Samvad: Call for Articles | E-Commerce

Digitalization has brought the world closer than ever, as now one can buy or sell everything sitting in any corner of the world at any time. This drift in the new shopping model surged itself as an industry referred to as E-commerce today.

E-commerce is an indispensable part of any business, as the shopping culture has transformed. Current situations like the pandemic have proven the need for e-commerce and accelerated the adoption of e-commerce. Also, the Indian e-commerce industry grew by 38.5% in 2020 and will rise by 84% to $111 billion by 2024.

Having discussed the role of e-commerce as a part of every business, we would like to hear your views and opinions on the e-commerce industry for our next edition of Samvad. Choose from any one of the diverse topics in finance, marketing, HR, operations, or general management mentioned below and share your views by submitting your articles. Get a chance to have your article published in Samvad’s upcoming edition.

Topics:

General Management -

• Is omnichannel e-commerce the future?
• Ripples of industry 4.0 on e-commerce.
• The boom in e-commerce during a pandemic and post-pandemic era.
• The dawn of sustainable e-commerce.

Marketing -

• Influence of Amazon v/s others on the Indian market.
• Social media thrust in the e-commerce space.
• Do comments influence the marketing of products?
• All about e-commerce marketing.

Operations -

• Smart logistics applications in e-commerce.
• Role of e-commerce in reducing operational costs.
• Value of augmented reality on e-commerce operations.
• Management strategies for e-commerce operations, a modern approach.

Finance -

• Nykaa's journey from meager startup to listing on the stock.
• Fintech: Catalysts in the e-commerce industry.
• E-commerce financing: A boon for web-based start-ups.
• E-commerce trends in revenue and market share under new normal.

HR -

• Emerging workplace strategies in the e-commerce industry
• HR automation changing the face of the workforce in e-commerce
• HRM in e-commerce start-ups
• How do managers address talent gaps in the e-commerce industry?

Guidelines:

Pick write on any 1 of the 4 sub-topics mentioned in the specialization of your choice (general management, marketing, operations, finance or HR) for the submission:

• Team Size: 1-2 members
• Word Limit: 800-1200 words
• No limit on the number of pages
• Please keep plagiarism under 5%
• Articles having more than 5% plagiarism will be rejected
• The use of illustrations, statistics, images, graphs will be appreciated
• Please cite all sources for illustrations, statistics, images, graphs

One article per domain will be published in the magazine. The best article out of 5 will be rewarded with a winner certificate, runner-up with a runner-up certificate, and 'National Finalist' certificates for the other 3 published articles. All participants will receive an e-certificate!

Submission Format:

• File Format: MS Word (DOC or DOCX files)
• Font size: 12
• Font: Arial
• Please name your file as "YourName_Ecommerce/HR"

Mention the following on the first page of the article:

• Full name
• Contact number
• Linked in address
• Professional photo
• College name
• Course name
• Batch/year

Submission Deadline: 3rd January 2022

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