News and Announcement

15th South Asian Management Forum

Friday, September 27, 2019

15^th South Asian Management Forum (SAMF)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Theme: Challenges of Inclusive Growth and Sustainability: The South Asian Context

Organized by: Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)

Hosted by: Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur Pakistan (SIBAU) and Association of Management Development Institutions in Pakistan (AMDIP)

Venue: Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur, Pakistan.

Dates: September 27-29, 2019.

South Asian Management Forum (SAMF) is a biennial conference organized by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) which is a SAARC Recognized body. The 15^th SAMF is being hosted in Pakistan by the Sukkur IBA University (SIBAU), Association of Management Development Institutions in Pakistan (AMDIP) and University of Management and Technology (UMT). It will be held on September 27-29, 2019 at Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur, Pakistan.

The theme of 15th SAMF is “Challenges of Inclusive Growth and Sustainability: The South Asian Context”. South Asian populace need the management intellect to address the issues and problems those fall around the intersect of inclusive growth and sustainability. All three dimensions of inclusive growth economic, institutional and social with a direct focus on sustainable development goals will be of interest. Topics including analysis of problems, their plausible solutions and lessons learned from the past strategies related to inclusive growth and to make it sustainable would be encouraged.

15th SAMF invites the scholars, thinkers, researchers, academicians, practitioners, and business leaders to join the forum to share their philosophical thoughts, conceptualization of ideas and empirical evidences. All scholarly work either in the shape of a well-structured research paper, manuscript, working paper, case study or a concept note may be submitted on mentioned theme and its dimensions.

Best Paper and Case Award

To promote research culture, a cash prize of PKR20,000 or equivalent amount in USD, along with best paper/case certificate will be awarded to five best papers and five best cases. Best papers and cases will be selected based on reviewers’ evaluation and ranking. Presentation in the conference will be mandatory for the eligibility of cash award. Online presentation facility will be offered to international speakers.

Theme of 15^th SAMF

“Challenges of Inclusive Growth and Sustainability: The South Asian Context”.

Sub Themes

Economic	Institutional	Social
Theoretical Models for growth and development Concept of inclusive growth and measurement Framework for inclusive economic growth Global and regional dimension of growth & sustainability FDI & FII Export-led growth and sustainability Contracts and market regulations Economic dimensions of CPEC and South Asia Micro fundamentals of macro growth Physical capital, human capital and long-term growth Savings, investment and growth Taxation system Fiscal deficit and debt servicing Central bank and monetary policy Stock market and regional growth Imbalanced growth Financial institutions and banking system Financial inclusion, Financial innovation Fintech and branchless banking	Role of Governance Strategic management Market development and strategies Evaluation of interventions Institutions – capacity and role Role of private sector and corporate social responsibility Indigenous rights Creating social cohesion Building peace in the pursuit of justice Institutional and organizational diversity Impactful leadership Global commerce Community diversity and governance Gender equity Interfaith harmony Immigration/Refugees Social citizenship and cohesion Education and learning in a world of differences Inclusive education Role of educational institutions in growth Collaborative education Quality assurance in education Research and development Education and digitalization Man, machine, big data Artificial intelligence	Social safety nets Conditional and Unconditional safety nets Entrepreneurship, venture creation and business development Social security and skill development Microfinance and Microcredit Minorities’ rights Survival and existence Promotion and protection of the identities Human rights Peace and violence Education Employment Human Resource Management Health Migration Poverty Diversity and inclusion Culture and media Social justice and tolerance Multiculturalism Gender equity Women empowerment Equality index, Rights of transgender Glass ceiling Social and organizational harassment Gender specific barriers and work opportunities

Publication Opportunities

Abstracts of all accepted papers will be published in conference proceedings book. In addition to that, selected papers will be published in regular/special issues of following journals with the consent of authors:

Pakistan Business Review (X-Category)
Journal of Education and Social Science (Y-Category)
International Journal of Experiential Learning and Case Studies (Z-Category)
Journal of Management Research (Z-Category)
Journal of Management and Business (Z-Category)
Journal of Quantitative Methods (under evaluation)

(These categories are assigned by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan).

Review Process

All abstract will be reviewed by desk review committee. Full papers and cases will undergo double blind review process. Every paper will be reviewed by at least one local and one international reviewer. You may register yourself as reviewer by writing to [email protected]

Submission Guidelines:

All manuscripts must be submitted in MS-Word format as attachment.
Title of the manuscript must be the name of file.
Subject of the email must be “Submission 15^th SAMF – (Title of Paper)
Name of the author/s, their affiliation and contact details must be mentioned on the title page.
All tables, graphs, images, models must be placed within the body of text on their relevant places.
APA style must be followed with font: Times New Roman; size: 12, double spaced; with proper referencing.
manuscripts must be submitted to: [email protected]

Important Dates and Deadlines

Abstract Submission	Thursday, May 30, 2019
Response on Abstract	Saturday, June 15, 2019
Full Paper Submission	Sunday, June 30, 2019
Decision on Full Paper	Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Last Date for Registration	Tuesday, September 10, 2019
SAMF Dates	September 27-29, 2019

Fee Structure

AMDISA Members
Faculty from AMDISA Member Institutions	US $100
Research Scholar/Student from AMDISA Member Institutions	US $50
AMDISA Corporate Members	US $ 150
Non-AMDISA Members International
Faculty Members from Non-AMDISA Member Institutions	US $150
Research Scholar/Student from non-AMDISA Member Institutions	US $ 75
Corporate Non-Members of AMDISA	US$ 200
Non-AMDISA Members Local
Faculty Members from local Non-AMDISA Member Institutions	PKR 10,000
Research Scholar/Student from non-AMDISA Member Institutions	PKR 5,000
Corporate local Non-Members of AMDISA	PKR 10,000