THEME:

New Normal, New Ways: Implications for Business, Environment & Society

Date: 20-22 December, 2021

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About Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) is a multi-disciplinary university offering its students and faculty a vibrantlearning ecosystem designed around its multi-cultural and innovative ethos. In 1971, Prof. Dr. S.B. Mujumdarestablished Symbiosis as a 'home away from home' for African Asian students on the principles of Vedic thought of"World as One Family".

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) is nestled on a beautiful 300 acre campus, the Symbiosis KnowledgeVillage, on the outskirts of the city of Pune in Maharashtra, India. The University's name fittingly captures thequintessence of the relationship with International students; a mutually beneficial bond between India and theInternational student community. Symbiosis is committed to building international understanding by offering qualityeducation, and is resplendent of the activities and students of several countries. It was given "Deemed to beUniversity" status by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2002.

About Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)

Set up in 1993, SIMS is a premier management Institute ranked amongst the top B-Schools in India. SIMS is aconstituent of the prestigious Symbiosis International (Deemed University) and is the only MBA institute of its kind inIndia and a shining example of PPP (Public Private Partnership) between Symbiosis and Government of India –Ministry of Defence since 2002. Its flagship MBA course is primarily for Defence Personnel and their Dependents withsome seats for civilian candidates. This ideal mix of defence dependents and civilians brings out the best in both andensures holistic development.

SIMS is an ISO 9001:2015 quality certified management institute. It is an accredited “Centre for CorporateGovernance” of the 'National Foundation of Corporate Governance' (established by the Ministry of Corporate Affairsand CII) and one of the few recognized as a Centre for Entrepreneurship by Department of Science and Technology.Rankings of SIMS are as follows: -

1. SIMS is ranked No.3 Top Leading B-Schools of Super Excellence in India by CSR-GHRDC B-school Survey, 20202. SIMS is Ranked No.3 in the state of Maharashtra amongst private institutions in India by CSR-GHRDC B-school

survey 20203. SIMS is ranked No.1 Top B-school for MBA (Executive) in India, by CSR-GHRDC B-school Survey, 2019.

SIMS has an enviable placement record and it offers an excellent return on investment in terms of the placementpackages. Top companies such as Deloitte, JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Infosys, TCS, Gartner, ICICI, HDFC, GE,Eaton Tech, Marsh, Mother Dairy, SBI, Religare Securities, Bajaj Allianz, Tata Motors, Tally Solutions, WNS, etc. aresome of the loyal recruiters of SIMS student managers.

About SIMSARC’21

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune, organizes its Annual International Research Conference,SIMSARC, with a view to provide an opportunity to faculty, researchers, scholars and students alike to participate,present or publish their research papers. This year too, as part of the Faculty of Management of SymbiosisInternational (Deemed University), SIMS takes immense pleasure in announcing its 12th Annual InternationalResearch Conference, SIMSARC'21 on 20-22 December, 2021.

The conference will provide a platform to the researchers to share their research ideas with academia and industry.It will also give an opportunity to meet domain experts and other scholars to create a broad network withparticipants from various institutions across the globe. SIMSARC will have separate tracks for doctoral students, postgraduate students which will allow the budding researchers to present their research to eminent reviewers andexperts.

Glimpses of SIMSARC’20

Business and

Management:

Adaptation is the

Key

Global

Environment:

Life after

Pandemic

Workshop on “How to make Online Teaching Effective” by Dr. Pawan Jain

Special Session by

Shri Anurag Thakur, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India

Workshop on “Big Data Analytics Research” by Dr. Pradeep Kumar

Workshop on “Marketing Research –Design, Tools and Analysis” by Dr.

J.K.Nayak

Valedictory Function

Inauguration Plenary session - Global Outlook: Revisiting Strategies

Plenary session- Finance and Economy: Engines of Growth

Plenary session - Technology and Society: Development and

Disruptions

Plenary session - Business Management: The New Normal

12TH Annual International Research Conference

Year 2020, a year of pandemic as it will be remembered, has left everyone captivated across the globe.The year has not only taught us the importance of health but also forced each one of us to be self-reliantand live with the minimum. It is not only important but credible that we all succumbed to this changeand found ways to deal with new normal. This goes not only at the individual level but also at corporate,societal, environment, government, economy level. The new normal is here and is going to stay in thecoming years as we advance to the new decade of the 21st century. There are ramifications in the areaof information technology, education, work place, networking etc. This New Normal opens a plethora ofopportunities to the business and service sector, domestically and globally. The business landscape ischanging with the rapid advancements taking place on the technological front while at the same timethere is a greater need for sustainable practices among the corporate. With this backdrop, each one ofus, are going to learn and adapt, New Normal in our own way.

New Normal, New Ways: Implications for Business, Environment & Society

Sub-Themes for SIMSARC’21 -

Socio-Economic

transformation :

World of

Opportunity

Business and

Management:

Adaptation to

New Normal

Global Outlook:

Life after

Pandemic

Education and

Technology: Post

Covid

• Economic

Reforms

• Inclusive Growth

• Ease of doing

Business

• Reviving

Consumer

Demand

• Financial

Inclusion

• Financial System

• Healthcare

• Banking

• Fake news

• Environment

• Sustainability

• Labour market

• Unemployment

• Governance

• Any other

relevant topic

• Reviving Business

• Work from home

• New normal

consumer

• Managing Losses

• Employee safety

• HR Technology

• Repositioning in

Covid

• Disruptions in

Supply Chain

• Social Media

• Re-skilling

• Work-Life Balance

• Digital Marketing

• Entrepreneurship

• Change

Management

• Leadership

• Any other relevant

topic

• Trade Policies

• International

Relations

• Tourism and

Mobility

• Security Issues

• Trade War

• Culture and

Diversity

• Cyber War and

Bio war

• Exports-Imports

• International

Peace

• Human Rights

• Higher Education

• WHO Policies

• Sanctions

• Politics

• Any other relevant

topic

• Digitalisation

• EdTech

• Digital Health

• Start-ups

• E-Commerce

• Technological

Challenges

• AI, Machine

Learning

• AR-VR

• Data protection

• OTT platforms

• Digital learning

• Fintech

• Block Chain

• Big Data

• Data Analytics

• Cyber Security

• Payment Banks

• Any other

relevant topic

Pre-Conference Editor’s Conclave

The Pre-conference Editor’s Conclave will be organized on 20th Dec., 2021. The participants of SIMSARC'21 will be

allowed to attend this conclave “Free of Cost” and a certificate of participation will also be issued to all those who

attend. The details of the resource persons will be shared in the month of October, 2021.

Publication Opportunity

Selected papers will be invited for presentation based on composite review score. Post presentation, invited paperswill be suggested to be sent to one of the below mentioned journals where review, acceptance and publication willbe as per the journal guidelines and discretion of the journal. SIMSARC has no role other than suggesting belowmentioned journals: -

1. Springer is the knowledge partner for this conference. Selected papers will be published in a proceedings volume by

Springer, subject to the review process of the conference editorial team and Springer.

2. Selected best papers will be suggested for submission to the one of the following journals : -

A. Journal of Service Management (JOSM) (indexed SCOPUS, Listed in ABDC)

B. Spanish Journal of Marketing (SJM) (indexed SCOPUS)

C. International Journal of Digital Accounting and Research (indexed in SCOPUS)

D. International Review of Business and Economics -ISSN : 2474-5146, www.irbejournal.com

E. SIMS' bi-annual journal, Journal of Applied Management-Jidnyasa, ISSN : 0976-0326, indexed in IScholar, JGate & ProQuest

F. Student paperswillbepublishedinSIMSJMR (SIMS JournalofManagement Research), ISSN:2582-0206

*publication is subject to further evaluation by the editor

Important Points -

All authors should attend all the plenary sessions and paper presentation tracks to be eligible for

conference certificate.

The papers which are presented in the conference will ONLY be considered for publication.

An author can only submit maximum of 2 papers (one as the principal author & the other as co-author).

Conference registration fee will not be refunded, under any circumstances.

Process of Submission and Publication -

Submission

of Paper

Registration

by Author

Conference

Presentation

Invitation to

Authors for

Publication

Event Ending Date

Last date of submission of full paper 30th June, 2021 15 July, 2021

Acceptance of Full paper 31st July, 2021

Date of Conference 20-22 December, 2021

Review by

Journal/

Publisher

Review of

Papers

Sharing

Review

Comments

& Selection

Review for

Publication

Publication in

Journal or

Proceedings

Important Dates -

Guidelines for Full Paper Submission* Authors should send their full paper, including abstract and key words to simsarc@sims.edu

The paper should be submitted in word doc only (no Pdf will be accepted)

The author should not write their names in the full paper

The cover page should be sent along with full paper, mentioning author’s details

Please visit https://www.sims.edu/simsarc for the templates

Faculty/Academician/Industry Paper Presentation*

∙ Best paper will be adjudged and certificate will be awarded in each track.

Doctoral Paper Presentation*

∙ There will be a separate track for doctoral paper presentation. Two best doctoral papers will be adjudged and

certificates will be awarded.

Student Paper Presentation*

∙ Students can submit their papers in the following tracks : -

o Student Research Paper Competition

o Summer Internship Project (SIP) Competition

∙ Three best student research papers and three best SIP papers will be adjudged and certificate will be awarded.*Subject to minimum of 7 papers in each track

*Please visit https://www.sims.edu/simsarc for detailed guidelines and format.

Registration Details -

* inclusive of GST* Registration fee includes admission to all the plenary sessions, editor’s conclave and paper presentation tracks.* Registration fee does not include publication charges.

Mode of Payment -

Bank details for RTGS/NEFT for SIMSARC-2021

• Registration Fee can be paid either by DD or online payment.Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of ‘Director, SIMS',payable at Pune.

• If author wants to make payment through Axis Bank, in that caseplease send an email to accounts@sims.edu, keeping email:simsarc@sims.edu in cc and mentioning that “author has anaccount in Axis bank and so wants to pay through Axis bank.Please provide details for IFT ."

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CATEGORY Registration Fee

PG Student Rs. 750

Doctoral Paper Rs. 1,000

Faculty/Academicians Rs. 2,500

Industry/Corporates Rs. 3,000

Foreign Delegates $100

Participation Only Rs. 750

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Beneficiary Name SIMS PUNE

Beneficiary Bank

NameAxis Bank Ltd.

Beneficiary

(Unique)

Account No.

01755518198

Branch Location Mumbai

Branch Centralized

Processing Hub

Remark (if any) Mention Participant’s

Name

VISIONARIES OF THE CONFERENCE

Chief Mentors

Dr. S. B. Mujumdar

Chancellor, Founder and President –

Symbiosis International (Deemed University),

Pune, India

Dr. Vidya YeravdekarPro Chancellor,

Symbiosis International (Deemed University),

& Principal Director Symbiosis, Pune, India

Dr. Rajani R. GupteVice Chancellor,

Symbiosis International (Deemed University),

Pune, India

Brig. (Dr.) Rajiv DivekarDirector and Conference Chairperson, SIMS, Pune,

India

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Dr. Arti ChandaniAssociate Professor,

Conference Convenor, SIMS, Pune

Tel: +91-20-2559-3215

Mobile: 9371533791

Email: arti.chandani@sims.edu

Ms. Priyanka PawarOrganizing Secretary

Tel: +91-20-2559-3300

Mobile: 8419920217

Email: simsarc@sims.edu

Dr. Komal ChopraAssociate Professor,

Conference Co-Convenor, SIMS, Pune

Tel: +91-20-2559-3246

Mobile: 9890951451

Email: chopra.k@sims.edu

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

,

Dr. Pawan Jain Assistant Professor of

Finance,

West Virginia University, USA

Dr. Dhaval M. Dave

Stanton Research Professor of Economics,

Bentley University and National Bureau of

Economic Research, USA

Dr. Matt Glowatz

Assistant Professor,

University College, Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Vishaal Baulkaran

Associate Professor of Finance,

University of Lethbridge, Canada

Mr. Neeraj Kulshrestha Chief Regulatory Officer,

Bombay Stock Exchange

Mr. Debashish Mallick

Deputy Managing Director (Retd.),

Export-Import Bank of India

Mr. S.C. Kalia

Executive Director (Retd.),

Union Bank of India

Mr. Naresh K. PinisettiPresident - Corporate

Governance,Deepak Fertilizers and

Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.

Dr. Kishore G. Kulkarni Distinguished Professor

of Economics, Metropolitan State,

University of Denver, USA

Dr. Rajendra KhandekarProfessor of

Management,Metropolitan State,

University of Denver,USA

Dr. Arun Upadhyay

Knight-Ridder Eminent

Scholar and Associate Professor,

Florida International University, USA

Dr. Ravi Seethamraju

Associate Professor,

University of Sydney Business School,

Australia

Dr. Daniela IrreraPhD in International Relations, University

of Catania, Italy

Dr. Vikas Kumar

Professor,

University of Sydney Business School,

Australia

Ms. Priyanka Pawar, Organizing Secretary, SIMSARC.

Tel: - +91-20-25593300, Email: simsarc@sims.edu

Dr. Amitabh Dutta

Associate Professor of Finance,

Bisk College of Business, Florida Institute of Technology, USA

Dr. Mukul Madahar

Associate Dean International,

Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK

Mr. SureshGupta

Chief General Manager (Retd.),

SEBI

Mr. Anuj Ranjan

General Manager,

Reserve Bank of India

ADDRESS:

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Range Hills Road, Khadki, Pune, 411020, MH, IndiaTel.: +91-20-2559-3201, Fax: +91-20-2559-3333

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