Beißen Gedanken: DR.AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH

Subject: DAIMSR- Call for Papers- ACUMEN 2016

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Management Studies and Research is one amongst the leading Management institutes in Central India. It is our continuous endeavour to substantially contribute to management education and practices. We have made a humble beginning in several areas of publication and research,Acumen being one amongst them.

We take this opportunity in inviting you to participate in the International Paper Presentation- Acumen 2016 "Recent Advancements in Business Management Practices”. Kindly find enclosed the detailed brochure and registration form. We request you to circulate it amongst your faculty members and students.

All selected research papers will be published in a CD/book bearing ISBN.

The Theme:

Recent Advancements in Business Management Practices:

Today, businesses are passing through high competitive environment. At the same time this competitive environment is offering multiple business opportunities for startups as well as existing businesses. The need of an hour for the business enterprises is to cope up with the dynamic business environment & gain competitive advantage. Companies are consistently working on identifying new opportunities and ways to improve & strengthen the business activities. The current environment has brought drastic changes in business management practices that led several enterprises to explore various management innovations in almost all the functional areas of management. Looking into this scenario, the institute provides an opportunity to contribute your work in the form of research papers and case studies in the conference on the given theme.

A list of indicative but not restrictive sub-themes is given below:

Financial Management

· Banking and Banks Finance

· E- Commerce

· Financial Analytics

· Financial Derivatives and Risk Management

· Financial Markets

· Investment banking and Financial Services

· Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Human resource management

· Global HRM

· HR Analytics

· Human capital creation

· Organization behavior

· Talent management

· Work force diversity

· Work life balance

Marketing Management

· Advertising

· Consumer Behavior Analysis

· International marketing

· Internet Marketing

· Marketing Analytics

· Marketing Strategy

· Service Marketing

Operations Management

· Business Process Re-engineering

· Flexible manufacturing Systems

· Lean Manufacturing

· Productivity Management

· Project Management

· Six Sigma

· Supply Chain Management

· Total Quality Management

General management

Agribusiness Management
Business Ethics
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Industrial Relations and Labor Law
Make In India

Awards & Recognition:

Best three contributions will be awarded cash prizes.
Best two contributions fulfilling the criteria will be published in our bi-annual journal ACUITAS, ISSN No. 0975-9654.
All the participants and attendees will receive certificates.
All the papers selected for conference will be published in a CD/ Book bearing ISBN.

Guidelines for Paper Submission:

Abstract:

The abstract should be of about 750 to 1000 words.
The font should be Times New Roman of 10-point size with single line spacing within inset 1 inch right & left margin.
The abstract should contain the Research Objective and the Research Methodology. The method for hypothesis testing should be clearly specified.
5 to 8 Key words should also be provided.

Full Paper:

Page Set-Up:

The paper should be in MS-Word
Contributions should not contain more than 6000 words
Author/s should specify email address & Cell No.
Paper size: A4
Margins: 1 inch on each side
Font face: Times New Roman
Spacing: Single

Heading & Sub Heading Format:

Heading Level	Example	Font size and style
Title (centered)	An Overview on …	14 point, bold
1^st – Level heading	1 Introduction	12 point, bold
2^nd – Level heading	1.1 Printing Area	12 point, bold
3^rd – Level heading	1.1.1 Headings	12 point, bold
Text	Text goes here …	12 point, justified, single line spacing

All correspondence will be addressed to the first author

References:

References should be cited in the style prescribed in the Publication Manual of American Psychological Association (4^th ed.)

Tables & Figures:

Tables and figures should be numbered and must carry a caption. The figure and table number should be given in the corresponding text. Source should be explicitly mentioned at the bottom of the table/figure for adapted or reproduced tables or figures.

Declaration

Authors must declare originality of their work. The article should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

All manuscripts should be electronically submitted through email to: acumen.daimsr@gmail.com

Registration Details:

Important Dates:

Last date for abstract submission 20^th July 2016

Intimation of Acceptance 27^th July 2016

Last date for Full paper submission 8^th August 2016

Last date for Registration 20^th August 2016

Paper Presentation September 2016

Registration Fees:

Corporate Delegates	Rs 500
Faculty Members	Rs 500
Research Scholars	Rs 500
Alumni	Rs 300
Students	Rs 300
Note: Payment to be effected by Demand Draft/Local Cheque payable in Nagpur in favour of “The Director, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Management Studies and Research, Nagpur.”
The registration fee includes conference kit, participation in conference proceedings and Lunch.
Accommodation will be provided at a extra nominal cost