The Government of India is focusing on increasing the manufacturing sectoras contribution to GDP to 25 pc from around 17 pc. The Indian IT services sector is estimated to remain the fastest growing in the Asia Pacific region with a CAGR of around 18 pc. To achieve overall growth, these sectors need skilled people in […]

One of the main reasons the global financial crisis took place was because of excessive debt/loans taken by people in America. Just recently I met someone who had completed his MBA. This person had recently started working in USA after completing his MBA there. Everything seemed excellent; he had a fancy foreign MBA degree, an […]

FMCG sector continued to be the major recruiter with roles in Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain Management and I.T. functions. The major recruiters included Procter & Gamble, HUL, Cadbury, Nestle, ITC, Asian Paints, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Reckitt Benckiser, Colgate Palmolive, Britannia, Godrej, Cargill, and Perfetti. Cadbury offered the highest package of Rs […]

The Starbucks case highlights the problems specialty coffee retailer Starbucks faces due to rapid expansion, falling service levels and reduced consumption of expensive coffee in the wake of economic downturn. The case discusses the transformational initiatives implemented at Starbucks to revive the brand and bring the customers back to the stores. The Tata Motors case […]

Dr BS Sahay has been honored with various national and international recognitions including ISTD National Book Award (2007, 2001 and 2000), Emerald 2005 Award for Excellence, Escorts Book Award (199, and more. He has also received Asian Productivity Organizationsa fellowship for Advanced Program on Management Consultancy for Productivity Improvement organized by Japan Productivity Center, Tokyo […]

The first programme, which lasts three and a half months, will begin in May 2009 with 50 participants, rising to 100 in subsequent years. Candidates will need to have an undergraduate degree or its equivalent and at least three yearsa full-time work experience. The programme is open both to women who already run a business […]

The Czech Republic is presently heading the activities of the European Union (EU) and hence Dr. Hynek also represented the EU. He expressed his concern over the fact that though the EU was Indiaas biggest economic partner, it was hardly ever in the news. India being one of the only six strategic partners of the […]

The Higher Entry Placement Process (HEPP), which facilitates lateral placements at IIM Lucknow, was held from January through March 2009. Ernst & Young (Middle East), Barings Private Equity Partners PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, Wipro Consulting, Deloitte, Citibank, Aditya Birla Group, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant and Larsen & Toubro were among the major recruiters that participated in HEPP 2009. […]

For the PGDM Class of 2009, the CM Kandoi Gold Medals, instituted by Aditya Steel Industries, were awarded to Ms Lalitha Charanya Ganesh for securing first rank and Ms Shikha Agarwal for securing second rank in order of merit. The Faculty Council Gold Medals were awarded to the next eight rank holders. The Orissa Jesuit […]

This process is arguably the largest placement drive across in India wherein about 12,000 students will participate in the process that begins with City preliminary rounds and goes onto the National Finals. The final offers will be made after considering performances in all these rounds. The preliminaries will be held at Chandrapur, Bangalore, Chennai, Nagpur, […]