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Green and Clean: The IIMB campus adopts sustainability

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Spread over a lush 100-acre campus, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, on Bannerghatta Road, is one of the country’s premier management institutions. While IIMB’s faculty, students and alumni are well known and respected for their achievements, the campus itself is no stranger to fame. It has won awards for its horticulture initiatives, for its documentation of flora and fauna, for its readiness to adopt and nurture translocated trees, and its sustainable practices and clean energy use. “At IIMB, we have a strong focus on environmental awareness and sustainable living. Our…

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A close encounter with Chinese business culture IIMB’s one-year Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management student Tithi Banerjee, from the Class of 2018-19, shares insights from a study exchange to Fudan University School of Management in China

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22 October, 2018, Bengaluru: “It doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white; as long as it catches mice, it’s a good cat” – Deng Xiaoping. I murmured the above lines by visionary politician Deng Xiaoping to myself as I began my return journey by the maglev train to the Shanghai airport. As a student of business, I was very eager to know more about China and its impact on the world economy. I wanted to experience China close up and IIMB, being the only Indian member school of…

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Global Network Week at ESMT Berlin Varun Kumar, who is pursuing the one-year Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) at IIM Bangalore, is currently at ESMT Berlin as part of the Global Network Week, a programme where students from prestigious global management schools exchange ideas and work on live projects

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22 October, 2018, Bengaluru: The land of Karl Marx and Albert Einstein – Germany, at first mention, might be conceived as a region of phenomenal engineering capabilities with organized labor unions, but it is slowly trying to outgrow this reputation and be the torchbearer of the new economic realm. The classroom was perfectly set with 40 candidates from 12 top universities of the world including Yale, IE, and EGADE, to discuss the rather complex topic, ‘Germany 4.0: ‘Mittelstand’ and Entrepreneurship’.   A city which brought down the Berlin Wall has…

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Making a difference at home and abroad Students of the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management at IIMB spend two weeks at Maxwell School, Syracuse University, New York, as part of the International Immersion. Subham Awasthi, PGPPM 2018-19, describes the learning experience

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I will always treasure my two-week stay in USA, as a part of the PGPPM International Immersion module. The well-structured classroom sessions, split across Syracuse and Washington DC, strengthened my learning while the various site visits helped me appreciate the rich cultural heritage of the USA. I shall always cherish my visit to the historical monuments and the Smithsonian museums. The classroom discussions gave us – students of Public Policy and Management at IIM Bangalore – an overview of policymaking in the USA. Talks on ‘American Federalism, Political Institutions, and…

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Keep language simple and accessible Well known lyricist, poet and author Surinder Kohli shares thoughts how language must be a living, breathing and evolving entity on the occasion of ‘Hindi Divas’ at IIMB

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Hindi Day celebrations at IIMB were marked by an afternoon of poetry, music and sharing of thoughts of how language can bring people together. Led by the Hindi Cell of IIMB, the Director, the Dean Administration and the CHRO, the programme highlighted the beauty and power of effective communication, where language is but a means to an end. The inaugural lamp was lit by IIMB Director, Prof. G. Raghuram, Dean Administration Prof. MS Narasimhan, Chief Human Resources Officer Shivakumar Venkateswaran, Chief Guest Surinder Kohli, Hindi Officer Neetha John and guest…

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The world comes to IIMB – Exchange Programme 2018-19 begins IIMB hosts 73 global students this fall

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The Student Exchange Programme (SEP) at IIM Bangalore is one of the key internationalisation initiatives of the school. The programme has been in existence for more than 15 years. Students visiting IIMB on exchange opt for electives that are taught as part of the PGP, EPGP or PGPEM. The programme aims at providing diversity in the classroom and international exposure to students, while maintaining the high academic standards of IIMB. During September, when the fifth term at IIM Bangalore starts, nearly 40 per cent of the two-year PGP batch gets…

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Temple University professor delivers talk themed ‘Who’s Afraid of Land Commodification?’

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28 August, 2018, Bengaluru: The  Office of Research and Publications (R&P) at IIM Bangalore hosted a research seminar titled, ‘Who’s Afraid of Land Commodification?’, on August 22 (Wednesday), 2018, on campus. The talk was delivered by Professor Sanjoy Chakravorty, Temple University, USA. Offering an overview of land commodification in India, Prof. Chakravorty discussed ‘primitive accumulation of land’, and questioned the suitability of ‘enclosure’ for interpreting land grabs. Emphasizing the significance of global commodification and price, he explained various topographic graphs and mentioned the differences in the listed price and take…

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Madras Institute of Development faculty speaks on ‘Financial Frictions and Monetary Policy Transmission in India’ at IIMB’s research seminar

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27 August, 2018, Bengaluru: The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) at IIM Bangalore hosted a research seminar titled, ‘Financial Frictions and Monetary Policy Transmission in India’, on August 24 (Friday), 2018, on campus. The talk was delivered by Professor Shesadri Banerjee, from the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS). Using empirical evidence from literature (Kletzer, 2012; Mishra et al. 2016) as the reference point, Prof. Banerjee examined whether the frictions of a bank-led credit market can explain low pass-through of the monetary transmission mechanism. He also addressed the research…

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A trip to the SsangYong Motor factory On a field visit to the SsangYong Motor in South Korea, as part of the International Immersion module, IIMB’s students of the one-year Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) get to understand how business is done

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  The day started with a sumptuous breakfast and a long ride to Pyeongtaek, where the SsangYong Motor factory is located. In South Korea as part of our international immersion module, we were treated to a delicious lunch at Ashley by our hosts, KAIST College of Business. Following this, we went to the SsangYong Motor factory. SsangYong’s portfolio comprises top-notch SUVs such as Rexton, Korando and Tivoli. Mahindra & Mahindra holds approximately 72 per cent stake in the company. The factory at Pyeongtaek was awe-inspiring, especially since I had no…

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Imitation to innovation: Korea’s business journey IIM-B students learnt about the implications of industrialisation in South Korea, among other things

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We are in South Korea as part of our international immersion module. Despite an exhausting flight journey, we were enthusiastic about our first day here. As promised, we were treated to a grand breakfast buffet at the Gangnam Family Hotel, with a variety of dishes. After that, we travelled from the south side of Han River to the north, where KAIST College of Business is located. We were welcomed by Heeseok Lee, Associate Dean, and Betty Chung, Professor at KAIST College of Business. After a welcome address by Chung, who…

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