5th National Management Convention
“Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: The Way Forward”

February 17-18, 2012

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NMC 2012 Time Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Papers

As India continues to industrialize and progress, there have been widely reported feelings about a widening gap between the New Age India and the old Bharat. With increasing automation, large industries are expected to cut down on their labour intensiveness and hence adversely impact the overall rate employment generation. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with their labour intensive operation therefore present much greater
opportunities for employment generation not just in the urban belts of India but also in faroff places.

According to Prime Minister’s Taskforce on MSME 2010 Report, there are about 26 million such enterprises in India generating an employment of about 60 million. While they contribute 8% of our GDP, their share in manufactured output is 45% and exports is 40%. However, the sector has largely been in the shadows of policy making and has not got the focus it deserves. Several issues that besiege the sector include:
• Lack of easy access to capital and equity markets
• Lack of skills and management knowhow
•Complicated rules, processes regarding taxation, labour laws, and bureaucratic hurdles
• Absence of low cost access to infrastructure and supply chain
•Low global market exposure and technology penetration

While some of these enterprises operate on high-end high-technology spectrum, more than 94% of these are unregistered. As this sector is unquestionably the hotbed of entrepreneurship, in recent years there seems to be a renewed vigour in promoting entrepreneurship and getting the focus back on the sector. The government has therefore merged two different ministries and formed a new one called the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. KSOM’s 5th National Management Convention on “Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: The Way Forward” aims to discuss through case studies, research papers, white papers, field studies the following subthemes:

• Generic or specific challenges of the sector and their implications
• Ways to improve the overall health of the sector through better access to infrastructure, information and capital
• Government policy and procedural support needed to boost the sector efficiency
• Ensuring supply of skilled manpower
• Using Technology for greater access to markets and lowering operational costs

Who Can Participate

Professionals from Manufacturing and Service Sectors, Academicians, Research Scholars, Consultants, Students and anyone who has a specific interest in the in the MSME sector in India.

Submission of Abstracts

Selection of Papers would be based on abstracts detailing the purpose of the research, methodology, important conclusions / outcomes and key references. The guidelines for abstract submission are given below.
• The abstract should be submitted along with a Title Page and should not exceed 500 words, excluding the Title Page and References.
•The Title Page should clearly highlight the Author’s name, Affiliation & Contacts (including Institute/Organization name, City and Postal Address)
  and e-mail address in Proper Case.
•It should have 3 to 6 Keywords.
•Except for the Title Page, the name of the Author(s) should not appear in any other page of the abstract.
•The Title page and the abstract should be typed in ‘Times New Roman’ style, with font size 12, 1.5 lines space between lines and 70 point margin on
  all sides.
•The abstract submission should be accompanied by a statement confirming that the work for which the abstract is being submitted represents the
  Author’s original work.

A soft-copy of the abstract needs to be mailed to mail.nmc@ksom.ac.in so as to get delivered on or before November 15, 2011.
The abstracts would be blind-reviewed and the decision of the reviewing committee on papers to be selected for the Convention would be final. Decision of the reviewers on the acceptability of the abstract would be communicated by November 30, 2011.

Submission of Papers

Both a PDF and a Microsoft Word version of the full paper selected for the Convention should be sent to mail.nmc@ksom.ac.in so as to reach on or before January 10, 2012. Following are the submission guidelines:
•The paper should not exceed 6000 words excluding Title Page, Illustrations and References.
•The Paper should be typed in ‘Times New Roman’ style, with font size 12, 1.5 lines space between lines and 70 point margin on all sides.
•For Papers to be included in the Convention proceedings, at least one of the authors must register for the Convention and present the paper.
•The papers should follow the following referencing style:

The papers will be published in an edited volume and shared with the participants.
Submission of a Paper for the Convention would amount to the Author(s) agreeing to transfer the Paper’s copyright to KSOM.

Best Paper Award

Award for the best paper(s) will be chosen by a panel of experts. The Award will be announced on the last day of the Convention, February 18, 2012. Participation certificates will also be distributed on the same day.

Criteria for Paper Review / Evaluation

•Relevance of Purpose: Is the purpose of the paper relevant to the industry?
•Depth of Research: How comprehensive is the study, including that of any previous work in the same area?
•Extent of Originality: How original is the idea?
•Practical Applicability: Are the conclusions practical? Can they be implemented?
•Justifiability of Conclusions: Do the study and discussion adequately justify the conclusion?
•Structure and Organization: Is the report properly and logically structured?
•Quality of References: Are the sources credible?
•Adherence to Guidelines: Has the report adhered to the guidelines laid out in this document?