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4th Rajagiri Management Conference

Location: Valley Campus Date: 03/Apr/2023 - 04/Apr/2023

Theme:  Entrepreneurship, and Management for a Sustainable Business Growth in the Age of Web 4.0 and Beyond - Challenges and Opportunities

The changes resulting from the requirements of Industry 4.0 force restructuring in many areas of management or the building of new business models. This was mainly correlated and caused by the evolution of web.

 As COP27 summit reaffirms the common commitment of the parties across the world to accelerate action towards the goals of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the G20 summit 2023 (to be hosted by India) envisages “environmentally sustainable and responsible choices”, we Rajagiri School of Business, Rajagiri School of Social Sciences and Johannesburg Business School, dedicate this conference to the theme of sustainable business practices.


Key note speakers:

  • Prof. Randall Carolissen, Dean of the Johannesburg Business School
  • Tomson Robert, Financial Service Consulting Ernst & Young, Dubai Branch

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Themes and subthemes of the conference

We welcome research papers, and case studies in the following themes.

  • Economics
    • Digital Economy
    • Sustainable Innovation
    • Economic Aspects of Security and Privacy
    • Economic Aspects of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
    • Behavioral Economics
    • Environmental Economics
    • Green growth
    • Green energy
    • Green Investments
    • Linear economy, circular economy, and sustainable business development

Finance and Accounting

    • Big data for competitive advantage
    • Role analytics in accounting and finance
    • Rise of Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and financial inclusion
    • Digital currency and cryptocurrency
    • Blockchain applications
    • Role of technology in financial forecasting and market trend prediction
    • Emerging technologies and innovations creating values in finance and accounting
    • Analytics: The Force Transforming the Global Economy to Prepare for the Next Wave of Growth.
    • Application of Machine Learning in investment
  • Marketing
    • Uses of Virtual and Augmented reality in Marketing 
    • Artificial Intelligence and consumer response
    • Green Branding 
    • Green Consumer Behavior 
    • Cause related marketing 
    • Cloud Computing
    • Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Marketing management
    • AI, Big Data, Block Chain & Digital Twin on marketing
    • Big data analytics for new product development, pricing strategies, channel optimization and omnichannel promotions.
  • OB and Human Resource Management
    • Employee Retention and Engagement in the Age of Web 4.0
    • Role of Technology in Recruitment, Selection, and Talent Management
    • Emerging Trends in Training & Development, and Compensation
    • Impact of Technology on Organizational Culture, Change, and Development   
    • Spirituality, Employee Well-Being and Performance
    • Role of Analytics in HRM For the Sustainable Business Goal Achievement
    • Role of AI, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), And Machine Learning (ML) in HR practices
    • Issues and concern of Gig workers
    • Sustainable Green HRM Practices
    • Corporate Social Responsibility and HR
  • Operations Management
    • Supply chain and Production in the age of Web 4.0
    • Quality in the age of web 4.0
    • Robotics and AI in Operations Management
    • Role of VR, AR, and Machine Learning (ML) in operation Management
    • Scheduling Problems in Manufacturing and service organizations
    • Sustainability, Technology and Green Manufacturing
    • Emerging trends and practices in operation management
    • Supply chain analytics and new avenues of business.
    • Operations analytics
    • Sustainable supply chain management.
    • Reverse logistics
    • Green manufacturing and sustainable production system
    • Service organization in post pandemic era- challenges and opportunity
  • Entrepreneurship, Strategy and General Management
    • Web 4.0: opportunities and challenges for the Entrepreneurs
    • Influence of Web 4.0 on Entrepreneurs’ way of doing business
    • Gig economy and Entrepreneurship
    • Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Entrepreneurship
    • Role of technology in Tourism / Hospitality
    • Technology and health care: recent advances
    • Technology in business, personal and social communication
    • Technology and Education: opportunities and challenges
    • Sustainable strategic management
    • Influence of Web 4.0 on Business Strategy
    • Data analytics for strategic planning
    • Big data and technology for competition and firm performance
  • IT, Analytics and Big Data
    • Leveraging Business Analytics to Help Build a Better Sustainable World
    • Web 4.0 business applications - Opportunities and Challenges
    • Evolutionary Computing and Optimization
    • Data Governance and Data Security: Issues and practices
    • Text analytics for Business Insights
    • New Computational Models for Big Data
    • Neural Network Applications in Business
    • Cloud Computing, IOT and Edge Computing Applications on Business.
    • Role of AI Agricultural Sustainability
    • Sustainable Healthcare through AI
    • AI for climate change impact assessments and adaptation planning
    • Data-Driven Approach and Future ICT technologies

Publication possibilities:

The conference provides you an opportunity to publish your papers in the special/regular issue of the following journals. Although the selection of the paper for conference do not ensure acceptance for the journals. To increase the chances of publication, submit the papers matching the scope of the journals. Refer each journal’s homepage for more details.

  1. Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (listed in ABDC)
  2. Indian Journal of Industrial Relation (listed in ABDC)
  3. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy (Q2, Scopus)
  4. International Journal of Business and Globalisation (Inderscience, Q4, Scopus)
  5. BIMTECH Business Perspectives

(Published under Spectrum Journals powered by SAGE; Indexed in UlrichWeb (Proquest), J–Gate, India Citation Index)

Emerald Journals

  1. Emerging Markets Case Studies (Q4, Scopus)
  2. Vilakshan – XIMB Journal of Management

(Indexed in Cabells, CrossRef, EBSCO Discovery Service, Econbiz, Indian Citation Index, ISSN Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources, Summons (ProQuest), University Grants Commission (UGC) WorldCat)

  1. Rajagiri Management Journal

(Indexed in ProQuest, Cabells Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EBSCO, UGC Care List, WorldCat)

IUP Journals

  1. IUP Journal of Corporate Governance (ABDC C)
  2. IUP Journal of Applied Economics (ABDC C)
  3. IUP Journal of Accounting Research & Audit Practices (ABDC C)
  4. IUP Journal of Marketing Management (UGC CARE)
  5. IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior (UGC CARE)
  6. Case Folio - IUP Journal of Management Case Studies (UGC CARE)

Special Issue:

         Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (listed in ABDC) has agreed to bring out a special issue of the conference. To be considered for the special issue, please submit the full paper before 30 June 2023.

           

Conference proceedings publication: All the presented papers’ abstract will be published as Conference Proceedings from Bloomsbury India with ISBN No.


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