Chief Patron Prof. Souvik Bhattacharyya Vice-Chancellor, BITS Pilani

Patron Prof. A.K. Sarkar, Director, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Conference ChairDr. Leela Rani

Conference ConvenersProf. Anil K. BhatDr. Udayan ChandaDr. Praveen GoyalDr. Sateyendra Kumar Sharma

Advisory Committee

Prof. S. P. Kothari, MIT Sloan School of Management

Prof. Vinod Kumar, Carleton University

Prof. Uma Kumar, Carleton University

Prof. Hemant Merchant, University of South Florida

Prof. Snehendu B. Kar, University of California

Prof. Sushil, IIT Delhi

Prof. S. G. Deshmukh,Director, ABV-IIITM, Gwalior

Ms. Aparna Sharma, Lafarge India

Dr. Vasudevan Sundararajan, HSBC-Analytics

Prof. S. K. Velayudhan, IIM Kozhikode

Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, IIM Indore

Prof. Thillai Rajan A, IIT Madras

Dr. Pramila Rani, Loomis Sayles & Company

Prof. Arya Kumar, BITS Pilani

Prof. Niranjan Swain, BITS Pilani

Conference Secretary Dr. Anubha DadhichDepartment of Management, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Phone: +91-01596-515699, 01596-515334

Email: icebm2017@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in

2nd International Conference on Evidence Based Management,(ICEBM)

March 17th-18th, 2017About the Conference

In recent decades, a great deal of scientific research has been carried out involving issues relevant to management practices. Evidence Based Management means making decisions based on best accessible facts, that is, scientific findings and unbiased organizational facts. This is an emerging area in management which is based on critical thinking and best available contemporary and optimal evidence to explicitly use them in management and decision making process. This field of study has emerged from empiricism with the aim of applying scientific method to improve managerial decision making process. The aim of this conference is to provide a platform to the researchers, scholars, academicians and practitioners from different part of the globe to discuss various methods of evidence based management. The conference will focus on various techniques and methodologies along with their application to provide some concrete evidences for better managerial decision making. Further, this conference will also provide the opportunity to interact with some of the renowned experts in the domain of management and other scholars from different parts of the world.

Department of Management, BITS Pilani

The Management Department at BITS, Pilani was established in the year 1971. It initially offered the two year Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Later in 1973, when the institute created an integrated educational structure, MBA evolved into the integrated first degree program MMS- Master of Management Studies which was a blend of engineering and management. This program was successfully offered for a time period of three decades. Based on the industrial demands, the course was restructured as MBA in the year 2006. Outlook 2016 survey has ranked BITS Pilani MBA programme in top 10 private B-Schools in India.

Call for Papers

Themes and Sub Themes (but not limited to)

Evidence Based Management in Marketing: Sales Management; B2B Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, New Product/Service Development, Product Mix and Brand Management, Relationship Marketing, Rural Consumers, Social Media Marketing.

Evidence Based Management in Finance & Economics: Asset pricing, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Disclosures and Earnings Quality, Financial Institutions and Market Linkages, Micro-finance, Market Micro-Structure, Derivatives and Regulation.

Evidence Based Management in Operations Management: Service Operations, Inventory Management, Marketing and OM Interface, Revenue Management and Pricing, Quality Control, Supply Chain Risk Management, Sustainable Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, Technology and Operations Management.

Evidence Based Management in Human Resource Management :Human Resource Outsourcing, Strategic HRM, Talent Acquisition and Retention, Performance Management, Reward and Recognition, Industrial Relations, Culture and Diversity, Executive Coaching and Leadership, Human Capital Standards and Analytics.

Evidence Based Management in Strategic Management and Business Policy: Emerging Market Firms’ Strategies, New models of Multinational Firm Strategies, Entrepreneurship in India, Industry Restructuring and Evolution, Global M&A, Innovations at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Corporate Sustainability.

Evidence Based Management in Information Technology Management: Advances in Management of Information Systems, Decision Support and Expert System, E-Commerce, Auctions and Pricing, Information Security issues.

Abstract Submission Details

The selection of paper will be made on their importance and interest to a wide range of delegates. Please indicate the theme to which your paper fits best.

Guidelines for Abstract Preparation:-

• Abstracts (maximum 300 words) describing the scope of the paper, methodology and its main conclusions • Times New Roman 12-point font in Microsoft Word with Double Spacing• Brief biography (maximum six lines) and author contact details including Author’s position, organization, address, telephone, mobile, and email.

Abstracts and Full Papers should be sent via e-mail to: icebm2017@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in. Full paper submission guidelines are mentioned in the conference website: http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/ICEBM2017/home.