Beißen Gedanken: Conference

Dear Author

Congratulations!

The journals of i-Explore International Research Journal Consortium (IIRJC) have been evaluated for the year 2013. The impact factor of the journals is as follows:

International Journal of IT, Engineering and Applied Sciences Research (ISSN: 2319-4413)
SJ Impact Factor (2013) - 3.084

International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research (ISSN: 2319-4421)

SJ Impact Factor (2013) - 3.212

Thanks for your valuable contribution.

Warm Regards

Editor

Website: www.irjcjournals.org

Email: editor@irjcjournals.org editor.irjc@gmail.com

SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF TELECOM MANAGEMENT, INDIA

(Constituent of Symbiosis International University)

In International Collaboration with

TELECOM ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT, FRANCE

Organises,

SITM-IRC-TEM

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE’ 2015

16^th & 17^th January, 2015

‘Striving for Excellence through Research & Innovation

in Management, Telecom, & ICT’

Call for papers

SITM, India in collaboration with TEM, France, is organizing its 1st International Research Conference, SITM-IRC-TEM on 16th-17th January, 2015 at Symbiosis International University, Lavale campus, Pune, INDIA.

We intend to publish selected papers in Online Journal “Procedia: Social & Behavioral Sciences” On Sciverse Science Direct Indexed in SCOPUS Database (ISSN 1877-0428). In addition, selected papers will be published in ‘Telecom Business Review (TBR), the journal of SITM (ISSN 0973-9114) indexed under ProQuest. Decision regarding publication rests with the editorial board and will be final

Tracks/ sub-themes/ topics:

Telecom & ICT

· Telecom & IT Regulations & Policy: Telecom Spectrum Issues, Rural Telephony, Technology convergence, Licensing, National Broadband Networks and related issues

· Telecom Services: Cloud Computing, Use of Mobility in Services, Value Added Services (VAS),Over The Top (OTT), 2-sided markets, Telecom as a platform, Content Delivery Networks, M2M, m-banking, E-commerce

· Telecom Equipment & Networks: Network & Device testing, Infrastructure development and sharing, Device Manufacturing, Green equipment, Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization ( NFV), Global Trends in Telecom, Shift from Network to Device and OS

· Telecom Operations: Business Outsourcing, Role of IT in Telecom, Outsourcing Vs Partnership, Business Process Management, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Big Data

· IT industry dynamics: Shift from Services to Products, Challenges for Indian IT industry, Competition from other countries in the ITES sector.

· SMAC:

* Social- polarization of social networks, Shortened life cycle, Social TV, Advertising using social media, Social ,local mobile (SoLoMo), Weakening walls of corporate and social life, Privacy issues, innovative applications

* Mobile- Bring your own device (BYOD), Location-based services, collaborative projects, Mobile OS war, Advanced persistent threats in mobile computing, Battery issues, voice over 4G, Control over mobile devices

* Analytics- Role of Big Data, Visual Analytics, Emerging role of Data Scientist, Market of One, Customer Experience, Digital marketing, Predictive power, Ethics and Cultural issues, Infonomics

* Cloud- Migration challenges, Co-location, Scaling and aging issues, Cloud Monitoring, Carbon and Costs, Sustainability in Cloud, Greener Cloud, Multi-tenancy and allied issues, Storage architecture for Cloud, Toward better elasticity and availability

· Mobile Devices and Apps: Different App Stores and Development Environment for M-Apps, Power management, Security of M-Apps and Mobile devices, Mobile OS and Underlying OS, Designing the Right UI for M-Apps, Packaging and Deploying M-Apps

· Related Case studies

Marketing Management

· Customer Relationship Management: Customer Experience Management, Customer Churn Management, CRM, Customer engagement, Consumer Behavior etc.

· New trends in marketing: Digital marketing, Social Media Marketing, Innovation in Marketing, Green Marketing etc.

· New trends in Sales management, Sales force management, e-Retailing Management, Retail Marketing etc.

· Contemporary Issues in Marketing in the areas of Services marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Market Research, Marketing Communication, Industrial Marketing, Marketing Mix, Product and Brand Management, Challenging Models in Marketing etc.

· Related Case Studies

Finance & Economics

· Financial Institutions & Regulations: Capital Markets & Money markets, Structured Finance, Infrastructure Finance, Micro-Finance, Quantitative Modeling in Finance, Financial Innovations, Use of Technology in banking & Finance

· Emerging Trends in Financial reporting, Corporate Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Risk Management,

· Recent Trends in Audit & Assurance Services: Emerging trends for revenue modeling in telecom, Revenue assurance and fraud management

· Pricing strategies in ICT business: Issues in spectrum pricing, Revenue sharing models in ICT business

· Macro-Economics: Economic Growth and Business Dynamics, Regulatory and Tax Environment, Globalization and Trade, Emerging Economies and Economic Development, Global studies, Evidence-Based Policy Analysis

· Micro-Economics: Owner and Business Characteristics, Innovation, Data and Research Gaps, Social and Community Studies, Environmental studies, Financial Economics, Global Recent Trends in Economics, Globalization and Trade,

· Related Case studies

OB & HR

· Leadership: Grooming competencies for creating global managers, Emotions at work, Creating a culture of innovation in organizations, Succession planning, Changing leadership style- adapting to change, Informally formal leader - need of the day, Human Resource Planning

· Sustenance: Building sustainable competitive advantage through HR in organization, Terminations and Tribunals, Workplace Ethics, Morality and Spirituality, Dealing positively with work place power and political behavior, Compensation Management

· Empowerment: Innovative 360 degrees Performance Appraisals, ICT-facilitated Learning and Development, Train, Re-train and Retain, Coaching and Mentoring, Effective empowering through effective job designing, Ethics & Values in Business

· Topical issues in HR: Homogenization of Multi-Culture Teams, HR Policies for the twenty-first century, Alleviating Age Discrimination, Employment legislation, Retaining culture of performance in mergers and acquisitions, Competency Mapping

· Related Case studies

General Management

· Sustainable Competitive Advantage

· Operations Management

· Value Creation, Innovation

· Business Analytics

· Corporate Social Responsibilities, Corporate Governance

· Related Case studies

Topics/ areas listed above are merely indicative; Papers on similar topics of relevance are also welcome

Important Dates

Abstract Submission	30^th July 2014
Notification of Abstract acceptance	10^th August 2014
Last Date of Full Paper Submission	30^th September 2014
Notification of Paper Acceptance	30^th October 2014
Last Date of Registration	30^th November 2014
Date of Conference	16^th-17^th Jan 2015