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Prof. P.D. Jose conducts workshop on role of MOOCs and Digital Platforms in MBA Programs The workshop, held as part of the 9th Indian Management Conclave on August 02, covered topics like the importance of digital learning, its future, how MOOCs have revolutionized the learning model across the world, and the need for instructional designing in today’s digital world

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08 August, 2018, Bengaluru: Professor P D Jose, IIM Bangalore faculty from the Strategy area and Chair, Digital Learning at IIMB, conducted a faculty development workshop on ‘Role of MOOCs and Digital Platforms in MBA Programs’, in association with mbauniverse.com, on August 02, 2018 at the IIMB campus.The workshop was a precursor to the 9th Indian Management Conclave, co-hosted by IIM Bangalore and mbauniverse.com, on August 03-04. Amit Agnihotri, Founder, mbauniverse.com, set off the discussion by pointing out that creativity is going to be at a great premium. He also…

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Public Policy application finds focus at R&P seminar Dr. Nandana Sengupta, from Azim Premji University, speaks about Characterizing the Skills Space of Bangalore’s Urban Informal Labour Market at IIMB’s Research seminar on July 20

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07 August, 2018: “My interest as a researcher was always to work on public policy application,” said Dr. Nandana Sengupta, faculty, Azim Premji University, at a seminar hosted by IIMB’s Research & Publications Office, on July 20. Dr. Nandana Sengupta, faculty, Azim Premji University She initiated her talk by defining informal labourers. “Unorganized workers consist of those working in the unorganized enterprises or households, excluding regular workers with social security benefits, and the workers in the formal sector without any employment or social security benefits provided by the employer,” she…

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How do TED talks work? Experiences from a TEDx speaker in my class for my PGP course Communication for Leaders – By Rakesh Godhwani, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Management Communication, IIM Bangalore

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August 1st, 2018I offer an elective called ‘Communication for Leaders’ to the second year MBA students at IIMB. The elective is grounded in the theories of charismatic leadership and persuasive communication. The final leg of this elective is to explain how ceremonial speeches like motivational speeches, keynote speeches and my favourite, TED talks bring an impact in audiences. I am fascinated by TED talks. They are great case studies of the theory that we discuss in my course and also happen to be my research focus. So I understand them…

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IIMB alumni raise INR 2 crore; dedicate classroom on campus to faculty member Unique alumni-seeded initiative sees classroom named after 86-yr-old Prof. Vatsala Nagarajan

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27 July, 2018: In a heart-warming gesture on ‘Guru Purnima’ Day, the IIMB alumni, led by the PGP Class of 1992, Rahul Shukla, Prashant Jain, Ashish Parthasarathy and many others, raised INR 2 crores and dedicated a classroom on the picturesque IIMB campus to their beloved teacher, Professor Vatsala Nagarajan, here today.“This is the first time in the history of IIMB that we have a classroom named after a faculty member,” said IIMB Director Prof. G Raghuram, adding that he hoped this unique alumni-seeded initiative would inspire other alumni to take up…

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IIM Bangalore to host Indian Management Conclave in association with MBAUniverse.com on Aug 3 & 4 Industry leaders, management thinkers and academia to discuss MBA for the 21st century during two-day conclave

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27 July, 2018, Bengaluru: The world stands at the edge of an unprecedented technological revolution, also termed as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, that will fundamentally change the way we live, work, and do business. What will be the impact of this revolution on education, particularly management education? As the expectations of industry and learners change, how should the universities and B-schools reassess and revise their MBA programmes? Industry leaders, management thinkers and academicians are congregating at the 9th Indian Management Conclave (IMC), hosted by IIM Bangalore in association with MBAUniverse.com,…

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‘Shrinking space for curiosity-driven scientific research is a matter of concern’: Prof. V.S. Ramamurthy at a Policy Talk at IIMB

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25 July, 2018: “In this modern century, science and technology policies must include people, skills and knowledge. Innovative policies alone can enhance the country’s net comprehensive national development,” said Prof. V.S. Ramamurthy, nuclear scientist and Padma Bhushan awardee, at an talk hosted by the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) at IIMB. Prof. V.S. Ramamurthy at IIMB Describing the 20th century as the “century of discoveries”, he placed emphasis on the role of the science and technology enterprise model for national security and economic development. “USA, Japan,…

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Vidwan TM Krishna and environmentalist N Jayaraman engage with the IIMB community on the ‘Kodai Still Won’t’ campaign

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27 July, 2018:  Magsaysay awardee and music maestro TM Krishna and environmentalist N Jayaraman came to IIMB on July 26 (Thursday) to engage with the community and drum up support for the ongoing campaign to clean up Kodaikanal.Vidwan TM Krishna set the context for the discussion by singing the Tamil song, ‘Chennai Poromboke Paadal’, about climate change. N Jayaraman opened his talk by quoting from an article called, ‘Silent Spring’ by Rachel Carson,  an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.…

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Selling the Premium in Freemium

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The Research and Publications office of IIM Bangalore hosted a seminar, on July 06, by Professor PK Kannan on the topic, ‘Selling the Premium in Freemium’. It was an illuminating discussion about three of Professor Kannan’s papers. Prof. PK Kannan Dr. P. K. Kannan is the Dean’s Chair in Marketing Science at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, USA. His main research focus is on marketing modeling, applying statistical and econometric methods to marketing data. Currently, his research focuses on attribution modeling, media mix modeling,…

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Unpacking the Wisdom of the Crowd and Friends: The Role of Rater and Firm Expertise on Social Influences in Online Ratings Prof. Sarang Sunder explains how his study can influence a firm’s online reputation management, product and post product strategy, and more at seminar hosted by IIMB’s Research & Publications office

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07 July, 2018: The Research and Publications office of IIMB hosted a seminar on July 05, by Professor Sarang Sunder, on ‘Unpacking the Wisdom of the Crowd and Friends: The Role of Rater and Firm Expertise on Social Influences in Online Ratings’. It was an enlightening discussion about his upcoming paper. Professor Sarang Sunder The talk started with Professor Sunder speaking about the initial idea based on his colleague’s obsession with board games and the existence of an online board game rating community. They wanted to find out whether there…

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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

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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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