Entrepreneurship in developing economies is more of a social phenomenon than an economic driver. Social empowerment helps entrepreneurs cognitively evolve their abilities to turn ideas into action and build a contextual business model. Socially empowered entrepreneurs are innovative and take risks to plan and manage business projects to achieve predetermined goals in the local markets. With proactive public policies in emerging markets, the empowerment of entrepreneurs is operationalised in both financial and social categories.

This conference aims at discussing complexities in entrepreneurial business models in the context of social, environmental, and cultural dimensions inspired by Indic wisdom. Discussions in the conference are geared to explore entrepreneurial and business models in emerging markets. This academic forum will encourage quality research on entrepreneurial innovation, design, experimentation of business models in the context of growing market competition and will appreciate time-relevant models inspired by our heritage. The arguments on social philosophies and consumption patterns will also raise prolific discussions with a focus on structural transformations in entrepreneurship and economics.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

     The submission categories acceptable in the seminar are

• Conceptual papers (based on literature review with research implications and future research directions, research models, theory related)
• Empirical research papers (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodology)
• Policy research papers (critically examining national or international policies)
• Case studies (without teaching notes)
• All submissions should be in Times New Roman, font size 12, with a one-inch margin on all sides, ranging between 3000 to 5000 words excluding tables, figures, and references. In-text citation and references should be listed in the APA format.

List of Topics

Committees

Program Committee

      Patron: Dr. Ajay Kapoor, Vice Chancellor

      Convenor: Dr. Gauri Mahulikar, Dean of Faculty

      Joint Convenor: Dr. Vinod R. R., Head, School of Contemporary Knowledge Systems (CKS)

       1. Dr. K. S. Kumari, Professor, School of CKS

       2. Dr. Bindusree A. R., Assistant Professor, School of CKS

       3. Ms. Abha Mohan, Assistant Professor, School of CKS

       4. Mr. Yathi Ajay A. V., Assistant Professor, School of CKS

Organizing committee

      Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Manjula R. Iyer (Associate Professor) | 9447026854

      Student Coordinator: Irene Sara Shiju (Third-Year B.Com.) | 8547538488

Publication

 (i) Opportunity to get your paper published in select journals

        (a) International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

        (b) "Sustainable Development and CSR – Perfect Match?  [Special Issue]

        (c) "Sustainable Development through Frugal Innovation—A Challenge or an Opportunity?" [Special Issue]

  (ii) All the selected papers will be compiled and published in the form of an edited book with an ISBN Number.   

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to manjula.iyer@cvv.ac.in