Articles in IIM Bangalore
1) How do you think MBA students’ attitudes and motivations toward the degree and, more broadly, toward business education have changed in the past 10-15 years? How do you see them changing in the next 20 years? MBA students nowadays are more perceptive of the job market & seek meaningful careers post their MBA. They […]
As i write this post, I have completed (I presume) a term at IIM Bangalore. Back at home, with Term 2 about to start, I felt I would pen down my thoughts in this sacred thread which motivated me and kept me going for 4 years. I still remember the AIWTSAC of Rohit Gupta and […]
So there I was, staring at my CAT result – 99.82 percentile with 99.63 and 98.72 in both sections. It was 5 am. I was still groggy. I thought it was a mistake. It had to be! So I logged out and logged back in. Still 99.82. It took a minute to sink in. I […]
Prof. Arya Kumar is Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi. He has a diversified experience of more than 36 years of serving in educational institutions, research organizations, banks and financial institutions. He is certified entrepreneurship educator having successfully completed “Entrepreneurship Educators Course (EEC)” jointly organised by STVP, Stanford University, IIM Bangalore and […]
How to Approach CAT ? It’s that time of the year again when the CAT fever is at its highest and everyone is rushing to practise as many mock exams as they can and read as many books as they can! Let’s take a step back and think about what it really takes to master […]
A preamble to the case analysis session in the PGP orientation program at IIM Bangalore. What is the nature of managerial activity? Management is the continuing process of organizing human, physical, technical and knowledge elements under constrained resource conditions towards the achievement of a stated mission in line with an overall vision and a value […]
With approximately 16 weeks to go for CAT, this article talks about key (and often ignored) strategies and tips/tricks to boost your chances of success significantly. This is especially useful for candidates who are beginning their preparation now or have recently started seriously with their preparation. Vociferous reading outside your comfort zone We are always […]
Transcript of presentation at the Workshop for Deans and Directors of about a hundred B-Schools at IIM Bangalore on “Building Quality in B Schools: Opportunities & Challenges” Feb 1, 2013. What is currently happening in business schools? Business school should teach students how to actually run a business – organize people, use technology, knowledge, factories, […]
Assumption – Argument – Conclusion map Choose variables and write down the main argument that has been drawn in the passage. It might not be a single argument but an argument map (A leads to B and B leads to C etc.). Once you have carefully analysed and listed down all the arguments carefully read […]
An effective process for conceiving, developing and launching new products or services is critical to becoming competitive in most industries. Over five hours of edited lectures from an IIM Bangalore PGP class in 2014 were made that cover the tools and techniques used in the effective design and development of new products. These lectures can […]
