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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:23.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Emerald/AIMS Research Fund Award 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic'>“Supporting the dissemination of
knowledge for social good in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>”<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:MetaBoldLF-Roman;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Call for Indian management research
proposals<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=MetaBoldLF-Roman><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:MetaBoldLF-Roman;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 face=MetaBoldLF-Roman><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:MetaBoldLF-Roman;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This year, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, publisher
of the largest collection of international business and management journals,
and the <span class=homemenu>Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS),
formed in 1988 on the basis of a decision to establish a network of management
schools in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
are</span> proud to offer a research grant for an Indian project in the field
of management. The funding award will amount to up to £2,000 (US$4,000
equivalent).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Applications should address the dissemination of
knowledge for social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for the
Indian economy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Eligibility<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>At least one member of each research team must be
based in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Judging criteria<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Each application will be judged, by a panel of
experts, on the criteria below. The research must:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Be of
significance, particularly illustrating how it will benefit the social
good.</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Demonstrate
originality and innovation.</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Make an
outstanding contribution to theory and its application.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'> </span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Illustrate
the appropriateness and application of the methodology.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'> </span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Demonstrate
sound implications for theory and practice.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Application requirements<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Each proposal, to arrive either by post or by e-mail,
should:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Have a one-page
summary stating specific goals, outcomes and benefits of the research.
This should not exceed 2,000 words.</span></font><font size=2
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>
</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Display
clearly a statement of purpose and intent</span></font><font size=2
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>
</span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>State
clearly the methodology(ies) applied and explicitly describe the research
process</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>State
expected research outcomes and expected impact and possible application</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'> </span></font><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Specify
the expected timescales of the research process</span></font><font size=2
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Outline
projected costs and total research grant required.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:13.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Contact<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>To view this information online, or to find out about
the winners from previous years, please see<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/awards"
title="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/awards">www.emeraldinsight.com/awards</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>For further information, or to apply for the awards,
please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Jim Bowden<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Research and Publishing Adviser<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Emerald Group Publishing Limited<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>60/62 Toller
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Rajneesh Rajpal</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Emerald Group publishing Limited<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>301, Vikas Surya Mall, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Manglam Place</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sec-3, Rohini, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New
Delhi</st1:City></st1:place> -110085<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tel: 91-11-27948437/27948438<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>E-mail- <a href="mailto:rrajpal@emeraldinsight.com">rrajpal@emeraldinsight.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:13.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Key dates<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The closing date for applications is <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>1 July 2007</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The initial short-list will be completed by <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>mid-August 2007</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Winners will be announced in early <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>September 2007</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:16.0pt'>Details of the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Emerald
Research Fund Awards: Library and Information Science (LIS) Category</span></b>
will be announced this summer at <b><span style='font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/awards"
title="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/awards">www.emeraldinsight.com/awards</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>About Emerald</span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
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Publishing Limited is the world’s leading publisher of </span></font><font
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>About AIMS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) was formed in 1988 as a network
of management schools in the country at the National Conference of the Heads of
Management Education Institutions on "National Education Policy and its
Implications for Management Education in the Country" held at Indian
Institute of Management, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Bangalore</st1:City></st1:place>
in April 1988.</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>AIMS has
since grown into a powerful body for management schools in the country with a
membership of about 400 Institutes. AIMS is the second largest network of
management schools in the world. </span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
mission of AIMS is to function as the professional association of management
education concerned with quality of management, manpower training and development,
management research, curriculum development and take all such steps on its own
or in collaboration with other agencies for the promotion of Management
Education in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Find out
more about AIMS at </span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
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