2008 Emerald/AIMA Indian Management Research Fund Award

Supporting the dissemination of knowledge for the social good in India

Call for proposals

This year, Emerald and the AIMA – All India Management Association – are delighted to offer a research grant for a Indian project in the field of management research. The award will offer £3,000 (US$5,861 equivalent) to fund the winning research project.

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

Eligibility

At least one member of the 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, and in particular, illustrate 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 must be submitted using the online application form at:
http://ww2.emeraldinsight.com/awards/aima.htm

The following documents will be required electronically:

A summary stating specific goals, outcomes and benefits of the research. This should not exceed 2,000 words (note that tables, figures, appendices and reference lists, if provided do NOT count to the 2,000 word total).

A covering letter containing full contact details (affiliation, full address, telephone number/s and e-mail address) for all researchers involved in the project. Please state clearly which researcher will be the main point of contact.

The 2,000-word summary must:

Display clearly a statement of purpose and intent.

State clearly the methodology (ies) applied and explicitly describes 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.

Please address any questions, to:

Rajneesh Rajpal

Country Manager

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

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Mangalam Place , Sector -3, Rohini
Delhi -110085

Tel no. +91-11-27948437-38

E-mail – rrajpal@emeraldinsight.com

OR

Ruth Heppenstall
External Relations Assistant
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Tel: +44 (0)1274 777700
Fax: +44 (0)1274 785200
E-mail: rheppenstall@emeraldinsight.com

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 31 December 2008.

Winners will be announced in March 2009.

Last year’s winner

Last year Emerald was delighted to receive almost 50 research proposals of outstanding quality. The winning research proposal was "Ethnocentric tendencies of Indian consumers – Impact on preference for domestic versus foreign products" by Dr Binod Agarwal (Director, TALEEM Research Foundation, Ahmedabad) in conjunction with Archana Kumar (PhD Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Dr Ann Fairhurst (Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville), and Dr Youn-Kyung Kim (Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville).

Hope the same will be of your interest. It would be a pleasure indeed to reply your any query with regard to the same.