SMF2018: Strategic Management Forum Annual Convention 2018 Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli, India, December 25-27, 2018 |
Conference website | http://www.smfi.org/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smf2018 |
Submission deadline | October 22, 2018 |
Call for Papers
20th Annual Convention of the Strategic Management Forum
Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Curriculum in an Era of Disruption
Submission deadline: 22nd Oct 2018
Host Institution: IIM Tiruchirappalli
The global environment today is dotted by dynamic, complex and incessant political and technological changes. On the one hand, we have the onset of de-globalization, marked by tariff impositions and trade wars among once economically-friendly nations. On the other hand, technology is disrupting industries and business models in hitherto unimaginable ways, making it difficult for businesses to rely on conventional wisdom and historical precedents to take decisions. Business schools themselves are not insulated from this reality, with technology-driven Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) leading the way in rendering certain aspects of campus learning experience irrelevant. As suppliers of talent to organizations, business schools are at crossroads to critically examine the strategic management curriculum with a view to preparing graduates with skills and competencies required to manage and lead organizations of the future. On the one hand, there is a confluence of ideas in Strategic Management with adjacent fields like Business Models, Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking both drawing from and contributing to the body of knowledge. On the other hand, changes in demography, learning patterns, and attention spans have made it imperative to identify and adopt novel pedagogical approaches to prepare millenials with the requisite skills demanded by the job market of the future. The 20th annual convention of the Strategic Management Forum hopes to be a platform in leading this discussion on how the academic ecosystem, and Strategic Management professionals in particular, can respond to these changing realities. The theme for the convention is “Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Curriculum in an Era of Disruption”.
Submission Guidelines
Extended abstracts are invited from interested participants for the convention subject to the following guidelines:
- Extended abstracts have been submitted on or before 22nd October 2018. Abstracts received after this date will not be considered for the convention.
- Your extended abstract should not exceed 600 words (including references, tables and figures). An extended abstract is not a formal paper, hence please feel free to use any structure you deem fit. It’s a shorter version of the paper with the main idea and important references. Please note that extended abstract is more than a copy of slides or handouts and hence please avoid bullet points and math/Greek symbols). It may include table and/or figure.
The extended abstract should follow the points covered in the call for papers. The body of the extended abstract should expand on the theme. Use of hyperlinks is encouraged where relevant. References need to follow APA guidelines available at http://www.apastyle.org/.
Formatting: Submit your extended abstract in the form of a PDF document. Page layout should be 1 inch margin on all sides with 1.5 line spacing in Times New Roman 11pt. Headings, subheadings can be given bold formatting.
- The submission of extended abstracts have to be made in PDF format (only) using easy chair
- An author may submit no more than 2 abstracts to the conference.
- Participants with accepted abstracts have the option to submit full papers by 10th November, 2018. Selected full papers may be considered for publication in special issues of reputed international journals or volumes of edited books after a due review process.
Registration
- The registration fee includes conference kit, admission to main conference, technical sessions, plenary sessions, workshops, lunch, networking breaks with refreshments, Director's dinner and Convention dinner.
- At least one author has to register for the convention.
- Participants are expected to arrange for their accommodation.
Important Dates
Submission of Abstract | 22nd October 2018 |
Notification of Acceptance of Abstract | 1st November 2018 |
Submission of Full-paper (optional) | 10th November 2018 |
Early-Bird Registration Deadline | 26th November 2018 |
List of Topics
With the intention of inductively capturing various sources of disruption, we invite papers from distinguished academics and industry professionals on the following indicative sub-themes of the convention:
- Industry 4.0: Future of Work & Strategic Management Education
- Teaching Strategic Management for developing Job Competencies
- Teaching Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
- Crafting novel business models for complementing strategy
- Bringing Strategy as practice to the classroom
- Bringing Leadership into Strategic Management Curriculum
- Leveraging Technology in Business Education
- Fostering Innovations in Strategic Management Curriculum Design
- Fostering Creativity & Innovation: Pedagogical Approaches
- Enhancing the use of Simulations in Strategic Management Learning
- Experiential Learning and Role-play in Strategic Management
- Teaching Strategy implementation through Experience: Live Projects
- Innovative use of Audio Visual (AV) and Information Technology (IT) tools in the classroom
- Teaching Strategic Management using materials from non-conventional sources: e.g. films, books, poems, news etc.
- Innovation in case method
- International Perspectives on Pedagogy of Strategic Management
Convention Advisory Board
- Dr. Bhimaraya Metri, Director - Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli & Chairperson - Strategic Management Forum
- Prof. Arunaditya Sahay, Dean (Research), Birla Institute of Management Technology
- Prof. Rishikesh Krishnan, Director - Indian Institute of Management Indore
- Prof. (Retd.) Krishna Kumar Former Professor and Dean (AA), IIML, Former Director, IIMK
- Prof. Ashutosh Kumar Sinha, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
- Prof. Atanu Ghosh, Professor, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Program Committee
- Prof K V Mukundhan, IIM Trichy
- Prof Karthik Dhandapani, IIM Trichy
Venue
The conference will be held from 25th December 2018 to 27th December 2018 at Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (Map Location: https://goo.gl/maps/EjoNJjqYYgM2)
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to smf2018@iimtrichy.ac.in