Journal of Advances in Management Research

JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (JAMR)

Link: www.emeraldinsight.com/jamr.htm

Editorial Objectives

Indian Institute of
Technology logo. JAMR is published in association with the Indian Institute of Technology, a centre of excellence for higher training, research and development and EMERALD, a leading Journal publisher. This journal provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange and dissemination of the latest studies on advances in all functional areas of management, both in the service and the manufacturing sectors. The main objective of the journal is to act as a vehicle for resources which contribute to the improvement of management practices within societies and businesses worldwide. Focused solidly on progression, all content published in JAMR takes management research and practice into fresh directions. This focus on the applicability of management research does not detract from an emphasis on sound methodology. This approach has established JAMR amongst respected publications in the field of general management.

Key Benefits

1. JAMR is managed to a high standard by an editorial team based in the IIT Delhi, a centre of excellence for higher training, research and development.

2. JAMR is published by EMERALD, a leading publisher of Journals

3. JAMR is available in Hard Copy through subscription

4. JAMR is also available in the web-based database of EMERALD and can be subscribed through that

5 All papers published in JAMR are based on sound methodological foundations.

6. JAMR will keep you abreast of the latest international trends in theory and practice in general management research.

Scope/Coverage

The scope and coverage of the journal includes but is not limited to:

General management
Financial management
Organisational development and organisational change
Human resource management in contemporary business
Marketing, sales and retail management
Supply chain & logistics management
Operations management
Information & telecommunication management
E-business, E-commerce, E-governance
International Business
Knowledge management
Innovation and R&D management
Management of technology for competitiveness
New product and service design/development
Strategic management
Managerial economics
Performance measurement and management
Best practices and world-class organisations
Project management
Quality management and six sigma
Risk management
State-of-the-art business decision making techniques
Quantitative modeling of contemporary business problem
Qualitative research in business management
Management of technical & management education
New developments in research methodology and design, such as multi-criteria decision making tools and techniques, structural equation modelling, system dynamics, simulation, optimization and meta-heuristics tools such as random search algorithms, SAP-LAP and value chain analysis

Key journal audiences

R&D Establishments
Research scholars and consultants in different management areas
Policy makers and government establishments
Management trainers
Practitioners: CEOs; functional managers and project managers in Operations, Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Development & Organisation Management, Information & Telecommunication Management, etc.
Libraries and information centre serving the needs of the above

Editorial team

Advisory Editor

Professor Surendra Prasad, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

Editor-in-Chief

Professor Surendra S. Yadav
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
Department of Management Studies, Vishwakarma Building, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi 110016, India
ssyadav@dms.iitd.ac.in

Executive Editor

Professor Ravi Shankar
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
Department of Management Studies, Vishwakarma Building, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110016 India, India
rshankar@emeraldinsight.com

ravi1@dms.iitd.ac.in

Publisher

Victoria Buttigieg (EMERALD)

Assistant Publisher

Chris Hart (EMERALD)

Editorial Board

Professor Gilbert Laporte, HEC Montréal, Canada
Professor Hubert de La Bruslerie, University of Paris, France
Professor Suman Modwel, ENPC School of International Management, France
Professor Mark Goh, NUS Business School, Singapore
Professor Chihiro Wantanabe, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Professor Japinder N.D Gupta, University of Alabama, Huntsville, USA
Professor Vortas Kachitvichyanuk, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Professor Shivraj Kanungo, The George Washington University, USA
Professor Prem Vrat, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India
Professor M.Y Khan, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Professor V.K Jain, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Professor A. Subash Babu, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Professor S.K Garg, Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi, India
Professor Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Professor Vinaysheel Gautam, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Professor P.K Jain, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Professor D.K Banwet, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Professor Rajat K Baisya, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Professor S.G Deshmukh, A.B.V. IIITM, Gwalior, India
Dr K Momaya, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

Author Guidelines

Submit to the Journal

Submissions should be sent by post or e-mail to Professor Ravi Shankar, Executive Editor

Professor R. Shankar
Department of Management Studies
Vishwakarma Building
Shaheed Jeet Sing Marg
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi 110016
India
r.s@rediffmail.com or ravi1@dms.iitd.ac.in

The Journal of Advances in Management Research (JAMR) will publish theoretical, technical and practice-based papers that make a significant contribution to topics that fall within the scope of the journal. We prefer research papers that have a sound methodological foundation and which include any of the following: case studies; the sharing of practices and experiences; quantitative and qualitative research; structural equation modelling; interpretative structural modelling; system dynamics; simulation; conventional optimization; the use of meta-heuristics tools. Papers will only be accepted if they are well written and conform to the journal’s style. We expect author(s) to provide a section on literature-review and provide an indication of gap-in-research, which could be one of the motivations of the composition of the paper. Each paper is reviewed by the editors and, if it is judged suitable for this publication, it is then sent to two referees for double blind peer review.

The reviewing process

All submissions go through a preliminary evaluation. If a paper is judged to be suitable for the journal, it enters a peer-review process. Based on their recommendations, the editor then decides whether the paper should be accepted as it is, revised or rejected. Indian Growth and Development Review is committed to an initial decision on a research article within four months from the date of assigning a referee to the paper.

Copyright

Articles submitted to the journal should be original contributions and should not be under consideration for any other publication at the same time. Please see Emerald's policy on originality. Use this in conjunction with the points below about references, before submission i.e. always attribute clearly using either indented text or quote marks as well as making use of the preferred Harvard style of formatting. Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers and contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed.

The editor may make use of iThenticate software for checking the originality of submissions received. Please see our press release for further details.

Emerald Literati Network Editing Service

The Emerald Literati Network can recommend, via our Editing Service, a number of freelance copy editors, all themselves experienced authors, to contributors who wish to improve the standard of English in their paper before submission. This is particularly useful for those whose first language is not English.

Copyright

The editor may make use of iThenticate software for checking the originality of submissions received. Please see our press release for further details.

Emerald Literati Network Editing Service

Manuscript requirements

As a guide, articles should be between 4000 and 6000 words in length.
A title of not more than eight words should be provided.
A brief autobiographical note should be supplied including:
- Full name
- Affiliation
- E-mail address
- Full international contact details
- Brief professional biography.
NB This information should be provided on a separate sheet and authors should not be identified anywhere else in the article.
Authors must supply a structured abstract set out under 4-6 sub-headings (see our "How to... write an abstract" guide for practical help and guidance):
- Purpose (mandatory)
- Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
- Findings (mandatory)
- Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
- Practical implications (if applicable)
- Originality/value (mandatory).
Maximum is 250 words in total. In addition provide up to six keywords which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper and categorize your paper under one of these classifications:
- Research paper
- Viewpoint
- Technical paper
- Conceptual paper
- Case study
- Literature review
- General review.
Headings must be short, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchy of headings. The preferred format is for headings to be presented in bold format, with consecutive numbering.
Notes or Endnotes should be used only if absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, enclosed in square brackets and listed at the end of the article.
All Figures (charts, diagrams and line drawings) and Plates (photographic images) should be submitted in both electronic form and as hard copy originals. They should be of clear quality, in black and white and numbered consecutively with arabic numerals.
   Figures created in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Illustrator and Freehand should be saved in their native formats.
   Electronic figures created in other applications should be copied from the origination software and pasted into a blank MS Word document or saved and imported into a MS Word document by choosing "Insert" from the menu bar, "Picture" from the drop-down menu and selecting "From File..." to select the graphic to be imported.
For figures which cannot be supplied in MS Word, acceptable standard image formats are: .pdf, .ai, .wmf and .eps. If you are unable to supply graphics in these formats then please ensure they are .tif, .jpeg (.jpg) , or .bmp at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide.
   To prepare screenshots, simultaneously press the "Alt" and "Print screen" keys on the keyboard, open a blank Microsoft Word document and simultaneously press "Ctrl" and "V" to paste the image. (Capture all the contents/windows on the computer screen to paste into MS Word, by simultaneously pressing "Ctrl" and "Print screen".)
   Plates (photographic images) should be saved as .tif or .jpeg (.jpg) files at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Digital camera settings should be set at the highest possible resolution/quality.
   In the text of the paper the preferred position of all tables, figures and plates should be indicated by typing on a separate line the words "Take in Figure (No.)" or "Take in Plate (No.)".
Tables should be typed and included as part of the manuscript. They should not be submitted as graphic elements. Supply succinct and clear captions for all tables, figures and plates. Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have corresponding explanations displayed as footnotes to the table, figure or plate.
References to other publications must be in Harvard style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency. This is very important in an electronic environment because it enables your readers to exploit the Reference Linking facility on the database and link back to the works you have cited through CrossRef.
You should cite publications in the text: (Adams, 2006) using the first named author's name or (Adams and Brown, 2006) citing both names of two, or (Adams et al., 2006), when there are three or more authors. At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied:
- For books: Surname, Initials (year), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication.
  e.g. Harrow, R. (2005), No Place to Hide, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.
- For book chapters: Surname, Initials (year), "Chapter title", Editor's Surname, Initials, Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication, pages.
  e.g. Calabrese, F.A. (2005), "The early pathways: theory to practice – a continuum", in Stankosky, M. (Ed.), Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management, Elsevier, New York, NY, pp. 15-20.
- For journals: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", Journal Name, volume, number, pages.
  e.g. Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005), "Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 72-80.
- For working papers: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", working paper [number if available], Institution or organization, Place of organization, date.
  e.g. Moizer, P. (2003), "How published academic research can inform policy decisions: the case of mandatory rotation of audit appointments", working paper, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, 28 March.
- For encyclopedia entries (with no author or editor): Title of Encyclopedia (year) "Title of entry", volume, edition, Title of Encyclopedia, Publisher, Place of publication, pages.
  e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1926) "Psychology of culture contact", Vol. 1, 13th ed., Encyclopaedia Britannica, London and New York, NY, pp. 765-71.
  (For authored entries please refer to book chapter guidelines above.)
- For newspaper articles (authored): Surname, Initials (year), "Article title", Newspaper, date, pages.
  e.g. Smith, A. (2008), "Money for old rope", Daily News, 21 January, pp. 1, 3-4.
- For newspaper articles (non-authored): Newspaper (year), "Article title", date, pages.
  e.g. Daily News (2008), "Small change", 2 February, p. 7.
- For electronic sources: if available online the full URL should be supplied at the end of the reference, as well as a date that the resource was accessed, e.g. Castle, B. (2005), "Introduction to web services for remote portlets", available at: www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/ws-wsrp/ (accessed 12 November 2007).

Final submission of the article

Once accepted for publication, the editor may request the final version as an attached file to an e-mail or to be supplied on a CD-ROM labelled with author name(s); title of article; journal title; file name. Each article must be accompanied by a completed and signed Journal Article Record Form available online or from the Editor.

Authors should note that proofs are not supplied prior to publication. The manuscript will be considered to be the definitive version of the article. The author must ensure that it is complete, grammatically correct and without spelling or typographical errors.

The preferred file format is Word. For technical/maths content, Rich Text Format (.rtf) is acceptable.

Technical assistance is available by contacting Mike Massey at Emerald. E-mail: mmassey@emeraldinsight.com

Editorial Office: Executive Editor, Journal of Advances in Management Research, Dept. of Management Studies, Vishwakarma Bhavan, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016. India

Phone: +91-11-26596421, 26596309, +91-9811033937

Fax: +91-11-2862620

email: ravi1@dms.iitd.ernet.in

r.s@rediffmail.com