Dear Sir,

Warm Greetings from Emerald Group publishing Ltd. (Est. 1967).

 

 

It gives me an immense pleasure to share with you; (EMERALD) is conducting Research Fund Awards in association with AIMS for Indian region under the Management Category for year 2007.

In a similar fashion, I would be doing Research Fund Awards for Indian region under LIS (Library & Information Sciences) Category for year 2007 shortly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerald/AIMS Research Fund Award 2007

“Supporting the dissemination of knowledge for social good in India”

 

Call for Indian management research proposals

 

 

This year, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, publisher of the largest collection of international business and management journals, and the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), formed in 1988 on the basis of a decision to establish a network of management schools in India, are 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).

 

Applications should address the dissemination of knowledge for social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for the Indian economy.

 

 

Eligibility

At least one member of each research team must be based in India.

 

 

Judging criteria

Each application will be judged, by a panel of experts, on the criteria below. The research must:

• Be of significance, particularly illustrating how it will benefit the social good.
• Demonstrate originality and innovation.
• Make an outstanding contribution to theory and its application.
• Illustrate the appropriateness and application of the methodology.
• Demonstrate sound implications for theory and practice.

 

 

Application requirements

Each proposal, to arrive either by post or by e-mail, should:

• Have a one-page summary stating specific goals, outcomes and benefits of the research. This should not exceed 2,000 words.
• Display clearly a statement of purpose and intent
• State clearly the methodology(ies) applied and explicitly describe the research process
• State expected research outcomes and expected impact and possible application
• Specify the expected timescales of the research process
• Outline projected costs and total research grant required.

 

 

Contact

To view this information online, or to find out about the winners from previous years, please see

www.emeraldinsight.com/awards

 

For further information, or to apply for the awards, please contact:

 

Jim Bowden

Research and Publishing Adviser

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

60/62 Toller Lane

Bradford BD8 9BY UK

Tel: 01274 777700

Fax: 01274 785200

E-mail: jbowden@emeraldinsight.com

 

Rajneesh Rajpal

Emerald Group publishing Limited

301, Vikas Surya Mall, Manglam Place

Sec-3, Rohini, New Delhi -110085

Tel: 91-11-27948437/27948438

E-mail- rrajpal@emeraldinsight.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 1 July 2007.

 

The initial short-list will be completed by mid-August 2007.

 

Winners will be announced in early September 2007.

 

 

Details of the Emerald Research Fund Awards: Library and Information Science (LIS) Category will be announced this summer at www.emeraldinsight.com/awards

 

 

About Emerald

Established in 1967, Emerald Group Publishing Limited is the world’s leading publisher of MANAGEMENT, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, LIBRARY &INFORMATION SCIENCE (LIS) JOURNALS and DATABASES.

Emerald celebrates 40 years of publishing excellence in 2007 and publishes over 170 peer-reviewed titles such as Management Decision, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, Journal of Knowledge Management, Industrial Management and Data Systems and The TQM Magazine, along with a core collection of library and information science journals. The Emerald flagship product for the academic sector, Emerald Management Xtra (www.emeraldinsight.com), is dedicated to the development of business schools and management departments worldwide.  The key product for the corporate sector is Emerald Management First (first.emeraldinsight.com), the fastest, most reliable online search tool for management information.

 

About AIMS

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, Bangalore in April 1988.

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.

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 India.

Find out more about AIMS at www.atma-aims.org/aboutAims.htm

 

 

 

Thanks & regards,