A NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA : ISSUES AND CASES

(4 - 5 November, 2011)

Organised by
KOUSALI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (KIMS)

KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD KARNATAKA, INDIA.

About Karnatak University, Dharwad (KUD):

Karnatak University was established in 1949 to cater to the higher education needs of people of this region. It is spread over a vast area of 750 acres and has its own ambience with a sylvan setting of undulating greenery. The second oldest in the state, the University has 48 P.G. Departments, 3 PG Centres, 5 constituent colleges, 528 affiliated colleges; 264 PG and 4252 UG teachers; and 4531 PG and 1,01,142 UG students. Various traditional and need-based courses are offered to prepare the students for facing the larger challenges of life. The University is rated as a university with potential for excellence and has been accredited with A grade by NAAC.

About Kousali Institute of Management Studies (KIMS):

The Department was established in 1976. The institution blossomed into one of the best ten institutions in management in the country during that period. Presently, the MBA programme is rated to be the best amongst all the universities in Karnataka. KIMS has got a strong alumni network who has occupied positions in many topnotch companies both within the country and abroad. KIMS has developed a special niche for itself in the field of imparting quality management education. The students of KIMS are trained to a perfect blend of current industry knowledge and skills of modern management.

About Dharwad City

Dharwad is a beautiful town of almost 200000 residents in the North West part of Karnataka, India. The history of Dharwad can be traced back to 12th century. It is just east of magnificent "Western Ghats". Dharwad is surrounded of hills and there are numerous lakes and other smaller water bodies. Dharwad is quiet and peaceful city amidst lot of vegetation. It has made many people's dreams come true through its educational institutions and generous people, who have always supported poorer students. Students come here from all over North Karnataka. The twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad are located at a distance of around 420 KM north of Bangalore and 550 KM south of Mumbai. The city of Dharwad is just east of the famous Western Ghats and is surrounded by hills and lakes and is a prominent educational centre with three Universities, two engineering and two medical colleges.

How to Reach Dharwad:

Dharwad is one of the major cities on the Mumbai - Bangalore railway line and on the Pune - Bangalore National Highway (NH-4). The Airport at Hubli is 18 KM from the Venue. The other nearby airports are Belgaum (80 KM), Goa (160 KM), Bangalore (420 KM) and Mumbai (550 KM).

From each of the above cities, there are numerous luxury buses and trains. Kingfisher flies one daily flight (Bangalore-Hubli-Mumbai and back), the departure of which is 7.30 from Bangalore and 16.30 from Mumbai. Hubli is recognised as a head office of South-Western Railways and is one of the major railway junctions in Karnataka. There are regular trains to Hubli-Dharwad connected from Bangalore, Vasco/Goa, Pune/Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Howrah/Kolkata and New Delhi.

Patrons of the Conference: Chief Patron:

Prof. H. B. Walikar M.A, Ph. D.

Conference Chair and Organising Secretary:

Prof. M. S. Subhas IIT-M, IIM-A, Ph.D.

Advisory Committee: Prof. S. B. Hinchigeri M.Sc. Ph.D. Prof. C. G. H. Khan M.A, Ph. D. Prof. A. H. Chachadi M.B.A, Ph. D. Prof. S. S. Hugar M.Com, Ph. D. Prof. L. D. Vaikunte M.A, Ph. D. Prof. Shivappa, MBA Prof. N. Maruti Rao, M.Com, Ph.D Prof. N. Ramanjaneyalu, M.Com, MBA, Ph.D Overview of the Conference:
"Most of what you hear about entrepreneurship is all wrong, its not magic, it's not mysterious, and it has nothing to do with genes. It's a discipline, and like any discipline, it can be learned", says Peter F. Drucker, The Father of Modern Management. This quote by The Father of Modern Management, stresses on the point that entrepreneurs can be made easily by proper training and its not bizarre that entrepreneurship not associated with Genetics of a person to be an Entrepreneur. Instead, it can be taught to a person that how to be a successful entrepreneur and what things can lead him to reach his entrepreneurial objectives. Further, started business needs to follow the right phases to find its objectives coming true only by developing the business thus started. This Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business Development (EBD) makes an attempt to discuss on the above theme in broad with special reference to India. The Conference is scheduled to be conducted during 4 - 5 November, 2011. This gives an opportunity for all the intellectuals from Academics as well as from the Industries and agencies like Governmental and Nongovernmental Organisations (NGOs) those especially involved in EDPs Entrepreneurship Development Programs, to explore and expose themselves to the world of Entrepreneurship Development and its related issues.

Call for Papers:

The original Research papers, articles and case studies are invited on the main theme and other sub-themes; those would be under going through the double blind review from the experts. Abstracts as per the guidelines need to be sent to the Conference mail-id on or before 25th August, 2011 by mail. Acceptance of the abstracts would be confirmed to the authors by 30 th August, 2011 via e-mail. For more details on dates, kindly go through important dates. Selected papers in full text would be published in the proceedings of the conference, in the form of a peer reviewed edited book consisting of ISBN number.

The sub-themes chosen for deliberation in the Conference are: Entrepreneurship Development in India Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) Women Empowerment through EDP Role of Governmental interface in Entrepreneurship Development in India Rural Enterprises Business Developmental stages and Model(s) Role of Market Orientation in Business Development Issues relating to Marketing, Finance and Human Resource in the process of Business Development Role of services like Micro-finance, Venture Financing and Consultancy in the process of Business Development Value Enhancement for Business Development

Guidelines for Authors:

The authors must mention the subject line as Paper/article for EBD Conference-2011. The acceptable file formats for the word processing documents are Word for Windows 1997-2003 document Manuscripts must be double spaced, with 1-inch margins with Times New Roman, Font Size 12, black All tables, charts, graphs, diagrams, and images should be black and not in colour. The scanned images taken from various sources should be redrawn in black and white format (and not pasted as they are). References and citations should be complete in all respects and arranged in alphabetical order as below: Text references should appear as follows: Recent works from (xxxx, 2005, yyyy, 2006) show... Journal references should be listed as follows: Kohli, A. K., Jaworski, B. J. (1990), ''Market Orientation: The construct, Research Propositions and Managerial Implications'', Journal of Marketing, Vol. 54, April, 1-18. Books should be referred as follows: - V. Venkata Raman, G. Somayajulu (2005),"Customer Relationship, New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited.

The final draft is subject to editorial amendments to suit the requirements of the proceedings of the
Conference. An electronic version of the manuscript in MS- Word would be required once the paper is accepted for publication.

Important Dates:
Submission of Abstracts Communication for Acceptance of Abstracts Submission of Final Paper Communication for Acceptance of Final Paper Registration 25 30 August 2011 August 2011

25 September 2011 30 September 2011 05 October 2011

Registration Details:
Registration/Delegate Fees:

Amount (Rs.) Participants (General) Participants from Academics Participants (From Affiliated Institutions of KUD) Research Scholars and Students Spouse/ accompanying persons 1500.00 1000.00 750.00 500.00 250.00

For registration remit registration fees in the form of DD drawn in favour of The Director, Kousali Institute of Management Studies, payable at Dharwad and sent along with the Registration form to: Dr. M S Subhas, Organizing Secretary, EBD National Conference, Kousali Institute of Management Studies (KIMS), Karnatak University, Dharwad 580003.

The last date to submit the registration form and delegate fee is 5th October, 2011. Spot registration will be strictly discouraged. The above charges are of excluding lodging; however participants would be assisted in making suitable arrangements on demand.

Contact Details:
Send your registration form duly filled in along with the prescribed DD to:
Dr. M. S. Subhas

Organising Secretary, EBD National Conference, Kousali Institute of Management Studies, Karnatak University, Dharwad.-580003, Karnataka State Phones: 0836-2741882/84 Mobile: 09844065681 Fax: 0836-2741882 Email: nationalconferenceatkims@gmail.com Web: www.kud.ac.in

NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCE ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: ISSUES AND CASES
KIMS, KU, Dharwad, Karnataka

November 4-5, 2011

REGISTRATION FORM NAME: Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms. ___________________________________________________________ (Last Name) (First Name) If you need a participation certificate, please write exactly how you would like us to print your name: ____________________________________________________________________ (Use CAPITAL Letters) If you are presenting a paper, please indicate Abstract Reference Number of the Paper(s) 1. ___________ 2. ____________ (max 2 presentations by one person, sorry!) Would you like to chair a technical session? YES NO

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