Unpacking the Wisdom of the Crowd and Friends: The Role of Rater and Firm Expertise on Social Influences in Online Ratings

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

July 9, 2018August 20, 2018 Dhruva Jaishankar FEATURED News and events Uncategorized 0

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…

IIMB alumni are back at school As part of a unique alumni relations strengthening initiative launched by the school, eight alumni with a keen interest in management education attend a five-day programme on campus

May 3, 2018August 20, 2018 admin FEATURED News and events Uncategorized 0

03 May, 2018, Bengaluru: Providing management education requires mastery of course design, class preparation and delivery, and creation of specific teaching aids. A unique programme, ‘Effective Teaching’, launched by IIM Bangalore’s Centre for Teaching and Learning, along with the school’s Alumni Relations Office, seeks to develop and enhance specific competencies required for management teaching among its alumni.The first five-day programme, led by programme directors Prof. R Srinivasan and Vasanthi Srinivasan, was launched on April 30. The teaching faculty included Prof. Bringi Dev, Prof. Chetan Subramanian, Prof. Haritha Saranga, Prof. PD Jose, Prof.…

EPGP Batch X hosts Prof. Ravi Sundar Muthukrishnan for the Seminar Series

May 1, 2018August 20, 2018 admin FEATURED News and events Uncategorized 0

“I never thought I would find a seminar on a financial topic so interesting,” exclaimed a student of the one-year full time Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management at IIM Bangalore. And, he was not alone. All his batch mates were visibly engrossed as Professor Ravi Sundar Muthukrishnan, Head, Institutional Equity Research at Elara Securities, discussed the market, its future and its impact on financial careers. Prof. Muthukrishnan’s experience as both an academician and an industry leader placed him in a unique position to share, with the students, his ideas related to…

SEED CAPITAL Bharat Khanna, PGP Class of 2018 from IIM Bangalore, develops ‘Zero Maintenance Garden’ supported by the school’s incubation hub – the NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning. His Student Run Venture shows that some start-ups do need a different kind of capital

April 25, 2018August 20, 2018 Bharat Khanna Alumni Connect Alumni Stories FEATURED Uncategorized 1

“I always wanted to do something on my own, and I got the push after taking up the Entrepreneurial Mindset course with Professor Suresh Bhagavatula in Term IV of my PGP programme at IIMB”. Bharat Khanna, Co-Founder, ErbGro and PGP Class of 2018. Bharat Khanna at ErbGro’s first exhibition in a residential society on Bangalore’s Kanakpura Road Bharat Khanna, who graduated from IIM Bangalore’s Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) in 2018, has co-founded ErbGro, the ‘Zero Maintenance Garden’, as a Student Run Venture (SRV) of NS Raghavan Centre for…

The One-Year Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management at IIM Bangalore: A Journey to Remember

April 11, 2018August 21, 2018 Tridisha Goswami FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Uncategorized 0

It has been four weeks since EPGP Batch IX completed its programme at IIM Bangalore. While some of us are looking for accommodation and booking the services of packers and movers, others are enjoying some precious family time. As I glance through our Convocation Day pictures that celebrate the ‘we did it’ moment, I pause to reflect on this one-year roller coaster ride. When I joined the one-year fulltime Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management at IIM Bangalore, I fretted that competing with the best minds in business would wear…

A youth empowerment program yielding competent young citizens and change agents will take India towards civilizational greatness: Prof. Pradip Khandwalla Launching his book at IIMB, former IIMA Director says pursuit of creativity and innovation, performance excellence and altruism, in the state, the civil society and the business sector, when aligned, can unleash a powerful virtuous cycle

March 5, 2018August 21, 2018 admin FEATURED News and events Uncategorized 0

05 March, 2018, Bengaluru: “This book is an outcome of both grief and elation. Grief because I see so much going wrong with our civilization, the killings, massacres, scams, man-made starvation, pollution, domestic violence and many other ills of the society. But I am also thrilled by the excellent things that are happening. Some amazing young talented people have made a valuable contribution to society, with work on improving government schools, work on differently abled, website for social improvement, resettling beggars, campaigns against child abuse, improving education and livelihoods, health,…

‘I learnt how to build an institution by seeing how IIM Bangalore was built’: Dr K Radhakrishna The ISRO Chairman, who is a distinguished alumnus of the PGP batch of 1976, lists the future thrust areas of ISRO and dwells on the role of a Chief Executive in organization building and succession planning

February 22, 2018August 21, 2018 admin Alumni Connect Alumni Stories Uncategorized 0

Update: 27th Feb, 2018: K Radhakrishnan, is the chairman of the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, since December 2014. Source Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, ISRO Chairman, received the Padma Bhushan Award on the eve of Republic Day (January 26, 2014) for his immense contribution to Science and Engineering, especially in the field of Space Science and Technology. In this interview, he shares his assessment of what has been achieved so far in India’s Mars Orbiter Mission and what lies ahead. Dr. Radhakrishnan, who is Chairman, Space Commission and Secretary,…

Israeli diplomat, Ishmael Khaldi, addresses students at IIMB on February 19, 2018

February 20, 2018August 18, 2018 admin FEATURED News and events Uncategorized 0

12th edition of sports contest ‘Sangharsh’ concludes on Jan 7 with IIM Calcutta lifting the trophy

January 10, 2018August 19, 2018 admin FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Uncategorized 0

09 January, 2018, Bengaluru: ‘Sangharsh’, the inter-IIM sports fest, between IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow, was hosted by IIM Bangalore on the 5th, 6th and 7th of January, 2018. The three days of Sangharsh 2018 were filled with enthusiasm, excitement, competitive spirit and passion. The fight for the prestigious trophy managed to bring out the best out of all contingents as well as the crowd. Day 1 The 12th edition of Sangharsh was inaugurated at IIM Bangalore on January 05, 2018 with Anshul Kothari, member of the Indian swimming…

Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Using Blended MOOCs on 9th December 2017

December 18, 2017August 19, 2018 admin FEATURED MOOCs Uncategorized 0

IMBx conducted a Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Using Blended MOOCs on 9th December 2017. This is the sixthFDP since 2015 and the enrolments and learnings are ever expanding. These programmes are conducted to spread the reach of MOOCs among various institutes and encourage them to blend it with their classroom teaching. This FDP had about 100 participants registered from over 50 institutes across India. The session began with Professor Jose’s addressing and building the participants’ enthusiasm for the day long event. This was followed by three parallel tracks…