Jan 2013 - S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
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Harvest<br />
Reaping rich rewards<br />
Team Luminescence won LIME (Lessons in Marketing Excellence)<br />
Team Luminescence from SPJIMR was the winner <strong>of</strong> the<br />
fourth season <strong>of</strong> Lessons in Marketing Excellence<br />
(LIME). LIME organized by Hindustan Unilever in<br />
collaboration with CNBC-TV 18 is the most sought after<br />
competition in all the top B-schools <strong>of</strong> the country.<br />
SPJIMR's team consisting <strong>of</strong> Nilisha Agarwal, Santosh<br />
Gaurav & Avinash Nair bagged a huge cheque <strong>of</strong> Rs.6<br />
Lacs <strong>and</strong> each <strong>of</strong> them got pre-placement interviews<br />
with HUL. It has been a long journey <strong>and</strong> a lot <strong>of</strong> hard<br />
work for them which involved solving 3 difficult cases in<br />
the campus round, semi-finals & the gr<strong>and</strong> finale. They<br />
had to solve real problems which included providing<br />
strategy for a new e-commerce entrant in India,<br />
launching a product in a new category <strong>and</strong> solving a<br />
pressing issue <strong>of</strong> national importance to provide<br />
housing for all. After battling it out with 3400 teams <strong>and</strong><br />
10,000 participants, they emerged victorious with IIM-<br />
Bangalore <strong>and</strong> London Business School as the runners<br />
up in the gr<strong>and</strong> finale held in Hotel Shangri-La, Mumbai<br />
on February 26, <strong>2013</strong>. The occasion was graced by the<br />
chief guest, Mr. Ajay Maken, the minister <strong>of</strong> Housing &<br />
Urban Poverty Alleviation <strong>and</strong> Mr. Nitin Paranjpe, CEO<br />
HUL. Team work <strong>and</strong> coordination were the<br />
foundations for victory which included working from<br />
different continents <strong>and</strong> across different time zones,<br />
says the winning team. They were then invited to<br />
represent India in a global event – Unilever's Future<br />
Leader's League <strong>2013</strong> - where winning teams from<br />
country level Unilever competitions from 10 countries<br />
came together to form this League. SPJIMR's team was<br />
February 26, <strong>2013</strong><br />
immensely excited <strong>and</strong> worked very hard towards<br />
preparing for the challenge at the Future Leaders'<br />
League at Singapore. It was about the Unilever br<strong>and</strong><br />
Lifebuoy <strong>and</strong> making h<strong>and</strong>-washing a habit.The team<br />
had a great experience there as well. They interacted<br />
with some <strong>of</strong> the top-level managers <strong>and</strong> leaders at<br />
Unilever <strong>and</strong> met some <strong>of</strong> the best <strong>and</strong> brightest minds<br />
<strong>of</strong> the world. They gave an outst<strong>and</strong>ing performance<br />
<strong>and</strong> were the 1st runners-up in the competition.<br />
A lot <strong>of</strong> learning, a great experience <strong>and</strong> a remarkable<br />
exposure are what sum up LIME <strong>and</strong> Future Leaders'<br />
League. I'm glad we got the opportunity to go to a<br />
different county, meet some great people <strong>and</strong> make<br />
everyone proud.<br />
- Nilisha Agarwal<br />
LIME <strong>and</strong> the Future Leaders' League were both unique<br />
<strong>and</strong> phenomenal learning experiences. It took a lot <strong>of</strong><br />
hard work <strong>and</strong> dedication but it was rewarding with<br />
amazing exposure to what leaders are made <strong>of</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
great friends across the world.<br />
- Santosh Gaurav<br />
Both LIME <strong>and</strong> Future Leaders' League have been<br />
experiences I'll never forget in my life. The six months <strong>of</strong><br />
hard-work <strong>and</strong> commitment was all worth it.<br />
- Avinash Nair<br />
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Harvest Reaping rich rewards<br />
SPJIMR named Champion in the Capsim<br />
Challenge<br />
A five member team from SPJIMR was declared the<br />
Champion in the Fall 2012 Capstone® Business<br />
Simulation Challenge held in November last year. The<br />
team comprised Sonia Apsingekar, Vikalp Babelay,<br />
Gaurav Sapra <strong>and</strong> Viraj Kulkarni. With a balanced<br />
scorecard <strong>of</strong> 777 out <strong>of</strong> 1,000, they topped the list <strong>of</strong><br />
winners <strong>and</strong> saw SPJIMR named as the “Champion –<br />
Fall 2012” in the “Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame” <strong>of</strong> the Capsim<br />
Challenge.<br />
The Capsim Challenge takes students who have<br />
participated in the Capstone <strong>and</strong> Foundation business<br />
simulation in their B-school <strong>and</strong> pits them against each<br />
other in a biannual competition to crown the world's<br />
best at running a multi-million dollar simulated<br />
company. Twice each year, Capsim alumni have the<br />
opportunity to test their business acumen against<br />
competitors from all over the globe.<br />
Some 1,800 students from more than 280 universities<br />
around the globe participated in the Capsim Challenge<br />
in November, with 12 teams (six each for Capstone <strong>and</strong><br />
Foundation business simulation) qualifying for the 48-<br />
hour, high pressure business play<strong>of</strong>fs. Eight teams from<br />
SPJIMR participated in the challenge, with five <strong>of</strong> them<br />
finishing in the top 10 percentile.<br />
Apart from SPJIMR, teams from University <strong>of</strong><br />
Queensl<strong>and</strong>, University <strong>of</strong> Maryl<strong>and</strong>, Montana State<br />
University-Billings, Curtin University <strong>and</strong> Goa <strong>Institute</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Management</strong> made it to the finals.<br />
Capstone simulation forms a part <strong>of</strong> the course<br />
'Decision Analysis through Simulation' which is<br />
conducted by Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Vasant Sivaraman <strong>and</strong> Bindu<br />
Kulkarni in the first semester <strong>of</strong> the PGDM programme.<br />
DOCC does it again at RMAI<br />
September 27, 2012<br />
The Rural Marketing Association <strong>of</strong> India (RMAI) <strong>and</strong><br />
Ayurvet Ltd. organised the 6th Annual Ayurvet RMAI<br />
Awards for the Best Summer Project in Rural Marketing<br />
by management students. In all, 84 entries were<br />
received from 30 management schools across the<br />
country including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM<br />
Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Rohtak, IIM Shillong,<br />
SPJIMR, Mica <strong>and</strong> Teri.<br />
Ten <strong>of</strong> the 84 entries were invited to present at an<br />
awards ceremony on 27th September at the India<br />
International Centre, New Delhi. Three out <strong>of</strong> the<br />
chosen ten were from the second year PGDM students<br />
<strong>of</strong> SPJIMR, who presented their DOCC projects. Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>er Sabharwal provided feedback on each <strong>of</strong> the<br />
10 projects presented on that day.<br />
Ranjana Dobal, student <strong>of</strong> SPJIMR, presented on Value<br />
Chain Intervention- a self sustainable business model<br />
<strong>and</strong> bagged the first prize – a trophy, a certificate <strong>of</strong><br />
merit <strong>and</strong> a cash award <strong>of</strong> Rs. 50,000.<br />
The second <strong>and</strong> third prizes were bagged by the<br />
students from IIM Rohtak for their projects on Rural<br />
Electrification <strong>and</strong> Rural Marketing & Distribution.<br />
RMAI is an industry body <strong>of</strong> strategic thinkers <strong>and</strong><br />
implementation agencies in the domain <strong>of</strong> rural<br />
marketing. Ayurvet is one <strong>of</strong> the leading companies in<br />
the business <strong>of</strong> animal health care, nutrition & research<br />
<strong>and</strong> rural entrepreneurship development.<br />
The projects were evaluated by a jury comprising<br />
Sanjeev Shukla, General Manager, Hero Motocorp; R<br />
V Rajan, Chairman, Anugrah Madison Advertising Pvt.<br />
Ltd. <strong>and</strong> founder president <strong>of</strong> the RMAl <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>er Sabharwal, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at IMT <strong>and</strong> Managing<br />
Director, Crop Health Products Ltd.<br />
Ranjana Dobal receiving a trophy<br />
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Harvest Reaping rich rewards<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 8, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Team 'TaskForce' secures first position in<br />
TBLA SPJIMR campus round<br />
Team 'TaskForce' comprising PGDM first year students<br />
S.R.K. Dattu, Govind Lohia, Niranjan Sane <strong>and</strong> Shri<br />
Harsh secured the first position in the TBLA SPJIMR<br />
campus round. They represented SPJIMR in the national<br />
rounds against teams from top B-Schools in India. Five<br />
teams were selected for the campus finale from a large<br />
number <strong>of</strong> entries. As the teams laid out their plans<br />
on the theme “Synergising Business Opportunities:<br />
Exp<strong>and</strong>ing Horizons in Africa”, team 'TaskForce' came<br />
on top during the question-answer round because <strong>of</strong><br />
their excellent research insights <strong>and</strong> clear articulation.<br />
Teams 'Evoque' <strong>and</strong> 'Two Face' secured first <strong>and</strong> second<br />
runner-up positions respectively.<br />
The National Runners Up at the National Finals <strong>of</strong> Tata<br />
Business Leadership Awards 2012 consisted <strong>of</strong><br />
Anshuman Gautam, Abhishek Goud, Sreekanth<br />
Daruvuri, Rajat Prasad. This event is guided by Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Jiban Mukhopadhyay at SPJIMR.<br />
Team 'Beauty & Mighty' steal the show in<br />
‘P&G Dream Team - Campus Finals<br />
P&G Winning Team<br />
Team 'Beauty & Mighty' comprising first year PGDM<br />
students Sumit Dhingra, Sorabh Nahata, Narendra<br />
Mani Ganesh <strong>and</strong> Shivangi Tripathi edged out four<br />
others <strong>and</strong> were declared winners <strong>of</strong> the P&G Dream<br />
Team SPJIMR Campus finals. The team came up with<br />
innovative ideas for the Tide br<strong>and</strong> such as “Tide Top<br />
Up” <strong>and</strong> a roadmap to help P&G achieve double digit<br />
growth in the next five years. They competed in the<br />
national finals at the P&G Headquarters in Mumbai.<br />
Team 'Beauty & Mighty' received appreciation for the<br />
innovative ideas at the national finals. The teams from<br />
IIM Ahmedabad <strong>and</strong> IIM Bangalore were adjudged the<br />
winners <strong>and</strong> runners-up respectively.<br />
December 18, 2012<br />
TBLA SPJIMR Campus Round<br />
SPJIMR organises case study Competition<br />
sponsored by CSCMP for PGDM students<br />
A case study competition was conducted for the first<br />
year students <strong>of</strong> SPJIMR. The case study <strong>and</strong> the prizes<br />
were sponsored by the Council <strong>of</strong> Supply Chain<br />
<strong>Management</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals, which is an international<br />
body <strong>of</strong> Supply Chain management pr<strong>of</strong>essionals.<br />
The case which tested the students on the concepts <strong>of</strong><br />
Supply Chain <strong>and</strong> Inventory <strong>Management</strong> was given to<br />
the students on December 1, 2012. The students<br />
presented their solutions to the various problems<br />
outlined in the case on December 18, 2012.<br />
The event was judged by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Umesh Bahadur, Head <strong>of</strong><br />
Operations, SPJIMR <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Sajeev George <strong>of</strong><br />
Operations <strong>Management</strong> department, SPJIMR.<br />
SPJIMR contingent shines at 'Varchasva' in<br />
IIM-Lucknow<br />
'Varchasva', the annual sports event at IIM Lucknow<br />
received participation from 15 B-schools which<br />
included IIM Indore, IIM Kashipur, IIM Ranchi, FMS,<br />
SPJIMR, IMT Ghaziabad <strong>and</strong> MDI Gurgaon. The event<br />
took place from October 5-7, 2012. The SPJIMR<br />
contingent showed remarkable performances by<br />
winning gold, silver <strong>and</strong> bronze in multiple categories.<br />
Gayatri Patkar won the Gold in Swimming 50m Free<br />
Style, Gold in Swimming 50m backstroke, Gold in<br />
Swimming 50m breaststroke; Pratishtha Srivastav won<br />
the Silver in Swimming 50m Free Style; Rajesh Goel,<br />
Rushil Nori, Sanuj Daga, James William won the Gold<br />
in Table Tennis; Rushil Nori, Bidhan Kumar Pradhan,<br />
Sreerag Sreekumar bagged the Silver in Tennis; Arjun<br />
Singh, Rajesh Goel, Sanuj Daga, Bidhan Pradhan won<br />
the Bronze in Badminton; Aditya Bagri, Rajesh Goel,<br />
Sanuj Daga won the Bronze in Squash.<br />
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Rainbow<br />
Colours <strong>of</strong> Innovation<br />
Admissions Committee conducts Webinar<br />
2.0 on Specialization Selection<br />
The Admissions Committee recently conducted an<br />
hour-long webinar on selection <strong>of</strong> specialisation for the<br />
full time two year PGDM programme. The webinar saw<br />
a huge jump in the number <strong>of</strong> participants this year.<br />
More than 1,400 students logged in to attend this<br />
interactive session where queries were answered by Dr.<br />
Sesha Iyer, Director SPJIMR, <strong>and</strong> Dr. Parimal Merchant,<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Admissions. The webinar also aided the<br />
selection <strong>of</strong> specialisation for foreign applicants <strong>and</strong><br />
Persons <strong>of</strong> Indian Origin, for whom admissions are<br />
open from the academic year <strong>2013</strong>-2015.<br />
As one <strong>of</strong> India's top 10 B-schools, SPJIMR has retained<br />
<strong>and</strong> improved on its position over the decades by<br />
emphasising responsibility <strong>and</strong> purpose. The improved<br />
ranking was reflected in the number <strong>and</strong> the nature <strong>of</strong><br />
queries that poured in from all fronts regarding the<br />
selection, the prospects for students <strong>and</strong> the road<br />
ahead.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Parimal Merchant, Chairperson Admissions noted<br />
that this year the <strong>Institute</strong> seeks to reach out to a wider<br />
base <strong>of</strong> aspirants. Last year, about 1,800 applicants<br />
were called. This year, the number could increase to<br />
around 2,500, largely reflecting the increase in<br />
numbers <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile calls. This will improve the chances<br />
<strong>of</strong> aspirants getting a call from SPJIMR.<br />
Book Exhibition by ADMAP com<br />
October 31, 2012<br />
A book exhibition with several contemporary award<br />
winning books <strong>of</strong> this year was organised by the<br />
ADMAP committee. The exhibition was honored by the<br />
celebrity author, Mr.<br />
Ravi Subramanian.<br />
Mr. Subramanian is<br />
an alumnus <strong>of</strong> IIM<br />
Bangalore <strong>and</strong> has<br />
been a retail banker<br />
over the last two<br />
decades, having<br />
worked at Citibank,<br />
HSBC <strong>and</strong> ANZ<br />
G r i n d l a y s . H e<br />
discovered the joy <strong>of</strong><br />
reading <strong>and</strong> writing<br />
<strong>and</strong> we now know<br />
him as the author <strong>of</strong><br />
'If God was a Banker'<br />
(2007), 'I Bought the Monk's Ferrari' (2008), 'The<br />
Incredible Banker' (2011) <strong>and</strong> the latest, 'The Bankster'<br />
(2012).<br />
Mr. Subramanian guided faculty <strong>and</strong> students through<br />
the process <strong>of</strong> writing a book. A few students <strong>of</strong> PGDM<br />
also read out an extract from his book “The Bankster”.<br />
The event ended with a special cake cutting ceremony<br />
by Mr. Subramanian.<br />
IM Conclave Committee event – ‘Get Famous’<br />
The IM Conclave Committee organised<br />
the event – “Get Famous” to create<br />
awareness about the theme <strong>of</strong> the<br />
conclave this year – India Next:<br />
Technology transforming “Real” India.<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> the event was to get<br />
creative ideas <strong>and</strong> possible solutions for<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the pressing issues being faced at<br />
the bottom <strong>of</strong> the pyramid in India<br />
across sectors such as Healthcare,<br />
E-Governance <strong>and</strong> Financial Inclusion.<br />
Participants came up with excellent ”out <strong>of</strong><br />
the box” ideas ranging from an accident<br />
detection mobile device to easy money<br />
payments <strong>and</strong> mobile branches. The<br />
focus <strong>of</strong> most <strong>of</strong> the solutions was on how<br />
technology, especially ICT (Information <strong>and</strong><br />
Communication Technologies) could be leveraged to<br />
deal with the vast scale <strong>and</strong> diversity <strong>of</strong> problems in<br />
India.<br />
The event was judged by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Oscar D'Souza, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jyoti<br />
IM Conclave Team with Pr<strong>of</strong>essors<br />
December 14, 2012<br />
Jagasia <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Deepa Ray, faculty at SPJIMR. It was a<br />
tough competition but the innovation in the ideas <strong>and</strong><br />
the clarity <strong>of</strong> thoughts became the deciding factors. The<br />
winners were: 1st prize – Nimesh Singhal, 2nd prize –<br />
Govind Lohia, 3rd prize – Debopam Basu.<br />
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Rainbow colours <strong>of</strong> innovation<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 11-12 & <strong>Jan</strong> 18-19, <strong>2013</strong><br />
SPJIMR Academic Conclave<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 11, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Information <strong>Management</strong> Conclave - India Next: Technology Transforming the 'Real' India<br />
The Information <strong>Management</strong> Conclave <strong>2013</strong> was<br />
held as part <strong>of</strong> the annual SPJIMR Academic Conclave<br />
(SAC). The SPJIMR Academic Conclave (SAC) is a<br />
platform for fostering business–academia integration,<br />
a unique initiative targeted exclusively at corporate<br />
organisations. SAC engages <strong>and</strong> connects with leading<br />
corporate pr<strong>of</strong>essionals to trigger thoughts <strong>and</strong> insights<br />
on current issues faced by managers across the globe.<br />
The theme for the Information <strong>Management</strong> Conclave,<br />
which marked the opening <strong>of</strong> SAC <strong>2013</strong>, was “India<br />
Next – Technology Transforming the 'Real' India”. The<br />
conclave spanned various sectors that are being<br />
affected by the ongoing technology <strong>and</strong> innovation<br />
revolution – financial inclusion, e-governance,<br />
healthcare <strong>and</strong> education.<br />
Dr. Sesha Iyer, Director, SPJIMR inaugurated the event<br />
following which Pr<strong>of</strong>. Oscar J D'Souza, Head –<br />
Information <strong>Management</strong>, SPJIMR, welcomed the<br />
panelists, speakers <strong>and</strong> guests.<br />
The keynote speaker was Mr. Sankerson Banerjee, MD,<br />
Accenture, who talked about how the ability to use<br />
technology was well understood in India but the actual<br />
products were <strong>of</strong>ten not available. The gap <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
tremendous opportunities for business leaders <strong>and</strong><br />
entrepreneurs, he said.<br />
As principle speaker, Mr. Suresh Sethi, Business Head,<br />
m-Pesa, Vodafone, gave insights about financial<br />
inclusion via mobile technology using a case<br />
presentation on successful implementation <strong>of</strong> m-Pesa in<br />
Kenya.<br />
Mr. P V Sreenath, VP, IBM presented on 'Transformation<br />
through e-Governance'. The presentation covered the<br />
changing business models <strong>of</strong> technology in e-<br />
governance, moves to m-governance, <strong>and</strong> changing<br />
role <strong>of</strong> technology <strong>and</strong> globalised public services.<br />
The next principle speaker, Mr. Deepak Ghaisas,<br />
Chairman, Gencoval talked about Healthcare <strong>and</strong> the<br />
role <strong>of</strong> IT in healthcare. He explained how predictive<br />
diagnostics is to be implemented as a preventive<br />
measure <strong>and</strong> noted:”Healthcare must be treated as<br />
healthcare <strong>and</strong> not disease management”.<br />
The final presentation <strong>of</strong> the evening was by Mr. Ninad<br />
Karpe, MD & CEO, Aptech, on 'Technology for<br />
Transforming Education for Real India'. His presentation<br />
covered the good, the bad <strong>and</strong> the ugly faces <strong>of</strong> the<br />
prevailing state <strong>of</strong> education in rural India. ”The bottom<br />
<strong>of</strong> the pyramid does not want cheap solutions. They<br />
want world class education, but at their price. And that is<br />
what we should provide through technology<br />
transformation <strong>of</strong> education,” Mr. Karpe said.<br />
The evening concluded with a panel discussion on how<br />
the lower strata <strong>of</strong> the economy could be served through<br />
technology. The common theme was how technology<br />
can be an enabler <strong>and</strong> serve to make life easy but also<br />
that it cannot provide all the answers. Among the panel<br />
were Mr. Suresh Mhatre, VP- TCS, Mr. Nischal Khorana,<br />
head <strong>of</strong> Consulting – Frost & Sullivan, Mr. Kaustabh<br />
Dhavse, CEO – Spance. The panel discussion was<br />
moderated by Devna Vora, Journalist, NDTV Pr<strong>of</strong>it.<br />
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Rainbow colours <strong>of</strong> innovation<br />
The Consulting Conclave <strong>2013</strong> - 'Sustainability - a choice or a business imperative’<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 12, <strong>2013</strong><br />
'Sustainability – a choice or a business imperative?'<br />
was the theme for the Consulting Conclave that was<br />
held on <strong>Jan</strong>uary 12, <strong>2013</strong> at the annual SPJIMR<br />
Academic Conclave (SAC). Dr. Sesha Iyer, Director,<br />
SPJIMR inaugurated the event following which Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Prem Ch<strong>and</strong>rani, Chairperson – International<br />
Relations, SPJIMR, welcomed the speakers <strong>and</strong><br />
guests. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Ch<strong>and</strong>rani in his introductory speech<br />
said that the simplest meaning <strong>of</strong> sustainability was to<br />
reduce waste. Sustainability would not come just by<br />
compliance with the law but companies must make it<br />
a part <strong>of</strong> their business strategy, he said.<br />
The keynote speaker for the conclave was Dr. Steven<br />
A Melnyk, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Operations <strong>and</strong> Supply Chain<br />
<strong>Management</strong>, Michigan State University. His<br />
presentation, 'Making sense <strong>of</strong> sustainability' covered<br />
sustainability in depth. He talked about the green<br />
economy, the seven senses <strong>of</strong> sustainability,<br />
sustainability for social inclusion <strong>and</strong> how India has<br />
shown to the world the importance <strong>of</strong> social issues.<br />
His interactive Q&A session with a touch <strong>of</strong> humour<br />
was well received by the audience.<br />
The keynote address was followed by a panel<br />
discussion on the theme. The panelists were Mr.<br />
Anant Bhagwati, Principal, Bain & Co; Mr. Vivek<br />
Bhatia, Principal, BCG; Pr<strong>of</strong>. Prem Ch<strong>and</strong>rani,<br />
Chairperson – Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Strategy <strong>and</strong> Chairperson<br />
International Relations, SPJIMR; Mr. Rajat Gupta,<br />
Director, McKinsey & Co; Mr. Chaitanya Kalia, Partner,<br />
Climate Change & Sustainability, E&Y; Dr. Avinash<br />
Patkar, Head-Sustainability, TATA Power; <strong>and</strong> Ms.<br />
Deeksha Vats, Associate Director- Sustainability, PwC.<br />
The panel discussion was moderated by Ms. Ira Duggal<br />
from NDTV Pr<strong>of</strong>it. The discussion focused on the need<br />
for organisations to imbibe sustainability into their<br />
business models <strong>and</strong> accept the paradigm shift that<br />
would come with it.<br />
”Sustainability is core. It is using resources to make<br />
peoples' lives better,” said Mr. Rajat Gupta. There was a<br />
common agreement that regulatory requirements<br />
related to sustainability <strong>and</strong> CSR was a good starting<br />
point. But for “sustainability to be sustainable”, it cannot<br />
be a “bolt on”; sustainability has to be integrated into<br />
the business strategy <strong>of</strong> companies. The panel agreed<br />
that a CEO should think <strong>of</strong> sustainability as the very core<br />
<strong>of</strong> the company's operations <strong>and</strong> that sustainability in<br />
India should have India specific solutions.<br />
”Sustainability is here to stay. Not everyone gets it but it<br />
is important <strong>and</strong> essential for survival <strong>and</strong> the need <strong>of</strong><br />
the hour is to rethink our solutions. Somebody has to<br />
take the lead. My question is, why shouldn't this be in<br />
India?” said Dr. Melnyk.<br />
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The Finance Conclave <strong>2013</strong> - 'Tapping the Business Potential in Financial Services’<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 12, <strong>2013</strong><br />
The theme for the Finance Conclave for <strong>2013</strong> was<br />
'Tapping the Business Potential in Financial Services in<br />
India'. The conclave aimed at analysing how the Indian<br />
financial services industry, the regulatory framework<br />
<strong>and</strong> infrastructure would evolve over the next decade to<br />
support the nation's robust economic growth.<br />
Dr. Sesha Iyer, Director, inaugurated the event following<br />
which Pr<strong>of</strong>. Suresh Lalwani, Head – Finance Area,<br />
SPJIMR set the context by highlighting the need to<br />
balance pr<strong>of</strong>it imperatives with customer needs <strong>and</strong><br />
building trust with all stakeholders.<br />
The keynote address was delivered by Ms. Usha Thorat,<br />
Director, Centre for Advanced Financial <strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Learning (CAFRAL) <strong>and</strong> former Deputy Governor,<br />
Reserve Bank <strong>of</strong> India. Ms. Thorat said the coming<br />
decade would be the most exciting decade for the<br />
Indian economy <strong>and</strong> the Indian financial sector. “This is<br />
going to be the true decade <strong>of</strong> large opportunities,” she<br />
said.<br />
Ms. Thorat identified four major challenges for the<br />
financial industry - i) to provide safe <strong>and</strong> convenient<br />
products <strong>and</strong> delivery channels ii) to assess optimum<br />
size <strong>and</strong> structure <strong>of</strong> a financial services business iii) to<br />
focus on the fiduciary role in financial services that<br />
differentiates the business from many others <strong>and</strong> iv)<br />
progressive regulation – all <strong>of</strong> which were perceived as<br />
highly customer centric.<br />
The keynote was followed by a case presentation by<br />
Birla Sun Life AMC on their successful initiatives at<br />
product innovation to encourage an equity mindset.<br />
This was followed by a presentation on the success story<br />
<strong>of</strong> Yes Bank, which touched on the differentiated<br />
approach that saw it emerge as India's fourth largest<br />
private sector bank.<br />
The case presentations were followed by panel<br />
discussion. The panelists included Mr. T.V. Raghunath,<br />
CEO & MD, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Ltd; Mr.<br />
Avinash Gupta, National Leader, Financial Advisory<br />
Services, Deloitte India; Pr<strong>of</strong>. Suresh Lalwani, Finance<br />
Area Head, SPJIMR; Mr. Arun Agrawal, Senior President<br />
& Global Head – International Banking, YES Bank Ltd<br />
<strong>and</strong> Mr. A. Balasubramanian, CEO, Birla Sun Life<br />
AMC. The panel discussion was moderated by Mr. N.<br />
Varadarajan, ED, Client Engagement, Open World<br />
Knowledge Solutions Ltd. The panel discussion was<br />
aimed at imparting insights on key growth sectors in<br />
finance <strong>and</strong> the career potential they carry. The<br />
discussion focused on major challenges in financial<br />
services <strong>and</strong> how businesses are looking to tap the<br />
potential for financial services while keeping their<br />
customer-focus intact.<br />
The SPJIMR Finance Conclave was covered by NDTV<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it with Deloitte as the knowledge partner <strong>and</strong><br />
Business Week as the print media partner.<br />
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Human Resource Conclave <strong>2013</strong><br />
‘Building Inclusive workplaces by harnessing diversity’<br />
'Building Inclusive workplaces by harnessing diversity'<br />
was the theme for the HR Conclave held as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
annual SPJIMR Academic Conclave (SAC).<br />
Dr. Sesha Iyer, Director, SPJIMR inaugurated the event<br />
following which Pr<strong>of</strong>. Keith De Souza, pr<strong>of</strong>essor, SPJIMR<br />
delivered the introduction speech <strong>and</strong> welcomed the<br />
speakers <strong>and</strong> guests.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Keith spoke about the importance <strong>of</strong> harnessing<br />
diversity in today's organisation. He said the greatest<br />
diversity that is observed across organisations is the<br />
generational diversity. The greatest challenge comes<br />
into play when four generations work as one single<br />
workforce.<br />
The keynote speaker for the conclave was Stacy Blake<br />
Beard, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Simmons College School <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Management</strong>, Boston, U.S.A. Her presentation on<br />
dealing with the sources <strong>of</strong> conscious <strong>and</strong> unconscious<br />
bias in an organisation threw light on biases at various<br />
levels employees face, like individual, group <strong>and</strong><br />
organisational.<br />
The keynote address was followed by a speech by<br />
the principal speaker <strong>of</strong> the day Mr. Jayakanthan<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 18, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Muthusubramanian, Head <strong>of</strong> Talent & Development<br />
<strong>and</strong> Diversity & Inclusion for Global Operations Centre,<br />
Thomson Reuters, India. He emphasised the<br />
importance <strong>of</strong> diversity at the work place <strong>and</strong> the<br />
change <strong>of</strong> outlook that organisations need to adopt<br />
when it comes to recruiting human resource with<br />
disabilities.<br />
The discussion had eminent panelists from the industry.<br />
The panelists were Mr. Imon Ghosh Director, Academy<br />
<strong>of</strong> HRD; Mr. Muthusubramania <strong>of</strong> Thomson Reuters,<br />
India; Ms. Bhavana Isar, Entrepreneur & HR Consultant,<br />
Ex-GM HR, Castrol India Ltd; Mr John Hunter Murray,<br />
Founder & Director, TAM NLP Academy India; Ms Dipali<br />
Naidu, HR Consultant, Ex-Executive Director HR,<br />
Neilson Company South Asia. The panel discussion<br />
was moderated by Nikhil Inamdar, Anchor <strong>and</strong><br />
Principal Correspondent, NDTV Pr<strong>of</strong>it. The discussion<br />
focused on the need for organisations to encourage<br />
diversity in the workforce <strong>and</strong> recognise the tangible<br />
<strong>and</strong> intangible benefits that flow from it. The panel<br />
agreed on the fact that a CEO should think <strong>of</strong> building<br />
sustainable organisations by cashing in on the potential<br />
<strong>of</strong> the employees with diverse portfolios.<br />
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9th SPJIMR Marketing Impact Awards (SMIA) - ‘Making Marketing Accountable’<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 19, <strong>2013</strong><br />
SPJIMR hosted its 9th SPJIMR Marketing Impact Awards<br />
as part <strong>of</strong> the annual SPJIMR Academic Conclave<br />
(SAC) with the theme 'Making Marketing Accountable:<br />
Metrics for Measuring Marketing Effectiveness'.<br />
This year over 27 participants from business,<br />
government <strong>and</strong> non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organisations presented<br />
detailed cases on marketing initiatives taken up to<br />
successfully solve a business problem or encash a<br />
market opportunity with measureable impact on<br />
business. Finally, four teams were selected by an<br />
esteemed jury to make the final presentations.<br />
The first finalist, a team from ICICI Bank, presented a<br />
case on the marketing solutions to improve financial<br />
inclusion in 11,000 villages across the country. The<br />
team from Four Fountains Spa (CMYK Health Boutique<br />
Private Ltd) talked about the growth story <strong>of</strong> the start up<br />
<strong>and</strong> how strict benchmarking st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> astute<br />
marketing efforts helped them outperform the industry.<br />
The team from Interface Communication-Kraft Oreo<br />
presented on the entry strategy <strong>and</strong> growth <strong>of</strong> Oreo<br />
biscuits through emotional connect with the customers<br />
in India. Eureka Forbes team presented an initiative<br />
towards building a sustainable business <strong>and</strong> selling<br />
the concept <strong>of</strong> “water shops” across rural India. The<br />
team from CMYK Health Boutique Private Ltd (Four<br />
Fountain Spas) was ranked first. The Eureka Forbes<br />
team was adjudged the runner-up. The winning team<br />
was awarded the prestigious SMIA trophy <strong>and</strong><br />
Rs.100,000 while the runner up got prize money <strong>of</strong><br />
Rs 75,000.<br />
The presentations were followed by an address by the<br />
Chief Guest, Mr. B. S. Nagesh, founder <strong>of</strong> TRRAIN <strong>and</strong><br />
Executive Vice Chairman <strong>of</strong> Shoppers Stop Ltd. who<br />
regarded connectivity to the end consumer as the<br />
biggest challenge businesses face today. The keynote<br />
speaker for the conclave was Pr<strong>of</strong>. Nikhilesh Dholakia,<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Marketing <strong>and</strong> International Business at<br />
the University <strong>of</strong> Rhode Isl<strong>and</strong>. He suggested that<br />
marketers maintain a “healthy balance <strong>of</strong> metrification<br />
<strong>and</strong> disruption”.<br />
The event concluded with a panel discussion by the jury<br />
members which included the keynote speaker, the chief<br />
guest, Mr. Pranesh Misra - Chairman & MD<br />
Br<strong>and</strong>scapes Worldwide, Mr. Vivek Sunder, Head <strong>of</strong><br />
Marketing Strategy & Planning Division at P&G India<br />
<strong>and</strong> the moderator for the discussion Dr. Somayajulu<br />
Garimella, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Marketing at SPJIMR.<br />
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SPJIMR hosts Operations Conclave<br />
‘Managing Risks & Sustaining High Performance in Supply Chain Operations'<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 19, <strong>2013</strong><br />
'Managing Risks & Sustaining High Performance in<br />
Supply Chain' was the theme for the Operations<br />
Conclave held at SPJIMR, as part <strong>of</strong> the annual SPJIMR<br />
Academic Conclave (SAC). Dr. Sesha Iyer, Director,<br />
SPJIMR inaugurated the event following which Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Umesh Bahadur, Head, Operations <strong>Management</strong>,<br />
SPJIMR, presented the introductory speech <strong>and</strong><br />
welcomed the speakers <strong>and</strong> guests. The winners <strong>of</strong> the<br />
intra-college case study competition organised in<br />
association with the Council <strong>of</strong> Supply Chain<br />
<strong>Management</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals then presented their case<br />
revolving around the theme <strong>of</strong> the conclave.<br />
The keynote speaker for the conclave was Pr<strong>of</strong>. David J.<br />
Closs, the John H McConnell, Chaired Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Business Administration & Chairperson, Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Supply Chain <strong>Management</strong>, Michigan State University.<br />
His presentation, 'Evolution <strong>of</strong> Supply Chain' dealt with<br />
the trends impacting supply chain decisions in India<br />
<strong>and</strong> how a good supply chain should address effective<br />
<strong>and</strong> efficient management <strong>of</strong> physical assets, expertise<br />
<strong>and</strong> intellectual capital. He said that the supply chain<br />
managers today have the responsibility <strong>of</strong> managing<br />
risks <strong>and</strong> securities as the supply chain dynamics are<br />
constantly changing.<br />
The keynote address was followed by a presentation by<br />
Dr. R. K. Sinha, COO (SCM, Manufacturing & IT),<br />
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. on 'Reflexive High<br />
Performance Supply Chains'. He discussed the ways <strong>of</strong><br />
embedding concepts <strong>of</strong> reflex action into supply chain<br />
to minimise chaos <strong>and</strong> maintain balance. Mr. Hemant<br />
Sikka, Chief Purchase Officer, Auto <strong>and</strong> Farm sector,<br />
Mahindra & Mahindra then talked about managing<br />
risks <strong>and</strong> sustaining high performance in the supply<br />
chain in the automotive sector in his interactive<br />
presentation. Dr. K. Ganesh, Knowledge Specialist,<br />
McKinsey & Company, India, gave valuable insights on<br />
the various technology shifts in the 21st century supply<br />
chains <strong>and</strong> how they were coping with the accelerating<br />
pace <strong>of</strong> technology <strong>and</strong> innovation. Lastly Mr. Rakesh<br />
Jaruhar, IPS, Advisor, Central Reserve Police Force<br />
(CRPF) <strong>and</strong> Special Director General, CRPF (Retd.) in<br />
his presentation explained the nuances <strong>of</strong> supply chain<br />
in the context <strong>of</strong> the CRPF <strong>and</strong> the police department as<br />
a whole. His interactive session with a touch <strong>of</strong> humour<br />
was well received by the audience.<br />
The speakers were followed by a panel discussion on<br />
'How Indian Companies Can Manage Risks <strong>and</strong><br />
Sustain During this Time <strong>of</strong> Globalisation', moderated<br />
by Mr. Nikhil Inamdar, NDTV Pr<strong>of</strong>it. The discussion<br />
focused on how globalisation has exposed companies<br />
to new risks but also created new opportunities. This<br />
has opened up new ways in which a company can<br />
respond to the changing economic, social <strong>and</strong><br />
environmental l<strong>and</strong>scape to create growth<br />
opportunities <strong>and</strong> sharpen its competitive edge while<br />
managing associated risks. The panel consisted <strong>of</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. David Closs, Dr.R.K. Sinha, Mr. Hemant Sikka, Mr.<br />
Rakesh Jaruhar, Dr. K. Ganesh <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Umesh<br />
Bahadur. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Bahadur said that the Indian companies<br />
are gearing up due to competition. Mr. Hemant Sikka<br />
noted that it's not the competition <strong>of</strong> the original<br />
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) but a competition <strong>of</strong><br />
the supply chains <strong>of</strong> OEMs. The panel agreed with<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Closs's statement that the organisations are<br />
dramatically looking to CSR <strong>and</strong> environment friendly<br />
initiatives as a part <strong>of</strong> sustainability initiatives.<br />
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<strong>Jan</strong>uary 27, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Entrepreneurial extravaganza at SPJIMR as<br />
Lock, Stock & Trade completes 10 years<br />
In its 10th year, Lock, Stock & Trade (LST), a simulated<br />
IPO game wherein investors bid for mock shares <strong>of</strong><br />
actual startups, was held on <strong>Jan</strong>uary 27, <strong>2013</strong> at<br />
SPJIMR. Fifteen start ups from across the country<br />
participated in the event.<br />
The keynote speaker for the event was Mr. Dheeraj<br />
Gupta, founder <strong>of</strong> Jumbo King, the chain <strong>of</strong> hygienic<br />
Vada Pav stores in Mumbai. He narrated the story<br />
behind creating the br<strong>and</strong>. After his management<br />
degree in 1998 from SIBM, he was considering a<br />
venture <strong>of</strong> exporting packaged Indian sweets when he<br />
came across 'Behind the Golden Arches', a widely<br />
acclaimed book about the growth story <strong>of</strong> McDonald's<br />
<strong>and</strong> how Ray Kroc, its founder, exp<strong>and</strong>ed the franchise<br />
model to create the hugely successful fast food chain.<br />
Inspired by it, Dheeraj thought about vada pav as an<br />
obvious choice for extending the model in Mumbai. He<br />
said that <strong>of</strong>ten people lose the plot because they strive<br />
for exceptional growth while only steady growth is<br />
sustainable in the long run.<br />
The startups presented their business ideas to an eight<br />
person jury with rich experience across various<br />
verticals like Investment Banking, Emerging Markets,<br />
Capital Markets, Consulting, Retail <strong>and</strong> ITES. The<br />
event was a platform for the young startups to pitch<br />
their business models to VCs <strong>and</strong> mentors who had<br />
founded or were associated with venture financing &<br />
mentoring communities like Headstart Network<br />
Foundation, Indian Angels Network, Mumbai Angels,<br />
Ah! Ventures, India Social Fund <strong>and</strong> National<br />
Entrepreneurship Network (NEN).<br />
In the tough competition, some <strong>of</strong> the ventures which<br />
stood out were Traffline, a real time traffic monitoring<br />
system; Liqvid, a Noida based e-learning content<br />
development company, AdoRoI, a leading marketing<br />
science company providing TRAI DND compliant Lead<br />
Generation service to marketers for measuring<br />
marketing ROI, EFarm, a 'tech enabled subjiwallah'<br />
connecting farmers <strong>and</strong> buyers <strong>of</strong> agri produce <strong>and</strong><br />
LocalBanya.com, a Mumbai based online grocery<br />
portal which supplies supermarket products at home.<br />
Some 200 investors, a mix <strong>of</strong> venture capitalists,<br />
mentors, industry people <strong>and</strong> students from various<br />
institutes, attended the presentations <strong>and</strong> made bids<br />
for mock shares <strong>of</strong> these firms. Smart investment<br />
decisions by Bidhan Kumar Pradhan <strong>of</strong> SPJIMR made<br />
him the most pr<strong>of</strong>itable investor with the highest<br />
portfolio, while LocalBanya.com bagged the award<br />
for highest market capitalisation. The event was<br />
organized by EntreCom'12 in association with NEN.<br />
November 27, 2012<br />
Harvard US- India Initiative Chapter formed<br />
at SPJIMR<br />
Harvard US-India Initiative (HUII), a student-run<br />
organisation that aims to create dialogue between<br />
Indian <strong>and</strong> American youth to address some <strong>of</strong> India's<br />
most pressing social, economic, <strong>and</strong> environmental<br />
issues, has established its Chapter at SPJIMR, Mumbai<br />
on November 27th, 2012. HUII is a student-driven<br />
network that allows US, UK <strong>and</strong> Indian college <strong>and</strong><br />
graduate students to interact, network <strong>and</strong> most<br />
importantly participate in an "India Conference", which<br />
seeks to make a difference in India's social, economic<br />
<strong>and</strong>/or political fabric. USA <strong>and</strong> UK schools such as<br />
Harvard (including HBS), Stanford, Princeton,<br />
Columbia, UC Berkeley Yale, Amherst <strong>and</strong> London<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Economics are part <strong>of</strong> the initiative.<br />
The mission <strong>of</strong> the HUII is two-fold: to foster initial<br />
interactions <strong>and</strong> long-term cooperation between youth<br />
from the United States <strong>and</strong> India <strong>and</strong> to leverage these<br />
relationships to address some <strong>of</strong> India's most pressing<br />
social <strong>and</strong> economic issues. Students collaborate<br />
through "social entrepreneurship" to develop solutions<br />
to social <strong>and</strong> economic problems. The solutions they<br />
propose have the potential to win funding <strong>and</strong> be<br />
scaled up for implementation.<br />
The main objectives <strong>and</strong> deliverables <strong>of</strong> the chapter<br />
are – organising the annual HUII conference,<br />
organising events that can add value to society <strong>and</strong><br />
submitting a project/research report on a social or<br />
NGO theme which benefits the community as a whole.<br />
The executive board <strong>of</strong> this Chapter comprises four<br />
motivated PGDM first year students: Kanika Ghocha –<br />
President, Dhananjay Bisht – Social Enterprise Chair,<br />
Dattu SRK – Outreach Chair <strong>and</strong> Diana Sunny –<br />
Conference Chair, who want to ensure that they are<br />
able to ideate <strong>and</strong> execute initiatives to make a positive<br />
impact to communities in India.<br />
The theme chosen for this year's project is health <strong>and</strong><br />
nutrition. The SPJIMR Chapter would like to take an<br />
initiative to create an impact on the poor nourishment<br />
levels in India. They plan to work with some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
identified NGOs like Centre for Rural Health <strong>and</strong><br />
Social Education, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh<br />
Voluntary Health Association, Central Himalayan<br />
Rural Action Group (CHIRAG), Uttarakh<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Social Action for Women Empowerment <strong>and</strong> Rural<br />
Advancement, SAWERA, Punjab, on issues like<br />
community based management <strong>of</strong> malnutrition,<br />
model village creation for better maternal health <strong>and</strong><br />
hygiene, monitoring <strong>of</strong> maternal <strong>and</strong> child health <strong>and</strong><br />
reproductive child health. As the scope <strong>of</strong> the study is<br />
spread across the nation, they intend to bring out a<br />
comparative analysis <strong>of</strong> different regions in terms <strong>of</strong><br />
problems faced <strong>and</strong> best practices involved <strong>and</strong><br />
suggest region-specific solutions.<br />
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H.R. Committee '12 <strong>and</strong> Magic Bus India<br />
tie-up<br />
H.R. Committee '12 has created a new window <strong>of</strong><br />
opportunities for several live projects with Asia's largest<br />
mentoring organisation, Magic Bus India.<br />
Magic Bus's motto is to reach a million poor children<br />
<strong>and</strong> enable their journey from childhood to livelihood.<br />
Established in 1999, the organisation has reached out<br />
to 2,25,000 children across the nation. Magic Bus<br />
trains local community leaders to educate children in<br />
their area through sports <strong>and</strong> activity based modules.<br />
Their Activity Based Curriculum (ABC) is a unique<br />
model that uses sports activities to build Knowledge,<br />
Skills <strong>and</strong> Attitude, which is in alignment with SPJIMR's<br />
pedagogy. The HR Committee initiated talks for a<br />
possible tie-up with them <strong>and</strong> it emerged that SPJIMR<br />
students could assist Magic Bus's functioning by<br />
contributing to two verticals: fund-raising <strong>and</strong><br />
research. Students in turn would enhance their<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> the Indian customer <strong>and</strong> market<br />
dynamics <strong>and</strong> get exposure to project management<br />
nuances.<br />
The second project presented an opportunity to carry<br />
out research on Corporate Social Responsibility trends<br />
in India, underst<strong>and</strong>ing Magic Bus's value proposition<br />
in the market <strong>and</strong> carrying out market segmentation.<br />
October 19, 2012<br />
‘GSK StratEdge Season’ - 6 launched at<br />
SPJIMR<br />
GSK launched the 6th season<br />
<strong>of</strong> StratEdge at SPJIMR.<br />
StratEdge is a campus<br />
engagement initiative by GSK<br />
that gives an opportunity to B-<br />
school students to work on<br />
real market related issues.<br />
This was the first time that<br />
GSK formally launched the<br />
event at SPJIMR.<br />
StratEdge is a national sales <strong>and</strong> marketing case study<br />
competition. Started in 2007, the event has seen<br />
exponential growth over the last five years. Last year,<br />
480 teams participated in this event. SPJIMR emerged<br />
national champions in 2009 <strong>and</strong> second runner-up<br />
last year. Some <strong>of</strong> the campuses participating this year<br />
are ISB, IIM Bangalore, IIM<br />
Calcutta, IIM Lucknow,<br />
XLRI, FMS, MDI, NITIE,<br />
JBIMS <strong>and</strong> SIBM Pune.<br />
The event was launched by<br />
Mr. Amitesh Sinha, Br<strong>and</strong><br />
Sales manager at GSK <strong>and</strong><br />
an alumnus <strong>of</strong> SPJIMR<br />
2006 batch. Mr. Amitesh<br />
interacted with the batch<br />
a n d e x p l a i n e d t h e<br />
complete procedure <strong>of</strong><br />
GSK StratEdge event.<br />
Mr Amitesh Sinha<br />
Republic Day Festivities<br />
Republic Day this year saw the large foyer at<br />
SPJIMR draped in flowers <strong>and</strong> garl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong><br />
orange, white <strong>and</strong> green, heightening sense<br />
<strong>of</strong> patriotism <strong>and</strong> pride. The celebrations<br />
started with the flag hoisting by the<br />
Honorable Dean Dr. M. L. Shrikant following<br />
which students <strong>and</strong> faculty enjoyed freshly<br />
made jalebis on the chilly morning. After the<br />
breakfast, the participants settled to witness<br />
antaakshari. Designed by the Cultural<br />
Committee with a series <strong>of</strong> rounds, clever<br />
clues <strong>and</strong> audience participation, the event<br />
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The event<br />
culminated with the prize distribution. It was<br />
a fitting end to the year's cultural celebrations<br />
by the current committee.<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 26, <strong>2013</strong><br />
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November 30, 2012<br />
Dr. Prodyot Samanta speaks on Enterprise<br />
Risk <strong>Management</strong><br />
A g u e s t l e c t u r e o n<br />
' E n t e r p r i s e R i s k<br />
<strong>Management</strong> (ERM)' was<br />
conducted by Dr. Prodyot<br />
Samanta at SPJIMR for<br />
students <strong>of</strong> PGDM, PGPM<br />
<strong>and</strong> PGCIM.<br />
Dr. Samanta holds the<br />
position <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Risk<br />
<strong>Management</strong> at UGSM- Dr. Prodyot Samanta<br />
Monarch Business School,<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong>. He is a<br />
strategic thinker <strong>and</strong> thought leader with expertise in<br />
the field <strong>of</strong> Enterprise Risk <strong>Management</strong>.<br />
He gave insights on the importance <strong>of</strong> enhanced risk<br />
management practices within the financial sector at<br />
large <strong>and</strong> discussed key elements <strong>of</strong> a sound ERM<br />
framework. In this context, he mentioned that sound<br />
ERM practices will always include an ongoing<br />
reassessment. He suggested that senior management<br />
should constantly strive to make the business process<br />
better <strong>and</strong> more effective. He said, “It is critical to build<br />
robust ERM processes that would proactively assist<br />
institutions with identifying <strong>and</strong> optimising their<br />
emerging threats <strong>and</strong> opportunities.”<br />
The insightful session gave the students a corporate<br />
perspective on various aspects <strong>of</strong> ERM. Dr. Samanta<br />
also spent some time taking questions <strong>and</strong> interacting<br />
with the students <strong>of</strong> various programs at SPJIMR.<br />
November 20, 2012<br />
An interactive session with dabbawalas<br />
Students <strong>of</strong> SPJIMR<br />
Operations Conclave<br />
Committee organised<br />
an interactive session<br />
w i t h t h e M u m b a i<br />
D a b b a w a l l a h<br />
Association for first year<br />
students <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
Mr. Raghunath Megdhe,<br />
Founder President <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Association addressed a<br />
gathering <strong>of</strong> around 80<br />
students.<br />
The event started with an opening address from<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>.Umesh Bahadur, Head <strong>of</strong> Operations, SPJIMR<br />
who gave a warm welcome to the President <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Association. This was followed by a brief video<br />
presentation <strong>of</strong> various documentaries that have been<br />
made on the dabbawalas by the news media. Mr.<br />
Megdhe then presented the story <strong>of</strong> the dabbawallas –<br />
the history, growth <strong>and</strong> future roadmap giving minute<br />
details about the operations <strong>of</strong> the business. He<br />
emphasised the importance <strong>of</strong> commitment, honesty<br />
<strong>and</strong> integrity <strong>of</strong> the dabbawala which has made this<br />
tiffin box delivery business a success story in Mumbai.<br />
Students were surprised to learn the performance level<br />
at which the dabbawalas operate. The event<br />
successfully concluded with the Q&A session where the<br />
students enquired about the coding system <strong>and</strong> daily<br />
operations <strong>of</strong> the business.<br />
Mr. Girish Ramach<strong>and</strong>ran shares the TCS growth story<br />
November 14, 2012<br />
Mr. Girish Ramach<strong>and</strong>ran, Corporate Vice President at<br />
Tata Consultancy Services addressed students <strong>of</strong><br />
SPJIMR <strong>and</strong> shared insights about the evolution <strong>of</strong> TCS<br />
into the largest India –origin IT services company<br />
(based on 2012 revenues) that it is today. In his lecture,<br />
Mr. Ramach<strong>and</strong>ran explained how the company<br />
focused on establishing the business in years<br />
preceding 2000, creating presence among global<br />
customers in early 2000s <strong>and</strong> used the recession as an<br />
opportunity in the later years to move ahead. The idea<br />
was to keep evolving the strategy <strong>and</strong> making the right<br />
tactical moves with the changing market environment.<br />
Mr. Ramach<strong>and</strong>ran shared information about the<br />
current IT market trends, other major players <strong>and</strong> the<br />
positioning <strong>of</strong> TCS. He spoke <strong>of</strong> the growth strategy <strong>of</strong><br />
TCS, including the key elements <strong>of</strong> its market strategy<br />
<strong>and</strong> approach which yielded benefits such as a 96%<br />
project delivery date adherence <strong>and</strong> the “Experience<br />
Certainty” positioning that promises to deliver services<br />
with certainty. He concluded with a video on the TCS<br />
“Fit for Life” initiative which<br />
focuses on the importance<br />
<strong>of</strong> giving back to the society<br />
<strong>and</strong> team building.<br />
The brief session was<br />
followed by questions from<br />
students to gain further<br />
insights into the strategy that<br />
TCS intends to follow from<br />
here on. The session was<br />
organised by the Academic<br />
Committee at SPJIMR. The<br />
committee forms a part <strong>of</strong><br />
the ADMAP (Assessment <strong>and</strong><br />
Development <strong>of</strong> Managerial<br />
Mr. Girish<br />
Ramach<strong>and</strong>ran<br />
<strong>and</strong> Administrative Potential) Programme at SPJIMR. In<br />
its endeavour to associate theory with practice, the<br />
Academic Committee at SPJIMR routinely organises<br />
guest lectures <strong>and</strong> other events for the students.<br />
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November 4, 2012<br />
Guest Lecture by Mr. Chetan Gore, Marketing Director – Oral Care, Procter & Gamble, Singapore<br />
Mr. Chetan Gore, Marketing Director <strong>of</strong> Oral Care at<br />
Procter & Gamble, Singapore, spoke to PGDM<br />
participants at SPJIMR on marketing management. An<br />
SPJIMR alumnus with over 19 years <strong>of</strong> diverse global<br />
experience across FMCG br<strong>and</strong>s, geographies <strong>and</strong><br />
locations, he spoke <strong>of</strong> the marketing strategy that P&G<br />
followed to penetrate the market with their Oral-B<br />
tooth brush br<strong>and</strong>. Mr. Gopalakrishnan, Group<br />
Manager, Market Strategy <strong>and</strong> Planning, also an<br />
SPJIMR Alumnus, was present <strong>and</strong> explained<br />
important marketing concepts in a simplified form.<br />
Mr. Gore split his presentations into two parts. The first<br />
part was establishing the fundamentals such as the<br />
key success drivers for India <strong>and</strong> the “push <strong>and</strong> pull”<br />
strategy employed by Oral-B tooth brushes. He <strong>and</strong><br />
Mr. Gopalakrishnan spent time explaining some basic<br />
marketing concepts to the audience, which comprised<br />
students <strong>of</strong> marketing, operations, information<br />
management <strong>and</strong> finance. Mr. Gore's pr<strong>of</strong>iciency in<br />
product <strong>and</strong> marketing innovation <strong>and</strong> his expertise in<br />
the Emerging Markets, Central & Eastern Europe <strong>and</strong><br />
the Middle East provided a valuable perspective to the<br />
students about the working <strong>of</strong> a global giant like P&G.<br />
Mr. Chetan Gore addressing the batch<br />
The next part <strong>of</strong> the presentation was focused on the<br />
“Smile India Movement” campaign specifically on<br />
Oral-B toothbrushes in India. During the entire<br />
presentation, there were several discussion points<br />
where participants inquired about the various facets <strong>of</strong><br />
the Oral-B toothbrushes strategy <strong>and</strong> its br<strong>and</strong> equity.<br />
The presentation was concluded with a summary <strong>of</strong><br />
the scenario in India <strong>and</strong> possible new directions for<br />
the Oral-B toothbrush br<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Mr. Chris Guillebeau, Author <strong>of</strong> bestseller “The $100 Start Up”<br />
discusses Micro Entrepreneurship<br />
Entrepreneur, traveler <strong>and</strong> author <strong>of</strong> bestseller “The<br />
$100 Start Up”, Mr. Chris Guillebeau, enriched<br />
participants at SPJIMR with insights into the world<br />
<strong>of</strong> non-conformity. A non conformist himself,<br />
Mr. Guillebeau has never worked in a formal<br />
environment, preferring instead to launch a series <strong>of</strong><br />
small ventures ranging from importing cotton to<br />
”dabbling in search engines”. He is an avid traveller<br />
having visited more than 180 countries <strong>and</strong> has set<br />
himself an ambitious goal <strong>of</strong> seeing the entire world<br />
before the age <strong>of</strong> 35. Mr. Guillebeau is an eminent<br />
blogger with a blog called<br />
“ T h e A r t o f N o n -<br />
Conformity”.<br />
He addressed a full house<br />
on his latest book <strong>and</strong><br />
about how “you don't have<br />
to live your life the way<br />
other people expect you<br />
to”. Introducing “The $100<br />
Start Up”, Mr. Guillebeau Mr. Chris Guillebeau<br />
said that self employment<br />
has been around forever<br />
<strong>and</strong> still thrives in small villages <strong>and</strong> remote areas<br />
where organised employment is absent. The<br />
advantage that entrepreneurs have today is free access<br />
to a global marketplace where skills can be packaged<br />
<strong>and</strong> sold at a premium. He quoted the example <strong>of</strong><br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>u from Hyderabad who leveraged his passion<br />
for spreadsheets to become an online guru for excel<br />
consulting <strong>and</strong> marketing through Facebook <strong>and</strong><br />
Twitter.<br />
Mr. Guillebeau wrapped the session with a wonderful<br />
thought: “You need to define your own success. If you<br />
don't decide for yourself what you want to get out <strong>of</strong> life,<br />
someone else will probably end up deciding for<br />
you.”He drove the point home during the book signing<br />
session by stamping each book – “Freedom!”<br />
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December 11, 2012<br />
Mr. Rajan Venkateswaran, General<br />
Manager - AMS Delivery, Bristlecone,<br />
addresses PGDM participants<br />
Mr. Rajan Venkateswaran, General Manager - AMS<br />
Delivery at Bristlecone spoke on 'Managing Customer<br />
Expectations' in a guest lecture attended by PGDM 1st<br />
<strong>and</strong> 2nd year students at SPJIMR. Headquartered in<br />
Silicon Valley, Bristlecone is a leader in strategy <strong>and</strong><br />
business process consulting, systems implementation<br />
<strong>and</strong> integration, outsourced business services in Supply<br />
Chain <strong>Management</strong> <strong>and</strong> is present in four Indian cities<br />
namely – Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune <strong>and</strong> Noida.<br />
After a brief introduction <strong>of</strong> the company, Mr.<br />
Venkateswaran talked about the general processes in<br />
place at Bristlecone. He went on to brief the<br />
participants about the predominant projects h<strong>and</strong>led<br />
by the company in supply chain management, the<br />
alliance with SAP <strong>and</strong> Oracle products <strong>and</strong> how<br />
customer satisfaction drives the business at Bristlecone.<br />
Mr. Venkateswaran also gave insights on the client<br />
processes at Bristlecone <strong>and</strong> shared some <strong>of</strong> his<br />
personal experiences with the students.<br />
The last part <strong>of</strong> the presentation was about “Customer<br />
Expectation <strong>Management</strong>” where Mr. Venkateswaran<br />
spoke about how Bristlecone adds value to the<br />
customers' businesses <strong>and</strong> the challenges they face as<br />
a support team.<br />
Sptember 29, 2012<br />
Importance <strong>of</strong> Inflation Expectation<br />
Mr. Deepak Mohanty, Executive Director, RBI spoke to<br />
the students <strong>of</strong> PGDM, PGPM <strong>and</strong> PGCIM at SPJIMR in<br />
a guest lecture on the 'Importance <strong>of</strong> Inflation<br />
Expectations'. The lecture saw Mr. Mohanty emphasise<br />
the point that the central bank gives due importance to<br />
inflation expectations while formulating monetary<br />
policy.<br />
He gave insights on the different surveys conducted by<br />
RBI <strong>and</strong> other organisations on inflation expectations.<br />
“Over the years, these surveys have moved from<br />
qualitative to quantitative, removing subjectivity <strong>of</strong> the<br />
data as far as possible. Also, the time frame surveyed<br />
has moved from 'the next three months' to 'the next<br />
year', thus smoothening out the impact <strong>of</strong> smaller<br />
events,” he said.<br />
He mentioned that inflation expectation, which was on<br />
an average less than 5% during the period 2007-<br />
2008, has increased to more than 7% in 2012-<strong>2013</strong>.<br />
He suggested that the survey should be extended to<br />
semi-urban <strong>and</strong> rural areas, <strong>and</strong> also discussed the<br />
idea <strong>of</strong> inflation indexed bonds.<br />
‘You can never lose in business', says Pr<strong>of</strong><br />
Sunil H<strong>and</strong>a at SPJIMR's 'Laboratory in<br />
Entrepreneurial Motivation'<br />
Dr. Sunil H<strong>and</strong>a, a pr<strong>of</strong>essor at IIM Ahmedabad <strong>and</strong> a<br />
motivational speaker on entrepreneurship, stirred the<br />
participants at SPJIMR at a 'Laboratory in<br />
Entrepreneurial Motivation' workshop organised by<br />
the Entrepreneurship Committee. His straightforward<br />
approach to entrepreneurship struck a chord with the<br />
students, when he talked about defying the established<br />
paradigms <strong>of</strong> placements <strong>and</strong> seven figure salaries.<br />
With numerous anecdotes <strong>of</strong> his students who have<br />
established multimillion dollar enterprises, he showed<br />
the good, the bad<br />
<strong>and</strong> the ugly side <strong>of</strong><br />
entrepreneurship.<br />
His first message to<br />
the audience was<br />
to ”never jump the<br />
gun”. He said that<br />
an entrepreneur<br />
should choose a<br />
field that he or she<br />
desires. But it is<br />
v i t a l t o g a i n<br />
knowledge about the<br />
sector <strong>and</strong> the industry. Pr<strong>of</strong> H<strong>and</strong>a gave the example<br />
<strong>of</strong> his own pharmaceutical company. Being an<br />
electrical engineer, he had little idea <strong>of</strong> the pharma<br />
industry when he started out. But the drive to learn<br />
made it possible. He then advised the audience to<br />
always start with the manageable <strong>and</strong> to remain<br />
mindful <strong>of</strong> the cutbacks one needs to put in place when<br />
starting a business.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> H<strong>and</strong>a emphasised how work ethics serve as the<br />
primary source <strong>of</strong> credibility <strong>and</strong> motivation for<br />
customers as well as employees. He said if we destroy<br />
the milieu that we grow in or if we do not gain respect<br />
from what we do, it is not worth doing.<br />
He wrapped up the session with a very strong<br />
message: “You can never lose in business”. He<br />
elaborated his statement by saying that if one keeps an<br />
eye on the market trends <strong>and</strong> customer reviews <strong>and</strong><br />
makes rational decisions based on the same, there is<br />
little chance one loses in an entrepreneurial venture.<br />
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Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Nikhilesh Dholakia provides<br />
useful marketing insights to PGDM students<br />
Dr. Nikhilesh Dholakia is<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Marketing,<br />
E - C o m m e r c e a n d<br />
International Business at<br />
the College <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
Administration, University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Rhode Isl<strong>and</strong> (URI). He<br />
is also the Associate<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Research</strong><br />
I n s t i t u t e f o r Te l e -<br />
communications <strong>and</strong><br />
Information Marketing<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Nikhilesh Dholakia (RITIM), one <strong>of</strong> the centres<br />
<strong>of</strong> research excellence at<br />
the URI College <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
Administration. Dr. Dholakia holds a B.Tech in<br />
chemical engineering from Indian <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Technology, an MBA from Indian <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Management</strong>, <strong>and</strong> a Ph.D. in Marketing from the<br />
Kellogg School at Northwestern University.<br />
He led the series on Innovation for PGDM marketing<br />
batch <strong>and</strong> provided them with deep insights on the<br />
marketing l<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>and</strong> how innovation is the future<br />
<strong>of</strong> marketing .<br />
Workshop on Marketing Analytics for PGDM<br />
students by Pr<strong>of</strong> Rajkumar Venkatesan,<br />
Darden Business School<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Business Administration<br />
Mr. Rajkumar Venkatesan<br />
t e a c h e s f i r s t y e a r<br />
Marketing <strong>and</strong> Marketing<br />
Analytics at Darden. Mr.<br />
Venkatesan's research<br />
focuses on developing<br />
c u s t o m e r - c e n t r i c<br />
marketing strategies that<br />
p r o v i d e m e a s u r a b l e<br />
financial results. In his Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rajkumar Venkatesan<br />
research, he aims to<br />
balance quantitative rigour<br />
<strong>and</strong> strategic relevance. He is a Bachelor <strong>of</strong><br />
Engineering in Computer Science from the University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Madras <strong>and</strong> holds a PhD in Marketing from<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Houston. Mr. Venkatesan's areas<br />
<strong>of</strong> expertise include Customer Relationship<br />
<strong>Management</strong>, Marketing Metrics <strong>and</strong> Marketing<br />
Analytics.<br />
Mr. Venkatesan spoke on diverse topics such as<br />
Customer Relationship Lifecycle, Customer Lifetime<br />
Value etc. He explained marketing resource allocation<br />
<strong>and</strong> the various techniques that could be used in such a<br />
scenario. The informative <strong>and</strong> interactive session was<br />
well received by the students.<br />
Guest Lecture by Mr. Harsh Mariwala, Founder & Chairman-MD <strong>of</strong> Marico<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 14, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Mr. Harsh Mariwala, Founder & Chairman-<br />
various products, their packaging, the<br />
MD <strong>of</strong> Marico, spoke to PGDM participants<br />
financial <strong>and</strong> HR policies at the<br />
at SPJIMR on <strong>Jan</strong>uary 14, <strong>2013</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
o r g a n i s a t i o n h e l p e d i n b e a t i n g<br />
provided insights on entrepreneurial<br />
competition. Mr. Mariwala showed how<br />
management.<br />
Marico exp<strong>and</strong>ed from a national to a<br />
Mr. Mariwala, who founded Marico<br />
global br<strong>and</strong>, including its learning through<br />
in 1990, spoke on the nuances <strong>of</strong><br />
the launch <strong>of</strong> new businesses like Kaya Skin<br />
entrepreneurial management. He took the<br />
Clinic. He wrapped up the presentation by<br />
audience through Marico's journey from a<br />
explaining his role in the start-up,<br />
traditional commodity driven business to a<br />
consolidation <strong>and</strong> scaling up phase <strong>of</strong><br />
leading consumer products & services<br />
Marico <strong>and</strong> also the role that the senior<br />
company in the beauty <strong>and</strong> wellness space.<br />
management is required to play in the<br />
Mr. Harsh Mariwala<br />
He explained the various processes, culture<br />
success <strong>of</strong> any firm, especially start-ups.<br />
<strong>and</strong> value system followed at Marico. He<br />
The session was very engaging as Mr.<br />
discussed various innovative techniques adopted by Mariwala could illustrate vividly his transformation<br />
Marico like communications <strong>and</strong> positioning <strong>of</strong> its from an entrepreneurial manager to a managerial<br />
entrepreneur.<br />
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SPJIMR Students participate as guests in NDTV's 'We the People'<br />
SPJIMR students were invited to the live studio recording<br />
<strong>of</strong> the special edition <strong>of</strong> episodes <strong>of</strong> NDTV's 'We the<br />
People' programme that NDTV anchor Ms. Barkha Dutt<br />
is conducting in all major cities <strong>of</strong> India. Cultural<br />
Committee 2012 acted as the point <strong>of</strong> contact between<br />
NDTV <strong>and</strong> PGDM students.<br />
Fifteen students from SPJIMR were in the audience.<br />
They witnessed an exciting group discussion which had<br />
eminent personalities from various pr<strong>of</strong>essional fields.<br />
The programme was shot at Trident Hotel, BKC,<br />
Mumbai. The topic <strong>of</strong> the discussion was – Sexual<br />
Violence: The Enemy within (Marital Rape <strong>and</strong> Incest)<br />
Panelists included Ms. Priya Dutt, Lok Sabha MP,<br />
Congress; Ms. Kalpana Lajmi, filmmaker; Mr.<br />
Himanshu Roy, Joint Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Police, Mumbai;<br />
Mr. An<strong>and</strong> Grover, Senior Advocate;<br />
Ms. Flavia Agnes, Women's Rights<br />
Activist; Ms. Mrunalini Deshmukh,<br />
Senior Advocate; Ms. Poonam<br />
Muttreja, Ex. Director, Population<br />
Foundation <strong>of</strong> India; Ms. Anuja<br />
Gupta, Founder, RAHI.<br />
The discussion, keeping in view the<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 5, <strong>2013</strong><br />
recent horrendous<br />
incidents in New<br />
Delhi, uncovered<br />
hidden aspects <strong>of</strong><br />
the Indian Penal<br />
C o d e a n d i t s<br />
blindness to marital<br />
rape, <strong>and</strong> the need<br />
for systemic changes to warrant better security for<br />
women. It unearthed the age-old beliefs <strong>of</strong> a<br />
misogynistic society <strong>and</strong> gender inequality. The<br />
discussion addressed multiple queries regarding sex<br />
education, the penal code, general ignorance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
public <strong>and</strong> other such statistics regarding domestic<br />
sexual violence. The issues covered ranged from<br />
marital rape to child sex abuse to the atrocities that<br />
women <strong>and</strong> minors undergo under the<br />
pretense <strong>of</strong> the safety <strong>of</strong> their homes. Ms.Dutt<br />
concluded the discussion saying, “Parents<br />
need to tell their daughters, <strong>and</strong> women in<br />
general need to underst<strong>and</strong>, that it is not okay<br />
anymore – no means no. And it isn't your fault.<br />
It isn't about how you raise your daughters; it<br />
is as much about how you raise your sons.”<br />
December 1, 2012<br />
Company Talks: For students, By students<br />
Company Talks is a unique initiative launched by the<br />
Industry Integration Committee at SPJIMR on<br />
December 1, 2012 to tap the industry knowledge <strong>and</strong><br />
experience <strong>of</strong> the students within the batch to help the<br />
larger group. In its first session, the companies under<br />
discussion were Goldman Sachs <strong>and</strong> Mckinsey &<br />
Company. The session was conducted by students with<br />
previous work experience in the above mentioned<br />
companies. They discussed in detail about the working<br />
culture in the companies, what these companies look<br />
for in potential new recruits <strong>and</strong> the career path when<br />
one joins the companies. It was an engrossing <strong>and</strong><br />
fruitful session with a lot <strong>of</strong> participation from the<br />
audience.<br />
November 8, 2012<br />
Mahindra War Room 2012 - SPJIMR<br />
Campus Round<br />
The campus round <strong>of</strong> the 5th edition <strong>of</strong> The Mahindra<br />
War Room, one <strong>of</strong> India's biggest case study<br />
competitions, was held at SPJIMR on November 8,<br />
2012. Conceived in 2008 by the Mahindra Group in<br />
collaboration with Broadvision, the competition works<br />
to build the Mahindra Group br<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> attracts the<br />
best talent from 17 chosen campuses across the<br />
country.<br />
Six teams, five <strong>of</strong> whom were from the first year, were<br />
shortlisted to present their solutions to the jury from<br />
Mahindra & Mahindra. The presentations were on<br />
various Mahindra Group sectors pre-selected by the<br />
students.<br />
All the presentations were appreciated <strong>and</strong> jury<br />
members also found them to be superior to those <strong>of</strong><br />
several other premium B-schools. The team that came<br />
second was Team 'Lakshya', a team <strong>of</strong> first year PGDM<br />
students who presented on the Retail sector. However<br />
the undisputed winners <strong>of</strong> the day were Team 'Bistro',<br />
the first year team who presented on the financial<br />
services sector.<br />
The day ended on a lighter note with an award to the<br />
funniest team name - 'Aapne Bulaaya, Hum Four-eign<br />
Chale Aaye' <strong>and</strong> the best presenter award to -'Dattu<br />
SRK'.<br />
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October 7, 2012<br />
Workshop on Bloomberg organised by CFSA<br />
CFSA (Centre for Financial Services <strong>and</strong><br />
Administration) at SPJIMR organised a workshop on<br />
Technical Analysis <strong>of</strong> The Financial Markets, using<br />
Bloomberg as the platform for study. Mr. Vishal Mehta,<br />
an analyst for Bloomberg, came to the campus on<br />
October 7, 2012 <strong>and</strong> conducted the three-hour<br />
session which was open to all streams. Around 50<br />
participants, mostly from the finance background,<br />
attended.<br />
Mr. Mehta introduced the basics in trading <strong>and</strong><br />
investing. He then covered the core topics:1) What is<br />
technical analysis <strong>and</strong> why does it work in the financial<br />
markets 2) Trend <strong>and</strong> different types- uptrend,<br />
downtrend <strong>and</strong> sideways 3) Simple indicators like trend<br />
lines, supports <strong>and</strong> resistance levels <strong>and</strong> Fibonacci<br />
ratios. 4) The concept <strong>of</strong> stop loss, limit orders <strong>and</strong><br />
market orders.<br />
The event was well appreciated both in terms <strong>of</strong> the<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> the speaker <strong>and</strong> the knowledge that was<br />
passed on in the session. The students were also<br />
exposed to Bloomberg <strong>and</strong> learned <strong>of</strong> similar services<br />
used in the industry.<br />
Qwizdom 2.0<br />
October 5, 2012<br />
QWizdom, the flagship quizzing event, was conducted<br />
by the B-School Competitions Committee on October<br />
5, 2012.<br />
The quizmaster, Saransh Verma, a first year PGDM<br />
student, planned out the complete quiz on the theme <strong>of</strong><br />
a 20-20 cricket tournament. The elimination round<br />
started out with an audio-visual quiz covering<br />
interesting trivia on common products, people <strong>and</strong><br />
places that we come across every day. The elimination<br />
round witnessed the participation <strong>of</strong> around 60<br />
students from the PGDM course. While the results <strong>of</strong><br />
the first round were being evaluated, a few rounds <strong>of</strong><br />
“Minute to Win It” contests were conducted. Students<br />
were asked to perform challenging tasks within a<br />
minute. Winners were given attractive prizes.<br />
Six teams qualified for the finals <strong>of</strong> QWizdom. The<br />
finals started with the 'Powerplay-1' round where the<br />
teams were tested on their knowledge <strong>of</strong> current<br />
affairs, politics, technology, sports <strong>and</strong> business. The<br />
next round – 'Connect the dots' required the teams to<br />
find the connect between seemingly unrelated scenes,<br />
images, sounds <strong>and</strong> information. The final round 'Pick<br />
your zone' served as the “make or break” round where<br />
the teams were asked to pick their most favourite topic<br />
on which they were quizzed.<br />
After the gruelling session <strong>of</strong> intense quizzing, team<br />
comprising Akshat Mishra, Govind Lohia <strong>and</strong> Priyank<br />
Baghel emerged winners <strong>and</strong> the team comprising<br />
Ayushman Kaul, Siddanth Masson <strong>and</strong> Sonam Singh<br />
were the first runners up. Many from the audience<br />
bagged attractive prizes as well for answering “on-thespot”<br />
questions. With the audience <strong>and</strong> the participant<br />
quizzers getting to know a plethora <strong>of</strong> interesting facts,<br />
the quizmaster did indeed do justice to his job, thus<br />
making it an evening well spent for everyone.<br />
Tuesdays with Morrie at NCPA<br />
SPJIMR students recently had an opportunity to watch a<br />
play 'Tuesdays with Morrie' <strong>and</strong> participate in an<br />
informal interaction with the cast at the NCPA<br />
auditorium, Mumbai. The interaction was arranged by<br />
ADMAP committee for the benefit <strong>of</strong> larger group <strong>of</strong><br />
students.<br />
Brief about the play: A constant on The New York Times<br />
bestseller list for more than four years with over five<br />
million copies sold, 'Tuesdays With Morrie' is the<br />
autobiographical story <strong>of</strong> Mitch Albom, an<br />
accomplished journalist driven solely by his career,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Morrie Schwartz, his former college pr<strong>of</strong>essor.<br />
Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch<br />
Morrie's appearance on a television news programme<br />
<strong>and</strong> learns that his old pr<strong>of</strong>essor is battling Lou<br />
Gehrig's disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie <strong>and</strong><br />
what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly<br />
pilgrimage <strong>and</strong> a last class in the meaning <strong>of</strong> life.<br />
The play is adapted for stage by Mitch Albom <strong>and</strong><br />
Jeffrey Hatcher.<br />
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PGPM Batch Immersion Experience<br />
SPJIMR continued its innovation in MBA education as it<br />
sent its entire batch <strong>of</strong> Post Graduate Programme in<br />
<strong>Management</strong> (PGPM) for a three week long<br />
international immersion. Not only is this initiative rare<br />
for an 11-month duration programme, but it is unique<br />
in that each <strong>of</strong> the four specialisations is getting<br />
differentiated inputs.<br />
The Information <strong>Management</strong> students travelled to the<br />
McCombs School at the University <strong>of</strong> Texas at Austin,<br />
which is one <strong>of</strong> the top-5 B-School for Information<br />
<strong>Management</strong> as ranked by US News & World Report.<br />
Similarly, the Operations <strong>Management</strong> students<br />
travelled to Michigan State University, which is again a<br />
top-5 US B-school for advanced Supply Chain<br />
<strong>Management</strong>.<br />
The objective <strong>of</strong> the international immersion was to<br />
provide participants with advanced <strong>and</strong> in-depth<br />
knowledge in their area <strong>of</strong> specialisation. The longterm<br />
goal is for the participants to deliver superior<br />
value to their post-MBA employers.<br />
Here are some <strong>of</strong> the experiences shared by the<br />
participants.<br />
"The immersion exposed us first h<strong>and</strong> to how<br />
businesses work in the biggest economy <strong>of</strong> the world,<br />
the culture, underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> why the US is so<br />
innovative. We had some outst<strong>and</strong>ing pr<strong>of</strong>essors who<br />
gave a holistic perspective on how Information<br />
Technology is the one <strong>of</strong> the key drivers <strong>of</strong> businesses<br />
around the globe <strong>and</strong> what it takes to be a successful<br />
business leader. We were fortunate to learn some<br />
cutting edge topics such as Social Media Analytics at<br />
the university as well as during visits to one <strong>of</strong> the blue<br />
chip companies in the region. Overall, it was a<br />
fantastic all round experience, complementing our<br />
learning in our regular course, worth every cent." -<br />
Pradeep Paranjothi (IM)<br />
“The international immersion experience at London<br />
has been highly overwhelming. Apt location, rigorous<br />
curriculum <strong>and</strong> competent faculty helped us add a<br />
global perspective to our learning in the MBA<br />
programme. In addition to the classroom study, we<br />
were fortunate to have industry visits as well as<br />
workshops by industry stalwarts. The overall<br />
experience has been very encouraging <strong>and</strong> hopefully<br />
the future batches too would make the most <strong>of</strong> this<br />
opportunity.” - Ankush Kumar, Marketing<br />
"The three weeks <strong>of</strong> experience at Michigan State<br />
University was highly enriching <strong>and</strong> it translated<br />
learning from a national to a global perspective. The<br />
programme was personalised <strong>and</strong> structured based<br />
on the courses covered at SPJIMR <strong>and</strong> past work<br />
experience <strong>of</strong> students. Healthy classroom discussions<br />
based on case studies <strong>and</strong> learning through videos<br />
were complemented by industrial visits. Experiences<br />
like these would help students build relationship with<br />
international faculty <strong>and</strong> gain international exposure."<br />
- Anup Kumar, Operations <strong>Management</strong><br />
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Celebrating Diwali with Sitaras<br />
SPJIMR<br />
growin tog<br />
ether<br />
November 9, 2012<br />
The true joy <strong>of</strong> Diwali comes when you share what you<br />
have with everyone around. Even the smallest <strong>of</strong> gifts<br />
can bring a smile to a child's face when they see the<br />
love with which it is given. The joy was experienced<br />
once again on November 9 by the Abhyudaya<br />
Committee when they organised a get-together for the<br />
mentors <strong>and</strong> their sitaras. The evening started <strong>of</strong>f with<br />
the launch <strong>of</strong> the 2012 Committee video, which was<br />
received with thunderous cheers. This was followed by<br />
naamkaran- a ceremony in which a specially chosen<br />
name was given to the Abhyudaya library set up for<br />
sitaras. Some names were shortlisted from the plethora<br />
<strong>of</strong> entries invited from the PGP1 batch <strong>of</strong> which the final<br />
vote was for 'Gyanoday' given by Atul Mishra. The<br />
library is equipped with hundreds <strong>of</strong> books for children.<br />
Then came the biggest surprise for the kids, screening<br />
<strong>of</strong> the movie- Kung Fu P<strong>and</strong>a-2. The movie was a fun<br />
experience for the kids <strong>and</strong> their mentors who cheered<br />
<strong>and</strong> clapped together.<br />
The event concluded with the lighting <strong>of</strong> diyas by all <strong>of</strong><br />
them <strong>and</strong> the kids went home happy <strong>and</strong> content,<br />
carrying memories <strong>of</strong> an evening well spent.<br />
Abhyudaya Diwali Camp<br />
Keeping up with tradition, Abhyudaya organised the<br />
fifth Diwali camp for its sitaras from Nov 16 to Nov 28.<br />
The camp provided the sitaras an exposure to new art<br />
forms like calligraphy, origami, sports <strong>and</strong> activities<br />
like chess, keeping them engaged <strong>and</strong> interested right<br />
through the camp. The activities helped the sitaras in<br />
developing <strong>and</strong> improving skills like planning,<br />
communication, problem-solving, etc. By conducting<br />
classes for the various scholarship exams like NMMS &<br />
NTSE, Abhyudaya helped its sitaras prepare for<br />
forthcoming competitive examinations <strong>and</strong> give their<br />
best. Workshops like 'Fun-with-Math' <strong>and</strong> 'Effective<br />
Study Habits' were held to develop <strong>and</strong> motivate the<br />
sitaras academically <strong>and</strong> enhance their performance.<br />
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Abhyudaya Creates a SPANDAN in the<br />
Hearts <strong>of</strong> the Alumni<br />
SPJIMR<br />
growin tog<br />
ether<br />
Abhyudaya Picnic - An Experiential Lesson<br />
on <strong>Management</strong> & Mentoring<br />
Abhyudaya Committee 2012 organised Sp<strong>and</strong>an on<br />
December 22, 2012, an event in which former students<br />
recount their success stories, mingle with the current<br />
batch <strong>and</strong> share in the joy <strong>of</strong> engaging on the very<br />
campus that shaped <strong>and</strong> nurtured them.<br />
The event started with screening <strong>of</strong> a video made by the<br />
Abhyudaya Committee specifically for the alumni. The<br />
alumni were h<strong>and</strong>ed over the Abhyudaya Brochures<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Abhyudaya Calendars for the year <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
Few <strong>of</strong> the talented committee members participated in<br />
the singing performance put up by seven Abhyudaya<br />
sitaras. They played guitar <strong>and</strong> sang along with the<br />
sitaras, adding melody to the pieces, <strong>and</strong> encouraging<br />
the little singing ustads.<br />
Fun is not trivial for the mentee, who is a child!<br />
Having fun <strong>and</strong> sharing it with an attentive adult,<br />
her mentor carry great weight <strong>and</strong> a meaning<br />
beyond a recreational outlet, a chance to “blow<br />
<strong>of</strong>f steam,” or an opportunity to play.<br />
The word “picnic” brings the feelings <strong>of</strong> excitement,<br />
fun, enjoyment, refreshment, relaxation <strong>and</strong> so on.<br />
However, planning for one <strong>and</strong> arranging all the nittygritty<br />
ranging from short-listing the picnic spot, making<br />
the pilot visit, fixing up for the travel, deciding <strong>and</strong><br />
arranging for refreshments, scheduling the trip,<br />
budgeting the finance, making sure that funds are<br />
properly utilised, taking care <strong>of</strong> the security <strong>and</strong> safety<br />
<strong>of</strong> all, <strong>and</strong> last but not the least ensuring that everything<br />
goes according to the plan, is a tremendous job.<br />
Thus, the Abhyudaya Committee members very<br />
responsibly played the role <strong>of</strong> efficient organisers <strong>of</strong><br />
the picnic to Sanjay G<strong>and</strong>hi National Park <strong>and</strong> Kanheri<br />
Caves, Borivali.<br />
The main motive <strong>of</strong> the picnic was to nurture the<br />
relationship between the mentors <strong>and</strong> their mentees in<br />
the natural surroundings <strong>of</strong> the park. The mentors<br />
usually mentor their mentees in their home<br />
environment. Winters in Mumbai are pleasant <strong>and</strong> just<br />
the right time to be outdoors in the lap <strong>of</strong> mother<br />
nature. The context <strong>of</strong> natural surroundings can<br />
provide a very conducive environment for the bonds to<br />
flourish.<br />
The group experienced a lot <strong>of</strong> excitement, seeing the<br />
marvelous <strong>and</strong> historical Buddhist Kanheri caves <strong>and</strong><br />
the fine carvings, the heart-stopping sights <strong>of</strong> an<br />
agitated roaring lioness <strong>and</strong> a white tiger walking with<br />
poise viewed during the safari tour, a roaring tug-<strong>of</strong>war<br />
match between the sitaras <strong>and</strong> the mentors <strong>and</strong><br />
lots more. Looking at the fun <strong>and</strong> enjoyment that the<br />
sitaras had, a pr<strong>of</strong>essor who attended the picnic was<br />
reminded <strong>of</strong> her own childhood.<br />
“One touch <strong>of</strong> nature makes the whole world kin.” – William Shakespeare<br />
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DOCC conducts Experentia '12<br />
October 26-27, 2012<br />
DOCC committee conducted Experentia 2012 over<br />
two days in October. On the first day, Oct 26, SPJIMR<br />
students visited the NGO 'Yusuf Meherally Centre'<br />
located in Tara village, Raigad district. There, the<br />
students worked in groups on six themes - Cottage<br />
Industries, Education Sector, NGO & Panchayati Raj,<br />
Rural Development, Health & Gender from a rural<br />
perspective, <strong>and</strong> G<strong>and</strong>hian Economics. The students<br />
then studied the various areas under the Yusuf<br />
Meherally Centre - the Village Industries, School,<br />
Hospital, The Panchayat etc. depending on their<br />
themes. With the help <strong>of</strong> Mr. G. G. Parekh <strong>and</strong> Mr.<br />
Harish Shah, the students were able to gain a<br />
comprehensive underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> the entire NGO<br />
premise <strong>and</strong> its functioning. They understood the<br />
technicalities <strong>of</strong> the various industries present there<br />
<strong>and</strong> came up with solutions for fine tuning their<br />
business processes. Under the guidance <strong>of</strong> the SPJIMR<br />
faculty team comprising <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Nirja Mattoo, Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
A.B. Kulkarni, Pr<strong>of</strong>. K G Karmakar, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lata Dhir, Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
R.K. Pattnaik, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Sanjay Doctor <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jiban<br />
Mukhopadhay, the participants submitted a detailed<br />
report with recommendations on the streamlining <strong>of</strong><br />
the business processes for Yusuf Meherally Centre.<br />
On Oct 27, the second day <strong>of</strong> 'Experientia '12', the<br />
students learned management principles through a<br />
social enterprise. The NGO studied was Om<br />
Creations, which works for mentally challenged<br />
children/youth. Mrs. Durga <strong>Jain</strong>, Founder <strong>and</strong> Dr.<br />
Radhike Khanna, Trustee <strong>of</strong> the NGO, spoke about the<br />
This was followed by a 'blind' photography workshop<br />
by Mr. Partho Bhowmick, where the students were<br />
exposed to the world <strong>of</strong> the visually challenged. Mr.<br />
Partho started the session by speaking about social<br />
entrepreneurship <strong>and</strong> the various avenues that are<br />
available for young managers. The students were<br />
blindfolded in order to demonstrate how the blind are<br />
able to click photographs by sensing temperature,<br />
sound <strong>and</strong> touch. They also had the opportunity to<br />
interact with people who had been working with Mr.<br />
Bhowmick for many years <strong>and</strong> were expert<br />
photographers. This was a highly sensitising<br />
experience for the students, who appreciated the work<br />
done by the visually impaired.<br />
For the participants, Experentia'12 was extremely<br />
touching <strong>and</strong> insightful event with fond experiences<br />
they would cherish for a long time to come.<br />
relevance <strong>and</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> social entrepreneurship<br />
<strong>and</strong> also gave insights into the world <strong>of</strong> the specially<br />
abled through videos. Mrs. Durga <strong>Jain</strong> motivated <strong>and</strong><br />
inspired the entire batch through excerpts from her<br />
personal life. Mr. Rishabh Sharma, management<br />
consultant, explained the management principles<br />
behind the successful model <strong>of</strong> this social enterprise.<br />
The children from the NGO mesmerised the students<br />
by creating beautiful paintings.<br />
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When the Heroes Speak, the World Listens<br />
DOCC organized 'Heroes Speak 2012' bringing<br />
together three major contributors to the social sector <strong>of</strong><br />
India - Mr. Farooq Sheikh <strong>and</strong> Magsaysay award<br />
winners Mr. Deep Joshi <strong>and</strong> Dr. Jockin Arputham on a<br />
common platform to share their insights <strong>and</strong><br />
experiences with the students <strong>of</strong> SPJIMR.<br />
Mr. Joshi is a Social Worker <strong>and</strong> NGO activist who has<br />
been instrumental in bringing pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism to the<br />
NGO movement in India. He holds a masters in<br />
engineering from the Massachusetts <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Technology (MIT) <strong>and</strong> a management degree from<br />
Sloan School, MIT. He was awarded the Magsaysay<br />
award in 2009 <strong>and</strong> Padma Shri in 2010. He advises<br />
the Government <strong>of</strong> India on poverty alleviation<br />
strategies <strong>and</strong> was a member <strong>of</strong> the working group on<br />
rain fed areas for the 11th Five Year Plan. He was also<br />
appointed as the Chairman <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Rural<br />
<strong>Management</strong>, An<strong>and</strong> (IRMA) in October 2012. Mr.<br />
Joshi narrated to the students his inspiring journey<br />
from a local primary school in Uttarakh<strong>and</strong> to the<br />
Massachusetts <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Technology. He shared his<br />
rationale behind coming back to India <strong>and</strong> dedicating<br />
his life to rural development.<br />
“A person in his lifetime should, on an average,<br />
contribute three to four years to rural India,” he said.<br />
Mr. Joshi also spoke about PRADAN (Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Assistance for Development Action), a non-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
organisation co-founded by him in 1983, which is<br />
involved in building self-help groups, developing l<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> water resources, natural resource management,<br />
forest-based livelihood, horticulture <strong>and</strong> agriculture<br />
etc. PRADAN recruits college graduates from<br />
campuses across India to do community work <strong>and</strong><br />
trains them for the same. As a part <strong>of</strong> the training, they<br />
spend one to three months living with a rural family<br />
away from all the facilities <strong>of</strong> urban life.<br />
Dr. Jockin Arputham has worked for more than 40<br />
years in slums <strong>and</strong> shanty towns, building<br />
representative organisations into powerful partners<br />
December 3, 2012<br />
with government <strong>and</strong> international agencies for the<br />
betterment <strong>of</strong> urban living. He was chosen as the Asian<br />
<strong>of</strong> the year in 2009 by Reader's Digest, <strong>and</strong> was<br />
honoured with the Magsaysay award in 2000 <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Padma Shri in 2011. He is the president <strong>of</strong> the<br />
National Slum Dwellers Federation which he founded<br />
in the 1970s <strong>and</strong> also <strong>of</strong> Slum Dwellers International<br />
which networks slum <strong>and</strong> shack dwellers'<br />
organisations <strong>and</strong> federations from over 20 countries<br />
across the world. He shared with the students his<br />
experiences highlighting the initial reluctance <strong>and</strong><br />
difficulties he faced while dealing with the sensitive<br />
issue <strong>of</strong> redevelopment <strong>of</strong> urban slums.<br />
The chief guest for the event was the popular Indian<br />
actor, philanthropist <strong>and</strong> television presenter,<br />
Mr.Farooq Sheikh. He has been involved in the<br />
campaigning for polio immunisation in difficult-toreach<br />
areas <strong>of</strong> Meerut. At the event, he encouraged the<br />
students to be responsible citizens <strong>of</strong> the country <strong>and</strong> to<br />
contribute to the development <strong>of</strong> society. Giving<br />
insights into how corruption has become such a deeprooted<br />
problem in our country, he stressed the need to<br />
eradicate it. He spoke about effective utilisation <strong>of</strong><br />
money <strong>and</strong> how students <strong>of</strong> SPJIMR, the future leaders<br />
<strong>of</strong> tomorrow, should utilise their money for the<br />
betterment <strong>of</strong> the country. He also talked about the<br />
evolution <strong>of</strong> cinema since its inception till the present<br />
day.<br />
The event also witnessed a power-packed<br />
performance <strong>of</strong> 'Aaj ki Stree', a street play performed<br />
by award winning students <strong>of</strong> Bhavan's College. The<br />
play highlighted the issues related to women's<br />
empowerment.<br />
PGDM & PGCIM participants interact with a panel <strong>of</strong> Venture Capitalists & IT Entrepreneurs<br />
SPJIMR participants interacted with a panel <strong>of</strong> venture<br />
capitalists <strong>and</strong> IT entrepreneurs on the topic <strong>of</strong> setting<br />
up IT & IT enabled businesses. The discussion on 'India<br />
3.0 – Powered by Technology' was organised by CNBC<br />
TV18 & Lenovo <strong>and</strong> was aired live on CNBC TV18 on<br />
December 16, 2012. The panel had Mr. Mahesh<br />
Murthy, venture capitalist, Ms. Valerie Wagoner,<br />
founder <strong>and</strong> CEO, Zipdial <strong>and</strong> Mr. Satya Prabhakar,<br />
founder <strong>and</strong> CEO, Sulekha.com.<br />
The panel discussed how India has transformed more<br />
towards becoming a service hub rather than a product<br />
hub <strong>and</strong> the role <strong>of</strong> venture capitalists in starting a new<br />
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business. The panel opined that the execution <strong>of</strong> a<br />
business idea is more important than the idea itself<br />
<strong>and</strong> is the key differentiating factor for venture<br />
capitalists before they invest in any business. The panel<br />
discussion ended with an interactive round <strong>of</strong><br />
questions from the students on various topics such as<br />
future <strong>of</strong> cloud computing, entrepreneurship <strong>and</strong> the<br />
general outlook <strong>of</strong> IT industry in India.<br />
The panel discussion was facilitated by the Placement<br />
Committee, 2012 which is an integral part <strong>of</strong> ADMAP<br />
program at SPJIMR.
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C-DOCC conducts Ehsaas <strong>2013</strong><br />
Then from the dew drops <strong>of</strong> tears<br />
We'll create beautiful rainbows……<br />
With the threads <strong>of</strong> joys & sorrows<br />
We'll weave the fabric <strong>of</strong> our own life.<br />
Today we see so many achievers who have boldly<br />
thrown away their disability to enhance their own life<br />
<strong>and</strong> those <strong>of</strong> innumerable others like them. They st<strong>and</strong><br />
on their own, have self-confidence <strong>and</strong> self-respect.<br />
“You lack nothing; you are only different” is the<br />
valuable mantra by which they live.<br />
The Concept:<br />
What is life without a sense <strong>of</strong> touch, feelings! This is<br />
what Ehsaas is all about. While we move about our fast<br />
paced lives, the world moves a little differently for<br />
differently abled children. As they work to meet their<br />
aspirations, they have to make that extra effort, that<br />
extra struggle to get through their day, <strong>and</strong> in most<br />
cases, to gain social acceptance. Ehsaas is an attempt<br />
to bring a day <strong>of</strong> unalloyed joy to these special children<br />
– a day when they just can't stop smiling! An event<br />
organised by SPJIMR's Centre for Development <strong>of</strong><br />
Corporate Citizenship (DOCC) in collaboration with<br />
NABARD (National Bank for Agricultural <strong>and</strong> Rural<br />
Development), Colgate Palmolive <strong>and</strong> Sobisco.<br />
Ehsaas is a platform where the participants <strong>of</strong> the B-<br />
School interact with differently abled children not to<br />
sympathise with them but to learn from them the power<br />
<strong>of</strong> the human spirit/mind <strong>and</strong> persuasion. It is also an<br />
attempt to make the students at SPJIMR more sensitive<br />
to the world these children live in, their challenges, <strong>and</strong><br />
their triumphs. Ehsaas celebrates the spirit <strong>of</strong> children<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 31, <strong>2013</strong><br />
with special needs since its inception in 2005 with an<br />
endeavour to provide these children with a platform to<br />
express themselves <strong>and</strong> receive the recognition they<br />
deserve. Ehsaas provides an unique opportunity to<br />
appreciate the resilience <strong>of</strong> these children who<br />
continue to exude joy despite their personal<br />
challenges.<br />
This year, Ehsaas was organised on <strong>Jan</strong>uary 31, <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
The event had activities which <strong>of</strong>fered ample<br />
opportunity to the differently abled children to display<br />
their talents to an appreciative audience. The theme <strong>of</strong><br />
the performances was to highlight Indian tradition <strong>and</strong><br />
culture. The event had been designed to facilitate<br />
maximum interaction between these children <strong>and</strong><br />
SPJIMR's students. A special "creative corner" was put<br />
up to give them an opportunity to create their own<br />
beautiful paintings. Ehsaas also <strong>of</strong>fered an opportunity<br />
for the organisations supporting such causes to put up<br />
their stalls in the campus, displaying <strong>and</strong> selling their<br />
products.<br />
The Event:<br />
This time, the event witnessed around 350 children <strong>and</strong><br />
over 35 NGOs/Schools <strong>and</strong> Self Help Groups, some<br />
150 Supporting NGOs <strong>and</strong> school staff, 52 Stall<br />
members (two persons per stall) participating <strong>and</strong> an<br />
audience <strong>of</strong> more than 600 people. The stall displayed<br />
a variety <strong>of</strong> products like jewelry, clothes, chocolates,<br />
c<strong>and</strong>les, table mats, coasters, trays <strong>and</strong> other artistic<br />
h<strong>and</strong>icrafts made by the special kids <strong>and</strong> teachers from<br />
these NGOs <strong>and</strong> the SHGs.<br />
The performance by the children was very delightful<br />
<strong>and</strong> entertaining with a social message --Save The<br />
Girl Child. The gifts from Colgate Palmolive were given<br />
to the NGOs to be distributed to the participating<br />
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Women <strong>Management</strong> Program <strong>of</strong> FMB<br />
FMB Links (http://www.fmblinks.org) is an online<br />
initiative <strong>of</strong> the FMB department to connect with its<br />
students, alumni <strong>and</strong> all those with a keen interest in<br />
the Family Managed Businesses. The site has various<br />
initiatives <strong>and</strong> videos <strong>of</strong> lectures, student interviews,<br />
guest interviews, write-ups on the changes <strong>and</strong> the<br />
current dynamics <strong>of</strong> the FMB world.<br />
The latest video uploaded is a discussion <strong>of</strong> Role <strong>of</strong><br />
Women in Business. Women are now playing an<br />
important role in running family businesses. According<br />
to Dr. Sumita Datta, Faculty SPJIMR, one <strong>of</strong> the factors<br />
responsible for the change has been the change in the<br />
family structure. Families are moving from the earlier<br />
joint family system to today's nuclear family. In the<br />
nuclear family system, the women perceive themselves<br />
as playing the role <strong>of</strong> a significant partner in the family<br />
<strong>and</strong> hence start contributing to the business. Another<br />
factor leading to an increased role for women is the<br />
better education <strong>and</strong> exposure that women<br />
entrepreneurs have these days.<br />
To address the needs <strong>of</strong> these women <strong>and</strong> help them in<br />
their journey <strong>of</strong> being better entrepreneurs, SPJIMR<br />
began its Women <strong>Management</strong> Programme in<br />
September 2011 with over 50 successful participants in<br />
first two batches .<br />
Alumni Disha Doshi, Director H.K. Printers Pvt. Ltd;<br />
Shiveni Kejriwal, Director, Remsons Industries Ltd;<br />
Nidhi Modi, Director, Modi Motors Agenicies Pvt. Ltd;<br />
Priti Gupta, Executive Director, An<strong>and</strong> Rathi Fin.<br />
Services; Megha Poddar, Director, Siyaram Silk Mills<br />
Ltd., had this to say:<br />
All <strong>of</strong> them agreed that it is not easy to walk into any<br />
business, especially if you are a woman, without<br />
overcoming challenges <strong>and</strong> facing up to the concerns<br />
<strong>of</strong> customers <strong>and</strong> employees. Getting a foothold on the<br />
work domain <strong>and</strong> maintaining household<br />
responsibilities along with business leadership roles<br />
has been a challenge for all <strong>of</strong> them.<br />
Though they were all mentored since early childhood<br />
to work in the family business <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>le<br />
responsibilities, they still found it tough to convince<br />
their teams that women meant business <strong>and</strong> in many<br />
ways had to work much harder than their male<br />
counterparts.<br />
They put in that extra effort <strong>and</strong> led their organisations<br />
to a new level by balancing family with work. All <strong>of</strong><br />
them said that they have been able to succeed with the<br />
help <strong>and</strong> support <strong>of</strong> their parents, in-laws, spouses <strong>and</strong><br />
their teams.<br />
September 1 – October 29, 2012<br />
Centre for Entrepreneurship conducts<br />
Customised GYB Programme for Channel<br />
Partners - Danfoss India<br />
The Centre for Entrepreneurship conducted the<br />
second batch <strong>of</strong> Customised Grow Your Business<br />
Programme for the Channel Partners - Danfoss India,<br />
Power Electronics Division from September to October<br />
2012. The objective <strong>of</strong> the MDP was to equip the<br />
channel partners with the knowledge, the skills <strong>and</strong> the<br />
attitudes to help them draw up a five-year vision plan<br />
<strong>and</strong> achieve the vision in an organised <strong>and</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional manner.<br />
The success <strong>of</strong> the customized GYB programme can be<br />
gauged from participants' comments. The programme<br />
"was an eye opener", one participant said. Others said<br />
they "learnt what not to do", "learnt what is vision <strong>and</strong><br />
goal <strong>and</strong> how to achieve these", <strong>and</strong> one described it<br />
as being "very beneficial to a first generation<br />
entrepreneur”.<br />
Mr. Ravich<strong>and</strong>ran, Senior Director-Asia Pacific,<br />
Danfoss Motion Controls Division was present when<br />
the participants presented their individual vision<br />
documents. Mr. Ravich<strong>and</strong>ran congratulated the<br />
participants for their efforts in putting together the<br />
vision document along with strategies for growth. He<br />
further observed that the focus on implementation <strong>and</strong><br />
execution <strong>of</strong> the vision document testified to the overall<br />
success <strong>of</strong> the programme.<br />
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IBM-SPJIMR SSME Centre conducts Advanced Certificate Programme in Services<br />
IBM-SPJIMR SSME Centre successfully organised the<br />
third edition <strong>of</strong> the Advanced Certificate Programme in<br />
Services which ended in November 2012.<br />
The programme adopted a three track approach <strong>and</strong><br />
consisted <strong>of</strong> six modules over four months.<br />
Each module had one or two specific themes focusing<br />
on particular dimensions <strong>of</strong> services.<br />
Senior managers from companies like IBM, Hindustan<br />
Unilever, HDFC Bank, Atos India, TCS, Unfors Raysafe<br />
(India) Pvt Ltd <strong>and</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Posts participated<br />
in the programme.<br />
The total number <strong>of</strong> people indirectly influenced by the<br />
programme in this cycle alone st<strong>and</strong>s at over 3,600.<br />
The faculty included pr<strong>of</strong>essionals from IBM Senior<br />
<strong>Research</strong>er- Haifa <strong>Research</strong> Lab- Israel, TCS,<br />
Marketing head <strong>of</strong> Centaur Pharma, Ex VP <strong>of</strong><br />
Mahindra Satyam, Operations head - HDFC Bank,<br />
<strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essors from SPJIMR.<br />
The programme architecture has been adopted by<br />
organisations in other countries as well.<br />
The Centre is a unique establishment <strong>of</strong> its kind in India<br />
meant to promote Service Science <strong>and</strong> <strong>Management</strong> in<br />
various industries.<br />
Experiences <strong>of</strong> SSME participants<br />
Participation in this course provides me with fresh<br />
inputs on implementation & delivery <strong>of</strong> service<br />
systems…strongly recommended for pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
who aspire to be future leaders in service <strong>and</strong> servicerelated<br />
industry<br />
-Deepti P<strong>and</strong>it, Channel Manager - Asset Desk,<br />
HDFC Bank.<br />
The SSME programme at SPJIMR is the first <strong>of</strong> its kind.<br />
The programme brought together the world <strong>of</strong><br />
academics <strong>and</strong> industry to give a flavour <strong>of</strong> services<br />
<strong>and</strong> the complexities involved in delivering good<br />
services. What I appreciated most was that the<br />
programme combined theory <strong>and</strong> past research<br />
along with insights <strong>and</strong> application from various<br />
industries <strong>and</strong> practitioners<br />
-Dr. Maneesha Pednekar, Head- SI Quality & Security.<br />
The Services Sciences, <strong>Management</strong> & Engineering<br />
Course has given me the new view to services <strong>and</strong> also<br />
how the services is important not only to person,<br />
organisation or country but to the whole world. This<br />
should be a part <strong>of</strong> the curriculum <strong>of</strong> regular<br />
management <strong>and</strong> specifically how ethics plays a<br />
crucial role in this industry<br />
-Mr. Narendra Ghosh, Infrastructure Manager, IBM.<br />
I have a whole new perception <strong>of</strong> services, be it for my<br />
current service business, the services I obtain as a<br />
customer or for designing any future service business.<br />
It is commendable that such a unique programme is<br />
designed <strong>and</strong> executed with set objectives for Indian<br />
service pr<strong>of</strong>essionals <strong>and</strong> entrepreneurs. I highly<br />
recommend this course for new entrants as well as<br />
established service entrepreneurs <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
- Rahul Sanghavi, VP Marketing, Unfors Raysafe (India)<br />
Pvt. Ltd.<br />
It was a unique experience where I not only got to learn<br />
from renowned pr<strong>of</strong>essors but also got a chance to<br />
interact with VPs, CIOs from banking, retail <strong>and</strong> IT<br />
sectors<br />
-Praveen Mehta (TCS), SPOC - APAC PM & VE Initiative.<br />
The four months <strong>of</strong> rigorous or shall I say entertaining<br />
weekends not only answered all my questions but also<br />
opened my mind to a whole new concept for service.<br />
Our perception <strong>of</strong> service has always been customer<br />
satisfaction but this programme made me think<br />
otherwise <strong>and</strong> open up to this vast topic <strong>and</strong> look at it in<br />
a broader sense. Today I can strongly <strong>and</strong> confidently<br />
speak/feel about various business aspects just the way<br />
our senior management does. The programme<br />
enriched my domain expertise in service <strong>and</strong> the<br />
methodology that it teaches us to use in our practical<br />
work. Bringing in such amazing speakers from all<br />
kinds <strong>of</strong> industry <strong>and</strong> getting a chance to listen to them<br />
itself has been a blessing. I strongly recommend this<br />
programme for all<br />
- Mohit <strong>Jain</strong>, Assistant Manager: Datacenter<br />
Operations, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)<br />
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Mentors Meet to review the programme PGCDM Batch-1<br />
A mentor is a coach, guide, tutor, facilitator, counselor<br />
<strong>and</strong> trusted advisor, someone willing to spend his or<br />
her time <strong>and</strong> expertise to guide the development <strong>of</strong> his<br />
mentee. Keeping this in mind, a mentors' meet <strong>of</strong> the<br />
PGCDM batch is organised every semester. The meet<br />
was attended by all the participants along with their<br />
mentors from Alert India, Essel Mining & Industries Ltd,<br />
Baif <strong>and</strong> Ultratech Cement Ltd (Aditya Birla Group).<br />
This being the third <strong>and</strong> last mentors' meet for PGCDM<br />
batch-1, it was very important as feedback from<br />
mentors <strong>and</strong> the participants was procured on the<br />
programme.<br />
Chairperson – CEdSS, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rukaiya Joshi, welcomed<br />
the gathering, mentors <strong>and</strong> guest speakers Mr. Uday<br />
Kagal, Founder - Innovation Social Consultants,<br />
Dr.K.S.Gopal, Scholar-in-Residence, TISS <strong>and</strong> Mr.<br />
K.Siddharatha, Chief Mentor at Ensemble <strong>and</strong> the<br />
mentors who came from all over the country to<br />
participate in the learning process at SPJIMR. She gave<br />
an overview <strong>of</strong> the programme to the mentors.<br />
Mr. Uday Kagal addressed the group on “Social<br />
Enterpreneurship”. The discussion was on NGOs<br />
<strong>and</strong> corporates, entrepreneurship <strong>and</strong> social<br />
entrepreneurship. He had an interactive discussion<br />
with the group on developing innovative social models<br />
that are more accountable, scalable <strong>and</strong> sustainable.<br />
“The world has grown so dark that even a small light<br />
looks bright,” Dr. K. S. Gopal said. He spoke on “New<br />
Trends & Challenges in India”, touching on the<br />
growing gap between the poor <strong>and</strong> rich <strong>and</strong><br />
globalisation as a reality. He shared a few <strong>of</strong> his life<br />
experiences in India <strong>and</strong> abroad <strong>and</strong> the need to see<br />
the joy <strong>of</strong> development <strong>and</strong> feel accomplished as the<br />
ultimate motivator.<br />
Mr. K. Shiddharatha shared his views on<br />
“Secularisation as a process <strong>of</strong> Social change,<br />
Development & Innovation”. He spoke <strong>of</strong> bringing<br />
about an attitudinal change <strong>and</strong> development by the<br />
process <strong>of</strong> secularisation by being responsible for self,<br />
the community <strong>and</strong> the nation.<br />
The mentors <strong>and</strong> the participants gave their feedback<br />
November 24, 2012<br />
<strong>and</strong> suggestions about the programme in the open<br />
interactive forum which was addressed by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Joshi.<br />
The meet ended with the mentors <strong>and</strong> the participants<br />
interacting with the faculty <strong>and</strong> guest speakers over<br />
tea.<br />
Experiences <strong>of</strong> PGCDM participants<br />
The mentee is more enthusiastic, energetic <strong>and</strong><br />
definitely a positive change. The course has been<br />
helpful in making him more mature<br />
- Mr. Dilip Mohanty, Vice President, Essel Mining &<br />
Industries Ltd.<br />
The learning process is indeed beneficial to both<br />
mentor <strong>and</strong> the mentee <strong>and</strong> gives an opportunity to<br />
refresh what was taught to me in management -- Mr. P.<br />
Gunakar Rao, Dy. General Manager – HR Ultra Tech<br />
Cement.<br />
Learning <strong>and</strong> applying exercises have made mentors<br />
good reflectors<br />
- Mr Anthony Samy, Chief Executive, Alert India.<br />
Although the mentees are working on different<br />
projects, they are applying management tools taught<br />
here <strong>and</strong> this has helped to increase effectiveness <strong>and</strong><br />
impact<br />
- S.M. Wagle, BAIF.<br />
The faculty at SPJIMR go out <strong>of</strong> the way to make you<br />
comfortable <strong>and</strong> are very helpful towards the<br />
participants which we have not seen anywhere else -<br />
- Sadashiv Nimbalkar, Participant.<br />
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<strong>Jan</strong>uary 4-6, <strong>2013</strong><br />
SPJIMR concludes the fifth edition <strong>of</strong> its annual management <strong>and</strong> cultural festival OJAS<br />
SPJIMR concluded the fifth edition <strong>of</strong> its annual<br />
management <strong>and</strong> cultural fest OJAS that spanned<br />
three days <strong>and</strong> saw participation from more than 158<br />
colleges including the top 20 B-schools in India. With<br />
“Strength, Strategy, Survival” as its theme, OJAS 5.0<br />
achieved major milestones not only in terms <strong>of</strong> student<br />
<strong>and</strong> corporate involvement but also in terms <strong>of</strong><br />
leverage <strong>of</strong> social media <strong>and</strong> general online presence<br />
to achieve increased permeability with all the<br />
stakeholders.<br />
Some <strong>of</strong> the major highlights <strong>of</strong> OJAS 5.0 were: Twenty<br />
core team members managed functions like<br />
marketing, events, sponsors, logistics etc. supported by<br />
110 coordinators from the batch. A 250% increase in<br />
Facebook fan following over the last year was<br />
achieved. About 9,000 online registrations were<br />
received for the events <strong>and</strong> 26 sponsors supported the<br />
event. OJAS 5.0 held a total <strong>of</strong> 16 management events.<br />
More than 8,100 participants came from outside<br />
SPJIMR <strong>and</strong> the cultural footfall recorded 1,200<br />
participants.<br />
Devember 5, 2012<br />
Friendly football match between ESCP-Paris<br />
students <strong>and</strong> SPJIMR team<br />
The Sports Committee at SPJIMR organised a friendly<br />
football match between ESCP students visiting the<br />
campus <strong>and</strong> the SPJIMR team.<br />
ESCP Europe is a business school located in Paris,<br />
London, Berlin, Madrid, <strong>and</strong> Turin. Established in<br />
1819, it is the world's first business school. ESCP was<br />
ranked 10th amongst European Business Schools in<br />
2012 by Financial Times. In 2010, its Master in<br />
<strong>Management</strong> programme was ranked 1st worldwide<br />
by the Financial Times. ESCP-Paris students had arrived<br />
at SPJIMR for international project management<br />
seminar held in Nov-Dec 2012.<br />
The SPJIMR team outperformed their opponents <strong>and</strong><br />
won the match by a score <strong>of</strong> 6-1.<br />
The match served as a bonding exercise for<br />
participating students, ensuring that it was the sporting<br />
spirit that came out the winner in this friendly match.<br />
Devember 16, 2012<br />
Fun sports for PGDM students at Juhu<br />
beach<br />
Sports Committee at SPJIMR organised a fun session<br />
for PGDM students at Juhu beach as part <strong>of</strong> the annual<br />
initiative <strong>of</strong> SPRINT, the sports festival <strong>of</strong> SPJIMR.<br />
The participants were asked to form their teams <strong>and</strong><br />
register for the event. The event saw a large number <strong>of</strong><br />
students turnout despite the event being scheduled on<br />
a Sunday morning. The entire event was coordinated<br />
by the Sports Committee.<br />
Students also brought their own sporting equipments<br />
<strong>and</strong> played volleyball, football, etc.<br />
A friendly Frisbee match was played between the Sprint<br />
core team <strong>and</strong> the rest <strong>of</strong> the participants. Sprint core<br />
team won the competition but all the participating<br />
members enjoyed the event thoroughly.<br />
“The event was very interesting <strong>and</strong> stress relieving.<br />
The Sports Committee should organise more such<br />
events,” said Sumit Dhingra, PGDM 2012-14 student.<br />
“Even a simple sport like Frisbee can be a great stress<br />
reliever in the busy schedules. I thoroughly enjoyed<br />
participating <strong>and</strong> coordinating the event along with<br />
Sports Committee members,” said Praveen Kumar,<br />
PGDM 2012-14 student.<br />
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The sixth edition <strong>of</strong> the annual sports festival, SPRINT concluded<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary-4-6, <strong>2013</strong><br />
SPJIMR concluded the sixth edition <strong>of</strong> its annual<br />
sports festival SPRINT. This year, SPRINT registered<br />
participation from 13 B-schools across India. A<br />
total <strong>of</strong> 14 sports events were conducted across<br />
eight venues over three days.<br />
As one <strong>of</strong> the unique initiatives in SPRINT'13, the<br />
former captain <strong>of</strong> the Indian hockey team, Mr. Viren<br />
Rasquinha visited SPJIMR for an exhibition football<br />
match organised by an NGO called 'Slum Soccer'.<br />
SPRINT'13 also witnessed an exhibition cricket match<br />
between SPJIMR team <strong>and</strong> the TAS executive team.<br />
After a gruelling routine <strong>of</strong> 14 sports events, which<br />
included 157 matches to be played, the final medals<br />
tally was declared, in which SPJIMR emerged as a clear<br />
overall winner.<br />
‘Foosball’ table at SPJIMR<br />
The Sports Committee at SPJIMR made a Foosball table<br />
available for SPJIMR students as a part <strong>of</strong> campaign<br />
leading to SPRINT '13.<br />
Table football, also known as foosball or biliardino, is a<br />
table-top game <strong>and</strong> sport that is loosely based on<br />
association football. To begin the game, the ball is<br />
served through a hole at the side <strong>of</strong> the table, or simply<br />
placed by h<strong>and</strong> at the feet <strong>of</strong> a figure in the centre <strong>of</strong> the<br />
table. The initial serving side is decided with a coin toss.<br />
Players attempt to use figures mounted on rotating bars<br />
to kick the ball into the opposing goal. Expert players<br />
have been known to move balls at speeds up to 56<br />
km/h (35 mph) in competition.<br />
Students as well as faculty members enjoyed playing a<br />
game <strong>of</strong> Foosball during free time.<br />
Spectrum – a Global Cultural event<br />
celebrates life in SPJIMR<br />
December 6, 2012<br />
On December 6, 2012, as the sun set, a celebrations<br />
began in the auditorium <strong>of</strong> SPJIMR. The occasion was<br />
Spectrum – a Global Cultural event organised by the<br />
International Exchange <strong>and</strong> Internship Committee<br />
together with the Cultural Committee to celebrate<br />
music, dance <strong>and</strong> life in SPJIMR Mumbai.<br />
The evening started with a string <strong>of</strong> power packed<br />
performances. From renditions <strong>of</strong> popular Bollywood<br />
songs <strong>and</strong> gleeful strums <strong>of</strong> the guitar to crooning<br />
voices, the event had it all. In-house dance groups<br />
Laasya <strong>and</strong> Dance Inc. mesmerised the audience with<br />
their moves. Partha Barman, Chitra Chatterjee, Rajesh<br />
Goel, Sukhbarinder Gill <strong>and</strong> many more kept the<br />
audience humming. In between, a Tamil version <strong>of</strong><br />
Roja served to explore diversity within the Indian<br />
context. The international community was represented<br />
by students from ESCP France, BEM Bourdeaux, USM<br />
Malaysia <strong>and</strong> ESB Reutlingen. And when the audience<br />
joined them in singing WakaWaka, disparate voices,<br />
cultures <strong>and</strong> traditions mingled into one <strong>and</strong> provided<br />
the climax for a very vibrant evening. The international<br />
snacks that followed provided the perfect ending for<br />
the magical night.<br />
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Students, Faculty <strong>and</strong> Alumni twirl together<br />
at D<strong>and</strong>iya night<br />
The student committees at<br />
SPJIMR joined h<strong>and</strong>s to create a<br />
unique forum for the students<br />
<strong>and</strong> faculty members to interact<br />
with alumni. The excitement was<br />
palpable as the students dressed<br />
in their finery met the alumni at<br />
the D<strong>and</strong>iya celebration held on<br />
the campus grounds.<br />
The night was resplendent with<br />
fairy lights draped delicately<br />
over the trees <strong>and</strong> the youthful<br />
exuberance <strong>of</strong> those who<br />
danced beneath them. The<br />
D<strong>and</strong>iya itself was a visionstudents<br />
<strong>and</strong> alumni twirled to traditional Gujarati<br />
music with their d<strong>and</strong>iyas clicking in a steady rhythm. A<br />
short workshop held by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Aditi helped even those<br />
with two left feet, who were able to be more than mere<br />
byst<strong>and</strong>ers. Al-Mart, the merch<strong>and</strong>ise store for SPJIMR<br />
t-shirts, mugs etc. was set up at the venue.<br />
The event was organised jointly by the Alumni<br />
Committee <strong>and</strong> Cultural Committee, 2012.<br />
SP<strong>Jain</strong> Premier League 2.0: A Sports<br />
Committee 2011-2012 event<br />
November 18, 2012<br />
Sports Committee 2012 in coordination with their<br />
counterparts from PGP-2 batch organised the biggest<br />
sporting extravaganza in SPJIMR, SPL 2.0.<br />
SPL coordination team was elected through selection<br />
process. Sahil Gambhir was elected as Commissioner<br />
for SPL 2.0. Teams participating from PGP1:<br />
'Bhavans' Badshahs': Manager- Amit Otta;<br />
Consultant- Akshay Sharda<br />
'Borivali Bombers': Manager- Vaatsal T<strong>and</strong>on;<br />
Consultant- Udit Negi<br />
'Worli Wolves': Manager- Sanket Kothari; Consultant-<br />
Devang Rajkotia<br />
'Lalbaug Lafangey': Manager- Pratistha Srivastav;<br />
Consultant- Pooja Bhatt<br />
First round was concluded on 18/11/12.<br />
Results after first round:<br />
Alumni<br />
news<br />
SPJIMR alumni are ET Young Achievers 2012<br />
Aruna Daryanani<br />
Rajagopal Raman<br />
Aruna Daryanani <strong>and</strong> Megha Mehra,<br />
the PGDM alumni are chosen as<br />
Economic Times Young Leaders<br />
2012. The Economic Times Young<br />
Leaders programme is a platform<br />
for recognising<br />
<strong>and</strong> rewarding<br />
I n d i a ' s m o s t<br />
promising young<br />
managers. This<br />
initiative is meant<br />
t o e n c o u r a g e ,<br />
identify <strong>and</strong> nurture promising<br />
future business leaders <strong>of</strong> India Inc.<br />
Megha Mehra<br />
Mr. Rajagopal Raman will be heading the public affairs<br />
at ResPublica Consulting. Mr. Raman has a wealth <strong>of</strong><br />
expertise in the public <strong>and</strong> government affairs sector<br />
for more than 20 years.<br />
Dean's session on Spirituality for alumni<br />
As a part <strong>of</strong> Continuing <strong>Management</strong> Education, a<br />
session on 'Science <strong>of</strong> Spirituality' was hosted by the<br />
Dean, Dr. M .L. Shrikant within the SPJIMR campus.<br />
This session was attended by 20 alumni on the 9th <strong>and</strong><br />
16th <strong>of</strong> December, 2012<br />
Dr. M. L. Shrikant with alumni<br />
December 9 & 16, 2012<br />
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Alumni news<br />
December 22, 2012<br />
SPANDAN – SPJIMR's Annual Alumni Reunion<br />
SPJIMR's Annual Alumni reunion - SPANDAN, held on<br />
22nd December on the college campus, was a day <strong>of</strong><br />
reliving old memories, renewing old ties <strong>and</strong><br />
reconnecting with the <strong>Institute</strong> which defines them in<br />
more than one way. The event was a resounding<br />
success with the participation <strong>of</strong> more than 150 alumni<br />
<strong>and</strong> their families.<br />
The day began by hosting the batch <strong>of</strong> 1997 on<br />
campus in the morning. Director Dr. Sesha Iyer briefed<br />
the batch about the new developments <strong>and</strong> initiatives<br />
like the Abhyudaya programme that involves the<br />
participants <strong>of</strong> the current PGDM batch mentoring<br />
bright students from poor families. This was followed<br />
by the batch video, which was played to loud cheers<br />
among the batch. After this, there was an interaction<br />
between the batch <strong>and</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>essors in which each<br />
alumnus spoke at length about the college, comments<br />
on the new developments <strong>and</strong> the nostalgia on being<br />
back on campus. After this, they were taken to the<br />
BCCA hall for lunch, post which there was an<br />
interaction between the current PGP-1 batch <strong>and</strong> the<br />
batch <strong>of</strong> 1997. This was followed by 'Back to Class'<br />
session taken by Pr<strong>of</strong>. VK Murti, after which batch<br />
members were free to interact among themselves. A<br />
few batch mates left while the rest joined the festivities<br />
in the evening.<br />
The batch <strong>of</strong> 2007 arrived in the evening <strong>and</strong> was<br />
greeted with a collage <strong>of</strong> photos from their college<br />
days. The programme began by screening the alumni<br />
relations video followed by an update <strong>of</strong> the new<br />
initiatives by Director Dr. Sesha Iyer. This was followed<br />
by an Abhyudaya video showcasing the real value <strong>of</strong><br />
the initiative <strong>and</strong> the positive difference it has made to<br />
many lives. The Alumni committee had made a video<br />
capturing the photos <strong>of</strong> their college days. Amidst the<br />
nostalgia, the alumni were requested to share<br />
anecdotes from their college days. The session came to<br />
close with felicitation by Dr. Sesha Iyer <strong>and</strong> High Tea<br />
accompanied by clicking group photos.<br />
As a part <strong>of</strong> SPANDAN, the Bhavans' Nature Adventure<br />
Club set up fun activities for the alumni to indulge in<br />
adventurous sports like rappelling <strong>and</strong> rock climbing.<br />
This was done for the first time <strong>and</strong> was a huge success.<br />
The alumni enjoyed this sporty change <strong>and</strong> recounted<br />
trying their h<strong>and</strong>s at rifle shooting <strong>and</strong> archery. The<br />
evening had performances by the sitaras.<br />
SPJIMR alumni have achieved tremendous success<br />
becoming leaders <strong>of</strong> world's top notch organisations<br />
while some have setup their own successful ventures in<br />
diverse corporate <strong>and</strong> social fields. They have achieved<br />
this while working with dedication, commitment <strong>and</strong><br />
ethics. This year, the distinguished SPJIMR alumni who<br />
were recognised with Alumni Recognition Awards for<br />
their sustained efforts were - Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar <strong>and</strong><br />
Mrs. Lulu Raghavan in the field <strong>of</strong> Corporate<br />
Excellence, Mr. Vinay Shetty in the field <strong>of</strong> Social<br />
Development <strong>and</strong> Mr. Sunil Rao in Entrepreneurship.<br />
The eventful day ended with dinner, where 250 people<br />
mingled <strong>and</strong> shared a meal with laughter <strong>and</strong> smiles.<br />
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Alumni news<br />
Alumni London Meet<br />
September 29, 2012<br />
Over 20 alumni gathered at the Clay Oven restaurant<br />
in London for a meet. They were joined by Pr<strong>of</strong>. A.B.<br />
Kulkarni <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Indu Niranjan. The alumni took a<br />
walk down memory lane as they fondly remembered<br />
their days at SPJIMR. All the alumni enjoyed themselves<br />
as they interacted with their former batch mates.<br />
Alumni Malaysia Meet<br />
The alumni at Malaysia fondly recalled their days at<br />
SPJIMR when they were joined in Kuala Lumpur by<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Abbasali Gabula, who apprised them <strong>of</strong> various<br />
achievements at SPJIMR in November 2012.<br />
Alumni’s with Pr<strong>of</strong>. Abbasali Gabula<br />
Alumni with Pr<strong>of</strong>. Kulkarni & Dr. Indu Niranjan<br />
Alumni New York Meet<br />
Several alumni residing in New York gathered in<br />
Central Park on October 20, 2012, to reconnect with<br />
their alma mater. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Abbasali Gabula joined the<br />
meet <strong>and</strong> shared the latest developments at SPJIMR<br />
with the alumni.<br />
Alumni’s with Pr<strong>of</strong>. Abbasali Gabula<br />
Shital Mehta is the CEO <strong>of</strong> Pantaloon<br />
Fashion Retail Limited<br />
Shital Mehta, an alumnus <strong>of</strong> the<br />
batch <strong>of</strong> PGDM 1996, has been<br />
appointed as the new CEO <strong>of</strong><br />
Pantaloon Fashion Retail Limited.<br />
In his earlier role as COO,<br />
International Br<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> Retail,<br />
Madura Fashion <strong>and</strong> Lifestyle<br />
(MF&L), he was responsible for<br />
running <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong>ing the portfolio<br />
<strong>of</strong> international br<strong>and</strong>s business. His<br />
achievements include the launch <strong>of</strong> the British lifestyle<br />
br<strong>and</strong> Hackett in the country, turning multi br<strong>and</strong> retail<br />
into a pr<strong>of</strong>itable venture <strong>and</strong> transforming Van Heusen<br />
to a premium retail led lifestyle br<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Debjani Ghosh on the cover <strong>of</strong> the Business<br />
Today magazine<br />
Ms. Debjani Ghosh, Intel's South<br />
Asia Managing Director, Sales <strong>and</strong><br />
Marketing is on the cover <strong>of</strong> the<br />
October special edition <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
Today magazine. The magazine has<br />
named Debjani as one <strong>of</strong> the most<br />
powerful women in Indian business.<br />
To read more about Debjani's<br />
incredible journey to the top, grab the<br />
October 2012 issue <strong>of</strong> the magazine or read online at:<br />
http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/intel-debjanig<br />
h o s h - m o s t - p o w e r f u l - w o m e n - i n -<br />
business/1/188357.html<br />
Paras Rastogi is out with his first book<br />
SPJIMR alumnus Paras Rastogi is out<br />
with his first book, 'Smart Moves,<br />
Great Career'. The book provides<br />
proven methods to navigate <strong>and</strong><br />
succeed in the complex <strong>and</strong><br />
challenging corporate world.<br />
Krishna Kranti on Life at SPJIMR<br />
Krishna Kranti released his book<br />
titled “MBA is not about money,<br />
blazer <strong>and</strong> arrogance” at annual<br />
SPANDAN event. The book has been<br />
named in the 2nd position at the best<br />
sellers list at Oxford book store<br />
which has more than 20,000 titles in<br />
their store.<br />
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Faculty<br />
news<br />
November 24, 2012<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Mukhopadhyay at the 3rd International Academic Conference on <strong>Management</strong> Innovation<br />
<strong>and</strong> Competence <strong>of</strong> Large Enterprises<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jiban Mukhopadhyay was invited as a Special<br />
Guest to address the the 3rd International Academic<br />
Conference on <strong>Management</strong> Innovation <strong>and</strong><br />
Competence <strong>of</strong> Large Enterprises on Nov 24 , 2012 at<br />
Shenyang, organised by Business School, Lioaning<br />
University <strong>and</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Science <strong>and</strong> Nation<br />
Natural Science Foundation <strong>of</strong> China. He did a<br />
detailed presentation on Strategising Global Business :<br />
Chinese & Indian Companies vis-a-vis Traditional<br />
TNCs, which was highly appreciated. The day<br />
happened to be their MBA function day. In the evening,<br />
students organised a cultural function, not unlike what<br />
SPJIMR students do before leaving campus. Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Mukopadhyay was felicitated at the function <strong>and</strong> he<br />
commented, “If I had not gone, I would not have<br />
realised so much appreciation <strong>and</strong> honor were waiting<br />
for me!”<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jiban Mukhopadhyay<br />
Summary <strong>of</strong> Publications (Oct 12onwards)<br />
Faculty Name along<br />
with co-author/s<br />
Topic / Title Publishers /<br />
Presentation Details / Date<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Gautam Desai<br />
(Co-Author: Dr. Sesha Iyer)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Abbasali Gabula<br />
Dr. Upasana Agarwal (Co-<br />
Authors: Dr. Shivganesh<br />
Bhargava, IIT Mumbai)<br />
Dr. Upasana Agarwal (Co-<br />
Authors: Dr. Keith C D’souza<br />
& Usha Chavali)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Samish Dalal (Co-<br />
Author: Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rajiv Agarwal)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Samish Dalal (Co-<br />
Author: Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rajiv Agarwal)<br />
Dr. R. K. Pattnaik (Co-Author:<br />
Dr. Preeta George)<br />
Estimating Net Present Value (NPV) : A<br />
Case Study Illustrating Monte Carlo<br />
Simulation Technique For Quantitative<br />
Project Risk <strong>Management</strong><br />
Experiential Learning in <strong>Management</strong><br />
Education<br />
Examining the role <strong>of</strong> Social Exchange on<br />
work Outcomes: A study <strong>of</strong> Indian<br />
Managers<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>iling the Locus <strong>of</strong> Control for<br />
different groups <strong>of</strong> employees:<br />
evidence from India<br />
The Cinnamon Case: Sales<br />
Negotiation (Role Play) - (A) The Seller<br />
The Cinnamon Case: Sales<br />
Negotiation (Role Play) - (B) The Buyer<br />
Market pricing for petroleum<br />
items: Issues <strong>and</strong> policy options<br />
Industrial Engineering Journal; Vol. V &<br />
Issue NO. 10; October 2012<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Applied <strong>Management</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Investments; October 2012<br />
12th International HRM Conference titled<br />
"Dream, Discover, Dare, Innovations in<br />
the Global Village: Role <strong>of</strong> International<br />
HRM”; December 10 to 13, 2012<br />
12th International HRM Conference titled<br />
"Dream, Discover, Dare, Innovations in the<br />
Global Village: Role <strong>of</strong> International HRM”;<br />
December 10 to 13, 2012<br />
Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School <strong>of</strong><br />
Business, Case (9B12C046A); Oct 17, 2012<br />
Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School <strong>of</strong><br />
Business, Case (9B12C046B); Oct 17, 2012<br />
The Free Press Journal dated October 23,<br />
2012<br />
Dr. R. K. Pattnaik (Co-Author:<br />
Dr. Pallavi Mody)<br />
Strengthening India's Biz Environment Business Line (The Hindu) , Page 8,<br />
October 27, 2012<br />
Dr. R. K. Pattnaik (Co-<br />
Author: Dr. Preeta George)<br />
Dr. R. K. Pattnaik (Co-Author:<br />
Dr. Preeta George)<br />
Is it Time for a Rate cut?<br />
An eloquent Policy that Falls Short<br />
The Free Press Journal dated October<br />
29, 2012; Page 13<br />
The Free Press Journal dated November<br />
1, 2012; Page 22<br />
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Facultynews<br />
Faculty Name along<br />
with co-author/s<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jiban Mukhopadhyay<br />
(Co-Author SPJIMR Students:<br />
Garg, Mayank; Oli,<br />
Saumya; Kumar, Amit)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jiban Mukhopadhyay<br />
Dr. K. G. Karmakar<br />
Dr. K. G. Karmakar<br />
Dr. K. G. Karmakar<br />
Dr. K. G. Karmakar<br />
Topic / Title<br />
RLEK: Survival with the Real Bottom<br />
Line<br />
Stratigizing Global Business: Chinese<br />
& Indian Companies vis-a-vis<br />
Traditional TNCs<br />
Agri Biotechnology + Farmer Productivity<br />
Coping Mechanism<br />
Nursing Innovations<br />
ICT Initiatives for Agriculture for GAC<br />
12 meet Delhi<br />
Publishers /<br />
Presentation Details / Date<br />
Featured at New@CasePlace.org<br />
Richard Ivey School <strong>of</strong> Business; Ivey<br />
Publishing. Reference #: 9B12M029, Teaching<br />
Note #: 8B12M029; November 2012<br />
International Conference on "<strong>Management</strong><br />
Innovation & Competence <strong>of</strong> Large<br />
Enterprises" Organized by Business;<br />
November 2012<br />
International conference on sustainability by<br />
ITM Nagpur / BAIF, Pune; October 4-5, 2012<br />
International conference on sustainability by<br />
ITM Nagpur / BAIF, Pune; October 4-5, 2012<br />
International Nursing meet at University <strong>of</strong><br />
Massachusetts Boston USA; November 19-21,<br />
2012<br />
Reviewed paper on ICT Initiatives;<br />
November, 2012<br />
Dr. K. G. Karmakar Rural Credit Delivery Systems GAC, 12 New Delhi; November 15-16, 2012<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. R. Jayaraman (Co-<br />
Author SPJIMR Students:<br />
Anupam Bhatnagar, Bikram<br />
Chetia)<br />
Dr. R. K. Pattnaik (Co-<br />
Author: Pr<strong>of</strong>. Srivatsan<br />
Lakshminarayan)<br />
Dr. Sajeev George<br />
(Co-Author: Dr. Nilanjan<br />
Chattopadhay)<br />
Improving S<strong>of</strong>tware Testing<br />
efficiencies through metrics <strong>and</strong> processes<br />
International Conference on Quality, Reliability<br />
<strong>and</strong> Operations <strong>Research</strong>; Theme<br />
"Implementation Challenges <strong>and</strong> Strategies"<br />
organized by SQC & OR Unit, Indian Statistical<br />
<strong>Institute</strong>, Mumbai; <strong>Jan</strong>uary 7 - 9, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Asset quality <strong>of</strong> Banks Worrisome Business Line, 31 December 2012<br />
An Investigative Study <strong>of</strong> Productive<br />
Efficiency <strong>of</strong> Co-operative Banks <strong>of</strong> Indian<br />
States<br />
XVI Annual International Conference <strong>of</strong><br />
Society <strong>of</strong> Operations <strong>Management</strong>,<br />
organized by IIT Delhi, IIM Lucknow & Gr<strong>and</strong><br />
Valley State University USA; December 2012<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Aditi Divatia,<br />
Dr. Deepa Ray, Dr. Sunil<br />
Lakdawala<br />
Dr. R. K. Pattnaik (Co-<br />
Author: Dr. Preeta George)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Renuka Kamath<br />
(Presented on <strong>Jan</strong> 10),<br />
Dr. Suranjan Das<br />
Alumni Engagement in Indian B-schools:<br />
A data mining perspective<br />
Enhance Export Competitiveness<br />
A Study <strong>of</strong> Age Related Store Choice<br />
Behaviour<br />
National Conference <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
Intelligence <strong>and</strong> Analytics by IPE,<br />
Hyderabad; <strong>Jan</strong>uary <strong>2013</strong><br />
Economic Times, Viewpoint, 10 <strong>Jan</strong>uary<br />
<strong>2013</strong>; Page: 13<br />
5th IIMA Conference on 'Marketing in<br />
Emerging Economies' at IIM Ahmedabad;<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary 9 - 11, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Dr. Upasana Agarwal (Co-<br />
Author: Rajen K Gupta,<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, MDI)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Abbasali Gabula<br />
Engage-Meant’ At Asian Paints ISB - Ivey Global Case Competition 2012<br />
Attitude Building in <strong>Management</strong> Education<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Applied <strong>Management</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Investments; Vol No. 4, Dec 2012<br />
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