There will be more seats on offer for Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management aspirants at IIM Raipur, but at a higher fee. The Indian Institute of Management Raipur will add 20 more students to PGP 2015-17, as the premier institute aims to cater to the dynamic market. Now, the total PGP strength has increased to 140 from 120.
You would think the premier schools of India will lead the way in what can be described as a super hit placement season across campuses. IIM Bangalore's placement season only strengthens that belief. As has been the trend for this batch everywhere, E-Commerce is the sector firing on all cylinders. Amazon and Snapdeal made 17 offers each. Similarly, the private equity and venture capital scene at IIM Bangalore seems to be up again (It could also just be that they are revealing more names this year. Either way it looks good). The Consulting domain has snapped up a whopping 30% of the batch with the biggest names in the business all being there. Banking and Finance though half the size of Consulting still outshines Sales & Marketing. Another remarkable statistic is that 60% of the batch had a PPO or a Lateral Job offer in hand before the placement season began. Nearly 33% of the batch bagged PPOs in a batch of 400 odd. It is more than the batch size of a few schools like JBIMS!
We bring you an interesting conversation with Prof. Mikkel Draebye from MISB Bocconi. He is a Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Sports Management in SDA Bocconi. He holds a BA and MA from University of Aarhus, DK, an MBA from SDA Bocconi Milan, IT and a PhD from LIUC, Castellanza, IT. He received teacher and Entrepreneurship training from IMD, Lausanne, CH, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, US, Martin Whitman School of Management, Syracuse, US and from University of St. Gallen/ Babson College US. He is also a start-up Director and Advisor. In this conversation he shares some great insights with us on entrepreneurship and strategic management.
Mr. Greg Chappel, once coach of the Indian cricket team, said India lacked leaders because from an early age our parents make all the decisions for us, then it’s our schoolteachers and later in life we become so used to this idea that we always look at others to make decisions for us. This is one of the many problems the young restless entrepreneurial generation of ours is facing. We are expected to follow tradition, follow in the footsteps our elderly and travel the safe path. The good news is many among us are finally succeeding in breaking these chains and follow their heart and their passion.
Charles Darwin had said that only the fittest will be able survive in this world. The question is who is the fittest. If we consider competition among human beings themselves, the meaning of "fittest" has changed multiple times. In prehistoric times men with supreme physical strength used to be the fittest. Coming closer this notion of physical strength has given away to the notion of possession of intelligence and resources. Resources which make a person/country superior to its counter parts. Technology today has a big part to play in the same. But is it required? Is it desirable? Like everything it has its pros and cons.
It’s crazy how quickly we pick up things and make it a part of our lingo, and sometimes our lives. Take the ‘mauka mauka’ commercials for example. We cannot watch a cricket match without them. They’re hilarious. I can’t write this without humming ‘mauka mauka’ and I bet neither can you read this is without humming ‘mauka mauka’. Stupid isn’t it? We enjoy it nevertheless.
There will be more seats on offer for Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management aspirants at IIM Raipur, but at a higher fee. The Indian Institute of Management Raipur will add 20 more students to PGP 2015-17, as the premier institute aims to cater to the dynamic market. Now, the total PGP strength has increased to 140 from 120.
You would think the premier schools of India will lead the way in what can be described as a super hit placement season across campuses. IIM Bangalore's placement season only strengthens that belief. As has been the trend for this batch everywhere, E-Commerce is the sector firing on all cylinders. Amazon and Snapdeal made 17 offers each. Similarly, the private equity and venture capital scene at IIM Bangalore seems to be up again (It could also just be that they are revealing more names this year. Either way it looks good). The Consulting domain has snapped up a whopping 30% of the batch with the biggest names in the business all being there. Banking and Finance though half the size of Consulting still outshines Sales & Marketing. Another remarkable statistic is that 60% of the batch had a PPO or a Lateral Job offer in hand before the placement season began. Nearly 33% of the batch bagged PPOs in a batch of 400 odd. It is more than the batch size of a few schools like JBIMS!
We bring you an interesting conversation with Prof. Mikkel Draebye from MISB Bocconi. He is a Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Sports Management in SDA Bocconi. He holds a BA and MA from University of Aarhus, DK, an MBA from SDA Bocconi Milan, IT and a PhD from LIUC, Castellanza, IT. He received teacher and Entrepreneurship training from IMD, Lausanne, CH, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, US, Martin Whitman School of Management, Syracuse, US and from University of St. Gallen/ Babson College US. He is also a start-up Director and Advisor. In this conversation he shares some great insights with us on entrepreneurship and strategic management.
Mr. Greg Chappel, once coach of the Indian cricket team, said India lacked leaders because from an early age our parents make all the decisions for us, then it’s our schoolteachers and later in life we become so used to this idea that we always look at others to make decisions for us. This is one of the many problems the young restless entrepreneurial generation of ours is facing. We are expected to follow tradition, follow in the footsteps our elderly and travel the safe path. The good news is many among us are finally succeeding in breaking these chains and follow their heart and their passion.
Charles Darwin had said that only the fittest will be able survive in this world. The question is who is the fittest. If we consider competition among human beings themselves, the meaning of "fittest" has changed multiple times. In prehistoric times men with supreme physical strength used to be the fittest. Coming closer this notion of physical strength has given away to the notion of possession of intelligence and resources. Resources which make a person/country superior to its counter parts. Technology today has a big part to play in the same. But is it required? Is it desirable? Like everything it has its pros and cons.
It’s crazy how quickly we pick up things and make it a part of our lingo, and sometimes our lives. Take the ‘mauka mauka’ commercials for example. We cannot watch a cricket match without them. They’re hilarious. I can’t write this without humming ‘mauka mauka’ and I bet neither can you read this is without humming ‘mauka mauka’. Stupid isn’t it? We enjoy it nevertheless.
