Academics

5 Management Lessons From 'The Art Of War'

When I was pursuing my Masters in Industrial Psychology, we had a guest lecture on ‘Lessons in Applied Psychology by Sun Tzu and Chanakya’. Somehow the lessons by Sun Tzu have stuck by. And it’s not only in the field of psychology that the principles of Sun Tzu can be incorporated but also in the area of business and service industry. What makes Sun Tzu’s principles so adaptable in all walks of life is the fact that it’s not the war literally that he is talking about but the conflict which we see in every aspect of our life. He addresses the art of conflict resolution, be it a war or the competitive business scenario.

Will This Be RBI's Last Rate Cut For This Fiscal Year - Finance Guru Tamal Bandyopadhyay Speaks

A quarter percentage point cut in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s policy rate was not unexpected (although the market was vertically divided, a few, including me, were expecting a rate cut) but it’s not obvious why the central bank has decided to bring down its policy rate to 6.25%, a six-year low. It’s also very likely that this will be the last rate cut for this fiscal year.

The Question Of CEO Culpability - Views From Prabhakar

John Stumpf got added to the list of CEOs over the last year who have pleaded to ignorance to scams happening in their organisations right under their nose. Showing that CEOs seem to be getting away almost anything. In a sense, they seem to be increasingly protected from any wrongdoing in their own organisations.

RBI Monetary Policy : Will There Be An Interest Rate Cut - Finance Guru Tamal Bandyopadhyay Speaks

On Tuesday, a group of five men and one woman will decide whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should cut its policy rate—a decision which had all along been the prerogative of one person: the RBI governor. Indeed, there’s been a technical advisory committee (TAC) since June 2009 to give inputs for policy-making but, unlike the six-member monetary policy committee (MPC), it did not have statutory status and hence the governor was under no obligation to accept its suggestions. On most occasions in the past seven years, the RBI has not done what most members of TAC have wanted it to do.

Employees First, Customers Second - The New Maxim - Strategy With RS

‘Treat Customers like God’. Do you subscribe to this axiom for doing business?

The Advent Of A New Digital Currency, Bitcoin - Soumya Soni, IIM Rohtak

Making A Case For The Case Study Method - Pasam Shruti, IIM Indore

If you ask a B-School student to name some differences between grad school & a B-school, the method of teaching is going to be right at the top of the list for most of us.

'The Crux Of Clearing CFA Examinations Is Time Management' - Akshay Garg, IIM Rohtak

Within the last few years, CFA has created a reputation as a niche certification for students aspiring to create a career in Finance. Presented below are the excerpts from an interview with Akshay Garg, a second year student at IIM Rohtak who has recently cleared the CFA Level 2 exam.