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A National Conference on Human Resource Management

29 – 30 October

HR: A Requisite for Business Transformation

BACKGROUND:

Businesses often face rapid and constant change but there must be a balance between managing daily operations and simultaneously planning for the next wave of change that is mandated to stay in order to be competitive. Organizational transformation is not a luxury. It is a necessity for companies to continuously transform and reinvent to remain viable in their markets. Managing transformation defines the ultimate winners in today’s business environment.

The impetus to transform may vary. In some cases, transformation is stimulated by rapid deterioration in an organization’s competitive position resulting from unforeseen and unanticipated changes to the competitive environment, or by hitherto unknown rates of change. In other cases, transformation is opportunity driven, resulting from the desire to create or enhance competitive advantage by exploiting a new or emerging technology. This often requires organizational, process or people changes. In the case often referred to as a business turnaround, consistently ineffective leadership or management may cause a firm's competitive position to deteriorate to such a degree that a transformational perspective may be required to restore its competitive advantage.

The demands of transformation for speed, innovation and execution may not be daunting if organizations know the role of their HR leader in planning for the transformational change required to ensure the competitiveness of the organization, acquire the skills and knowledge needed to successfully execute transformation, and get the insights and best practices of others who have been successful in executing organizational transformations.

CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS / CASE STUDIES / PERSPECTIVES:

As an integral part of the conference, papers on the theme, both conceptual and/or empirical given below are invited from:

• Academicians ( Rs. 500 per head)
• Research Scholars (Rs. 300 per head)
• Senior Managers/Practitioners/Business Executives (Rs. 1000 per head)
• Professional Engineers (Rs. 1000 per head)
• IBS Alumni (No Delegate Fee)

SUB-THEMES (with parallel tracks):

• Capabilities as focus of transformation
o Employee Performance Parameters
o Work Shadowing
o Development of Empowered Teams
o Focus on selective retention for keeping
o Attracting mission-critical talent
o Internal Energy Market
o CEO’s role in organizational transformation
o Accelerating transformation through organizational learning

• Trends in Business Transformation
o Organizational Healing
o Workplace Spirituality
o Human Sigma
o Intrapreneurship – Is it in Vogue or Passé?
o Restructuring and Reinvention of Organizations
o Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO)
o Enforcing organization culture through story telling thus enhancing organizational memory
o Role of Corporate Governance in business transformation
o Efficacy of Contingent Workforce

• Revolutions in the Human Resource Function
o CSR and future drivers for HR initiatives
o HR & Strategy Partnering – Issues and Challenges
o HR Metrics
o Mergers and Acquisitions: The HR Issues
o Technology and HR management
o Work force demographics.
o HR Scorecard

IMPORTANT DATES

Last Date for Submission of Abstract : 15 August, 2007
Information on Acceptance of Abstract : 21 August, 2007
Last Date for Submission of Full Paper : 5 Sept., 2007
Information on Acceptance of Full Paper : 21 September, 2007
Last Date for Registration : 15 October, 2007
AUTHORS’ GUIDELINES

The abstract of the paper should not be more than 200 words typed in Times New Roman, Font of size, 12. Name of Author(s), Title of Paper, Affiliated Organization, Contact Number and E-mail ID of Author(s) should be clearly mentioned on a separate sheet.
Full paper must be typed clearly in the above format on A4 size paper in double space; it should be well structured with proper indexing and referencing. The full paper should be submitted in soft copy to the following e-mail id: dr.prageetha@gmail.com, andrewdutta@gmail.com.

All papers submitted will be subjected to blind reviewing by multiple reviewers. The Conference organizers will have the final authority over the review process and all decisions related to acceptance of papers. Selected papers will be invited for a presentation of 20 minutes.

PAPER PRESENTATION IN ABSENTIA:

Those who cannot attend the Conference, but wish to present a paper in absentia are encouraged to send their full paper by 25 August, 2007. A processing fee of Rs. 500 should be included for each paper to be presented (if considered fit for presentation by the reviewing committee) in absentia.

BEST PAPER AWARDS:

Outstanding paper awards will be given to contributions in research, conceptual and student categories.

PRESENTATIONS/PLENARY SESSIONS:

The conference will also have invited talks by eminent personalities from industry, academics, and practitioners on major themes.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:

Chairman: Dr. S. V. Seshaiah, Associate Dean (Research & Consultancy), IBS, Hyderabad.
Convener (s):
Dr. [Ms] G. Prageetha Raju, Faculty Member (HR), IBS, Hyderabad.
Dr. Andrew Dutta, Faculty Member (HR), IBS, Hyderabad.

Please address all queries regarding papers, and other conference details to:

1. Dr. Andrew Dutta 9247021036 (O); 9866620483 (Cell);
E-mail: andrewdutta@gmail.com
2. Dr. G. Prageetha Raju 9247021039 (O); 9949870444 (Cell); E-mail: dr.prageetha@gmail.com

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