The story of a man stranded on Mars, surviving for 2.5 years using his knowledge of science sounds boring on paper. You may think that this is a story for sci-fi fans, or geeks.
Indian Institute Of Management. A brand in itself. Every person who makes it to an IIM is special in his own way. The day you come to know that you have gotten into an IIM, you feel like you have crossed a bridge. You feel like you have made it in life. This is actually the first time when you actually start believing that this was the last straw in those years of turmoil that the Indian Education System makes us go through. You feel like you have scaled the everest and can now enjoy the glorious view.
Let’s get to basics without getting into any lofty verbiage, what is that pressing motivation to pursue MBA? We would get phrases like ‘Growth in Career’, ‘Ending up in decision-making unit’ which is totally correct but drilling down deeper, it is more about the compensation and certain ‘glamour’ attached with the career post-MBA. MBA is a costly affair, barring a few institutions like FMS and IITs, the cost of average MBA degree from a top tier college in India is approx. 16-17 lacs (including hostel, food), but is it the real cost of MBA? Well I would say no, here’s why:
The times, they are a-changin’. This is very true in the business world, especially in the age of VUCA. To sail through these changes is one of the biggest challenges posed to the leaders in the business world. Our students, Medha Sharma and Akanksha Mohanty, caught up with Ms. Ritu Gupta, the Director-Marketing, Consumer and Small Business at Dell India, to share her insights about VUCA in a short interview. With over two decades of rich experience in marketing, she has worked in various industries ranging from FMCG to Retail Banking to Consumer Durables. She specialises in New Product Development and Innovation, Consumer Insights, Brand Management, to name a few. She shares her views on the impact VUCA has in various industries, its implementation, and the skills of marketing personnel that would help tackle these challenges.
CAT or the other MBA entrance exams are more about practice and understanding the concepts which are can be aced by self-preparation. Coaching classes in the case of CAT act more like guiding light which gives you a regular reminder of what all needs to do. It is perfectly possible for anyone to score well in CAT without any coaching class.
Make-to-stock (MTS) is a traditional production strategy that is used by businesses to match production and inventory with consumer demand forecasts. The MTS method requires an accurate forecast of demand in order to determine how much stock should be produced.
When I embarked on the flight for Hyderabad on 11th June, I could not have imagined in the wildest of my dreams what I would experience in the coming five weeks. Having worked previously, I had some expectations from the onboarding and had set a pretty high bar, having gone through a great onboarding last time. What followed was beyond anything I had imagined and probably the most memorable welcome I will ever experience.
The story of a man stranded on Mars, surviving for 2.5 years using his knowledge of science sounds boring on paper. You may think that this is a story for sci-fi fans, or geeks.
Indian Institute Of Management. A brand in itself. Every person who makes it to an IIM is special in his own way. The day you come to know that you have gotten into an IIM, you feel like you have crossed a bridge. You feel like you have made it in life. This is actually the first time when you actually start believing that this was the last straw in those years of turmoil that the Indian Education System makes us go through. You feel like you have scaled the everest and can now enjoy the glorious view.
Let’s get to basics without getting into any lofty verbiage, what is that pressing motivation to pursue MBA? We would get phrases like ‘Growth in Career’, ‘Ending up in decision-making unit’ which is totally correct but drilling down deeper, it is more about the compensation and certain ‘glamour’ attached with the career post-MBA. MBA is a costly affair, barring a few institutions like FMS and IITs, the cost of average MBA degree from a top tier college in India is approx. 16-17 lacs (including hostel, food), but is it the real cost of MBA? Well I would say no, here’s why:
The times, they are a-changin’. This is very true in the business world, especially in the age of VUCA. To sail through these changes is one of the biggest challenges posed to the leaders in the business world. Our students, Medha Sharma and Akanksha Mohanty, caught up with Ms. Ritu Gupta, the Director-Marketing, Consumer and Small Business at Dell India, to share her insights about VUCA in a short interview. With over two decades of rich experience in marketing, she has worked in various industries ranging from FMCG to Retail Banking to Consumer Durables. She specialises in New Product Development and Innovation, Consumer Insights, Brand Management, to name a few. She shares her views on the impact VUCA has in various industries, its implementation, and the skills of marketing personnel that would help tackle these challenges.
CAT or the other MBA entrance exams are more about practice and understanding the concepts which are can be aced by self-preparation. Coaching classes in the case of CAT act more like guiding light which gives you a regular reminder of what all needs to do. It is perfectly possible for anyone to score well in CAT without any coaching class.
Make-to-stock (MTS) is a traditional production strategy that is used by businesses to match production and inventory with consumer demand forecasts. The MTS method requires an accurate forecast of demand in order to determine how much stock should be produced.
When I embarked on the flight for Hyderabad on 11th June, I could not have imagined in the wildest of my dreams what I would experience in the coming five weeks. Having worked previously, I had some expectations from the onboarding and had set a pretty high bar, having gone through a great onboarding last time. What followed was beyond anything I had imagined and probably the most memorable welcome I will ever experience.
