Twenty Years On… Prof. G. Sabarinathan shares glimpses of his journey of two decades at IIM Bangalore

It was twenty years ago to this day that I drove into IIMB to start a new phase in my life.  It was not just the start of a new career.   It was Kannada Rajyotsava day.  As my black ambassador, as old as myself back then, rolled through the streets of the campus, directionlessly because I did not know the way, it may have been a curious sight to the few residents who may have been looking at the streets.   Cars were relatively few on the campus in those days. …

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Research Week @ IIMB discusses research relevance to industry practice and policy making

IIM Bangalore celebrated the second edition of Research Week from 26th December 2019 to 4th January 2020, showcasing the Institute’s growing research capabilities and commitment to high-quality, interdisciplinary research in Business, Management, and Public Policy.  The event was inaugurated with a panel discussion on the topic, ‘Research Relevance to Industry Practice and Policy Making’. The panel included Dr. R.B. Barman, former chairman, National Statistical Commission and former ED, RBI, Sharad Sharma, Co-founder, iSpirt, Prof. Arnab Mukherji, faculty from the Public Policy area at IIMB. The discussion focused on the challenges…

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IIMB’s Centre of Public Policy (CPP) hosts a discussion on the book ‘Data Sovereignty: The Pursuit of Supremacy’ on August 13, 2019

The Centre of Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) hosted a book discussion on 13th August on the book,’Data Sovereignty: The Pursuit of Supremacy’, co-authored by Lt. Gen. D.B. Shekatkar (retd.), Lt. Gen. V.M. Patil (retd.), Lt. Gen. Vinod Bhatia (retd.), and Lt. Gen. Vinod Khandare (retd.), Jayadev Ranade, Bharat Panchal, and Vinit Goenka.  Professor Hema Swaminathan, Chair, Centre for Public Policy, said: “The Centre was established in 2000. It aspires to lead policy-thinking and praxis in India, promoting equitable, inclusive and sustainable solutions to the…

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Monetary Policy and Debt Management Policy: Should they be controlled by Independent Entities? At a panel discussion hosted by IIMB’s Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship on July 04, experts also take questions from students

The Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship (CCGC) at IIMB hosted a panel discussion on Independent monetary policy and a separate debt management policy for India on July 4, 2018. The discussion is current and topical because of the increasing globalization across the world. This results in a need to create an independent monetary policy and separate debt management from the Reserve Bank of India. The panel was composed of Dr. S.S. Bhalla, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Mr. B.K. Bhattacharya (IAS), the former Chief Secretary…

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IIMB alumnus writes book on ‘Unmet Needs of Entrepreneurship’

20 February, 2018, Bengaluru: A book titled, ‘Unmet Needs of Entrepreneurship: Why Entrepreneurs Do What They Do’, written by S Parthasarathy, Head – Alumni Relations, IIM Bangalore, and alumnus of IIMB’s Post Graduate Programme in Management, Class of 1994, has been published recently, by Rupa Publications. S Parthasarathy, Head – Alumni Relations, IIM Bangalore   The book, with a plethora of examples and illustrations, is centred around the idea of ‘needs’ and its impact on various aspects of entrepreneurship. It explores what motivates/stops people from getting into entrepreneurship, which needs…

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Prof. U Dinesh Kumar Publishes Book on Business Analytics

Titled ‘Business Analytics – The Science of Data-Driven Decision Making’, the book provides a holistic perspective of analytics with theoretical foundations and applications of the theory using examples across several industries 05 September, 2017, Bengaluru: A book titled, ‘Business Analytics – The Science of Data-Driven Decision Making’, authored by Professor U Dinesh Kumar, faculty and Chairperson, Decision Sciences and Information Systems area, IIM Bangalore, has been published by Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. Written with the aim of becoming the primary resource for students of Business Analytics, this book provides a holistic…

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Prof. S Ramesh Kumar’s Book ‘Consumer Behaviour: The Indian Context (Concepts and Cases)’ Published

Prof. S Ramesh Kumar A revised version of his earlier work, the new book reflects rapid changes in the Indian and global markets, and the valuable feedback received from subject matter experts, students and working professionals engaged in the discipline 02 August, 2017, Bengaluru: A book titled, ‘Consumer Behaviour: The Indian Context (Concepts and Cases)’, authored by Dr. S Ramesh Kumar, Professor in the Marketing area at IIM Bangalore, has been published recently, by Pearson Education. This is a revised version of his earlier book titled, ‘Consumer Behaviour and Branding: Concepts, Readings and…

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Cutting-edge Research by Faculty of IIM Bangalore

Faculty members at IIM Bangalore generate knowledge through cutting-edge research in all functional areas of management that would benefit public and private sector companies, and government and society in general. The knowledge generated by IIMB faculty appears in leading academic journals with high citation index and impact factor. Many textbooks and working papers are written on a regular basis. Research carried out by IIMB is used to augment new courses and executive education programmes. Journal of Economic Theory Vol. 158, Part A, July 2015, pp. 232-258 Paper Title: Dynamic choice…

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Cutting-edge Research by Faculty of IIM Bangalore

Faculty members at IIM Bangalore generate knowledge through cutting-edge research in all functional areas of management that would benefit public and private sector companies, and government and society in general. The knowledge generated by IIMB faculty appears in leading academic journals with high citation index and impact factor. Many textbooks and working papers are written on a regular basis. Research carried out by IIMB is used to augment new courses and executive education programmes.   Management Science   Vol. 61, No. 11, February 2015, pp. 2720-2738   Paper Title: An…

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Cutting-edge Research by Faculty of IIM Bangalore

Faculty members at IIM Bangalore generate knowledge through cutting-edge research in all functional areas of management that would benefit public and private sector companies, and government and society in general. The knowledge generated by IIMB faculty appears in leading academic journals with high citation index and impact factor. Many textbooks and working papers are written on a regular basis. Research carried out by IIMB is used to augment new courses and executive education programmes.   Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A   Paper Title: Bayesian estimation of long-term…

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