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KCM has long been endorsing academic research, which can take many shapes. Students spend time working with various companies; they spend time with faculty members undergoing various research works and preparing paper works.
KCM channels all its research based works through Center for Research Excellence (CRE). Centre for Research Excellence
Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) is an autonomous research body within Kathmandu College of Management (KCM). It conducts interdisciplinary research on business, management practices and economics in contemporary market economies. Instituted with the belief that research and teaching should go hand in hand, CRE is dedicated to deepening knowledge and gaining insights. The centre has been established with the objective of developing fact-based and research-oriented culture among students and professionals. It also aims to create and disseminate new knowledge relevant to people and organizations through an active research agenda.
With the vision of being a “state-of-the-art” centre for comprehensive research in the field of management, CRE encourages faculties and students to carry out research on various emerging issues and to come up with innovative solutions to problems faced by organizations and societies. To accomplish this, we collaborate with various domestic and foreign institutions to ensure the credibility of research works. Further, we seek affiliations with several corporate houses and foundations for support and to help them solve their problems.
CRE was initiated with the following objectives:
An Executive Committee, under the guidance of its advisory board members, runs CRE. The advisory board members include experts from diverse disciplines, ranging from management, sociology, politics to economics and development.
Journal of Business and Economics
New Perspective: Journal of Business and Economics is a peer reviewed journal published by Center for Research Excellence (CRE) of Kathmandu College of Management, Gwarko, Lalitpur. This journal aims to understand the constantly changing business scenario and its impact on local management practices. Similarly, the journal attempts to put forward the various perspectives of the researcher in a multi-faceted way. The journal also focuses on the importance of research to address the challenges in the world of business and economics.
Working Papers
CRE produces periodic working papers from students' research project. Faculty members work closely with students to guide their research report. Such studies are published online as working papers on a preliminary basis, pending further review by academicians and professionals.
Activity report
Students and faculty often engage in several research activities. CRE maintains an activity report to update the progress of each research. Activity reports are published online to enable monitoring and is accessible to all.
Seminar:
KCM has been organizing various events and seminars that facilitate the academic as well as personal development of students. At KCM, students are encouraged to expand their horizons beyond the curriculum. Keeping this in mind, the college has been engaging students in various seminars and workshops conducted by specialists from different industries.
Recently, KCM organized a seminar on the topic “Report formatting and preparation”. It was presentted by Mr. Madhu Sudan Gautam who provided guidelines to students on how to prepare a report in standard format. As a follow-up to this program, the students had to submit a write-up regarding the learning outcomes of the event.
Student’s research project:
The students are encouraged to relate and apply their theoretical knowledge to the real world. All students are required to submit a term paper at the end of each semester in which they analyze current issues and prepare a research paper. The recent graduates undertook their research on contemporary issues such as gender imbalance and challenges in the Nepalese financial sector. Some of the research topics are listed below:
CRE offers the following e-resources for literature review and to support researchers with their work. KCM provides access to world-renowned journals, publication and databases. These resources can be accessed by the students and faculty only within the KCM IP range. They are as follows:
International
National
