—The Journal of Business Perspective Call for Papers

The Journal of Business Perspective Call for Papers


Special Issue on Corporate Governance

Vision––The Journal of Business Perspective invites original research-based papers, review essays and management cases for its Special Issue on Corporate Governance. The theme of manuscript should be on management, economics and social perspective reflecting the role of Corporate Governance in the above mentioned areas of study.

The authors are advised to strictly adhere to the ‘Guidelines for Contributors.’ These guidelines appear in each issue of Vision – The Journal of Business Perspective in the inner back page. The contributions that do not follow the guidelines will not be considered.

Each manuscript would be evaluated and reviewed by a team of expert reviewers who will refer them for acceptance/rejection. It is therefore, noted that the authors should attempt the topic and design them with unequal merit so that the possibility for publication remains abundant.
The special issue on Corporate Governance will be Volume 13 and Number 02 (April – June, 2009) issue. The manuscripts for the special issue are welcome. They can be submitted till March 25, 2009. The submission process remains same as like that of the manuscript submission process of regular issues. As all papers/cases submitted for publication are refereed on the ‘double blind’ system, only those manuscripts would be processed for publication that complies with the ‘Guidelines for Contributors.’

Manuscripts not considered or not accepted for publication will not be sent back. Each contributor will be duly acknowledged through e-mail.

The authors may send the manuscripts to the Editor at editor@mdi.ac.in. A copy should be marked to the Editorial Coordinator at asif@mdi.ac.in. The manuscripts should not exceed 6,000 words. Two hard copies should be sent along with the electronic submission of the manuscript. The articles should be written in A-4 size page, typed double space, neatly on one side of the paper with adequate margins on all the sides giving page numbers. The article should be submitted in duplicate with a cover page bearing only the title of the paper, author/s’ names, designations, official addresses, phone/fax numbers, and e-mail IDs.

Focus Areas

n Changing Perspective of International Governance
n Board of Directors – Role in Corporate governance
n Independent Directors as a catalyst factor in corporate ethics
n Financial practices and implications
n Governance issues in family owned businesses
n Audit Committees’ importance in governance
n Corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues
n Role of Board in Strategy Formulation
n Board Engagement in Public Enterprises
Apart from the above mentioned areas, articles are invited on other themes as well, throwing light on corporate governance issues.
Detailed guideline for submission:
n The manuscript should carry supporting tables and figures.
n Author/s’ name should not appear on any other page.
n Submission of an abstract of about 150 words is mandatory.
n The academic profile of each of the authors in about 80 words should be sent. E-mail ID should be mentioned.
n The articles should be in clear, coherent and in concise English.
n No floppy disk will be accepted.
n The hard copy and electronic files must match exactly.
n Author/s should certify that the paper/case has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
The editorial correspondence should be addressed to: The Editorial Coordinator, Vision — The Journal of Business Perspective, Management Development Institute, Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali, Gurgaon – 122001. (Phones: +91-124-4013050 to 59 Fax: +91-124-2341189.

Asif Anwar Alig
Editorial Coordinator,
Vision – The Journal of Business Perspective
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon