The logic behind this was to feel the pressure which Mr Kalra might have experienced at the time of making the decision for the company by stepping into his shoes and assuming ourselves as Mr Kalra for the next 75 minutes of the class.
After thoroughly asking everyone in the class the case facts, he asked us for our opinions on what he should do followed by a series of ‘Why’ and ‘What if’ questions. This ensured no one in the class was saying anything just because he/she felt Mr Kalra should do this or that. The opinion was to be backed appropriately by the rationale.
Whether the opinion was very impressive or just a common answer, but when it was backed by a proper rationale, the professor said, “Inko dijiye taaliyaan” and everyone in the class including the professor applauded.
The most interesting part of the class was you could never dare to lose your attention from the topic because you may be randomly called for your opinion (which was usually followed by series of questions on what has been discussed already in the class to take a better decision). He told us that in every class there would to be a case and corresponding concepts would be discussed which were to be applied for case solving. But before discussion there a case presentation by precisely two groups. Moreover, to show that he was not biased towards any group, in particular, he used to create a random number in MS Excel for calling out the group number.
After an enchanting session of 75 minutes, he asked us to ‘analyse’ and not just ‘read’ the case studies provided to us for next classes.
Which ABG Company would you want to work for and why?
I would like to work in Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd. because I have always wanted to learn about the changing fashion trends and how it will affect the consumer behaviour, manufacturers and the retail outlets. I believe I will get to learn a lot about the dynamic fashion industry, the customers and their behaviour. I will try and apply the marketing concepts that I have learnt at IIM Rohtak to benefit the organisation.
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