-HEADINGS: All sub-headings should be in a 12 point Times New Roman Font. These must be boldfaced, left aligned and fully capitalized.

9. MAIN TEXT: The main text should follow the following sequence: • INTRODUCTION • REVIEW OF LITERATURE [for peer reviewed paper by academics] • NEED/IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY (Motivation) • RESEARCH METHOD • RESULTS/FINDINGS & DISCUSSION • CONCLUSIONS • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS [optional] • REFERENCES

Convergence 12th International Conference 2017

The main text should be in 12 point Times New Roman Font, single spaced and justified. The paper should preferably not exceed 6000 words for peer reviewed papers. The paper should preferably not exceed 3000 words for non-peer reviewed papers.

10. FIGURES and TABLES: should be simple, centered and separately numbered and embedded in the body text. Titles must be above the table/figure. Sources of data should be mentioned below the table/figure.

Please ensure that tables/figures are referred to in the main text.

11. REFERENCES: The list of all references should be alphabetically arranged. The author(s) should mention only those references that have been utilized in the preparation of the paper. Follow APA Style of Referencing.

The author(s) are supposed to follow the references as per the following: All works cited in the text (including sources for tables and figures) should be listed alphabetically.

Full papers should be forwarded by email to convergence

7@ifimbschool.com

Important Contacts Dr. Githa Hegde, Program Chair githa.heggde@ifim.edu.in Dr. Sangita Dutta Gupta, Program Co-Chair sangita.dg@ifimbschool.com +919620108605 Dr. Mafruza Sultana, Program Co-Chair mafruza.sultana@ifimbschool.com +919088774282 For more details visit our website: - http://ifimbschool.com/convergence2017/ IMPORTANT INFORMATION All the papers will be reviewed by the conference committee to ensure that the topics are relevant to the conference theme and all the submission guidelines have been followed.