Deadline for submission of extended abstract/papers has been extended upto 15th December, 2021
THE SEAT OF
KNOWLEDGE
THE HEART OF
TRANSFORMATION
Deadline for submission of extended abstract/papers has been extended upto 15th December, 2021
IIM Shillong is organizing the GLOGIFT 21 conference during April 21-23, 2022. GLOGIFT 21, an international conference with the theme ‘Flexibility, Resilience and Sustainability’ is an effort to provide a global forum for practitioners, policy makers, teachers, researchers, and students to share their practical experiences, knowledge, and insight in the evolution, formulation, and implementation of strategies and models for flexible management system to meet the challenging requirements of global business. The objective of the conference is to provide a knowledge sharing platform for dissemination of research and experiential findings through empirical study, qualitative modelling, case studies, new concepts and state of the art studies.
GLOGIFT 21, invites researchers, students and practitioners to submit research based as well as practice papers linked with the theme of the conference. The broad areas/sub-themes that will be of interest for the conference are given. Papers can be submitted to any of the following sub-themes or related areas.
Systematic Flexibility
Business Agility
Strategic Flexibility
Organizational Flexibility
Financial Flexibility and Risk Management
Marketing Flexibility
Human Resource Flexibility
Information System Flexibility
Flexibility/Agility in Technology
Sustainable Operation/ Logistics
Flexible Supply Chain
Sustainable Supply Chain
Flexibility Maturity Model
Innovation Flexibility
Life Cycle Assessment
Flexibility in Business Excellence
Business Analytics
Strategic Alliances
Firm Competitiveness
Environmental Management and Sustainability
Flexible Logistics
Eco- Innovation
Technology/ Innovation Management
The process starts with the submission of extended abstract as per the given timeline. Only online submission will be accepted.The extended abstract should not be more than five pages. Author can submit the full paper (maximum word length 8000). Acceptance of the extended abstract will be notified through the email and author have to submit the full paper. Author can also trace the status of the submitted paper in easychair. Invitation for presentation will be sent to all authors based on accepted extended abstract.
Please go through this link for details and author’s guidelines for formatting of the paper.
GLOGIFT 21 conference adopts a strict anti-plagiarism policy. Any submitted paper with more than 15% plagiarism is not going to be accepted for further processing.
Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceeding and selected papers will be considered for publication in
*Note for all Categories
Early Bird registration fee – Discount of Rs 500 within India and USD 20 from overseas
Late Registration – Additional Rs 500 only within India and USD 20 from overseas.
| Date | Deadlines |
|---|---|
| 15 December 2021 | Submission of Extended Abstracts/ Papers (Optional) |
| 20 December 2021 | Notification for acceptance of Extended Abstract/ Paper |
| 31 December 2021 | Submission of Full Paper |
| 15 January 2022 | Notification for acceptance of full Papers for Proceedings |
| 31 January 2022 | Submission of final form of Paper for inclusion in proceeding |
| 01 February 2022 | Early Bird Registration |
| 15 February 2022 | Regular Registration Opens |
| 15 April 2022 | Late Registration Closes |
About Indian Institute of Management Shillong
Located in the green contours of North Eastern part of the country, IIM Shillong commenced its operation in 2008 and remains committed to its goal of excellence in management education and research so as to evolve into a nationally and internationally recognized education institute. High quality standards and rigor academic are considered as the hallmark of IIM Shillong. IIM Shillong emphasis on sustainable development in business practices. The institute strives to impact to its students’ ethical values compassionate behaviour and concern for society.
About Shillong
Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, one of the smallest states in India and home to communities of Khasi, Jaintia and Garos. It is said that the rolling hills around the town remind us of the European settlers of Scotland. Hence, Shillong is known as ‘Scotland of the East’. The months of March and April are spring in Meghalaya, except evenings to be a little nippy early on, especially in the higher altitudes. This means that Meghalaya highlands, especially the central Khasi Hills, become an oasis for travellers who want to escape the burning heat of the Indian Plains. For more detail visit: www.meghalayatourism.in
Accommodation
There is limited accommodation within the IIM Shillong campus. Hence accommodation will be provided on first come first serve basis on chargeable basis.
Note : Participants of the conference are advised to carry warm clothes as April is cool in Shillong, especially evenings and nights.
Prof. D. P. Goyal, Director, IIM Shillong
Prof. Sushil, Founder President, GIFT Society
Prof. Sudhir K Jain, President, GIFT Society
Prof. Neelam Rani, IIM Shillong
Prof. Sanjita Jaipuria, IIM Shillong
Prof. Rohit Joshi, IIM Shillong
Prof. Achinta Kr. Sarmah, IIM Shillong
Prof. Kailash Choudhary, IIM Shillong
Prof. Abid Haleem, Department Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Dr. A. Ramesh, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
Prof. Kirankumar Momaya, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Suri, Professor, Delhi School of Management, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
Dr. Sanjay Dhir, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Prof. Smita Kashiramka, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Prof. Shveta Singh, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Prof. S. P. Singh, Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Prof. S. Rangnekar, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
Prof. S. S. Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , New Delhi, India
Prof. D.K. Banwet ,Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi, India
Prof. M. P. Gupta, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi, India
Prof. Arun Abraham Elias, Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zeeland
Prof. Douglas Cumming, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Florida, USA
Prof. Idiano D ’Adamo, Sapienza University, Italy
Prof. Julia Connell, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Prof. Rameshwar Dubey, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moore’s University, Liverpool, UK
Prof. Rashmi Jain, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA
Prof. Sofia Johan, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, Florida, USA
Prof. Stuart Evan, Carnegie Mellon University, Silicon Valley, California, USA
Prof. Takao Fujiwara, Tayohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
Doctoral Consortium
Nomination of Delegates
Advertisements
Sponsorships
glogift21@iimshillong.ac.in
glogift21@gmail.com
For paper submission and Author’s guidelines, please visit:
IIM Shillong is hosting a series of workshops as a part of the GLOGIFT 21 conference. These workshops aim at providing the participants with insights on editors’ perspectives on scholarly publications in renowned journals, nuances of paper development, targeting quality journals, and publishing ethics with a special focus on Springer’s SDG program.
Click Here for Registration to the Workshops
Indian Institute of Management Shillong
Umsawli, Shillong – 793018
East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India
P. (0364) 230-8000
FOR ADMISSIONS
FOR DEGREE/DIPLOMA VERIFICATION:
pgp@iimshillong.ac.in
pgpex@iimshillong.ac.in
phd@iimshillong.ac.in
Indian Institute of Management Shillong
Umsawli, Shillong – 793018
East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India
P. (0364) 230-8000
FOR ADMISSIONS
FOR DEGREE/DIPLOMA VERIFICATION:
pgp@iimshillong.ac.in
pgpex@iimshillong.ac.in
phd@iimshillong.ac.in
Mousumi Bhattacharya is an Associate professor in finance whose research interest spans the field of FINTECH and Financial Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Restructurings, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, Corporate Governance, Earnings Management, Banking and Financial Econometrics. She has done her post graduate degree in business finance, M.Phil. and PhD from University of Calcutta and she was a rank holder at both M.Phil. and post-graduation level. She also has a diploma in business finance from ICFAI University. She has more than 50 scholarly research publications in peer reviewed journals. She is currently the Editor in Chief of IIMS Journal of Management Science the journal of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong that publishes research contributions in all areas of management and its allied discipline.
Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Calcutta
Shri Vivek Singh is a public policy and communications professional. He has been serving as OSD (Officer on Special Duty) to the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister since May 2019. He has been a part of the FM’s team in the last 5 Union Budgets and also worked in the Raksha Mantri’s office from November 2018 to May 2019. He was a corporate banker before joining the government.
He is an alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), ICAI and IIM Shillong. He is a regular contributor of articles and opinion pieces in leading business dailies where he writes on macro-economy and policy-related topics. While at IIM-Shillong, he was a part of the Student Council and won the Gold Medal for being the Best All-rounder and making the ‘Most Positive Contribution to Campus Life’.
OSD to Union Finance Minister,
Alumnus, IIM Shillong
Rohit Joshi is currently working as a Professor in the Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques area at IIM Shillong. He is a Fulbright fellow. He has done his Postdoctoral Research work at UCLA, the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. He has obtained his Ph.D from Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has received Master in Technology from Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, in Industrial Engineering and his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Gold Medalist and the University topper in his M.Tech and B.Tech respectively. His areas of interest in consulting and teaching assignments include Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Six Sigma and Lean Thinking, Business Statistics, Project Management, Value-engineering, Design Thinking and Creative Problem Solving.
Professor, Ph.D, IIT Delhi,Postdoc – UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
Maneesh Jaikrishna is currently serving as Regional Vice President for Middle East, APAC and Africa at Embross. Prior to this, he had had an illustrious 21 years career at SITA as the Vice President & General Manager for Indian Subcontinent, Dubai, Eastern & Southern Africa. He brings with him an extensive leadership experience in building organizations from ground up, business transformation and leading multi-functional teams in medium sized and large organizations across 30+ countries across ME, APAC, Indian Subcontinent & Africa while growing profitable businesses in the global Travel & Transport Industry. He has been instrumental in enabling win-win business outcomes through application of advance technology led IT systems and services to improve the travel experience, safety, security and operational efficiency for his airport, airline, government and other industry stakeholders.
Recipient of several awards, he had been nominated to SITA Board for 16 years and currently is an ExCo member in Embross. He has authored several articles, white papers as the media spokesperson which have been covered extensively in leading national and international publications. He had also been nominated to the Sectoral Innovation Council of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and as a member in the FICCI Civil Aviation Committee.
He holds a first class first B.E. (Hons.) degree in Electronics & Telecommunications of Mumbai University, and also an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from IMD Business School, Switzerland.
Regional Vice President for Middle East,
APAC and Africa at Embross
Dr. D P Goyal, Director, IIM Shillong, is an internationally acclaimed academician and researcher. He carries over thirty-five years of rich experience in teaching, research and various leadership roles in few of India’s finest institutions including MDI Gurgaon, IMT Ghaziabad and Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala. He is also a visiting Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark. Prof Goyal has already supervised fifteen PhD research scholars; published over 60 research papers and has been principal investigator of several sponsored research projects. He has more than a dozen books to his credit which includes three highly popular text books in Information Systems area. He has also been the editor of a couple of research journals and is on the Editorial Board of several national and international journals.
Prof Goyal has been on the expert/assessment/selection committees of various National bodies and is also on the Board of Governor/Governing Council; Academic Advisory Board; Academic Council; Board of Studies of a large number of business schools and universities.
Director,
Indian Institute of Management Shillong
Shri. Ashutosh Dikshit has over 16 years of professional experience in the roles of Presales, Innovation Consulting, Marketing and Program Management. During his career, he has worked across organizations such as Deloitte, IBM, Wipro Technologies, Birlasoft and University College London. In his current role, Ashutosh leads the CxO and Executive Briefing Program for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and is based in London. He is an alumnus of IIM Shillong (PGP 2008-10) and is one of the winners of the prestigious Global Peter Drucker Challenge (2015).
CxO Advocacy and Executive Marketing - Senior Manager EMEA,
Amazon Web Services & Alumnus, IIMS
Dr. Paula Sengupta is an artist, academic and curator resident in Kolkata. She graduated in Painting from the College of Art, New Delhi, followed by an MFA and PhD in Printmaking from Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan. She is currently Professor at the Department of Printmaking at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.
She is author of The Printed Picture: Four Centuries of Indian Printmaking published by DAG, New Delhi and Foreign & Indigenous Influences in Indian Printmaking with LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany.
Her curatorial projects include a soul (un)gendered: Anupam Sud – A Retrospective for DAG MODERN & KNMA, Delhi in 2019-20; Ghare Baire at the Old Currency Building, Kolkata for DAG MODERN and the Archaeological Survey of India in 2019; Popular Prints and the Freedom Struggle at the Drishyakala Museum, Red Fort, Delhi for DAG MODERN and the Archaeological Survey of India in 2019; the landmark exhibition Trajectories: 19th-21st Century Printmaking from India and Pakistan for the Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE in 2014; and six editions of The Printed Picture: Four Centuries of Indian Printmaking for DAG MODERN, India from 2012-18.
Professor,
Ravindra Bharati University
Shri Atul Chandrakant Kulkarni is an Independent Management and Strategy Consultant in Infrastructure domain with special focus on Maritime Industry.
He has been advising various domestic and international clients on Feasibility Study, Project Master Plan, Business Plan, Operations and Strategy. He serves as Director on the boards of Eurasia Special Technologies Pvt Ltd. (Defense Equipment), Varti Agro Pvt Ltd. (Exports of Fresh Fruits), 3.Yuva Vikas Society (Skill Development), etc. He is also associated in the advisory committees and governing councils/boards of SNDT University, Mumbai, Adi Sankara Group of Institutions, Kerala, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, among others.
He had earlier been associated in various roles including ‘C Level’ position with Chowgule Ports & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., V R Marine Services Pte Ltd, Singapore, Indian Ports Association, Gas Authority of India Limited, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd, Ministry of Shipping, GoI, Camlin Ltd. and many others over his 3-decade professional career.
He is also Chairman of a Public Charitable Trust SEIL (Students’ Experience in Inter-state Living) focusing on National Integration.
Management Consultant,
Director Eurasia Special Technologies Ltd
Shri Shishir Bajoria is a well-known Industrialist and the head of S K Bajoria Group – manufacturing ceramics for the steel industry in India, UK, USA, Germany, China. His businesses also include insurance services involving health and travel insurance administration, claim settlement, insurance and re-insurance broking; as well as an Art Gallery.
He has been the President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce- Kolkata, Honorary Vice Counsel for Denmark in Eastern India and has also been a Director of the State Industrial Development Corporations of Orissa (IPICOL) and West Bengal (WBIDC). He has been Knighted by the Governments of Denmark in 1998 and Italy in 2006.
Chairman Board of Governors, IIM-S
Head of S K Bajoria Group
