Glogift 08

College of Business Administration
The University of Alabama In Huntsville, USA
and
Department of Management Studies
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

ANNOUNCEMENT

‘GLOGIFT 08’, an International Conference with the theme “Flexible Enterprise for Global Business”is an effort to provide a global forum for practitioners, policy makers, teachers, researchers and learners to share their practical experiences, knowledge and insight in the evolution, formulation and implementation of strategies and models for flexible enterprises to meet the changing requirements of global business. The objective of the conference is to provide a knowledge sharing platform for dissemination of research and experiential findings through empirical study, qualitative modeling, case studies, new concepts and state-of-the-art studies.

CALL FOR PAPERS

‘GLOGIFT 08’, invites researchers, learners and practitioners to submit research-based as well as practical papers linked with the Theme of the Conference. The broad areas / sub-themes that will be of interest for the conference are given below. Papers can be submitted in any one of the following sub-themes or related areas.

Flexibility

Allied Areas

Enterprise Flexibility
Strategic Flexibility
Organizational Flexibility
Financial Flexibility and Risk Management
Marketing Flexibility
Human Resource Flexibility
Information System Flexibility
Agility/Flexibility in Manufacturing Systems
Flexible Supply chains
Flexibility in offerings
Flexibility Maturity Models

Globalization and Localization
Global Competitiveness
Global / Transnational Strategy
Global Business
Global Value Chain and Business System
Business Process Management
Knowledge Management & Learning Organizations
Technology and Innovation Management
Sectoral Applications
M&A and Strategic Alliances

DEADLINES

March 15, 2008
:
Submission of paper in final form for review

March 25, 2008
:
Acceptance of papers for proceedings

March 31, 2008
:
Early Bird Registration

May 15, 2008
:
Regular Registration

May 31, 2008
:
Cancellation

SUBMISSION

Papers should be thought provoking and based on current research. The titles should be brief. Although there is no word limit, concise papers are encouraged. Papers can be accepted for presentation based on the extended abstracts. Publication in Proceedings is subject to a strict set of standards of review and deadlines.

Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of the conference on CD and a selection of these papers will be considered for publication in journals.

All submissions to be made through e-mail at: . glogift08@giftsociety.org with a copy to glogift08@gmail.com

SYMPOSIA, TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS

If you wish to conduct a symposium, tutorial or workshop, submit a summary of at least two pages on what you propose to do in your session and why it is of interest and importance to the participants. All participants must register and attend the meeting.

VOLUNTEERS

Anyone interested in participating in the program by serving as a reviewer, session chair, or discussant, should contact the Conference Chairs.

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Regular Registration
Onsite Registration
One-day rate

Delegates from Academic/R&D Org.
:
US$ 350
US$ 375
US$ 75

Delegates from Industries
:
US$ 425
US$ 450
US$ 150

Students
:
US$ 125
US$ 125
US$ 30

GIFT members receive $50 discount and student members receive $25 discount. Others receive one year GIFT membership as part of registration fee.

Registration fee to be paid in US dollars. For possibility of payment in other currencies, contact the Conference Secretariat.

Registration fee includes a copy of the conference proceedings CD, registration kit, tea, lunches, official dinner and attendance in session services. The registration fee does not include the cost of boarding/lodging etc.

The Registration Fee covers Complimentary Registration to One Day Conference Workshop on ‘US –India Business Development’on June 16, 2008.

Cancellation: 80% refund will be made for cancellation before May 31, 2008 after which not refund of registration fee will be made.

SPONSORSHIP

Organizations are invited to sponsor the conference. The contribution made will be prominently acknowledged in all promotional and other conference material. The payment is to be made in favour of “GLOGIFT 08”payable at New Delhi.

Chief Sponsor:
Rs 4,00,000/-
US$ 10,000

Representation in Steering Committee
One speaker in Plenary session/one chairperson for a technical session
Six complementary delegates
Company logo on conference promotional material
Provision of a time slot for the presentation/demo of the products/services/innovations of the organization leading to new business models.

Sponsor:
Rs 1,20,000/-
US$ 3,000

Representation on Steering Committee/one chairperson for a technical session
Three complementary delegates
Company logo on conference brochure and letterhead

Co-sponsor:
Rs 50,000/-
US$1,500

Representation on Organizing Committee
Two complementary delegates

SOUVENIR

A souvenir will be published at the time of the conference and shall be provided to all delegates and sponsors. It will include various messages, conference programme, list of delegates, abstracts of papers to be presented, and other relevant information. Advertising in the souvenir will give wide coverage to the advertisers. The advertisement tariff is as given below. Payment is to be made in favour of ‘GLOGIFT 08’payable at New Delhi.

Back cover (Colour)
:
Rs 25,000/-

Full page
:
Rs 15,000/-

Half page
:
Rs 8,000/-

International Advisory Committee

Edward Stohr, Chair of Committee, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ, USA
David Sumanth, University of Miami, FL, USA
Henk W. Volberda, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands*
Massoud Amin, Centre for Development of Technology Leadership, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
Sushil Gupta, Florida International University, FL, USA
Prem Vrat, VC, UP Technical University
Lalit Johri, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok
Kathryn E. Stecke, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, USA
Vijay Verma, TRIUMF, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
H. Bahrami, University of California at Berkeley, CA, USA*
P.K. Jain, President-Elect GIFT and Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
John R. Wells, Harvard Business School, MA, USA*
S.S. Yadav, Head, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
Vinayshil Gautam, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
Regina Connolly, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
P.B. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal

International Programme Committee

Dariusz Jemielniak, Kozminski Business School, Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, Poland
Xin (Robert) Luo, School of Business, Virginia State University, VA, USA
Sung Ho Ha, Kyungpook National University, Korea
Vijay K. Agrawal, University of Nebraska at Kearney, USA
R. Palanisamy, University of Nova-Scotia, Canada
Z. Husain, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE
Abid Haleem, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
Ravi Shankar, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok
T. Ramayah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Alex Gorod, School of Systems & Enterprise, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
Devanandham Henry, School of Systems & Enterprise, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ

Organising Committee

Kirankumar Momaya, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
R. K. Garg, Dean Research and Industrial Liaison, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
R. K. Mittal, Dean, University School of Management Studies, GGSIP University, Delhi
Manoj K. Sharma, Director General (Hon.), GIFT, New Delhi
Sharen Glennon, Associate Director, Marketing, Howe School, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
Kishore, Pochiraju, Director of the Design and Manufacturing Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
Brian Sauser, School of Systems and Enterprises, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
Tom Wakeman; Deputy Director, Center for Maritime Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
Rajeev Dwivedi, Adjunct Professor, Howe School, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
Aditya Sharma, graduate student, MS in Information Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ
Mahim Sagar, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi

* Acceptance awaited

Conference Chairman
Conference Co-Chair
Chair International Advisory Committee

J.N.D (Jeet) Gupta
College of Business Administration
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35899
Ph: 256-824-6593
E-mail: guptaj@uah.edu
Prof. Sushil
Department of Management Studies
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Vishwakarma Bhwan,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg
New Delhi –110 016
Ph: 91-11-2659116
E-mail: sushil@dms.iitd.ernet.in
profsushil@gmail.com
Edward A.Stohr
Co-Director, Centre for Technology Management Research
Wesley J.Howe School of Technology Management
Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: 201-216-8915
E-mail: estohr@stevens.edu

FOR DETAILS REGARDING-
Submission of Papers- Nomination of Delegates- Advertisements- Sponsorships

Contact:

Conference Secretariat GLOGIFT 08
Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management
B-51 (Basement) Sarvodaya Enclave
(Near Mother International School) New Delhi -110 017
Ph: 011-26852122
E-mail: glogift08@gmail.com, glogift08@giftsociety.org
Website: www.giftsociety.org

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