Editorial Note

The Economic Times General Management Review (GMR) is a quarterly journal containing articles of academic and professional interest that are of value to business managers, consultants, teachers and students dealing with strategic and general management issues. It is a multi-disciplinary platform for sharing and disseminating knowledge with a global prespective.
Based in India, it lays emphasis on strategic management issues in developing countries. The articles that appear in GMR are the personal responibility of the authors themselves and do not reflect the views of the guest editor, the editorial advisory board or the sponsoring organization.
Note to contributors
Articles should be original and should not be under consideration of any other publication. The submission should be sent to the Guest Editor, Dr. Ranjan Das, at the editorial office address given above. You may send a soft copy of your article by email to Manoj Khatri (manoj@columnist.com).
Content: Articles should be of contemporary interest in the areas of strategic and general management issues and should be of value to managers, consultants, teachers and students. The journal seeks to present an eclectic approach supported by empirical research or practical applications as necessary.
Reviewing process: Each article is reviewed by the Guest Editor and, if found suitable, the same may be sent for an another round of review before final acceptance.
Word length: Articles should be of 2,500 to 3,000 words including abstract and references.
Headings and sub-headings: Headings should be typed in capital and underlined; sub-headings should be typed in upper and lower case and underlined.
References: References to other publications should follow the Harvard style.
Figures, charts and diagrams: Use of figures, charts and diagrams should be kept to the minimum and the text should indicate where the same will appear.
Abstract and key words: An abstract within 100 words and three key words should be submitted along with the article.
Number of copies: Two hard copies and one soft copy (text in Word and graphics in Powerpoint) should be submitted.
Author’s bio-data and photograph: A brief bio-data with full postal and e-mail address and a colored photograph should be sent along with the article.
Copyright: Authors should warrant that their work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of warranty. The articles published in GMR will become the legal copyright of the publisher.