Management Development Institute, Murshidabad

5th International Conference

On

Changing Business Paradigm, (ICCBP-2025)

January 9-11, 2025 in Online Mode

[Theme- Integrating Sustainability, Technology and Research for Value Creation]

The 5th edition of International Conference on Changing Business Paradigm (ICCBP) aims at capturing role of integrating sustainability, technology and research for value creation. It seeks to deliberate upon the emerging theories, concepts and models in general, practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in particular with respect to different functionalities of management. This conference endeavours to create forum for academician, researchers, industry practitioners and students to share their ideas and research findings, and address contemporary issues and challenges in business and industry. Additionally, it attempts to propagate a research centric culture in various domains of management as well as interdisciplinary and allied fields both in Indian and global contexts.

About MDI Murshidabad

Management Development Institute (MDI) was set up as an autonomous body in 1973 in collaboration with KFW, West Germany, and with the active support of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI). With an intention to impart management education, nurture local talent, and groom them to become global leaders, Management Development Institute (MDI) commenced its Murshidabad campus in 2014.

The foundation stone was laid on the 31st of October, 2010 at Jangipur, Murshidabad, West Bengal by the then Honourable Union Minister of Finance, Govt. of India, Late Shri Pranab Mukherjee. In 2014, MDI Murshidabad (MDIM) launched its Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM). It was commemorated in the presence of the then honourable President of India Late Shri Pranab Mukherjee, by an inspiring address by him to the first batch of PGDM students on the 24th August, 2014. That was followed by a deliberation made by Late Shri Arun Jaitley, the then Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Defence & Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India.

PGDM offered by MDIM is recognized and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The Murshidabad campus is a part of MDI’s vision to nurture and promote local talents and enterprises. The campus of MDI Murshidabad is located in the northern part of the State of West Bengal, India. MDIM prides itself in not only providing Management Education but also developing ethical corporate citizens for tomorrow’s India.

Call for Papers

Please note that you can participate in the conference with the submission of only an abstract. However, authors, who wish to get their research paper/case studies published in the edited book/journals or for best paper awards need to submit their full research paper/case studies.

Original research papers and case studies are invited on current issues in any of the following sub-themes:

Track-1: Integrating Marketing with Sustainability, Technology and Research for Value Creation:

Digital Marketing, Permission marketing, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Product and Brand Management, Integrated Marketing Communications, International Marketing, B2B Marketing, Services Marketing, Green Marketing, Retailing, Rural marketing, CRM, Sales and Distribution Management, Sustainable Marketing, Responsible Marketing etc.

Track-2: Integrating Finance with Sustainability, Technology and Research for Value Creation:

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, International Economics, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Corporate Finance, Banking, Insurance and Financial Services, Asset Pricing, Derivatives and Risk Management, Managing Financial Institutions, International Finance, Corporate Accounting and Financial Disclosure Practices, Mergers and Acquisitions, Market Microstructure, Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion, Financial Innovations/Engineering, Sustainable Finance, Cryptocurrencies, Block chain and Fintech applications in finance, Behavioural Finance, Financial Modelling, and Capital Markets etc.

Track-3: Integrating OB & HRM with Sustainability, Technology and Research for Value Creation:

HR Strategies in Uncertain Times, Organizational Behaviour, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Human Resource Planning and Development, Talent and Competency Management, Change Management and Organizational Development, Employer Branding, Employee Engagement, Technology and HR, HR Accounting, HRIS, Employee Relations, Strategic HRM and Global HR etc.

Track-4: Integrating Operations and SCM with Sustainability, Technology and Research for Value Creation:

Manufacturing Processes, SCM, Optimization Techniques, TPM, Project Management, TQM, Six Sigma, and Productivity Management, and Technology Management etc.

Track-5: Integrating IT with Sustainability, Technology and Research for Value Creation:

E-Commerce, E-Governance, Soft Computing Techniques, Management of Information Technology, ERP, Information Technology, Project Management, Software Engineering, Decision Support, Experts Systems, IoT, and Knowledge Management etc.

Track-6: Integrating strategy and entrepreneurship with Sustainability, Technology and Research for Value Creation:

ESG, SDGs, Corporate Ownership, Governance Control and Business Ethics, Inclusive Growth – Strategy and Policy, CSR, The new age start-ups SMEs for sustainable and global development, Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, Social-Entrepreneurship, Techno Entrepreneurship and Women Entrepreneurship.

Note: This is an indicative list. Contributions from areas not listed above are also welcome.

Opportunity to publish in reputed Journal/Edited Book:

All registered and presented papers will go through the peer review process; and selected papers will be published as part of conference proceedings in the form of an Edited Book with ISBN by an International Publisher. The MDIM Online International Conference also provides you an opportunity to publish your research papers in the Journals with ISSN.

Submission Guidelines

All the papers should be mailed at iccbp@mdim.ac.in

The papers submitted to the International Conference on Changing Business Paradigm (ICCBP-2025) should describe your original work and should not have been published elsewhere or under consideration. The full version of your paper should be formatted as per the guidelines given below. The submitted paper should be in between 4,000-6,000 words including all the text, figures, tables, references, and appendices.

Kindly mention the track number in the subject line while submitting the full research paper/abstract.

Paper Format

1. The maximum limit for the paper is 18 pages (including references).
2. Similarity has to be <15%, the author has to submit the full TurnitinTM report along with final submission indicating the same (Turnitin plagiarism check by turning off the Exclude Match – OFF)
3. The paper required in MS Word, A4 size with 1-inch margin on all sides, “Times New Roman”, font size 12, line spacing 1.5, headings bold, sub headings italic.
4. All table, figure, graphs, included in the text with mentions of the source, captions and proper numbering.
5. Tables, graphs, figures need to be in black and white only with 300 dpi.
6. Proper citation and referencing as per latest APA guidelines.
7. Abstract 150-200 words, with 5-7 keywords, highlight the sub-sections such as purpose, design/methodology/approach, findings, research limitations/implications, social implications, originality/value.
8. All author details mentioned on the abstract page below the title in column, if 2 authors two columns, if 03 authors, three columns, starting with name, affiliation, email id.

Important Dates

Submission of full paper/abstract: November 07, 2024

Intimation of acceptance of full paper/abstract: November 28, 2024

Last date for Registration: December 12, 2024

Conference date: January 9-11, 2025

Registration Fees

Download the registration form and send it with the payment receipt once you get the abstract/paper acceptance mail.

Bank Details

A/c Name – Management Development Institute Society
Bank – State Bank of India
A/c No. – 33987582978
IFSC – SBIN0012355
Swift code: SBININBBFXD

Mode of Conference

The conference will be conducted in online mode; e-certificate will be issued to only registered participants.

Organizing Committee

Patron

• Prof. (Dr.) Ajay K. Jain – Director, MDI Murshidabad

Conference Chairs:

• Prof. (Dr.) Biranchi Narayan Swar
• Dr. Neeraj Singhal

Advisory Members