After Indian School of Business (ISB) and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Nirma Institute of Management (NIM) is also planning to introduce a one-year post graduate programme in

Nirma to offer one year prog for execs

Business Standard

In the wake of slowdown in the banking and financial services sector, leading B-schools in the city are gearing up to rope in more recruiters from other sectors like FMCG (fast moving consumer goods),

Financial crisis hits B-schools

Noted management guru and director of the city-based Asian School of Business Management (ASBM), Biswajeet Pattanayak has been conferred with the Dewang Mehta Award for the best teacher in human

ASBM director gets award

Seeking to cash in higher salaries and arrears paid to the government employees, consumer durable makers are accelerating their product promotion campaign this festive season to boost

Durables firms raise spend on promotions to boost sales

Press Trust of India

Mumbai-based United Education Institutes (UEI) Global School of Service Management is setting up a centre in Ahmedabad. Initially, the centre will be offering six months programme in hospitality.

UEI Global to set up centre in A'bad

Frustrated over lack of government initiative to allot it land in and around the city, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), one of the premier B-schools in the country, is exploring the

XIMB plans second campus

It&rsquo;s time for the famous B-school fests. But the zing is somewhat missing this time.

Economic slowdown plays spoilsport at B-school fests

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&lsquo;Business Ethics&rsquo; introduced in the curriculum to produce socially-sensitive managers.

IIMs want ethical business leaders

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, received a grant of $5 million from the Wadhwani Foundation to establish the Wadhwani Research Centre in Bio-sciences and Bio-engineering.

'Very few Indians do world-class research here'

A careful customisation of products for each market segment has propelled Dell to the third place in India in a short six years.

To each his own

Students at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are preparing to organise interactive fairs on themes like entrepreneurship, start-ups and marketing.

It's the season for fairs at IIM campuses

My two-year stint at IIM, Ahmedabad helped open a world of opportunities for me. It helped open doors that would have otherwise been inaccessible.

The discipline of execution

Aegon Religare Life Insurance, the three-month-old insurance company, uses under-insurance as the peg to do the unthinkable.

Think big, start small

A new generation of workers refuses to play the game.

The death of office politics

Even as liquor baron and billionaire Vijay Mallya gets set to launch Kingfisher Red on October 10, observers are asking whether his decision to kill the low-cost Deccan brand was a wise one.

Rebranding of low-cost Deccan will test Mallya's strategy

Presence in the digital space is emerging as a crucial strategy for creating brand awareness and reaching out to the young.

Companies latch on to social media advertisements

Once in a while, it&rsquo;s good to pause and take a closer look at what we&rsquo;ve been taking for granted for many years.

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