MBA Review  

COVER STORY

Multiple Intelligence Theory : Budding Intellects in Academics

-- Krishna Deb

Intelligence is sometimes innate and sometimes it depends on the culture and environment in which a person grows up. But intelligence can be developed. In order to prepare our students to face the obstacles of professional life, they need to be constantly bombarded by a variety of challenges.

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TEACHING STRATEGIES

MBA Teaching : Pedagogy

-- Bholanath Dutta

Ever since the inception of management education, efforts have been made to have a comprehensive pedagogy for management subjects and in the process many models were also developed by management experts. These models primarily involve the teaching/learning process which includes various internal and external factors of the institution. Pedagogy differs from institution to institution. However, while deciding on pedagogy, it is necessary to focus on all the stakeholders, i.e., teachers, students and industry. In this article, the author shares his own experiences in teaching management subjects and his opinion on further discourse.

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TEACHING STRATEGIES

Make Them Learn : An Innovation in Teaching

-- Mukesh Srivastava

This article presents an innovative way of teaching where students are left in the self-learning mode after they have been shown the right path.

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BUSINESS SCHOOLS

Business Schools and Business : The Gap

-- Surajit Ghosh Dastidar

This article highlights the gap between current business practices and what is being taught at business schools. It traces the evolution of the MBA program from "Corporate-based Era" of the 1900s to the MBA program as we know of today. It also gives a glimpse of the evolution of management education in India. The article then draws our attention to the shortcomings of existing business education in terms of what corporate recruiters are looking for and what business schools deliver.

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INDUSTRY

Telecom Industry : Caught in a Spectrum Crunch

-- V Venkateswara Rao

Though India has attained the status of one of the world's biggest telecom providers, the quality of mobile lines still depicts a gloomy picture. Its unbalanced spectrum allocation policies and messy planning have acted as an obstacle to wireless telecom services.

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INDUSTRY

Wind Energy : A Promising Future

-- Deepika M G

The latest technological advancement and research in the field of wind energy paints a very promising picture. A few groups working in the US, the Netherlands and Canada are on their way to set up `wind farms' which would have installations towering 9 km up in the sky. As per their estimates, 1% of wind energy at high altitudes can meet all the energy demands of the planet. This would come as a breath of fresh air to power-deficit countries such as India, where growth in wind energy for the last few years has been quite promising.

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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Young Entrepreneurs : Alive and Kicking

-- N Vijaya Lakshmi

Inspired by the success stories of Bill Gates, Michael Dell, etc., more and more youth are being exposed to entrepreneurial thinking, making the entrepreneurial career path a more frequently-traversed one among young people.

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PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

Getting Organized for Improved Performance

-- Vikas Shrotriya

Adhering to schedules and achieving goals in a cost-effective manner are critical for survival and growth of any performer. It is really necessary to identify the causes of inefficiency and get organized in order to enhance efficiency. Getting organized saves on limited resources and enables efficient performance. Organizing things alleviates work stress and gives relief from the fear of underperformance. It also makes the decision-making process effective. This article discusses the ways and means of getting organized in order to improve performance.

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CAREER PLANNING

Interview Skills

-- MS Rao

Why do applicants get rejected at the interview stage? What is the difference between employability and unemployability? All these questions have been addressed effectively and efficiently in this article. The basic definition, types and dos and don'ts of the interview are explained. The entire interview session process is divided into three phases such as pre-interview session, during interview and post-interview session. The probable questions which are likely to be asked and the tips during the interview are adequately addressed. This article is beneficial to those who are on the lookout for a job and also for those employees who want to change their jobs.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

The Cowboys of Wall Street : Understanding Hedge Funds

-- Annam Anand

Hedge funds are risky and aggressive investment vehicles. All hedge funds are not the same and it is important to understand the differences between the various hedge fund strategies to understand the concept of hedge funds thoroughly.

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GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Empowerment : The Mantra of Modern Management

-- VM Sudhakaran Nambiar

Though empowerment of the workers was not an accepted idea in the initial days, in today's competitive world organizations have accepted it as a measure to curb talent-drain. The success in performance made the top level managers include empowerment as one of the strategies to achieve better goals. With this, more and more areas have been selected for empowerment by various organizations. The success or failure of any program in an organization noticeably depends upon the initiative and involvement of top managers. This article is an effort to emphasize the empowerment concept and its benefits.

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TECHNOLOGY

Web Mining and Text Mining

-- Deepali Dave and Veena Bhat

This is a conceptual article compiled to contribute towards imparting a comprehensive outlook and improved understanding of web mining and text mining. It delves into topics like what is web mining, necessity of web mining, techniques of web mining, relationship between web mining and text mining, real world text mining examples as well as the future applications of text mining.

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BOOK REVIEW

It Happened in India : The Story of Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Central and the Great Indian Consumer

-- Authors: Kishore Biyani with Dipayan Baishya
Reviewed by Lopamudra Ghosh

It Happened in India : The Story of Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Central and the Great Indian Consumer is an autobiography of Kishore Biyani. In this book, Kishore Biyani explains lucidly his journey from being a simple middle-class boy to becoming the `Rajah of retail'. He provides relevant examples to emphasize the point that by keeping things simple his organization scaled great heights. This book not only incorporates the insights of Kishore Biyani but it also shares the experiences of different people who had played an important role in his life.

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