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Call for Papers for NHRDN Conference on "Future of work: MasteringChange" 1-3 November 2006, New Delhi - INDIA

  • 1.  Call for Papers for NHRDN Conference on "Future of work: MasteringChange" 1-3 November 2006, New Delhi - INDIA

    Posted 04-03-2006 05:05

    N<st1:personname>HR</st1:personname>DN CONFERENCE

    on  

    FUTURE OF WORK: MASTERING CHANGE 

    1 -<st1:date month="11" day="3" year="2006">3 November 2006</st1:date>

    <st1:place><st1:city>New Delhi</st1:city>, <st1:country-region>India</st1:country-region></st1:place>  

    Call for Papers

    We are pleased to inform you that the National HRD Network (NHRDN) in collaboration with Management Development Institute (MDI) is organizing its annual conference on: "FUTURE OF WORK: MASTERING CHANGE" during 1-3 November 2006. The venue of the Conference is Taj Palace Hotel, <st1:place><st1:city>New Delhi</st1:city>, <st1:country-region>India</st1:country-region></st1:place>.

    The NHRDN is <st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s largest network of more than 5000 leading HR professionals- The NHRDN is a body committed to closer connection between knowledge and practice and has participated in many ventures with business schools and with society at large. MDI is one of the top 5 B-schools of the country: Ranked #1 by Business World in 2005. The institute integrates knowledge, research, industry experience and international exposure to offer comprehensive programmes for managers, executives and, post graduate and doctoral students. MDI is the first <st1:place><st1:placename>Indian</st1:placename> <st1:placename>Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>School</st1:placetype></st1:place> and second in <st1:place>Asia</st1:place> to be accredited by an International Institution `Association of MBAs' (AMBA), <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>. MDI has also been granted South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS) accreditation.

    The conference is a<st1:personname>im</st1:personname>ed at bringing in cutting edge knowledge from academia into industry and also provides s<st1:personname>cope</st1:personname> for the practitioners to share their exper<st1:personname>im</st1:personname>ents and experiences. The objective of this conference is to bring together thought leaders from different parts of the world and provide an opportunity for interaction and dialoging to evolve effective strategies for future of work & mastering change. A rich interaction and mutual learning will be one of the outcomes of such a conference.

    The Conference will focus on for future of work & mastering change and will have the following themes:

    Section A : Meaning of Work (including workplace and life) ;

    Section B : Emerging Business Models: Changing Corporate Landscape;

    Ø      Hierarchy

    Ø      Virtual Integration

    Ø      Globalization

    Ø      Employability

    Ø      Speed

    Ø      Mass Customization

    Ø      Wealth Creation

    Section C: Managing Growth

    Ø      Mergers and Acquisitions

    Ø      Diversification

    Ø      Going Global

    Section D : <st1:place><st1:placename>Capability</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Building</st1:placetype></st1:place>

    Ø      Organizational Processes

    Ø      Individual Processes

    Ø      Benchmarking

    Ø      Talent Management

      Section E : Diversity Management  

    Section F: Performance Excellence 

    HR Processes like

    Ø      Hiring

    Ø      Rewards Management

    Ø      Succession Planning

    Section G : Corporate Governance

    Ø      Compliance to Wealth Creation

      Section H: Change Masters' Odyssey

    You are requested to send your paper on any of the above themes. For your assistance, we are enclosing the "Guidelines for Authors" as an attachment.

    Dr. Pritam Singh/Dr. Asha Bhandarkar

    Chairman, Programme Committee

    & <st1:personname>Director</st1:personname>, MDI Gurgaon

    Management Development Institute (MDI)

    <st1:street><st1:address>Mehrauli Road</st1:address></st1:street>, Sukhrali, Gurgaon - 122 001 (<st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region>)

    Phones: 91-124-26340165

    Fax:           91-124-2343655

    E-mail: director@mdi.ac.in ; ashab@mdi.ac.in

    Visit us at www.mdi.ac.in

    Registration fee:

     

    For N<st1:personname>HR</st1:personname>DN Members:        Rs.8, 000/US$180

    For Non Members:               Rs.10, 000/US$250

    For Paper Presenters:   Rs.5, 000/US$100

    Submission of Full Paper : <st1:date month="6" day="30" year="2006">30th JUNE, 2006</st1:date>

    Papers to be sent to:

    Dr. Daisy Chauhan / Dr. Jyotsna Bhatnagar

    Management Development Institute (MDI)

    <st1:street><st1:address>Mehrauli Road</st1:address></st1:street>, Sukhrali, Gurgaon - 122 001 (<st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region>)

    E-mail: daisy@mdi.ac.in; jyotsnab@mdi.ac.in