IMR JAN 2013 - Indira Institutes

INDIRA MANAGEMENT REVIEWWelcomes academic and research articles on subjects of contemporary relevance to the study ofManagement .Notes to ContributorsIMR is a vehicle for disseminating today's thinking on everything that moves business. As such, it welcomesserious writing in the form of , critiques , posers, academic or research papers etc. that promote new thoughton accepted concepts or initiate new concepts. The subjects may be as varied as logistics and humanresources, IT sourcing and the multiplex boom , or the rural markets and RFID . However , a level of academicand professional authority or understanding of the issue on the part of the writer, is a must, while consideringthe work for publication . WE encourage papers with an Indian context, more so if they examine issues withreference to India's place in the bigger international picture. Articles are put through the blind / peer reviewprocess before being accepted.Authors are requested to note the following while forwarding written material for publication:1. The paper should be max. 15 pages length in MS word format in Arial font size 12 typed in 1.5 linespacing . Graphs and tables should be in the body of the text and not separate.2. The article should carry a brief abstract not exceeding 100 words profiling the nature of work tofollow.3. Bibliography in the accepted European Format should accompany at the end of the article , asshown below:Abel-Smith B and Townsend P (1995) : The poor and the Poorest , London Bell.Adorno , Theodor, (1964)(1986) L The Jargon of Authenticity , London , Routledge and Kegan Paul.Ahmed Abad and Abraham E (1994) (eds) , Management Research in India 2 Vols, AIMS PublicationArgyris , Chris, (1991):”Teaching Smart People How to learn “' Harvard Business Review, May-June.4. A declaration on the following lines should accompany the article , signed by the author/sI/We confirm that the enclosed article (name of the article) __________________ is the originalwork of the undersigned and that all referenced material mentioned therein are duly acknowledgedby us at the end thereof. I/We confirm responsibility for all the information used in the articlewhich is in the private ownership of other individuals / entities. The article has not been submittedto any other publication / journal and is not under consideration for publication anywhere else.”5. A brief biosketch of the author/s may also be forwarded (max. 100 words each)6. One copy of the text should be couriered to the Editor, Indira Management Review , Shree ChanakyaEducation Society , 85/5A Tathwade , Pune –Banglore Bypass , Near Wakad Junction , Pune-411033.And the same be also emailed to vijai@indiraedu.com7. Articles/ papers approved by the review panel will be taken up for publication , and the date ofpublication will depend upon the editorial constraints of time and space. The Editor will not enterinto correspondence with the authors re: the date of publication . Authors are requested not toremind us regarding the same. WE shall convey to the author the fate of their article when thereview process is completed and the decision received from the reviewer – be it acceptance ,rejection or a recommendation for effecting modifications/ additions , deletions from the text , forcompliance by the author.8. The mailing of article for publication to IMR signifies acceptance of the Editor's decision regardingacceptance or otherwise of a contribution to be final and binding .9. Authors of articles accepted for publication will be paid a token honorarium.