INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND RESEARCH (IJMIR)
ISSN: 2320-1177
Sharda University is a leading educational institution based out of Greater Noida, Delhi NCR.
A venture of the renowned Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI), the university has established itself as a high quality education provider with prime focus on holistic learning and imbibing competitive abilities in students. The university is approved by UGC and prides itself in being the only multi-discipline campus in the NCR, spread over 63 acres and equipped with world class facilities. School of Business Studies, Sharda University is amongst the leading Business Schools of North India. The school emphasizes on multi-disciplinary and multi- cultural approach to learning. Corporate engagement and education with innovative applied research are the key features that sets SBS apart from the other Business Schools.
International Journal of Management Issues and Research (IJMIR) journal is a double blind peer reviewed journal committed to academic research in all aspects of business. IJMIR is published bi-annually on the premise that there is a growing need to better manage and spread pedagogic ideas and research results in the academic and professional fraternity. The journal is maneuvered by internationally focused editorial board. It provides a platform to research scholars, academicians, and eminent researchers from industries to share their novel ideas, concepts, research findings, industry analysis, and case studies in the fields of various business functional areas such as finance management, human resource management, international business, marketing management, organizational behavior, operations &
information technology management, and services management. It publishes original research articles from the above-mentioned domains which has a national and international orientation.
IJMIR journal invites good quality case studies, conceptual and empirical research papers in business, commerce, economics and management disciplines for the forthcoming issue. The paper submissions to IJMIR should be forwarded directly to [email protected] with the statement “IJMIR- Article for Publication” on the subject line. All papers submitted to the IJMIR should be written in MSWord and they will be subject to a blind peer review process.
Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted. All our articles go through a double-blind review process. There is no article processing and publication charges for the publication of article in our journal. The abstract / full paper of the article will also be available in our university web portal.
Broader Themes for Contributions (But not Limited to)
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General management: disaster management, waste management, corporate social responsibility, professional ethics, modern business management practices, strategic management, etc.
Human Resource Management & OB: training and development, performance management, compensation management, talent management, work-life balance, leadership, strategic HRM, international HRM, cross cultural management, virtual team in organization, employee motivation & engagement, E-HRM, employer branding, engaging & maintaining human resources, green HRM, HR analytics, HRM & entrepreneurship, strategic human resource planning/ strategic staffing, industrial relations, learning & development, organizational climate, organizational culture, organizational justice, organizational citizenship behaviour, etc.
Finance Management: GST, demonetization, theories of capital structure, capital budgeting, dividend decisions, working capital management, international financial management, financial management of enterprises in emerging market economies, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring, economic value added (EVA), financial management practices of commercial banks, financial management practices of micro-finance institutions, lessons from the global financial crisis, case studies on investment banking practices, behavioural finance, green banking, NPA management/stressed asset management, asset securitisation/SARFAESI act, risk management in banks, Basel III norms-impact on the banking sector, financial inclusion social banking, microfinance institutions, sustainability issues in banking, banking for entrepreneurial development, investment banking, etc.
Information Technology Management: knowledge management and business intelligence, IS security, privacy, and ethical issues, IS management and governance, social media research, e- business and e- government, e-business issues, trends and case studies, m- commerce, ERP and cloud computing solutions, data warehouses and data mining, etc.
Operations Management: supply chain integration, behavioral operations management, modern operations practices, project management, logistics & shipping management, multi- modal transportation, port management, cold chain management, etc.
Marketing and Services Management : advertising, B2B marketing, brand management and strategy, consumer behaviour, cause marketing, event marketing, value driven marketing, green , marketing, international marketing, internet marketing, luxury marketing, marketing analytics, marketing communication, marketing decision models, marketing channel management, pricing strategies, neuro-marketing, new product development, publicity and public relations, retailing, rural marketing, sales management, sales promotion, services marketing, social marketing, social media marketing, sports marketing, strategic marketing, technology marketing, tourism marketing, etc.
78 Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation for IJMIR
The authors are required to submit their manuscript in APA format. For details please visit www.apastyle.org. Kindly ensure four key segments of your manuscript: title page, abstract, main body of manuscript and a list of references according to APA style.
Title Page
The title page should have a running head, title of the paper, Author’s name and affiliation.
Abstract
A short summary of the work for providing a snapshot of the work done. The acceptable word range is 100-150 words. APA format to be followed while writing the abstract. Kindly mention 3-5 key words below the abstract.
Main Body of Paper
The precise format of this section can differ subject to the kind of paper one is writing. For example, if one is writing a research paper, the main body will comprise an introduction, review of literature, research design, research results and a discussion on the same. APA style based on the type of work (Research article, case study, book review etc.) done to be followed. All text in manuscripts should be in 12-point Times New Roman font, double- spaced, justified-alignment only.
Maximum word limit is 3000 including the references, tables, appendices. Text, Illustrations and Figures should have source compulsorily.
Reference Section
The reference section must consist of all references used to write research paper.
Kindly ensure that APA format is strictly followed.
All communication can be addressed to:
Dr. Vikas Kumar Editor- IJMIR Professor
School of Business Studies 32-34 Knowledge - III Sharda University Greater Noida – 201306
Email: [email protected], [email protected]