International Consortium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Research (ICIER)
and

BNM Institute of Technology

Organizes

6th ICIER International Conference on

Strategic Agility and Resilience: Benchmarks and Best Practices

14-15 December, 2023

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 Conference Overview

International Consortium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research (ICIER) and BNM Institute of Technology,
Bengaluru, are jointly organizing the 6th ICIER International Conference during 14-15 December 2023 in
association with the international partners of ICIER and BNMIT. It is an interdisciplinary conference intending to
draw scholars and professionals representing a diverse perspective on strategic agility and resilience. The
conference provides a forum for showcasing the importance of agile strategies in the dynamic business, social
and economic environment. It proposes to host academic sessions (paper presentations), panel discussions and
practitioner-oriented discussions on Strategic Agility.
Considering the changing trends and preferences in conference participation, the conference will be hosted in a
hybrid mode at BNMIT campus via suitable virtual platforms, which will be communicated accordingly.

Conference Theme: Strategic Agility and Resilience: Benchmarks and Best Practices

Businesses across industry sectors and markets develop strategies in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and
ambiguous) world. Rigid strategies cannot support dynamic businesses; what we need to deal with this dynamic
situation is agility. The Strategic Agility Model is based on the premise that you know that you don’t know the
future, and therefore that your strategy is your current best guess. Agility helps navigate the uncertainty, but it
takes Resilience to make changes and bounce back in action, looking forward. Not every business recognizes this
need. It took Covid-19 for many businesses to adapt, be agile, resilient, and open-minded in formulating
strategies.
There are a host of research and deliberation opportunities for academicians, researchers, entrepreneurs and
industry practitioners to leverage on the new awakening in the industry for strategic agility and resilience. This
conference is offering a platform for them to explore the new developments and deliberate on practical solutions
with respect to strategic agility and resilience as well as contribute to the creation of new knowledge for the
future.

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Subthemes
Marketing and business development Entrepreneurship and Business Growth
Rural Marketing Entrepreneurial Eco system
Marketing Science and Technology Enterprise Growth
Sustainable Marketing and Social Enterprises
Consumption Rural Entrepreneurship
Value Creation Women Entrepreneurs
Reverse Marketing Sustainable Businesses
User Experience Design Thinking
Digital and Social Media Marketing
HR and OB
Leadership and Supervision Business Analytics
Organizational Citizenship Behavior Advanced Data Analytics
Workplace Dynamics Big Data and Data Management
Psychological Theories Project Management
Human Experience Management Decision-making through Machine
Socio-Cultural Factors Learning
Diversity and Inclusion Interactive Dashboards and Story
Work-life Balance Telling
Change Management
Career Management
Gig Working Education Management

Evolving Technology and HRM National Education Policy

Finance and Investments Technology and Education

Applied Finance Internationalization of Education

Behavioral Finance New business Models in HEIs

Corporate Finance and Reporting

FinTech/ Financial Analytics
Banking and Insurance
Financial Literacy
Risk Management
Fund-raising

Dates to Remember

Abstract Submission: 15th July 2023 Notification of Acceptance: 15th August 2023

Final Paper Submission: 15th Sept 2023 Early bird Registration Last date: 15th Oct 2023

Last date for Registration: 15th Nov 2023 Conference Dates: 14 -15 Dec 2023

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Call for Papers
There are three streams of papers acceptable for this conference, namely:

Stream 1: Academic Papers

Academic papers may be either conceptual or empirical. Conceptual papers should develop strong arguments and
new theoretical perspectives on issues related to entrepreneurship and its facilitation, using evidence from prior
research. In other words, conceptual papers should present a comprehensive and focused review of the relevant
literature to develop and support new theoretical perspectives.
Empirical papers, on the other hand, should have a short and focused literature review to justify the need for the
study and develop the hypotheses, explain the methodology, present the data and their analysis, draw
appropriate conclusions, and discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the findings. The references
should be given in the style prescribed by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th
edition), which requires the (author, year) format within the text, and the alphabetical listing (by authors’
surnames) of the references at the end. The length of the paper should be between 5000 and 8000 words. Papers
should be preceded by an ‘Abstract’ of not more than 500 words.

Stream 2: Reflective Practices

These are papers by practitioners (entrepreneurs, executives, consultants, policymakers) based on systematic
reflections on their own practice. Such reflection should have a ‘narrative section’ which briefly describes the
practice in question, explaining its context, purpose, and scope, and an ‘exposition section’ which elaborates on
the problems encountered by various stake-holders at the implementation stage. The concluding part should
contain recommended solutions, especially the desired micro and macro level policy initiatives. The size of the
paper should be about 5000 words. The paper should be preceded by an ‘Abstract’ of not more than 500 words.

Stream 3: Case Studies

Cases should highlight the unique practices followed in entrepreneurial ventures, promotional agencies, banking
and financial institutions, R&D centers, Government organizations, NGOs, Corporate organizations, etc, which are
directly or indirectly involved with the facilitation of strategic agility and resilience. The style of writing the case
should be narrative with appropriate numbers of tables, figures and annexures. The length of the case should be
approximately 3000- 5000 words. It should however, be clarified that this limit is only recommendatory in nature,
not mandatory. The case-study should also be preceded by an ‘Abstract’ of not more than 500 words.

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 Abstracts and after its acceptance, full papers should be submitted by email to the conference administration
before their respective deadlines of 15th October and 15th November 2023. By submitting an abstract, the
author(s) make(s) a commitment that the work is original and not published before in any manner, and that at
least one of the authors would register for the conference, submit the full paper and present it in the conference.
Papers not presented in the conference will not be considered for publication in the proceedings, edited volume
or the special issues of the journals. The conference has the first right of publication on the papers presented.
The full paper should also have similar contents and must be written in a specified format (guidelines given below)
to ensure uniformity across papers in the Proceedings. All full papers will be double-blind refereed by the peer
experts for their selection for publication in the edited volume and special issue of journals. However, the
acceptance of a paper for presentation in the conference will be based on the double-blind review of the abstracts.

Abstract Submission

Guidelines
The abstract (minimum 250 words; maximum 500 words) should be in fully italicized text (12-point Times New
Roman, 1.15 spacing, not exceeding 300 words), explaining the background, the need, aim, methods and the
expected findings of the study. In addition, it should contain the title (16-point Times New Roman), authors’ names
(12-point Times New Roman), designations, affiliation/ address, telephone number and email id (10-point Times
New Roman) followed by a list of keywords, subject to a maximum of five, which should be arranged in alphabetic
order separated by commas and full stop at the end.

Full Paper Submission

Guidelines
The full paper should be prepared as per the guidelines provided for the respective category of paper (Conceptual,
Empirical, Reflective Practice and Case Studies) as specified. Body of Manuscript: Manuscript must be prepared on
standard A4 size paper setting. It must be prepared on a 1.15 spacing and single column with 1" margin set for
top, bottom, left and right. It should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font with page numbers at the bottom-
center of every page. Headings: All section headings should be in 14-point Times New Roman font and sub-section
headings should be in 12-point Times New Roman font. These must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalized.
Leave a blank line before each heading. Figures & Tables: The titles of figures/tables should be numbered and
placed above the figure/table. Sources of figures/tables should be mentioned below them. Citation & References:
References within the text and at the end of the paper should be in the APA style, as prescribed in the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (Latest edition).

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Awards
Three “Best Paper Awards” - one each from the three categories of papers,
namely, Academic papers, Reflective practice, and Case-studies will be presented
in the concluding ceremony of the conference. The awards will be decided by a
specifically designated committee of experts.

Publications
All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by the peer experts for their selection and for publication in ABDC /
Scopus indexed / Q ranking / UGC care journals. We have partnered with Management and Labour Studies Journal,
a Q3 ranking journal for publication of selected papers from relevant themes. Selected papers from across themes
will be considered for publication in a special issue of SAJM (South Asian Journal of Management), which is indexed
in ERA, ABDC and Cabell. Discussions with other reputed publishers are also in progress. It is further proposed to
bring out an edited volume of selected papers from the conference, which will be published by a reputed
international publisher. The selections will be based on the combined criteria of quality of the papers as well as the
suitability of the theme for the particular journal or edited volume. Publication cost at actuals are required to be
borne by the author(s) of the selected paper(s).

Conference Registration and Payment

All participants should register for the conference by completing the Registration Form available as an annexure
to the print brochure or at the Conference Website.
Registration Fee Categories Early bird Registration Early bird Registration
Fee (Please Registration Fee (16th Registration Fee for online
tick or Fee (On or October till Fee for online participation
highlight as before 15th 15th participation (16th October
appropriate) October November (On or before till 15th
2023) 2023) 15th October November
2023) 2023)
Indian Research Scholars INR 1200 INR 1500 INR 700 INR 1000
Indian Academic INR 2400 INR 3000 INR 1900 INR 2500
Participants
Industry Participants from INR 3600 INR 4500 INR 3100 INR 4000
India
Research Scholars from USD 40 USD 50 USD 30 USD 40
outside India
Academic Participants from USD 80 USD 100 USD 70 USD 90
Outside India
Industry Participants from USD 120 USD 150 USD 110 USD 140
outside India
Research Scholars from USD 28 USD 35 USD 18 USD 25
Partnering Institutions
Academic Participants from USD 56 USD 70 USD 46 USD 60
Partnering Institutions

Cancellation Policy
For Cancellations done before 1st Dec 2023, 80% of the registration fees paid will be refunded. No refund for
cancellations after 1st Dec 2023.

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 All accepted papers should have at least one author registered for the conference. Additional papers by the
authors registered for one paper require additional registration. Research scholars should attach copy of valid
testimonials/ Identity card along with Registration Form. The payment can be made by Cheque, Demand Draft,
or Online Bank Transfer, the details for which are available in the Registration Form (supplied with the brochure)
and on ICIER and BNMIT websites. Account details for Payment of Registration Fee are given in the annexure.

The Registration fee covers

1. Admission to all academic sessions 2. Conference kit and materials
3. Tea/Coffee at the designated breaks during the conference 4. Conference lunches
4. Sightseeing for outstation participants (based on minimum number)

Key Takeaways

Panel Discussion Best Paper Award

Certificate of Participation Networking

Publication of selected full papers in ABDC /

Publication of all papers in conference
Scopus indexed / Q ranking / UGC care
proceedings with ISBN
journals and/or in an edited volume to be
published by a reputed publisher.
023. Email id:Icierbnmit23@bnmit.in
Accommodation
Accommodation in BNMIT hostel is provided on a first-come first-serve’ basis. Hence participants are
encouraged to register early and book their rooms in advance. For accommodation in hotels, support is provided
by Conference hosts. Accommodation and commuting expenses should be borne by the participants.

For accommodation support, kindly contact:

Mr. Santhosh K V, Assistant Professor, BNMIT E-Mail: santhoshkv@bnmit.in Phone: 8105830142

Visa Matters
Visitors holding non-Indian Passports may require a visa. For more
information, please check with the Indian Embassy in your respective
countries. The conference secretariat will issue invitation letters for
the conference, which can be used for obtaining visa. Foreign
participants are requested to register before 15th October 2023, as
the Government of India requires the personal details of each foreign participant for Visa clearances.

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 About Bangalore

Bangalore, officially known as Bengaluru, is the fifth largest metropolitan city in India. Located in southern India
on the Deccan Plateau, it is the capital of the state of Karnataka. Bangalore is known as the "Silicon Valley of
India" because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter. The city is amongst the
top ten preferred entrepreneurial locations in the world. Bangalore is also known as the "Garden City of India"
because of its gentle climate, broad streets, greenery and the presence of many public parks, such as Lalbagh
and Cubbon Park, and is a preferred holiday location due to its salubrious climate throughout the year.

About ICIER
ICIER is a professional network of internationally reputed researchers and consultants engaged in the development
of entrepreneurial individuals and organizations through research, consultancy and training in innovation,
entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial management. It was first initiated as International Consortium for
Entrepreneurship Research (ICER) by the Milano-Bicocca University, Italy, in partnership with four prestigious
academic institutions from BRIC Countries with the funding support from Fondazione Cariplo, Italy. The partner
institutions for the original research project were: Milano-Bicocca University, Italy; Instituto de Economia (UFRJ),
Brazil; Moscow International Higher Business School (MIRBIS), Russia; Fudan University, China; and Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), India. With a view to bringing in a focus on innovation, subsequently
ICER changed its name to ICIER (International Consortium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research).

ICIER provides top-quality Professional Services in Research, Teaching, Training, Consulting, Research Mentoring,
Publications, Business-Incubation, International Cultural Exchange and Summer School Programmes, Seminars,
Workshops and Conference to Individuals, Small and Medium Enterprises, Corporate Organizations and Academic
Institutions. These activities are conducted in collaboration with an international network of individuals, institutions
and enterprises, who will be co-opted as associate members under the guidance of the International Advisory
Council consisting of the members from Italy, Brazil, Russia, China and India. ICIER and its partner institutions
contribute greatly in terms of international research and publications.
Previous Conferences
A major initiative of ICIER was to organize academic conferences on Entrepreneurship and related issues. The First
International Conference on “Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation: International Models and Benchmarks”
was held during 8-10 December 2011, at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. The Second International
Conference on “Entrepreneurship in Transitional Times: Issues and Challenges” was held during 15–16 November
2012 in Moscow, Russia, hosted by Moscow International Higher Business School (MIRBIS).

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The Third ICIER International Conference on “Policies to support Entrepreneurship” was held during 21-22
November 2013, hosted by Instituto de Economia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. The Fourth
ICIER International Conference on “Entrepreneurship Education and Training: Delivery and Effectiveness” was held
during 29-31 January 2015 at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. The Fifth International Conference on
“Social Entrepreneurship: Sustainable Models and Practices” was held during 17-18 November 2017 at Christ
University, Bangalore.

ICIER Publications

About BNM Institute of Technology

B N M Institute of Technology (BNMIT) was established in the year 2001. It has achieved academic laurels in a
short time and is one of the top preferred institutes in technical education in Karnataka. BNMIT has been granted
Autonomous Status since June 2021 by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Visvesvaraya Technological
University (VTU). The lush green campus of BNMIT is located at Banashankari, Bengaluru, a busy and vibrant
locality in South Bengaluru, with easy access to all essential facilities.
BNMIT offers engineering courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The institute also offers post graduate programs in VLSI Design
and Embedded systems, Computer Science & Engineering, and in Business Administration. Department of
Business Administration is the principal organizer of this conference.

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The institute is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with 'A' Grade and all the
eligible UG programmes are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi. BNMIT has received
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Innovation rank in 151-300 band. Department of Science &
Technology has funded Rs. 2.87 Crores towards New Gen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre
(IEDC). BNMIT has some more feathers on its cap; Diamond Rating by QS I-Gauge, 31st Rank by TIMES Survey,
37th Rank by Outlook, 36th Rank by Data Quest, 24th Rank by Impact Ranking, 27th Rank by Insight Survey and
100th Rank by India Today.

Department of Business Administration

Established in 2006, the Department of Business Administration at BNMIT has been recording excellent academic
performance consistently. Our students have also secured top ranks under VTU including the first rank among all
MBA institutions of Karnataka. The department is served by highly qualified and experienced faculty members
with an average collective experience of sixteen years in industry and academics. Some of the prominent features
of the Department are: International and National Level Faculty Research Contributions; MoU with Auston Institute
of Management, Singapore and MoU with University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA for student experience
programs; MoU with IIMBx for offering 'MOOCS' to MBA students; MoU with Republican Institute for Vocational
Education (RIPO), Belarus, for Student Internships; MoU with Fidelity National Financial Ltd. and MoU with Learnito
Edu Pvt. Ltd for training and placements. The Department also conducts National Level Student Fests,
Conferences, Online Courses and Industry Interface Programs, Industry visits for a practical experience, and so
on.

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 Conference Organization
Chief Patron
Shri. Narayan Rao R Maanay,
Chairman, Governing Body, BNM
Institute of Technology, Bengaluru,
India.
Chief Mentor
Dr. Mathew J Manimala, Chairman
ICIER-India, Former Professor Indian
Institute of Management-Bangalore, &
Former Director XIME, Bengaluru, India.
Patrons
Prof. T J Rama Murthy, Director, BNMIT
Dr. S Y Kulkarni, Additional Director,BNMIT
Prof. Eishwar Maanay, Dean, BNMIT
Dr. Krishnamurthy G N, Principal, BNMIT
Steering Committee
Prof. Eishwar Maanay, Dean, BNMIT
Mrs. Vaishnavee Eishwar Maanay, Head -
Media and Marketing, BNMIT
General Chair
Dr. N Mukund Sharma, Professor & HoD,
MBA, BNMIT
Organizing Chair and Secretary
Dr. Neetha Mahadev, Professor, BNMIT
Advisory Committee (Industry)
Mr. Ramesh Kaza, Head of Strategy
Transformation – International CIO (EMEA &
APAC), Country Head-India, State
Hyderabad, India.
Mr. Prashanth Doreswamy, President and CEO
Continental India, Bengaluru.
Mr. Preetham Hiremath, Director, Brown &
Burk UK Ltd., London, England.
Mr. Bhargava Ramana, CEO, Marutsakha
Aerospace and Aviation Pvt Ltd.
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Advisory Committee (Academic)
Mr. PK Thomas, Co-Founder and Coordinator,
ICIER-India.
Dr. Vishal Gupta, Professor of Management, Fred
& Martha Bostick Faculty Fellow, Culverhouse
College of Business, University of Alabama, USA
Dr. Mohammed Nadeem, Visiting Faculty-
Marketing, Haas School of Business, University
of California, Berkeley, USA.
Dr. Suresh Kalagnanam, Associate Professor,
University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Dr. Anand S Upadhyaya, Director-PG Studies &
Research, College of Banking and Financial
Studies, Muscat, Oman.
Dr. Iqbal Thonse Hawaldar, Professor, College of
Business Administration, Kingdom University,
Bahrain.
Dr. Princy Thomas, Associate Professor, Christ
(Deemed to be University), Bangalore.
Dr. Manita D Shah, Professor, Jain (Deemed to
be University), Bangalore.
Organizing Committee
Dr. Vijayashree L, Professor, BNMIT
Dr. Bhavya Vikas, Associate Professor, BNMIT
Dr. Charithra C M, Associate Professor, BNMIT
Dr. Prathima V G, Associate Professor, BNMIT
Mrs. Jasmine Francis, Assistant Professor, BNMIT
Mr. Santhosh K V, Assistant Professor, BNMIT
& Mrs. Vinitha V, Assistant Professor, BNMIT
Mrs. Ranjitha R, Assistant Professor, BNMIT
Street,
For Enquires, Please Contact
Conference Secretariat:
icierbnmit23@bnmit.in, Mob: +91 9886497179
Coordinator, ICIER-India:
thomas.icier@gmail.com, Mob: +91 9986431562
Email id:icierbnmit23@bnmit.in