"The question is not whether we can do it or not. We have to do it.", Mrs. Sonia Gandhi rightly remarked during the debate on the Food Security Bill in the Parliament.
“I want to see all of you as the creative leaders to bring about the required change,” said Dr. Kalam, as he addressed the students of IIM Shillong on the morning of 24th July, 2014 at the Institute campus. Dr. Kalam was at the Institute for a course on the ‘Dimensions of National Development’. During his session with the students, he talked about the challenges that our country and the world are facing at large and emphasized on the role of leadership to tackle these issues and develop possible solutions. Dr. Kalam talked about his concept of PURA (Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas) which focuses on rural development by providing opportunities through cooperative working of resource and social entrepreneurs. This would enable our country to grow by shared efforts and overcome the challenges faced by the society. Dr. Kalam charted out the link between creative leadership and economic development. He emphasized on the importance of the role that change in leadership would play in ensuring the success in the future. He also accentuate on the role of integrity among leaders for sustained success and development of the society. Dr. Kalam also met with the faculty members of IIM Shillong to discuss the role of academicians in promoting creative leadership among the students for the betterment of the society in the future. This is the second time that IIM Shillong has hosted Dr. Kalam as a Guest Faculty to deliver a course to its students. The sessions conducted by Dr. Kalam, truly enlightened the students about the changing demographics and needs of the society, serving as an inspiration to them to be enablers of a better future of the country and the world.
InsideIIM and PwC Consultant Shreyas Panse are back with the 16th edition of our weekly series on InsideIIM, where Shreyas curates a list that is the best from across the web that industry professionals and current students must read.
‘Free-rider’ - this is one word all B-schoolers are familiar with. If we go by definition, ‘free-riders’ are people who benefit out of something without paying for it. Whether you hate them or are indifferent, you cannot deny the fact that their presence (or should we say absence!) in your groups does lead to a lot many critical changes in things like division of work, number of hours that you spend on your project/case etc. The primary reason behind free-riding can be attributed to a phenomenon called ‘Social Loafing’ according to which the efficiency of individuals decreases when they work in a group as the onus does not lie completely on them. Although, most free-riders show the same behaviour in terms of not turning up for meetings/discussions, not replying to messages, not picking up phones etc., the ways in which they do it is unique to every individual. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some common types of free-riders that we encounter in daily life.
The way some people tell history, India’s pre-liberalisation days were a wasted period. If only India had embraced capitalism and the private sector back in the 1950s or 1960s, India would have been like South Korea today – India and South Korea had roughly the same GDP per capita in the early 1960s, but today India’s GDP per capita is around $1,500 while that of South Korea is more than $23,000!
A major source of learning in MBAs is through case study competitions. It lets you do some of your most meaningful work. Solving real life business problems for Mahindra, ITC, Phillips or HUL gives you a great rush. There is also great motivation of huge prize money and PPO/PPI. Here is a list of things that help you get cracking at competitions.
IIM Calcutta held its 13th Institute Lecture Series on 21st July, 2014. As part of this series many eminent personalities from various walks of life have visited the campus and shared their experiences with the students and faculty. For this edition, Prof. Pranab Bardhan, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, delivered an informative lecture on the ‘Reform of our Land and Labour Laws’. Prof. Bardhan has done a lot of theoretical and field study research on the rural institutions in poor countries and a fraction of his work pertains to the interdisciplinary area of economics, political sciences and social anthropology. His lecture had a specific focus on the Land Reforms of 01st Jan, 2014. Prof. Bardhan detailed out the new acts pertaining to Labour and Land laws and gave his opinion and suggestions on their implementation.
"The question is not whether we can do it or not. We have to do it.", Mrs. Sonia Gandhi rightly remarked during the debate on the Food Security Bill in the Parliament.
“I want to see all of you as the creative leaders to bring about the required change,” said Dr. Kalam, as he addressed the students of IIM Shillong on the morning of 24th July, 2014 at the Institute campus. Dr. Kalam was at the Institute for a course on the ‘Dimensions of National Development’. During his session with the students, he talked about the challenges that our country and the world are facing at large and emphasized on the role of leadership to tackle these issues and develop possible solutions. Dr. Kalam talked about his concept of PURA (Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas) which focuses on rural development by providing opportunities through cooperative working of resource and social entrepreneurs. This would enable our country to grow by shared efforts and overcome the challenges faced by the society. Dr. Kalam charted out the link between creative leadership and economic development. He emphasized on the importance of the role that change in leadership would play in ensuring the success in the future. He also accentuate on the role of integrity among leaders for sustained success and development of the society. Dr. Kalam also met with the faculty members of IIM Shillong to discuss the role of academicians in promoting creative leadership among the students for the betterment of the society in the future. This is the second time that IIM Shillong has hosted Dr. Kalam as a Guest Faculty to deliver a course to its students. The sessions conducted by Dr. Kalam, truly enlightened the students about the changing demographics and needs of the society, serving as an inspiration to them to be enablers of a better future of the country and the world.
InsideIIM and PwC Consultant Shreyas Panse are back with the 16th edition of our weekly series on InsideIIM, where Shreyas curates a list that is the best from across the web that industry professionals and current students must read.
‘Free-rider’ - this is one word all B-schoolers are familiar with. If we go by definition, ‘free-riders’ are people who benefit out of something without paying for it. Whether you hate them or are indifferent, you cannot deny the fact that their presence (or should we say absence!) in your groups does lead to a lot many critical changes in things like division of work, number of hours that you spend on your project/case etc. The primary reason behind free-riding can be attributed to a phenomenon called ‘Social Loafing’ according to which the efficiency of individuals decreases when they work in a group as the onus does not lie completely on them. Although, most free-riders show the same behaviour in terms of not turning up for meetings/discussions, not replying to messages, not picking up phones etc., the ways in which they do it is unique to every individual. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some common types of free-riders that we encounter in daily life.
The way some people tell history, India’s pre-liberalisation days were a wasted period. If only India had embraced capitalism and the private sector back in the 1950s or 1960s, India would have been like South Korea today – India and South Korea had roughly the same GDP per capita in the early 1960s, but today India’s GDP per capita is around $1,500 while that of South Korea is more than $23,000!
A major source of learning in MBAs is through case study competitions. It lets you do some of your most meaningful work. Solving real life business problems for Mahindra, ITC, Phillips or HUL gives you a great rush. There is also great motivation of huge prize money and PPO/PPI. Here is a list of things that help you get cracking at competitions.
IIM Calcutta held its 13th Institute Lecture Series on 21st July, 2014. As part of this series many eminent personalities from various walks of life have visited the campus and shared their experiences with the students and faculty. For this edition, Prof. Pranab Bardhan, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, delivered an informative lecture on the ‘Reform of our Land and Labour Laws’. Prof. Bardhan has done a lot of theoretical and field study research on the rural institutions in poor countries and a fraction of his work pertains to the interdisciplinary area of economics, political sciences and social anthropology. His lecture had a specific focus on the Land Reforms of 01st Jan, 2014. Prof. Bardhan detailed out the new acts pertaining to Labour and Land laws and gave his opinion and suggestions on their implementation.
