Who can participate in
the conference
The ICRM is open to practitioners, academicians, doctoral/research
scholars, post graduate students and policymakers who are engaged directly or
indirectly with the field of RM.
Invitation of
abstracts of papers/cases
The following types of contributions are invited from the
interested participants:
·
Papers: Conceptual/review and
empirical papers based on research, practice
·
Management Cases: Management/decision Cases
based on real life decision dilemma and Case Studies on relevant areas as noted
below
Thematic areas
Abstracts of Papers and Management Cases on the following thematic
areas that can dovetail into the SDGs are invited:
1. Rural and Development Finance
Microfinance, Agricultural Finance, Value chain financing,
Sustainable/Entrepreneurial Finance, Rural Financial Institutions and Services
2. Agribusiness
Latest developments in agribusiness and allied areas and
possibilities of agribusiness dovetailing into development
3. Rural Marketing and
Market development
Critical theory in Marketing, Rural to Urban, Social Marketing,
Rural Distribution Systems, Products and Pricing in Rural Contexts, Agriculture
Input Marketing, Agriculture Output Marketing, Macro Marketing, Supply and
value-chains.
4. Organizational
Forms and Design
Exploring the changing organization landscape in rural context like
that of cooperatives, producer organizations, not-for-profits, Panchayati Raj
Institutions; Behavioural and Structural issues of such organizations and
challenges of small organizations.
5. Capabilities and
Human Resources
HR in resource scarce contexts, Capacity Building, Managing
volunteers, Career Planning, Recruitment, Performance Evaluation, Leadership,
Changing structure of bureaucracy to implement welfare programme
6. MIS, ICT and
E-governance
MIS in rural and
development organizations, ICT and Development, E-Governance
7. Development
Strategy and Policy
Management of Not-for-Profits, organizational planning, Project
Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Programme / Project
Implementation, Entrepreneurship, Rural Institutions, Science, technology and
innovation and any other relevant topic.
8. Livelihoods
Promotion
Livelihoods promotion in
the rural and urban context
9. Economic and Social
Perspectives on Development
Economics dimension of
development issues and economic policy issues to do with development.
Integration of the different social sciences like Sociology, Political Science,
History, Anthropology and Psychology and applying that knowledge for the
problems of development, Social policy issues to do with development. Rights
based approach to development, Role of Health, Education, Sanitation and
related areas in human development.
“THE ABOVE LIST IS ONLY INDICATIVE AND NOT EXHAUSTIVE. ABSTRACTS
OF PAPERS/CASES IN RELATED AREAS ARE ALSO WELCOME”.
"APART FROM THE REGULAR SESSIONS, A SEPARATE
“STUDENT COLLOQUIUM” WILL BE HELD EXCLUSIVELY FOR POST GRADUATE STUDENTS"
"THE BEST PAPERS IN THE REGULAR SESSIONS AND
THE STUDENT COLLOQUIUM WILL BE AWARDED"
