Scope and Interests

Research papers and cases are invited from faculty members, research scholars, students, industry practitioners, government sector, and all interested professionals on the following three sub-themes:

  1. Management/Business Practices in the Era of Industry 4.0

    2. The contributions under this sub-theme can be from one or more broad functional areas of management like marketing, finance, operations and human resources. The contributions can be data-driven empirical works or case studies that focus on the management/business practices in the context of Industry 4.0. Contributions may demonstrate synergy between various management practices within a given functional area or across functional areas of management like marketing, finance, operations and human resources. These contributions should clearly indicate how the new practices are helping businesses to cope with the changing business environment in the era of Industry 4.0.

    Marketing

    • Digital Marketing
    • Relationship Marketing
    • Marketing Strategies
    • Rural Marketing
    • Retail Marketing
    • Brand Management
    • Consumer behaviour
    • Consumerism
    • Social responsibility and ethics in marketing
    • Marketing analytics
    • Services Marketing
    • B2B Marketing

    Finance

    • Corporate Finance
    • Corporate Governance
    • Behavioral Finance
    • Banking and Financial Services
    • Venture Capital, Crowdfunding and Alternative Finance Solutions
    • Microfinance, Financial Inclusion and Social Entrepreneurship
    • Financial Regulation and Supervision
    • Asset Pricing and Portfolio Valuation
    • Financial Markets
    • Corporate Innovations
    • Crypto Currencies and Block-Chain
    • Sustainable finance and financial innovation

    Operations

    • Forecasting
    • Product and/or service design
    • Location planning
    • Capacity planning
    • Scheduling
    • Supply chain management
    • Inventory management
    • Quality management
    • Global operations
    • Operations strategy
    • Service Operations
    • Materials Management

    Human Resources

    • Recruitment
    • Training
    • Job analysis
    • Talent management
    • Incentive plans
    • Performance management and appraisal
    • Employee retention
    • Employee rights
    • Management relations
    • Compensation and rewards
    • HR Analytics
    • Succession Planning
  2. Emerging Technologies in the Era of Industry 4.0

    3. Contributions under this sub-theme can focus on the applications of one or more of emerging technologies in the Industry 4.0 business environment. Following is an indicative (but not exhaustive) list of technologies that author(s) may consider.

    • Cyber-physical systems
    • Internet of Things and Industrial Internet of Things
    • Cloud Computing
    • Cognitive Computing
    • Smart Factories
    • Intelligent Manufacturing
    • Big Data
    • Cyber-security
    • Augmented Reality

  3. Business Models/Frameworks in the Era of Industry 4.0

    4. The contributions under this sub-theme can be either theoretical (where the author(s) can propose new business models/frameworks that can be used for empirical work but may/may not test the newly proposed framework) or empirical (where the paper validates using suitable data an existing model/framework in the context of Industry 4.0). These frameworks may be in the research areas of international business, sustainability, entrepreneurship, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model of business, product/ process/organizational innovations and so on. However, all the contributions under this sub-theme should be based on sound theories and clearly indicate/demonstrate the possible applications of the proposed framework for industry practitioners and/or policy makers in the context of Industry 4.0.

Submitted papers should neither be previously published nor under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers will be refereed through a peer review process.


More information available in Submission Guidelines page.