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Uber In China - A Journey Which Never Took Off

Uber In China - A Journey Which Never Took Off

Uber entered China in 2013 after a test phase in Shanghai. But the company never really was able to settle in facing stiff competition from the local players. Uber was facing major cash losses (resulting from subsidizing drivers & slashing fares) after replicating its strategy of hiring private car owners. It was losing $1 Billion in cash a year & after losses of $2 Billion over two years, it sold its Chinese business to Didi Chuxing, the local stronger competitor. Now, let’s look at some factors which went wrong for Uber:

Abishake Koul
E-Commerce In India Is A Bubble - Common Room Quarrels - Student Debate At MISB Bocconi

E-Commerce In India Is A Bubble - Common Room Quarrels - Student Debate At MISB Bocconi

E-commerce industry in India is expected to grow to Rs 2,11,005 crore by December 2016 as per IAMAI. Despite being the country with second largest internet user-base, penetration of e-commerce is low as compared to other countries. Have you wondered what’s going to happen to this booming industry? Are we all converts to online shopping? Why is it thriving at this rate? In this series of common room quarrels, we have students of MISB putting their opinions forward in a debate whilst giving an overview of the current scenario of e-commerce in India.

Career Services Centre
Are You A Victim Of Student Syndrome? - Nikhil Murthy From IIM Indore

Are You A Victim Of Student Syndrome? - Nikhil Murthy From IIM Indore

Do you invariably start studying for an exam at the last moment? Or delay working on an assignment till the deadline approaches? And, while doing so, do you get stressed out? Or take long breaks when working? You are, if the answer to anyone of these questions is yes, one of the 9.5 students out of every 10 students across the world who is influenced by “student syndrome” (as per a specific research). It is the most prevalent among the several behavioral issues exhibited by students. Associated closely to this term are two other issues namely, stress and slack. Let us begin by discussing what these three are -

Nikhil Murthy
A Case Study On XOLO - Liverpool Partnership - DMS, IIT Delhi

A Case Study On XOLO - Liverpool Partnership - DMS, IIT Delhi

The first year MBA Students of DMS, IIT Delhi were in for a delectation when Mr. Sunil Raina, Business Head- XOLO, ushered an enriching interaction with the batch as a part of the Business Leader Lecture Series. The theme for the talk was ‘XOLO’s partnership with Liverpool Football Club’.

Media Cell DMS, IIT Delhi
Fieldwork In TISS : The What, Why, And Where - Pooja, TISS Mumbai

Fieldwork In TISS : The What, Why, And Where - Pooja, TISS Mumbai

One of the questions I hear every now and then is 'Why TISS?'. Since the answer, 'Because it's awesome' won't suffice, I decided to shed some light on Fieldwork, one of the unique aspects of the Human Resource Management and Labour Relations course at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Pooja Wanpal
A Leadership Lesson From Anna Hazare - Views From Prabhakar

A Leadership Lesson From Anna Hazare - Views From Prabhakar

Anna Hazare became highly relevant because he was a crusader for anti-corruption. Unfortunately under the previous government talking about corruption was a method for attacking the previous government and gaining popularity and prominence amongst the public. It fed off the anger of the people. People were at the end of their tether and in total despair when it came to corruption. But when Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare broke up and Kejriwal formed the Aam Aadmi Party, Hazare had already begun to lose relevance. Because it was clear that both of them had dis-owned each other. Anna has over the last few years therefore done a slow fade and left the public's memory.

Prabhakar Mundkur
The Celebrity Management Coup Of 2016 - Views From Prabhakar

The Celebrity Management Coup Of 2016 - Views From Prabhakar

Most people were aghast to see the Prime Minister in the Reliance Jio ad last Friday September 2, 2016. The shock was no doubt because while we have seen our Prime Minister in the newspapers several times, it has traditionally been for the inauguration of an event, or for the announcement of some public sector project. But to see him in an ad for a private sector brand was both unexpected and unusual.

Prabhakar Mundkur