Call for Papers

The International Conference on Technology Management (ICTM) 2012 aims to provide a forum for researchers in the area of technology management to discuss its role in business expansion and economic development. The conference aims at integrating experiences of academicians, industry leaders, technology managers and innovators towards effective knowledge creation and economic development. We invite contributions in the form of research articles and case studies.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Policy, Institutions and Governance
   

2. Science and technology policies
   

3. Entrepreneurship development
   

4. E-governance
   

5. Technology and Social policy
   

1. Corporate management, R&D Strategy and Competitiveness
   

2. R&D Management
   

3. Technology forecasting and roadmaps
   

4. Integration of business and technology strategy
   

5. Technology adoption, negotiation, absorption, and standardization
   

6. R&D and innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises
   

1. Financing, Commercialization and IPR
   

2. Challenges in marketing basic R&D outputs
   

3. Technology nurturing and incubation
   

4. Technology transfer, marketing and commercialization
   

5. Protection of intellectual capital
   

1. Economic development, Sustainability and Inclusiveness
   

2. Technology, society and social change
   

3. Role of technology in development
   

4. Technology management in developing countries
   

5. Technologies for social goods
   

6. Technology and Sustainability
   

7. Engineering management and climate change
   

1. Intellectual capital, HRM, and organizational development
   

2. HRM for building innovation competitiveness
   

3. Open innovation and collaboration
   

4. Organizational learning and knowledge management
   

5. Organization development for technology intensive growth
   

1. ICT for Technology Management
   

2. Logistics and supply chain management
   

3. ICT for emerging technologies
   

4. ICT for industrial capability building
   

5. ICT in Banking, Railways and Infrastructure
   

The conference will also feature a CEOs Conclave deliberating on the mega technology trends, a Innovation valuation conclave featuring innovators, bankers and venture capitalists discussing issues related to valuation of intellectual capital, and a Innovators confluence and exhibition where a number of peer reviewed innovations from IISc, DRDO, SMEs, and National laboratories will be showcased.

Paper Submission

Extended abstracts of up to 500 words has to be submitted first by 30 September 2011. Upon review of these abstracts you will be invited to submit your full paper by 31 December 2011 and the final review decision will be announced by 31 March 2012.  Extended abstracts and full papers can be submitted at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ictm2012. Detailed instructions for the preparation of your paper abstract and full paper along with online submission instructions can be found at the conference website http://mgmt.iisc.ernet.in/ictm/.

Publication

All submissions will be peer reviewed by a panel of experts and the accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. A select list of papers presented in the conference will be invited for submission for special issues in the following journals: International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, International Journal of Business Excellence, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, and South Asian Journal of Management.

Important Dates

        Abstract Submission                             30 September 2011

        Invitation to submit full paper              31 October 2011

        Full paper submission                           31 December 2011 extended to January 15, 2012

        Paper acceptance notification              31 March 2012

        Final paper submission and                   30 April 2012
        Early registration deadline

        Main conference events                        18-20 July 2012

Registration fees