IPE Profile - Institute of Public Enterprise

A Few MilestonesResearch and Consultancy - A Center of Excellence• Established in 1964• Until the mid nineteen fiftees the focus wason Management training and developmentand consultancy for about 3 decades, whilemanagement education was not a primeactivity with only a part-time programme,MBA (PE), launched around the mideighties.• In 1995, IPE launched its first full-timepost-graduate programme, namely PGDM,under the Autonomous Institution categoryas approved by AICTE, the governmentbody in India which evaluates and grantsapproval for launching managementeducation programmes in India• Simultaneously, even research activity wasbeing given and impetus thereabouts.IPE’s Evolution into one of India’sPremier B-Schools:• From 2007 onwards, IPE went on to launchPGDM programmes which were aimed atserving the interests of different businesssectors of the economy, namely PGDMsin Retail & Marketing (R&M), Banking,Insurance & Finance (BIF), InternationalBusiness (IB), Human ResourceManagement (HRM) , etc.Growth in programmes and in intake ofstudents has therefore been significantin the last five years. The intake in PGDMprogrammes, which was only 120 till 2007,now stands at 360.• IPE now ranks among the top twenty (20)B-Schools in India.• For publications, IPE ranks first in thecountry.• For “intellectual capital”, IPE ranksamong the top five in the country, with anincreasing number of faculty memberswhich now stands at fifty, with most ofthem possessing doctoral degrees / PhDsfrom well known institutions such as IIMs /IITs and universities.• IPE has been awarded ManagementDevelopment Programmes as well asresearch projects and consultancyassignments by numerous enterprisesin India, many of which rank amongstthe Maharatna / Navratna / Miniratnacategories. In fact IPE gets frequentnomination of executives for its numerousprogrammes for the top managementcadres including Directors of the CorporateBoards., with such programmes conductedacross India at Delhi, Mumbai, etc.• IPE has been recognized by eightdifferent universities for conducting PhDprogrammes and guiding the students whoregister for such programmes.• A spacious library which stocks as manyas 50,000 books, 150 journals whichinclude international journals, as alsonumerous reports such as Annual Reportsof the various Public Enterprises in India• The curriculum design for the PGDMprogrammes is updated every year tocontain state-of-the-art subjects whichimprove the chances for better placementsin the industry.• List of recruiters comprises top corporatesand leading emerging business houses /companies.INTERNATIONAL LINKAGESIPE also has developed internationallinkages/ MoUs such as with University ofLjubljana, Slovenia, Kyungpook University,Korea, Waikato University, New Zealand,Rotterdam School of Management / INPAOT,The Netherlands, International AffairsDivision of Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil,University Tun Abdul Razak, Kuala Lumpur,EGADE Business School, Mexico, etc.At IPE, we had two professors from theglobally renowned Erasmus University /Rotterdam School of Management, namely,Emeritus Professor Felix Jansez and Prof.Murthy Halemane on IPE campus for a10– day full course on “ EntrepreneurialInnovation “ for the IPE students in August,2010. Also, in December 2012, a visitingprofessor from EGADE Business Schoolconducted four different Certificate Coursesfor the students at IPE campus.The quality of its academics, research,consultancy and training has enabled IPEto forge collaborations with the aforesaidinternational institutions and a few morewhich are in the offing.Prof Murthy Halemane (Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands) andProf Felix Janszen (Emeritus Professor, Erasmus University, INPAQT, The Netherlands),rendering a 10-day course on ‘Entrepreneurial Innovation’ for IPE students in August 2011.In 1976, IPE was recognized as a ‘Centerof Excellence’ in social science research byIndian Council of Social Science Research(ICSSR). It has completed nearly 150research and consultancy projects so far.The knowledge and insights that IPE hasgained in research have enabled it toundertake consultancy assignments fornational and international organizations.Consultancy is offered in disciplines such asenterprise restructuring, industrial relations,power, biotechnology, poverty alleviation,privatization, quality management,manpower planning, work culture, etc.The quality of its academics, research,consultancy and training has enabled IPE toforge MOUs / academic links with quite a fewworld renowned institutions / universities(including London Business School underthe auspices of the British Council), whichfacilitate student / faculty exchanges andcollaborative research and training projects.In June 2007, IPE was invited by the UnitedNations to make a presentation at the7th Global Forum held at Vienna by theInternational Association of Schools andInstitutes in Administration.IPE was also recently invited by theNational University of Singapore to makea presentation on service delivery in thecontext of reforms and privatization of thepower sector in India. The Confederation ofIndian Industry (Southern Regional Council)has co-opted IPE faculty in several of itscommittees.The Institute is also on the SteeringCommittees of Professional Risk Managers’International Association, the Network ofAsia-Pacific Schools, and the Institute ofPublic Administration and Governance.IPE’s research work spans acrossdifferent domains such as:• Corporate Governance in CPSEs andStrategic Restructuring• Financial Performance• Marketing Strategies• Supply Chain Management• Materials Management• Stock Market Financials• Economic Development and Reforms• Pricing and Tariff Decisions in PublicUtilities• R&D: Investments and Pay-offs• Risk Management and Innovation in CPSEs• Succession Planning• Wage and Salary Administration• Corporate Social Responsibility• Sectoral Studies in various sectors /domains including- Power and Energy- Agriculture- Transport- Technology- Environment- Rural DevelopmentResearch and Consultancy studiesundertaken by IPE include:• Privatization and the Poor: A Study onMacro-Economics of Poverty Reduction -A Case Study of India• Corporate Governance and PublicEnterprises (ICSSR-OECD)• Strategic Review of Revenue Departmentsof Government of AP (DFID, UK)• Restructuring of MP State Road TransportCorporation (ADB)• Siemens, Nashik (Siemens)• Financial Performance of SLPEs in India(Planning Commission of India)• Wages of PSUs (Ministry of Industries,Government of India)• Technology Profile of AP State (Departmentof Scientific and Industrial Research)• Indo-French Privatization of Banking(ICSSR-MSH, Paris)• Privatization of Public Enterprises in Indiaand France (ICSSR)• Evaluation of Social Safety Net Programand Tracer Study on Impact of JobSeparation (Government of West Bengal)• Valuation of Intangibles (The Institute ofChartered Accountants of India, AccountingResearch Foundation)• Study undertaken for the Second PayRevision Committee for Executives ofCentral Public Enterprise (Second PayRevision Committee, Department of PublicEnterprises, Government of India)• Lead-Lag Relationship between Equitiesand Stock Index Futures Market and itsVariation Around Information Release:Empirical Evidence from India (NSEResearch Project)• Corporate Social Responsibility: A CaseStudy of NTPC• Performance Management System inNeyveli Lignite Corporation Limited• Recruitment for AP Beverages Corp Ltd• MoU-Based Performance Rating Systemand Training Needs for SLPEs of Assam• Performance Evaluation Studies for SLPEsof Karnataka• Challenges in Governance and Field-LevelProcess in Implementation of AadhaarProject in PDS• Linking Social Accountability to CommunityScore Cards with ‘Janani Suraksha Yojana’National Scheme for Women• Study of Green HRM Initiatives in PublicSector Organizations• Impact Assessment of CSR Project atNeyveli Lignite Corporation Limited• Valuation and Pricing of Equity Shares inCPSE’s in India• Baseline Survey for carrying CSR Project ofNeyveli Lignite Corporation Limited1011