Guidelines for Authors Optimization: Journal of Research in Management (ISSN 0974-0988) is double blind review journal. It welcomes original papers from both academicians and practitioners on management, business, and organizational issues. Papers, based on theoretical or empirical research should exemplify the practical applicability and/or policy implications of work described. The manuscript should be accompanied by the following: (1) An abstract of 80‐100 words along with five key words; (2) A brief profile of the author/s describing author’s name, current designation and affiliation, contact address, phone/fax numbers and e-mail address etc. The authors should send a declaration stating that the paper has neither been published nor will it be submitted elsewhere till the editorial decision from ‘Optimization’: Journal of Research in Management has been communicated. Recommended length of the manuscript should not exceed 8,000 words. All tables, charts, and graphs should be placed with the content and should be in black and not in color. Wherever necessary, the source should be indicated at the bottom. The number and complexity of exhibits should be as low as possible. Authors are expected to adhere to standards of correct academic writing. References indicated at the bottom should be complete in all respects, with authors’ names arranged alphabetically. We request authors to follow the APA Style developed by the American Psychological Association. Book: Single author In-Text Citation: (Pegrum, 2009) Reference List: Pegrum, M. (2009). From blogs to bombs: The future of electronic technologies in education. Crawley, W.A: UWA Publishing. Book: Two authors In-Text Citation: (Page & Stritzke, 2015) But when outside parenthesis: Page and Stritzke (2015) suggested that ... Reference List: Page, A. C., & Stritzke, W. G. K. (2015). Clinical psychology for trainees: Foundations of science-informed practice (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Book: Chapter [ie. article] in edited book In-Text Citation: (Groundwater-Smith, 2007) Reference List: Groundwater-Smith, S. (2007). As rain is to fields, so good teachers are to students. In S. Knipe (Ed.), Middle years schooling: Reframing adolescence (pp. 151-170). Frenchs Forest, N.S.W: Pearson Education Australia. Journal article in print: 8 or more authors In-Text Citation: (Sohrabi et al., 2011) Reference List: Sohrabi, H. R., Weinborn, M., Badcock, J., Bates, K. A., Clarnette, R., Trivedi, D. Martins, R. N. (2011). New lexicon and criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Lancet Neurology, 10(4), 299-300.

Guidelines for Authors Optimization: Journal of Research in Management (ISSN 0974-0988) is double blind review journal. It welcomes original papers from both academicians and practitioners on management, business, and organizational issues. Papers, based on theoretical or empirical research should exemplify the practical applicability and/or policy implications of work described. The manuscript should be accompanied by the following: (1) An abstract of 80‐100 words along with five key words; (2) A brief profile of the author/s describing author’s name, current designation and affiliation, contact address, phone/fax numbers and e-mail address etc. The authors should send a declaration stating that the paper has neither been published nor will it be submitted elsewhere till the editorial decision from ‘Optimization’: Journal of Research in Management has been communicated. Recommended length of the manuscript should not exceed 8,000 words. All tables, charts, and graphs should be placed with the content and should be in black and not in color. Wherever necessary, the source should be indicated at the bottom. The number and complexity of exhibits should be as low as possible. Authors are expected to adhere to standards of correct academic writing. References indicated at the bottom should be complete in all respects, with authors’ names arranged alphabetically. We request authors to follow the APA Style developed by the American Psychological Association. Book: Single author In-Text Citation: (Pegrum, 2009) Reference List: Pegrum, M. (2009). From blogs to bombs: The future of electronic technologies in education. Crawley, W.A: UWA Publishing. Book: Two authors In-Text Citation: (Page & Stritzke, 2015) But when outside parenthesis: Page and Stritzke (2015) suggested that ... Reference List: Page, A. C., & Stritzke, W. G. K. (2015). Clinical psychology for trainees: Foundations of science-informed practice (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Book: Chapter [ie. article] in edited book In-Text Citation: (Groundwater-Smith, 2007) Reference List: Groundwater-Smith, S. (2007). As rain is to fields, so good teachers are to students. In S. Knipe (Ed.), Middle years schooling: Reframing adolescence (pp. 151-170). Frenchs Forest, N.S.W: Pearson Education Australia. Journal article in print: 8 or more authors In-Text Citation: (Sohrabi et al., 2011) Reference List: Sohrabi, H. R., Weinborn, M., Badcock, J., Bates, K. A., Clarnette, R., Trivedi, D. Martins, R. N. (2011). New lexicon and criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Lancet Neurology, 10(4), 299-300.

Editorial Board Chief Patron Shri Ram Kishore Agarwal Chairman G L Bajaj Educational Institutions Patron Shri Pankaj Agarwal Vice Chairman G L Bajaj Educational Institutions Chief Editor Dr. Djamchid Assadi Professor Burgundy College of Business, France Editor Prof. Ajay Kumar Director GLBIMR, Greater Noida Associate Editor Dr. Shuchita Singh Associate Professor GLBIMR, Greater Noida Assistant Editor Ms. Shashi Bala Rai Assistant Professor GLBIMR, Greater Noida