IMT Ghaziabad takes pleasure in inviting you to register, contribute papers and participate at

the third International Conference Facets of Business Excellence – Think out of Box: Digital
Technology for Strategic Advantage (FOBE-2018). FOBE 2018 is organized to bring together
creative academic and industrial experts in the field of Business Administration to discuss,
exchange views and experiences on thinking beyond the box to help today’s business
organizations to exceed their goals and expectations while pursuing their full growth and
earning potential.

Introduction- FOBE 2011, 2012.

IMT Ghaziabad in association with the Essex School of Business successfully organised an
International Conference on “Facets of Business Excellence”, FOBE 2011, FOBE 2012 in New
Delhi at the India habitat Centre. The objectives of the first and second edition of FOBE
Conference was to focus on ‘Leveraging IT and beyond the usual Norms’. The response to the
Conferences were very good. Overall, the ‘call for papers’ attracted in the region of 280
abstracts from both India and abroad. Of these, 140 were selected and the delegates who
authored the papers presented them at the Conference in three nominated tracks, i.e. Strategy,
Marketing & IT. In addition, around 40 international delegates from around the world also
attended the Conference to present the papers which were of a very high standard. Considering
the feedback received from the participants, the Conferences were a grand success. The scope
envisaged and objectives set for FOBE 2011, 2012 were all achieved. The Conference has
become a pace setter for other conference in this genre.

FOBE 2018
This Conference would challenge presenters who would like to participate to ‘Think out of
Box: Digital Technology for Strategic Advantage”. The aspiration is to promote management
information exchange in new areas beyond existing boxes, and to explore research
opportunities and developmental performance in thinking beyond the box strategies in the
business world using digital technologies.

IMT Ghaziabad once again takes great pleasure in inviting you to register, contribute papers
and participate in the third edition of the International Conference on “Facets of Business
Excellence – Think out of Box: Digital Technology for Strategic Advantage (FOBE- 2018).

CALL FOR PAPERS

Original papers for the below-mentioned areas of interest are invited. The areas mentioned
below are only indicative and not exhaustive in coverage. The contributor can include any other
topic falling under the broad gamut of the main theme of Business Excellence.

Strategy Formulation and Implementation

The Business Idea
Formulating Strategies in Hyper Competitive Environments
Business Intelligence in a Fast-Changing World
Identifying Blue Oceans for New Opportunities
Assessing the International and National Security and Political Environment
Tangibles & Intangibles
Avoiding Strategic Drift
Looking at the Future: The Strategic Value of Scenarios
Building Unique Resources & Core Competences
Optimizing the Value Chain & Building Effective Value Networks
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Strategic Leadership for Excellence in a Hyper World
Efficacy of the Cultural Web
Mergers & Acquisitions in a Recessionary World
Conglomerates & Unrelated Diversification
Going beyond the Balanced Score Card
Beyond Other Allied Boxes in Strategy

Marketing

Marketing Analytics
E-commerce E-
Retailing Internet
Marketing
Market Research Models with IT
CRM, aCRM, and eCRM
Sales Force Automation
Consumer Behavior using IT models
Other Allied areas in Marketing

Business Management and General Management

Strategic Management.
Quality Management
Management Education
Business Ethics
Entrepreneurship
Supply Chain Management
Leadership and Management
Other Allied areas in Management

Information and Data Management

Decision Sciences
Information Systems
Software Engineering
Big Data
Data bases, data lakes, data mining and all other knowledge discovery methods
Information Technology methods, tools, techniques
Virtual Teams, Groups, and web enabled Communities
Business data networks
Business data security
Information Management
Other Allied areas in IT and Computers
Data bases, types of data bases
Information Technology issues
Data Modelling
IT applications in Market Verticals
Business Intelligence
Converging Technology Networks
Data Mining and Data warehousing
Data security and Computer Networks
Data quality and Data Standards
ERP and enterprise wide solutions
Enterprise Cloud Computing
Business Analytics
Service Oriented Architecture
Software as a Service
ICT enabled Technologies

Interdisciplinary

Issues in Globalization of Business

Business Cases Service and Experimental Learning
Women in Business
International Business
Multicultural Issues Professional Development
Small Business Development
Non-Government organizations

WHO CAN SUBMIT PAPERS

 Faculty Members/Academicians
 Research Scholars/ Doctoral Students
 Government Officials.
 Executives, Industry experts and Consultants
 P.G. Students

GUIDELINES FOR PAPERS

All papers will be evaluated through a double-blind review process constituted by drawing
experts from Institutions/ Universities/ Organizations of repute in and outside India.

 Only original, unpublished work is sought. Any proposal submitted to present identical or
substantially similar work already published, under review for another conference or
publication will not be considered. In the covering letter accompanying the manuscript, the
contributors should certify that the manuscript has neither been published anywhere nor is it
at present being considered anywhere for publication.
 The delegates are requested to send the extended abstracts of their papers not exceeding 300
words, 12-point font size, Times New Roman font on MS Word/PDF with single line spacing
to the Conference Chairs along with the name and address of the author(s), Contact No. &
active E-mail IDs latest by August 30th, 2018. The blind review expert committee will screen
the papers.
 Full length paper should not be more than 3000 words (Maximum 10 pages). Tables,
illustrations, charts, figures etc. should be serially numbered and duly acknowledged. Sources
of the data need to be given below each table. Only those references that are actually utilized
should be included in the reference list and should be alphabetically arranged. For complete
paper guidelines visit www.imt.edu/FOBE2018.
 The first page of the manuscript should have the title of the paper, name of the author(s),
organization affiliation, complete mailing address, phone number, fax number (if any) and e-
mail address. Please do not indicate author(s) name, affiliation or any other such information
 in the manuscript elsewhere. One soft copy of the paper in the above-mentioned format
should be submitted online at www.imt/edu/fobe2018.

PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
The conference shall be organized in sessions.
Each session shall be chaired by an expert from an educational institute/industry.
Presentation by authors: 15 minutes.
Discussion replies to questions by authors: 15 minutes.
LCD Projector/OHP/LAPTOPS will be provided for presentation.

REGISTRATION
All the participants are requested to register by filling the online registration form. One author
must get registered for inclusion of the paper in proceedings book publication. A single author
presenting multiple entries should register for each paper. No TA/DA will be paid to any
delegate who presents the paper in the conference.

Registration (from SAARC countries) including GST of 18%

PG Students : 2,950
Ph. D Scholars: 3,540
Academia : 5,310
Industry : 7,080

Registration (from Non-SAARC Countries) including GST of 18%

Students $ 118
Academia $ 177
Industry $ 177

ONLINE PAYMENT:
1. Remittance in Foreign Currency Wire Transfer

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Beneficiary Bank Address
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All Wire transfers shall be made in favor of Institute of Management Technology,

Ghaziabad, India.

The registration as noted above is net of all bank charges. The name of both the “Remitter” and
the person on whose behalf the remittance has been made must be furnished to the bank from
where remittance is being made.
2. Remittance in Foreign Currency via VISA card
Forms for online payment are available at www.imt.edu/fobe2018.

3. Other modes of payments

Registration fees should be sent by Demand Draft in favor of “Institute of Management

Technology, Ghaziabad”.

PUBLICATIONS OF PROCEEDINGS
All accepted papers shall be published in the proceedings of the conference (proceedings from
Emerald Publishers) and the book will be released at the time of inauguration of the conference.
A copy of the book will be provided free to all the registered participants.

Journal Publication**:

Select papers will appear in the following journals as special issues.

IGI journals.
Int Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies
Information resource management Journal.
The Journal of Global Information Management
International Journal of Knowledge management
Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations
International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR)
International Journal of Cases on Electronic Commerce
International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining
International Journal of Electronic Government Research
International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education
Journal of Cases on Information Technology

Inderscience
IJJIM International journal of intercultural information management
International Journal of Innovation and learning IJIL

Emerald
IJEM, International Journal of Educational Management

Note: ** Confirmation awaited.

CONFERENCE PATRONS:
Prof Asish K Bhattacharyya
Prof Ravikesh Srivastava

CONFERENCE GENERAL CHAIRS

Dr Antonio Robalo, ISCTE Business School, Portugal
Dr Renato Pereira, ISCTE Business School, Portugal.
Dr Rajeev Sharma, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Dr Bhumika Gupta, Telecom Ecole de Management, France.
Dr Jayanthi Ranjan- IMT Ghaziabad, India
Dr Sandeep Puri, Asian Insitiute of Management , Philippines
IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Extended Abstracts: August 30th

Notification: September 20th
Camera Ready Copy: Nov 5th
Registration: July onwards

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION:

How to reach Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad is a part of India’s national capital region. The best way to reach Ghaziabad is via
Delhi. The town is located at a distance of 45 KMs from Indira Gandhi International Airport
and 30 KMs from New Delhi railway station. It is well served via road and rail links. Delhi is
well connected through rail and air to all concerned of India and the world. The institution can
arrange for airport pickup on request. Prepaid taxis can also be availed from the airport/railway
station to Ghaziabad.

Accommodation
IMT extends assistance to arrange accommodation guest house/hotel in Delhi and at Ghaziabad
nearby to IMT campus at the expense of participants. Limited accommodation for authors on
twin sharing basis at INR 2000 per person per night is available at IMT campus on first come
first served basis.

CONTACT US

Dr Jayanthi Ranjan,
Institute of Management Technology
Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad.
Uttar Pradesh - 201001. India
Phone : +91-120-3002219
Fax: +91-120-2965020, +91-120-2827895, +91-120-3002300
Email : fobe2018@imt.edu
Web site: www.imt.edu/FOBE2018
ABOUT IMT GHAZIABAD
• Rated among the top 10 business schools in India by various ranking domains. One of the top
4 schools to be accredited by AACSB. SAQS accredited School.
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• IMT G offers two-year full-time MBA, one-year executive MBA and part-time MBA
program and Doctoral programs (DBA), Very innovative alternate week-end AACSB
accredited PGDM program; Modular Leadership Programs. Post Graduate certificate
programs in all domains.
• 14 innovative domain specializations. Media & Entertainment domain provides new
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many awards nationally and internationally. OBP – Organizational Based Projects-
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• Faculty Development programs, industry specific collaborations, GMAC associations.
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