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International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets (IJBEM) www.abem.ca/cfp-iimc<http://www.abem.ca/cfp-iimc> Call for Papers Special Issue on CSR in Globalized World: Emerging Issues and Challenges Guest Editors Nisigandha Bhuyan, Arpita Ghosh, V K Unni & Ramendra Singh Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) India Various forms of Corporate Social Responsibility have been well known practices in India much before the advent of American academic curricula through Business Schools. Corporate Charity was one of the earliest activities, and as the name suggests, it was voluntary and almost always depended on the charitable instincts of businessmen. After the institutionalization of Business Academia, CSR has come a long way from acts of charity to Strategic CSR that is now inclusive of awareness and concerns for greater social causes like poverty alleviation, education, and access to bare necessities (the problems that developing economies are consistently grappling with). However, the alignment between societal and business goals through CSR practices is not an internalized and universalized reality. Post liberalization, large firms did align their business objectives with societal requirements. However, the Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is struggling to incorporate CSR into their business objectives. Moreover, CSR in India is still further from incorporating sustainable business practices. To add to this existing mesh, CSR enters as a mandatory requirement for some of the corporations. The clauses of the mandate are not necessarily favorable to Strategic CSR – the only CSR that motivates the corporate to incorporate CSR practices into their business goals. Important Dates • Submission of full manuscripts: 1 March, 2016 • First reviews to authors: 30 April, 2016 • R&R: 30 June, 2016 • Submission of final versions: October 31, 2016 The Special issue is likely to come out in 2017. For more details, please visit: www.abem.ca/cfp-iimc<http://www.abem.ca/cfp-iimc> ________________ Dr. Satyendra Singh Professor, Marketing and International Business Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets(IJBEM) University of Winnipeg, Faculty of Business and Economics, Winnipeg, CANADA Our 2nd 2016 forthcoming Academy of Business and Emerging Markets (ABEM) Conference www.abem.ca/conference<http://www.abem.ca/conference> August 2-4, 2016 Phnom Penh Cambodia Asia ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.