Mumbai: With 16 months to go before it launches its banking operations under the brand IDFC Bank, infrastructure financier IDFC Ltd is in the process of creating an operating model that will offer quality banking services at a low cost, chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director Vikram Limaye said.
IDFC has also set up a project management office to assist in its banking venture.
Mumbai: For BVR Mohan Reddy, the head of a major information technology company based in Hyderabad, electricity is vital to his business, but he finds securing power in India a major challenge.
“When we have power shortfalls, especially in the summer months, the software industry relies on in-house, captive power generation using diesel,” says Mr Reddy, the founder and executive chairman of Cyient. “Not only that diesel power generation is expensive, but also there are pollution challenges. We manage, but certainly this is not an efficient way of running the business.”
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya established in 1964 as University of Indore, reminds us of the great ruler Devi Ahilyabai Holkar who was a benevolent ruler of Malwa and commands great respect. The association of her name with the university places great responsibility on the university to combine its role in higher education with service to society.
MUMBAI: The dramatic turnaround of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) — which went from being the driving force behind India's parallel cinema to the brink of oblivion and then back to scaling new highs — is now going to be used to teach Bschool students a thing or two about change management in organisations in today's fast-paced world.
The Indian School of Business (ISB), at the time of writing this article, boasts 50,835 ‘likes’ on its Facebook page, 18,308 members on LinkedIn, 11,600 followers on Twitter, and 2,463 subscribers on YouTube. These users follow the B-school actively on social media and are engaged in a dialogue with the institute. For a decade-old community that grows with each passing year, these figures are encouraging.
IIM Calcutta has been pursuing Accreditation with Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is a global, nonprofit membership organization of educational institutions, businesses, and other entities devoted to the advancement of management education. Established in 1916, AACSB International provides its members with a variety of products and services to assist them with the continuous improvement of their business programs and schools.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 100 days in office amid mixed reactions, three executives discuss the duties and priorities of a chief executive officer (CEO) soon after taking up the post
Build a rapport with the team
Hitesh Oberoi, managing director and chief executive officer, Info Edge (India)
Firms are essentially about employees, strategy, culture and external stakeholders. A new leader taking over is a big event in the life of a firm, says Oberoi.
On 29 and 30 August 2014 the Economics Group held an international conference to honour Professor Amitava Bose, who retired last year. He joined the Institute in 1974 and has served it continuously since then including a five-year tenure as Director during 1997-2002. He continues to participate in teaching as a Guest Faculty. One of the most well known economic theorists of the country, Professor Bose is also a very successful teacher and institution builder. To honour him, a number of renowned economists from India and abroad assembled in the Institute to present papers and participate in a panel discussion. They included his teachers, his peers and his students.
