Day 1:Mr Shekhar Gupta, the editor in Chief of the Indian express, inaugurated the event with the keynote address on the theme of Vista 2008 – ‘Emerging economies, Emerging Realities’. The flagship event of IIMB Vista, ‘Numero Uno, the hunt for the next CEO’, started off with the icebreaker rounds. This year, Numero Uno turned […]

Horizons 2008 kicked off with the dignitaries lighting the traditional lamp marking the beginning of the event. Prof Anandakuttan B Unnithan, delivered the welcome address, and welcomed the guests by stressing on the need for a platform where industry leaders and practitioners can share and enlighten the future managers on the challenges and opportunities of […]

Organizations and entrepreneurial characteristics have changed from local to a global outlook. Government roles have changed from regulatory to facilitating the businesses. Western markets have lost their dominance and new markets have emerged with potentially great strength. Products and services are conceptualized for global markets rather than just for local. Legal compliances, governance have undergone […]

Why did BITS Pilani start an MBA programme? We have had an MBA programme in place since 1970.After an overall restructuring of BITS educational system was carriedout, the MBA programme was changed to be an MMS (Master of ManagementStudies) programme. Discussions took place in 2006 and we decided torevert to the MBA programme. It was […]

IBS a Moscow is a Russian business school and the first Russian client for Cambridge Executive Education. The IBS-Moscow delegates, 21 Executive MBA students and four members of staff, will attend the week-long course as part of an international learning module. Apart from lectures, practical and interactive learning activities and company visits, including the visit […]

Who exactly is an MBA degree by distance learning for? The demand for management education is constantly on the rise and very few people can spare two years for a full-time MBA programme or afford the fee for these programmes. Working professionals with these constraints along with family commitments do not have any other option […]

With recent measures announced by the government and the RBI with regard to the opening of Indiaas banking sector, it will be challenging for all entities to tackle the new rules of the game. The competition would be tough and managing risk would become one of the most important issues. How easy will it be […]

‘Married but Available’ is about Abbey who graduates from the management institute of Jamshedpur and walks straight into a job at Balwanpur Industries in Northern India. As the first MBA from a premiere institute to be hired by the family owned business, he knows that every step of his attracts undue attention. It doesnat help […]

Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck will comment upon the influence of the real events that lie behind his debut film which addresses some of the totalitarian excesses of the former East German state and in particular the effect that the Stasi, the secret police, had in East Berlin on creativity and culture. Sir Richard Dearlove, former […]

Quoting the newspaper articles on mergers and acquisitions from around the world Ms Anne Nemer, Asst. Dean and Executive Director, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania said aWith the economic growth in the past few years, developing countries are becoming more and more international. Therefore the need for a global mindset is imperative for managers and leaders. […]