The past year and a half was a year of uncertainty. As we await the third wave and more, I introspect how the pandemic has affected our workplace behaviour, mental wellbeing and work-life balance drastically. The graphic below is a reflection of our journey in [...]
Ankit Anand (Student of AMPPP Class 2021) Deputy general manager – strategic initiatives and regulatory policy, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited In most countries, the focus of major economic actors has generally been to increase the revenues and the profits, that would catalyse their long-term [...]
Sridhar Kundu : Sr. Research Analyst, Bharti Institute of Public Policy I. Introduction Sugar is a daily consumable commodity in every household. Demand for sugar comes from both domestic consumption and exports. In 2018-19, the total export earnings from sugar were INR10,000 crore for meeting [...]
उपेंद्र सिंह, कंसलटेंट, इंडिया डाटा पोर्टल बेहद पुराना जुमला है - भारत एक कृषि प्रधान देश है, एक जमाने में इस देश की 85 प्रतिशत आबादी गांवों मेँ निवास करती थी और भारत जैसे विशाल देश की अर्थव्यवस्था अधिकांशतः इन गावों पर ही निर्भर थी। [...]
Ankit Anand (Student of AMPPP Class 2021) Deputy general manager – strategic initiatives and regulatory policy, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited Boris Yelstin once said, “We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, [...]
Neetu Kapasi (Student of AMPPP 2021 Class) Leading Policy Advocacy, Corporate Affairs, Stakeholder Relations for IKEA India. Take time to upskill and bring spring into your career and life You may be a director, head of a department, CEO, CFO, police officer, government bureaucrat, team [...]
Sridhar Kundu : Sr. Research Analyst, Bharti Institute of Public Policy Context How sensitive are you about the poor in our country? Can you give up one meal in a week? If yes, you can help more than 100 million people stuck below poverty line [...]
Neetu Kapasi - AMPPP Batch 2020-21 Why equality is important at home, workplace and society Women characterise roughly half of the world’s population but merely 26.5 per cent are part of the workforce globally, as per ILO World Employment Social Outlook Study, 2018. The situation [...]
On November 5, 2020, Haryana Assembly passed the ’Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill’ that seeks to reserve 75 per cent of jobs in the private sector for its residents. With its adoption, [...]
Business Insider published Mandar Kagade’s op-ed on "Why a sovereign bad bank is a bad idea" as part of series on "Expectations from the Budget". Mandar is an Analyst at the Bharti Institute of Public Policy. DISCLAIMER : Any comments, speeches, articles, blogs, podcasts, videos/vlogs, opposite the [...]
Presented By: Professor Sundar Bharadwaj, The Coca Cola Company Chair Professor of Marketing, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia Date: December 10, 2020 Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Compiled by Minal Agarwal, Manager ISB-CBM Professor Sundar Bharadwaj presented a webinar for ISB-CBM based [...]
Distinguished Speakers: Dr. Janardhan Reddy, IAS, APC and Secretary of Department of Agriculture, Government of Telangana; Dr. Praveen Rao, Vice-Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU); Mr. Ravikanth Reddy, Marketing Director, Ganga Calibration Services Pvt Ltd. And Founder Admin – The Great Hyderabad [...]
Presenters: Professor Vamsi Kanuri, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Notre Dame Ms. Jigyasa Kishore, Global Director, Moglix Professor Kiran Pedada, Assistant Professor of Marketing and BAT Research Fellow, Indian School of Business (Moderator) Date: November 04, 2020 Time: 6:30 to 7:30 PM Compiled by: [...]
Panelist: Prof. Piyush Kumar, Associate Professor of Marketing at Terry College of Business, University of Georgia Prof. D.V.R. Seshadri, Clinical Professor of Marketing at Indian School of Business and Shivina Kumar, Senior Brand & Communications Manager at WixAnswers.com Date: October 22, 2020 Time: 6 – [...]
Panelists: Prof. Madhu Viswanathan, Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business, Mr. Satya Mahesh Kallakuru, Head of Business Excellence, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Ajay Kumar Mishra, Chief Marketing, Tata Steel Limited and Prof. Raghuram Bommaraju, Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business [Moderator] Date: September 03, 2020 Compiled [...]
Panelists: Prof. S. Arunachalam, Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business, Ms. Anindita Banik, Founder, and CEO at SmartWinnr and Mr. Shiladitya Mallik, Chief Business Officer at SmartWinnr Date: August 7, 2020 Compiled by Minal Agarwal, Manager, ISB-Centre for Business Markets COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected [...]
Panelists: Prof. Raghuram Bommaraju, Senior Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business [Moderator], Ms. Aarti Chandra, Associate Director, India Total Reward Leads, Pepsico and Mr. Varun Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Atmax Technologies Date: July 24, 2020 Compiled by: Minal Agarwal, Manager, ISB-Centre for Business Markets Sales [...]
Masterclass By Phil Zerrillo, Deputy Dean and Practice Professor of Marketing Strategy, Indian School of Business; D.V.R. Seshadri, Clinical Professor of Business in the Marketing Area & Director ISB-CBM, Indian School of Business; and Rajesh Pandit, Management Consultant Date: July 10, 2020 Compiled by: Minal [...]
Fireside Chat By Professor Prakash Bagri, Associate Dean - Corporate Engagement, Indian School of Business, Professor Ashish Sinha, Professor of Marketing at UTS Business School and Senior Research Fellow at Indian School of Business, Mr. Rahul Kohli, Advisor Higher Education, and Mr. Santosh Nema, Founder [...]
Webinar by: D.V.R. Seshadri, Clinical Professor in Marketing Area, ISB and Rajesh Pandit, Management Consultant Date: June 25, 2020 Compiled by: Minal Agarwal, Manager, ISB- Centre for Business Markets With a plethora of products available through online platforms and all kinds of information available on [...]
Webinar by Prof. Philip C. Zerrillo, Deputy Dean, Corporate Relations and Marketing Faculty at Indian School of Business (ISB) Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Compiled by Astha Sharma, Senior Manager, ISB-Centre for Business Markets (CBM) It is not surprising that the sales staff [...]
Webinar by Mr. Rajesh Pandit, Management Consultant Date: June 11, 2020 Compiled by: Minal Agarwal, Manger, ISB-Centre for Business Markets Tia, who turned ten yesterday, had many plans for her birthday. She wanted her tenth birthday to be a memorable one. Her parents were planning [...]
Webinar by Professor Kiran Pedada, Assistant Professor Marketing, ISB Date: June 5, 2020 Compiled by: Minal Agarwal, Manager, ISB-Centre for Business Markets “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” The quote from Abraham [...]
Nature’s dangerous decline is dotted with recurrent catastrophes of epic proportions. Unprecedented rate of species extinction, nearly 10 lakh species threatened with extinction, breakdown and decline of indigenous communities, it is now time to focus on and to restore nature. ‘Time for Nature’ has come [...]
By Minal Agarwal, Manager, ISB-Centre for Business Markets Are cash transactions going to be obsolete and be completely phased out? Is COVID-19 going to erode the cash system ultimately? If not eliminate the use of cash, will it speed up the process of moving towards [...]
Webinar by Professor George John, Professor of Marketing, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and Professor Madhu Viswanathan, Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business (ISB) Date of Webinar: May 14, 2020 Compiled by: Ms. Minal Agarwal, Manager, Centre for Business Markets at Indian School [...]
Prof. D.V.R. Seshadri in discussion with Dr. Shailendra Kumar Joshi, IAS (Retd.), Advisor, Government of Telangana, and Chief Secretary (Retd.), Government of Telangana on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Introduction about the Speaker by D.V.R. Seshadri: Dr. Shailendra Joshi is an IAS (Retd.) officer and former [...]
It was as if an invisible hand picked the 601 of us from different cities and different times in our lives and put us all in that gorgeous campus in Hyderabad. If we were to chalk alternate realities for each of us for the bygone [...]
On top of everyone’s mind is when will the COVID-19 nightmare end? Based on the modelling done by Rajesh Singh and B. Adhikari, illustrated in the figure above, which is making waves in the governmental and corporate circles in the country, there seems to be [...]
There are several studies that show that developing market brands suffer from country of origin disadvantage or “liabilities of origin,” and these perceptions are very difficult to change quickly because of heuristics or mental shortcuts people take to make decisions. “Marketing research has conclusively demonstrated [...]
The Srini Raju Centre for IT and Networked Economy undertakes cutting edge research in the field of IT and ICT. This blog would be a reflection of the thought process of the research and the researchers at the Centre. Through this blog, we would like [...]
In partnership with the British Deputy High Commission Chandigarh, we organised the Young Thinkers’ Conference 2019 (YTC2019) on October 17, 2019, at our Mohali campus. With 10 panellists and about 100 participants, this half-day conference posed two-panel discussions, each covering a thematic topic: Strengthening Multiculturalism [...]
“And then I instructed Saif Ali Khan to not move in the scene as his own success and that of the film was dependent on Shah Rukh owning the moment” said Nikhil Advani over lunch as I gazed at him talking about the famous ‘diary’ [...]
I had been refreshing my inbox and logging in to the admissions portal every 5 minutes for 2 entire days when I finally accepted the reality. I had not been shortlisted for an interview for the PGP Program at the ISB. While applying I had [...]
The rich diversity at ISB is best captured through the various student driven initiatives on campus. Every student brings along a unique talent and helps enhance the student life experience at ISB. One such popular initiative which is providing interim relief to students from the [...]
As clichéd as it sounds, but it seems like only yesterday that we came to the Indian School of Business, prepared (or so we thought!) to take on the biggest leap of our lives. We added ourselves to numerous WhatsApp groups, attended meet ups, ‘connected’ [...]
With just 20 more days left for the Cycle -1 deadline, we thought we should share a glimpse of what we look for in a candidate and how we evaluate applications and some tips on how can you strengthen your application. We believe that “People [...]
Mandar Kagade Analyst at the Bharti Institute expresses his views in the context of the recent proposal by transport regulators in Karnataka to prescribe both a floor and a cap price for cab aggregators operating in the state. Mandar feels the impact of minimum price [...]
Business school competitions are a great avenue to test yourselves against the best. Participating in these through the year at ISB can be a very useful addition to your self-development initiatives. Though competitions aren't always directly relevant or helpful during placements, they can be a [...]
Thu, Jan 19 2017. 04 31 AM IST Sovereign digicoin: a road map for RBI By pushing banks to issue wholesale debt on the capital markets, a central bank digital currency may induce market discipline The emergence of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have led central banks [...]
In the last two decades there has been an exponential growth in “Performance Auditing” in governments around the world, a phenomenon often characterized as an “audit explosion.” Increasingly, Supreme Audit Institutions in most countries (e.g., the US Government Accountability Office, the UK’s National Audit Office) [...]
In a time when developments in science and technology are far outpacing human evolution, ethical dilemmas crop up with the commercialization of each new phenomenon. Surrogacy in India has recently emerged as a battleground for fierce debate on gendered ethics, morality, exploitation, rights, regulation and [...]
Mandar Kagade, Analyst at Bharti Institute of Public Policy has an Oped co-authored with the erudite Sakshi Chadha of Microsave, arguing for Interoperability of wallets. Swift action will be needed to put in place infrastructure facilitating digital transactions. Photo: PTI Debates in the aftermath of [...]
With just 7 weeks more to go, the Cycle 2 deadline is soon approaching.Here are the tips for you submit a stronger application. 1. Start early: Understand your fit with the school and start your application essays. These essays would require you to reflect on [...]
The Indian finance ministry recently put up a draft Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill for public comments. The Bill proposes to establish a comprehensive framework for resolution of financial firms (founded on the premise that bankruptcy of a financial firm can have implications that [...]
One of the most crucial part of your application to ISB is your recommendation letter. This year the PGP application process requires one independent evaluation. All PGP applicants have to choose one evaluator who can give the admissions team a snapshot of the candidate’s abilities. This evaluation [...]
Nalin Jain, PGP Alum, Class of 2002 was on campus recently. In an hour-long interaction session with the current Class, he shared insights about his journey post-ISB and his passion for the aviation industry. Nalin was a Mechanical engineer from NIT, Surat. He started off his [...]
Writing a B- school application is a very introspective and time consuming process. It is your pitch to the school highlighting your personal and professional qualities, career aspirations and fitment. A well thought out narrative which presents your case in a compelling manner enhances your chances of securing [...]
My Transformational Journey - Ashish Poddar Class of 2016 Prior to joining the PGP program at ISB, I had worked in a fintech startup for several years eventually leading its India operations based in Gurgaon and later on started an online tea store called Kadambri Teas. I joined [...]
It was my first visit to India, and it could not have come at a better time. In the last one year alone I have taken part in five fund raisers and supported friends or relatives headed to India to seek medical treatment. As [...]