BIM Trichy to
Organize Annual Symposium 'The Athenaeum'
On 17th & 18th March, 2007
Bharathidasan Institute of
Management has always been a podium for new ventures and a souvenir of success
stories. The Centre for Contemporary Management Research is one such beginning
aimed at providing a stage for scholarly work in a splendid plethora.
As a part of the centre's activities ATHENAEUM - An Annual Symposium is
all set to unfold its wings. The CECMAR intends among its many research
endeavors to bring out a quarterly journal of scholarly articles, papers
starting from 2007.
Athenaeum is derived from the
Greek "Athenion", the temple of Goddess Athena. Athena is the Goddess of
Wisdom and of course Civilization itself. The "Athenion" temple of
ancient Greece also symbolized the place where scholars congregated to
deliberate and nurture Philosophy and Thought.
The Athenaeum at BIM is such an
endeavour where we plan a confluence of academicians who gather to discuss and
deliberate topics on contemporary management research. BIM have chosen two broad
functional themes for this year's event - Human Resources Management and
Systems & IT Management for its two day deliberations.
The process is initiated with a
call for research papers from the Academia and Industry. The abstracts received
are sent for a blind review to an expert panel of eminent research scholars who
are associated with us in advisory and contributory roles. The scholars whose
abstracts have been short-listed by the review panel are then requested to
formally send in their full papers for a peer review. At the end of the peer
review process, the selected papers are short-listed for presentation on the day
of the Symposium which will be graced by eminent personalities from the Academic
world and the Industry.
The event intends to showcase
scholarly work from academia and industry on the same platform, providing a
professional forum of idea interchange. The deliberations and learnings that are
gleaned out of this conference are planned to be published as a compendium of
papers by a leading publishing house in the country.
Themes
Bottomline
HR
The Human Resources Management of
the contingent workforce can be challenging due to the unique legal and
operational landscape. HR has assumed a crucial role in attracting, retaining,
motivating and empowering talent. All these roles will effectively enhance the
bottomline of the Organisations. Human Resource Management (HRM) is all about
managing human capital and culture for business success. BIM invite papers on
the multifaceted thought processes in Organisational Behavior and Human
Resources Management.
Suggested tracks include: -
Behavioral Decision Making
Leadership Models and Processes
Creativity and Innovation in Organisations
Conflict Management
HR metrics
Employer Branding
IT in
Business & IT as Business
Advances in technology have very greatly changed our
perspectives of conducting business. Conversely, business-related challenges and
opportunities today have come to represent many of the major factors shaping the
development of technology and information management. Throughout the
intersecting territories of business and technology lie tremendous opportunities
for valuable research. We invite papers that nurture and deepen the
understanding of problems involving business and technology.
Suggested tracks include:
Systems Analysis
Project Management
Information Security
Knowledge Management
e-commerce
Data-Warehousing and Data-Mining
Important
Dates
Abstract Submission : 20th
December, 2006
Notification of Abstract acceptance: 30th December, 2006
Submission of Full Paper: 25th January, 2007
Notification of Acceptance of Full Paper: 10th February, 2007
The Athenaeum: 17th & 18th March, 2007
Guidelines
1. To be eligible to enter a
paper in the symposium, the authors may be one of the following:
Permanent / Adjunct Faculty of an Academic Institution.
Doctoral / Post Graduate students enrolled with an Academic
Institution.
Industry Professionals/ Independent Researchers
2. A maximum of four authors per paper are allowed.
However, the number of participants permitted to register for the programme
would be limited to two.
3. There is no limit on the number of entries from an
Institute/ Organization.
4. A one page abstract (MS Word, Times New Roman, 12 font
size, single line spacing with 1 inch border on all sides) should be accompanied
by affiliation and contact details (on a separate sheet) should reach us by 20th
of December, 2006. This should be sent electronically to
[email protected] and [email protected].
5. Results will be intimated to the authors of the selected
entries and will also be notified on our website by 30th December 2006.
6. Complete copies of maximum 20 pages excluding
appendices (two hard copies as well as the soft copy) of the selected entries
should reach us by 20th of January, 2007.
7. The papers should be typed in MS Word in Times
New Roman with font size 12, double line spacing, right and
left margins justified and 1 inch border on all sides.
8. The paper should start with Introduction and all
subsequent sections should be numbered. It should end with the conclusion
summarizing the findings of the paper.
9. To the extent possible, tables and figures should appear
in the document near/after where they are referenced in the text. Large tables
or figures should be put on pages by themselves.
10. It is the author's obligation to provide complete
references with the necessary information. List of references should be placed
at the end of the manuscript and follow the MLA Handbook style of Referencing.
11. Papers omitting a reference, appendix, using plagiarized
material, or failing to document sources appropriately shall be disqualified
without appeal. Papers are accepted for publication on the understanding that
these contain original unpublished work, not submitted for publication anywhere
else.
12. Facts of papers presented in the symposium must be
clearly mentioned at the bottom of the first page of the manuscript and the
author should specify with whom the copyright rests.
13. The results of the second stage after the peer review
will be declared by the 10th of February, 2007. The authors of the
selected entries will be intimated and the results will also be notified on the
website.
14. Authors of the selected entries will be called for
presentations to be done at the ATHENAEUM on 17th and 18th of March,
2007.
15. The Institute reserves the right to publish the
proceedings of the conference with due mentions being made about the
contribution of the authors. The Institute also reserves the right to edit the
proceedings accordingly to aid publishing.
16. A prize of Rupees 10,000 will be given to the best
paper in each of the functional areas. The decision of the judges will be final
and binding.
17. The Hard copies of the papers are to be submitted
to:
Centre for Contemporary Management and Research
Bharathidasan Institute of Management
Post Box No. 12
BHEL Complex
Tiruchirappalli - 620014
TamilNadu, India
Registration and Hospitality
All registration fees are applicable to the candidates who
have been short listed to present their papers on the 17th and 18th of March
2007 and to others who wish to participate without making contributions in the
Symposium.
|
Category |
Participants
|
Others |
| PG
Students |
Category 1: Rs. 500
Category 2: Rs. 1000 |
Category 1: Rs. 500
Category 2: Rs. 1000 |
|
Doctoral Students |
Category 1: Rs. 500
Category 2: Rs. 1000 |
Category 1: Rs. 500
Category 2: Rs. 1000 |
Faculty Members
Category |
Category 1: Rs. 1000
Category 2: Rs. 3000 |
Category 1: Rs. 1000
Category 2: Rs. 3000 |
Corporate Professionals
Category |
Category 1: Rs. 1500
Category 2: Rs. 3000 |
Category 1: Rs. 2500
Category 2: Rs. 4000 |
Category 1: Includes only the registration fee for the
symposium. Candidates are expected to make their own arrangements for lodging.
Category 2: Includes the registration fee. The
Institute will make the necessary arrangements for Board and Lodging.
Accommodation provided would be air-conditioned rooms on twin sharing basis for
Faculty Members and Corporate Professionals.
Contact
Details
Faculty Coordinators:
Dr. P. David Jawahar
Professor of Organizational Behavior and HR
Prof. Ramesh Venkatraman
Professor of Information Systems
Student Coordinators:
Sankalan Halder : 09894789478
Raamakrishnan M. : 09842179923
Paras Kapoor : 09865605178
Contact
Address:
Centre for Contemporary Management and Research
Bharathidasan Institute of Management
Post Box No 12
BHEL Complex
Tiruchirappalli - 620014
TamilNadu, India
email: [email protected], [email protected]
