Business In The Time Of Calamity
“But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him. He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” (Job 5:8-9)
“But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him. He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” (Job 5:8-9)
In a few months, the first year of an eventful MBA will come to a close at IIM Lucknow. The all-conquering seniors will move on to the dreary money churning life outside and a new batch of hopeful dreamers will enter through these hallowed gates of hell. It feels strange that a year has passed by and I still feel like the unassuming dreamer. For the past year, life has quizzically revolved around assignment submissions, exams, committee work, placements and many more things unexplainable here. So much so, that the struggle to arrive in this very institution feels like a long forgotten memoir.
Interview with Padmavathi Shenoy- FPM
Ram Narasimhan is a University Distinguished Professor and the John H. McConnell Endowed Professor of Business. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad. He also holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and PhD in Management Science from the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the Distinguished OM Scholar Award from the Academy of Management, the Distinguished Global Researcher Award from the Pan Pacific Business Association, and the Dennis Grawoig Award from the Decision Sciences Institute for outstanding service to the profession. Dr. Narasimhan is one of the most widely cited scholars in operations and supply chain management with over 6,145 citations to date. He has chaired 20 doctoral dissertations and been a member of 12 doctoral dissertation committees. A detailed account of Professor Narasimhan’s profile can be found here: https://broad.msu.edu/facultystaff/narasimh/
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