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Relevance
of Soft Skills Training in
Management Education
-- T D Prasad
and A K Tiwari
The
degree to which Soft Skills training can be imported in
an effective manner was debated for quite some time. This
article makes an attempt to study the effectiveness of Soft
Skills training in a reputed B-School of Inida. The parameters
of ascertaining the effectiveness was the students' performance
in Soft Skills courses and the placements secured by the
students and also the students' performance in cources other
than Soft Skills. An attempt has been made to find the relationship
(if any) between the performance in Soft Skills and placements
and the preformance in courses other than soft Skills. It
has been found that there is fairly high degree of correlation
between the three parameters.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Counterproductive
Communication Habits: E-mail Takes the Beating
-- Leena
Sen
This
article attempts to highlight the manner in which people
use e-mail as the prime medium of communication and suggests
steps that need to be kept in mind for writing better e-mails.
Email communication is one area in organizational communication
that has in recent times assumed importance of a greater
kind. It has become the biggest boon to our productivity
because we can use it anytime we want. Yet sadly, e-mail
also has become our bane. Abuse of e-mail has begun to clutter
our minds with the trivial, the offensive, lengthily written
messages in the stream-of- consciousness style, and the
flames that get sent either deliberately or due to lack
of knowledge of e-mail etiquette. Communication is not message
sent, but message that is perceived and understood by the
receiver. Meaning of a message is not in the mind of the
sender, it is in the mind of the receiver. More often than
not, the sender of the message forgets this crucial link
between himself/herself and the receiver of the message.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Organizational
Culture and Soft Skills Quotient
--
Rita
Rangnekar
Every
organization is said to have a distinct culture which is
determined by its people, behavioural patterns, policies,
HR practices, business strategies and mainly, its value
system. The article attempts to investigate whether an organization
can also be attributed with a soft skills quotient and checks
out the parameters on which the quotient can be measured.
It also discusses whether an organization can try and retain
a culture which it values, through strategic recruitment
and selection. If culture can be filtered, then it may also
be possible to filter the soft skills quotient.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
The
Difference in Emotional Quotient between Male and Female
Management Students
-- Yogamaya
Panda
This
paper investigates the difference in the emotional quotient
among the management students of IBS,
Bhubaneswar. A study was conducted on a batch of 51 (semester
I) MBA students (male = 31 and female = 20), and the results
were subjected to statistical analysis. It was found that
the emotional quotient of the female students was significantly
higher than their male counterparts.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Please
Let the Pedestrians Pass!
-- Hardeep
Singh Anant
People
unknowingly contribute to violence in society. Violence
germinates at the individual level and grows to the national
level. An act of terrorism is committed, at the interpersonal
level, when a powerful person uses unjust force in order
to punish a weaker party or enforce compliance. This creates
resentment and a longing for revenge, which in turn leads
to more violence. Conflict is inherent in the nature of
man and he will always find reasons to dispute. The conflicting
instincts—social, appropriation, rebellion—have
led man to live a fragmented life within a fragmented society.
The path of selfishness, dominance and conflict is a road
to nowhere, and unless we adopt the values of forbearance,
equanimity and non-violence, we will continue to perpetuate
terrorism and create misery for ourselves.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
The
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
-- Rachna
Sharma
This
article explains the concept of Self-fulfilling Prophecy
and the process of how it works. The theory proposes how
others expectations affect our beliefs of ourselves and
impacts our behavior. It is the verbal and non-verbal messages
and strokes which we receive from significant people in
our lives that influence our self-concept and determine
our behavior. The article further explores how this concept
can be used as a management tool for increasing the confidence
and motivation of employees. The article concludes with
useful tips to managers on how this concept may be successfully
implemented to enhance performance and productivity in organizations.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Jaipur—An
Enchanting Charm of a Cultural Heritage
-- Vandana
Sharma
The
sprawling desert, magnificent forts and palaces, royal past,
rich culture and heritage, vibrant folk music and miniature
art and crafts together make Rajasthan a well-known state,
not only in India, but world over. The ethnic beauty of
the state is so enthralling and captivating that one would
like to visit it at least once in his/her life. Jaipur,
being the capital and the most vibrant city of Rajasthan,
draws the attention of foreign, as well as domestic tourists
throughout the year. With time, the popularity of Jaipur
as the "pink city" has increased immensely. A
large number of tourists from far-off places keep visiting
the place to experience the richness of its culture and
traditions. They are fascinated by the exotic cultural heritage
of Jaipur which is exquisite and rare. This article delineates
the rich legacy of Rajasthan with special reference to the
cultural heritage of Jaipur.
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