Tiim 2012 Conference Proceedings Instructions

TIIM 2012 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS INSTRUCTIONS

TITLE [Times New Roman 14 pt, bold type, centred, all in UPPERCASE]

Author's name and surname [Times New Roman 12 pt, bold type, centred]

Author's university affiliation, Country [Times New Roman 12 pt, centred]

Author's e-mail address[Times New Roman 12 pt, centred]

In case of second and all other co-authors:

Author's name and surname [Times New Roman 12 pt, bold type, centred]

Author's university affiliation, Country [Times New Roman 12 pt, centred]

Author's e-mail address[Times New Roman 12 pt, centred]

Abstract[Times New Roman 12 pt, bold type, left alignment]:

Provide a structured abstract (maximum is 300 words in total) in English [Times New Roman 12 pt, italic type, justified alignment] following the names of the authors. Abstract summarizes the scope and specific theme analysed in the paper, primarily its main results, conclusions and findings.Authors must supply a structured abstract set out under 4-7 sub-headings including:

• Purpose (mandatory)
• Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
• Findings (mandatory)
• Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
• Practical implications (if applicable)
• Social implications (if applicable)
• Originality/value (mandatory).

Keywords: indicate 3–5 keywords [Times New Roman 12 pt, italic type, left side alignment]

Keywords must capture the essence of full paper. Words must be listed in descending order of importance from left to right. These keywords will be used for an electronic index of your paper.

1. FIRST LEVELHEADING [Times New Roman 14 pt, bold type, left alignment, all in uppercase]

Text must be written in English. The scope of the whole textis limited to 3000-6000 words in length, excluding the first page. All text must be written in Times New Roman 12 pt, justified alignment, with no bold or underlined type. If you wish to emphasize certain text, use italic type. Spacing between lines must be 1. No page should exceed 45 lines of writing[1].Do not include page numbers in your paper. These will be added when TIIM 2012 Conference Proceedings is produced.

1.1.Second level heading [Times New Roman 12 pt, bold type, left alignment]

1.1.1.Third level heading [Times New Roman 12 pt, italic type, left alignment]

Structure your text up to three levels deep, however third level must not be numbered.

Tables and figures must be placed within the text of the paper. Generally, graphics should be in Times New Roman 10 pt with table column headings underscored (please seebelow). Graphics should be clearly rendered in order to form attractive, readable black-and-white copies. All tables and figures must be included in the paper (no appendices are allowed).

Table 1: Short description [Times New Roman 10 pt, left alignment]

Source: Smith, 2010, p. 245. [Times New Roman 10 pt, left alignment]

Figure 1: Short description [Times New Roman 10 pt, left alignment]

Source: Smith, 2010, p. 284. [Times New Roman 10 pt, left alignment]

REFERENCE LIST[Times New Roman 14 pt, bold type, left alignment, all in UPPERCASE]

TIIM 2012 International Conference uses American Psychological Association (APA) Stylefor determining authorship, constructing accurate reference citations and documenting sources authors have used in papers.References to other publications must be carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency. Authors should cite publications in the text: (Cobain, 2010) using the first named author name or (Cobain and Malakian, 2009) citing both names of two, or (Cobain et al., 2008), when there are three or more authors. Examples of bibliographic references in text:

(Phusavat, 2011, pp. 49-60)

(Takala & Trunk, 2010, p. 195)

(Lin et al., 2009)

At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied:In reference section all bibliographies and other references should be accumulated alphabetically by surname or in case of no authors by issuing year, oldest first. Reference list must be numbered.Examples of bibliographical description in reference list [Times New Roman 12 pt, left alignment]:

1. For books: Surname, Initials (year), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication. e.g. Tapscott, D. (2009), Grown Up Digital. How the Net Generation is Changing Your World, The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY.
2. For book chapters: Surname, Initials (year), "Chapter title", Editor's Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication, pages. e.g. King, B.C. (2005), "Supply Chain Management", in Roonth, R. (Ed.), Management, Beck, New York, NY, pp. 230-290.
3. For journals: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", Journal Name, volume, number, pages. e.g. Phusavat, K., and Kanchana, R. (2008), "Competitive priorities for service providers: perspectives from Thailand", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 108 No. 1, pp. 5-21.
4. For published conference proceedings: Surname, Initials (year of publication), "Title of paper", in Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of published proceeding which may include place and date(s) held, Publisher, Place of publication, Page numbers. eg Rodak, C., and Borlant, E. (2010), "Management Information Systems Effectiveness", in Technology Innovation and Industrial Management 2010 Proceedings of the International Conference in Pattaya, Thailand, 2010, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, pp. 670-695.
5. For working papers: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", working paper [number if available], Institution or organization, Place of organization, date.
   e.g. Moizer, P. (2003), "How published academic research can inform policy decisions: the case of mandatory rotation of audit appointments", working paper, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, 28 March.
6. For newspaper articles (authored): Surname, Initials (year), "Article title", Newspaper, date, pages. e.g. Smith, A. (2008), "Money for old rope", Daily News, 21 January, pp. 1, 3-4.
7. For newspaper articles (non-authored):Newspaper (year), "Article title", date, pages. e.g. Daily News (2008), "Small change", 2 February, p. 7.
8. For electronic sources: if available online the full URL should be supplied at the end of the reference, as well as a date that the resource was accessed.
   e.g. Kolleage, D. (2010), "Web-based industrial services", available at: (accessed 4 February 2011). Standalone URLs, i.e. without an author or date, should be included either within parentheses within the main text, or preferably set as a note (roman numeral within square brackets within text followed by the full URL address at the end of the paper).

Note: The TIIM 2012 Conference Proceedings are similar to MakeLearn Conference

[1] Footnotes are not allowed.