Submission Guidelines

Conditions for Participation

• Applicants must represent an academic institution or should be engaged in a teaching/research role.
• The case must be written on real Family Business organisations based in Asia.
• The case may be authored by an individual or a team (maximum 4).
• An author can submit a maximum of two cases, written either individually or jointly.
• The case and the teaching note must be original work of the author(s).
• The author(s) must submit the case abstract not exceeding 400 words, through email by the deadline mentioned below.
• The abstract must clearly communicate – the organisation, the decision situation and contextual setting in brief.
• Each case must accompany a ‘Teaching Note,’ failing which the submission would be rejected. (Please refer to the ‘Content and Form’ section for more information on teaching note).

• The case must be about a real life decision situation faced by an Asian family business.
• Size of the business and family will not affect case selection.
• Provide a lively description of the decision situation and bring case protagonist and other characters come alive in insightful dialogues.
• Present relevant facts with all details required for a meaningful analysis (include charts/tables/graphs as exhibits).
• Describe different dimensions of the decision problem and include multiple perspectives to make the case an interesting learning experience.
• Avoid any signals of a preferred analysis or solution in the case.
• Write the case in third person, past tense and active voice.
• Use simple language and keep the use of jargon (if at all required) to a minimum.
• The full case, including all appendices should NOT exceed 20 pages of text and exhibits while adhering to the formatting style given below.
• Formatting Style – Font - Times New Roman; font size - 12; line spacing - 1.5 with one-inch margin all around.
• Provide citations for any information extracted from an external source (Incorporate the references into the body of the case, i.e. numbered in the text, with a footnote on the same page or a reference list at the end).

 TEACHING NOTE
 
The Teaching Note must include the following:

• Case Synopsis (keep it brief).
• Target Audience (Programmes where the case can be taught – e.g. MBA, Exec. MBA)
• Learning Objectives of the case (list the concepts sought to be taught using the case and courses wherein the case can be used).
• Teaching Approach/ Session Plan (to help faculty guide the case discussion).
• Possible questions for class discussion/assignment.
• Suggested answers to those questions.
• Suggest additional readings (if any).

Conditions for Participation

• As an author or co-author, one individual can submit a maximum of 2 papers.
• Submitted papers must NOT have been previously published and if under review, must NOT appear in print before the Seventh Asian Invitational Conference on Family Business, ISB, Feb. 1, 2019.
• To facilitate the blind review process, remove ALL authors identifying information, including acknowledgements from the text, and document/file properties. (Any submissions with author information will be automatically DELETED).
• The entire paper (title page, abstract, main text, figures, tables, references, etc.) must be in ONE document created in PDF format.
• The maximum length of the paper is 40 pages (size: A4) (including ALL tables, appendices and references). The paper format should follow the European Management Review Style Guide (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1740-4762/homepage/ForAuthors.html). 
• APA 6th edition style for references
• Use Times New Roman 12-pitch font, double spaced, and 1-inch (2.5 cm) margin all around.
• Number all the pages of the paper.
• No changes in the paper title, abstract, authorship and actual paper can occur AFTER the submission deadline.
• Check that the PDF File of your paper opens and prints correctly. Also ensure that the file is virus-free.
• An A4 sized, single page, cover sheet bearing author information must also be submitted as a separate PDF document. The cover sheet must include, Title of the paper, Author Names, Affiliated Institution’s Name, Brief Abstract in no more than 250 words and 6 Keywords.
• Only submissions made in English and adhering to these guidelines shall be accepted for review.  
• In case of acceptance, the author or one of the co-authors should be available to present the paper at the conference. 
• Registration can be done after receiving the intimation of selection of the paper for presentation.

Submission of Extended Abstract

• The Extended abstract should be of about 5-pages (inclusive of references and tables);
• In Microsoft Word format
• Double-spaced, 12-point Times Roman font
• It should be 600-1000 words excluding the references

• Title * (Three-Fifteen Words)
• Name(s) of the author(s) *
• Keywords * (Three- Eight Key Terms)
• Introduction * (150-250 Words): Research Question, Aim, Scope, And Originality
• Data * (250-500 Words): Source And Description Of The Data
• Methods * (100-200 Words): Data Collection And Analysis Methods Utilized In This Study
• Findings & Conclusion or Apriori Expectations (100-250 Words)
• References * (10-30 References)
• The authors should try to give due consideration to the reviewers’ comments and feedback while submitting the final paper