Dividend – Only financial measure OR something more?

Recently Syntel Inc., Michigan (USA) based IT organization, declared a $15 dividend for its shareholders. At prevailing stock price of approx. $41, it meant a dividend yield of 36%, not a small number. It is not difficult to see how it would impact the finances when a $1 B organization, with its 101 Million outstanding …

IIMA – PGPX, Kick-start to a journey

It was 6th November 2014 when I, in my Toronto condo, woke up with an email from IIM Ahmedabad that had a web link to my admission result in one of the most coveted management programs in the world, IIM-PGPX. The word I was looking for in the letter was ‘Congratulations’ and when I found …

Growing popularity of One-Year MBA Programs globally

According to FT 2016 Global MBA Ranking, Best MBA program in the world is from INSEAD (Global MBA Rank -1 ), Best MBA program in Asia is HKUST MBA (Global MBA Rank -14 ), and Best MBA in India is IIMA PGPX MBA (Global MBA Rank -24 ). And what is common in these programs …

cajobportal – A Recruitment Site Only For CAs !

http://techstory.in/ [November 19, 2015] cajobportal.com™ is India’s first recruitment website exclusively for CAs. During interaction with CA freshers, they realized that just a fraction of them could ace jobs in the competitive ICAI’s campus placement process. The rest lacked on communication skills, took multiple attempts etc. Some of them relied on friends and relatives to …

ConneXions : The Wait is Over !!!

 9:45 AM, PP Gupta Auditorium 6 panels. 2 days. Over 20 Luminaries Panel1: The Internet of Things is about to begin… Be there for your appointment with the future                                              Finance Panel Panel2: 1400 hrs The Indian juggernaut is rolling Innovation is the compass and money is its fuel, Come, learn how to be a part …

ConneXions : Bring It On……

Curtains are raised & the stage is set! PGPX batch of 2016 welcomes you all to the latest version of its business summit ConneXions...and so that you do not miss any key information regarding the event, we have all the details covered on our website. For Detailed schedule & Panel Details, please visit http://connexions.iimahd.ernet.in/ Quick …

ConneXions : Innovation in grassroot sports and its role in upliftment of society

The entry to the competition is running thick and fast. Make sure that you have grabbed your spot by registering at the link. Moving on to the third panel of the Day 2 [09th October], we focus on the world of sports, but with a different flavor. The topic of Sports panel in ConneXions 2015 …

ConneXions : Building a self-sustaining digital India !!!

Hope you have registered for the competition to be held as a part of ConneXions 2015. If not, then there is still some chance. Go ahead and book your entry: http://connexions.iimahd.ernet.in/registration-conn.php And while you gear up for the competition, here is a snippet on what you can expect from the second panel of Day 2 …

ConneXions : Relevance of innovation in Indian manufacturing industry

Few countries have developed the ability to make everything from light bulbs to rockets within 70 years of establishment. Fewer have done it well enough to export. Only a select few can master the complex software that courses through every modern machine. India has done all three, despite crushing sanctions, crippling resource crunch and pressing …

ConneXions : Role of Finance in Fostering Innovation !!!

Moolah. Dhan. Lakshmi. Even “the root of all evil”. What was once a simple way to buy goods has grown to become possibly the most influential and multifaceted tool ever created. Money once paid for conquests and voyages; today, it enables revolutions of a very different kind- of thoughts, actions and disruptions that change societies …

HR shall be an Enabler of Innovation – Kris Shankar

Innovation and HR needs to be understood and applied in the correct context. Every organization has an inherent culture based on the stage of its evolution as well as the mission. HR practitioner should understand the kind of innovation culture that can be adopted by the company. For example, companies like Philips need to focus …

ConneXions : Usage of IoT in smart cities

Imagine an ambulance driving a sick child to a hospital telling the driver which road to take to get there fast, and simultaneously contacting that hospital over an 8 MBPS mobile data network with the patient’s vital stats to make arrangements to prepare for her arrival. Imagine roads that self- diagnose and warn city services …

Don’t be simplistic, strive for simplicity!!! – Rajiv Dubey

"Don’t be so humble dear sir, after all you are not so great", and the class erupted with the laughter. These were the opening words of Mr. Rajiv Dubey, President, HR, Mahindra & Mahindra Group. It was very evident that he got a great self-deprecating humour. Minor, but it is my first learning I extracted from …

Warwick Diary – Last Day at Warwick

These were two of the quickest weeks we saw in PGPX. Things moved so fast that we didn’t even realize that today we were on our last day of the Term-3-European Immersion. Last night packing didn’t let me sleep until 3 AM. As I woke up at 8, the only things remaining were to wrap …

IIM, Ahmedabad admissions 2015: Apply for PGPX programme

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/ [SEPTEMBER 7, 2015] The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad has released an admission notification, inviting interested and eligible candidates to enroll for its Post-Graduate Programme in Management for Executives for the academic year 2016 to 2017. The duration of the course is of 1 year. Eligibility criteria The candidates interested in applying for …