[Sigkm-l] Call for papers - Journal of Indian Business Research

[Puna Das]

Call for papers
Journal of Indian Business Research
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/jibr.htm

Editors:
Dr Avinandan Mukherjee, Montclair State University, USA
Dr G. Shainesh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB), India

The Journal of Indian Business Research is a leading specialist reference resource of academic information and analysis on Indian business.  It highlights cutting edge research, new concepts and theories, and fresh practical ideas and initiatives that can be readily applied to understand business strategies of Indian companies, both in and outside of India, as well as the business strategies of foreign firms operating within India.

The Editors welcome submissions offering insights on any of the critical issues in Indian business. Articles should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words in length.   

All papers are required to have a strong business perspective and will need to make a distinct contribution to the emerging area of Indian business. A wide variety of topics will be suitable for this journal and might include these key research areas:
    * The Indian Economy
    * Linkages between the Indian economy and the global economy
    * Business strategies 
    * Industry analysis
    * Market structure 
    * Indian business strategies 
    * Indian managerial styles and philosophy
    * Marketing in India
    * Entry strategy in India
    * Globalization of Indian companies
    * Outsourcing/Insourcing
    * The Indian capital market
    * Equity research
    * The Indian consumer market
    * Market and consumer research
    * State owned enterprises in India 
    * HR management
    * Strategies in the post-liberalization era
    * Market orientation
    * Indian exports
    * FDI in India
    * Business culture and ethics
    * Information technology and the software sector
    * Public policy and management
    * Entrepreneurship in Indian business
    * NRI population and the large Indian diaspora
    * Multinational corporations in India
    * Management Information Systems
    * Leadership and growth
    * Innovation and R & D in Indian business
    * Managing enterprise growth and change
    * Corporate governance
    * Corporate social responsibility
    * Leveraging technology for accessing the rural markets
    * Low cost sustainable business models for emerging markets 
    * Serving the poor profitably
    * India in the global trade arena
    * Comparative studies between India and other countries

Empirical studies, conceptual papers, meta-analyses, literature reviews, case studies, quantitative and qualitative studies, pedagogical innovations, practitioner perspectives, and book reviews are all welcome. Papers can adopt a historical perspective, a current perspective or a future perspective. 

This journal will also be an innovative practice reference that will supply corporate management with insights, techniques and strategies to gain competitiveness and best satisfy their customers. The journal will publish contributions from practitioners along with academics in the field, reporting on the latest strategies, new thinking and initiatives being applied.

The reviewing process
Each paper undergoes an initial screening by the Editor and the respective Area Editor. If judged suitable for the JIBR, it is then sent to two referees for double blind peer review. Based on the peer review, the Area Editor then decides whether the paper should be accepted as it is, revised or rejected. For details, please visit author guidelines at  
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=jibr&PHPSESSID=a6oj3va8nlj18bo6rdeb8pump1

Please send submissions to jibr at iimb.ernet.in or for more information, contact the Publisher, Claire Jackson, at cjackson at emeraldinsight.com

Why publish in Journal of Indian Business Research ? :
    * The journal enjoys popularity among both the academics as well as the practitioners.
    * The journal highlights cutting edge research, new concepts and theories, and fresh practical ideas and initiatives that can be readily applied to understanding business strategies of Indian companies, both in and outside India, as well as the business strategies of foreign firms operating within India.
    * The journal has a wide coverage area ranging all functional areas of business from innovation and R&D in Indian Business to linkages between the Indian economy and the global economy.
    * The journal enjoys good submission rates and the support of a dedicated team of outstanding reviewers.
    * The acceptance rate for publication in the journal now is about 20%.
    * Papers have been received from a range of international academics including North America (USA, Canada), Europe (Finland) and Asia Pacific (India, Australia, Japan).
    * Renowned scholars such as Jagdish Sheth, Alok Chakrabarti, Raj Aggarwal, Madhukar Angur, G.K. Kalyanaram and Rajendra Sisodia have published with the journal.
    * The journal has enjoyed publication from faculties & researchers of many institutes and universities abroad and prestigious Indian institutes like Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi & Mumbai, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, International Management Institute, Delhi, Goa Institute of Management, Goa, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR), Dharwad, Karnataka, SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore.
    * The editorial board consists of over 25 leading scholars from universities and business schools including Baruch College, Curtin Business School, Emory University, Indian Institutes of Management at Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow, Lancaster University Management School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stern School of Business, University of Akron, University of Connecticut, University of Leeds, The Wharton School, etc.
    * This journal is included in Elsevier's citation indexing service Scopus; in Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Marketing; and in most journal databases (including ProQuest, ABI-Inform, Inspec, Electronic Collections Online, Zetoc of British Library) (Confirm) and is part of the Emerald database.
    * The journal has the potential to reach 15 million readers and 1,500 universities worldwide.
    * The journal is a member of COPE, the international body of ethics in publishing.

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