7th

NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE

ON

Entrepreneurship, Employability& Business Education

Organized by AIMA-CME

29-30th November 2012, New Delhi

Entrepreneurship, Employability& Business Education

BACKGROUND Business Education has been provided by institutions of higher learning for more than century now. It has primarily helped people acquire requisite skills, knowledge and competencies for lucrative jobs in the corporate world. Despite recent turmoil in job market, many of us still believe that MBAs continue to command a premium in the market: they are more likely to get jobs than people without MBAs and, on average, receive a higher salary. But with rising skill-gaps across the economies, the pertinent questions that comes quite often to our mind is whether Business Education is meeting the needs of the coming of age Indian society? What is the real gain of students in Business Education in terms of gained competencies at various levels? Business Education should merely focus on employability of its takers or it should also enthuse entrepreneurship amongst them. Is there any relationship of business education with entrepreneurship? And this question becomes even more perplexed when we try to seek answer to another question: Do entrepreneurs really need a business school education? Is there a dichotomy amongst entrepreneurship, employability and business education? Among the thousands of business schools now operating around the world we would be hard pressed to find one that does not teach the skills of entrepreneurship. However, of the people who immediately spring to mind when one thinks of entrepreneurs Bill Gates, Richard Branson or Oprah Winfreh, for example-few have done more than deliver a speech at B-School. Indeed, recent studies suggest what many intuitively suspect: that entrepreneurship may be in bloodmore to do with genes than classroom experience. It has also been said that Business Schools work on the factory model, and is in many ways not suited to training entrepreneurs.Entrepreneurship works on the apprenticeship model. There is also need to understand the relationship between the needs of the contemporary Indian Society regarding Business Education and the extent to which these needs are reflected in the demand for being trained as Business Professionals. What should the business education aim at from the societal point of view? Should it provide only theoretical knowledge about the business

processes and procedures or should it also provide opportunities of gaining practical knowledge and skills to the students. If skills are to be provided, the question is what type of skills should it concentrate on? What kind of skills and competencies do the employers demand from business professionals and what are the factors which they keep in mind while recruiting people? Also what skills and competencies play a crucial role in functioning of people and professionals in the field? In light of these divergent views, the seventh National Research Conference of AIMA would take up theme of Employability , Entrepreneurship, and Business Education for debate and discussion by all the stake holders viz; the bonafide participants to Business Education Programmes, Research Scholars, the Business Academics, People from Industry and Government ,Policy Makers and others from a larger Intellectual Community.

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE

To bring together Academia, Promoters of business education, Research scholars, Industry, Policy makers, stakeholders, Government organizations, Entrepreneurs in various fields to discuss, debate, analyze, conclude and prepare the vision document for the new age business society requirements in terms of Skills, Competencies and Knowledge . To provide a platform to Researcher, Policy Implementers, Stakeholders to present Research Papers, Monograms, Case Studies, Research Reports and Doctoral Thesis on the theme and sub themes. To explore ways to strengthen relationship between educational institutes and corporate. Forecast the new areas for business development and aligning knowledge, skills and competencies requirements accordingly. Create a repository of research based knowledge in area of business education..

CALL FOR PAPER

All India Management Association has the pleasure of announcing the 7 th National Research Conference on Entrepreneurship, Employability& Business Education. We invite empirical work, theoretical paper, research articles, research reports, case studies and doctoral thesis for presentation in Concurrent sessions on the below mentioned theme and subtheme of the conference listed below. Some pertinent question/ ideas that can be raised are also listed, however researchers are encouraged to contribute new ideas, concepts and apptitute . The selected research papers after double blind review by experts will be invited for paper presentation during the conference. The selected papers will be published in the edited book of AIMA/Journal of AIMA.

THEME AND SUBTHEMS

Theme: Entrepreneurship, Employability& Business Education Subthemes: 1. Employability and Management Education Does management education really generate employable graduates? Comparing Employment report of various MBA/PGDM Programs How do we improve the employability of MBA students? What is the growth and career progression of a management graduates verses non management graduate? Predicting job market growth trends and skill requirement.

2. Skills, Competencies and Employability through Business Education What is the significance of skills and competency with employment? Can Business education enhance skills? Can skills competencies be measured?

3. Linkage between Management Education and Entrepreneurship

Is there a linkage between Management Education and Entrepreneurship? Does B-School create an entrepreneur? Can B-schools nurture entrepreneurial skills? What should be the content, delivery and relevance of Entrepreneurship courses at B-schools? What is the significance of incubator programs in B-schools?

4. Pedagogy of Business Education for employability Is employability a factor dependent upon the student, the curriculum, the faculty or the institute? What is the relevance of experiential learning / participant centered learning with employability? Which teaching methodology works best in Indian environment? Comparing efficacy of On campus and off campus study modes. Do exchange programs enhance learning?

5. Improving the transition of Management Graduates in Corporate Sector Linking Education Institutes with Corporate: Improving and enhancing employability Permeability of Education System: Individuals career planning, lifelong learning and development through mentorship programs. Revisiting internships and training in Business education Program. Should management institute adopt a different thinking to improve employability?

6. Developing the DNA of Future Management Education programs Course curriculum: Content, focus and integration Internships: Relevance & Linkage and revitalization Skill building : end product not by product

Sectoral Requirements; moving from specific to generic.

7. Fostering National Development Through Business Education Continued Business Education : short-term career oriented courses and staggered learning, reorientation programs every 5 years. Planting management fundamentals in day to day working through focused sector specific programs. SME education programs: Making them more adaptable to market changes. Monitoring management education trends at state level and sector level. Nurturing Corporate Accountability and Development of Country though attitudinal change encapsulated in business education. . 8. Strengthening the Ecosystem of Business Education, Organization and Society Is Management Education meeting the emerging needs of Indian Society? Is Management Education delivery competencies needed by organization? Linking organization growth with development of society

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION RESEARCH PAPER An Abstract of about 250 words ,including a clear indication of purpose, research methodology and key words should be submitted as per deadline. The abstract will be blind reviewed and only those abstracts approved after review will be requested for full paper submission. Contributions should be restricted to one paper per individual as the first author. Soft copy of full paper, not exceeding 6,000 words, typed in Ms word, Times New Roman font, size 12, should be submitted through email to Conference Director, at nrc@aima-ind.org. Hard copies or CDs will not be accepted. The cover page should bear only the title of the paper, author/s names, designations, official addresses, phone/fax numbers, and e-mail IDs.

The work must be original and not have been presented or submitted for presentation at any other conference. All submission will be blind reviewed before acceptance for presentation. The author must register for the conference in order to present. Only those papers that are submitted as complete, reach the organizer by the due date, and are registered to be presented, will be published in the conference proceedings. The Souvenir released during the conference will carry abstracts only. The papers presented at the conference will be published in the edited book of AIMA/Journal of AIMA. Authors will be requested to provide non-exclusive copyrights of their paper to the conference organizers to ensure consideration for such a publication. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR DISSERTATION All submissions should be sent through e-mail in PDF or word document format to nrc@aimaind.org. Submissions will be judged on originality, significance, correctness, and clarity. Around 8 to 10 Ph.D. research scholars only will be selected to participate and present their work in Doctoral Dissertation Workshop. Experts in the respective fields will review all the submissions and comment on the content of the thesis as well as on the presentation. Research scholars will have 20 minutes to present their research, focusing on the main theme of their thesis, what they have achieved so far, and how they plan to continue their work including questions and discussion. Research scholars participating in the Doctoral Theses Conference should submit their full length research output containing:

Research Title Significant problems in the field of research Research Objectives Summarize the current knowledge of the problem domain, as well as the state of art solutions Clearly present any preliminary research plans and ideas, and the results achieved so far Sketch the research methodology that is to be applied or used Expected contributions of the scholar in the respective research area (For technical research).

Describe how the research is innovative, novel or extends existing approaches to a problem

ABOUT AIMA Founded in 1957, All India Management Association (AIMA) is an autonomous body which plays a proactive role in pooling management thoughts within the country. It is a platform to develop National Managerial ethos and an organization to facilitate the furtherance of the management profession in the country, AIMAs activities/initiatives include: * * * * Distance Management Education Management Development Programs Corporate Events Publications * * * Research Competitions Testing Services

Affiliated with AIMA are federation of LMAs (Local Management Associations) with as many as 60 across the country and two co-operating management associations abroad. Management Association and Mauritius Management Association. institutions and 30,000 individual members. AIMA is represented on a number of policy making committees of the Government of India, the Indian Institutes of Management, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and some other professional bodies like the Bureau of Indian Standards and National Productivity Council. AIMA is also a member of Asian Association of Management Organization. AAMO is a partnership of national management organizations in the Asian region whose purpose is to share and actively leverage resources to enhance the achievement of their missions. AIMA also maintains close links with a number of overseas professional bodies and institutions like the American Management Association, Chartered Management Institute (UK), all the National Management Organizations in the Asia Pacific Region and St. Gallen University of Switzerland. Qatar AIMA has over 3000

ABOUT CME Established in 1993, Centre for Management Education (CME), the education wing of AIMA, functions as a full-fledged autonomous business school, devoted to learning mode with a network of nodal centres majority of whom are good business schools. The Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) / Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management (PGDITM) are the flagship programme of CME and has been AICTE approved since 1994. functional areas. The PGDM/PGDITM/PGCM/ACM programmes are also available at the doorstep of companies through the In Company initiative and through e-learning at the desktop of student. CMEs prestigious Ph.D in Business Administration in collaboration with Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was launched in January 2000 keeping in mind the needs of working professionals having academic inclination and to expand the pool of management teachers. AIMA-CME also offers Professional and Short-duration Advanced Certificate Programmes to meet the knowledge up gradation needs of working professionals. Apart from these programs, AIMA-CME regularly conducts Faculty Development Programs in various areas. AIMA-CME has successfully developed a blend of modes of learning and multimedia pedagogy for its flexible learning programme. Conventional tools namely books / study guides, classroom teaching (PCP) by industry experienced faculty are combined with e-learning modes such as discussion board and chat rooms, along with recorded lectures for the convenience of working students. The Conference registration fee for different categories of participants is as follows:
Category Delegates from Academic Institutions Corporate delegates Early Bird Registration per delegate (on or before 10 October 2012) Rs.4000 Rs.5500 Regular per delegate after 10 October 2012 Rs.4500 Rs.6000

The Post Graduate Certificate Programme (PGCM) is offered in 6

Foreign delegates Students from India

USD 175 Rs.2000

USD 200 Rs.2500

Draft/Cehque (at par) should be in favor of All India Management Association payable at New Delhi Registration fee includes Conference kit , Conference lunch & tea The conference organizers can facilitate your lodging arrangements on request. The list of Hotels can be provided on request.
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IMPORTANT DATES: Abstract submission Notification for acceptance Abstract Early Bird Discount on registration Submission of Full Length paper Notification of Acceptance of paper Last date to Registration

For further details/Research Paper Submission / Registration, please contact: Prof. Anuja Pandey Conference Director All India Management Association Centre For Management Education Management House, 14 Institutional Area Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 Tel No.: 24645100/43128100 Ext. 709 Fax: 24626689, 24643035 Website: www.aima-ind.org Email: nrc@aima-ind.org