FOCUS, the management journal, is being brought out by the Institute of Finance and International Management (IFIM) with a view to facilitating effective dissemination of information with regard to various management issues and problem solving methodology relevant for practising executives as well as for academicians working in the field of management. This is further to fosrer better understanding of the theory and practice of management. More specifically the coverage will include discussions on theories and concepts, problem solving through consultancy assignments, research papers based on industry studies or findings ofresearch projects executed and also case studies as an important tool for getting an insight into the industry practices as well as to understand the necessity for adopting to an integrated approach to problem solving.

The following could be some representative topics or focus areas for writing an article:
 

• Strategic issues, discussions, approaches with regard to different functional Specialization

• Operations management

• Logistics and supply chain management

• Papers focusing on globalisation issues

• E-business and e-marketing

• Business process outsourcing

• Environmental management systems

• Service operations management

• Entrepreneurship and small business management

• Computer applications

• Human resources management

• Insurance, health, infrastructure management, etc

• Financial management

• Case studies related to the above topics

• Review articles on the state-of-the-art topics, issues, subjects, concepts, strategies, Techniques and management approaches
   

Subscription

Annual subscription for each volume of two issues is Rs 500 in India, $40 overseas. Views expressed in the articles are those of the respective authors. Neither IFIM, Bangalore, can accept any responsibility for nor do they necessarily agree with the views expressed in the articles. All copyrights are respected. Every effort is made to acknowledge source material relied upon or referred to, but IFIM FOCUS journal does not accept any responsibility for any inadvertent omissions.

Except as -authorised, no part of the material published in IFIM FOCUS journal may be reproduced or stored in retrieval systems or used for commercial or other purposes. All rights reserved. Copies of published material from the journal may be obtained on prior permission for limited and specified reproduction sought on payment of prescribed charges.

Write us at gopalanmr@ifimbschool.com or gopalanmr@yahoo.co.in for the copy of Focus journal.
 

The Refereeing Process

All the articles received by the journal will be first reviewed by the Editor for their appropriateness and completeness in terms of the requirement of the journal. The articles, which meet the basic requirements, will be reviewed by two referees conversant with the subject. Once the papers are cleared by the referees, they will go for final publication in the journal. This is keeping in with the standards stipulated by any international refereed journal.

All the accepted manuscripts for the journal will-be paid honorarium as follows:

Articles and cases : Rs 3,000/- /case/article
Articles/cases from abroad : $ l00/case/article
Book reviews : Rs 1,000/- /book


Editorial Board

The editorial board comprises:
 

1. Dr. M. R. Gopalan, Director (Research) IFIM, Bangalore, Chief-Editor of the Journal.

2. Dr. Mousumi S Bhattacharya (Professor, IFIM), Editor of the Journal.

3. Dr. Prakash Apte: Director, IIM Bangalore

4. Dr. S. Sadagopan: Director lIlT -Bangalore.

5. Mr. Ramasubramanian: MD Eastcom Systems Pte Ltd, 12 Lorong Bakar Batu # 04- 11, Singapore 348745 Tel: (65) 841 3848, Fax: (65) 841 3850.

6. Dr. C. Jayachandran, Professor & Director, The Center for International Business, School of Business, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043.

7. S. Prof. John Bicheno, Reader of Operations Management Department, Business School, University of Buckingham, U.K.

8. Dr. Paul Swamidass: Director of Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, Auburn University, USA.

9. Dr. R.Balachandra, Professor, Information, operations and Analysis

10. Group College of
    Business Administration, Northeastern University, Boston, USA..
    Email: r.balachandra@neu.edu 
     

Editorial Representative for Outside India
 

1. Dr. R.Nat Natarajan, W.E.Mayberry Professor of Management, 407B, Johnson Hall, College of Business, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38505, USA, is our representative for outside India for the period 2006-2007.

2. Mr. Alan Barker, Regional Managing Director, Strategic Consulting Services (Asia-Pacific) Ltd., PO Box 35 463, Browns Bay, Auckland, New Zealand is our Regional Editorial Representative for South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
   Email: scsasiapacific@clear.netnz
    

Editorial Committee(Operations)
 

1. Dr. Sridevi, Faculty, Finance, IFIM Bangalore

2. Dr. Kavitha Mathad, Assistant Professor, Economics, IFIM, Bangalore.

3. Ms. Shinu Abhi, Assistant Professor, Marketing, IFIM, Bangalore..
    

Referee Panel
 

1. Dr.G.G.Hegde: Associate Professor of Business Administration, Katz Graduate School of Business, USA. University of Pittsburgh.

2. Mr. S. Suresh : Head of Software Projects, Glaxo SmithKline, Mumbai.

3. Prof. Ramesh Kumar: Professor of Marketing IIM, Bangalore.

4. Dr. Nat Natarajan : Tennessee Technological University, USA.

5. Dr. Rishikesh Krishna: Professor IIM, Bangalore

6. Dr. Mathew Manimala: Chairman, Raghavan Center for Entrepreneurial Development.

7. Dr.Vasanthi Srinivasan: Faculty, lIM, Bangalore.

8. Dr. Ravi Anshuman, Professor of Finance, IIM, Bangalore

9. Dr. R. Srinivasan: Professor of Finance & Control, IIM, Bangalore.

10. Dr. Nithin Singh: professor of Operations Management, IIM, Indore.

11. Prof. Achuth Kumar, Sr. Professor Strategic Management, IFIM, Bangalore.

12. Dr. Gunasekaran, Faculty, Finance, IFIM, Bangalore.

13. Prof. Ashoke Rao: Dean (PGDM) & Professor of HR, IFIM B- School, Bangalore.

14. Dr. Madhumita Chatterji, Prof. of Corporate Social Responsibility & Ethics, IFIM, Bangalore.

15. Dr. Soumendra K.Dash, Professor of Finance, IFIM B-School, Bangalore

16. Prof. T.Y.P.Chowdry, Professor of IT, IFIM, Bangalore.

17. Prof. J. Govardhan, Professor of Operations Mgmt. & Quantitative Method, IFIM, Bangalore.

18. Dr. N. Balasubramanian, Dean PGDM-IB (International Business), IFIM, Bangalore