Faculty Development Programme On Management Information Systems June 22 – July 04, 2009

Faculty Development Programme On Management Information Systems
June 22 – July 04, 2009

School of Management Studies
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
Allahabad – 211004, India

Introduction
Management Information Systems (MIS) is the discipline covering the application of people,
technologies, and procedures — to solve business problems. Management Information Systems is
distinct from regular information systems it is used to analyze other information systems applied in
operational activities in the organization.
This training programme will explain the conceptual topics through numerous business applications and
will introduce the participants to the recent advancements in the field of MIS. Further it will benefit the
faculty in designing a model course structure, an effective lecture plan, developing course materials, case
writing skill, state-of-art teaching pedagogy and effective evaluation of the students. Orientation will also
be given to carry out good research in the area of MIS. Participants will be introduced to the various
journals and other resource materials available in the area of MIS.

Programme Contents

Topics that are expected to be deliberated during the summer school are mentioned bellow:
-Role of Information in Decision making;
-Framework for Managing Information;
-Information Systems and Technology;
-Decision Making and Organisational Effectiveness;
-Managing functions and MIS;
-Types of Information Systems.
-Developing and Implementing MIS:
-Enterprise Information System and related issues
-E-CRM System; -E-Business; E-Supply Chain Management
-Information Security Management;
-Data Center Administration;
-Managing technology-driven change;
-Outsourcing; and immerging issues in MIS.
-Integrating Intellectual Property Concepts into MIS Education
-MIS course and content development
-IS Research

Programme Faculty

A combination of academicians, management consultants and industry executives constitutes the
programme faculty, drawn from NITs, IIMs, IITs, Industry and other premier institutions of the country.
Participants
Faculty from AICTE / UGC approved technical/management institutions are eligible to participate. There
is no registration fee for the faculty nominated by the Head of the respective institutions. However,
aspirants are required to send a DD of Rs 200 (two hundred only), which will be refunded after
completion of the programme. The participants shall be reimbursed two way AC three tier rail fare from
shortest route and shall be provided free boarding and lodging in Institute hostels and a kit containing
programme material. After completion of the programme a certificate of participation will be given.
Professionals from industry are welcome to participate with payment of Rs. 7000/- (seven thousand
only). Boarding and lodging will have to be arranged by self.

Registration

Filled in registration form duly forwarded by Head of the Institution should be sent so as to reach the
Course Coordinator on or before May 18, 2009. Advance copy of filled in form may be sent through
Email/ fax. The demand draft should be drawn in favour of Director, MNNIT, Allahabad, payable at
Allahabad. List of short-listed candidates will be published on the Institute website on May 23, 2009.

How to reach Allahabad

Allahabad is a major rail junction connecting to all parts of the country. The distance from Allahabad
Junction (Civil lines side of railway station) to MNNIT premises is 9 km and could be easily covered
through auto rickshaw and city transport systems. Temperature during June-July ranges from 28 to 40o C.

Address for Communication:

Dr. G P Sahu
Programme Coordinator
Assistant Professor
School of Management Studies
MNNIT, Allahabad – 211004, U.P.
Email: gsahu@mnnit.ac.in
Mobile: 91-9455296551, Fax: 91-532-2545334

Prof. Arun B. Samaddar
Programme Coordinator
Director, MNNIT and Head, SMS
MNNIT, Allahabad – 211004, U.P.
Email: director@mnnit.ac.in
Phone: 91-532-2271102, Fax: 91-532-2545334
For further details visit institute website http://www.mnnit.ac.in

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Faculty Positions at IMT Ghaziabad

Faculty Positions at IMT Ghaziabad

IMT Ghaziabad, one of the top ten B-Schools in India, is known for academic excellence, quality research, international linkages and strong industry interface. It offers an excellent academic and research environment backed with state of art infrastructure.

While we feel proud of our achievements in last twenty seven years, our vision is to emerge as one of the top business school in the world. In order to realize our vision, we are looking for dedicated and committed faculty members who believe in institution building and have passion for academic excellence, quality research, innovative MDPs and consulting. To meet our growth and expansion plan, we invite applications for faculty position in the following areas :

• Business Communication	• Human Resource Management	• Operations Management
• Economics & Corporate Governance	• Information Technology Management	• Quantitative Techniques
• Enterpreneurship	• Internationl Business	• Strategic Management
• Finance & Accounting	• Marketing & Retail Management	• WTO and IPR

Scales for faculty and the corresponding gross salary drawn at the beginning and at the end of the scale (inclusive of all perquisites and allowances) are approximately as follows:

Position	Grade (Rs.)	Gross Emoluments at the minimum of the scale (Rs. Per month)	Gross Emoluments at the maximum of the scale (Rs. Per month)
Professor	18,400-500-22,400-600-29,000-800-37,000	63,912	1,19,118
Associate Professor	16,400-450-20,000-500-23,000-700-30,000	57,226	97,592
Assistant Professor	12,000-420-18,300-475-23,050	43,667	76,464

Starting salary and position are dependent on qualification, research contribution, academic & professional achievements and experience. In addition to salary, an attractive incentive scheme is available for Research, Consulting and MDPs. Applicants from academia should have Ph.D. from reputed Indian / Foreign Institutes / Universities.

Please send your application along with a detailed CV, three of your scholarly publications and names of two referees, addressed to Dr. B.S. Sahay, Director, Institute of Management Technology, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad 201 001, India. Phone: +91-120-2821404, Fax: +91-120-2825020, Email: director@imt.edu, Website: www.imt.edu

Careers with Symbiosis

Selection of Permanent Faculty-Members at XIMB

XIMB is committed to being an attractive place of work for academically inclined individuals.

Positions

* Professor
* Associate Professor
* Assistant Professor

Location

All positions are currently located at Bhubaneswar, the capital city of the state of Orissa. The city has excellent road, rail, and air connectivity with the rest of India. The XIMB campus is located in one of the better maintained and better served parts of the city, with excellent social infrastructure.
Functional Areas


* Accounting & Finance
* Information Systems
* Marketing
* Operations Management and Decision Sciences
* Organization Behavior & Human Resource Management
* Strategic Management
* Rural Management

Apart from the above functional areas the institute has a full fledged programme in Rural Management which has courses in basic management and three streams of Development and Social Entrepreneurship, Rural Business Development and Rural Finance. The institute encourages multidisciplinarity. Faculty are encouraged to teach in both the programmes and be involved in functional areas other than their area of expertise.

Selection Criteria
Essential


* Excellent oral and written skills in International English
* Relevant postgraduate (or equivalent professional) degree from a reputed institution
* Doctoral degree from a reputed institution in a management or social science-related area (or substantial work experience, leading to a deep and creative understanding of some practical domain)
* Excellent academic results from school-level onwards
* Understanding of the typical postgraduate management curriculum
* Demonstrated interest in pursuing a full-time academic career



Note. Applicants without a doctoral degree, if selected, will be expected to start and complete their doctoral studies as early as possible.

Desirable


* Postgraduate degree from a top-rated management school
* Experience of teaching at a postgraduate level
* Consulting and training experience
* Managerial experience in reputed organisations
* Scholarly publications in journals and books
* Familiarity with Web-based working in a modern office environment
* Capacity to collaborate with others in a team
* Record of innovations, patents, or entrepreneurship
* Experience of supervising doctoral students
* Experience of collaborating with industry, government, and community
* National or international reputation in a relevant scholarly domain


Expectations


All full-time faculty-members are expected to perform five functions, captured by the acronym, TRACT: Teaching, Research, Administration, Consulting, and Training. While teaching and research are essential components of a faculty-member�s work, one may prioritise among the other three elements accordingly to one�s interests and career plan.

Remuneration, Perquisites, and Other Facilities

Salary Structure: XIMB offers the same salary structure as the IIMs and the IITs:


Assistant Professor: Rs 12,000-420-18,300

Associate Professor: Rs 16,400-450-20,000

Professor: Rs 18,400-500-22,400


These scales would be revised as per the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.

Faculty-members also share a substantial part of the income earned through training and consulting activities. The Provident Fund contributions are at par with IIMs.


Medical Reimbursement: The Institute reimburses medical expenses up to Rs 10,000 per annum.

Medical Insurance: Through a MediClaim Policy, the Institute provides medical insurance cover of up to Rs 400,000 for each faculty-member and his/her family.


Accident Benefit Policy: Through an Accident Benefit Policy, the Institute also covers up to: Rs 200,000 for faculty-member, Rs 100,000 for spouse, and Rs 50,000 each for up to a maximum of two children.

Leave Travel Allowance: Faculty-members receive a month's salary as Leave Travel Allowance every 2 years.

Additional Facilities


* Participation in international seminar: Rs 1,50,000 for a 2-year block period
* Participation in national seminar: Rs 50,000 per annum
* Faculty development assistance: Rs 25,000 per annum
* Consulting: Two-thirds of the surplus amount is paid to the faculty-member
* Training: Rs 2,500 for a 90-minute session
* VSAT-based PGCBM Programme: Rs 75,000 for a 20-hour course


There are financial benefits related to teaching additional courses, publishing articles in academic journals, writing books, etc.


Campus Housing: Faculty-members are given subsidized housing within the campus. These are two-bedroom apartments (1,200 sq ft) with telephone and Internet access. In case housing on campus is not available, rented accommodation would be arranged in the vicinity of the Institute and a House Rent Allowance would be paid.

Courses

Details of the courses can be found on the Web, here.
Contact:
Interested applicants may please send in their resume with a covering letter addressed to:
The Dean (Academics)
Xavier Institute of Management
Xavier Square
Bhubaneswar 751013
India

E-Mail: dean@ximb.ac.in
Tel: +91.674.3012345
Fax: +91.674.2300995

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Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. Peter Drucker.

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International Conference on Indigenous Management Practices

International Conference on Indigenous Management Practices

International Conference on Indigenous Management Practices

July 16th – 18th 2009

To Know Your Registration Details

ORGANISED BY

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Patron Dr.M.A.M. Ramaswamy President Dr.M.Ramanathan Chairmen Dr.M.Rathinasabapathi Dr.S.Rajendran Co-Chairmen Dr.S.B.Nageswara Rao Dr.N.Panchanatham Dr.M.Syed Zafar Convenor Dr.B.Natarajan Dr.S.K.Nagarajan

Executive Members Dr. M.Arul Mr. K.Sivakumar Mr. T.Karthikeyan Ms. S.Sowmiya Mr. S.Mohankumar Ms. J.Tamilselvi Ms. G.Latha Mr. C.Kathiravan Mr. R.Rajendran Mr. R.Gnanaguru Mr. M.Anbumani Mr. S.Shanmugasundaram Mr. I.Josephraj Mr. A.P.Rajendran Mr. A.John Victor Mr. K.Chezhiyan

Department of Business Administration e-mail : aumgtconf@yahoo.com Mobile : 91 – 92453 98289, 99444 42022, 99942 94176 Phone : 91 – 4144 – 238796 * 328 (Off.) Fax : 91 – 4144 – 238080 (attn: Mgmt. Dept.) www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in Venue : Dept. of Business Administration, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, INDIA.

About the conference Every organization and individual has its own style of management, which leads to success or failure. The business is practised according to its objectives and specialization. Professional organizations operate business in professional approach and others do in their individual and native approach. The practice of one cannot be copied alike to achieve the best results. Hence, it is important to understand several different practices and approaches to management, and then select the most appropriate for success. This conference will act as a floor for understanding various business practices across the globe. The goal of the forum is to provide a lively informal venue where a variety of questions and ideas regarding Indigenous Management Practices be presented and discussed by academics, research scholars and other professionals in an interdisciplinary and creative environment. The focus will be on the current management concepts within the context of practical problems. The conference is for the academicians, researchers, students, and for corporates having special interest in their research and practice to share their experience and knowledge. The conference will bring their creative ideas to a common platform. The research articles of the conference will be published in leading journals and an edited volume. Deliberations in indigenous management practices across nations will be an opportunity for the corporate and academic community to get awareness and appreciate especially in management research and education.

Some of the suggested area(s) :
The functional areas of management rely both on theory and practice. Indigenous Management Practices have their base on native practices. The objective of the conference is to highlight the native business practices across nations. There are lots of emerging concepts in functional areas of management in concept and practice that need special appreciation. Real aspects and facts of a business situation helps the managers in decision making and business excellence. The conference on indigenous management practices in the areas of Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, System, Entrepreneurship, and Interdisciplinary research in management will bring professionals together. The themes are focused for their importance and prominence in management literature and they are emerging subjects in the indigenous management practices. No two organization practices are the same and they are bound to differ in concept, idea and performance.

Marketing : Consumer Behaviour Branding & Retailing Advertising & Sales Promotion Logistics & Supply Chain Rural Marketing CRM & Customer Value Consumer & Retail Research Panel Emerging Markets	Finance : Behavioural Finance Merger and Acquisition Portfolio Management & Capital Market Banking, Insurance & Foreign Exchange Financial Reporting & Accounting practices Derivatives LPG & Disinvestment
Human Resource : Recruitment Performance Management Retention, Attrition & Exit practices Training & Assessment Human Capital Managing Change Life satisfaction at work place Mid Career Planning Competency Mapping OCB & QWL	Entrepreneurship : Innovation & Creativity New Venture Capital & Micro Finance Women Entrepreneurship Traditional & Family Business, Small & Micro Enterprises Intrapreneurship Risk Management SHG & NGO’s
System : ERP E-governance Software development process IT & ITES Business Intelligence Human Computer Interaction E-waste Data Mining & Knowledge Management	Other areas : Culture & Environment Business Ethics Business Demography Management Education & Consultancy Project Management & Operations Research Hospitality, Healthcare & Tourism IPR Outsourcing Interdisciplinary Research etc.,

international Conference on Operations Research applications in Engineering and Management (ICOREM)

international Conference on Operations Research applications in Engineering and Management (ICOREM)

The Department of Management Studies of Anna University Tiruchirappalli (AU-T) is pleased to announce that an international Conference on Operations Research applications in Engineering and Management (ICOREM) will be held from 27th to 29th May, 2009. The theme of the conference is "Applications of Operations Research in Decision Making".

This Conference will gather Operations Research practitioners, engineers, scientists, academicians, policy makers in the Government and enthusiasts to discuss the possible applications, past successful implementations, and future potential of Operations Research in all Engineering Disiplines and in all functional areas of Management.

Based on special request from various potential participants for ICOREM, the following new deadlines are provided

The Submission of Extended abstract CLOSED
Notice of Paper Acceptance 30 March 2009
Submission of Full Paper 30 April 2009

OBJECTIVES

The conference aims to provide a forum for

• Researchers from both developing and developed countries to interact and discuss issues dealing with Operations Research applications in Engineering Disciplines and in functional areas of Management.
• Engineers, technologists, scientists, managers, and policy makers who have influence on planning and executing any developmental issues related to Engineering and Management to learn and share Operations Research application and implementation experiences;
• Practitioners and academicians to personally update on concepts, techniques, and optimization software tools.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

The conference programme will include the following spectrum of topics related to the conference theme and other application areas of Operations Research.

• Operations Research applications in Engineering Disciplines; Functional Area of Management; Agricultural & Natural Resources; Industries & Software applications; Infrastructural Problems; Port Development / Management / Operations; and Urban / Town Planning.
• Artificial Intelligence in Engineering & Management
• Heuristics / Meta-Heuristics in Engineering & Management
• Data Mining and Warehousing in Engineering & Management
• Neural Network in Engineering & Management

CORRESPONDENCE

Dr M Mathirajan

Conference Secretary

Professor and Head of the Department

Department of Management Studies

Anna University Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli – 620 024

Tel: 0091-0431-2407667 or 0091-98407 76331

Email: mathirajan@tau.edu.in

drmuthu.mathirajan@gmail.com

—The Journal of Business Perspective Call for Papers

The Journal of Business Perspective Call for Papers


Special Issue on Corporate Governance

Vision––The Journal of Business Perspective invites original research-based papers, review essays and management cases for its Special Issue on Corporate Governance. The theme of manuscript should be on management, economics and social perspective reflecting the role of Corporate Governance in the above mentioned areas of study.

The authors are advised to strictly adhere to the ‘Guidelines for Contributors.’ These guidelines appear in each issue of Vision – The Journal of Business Perspective in the inner back page. The contributions that do not follow the guidelines will not be considered.

Each manuscript would be evaluated and reviewed by a team of expert reviewers who will refer them for acceptance/rejection. It is therefore, noted that the authors should attempt the topic and design them with unequal merit so that the possibility for publication remains abundant.
The special issue on Corporate Governance will be Volume 13 and Number 02 (April – June, 2009) issue. The manuscripts for the special issue are welcome. They can be submitted till March 25, 2009. The submission process remains same as like that of the manuscript submission process of regular issues. As all papers/cases submitted for publication are refereed on the ‘double blind’ system, only those manuscripts would be processed for publication that complies with the ‘Guidelines for Contributors.’

Manuscripts not considered or not accepted for publication will not be sent back. Each contributor will be duly acknowledged through e-mail.

The authors may send the manuscripts to the Editor at editor@mdi.ac.in. A copy should be marked to the Editorial Coordinator at asif@mdi.ac.in. The manuscripts should not exceed 6,000 words. Two hard copies should be sent along with the electronic submission of the manuscript. The articles should be written in A-4 size page, typed double space, neatly on one side of the paper with adequate margins on all the sides giving page numbers. The article should be submitted in duplicate with a cover page bearing only the title of the paper, author/s’ names, designations, official addresses, phone/fax numbers, and e-mail IDs.

Focus Areas

n Changing Perspective of International Governance
n Board of Directors – Role in Corporate governance
n Independent Directors as a catalyst factor in corporate ethics
n Financial practices and implications
n Governance issues in family owned businesses
n Audit Committees’ importance in governance
n Corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues
n Role of Board in Strategy Formulation
n Board Engagement in Public Enterprises
Apart from the above mentioned areas, articles are invited on other themes as well, throwing light on corporate governance issues.
Detailed guideline for submission:
n The manuscript should carry supporting tables and figures.
n Author/s’ name should not appear on any other page.
n Submission of an abstract of about 150 words is mandatory.
n The academic profile of each of the authors in about 80 words should be sent. E-mail ID should be mentioned.
n The articles should be in clear, coherent and in concise English.
n No floppy disk will be accepted.
n The hard copy and electronic files must match exactly.
n Author/s should certify that the paper/case has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
The editorial correspondence should be addressed to: The Editorial Coordinator, Vision — The Journal of Business Perspective, Management Development Institute, Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali, Gurgaon – 122001. (Phones: +91-124-4013050 to 59 Fax: +91-124-2341189.

Asif Anwar Alig
Editorial Coordinator,
Vision – The Journal of Business Perspective
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

CALL FOR PAPERS The Journal of Business Perspective (January –March 2010)

CALL FOR PAPERS The Journal of Business Perspective (January –March 2010)


Special issue on Managerial Competencies: Research and Practice

Guest Editors: Radha R. Sharma Richard Boyatzis


In this era of competitiveness managerial competencies have emerged as a basis for competitive edge as these are underlying characteristics of a person that have casual relationship with superior performance. Boyatzis’ (1982) seminal research into managerial competencies highlighted their importance and became a beacon to subsequent researches on managerial and leadership effectiveness in US, Britain, Australia and Germany. During the past two decades considerable work has been done on competency framework and competency mapping. Starting with generic competencies, competency frameworks have developed across functions and industrial sectors and are being used across the globe linking with competency based HR systems. Competencies have also been linked with 360 degree framework, online and web enabled systems (Sharma: 360 Degree Feedback, Competency Mapping & Assessment Centre, 2002, Tata McGraw–Hill; Sharma, 2003; Sharma, 2007), and are continuing to receive attention of academics and practitioners. A special issue of Journal of Management Development (2008) on Competencies in the 21st Century under Boyatzis’ editorship was awarded the best special issue of all of Emerald Press’s journals. This was followed by another special issue of this journal (Oct. 2009) on Competencies in the EU. A special issue of Journal of Cross Cultural Management to be jointly edited by Boyatzis and Emmerling will focus on competency studies from India and, China, Turkey will strengthen literature on this pivotal subject.

It is time now to review the developments in this field both at conceptual and practice levels which will develop better understanding of strengths, limitations and gaps in application of this concept. The gaps could possibly be bridged with future researches and application of behavioural science at the workplace. In this globalization age cultural comparisons of behavioual competencies required in a job can provide useful information for training and development to firms expanding their operations beyond national and cultural boundaries.

Vision: the Journal of Business Perspective is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a special issue of the journal which focuses on Managerial Competencies: Research and Practice. Vision is a quarterly, peer-reviewed international journal published by Management Development Institute, India and is listed with EBSCO database.

Articles using quantitative and/or qualitative methods linking competencies with performance/success/effectiveness, construct validation studies, conceptual papers, and single case studies, or qualitative studies with no inferential testing of causality will be considered for inclusion as well review essays, cases and book reviews. Papers which provide comparative data from multiple cultures would also be welcome. The guidelines for contributors are given in the journal and also on the website (under Publications) http://www.mdi.ac.in

Authors are advised to submit soft of their manuscripts at radha@mdi.ac.in>

Corporate Governance in Turbulent Times Advance Director Development Programme - Certificate Course Wednesday 29th April - Saturday 2nd May, 2009 (3 d

Corporate Governance in Turbulent Times
Advance Director Development Programme - Certificate Course
Wednesday 29th April - Saturday 2nd May, 2009
(3 days Residential Programme)

Management Development Institute (MDI), Campus,
Mehurauli Road, Sukhrali - 12007 -02 Gurgaon

Advance Director Development Programme

Dr B S Sahay takes over as Director MDI

Dr B S Sahay takes over as Director MDI

Professor B.S. Sahay took over as Director¸ Management Development Institute (MDI)¸ Gurgaon¸ India today. Prior to joining MDI¸ he was Director of Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad for over four years.

Professor Sahay did his M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi¸ India. He has over 25 years of experience in teaching¸ research¸ consultancy¸ executive training¸ and industries. He has visited a number of countries and went to Germany and Japan under Fellowship Programs and has worked both in India and abroad on various assignments for manufacturing and service industries. His teaching¸ research and consulting interests include logistics and supply chain management¸ production and operations management¸ project management¸ productivity management and business modeling.

Professor Sahay is on the Editorial Board of eight international journals and many national journals. He was the Founding Editor of International Journal of Value Chain Management and Guest Editor of many international journals.

Professor Sahay has carried out 20 sponsored research projects and 35 consulting assignments and published / presented over 135 papers in international / national journals and conferences. He has published six books and edited 12 books. His book on ‘Productivity Management’ was given Escorts Book Award and ISTD National Book Award whereas book on ‘Supply Chain Modeling & Solutions and World Class Manufacturing’ received ISTD National Book Awards for the outstanding contribution to the understanding of management principles and practices. He is recipient of the Best Director Award¸ Best Teacher Award¸ Award of Excellence in Research and Nurturer of Talent Award.

Professor Sahay is on the board of Decision Science Institute¸ USA; All India Management Association and Association of Indian Management Schools. He is on the expert committee/Advisory Board of many universities and organisations. He is member of Decision Science Institute (DSI) USA; Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)¸ USA; and Fellow of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering.

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Sutra of the Day !

Ken Robinson, Ph.D.- We don’t see the world directly. We perceive it through frameworks of ideas and beliefs, which act as filters on what we perceive and how we perceive it. Some of these ideas enter our consciousness so deeply that we’re not even aware of them. They strike us as simple common sense. They often show up, though, in the metaphors and images we use to think about ourselves and about the world around us

Building Relationships for Sustainability at S.P.Jain

Building Relationships for Sustainability at S.P.Jain

S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research
in collaboration with
Resource Alliance, UK
Is organizing a 2 day interactive workshop on
Building Relationships for Sustainability

Objective

The purpose of the workshop is to scale up the knowledge of NGO leaders and other functionaries to respond to the diverse challenges the social sector continue to face in the changing socio economic and political environment.

Topics to be covered

Topics covered in the session will includeTeam Effectiveness and Work Culture, Performance Appraisal in NGOs,HR tasks and responsibilities,Negotiation.

Learning Outcomes

• To understand the drivers of individual behaviour in an organization and investigate the linkage between individual and group behaviour on organizational outcomes.
• To help participants to become aware of their behaviour and develop skills for working as effective teams and building conducive work culture.
• Responding to common HR issues in the social sector and focusing on HR tasks and responsibilities.
• How to prepare and manage the Negotiation Process.

Who can benefit

The workshop is meant for key functionaries of NGO's ,schools,charitable foundations etc

Resource Person

Prof Keith D Souza and Prof Mala Kapadia, Faculty S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research

Dr Keith Dsouza runs a consultancy in HR and Organisation Development Services and is the faculty of SP Jain Institute of Management.He has over twenty-nine years of experience covering academic teaching and administration, research and consulting in management and human resource development.He has held several management level positions with many corporate including Wockhardt, Pfizer etc.
Developed and conducted a number of management development programmes in the areas of behavioral science, organizational behavior, HRD, and general management, for business and non-business organizations, including training programmes for the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service.

Dr Mala Kapadia has over two decades of experience in corporate HR functions and teaching OB,Psychology and HRM.She headed the HR division of McCann- Erickson and was the Vice President-HR with SABe TV. She is an international faculty of SP Jain Centre for Management (SPJCM). Her areas of interest are People & Performance, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and Talent Management. She has done pioneering work on emotional intelligence in ancient and modern Indian context.

Date

28th April (Tues) 2009,Time: 10am-5pm
And 29th April (Wed) 2009,Time: 9.30am -12.30pm

Venue

SPJIMR (Mumbai),

Registration Process

Training cost: Rs 2,000 per participant which is inclusive of training,study material ,lunch and refreshments.
Register by sending a mail to Shaoli Chakravorty at mcrmm@spjimr.org

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10% of XLRI Batch Heads Towards PSUs

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ISB admits 579 candidates for Class of 2010; ‘O Week’ held

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JBIMS Students are CFA national Champions; to represent India at Global Level

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The JBIMS team comprising of Dr. Ranjan Sharma, Swathi Velisetty, Kirang Tanna and Ravi Gupta won the national level championship beating the top teams from the country’s premier management colleges. They now move onto Singapore to compete at Asia-Pacific level. This win signifies the content and knowledge building at JBIMS wherein students not only perform at academic level but also apply them at such competitions of international repute.

Describing her experience at the finals Swathi Velisetty says “The level of other participants were equally good, but I think what worked in our favour was the practical approach we displayed – a trait which we have developed due to the close proximity of JBIMS to corporate India”

Ravi Gupta who is also a part of the Finance Club at JBIMS attributes this effort to the focus on the underlying concepts at JBIMS. “At JBIMS, we always try to understand the concepts from a fundamental point of view. In the long run, it is this thorough understanding of the concepts that will catapult us to the top of the corporate echelon; success in this competition is just a case in point!” says Ravi Gupta

Harvard Business School to teach Agri-business lessons in Mumbai

Harvard Business School to teach Agri-business lessons in Mumbai

Harvard Business School (HBS) will be offering its ‘Agribusiness Seminar’ as part of its focus on the Asian executive education market. The program will be held in Mumbai on May 10-13, 2009, and will bring together agribusiness executives from across the globe.

Agribusiness Seminar will present case studies that engage participants in discussion on some of the key topics in the industry including the outlook for global supply and demand, food safety, as well as agribusiness technology and innovation. Using the HBS case-method, participants will discuss the future of the agribusiness industry at a time when the global economic climate and access to capital has had an effect on the sector, says HBS.

The seminar will be conducted by HBS faculty members including Prof David E. Bell, George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Forest L. Reinhardt, John D. Black Professor of Business Administration and Mary L. Shelman, Director, Agribusiness Program.

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Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) invites applications for the positions of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) invites applications for the positions of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor

Faculty Recruitment

To meet the requirements of the high growth trajectory of the institute, the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) invites applications for the positions of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor in the following areas.

1. Economics
2. Finance, Accounting & Control
3. Information Technology & Systems
4. Marketing
5. Organisation Behavior and Human Resource Management
6. Quantitative Methods and Operations Management
7. Strategic Management

Candidates must have a Ph.D degree or its equivalent with consistently good academic record and commensurate publications/publication potential. The levels of teaching/research/industry experience required for the various positions are as mentioned below:

• Professor: Minimum 10 years, of which 8 years should be at Assistant/ Associate Professor Level.
• Associate Professor: Minimum 8 years, of which 5 years should be at Assistant Professor Level
• Assistant Professor: Minimum 3 years

Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to make their intellectual contribution accessible to experienced managers through teaching, training and published work. Candidates should have a strong academic background and understanding of current developments in the related field. Faculty members are responsible for carrying out research, designing and teaching courses, conducting continuing education programmes and web-based education, institution development and consultancy.

The scales of pay (under revision) associated with the positions are: Professor (Rs. 18,400 - 500 - 22,400), Associate Professor (Rs. 16,400-450-20,000), and Assistant Professor (Rs. 12,000 - 420 - 18,300). Positions carry usual allowances and perquisites as generally available in the IIMs. The Institute also provides opportunities for consulting, training etc.

Applications are also invited for full-time visiting positions in the above areas. Persons interested in full-time visiting positions may apply indicating their areas of interest and expertise.

The application on the prescribed form at downloadable from the website, may be sent to:

The Director,
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode,
IIMK Campus P. O.,
Kozhikode 673 570, Kerala, India
Fax: +91-495-2803010
E-mail: director@iimk.ac.in

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Dr. Debashis Chatterjee has joined as the Director, IIMK

Dr. Debashis Chatterjee has joined as the Director, IIMK

Dr. Debashis Chatterjee
Director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Website: www.debchat.com
E-mail: debashis@iimk.ac.in
Phone: 0495-2803001, 2803002

Prof. Debashis Chatterjee has been ACC Research Fellow, IIM Kolkata, Pre-Doctoral Fulbright Fellow, UST and MIT and Post-Doctoral Fulbright Fellow, Harvard University.

He has taught for more than a decade in IIM Lucknow and IIM Kolkata. He pioneered and founded the Global Center for Leadership and Human Values at the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. His professional career has been a blend of international professional and academic experience in India, USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, South East Asia and South Africa. He was a Fulbright Fellow at Harvard University and MIT. He was a Visiting Professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He also taught in the MBA Programme at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota and at the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He also functioned as Dean, Leadership Centre, S.P. Jain Centre of Management, Singapore.

His vast administrative experience includes his functioning as Chairman, Placement, IIM Lucknow, Dean, Singapore International Campus, SPJCM, Head, Center for Leadership and Human Values, IIM Lucknow, Co-Convenor, Management Center for Human Values, IIM Kolkata and Regional Head, HR, GIC.

Prof. Debashis Chatterjee has, to his credit, more than 100 research publications, monographs and articles in addition to five internationally published books viz., Leading Consciously, Break Free, Circle of Love, Light the Fire in your Heart and Leading Consciously. His next book titled "Timeless Leadership" will shortly be published internationally.

Awards won by him include University Gold Medal, Fulbright Scholarship (twice), National Scholarship, Rotary International Award and the Best National Faculty Award instituted by Deccan Herald.

His areas of interest include Transformational Leadership, Personal Growth, Learning Organization, Self-Mastery and Asia Culture and Management. He has directed Executive Development Programmes on Leadership, Self-Management and Learning Organization for over 10000 Managers in more than 100 Companies in all six continents of the world. Some of the large organizations that have benefited from his programmes include Motorola Inc., Ford Motor Company, British Petroleum, AT&T, 3M. Infosys Technologies Ltd., Tata Steel, Monash University, University of St. Thomas, USA and Lucent Technologies. He was described as one of the "thought leaders" of the world by Prof. John Kotler of the Harvard Business School for his contribution to the theory and practice of leadership.

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES ( July 06-11 , 2009 )

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES
( July 06-11 , 2009 )

FOR WHOM

This programme is targeted to Teachers and Trainers.

OBJECTIVE

• To expose the participants to derivative markets and products.
• To make the participants appreciate the pricing and valuation of derivative products.

COVERAGE

• Forwards & Futures
• Swaps
• Options
• Pricing & Valuation of derivative products
• Application of derivatives in risk management.

PEDAGOGY

• Lecture method and
• Problem solving.

FEE

For Participants from AICTE approved institutions : Rs. 4,000.00
From Non-AICTE approved institutions : Rs. 8,000.00

CANCELLATION POLICY

In the event of cancellation of nomination, full refund of the program fee will be made, if request is received in writing at least 15 days before commencement of the program. No refund will be made if such a request comes after this date. However, the amount can be adjusted against nominations in future programs.

DATE & VENUE

This programme will be held during July 06 - 11, 2009 at IIMK Campus, Kunnamangalam, Calicut. Accommodation will be provided on a twin sharing basis in the IIMK Guest Houses

LAST DATE

Nomination forms duly endorsed by the Head of the Institution along with DD should reach the FDP Office latest by June 26, 2009. DD will be returned to those who are not selected for the programme.

CO-ORDINATOR : Prof. SSS Kumar

WORKSHOP ON CASE TEACHING & CASE WRITING (June 08-13, 2009)

WORKSHOP ON CASE TEACHING & CASE WRITING
(June 08-13, 2009)

FOR WHOM

The workshop is aimed at management teachers who are interested in developing pedagogical skills in Case study based instructional designs. The focus of the programme is on Case Teaching and Case Preparation and is useful for young teachers in management schools. The programme is open to participants who are less than forty year old.

OBJECTIVE

The programme aims to provide an opportunity to management educators to learn the leading pedagogical technique in management education, the case method. The programme will create an awareness of the philosophy of case meth0od teaching, the underlying assumptions of learning and its relevance in teaching of various management functional subjects. The participants would be able to use case method for teaching management subjects and specifically to develop cases, select appropriate cases, handle class dynamics, and evaluate students.

COVERAGE

Case Analysis; Case Teaching; Case Selection; Evaluating Case Analysis; Evaluating Class Participation in Case Discussion; Using Cases for Examinations; Case Writing; Writing Teaching Notes; and Alternative Pedagogies in Management Education.

PEDAGOGY

Case analysis, case presentations, group discussions, role plays, conceptual lecturers and experience sharing are some of the techniques that would be employed in the workshop. The participants would be expected to actively participate in the class as well a as invest time and effort in preparing for the class discussions and other assignments.

FEE

For Participants from AICTE approved institutions : Rs. 4,000.00
From Non-AICTE approved institutions : Rs. 8,000.00

CANCELLATION POLICY

In the event of cancellation of nomination, full refund of the program fee will be made, if request is received in writing at least 15 days before commencement of the program. No refund will be made if such a request comes after this date. However, the amount can be adjusted against nominations in future programs.

DATE & VENUE

This programme will be held during June 08-13, 2009, at IIMK Campus, Kunnamangalam, Calicut. Accommodation will be provided on a twin sharing basis in the IIMK Guest Houses.

LAST DATE

Nomination forms duly endorsed by the Head of the Institution along with DD should reach the FDP Office latest by May 26, 2009. DD will be returned to those who are not selected for the programme.

CO-ORDINATOR : Prof. Anandakuttan B Unnithan

Workshop on DATA ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ( May 11-16, 2009 )

Workshop on DATA ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT RESEARCH ( May 11-16, 2009 )

FOR WHOM This programme is primarily targeted at young teachers either doing or planning to do research in the area of management. The workshop will be also very useful for those teachers offering courses in research methods or marketing research who would like to introduce the advanced data analysis methods to their students. OBJECTIVE The objective of the workshop is to provide hands on experience to the participants in analysing and interpreting data using statistical software. The participants will learn about the use of various multivariate methods in research, how to design the study to collect data amenable for such analysis, and the issues involved in coding, editing, analysing, and reporting research data. Though other methods like simulation also will be covered, the primary focus will be on survey research. COVERAGE The workshop will cover the following topics. Preliminaries Design of data collection forms/research instruments and methods of assessing the reliability and validity. Issues of Scaling, Editing, Coding and tabulating data using statistical software. SPSS/Systat/Minitab (Only one of these softwares) will be used for the workshop. Descriptive Statistics, Use of Charts and diagrams, Cross Tabulation Hypothesis Testing Procedures Advanced Methods Regression Models, Factor Analysis, Cluster analysis, Multi Dimensional Scaling, Multiple discriminant Analysis, Logistic Regression, Conjoint Analysis, Data Envelopment Analysis, Simulation and Neural networks. PEDAGOGY The workshop will be skill oriented and would emphasize hands on data analysis using statistical softwares. Case studies and exercises will be used to supplement learning. FEE For Participants from AICTE approved institutions : Rs. 4,000.00 From Non-AICTE approved institutions : Rs. 8,000.00 CANCELLATION POLICY In the event of cancellation of nomination, full refund of the program fee will be made, if request is received in writing at least 15 days before commencement of the program. No refund will be made if such a request comes after this date. However, the amount can be adjusted against nominations in future programs. DATE & VENUE This programme will be held during May 11-16, 2009 at IIMK Campus, Kunnamangalam, Calicut. Accommodation will be provided on a twin sharing basis in the IIMK Guest Houses LAST DATE Nomination forms duly endorsed by the Head of the Institution along with DD should reach the FDP Office latest by April 25, 2009. DD will be returned to those who are not selected for the programme.

CO-ORDINATOR : Prof. Anandakuttan B Unnithan

ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ( April 27 - May 2, 2009 )

ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
( April 27 - May 2, 2009 )

FOR WHOM

Faculty Members and researchers from Management and Engineering Institutions and Managers from Industry.

OBJECTIVE

Updating the knowledge of faculty and practitioners working in IT and systems area through development of technical, teaching, research and management skills.

COVERAGE

• Integrating IT with Business
• Recent advances in IT & systems, and their applications
• Intelligent Systems
• Business Decision Support Systems
• Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management
• Competitive Intelligence
• Information Management
• Innovation in IT Education
• Ethics

PEDAGOGY

• Lectures and Presentations
• Case Studies
• Hands-on experience in the lab
• Discussions

FEE

For Participants from AICTE approved institutions : Rs. 4,000.00

From Industry/Non-AICTE approved institutions : Rs. 8,000.00

CANCELLATION POLICY

In the event of cancellation of nomination, full refund of the program fee will be made, if request is received in writing at least 15 days before commencement of the program. No refund will be made if such a request comes after this date. However, the amount can be adjusted against nominations in future programs.

DATE & VENUE

This programme will be held during April 27 - May 2, 2009 at IIMK Campus, Kunnamangalam, Calicut. Accommodation will be provided on a twin sharing basis in the IIMK Guest Houses

LAST DATE

Nomination forms duly endorsed by the Head of the Institution along with DD should reach the FDP Office latest by April 15, 2009. DD will be returned to those who are not selected for the programme.

CO-ORDINATOR : Prof. R. Radhakrishna Pillai & Prof.Anjan Kumar Swain

Shri Narayana Murthy at IIM Indore

Shri N R Narayana Murthy, Co-Founder, Chairman and the Chief Mentor at Infosys Technologies Ltd visited the Indian Institute of Management, Indore on February 23, 2009 as the first speaker of the “Distinguished Leadership Series”. He addressed the IIM I academic community. After a warm welcome, Dr. N Ravichandran, Director, IIM Indore requested Mr. Murthy to speak about “The joy of creating Infosys”.
	Mr Murthy spoke about how the seeds of Infosys were sown because he believed that creating employment opportunity was the only way to solve the problem of poverty in India. The vision that he had when he started Infosys was “To be the most respected company in India”. This he believed would lead to the highest standards of corporate governance, fairness, transparency and accountability and that financial results will follow. The Infosys journey in an unfriendly business environment was a difficult one. Mr Murthy explained how they started working with some simple principles - spend less than what you earn, dividends from day one and re-investing earnings,
choosing one leader who will sacrifice the most and look out for the others and deciding every issue based on data and facts. Mr. Murthy also explained that family had no role to play in the business and this belief has always been upheld. The address was followed by an interaction with the participants. A range of issues related to his experience in creating Infosys were discussed.
Mr. Murthy pointed out that the purpose of creating Infosys was to leverage entrepreneurship to create jobs, to show that a legal and ethical business in India is possible and to confirm his belief in democratization of wealth. On entrepreneurship and recruiting for Infosys, he spoke about focusing on ‘learnability’ as a key factor. He believes in recruiting people who are smart and have a similar value system. On the state of Indian IT Industry, Mr. Murthy said that even though it has done exceptionally well, the synchronised downturn is bound to sap the enthusiasm. His view was that the situation should turn around in about 18-36 months.
“It was a pleasure to interact with a person who I hold in such high regard. His belief in his value system and the foundation on which Infosys is built, make me proud of having been a part of it. “ - Prerna Raman, PGP Student, IIM Indore. “An awe inspiring speaker, his talk showed us what a man is capable of achieving if his principles are sound and his mind is sharp. A truly exhilarating experience” - Pratik Mittal, PGP Student, IIM Indore. “Its heartening to see a man remain true to his values and succeed as a business man” - Amit Prasad, PGP Student, IIM Indore He concluded the interaction by saying that India has no lack of talent and that the measure of one's value system is the price that one is willing to incur in an attempt to stick to that.

Summer Research Conference in Finance during July 16 - 19, 2009

The Centre for Analytical Finance (CAF) at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, India, will hold its annual flagship Summer Research Conference in Finance during July 16 - 19, 2009. The conference will begin with a reception for the participants on Thursday, July 16, evening, followed by paper presentations on July 17 - 19. Ravi Jagannathan (Kellogg and CAF Academic Fellow 2009) will deliver a keynote address at the conference.

The theme of the conference is Recent Advances in Corporate Finance. Apart from ISB faculty, the conference program committee includes Viral Acharya, Franklin Allen, Arnaud Boot, Glenn Boyle, Bhagwan Chowdhry, Stijn Claessens, Francesca Cornelli, Sudipto Dasgupta, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Joseph Fan, Charles Hadlock, Kose John, Han Kim, Kai Li, Vojislav Maksimovic, Tom Noe, Terry Odean, NR Prabhala, Manju Puri, Subrata Sarkar, and Anjan Thakor.

Topics

Papers in all areas of corporate finance are welcome, including corporate financing and agency costs, corporate investment decisions, real options, corporate finance and product markets, control rights and corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, institutional and legal framework, behavioral implications, and corporate financing in emerging markets. Theoretical as well as empirical papers will be considered. Papers with a focus on new ideas and concepts, or cutting-edge tools and techniques of analysis, will be preferred. The conference program committee will anonymously evaluate and rank the submitted papers. For each session, the selected papers will be matched by topic.

Funding
There will be USD 5,000 award generously funded by Citigroup for the best paper presented at the conference. Additionally, if a paper is accepted in the program, we will provide limited travel support for the presenter to attend the conference. We hope that the other participants will be able to pay for their transportation to and from Hyderabad from their own research and travel budget. For participants at a U.S. school with CIBER, there may be CIBER funds available for travel.

Other information
Questions about the conference can be addressed to financeconference09@isb.edu CAF organizes two research conferences each year: one in the spring (jointly with Wharton Financial Institutions Center and Swedish Institute for Financial Research) and the other in the summer. While the first conference rotates between Hyderabad, Philadelphia, and Stockholm, the summer conference is held on the ISB campus in Hyderabad. Well-known finance scholars from around the world have participated in our research conferences. To view the program schedule and the papers presented at our previous conferences, please visit the CAF website at http://www.isb.edu/CAF

For more information about the city of Hyderabad, please visit http://www.hyderabad.co.uk/

International Conference on Entrepreneurship,June 5 - 6, 2009 Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

International Conference on Entrepreneurship

June 5 - 6, 2009
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

Catalysts of Entrepreneurship: Policies for Growth


We believe that a country's economic policy environment must be favourable for organisations to achieve efficiencies in today’s global market.

Policies framed to support certain economic issues in the past may not be relevant today or may not be applicable to entrepreneurs today. On the other hand, there might be certain policies that are working very well in certain industries. How supportive is the ecosystem in India – do investors, the government, and society provide for a foundation on which entrepreneurs can grow and flourish?

This forum brings policy makers, industry, academia and entrepreneurs together to debate and evolve an effective, pragmatic and comprehensive set of policy recommendations to promote entrepreneurship in India.

Overview


Theme - 'Catalysts of Entrepreneurship - Policies for Growth'

The First International Conference on Entrepreneurship is being held at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad on June 5-6, 2009 - The Theme of the conference is 'Catalysts of Entrepreneurship - Policies for Growth'. The conference is organised by the Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development at the Indian School of Business, India and the RAND Corporation, US. The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank working with several governments, private foundations, international organisations, and commercial organisations across the world.

The conference addresses issues that affect multiple stakeholders – the government and policymakers, the entrepreneurial ecosystem (including educational institutions, financial institutions, and entrepreneurial networks), and researchers.

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What policies or practices at the state and central encourage or impede entrepreneurship in India?
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How have recent reforms, such as a single window clearance, fared? To what extent can this be adopted for all types of businesses across all states in India? What sector specific variations do we need, if any?
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Are the present regulatory regime, financial, policies and labor laws supportive to the entrepreneur - not only for failed ventures, but also in starting new businesses?

Many of these questions are common across all industries and sectors. In this conference, we will discuss and debate on how policies and initiatives adopted by the government at the state and central levels influence entrepreneurship in the country.

We believe that education as well as the infrastructure ecosystem, aided by appropriate policies, can generate the next wave of great entrepreneurial activity in India. This motivates the theme for the conference.

This conference provides a platform for policy makers, entrepreneurs, industry bodies and researchers to recognise the opportunities that lie ahead and how policy can aid in taking advantage of these opportunities.

For further information

Please write to isb-rand@isb.edu

or contact us on +91 40 2318 7240