August - Albertian Institute of Management

Industrial Visit to W.F.B. Baird & Co. @ CSEZ
A
IM organized an Industrial Visit to W.F.B. Baird Co.
(India) Pvt. Ltd. located in the Cochin Special
Economic Zone for the 1st semester students, on 3rd
August. The company operates in Kerala since 2005, and
they are into weaving, dyeing and finishing of Linen fabric
and primarily supply to the American and European
markets. Its parent company based in Ireland has been in
operation since 1912. They have a proud association with
some of the world's best and most beloved fashion brands
including 'Club Burgoyne'. The students were taken
through the various functions like Weaving, Dyeing &
Finishing, Quality Assurance, etc. The senior supervisors
at the plant were kind enough to give details of each stage
of the process, and their various facilities having a total
capacity of 25000 meters of fabric. It turned out to be a
wonderful experience for the management students to
comprehend the application of management principles
and practices in Baird.
First Semester MBA Students and Mr. Gopesh C. R., Asst. Professor & Placement Coordinator,
with Mr. Premkumar, General Manager - Human Resources, W.F.B. Baird (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Albertians Continue to Score in
Campus Placements
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013-2015 batch students continue to capitalize
on the placement opportunities provided by the
institute. Mr. Midhun Joseph got selected as Sales
Manager at Decathlon Sports (India) Ltd., Mr. Dhivine
K. Vince joined 'Tanishq' at their Customer Service
Department and Mr. Cristy George was selected by
Wellworth Group as Marketing Executive. An array
of organizations participated in the Campus
Placement Process in the last month including
Bandhan Bank Ltd., Premier Distilleries, RAK
Ceramics, Zeztate, DCB Bank, etc. The placement cell
is in discussion with certain other popular recruiters
for placing the leftover students in the batch.
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Fr. Antony Arackal, Manager, AIM is inaugurating the Onam Celebrations
O
Aiswarya A. V., MBA 1st Semester
student of AIM is
performing
Kuchipudi at
Nrutharchana
Dance Fest at
Changampuzha
Park, Edappally. She
is a member of
Sathyanjali
Academy of
Kuchipudi Dances,
Kochi.
"I don't believe in taking right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right"
- Ratan Tata
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nam, the State festival of Kerala, is being
celebrated at the Albertian Institute of
Management on 21st August 2015. In Kerala, it is the festival
celebrated with most number of cultural elements and is
reminiscent of Kerala's agrarian past, as it is considered to
be a harvest festival. Fr. Antony Arackal,
Manager, AIM, inaugurated the Onam
celebrations by lighting the
traditional lamp. He said that the
people are transforming into
common men only during
Onam days. The changes are
in their dress, social habits,
simplicity, cultural thoughts,
oneness etc. Once Onam is
over, they forget all these
values. This attitude
should be changed and all
of us should maintain
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consistency in our thoughts and deeds, he opined. Fr. Christy
David, Asst. Manager, AIM, mentioned the need of extending
and applying the underlying beliefs and concepts of Onam
in our daily life. The first semester MBA students took
initiative to organize the celebrations with Onam Pattu and
Thiruvathira Kali. Onam Songs by the students, by Mrs. Shiny
C. M. and Mr. Peter Afraini was really a feast for ears. Malayali
Maran and Malayali Manka competition was
held, in which Mr. Anurag and Miss Emimol
respectively emerged victorious. Vadamvali
and Ooriyadi competitions were held for
the students. The major attraction of this
years' celebration was the Shinkari Mela,
in which the students dance to the tune.
The celebrations were concluded
with a sumptuous Onam
Sadya.
Onam 2015 - Glimpses
Colloquium on Marketing @ AIM
D
r. Sreedhar Kavil, former Chairman, Dept. of
Marketing, St. John's University, New York,
addressed the students on the topic 'Marketing
Perspectives in a Global Economy', on 5th Aug. 2015.
Globalization has made everyone go global. Apple
manufactures its computers in China. They are coming
down to India to manufacture 480 million cell phones.
Whether you like it or not, you are going to be in the global
market. Global players are coming to expanding markets
like India. Small nations that were not there in the
International market are now its biggest players. Vietnam
has replaced Brazil as the biggest exporter of Coffee in
the world. Some MNCs have incomes larger than many
nations. Developed countries request large companies to
invest in their host nations but companies like Apple refuse
to send money out of China. Nokia, which was the most
Talk by Dr. Sreedhar Kavil, President, Kavil Consultants, New York
successful company in the world for 14 years, came to
India, they got into dispute with the government and this
spread a negative image among the investors who wanted
to invest in India. Mr. Rajan George, CEO, RG Consultancy
also addressed the students.
Colloquium on Securities Market @ AIM
A
IM organized a colloquium on the topic "Global
Economy and Indian Securities Market" on 31st July
2015. Mr. K. Sukumaran, Dean, School for Investor
Education and Financial Literacy, Mumbai, was the
Resource Person. He is also designated the SEBI Chair
Professor in Investor Education and Financial Literary. India
is growing as a Global Hub for Financial Investments and
Mr. Sukumaran, NISM, is addressing the students
the country is having a vibrant securities market,
Mr. Sukumaran said. He told the students that the country
is looking for more dynamic approach on the part of the
students to learn the intricacies of India's Securities
Market. He appreciated the risk taking capacity of the
youngsters of this country. The money invested in
securities market is growing at a faster pace than any other
investment, he opined. He spoke on the Modus Operandi
of the securities market in India. He also explained the
Regulations made by the SEBI to protect the retail
investors in India. He spoke on Regulations on
Intermediaries, Mutual Funds, Merchant Banking etc. He
explained to the students the measures taken by SEBI and
the Govt. of India to protect the interest of the investors.
He advised the students to participate in Certification
Examination on 'Securities Markets Foundation', which is
an on-line examination conducted by National Institute
of Securities Markets (NISM).
Feather in the cap of AIM
M
athew Paul and D'Cruz Medayil Rockey, third
semester students of AIM secured third prize
in the Business Quiz competition organized by the National
Institute of Personal Management (NIPM) in association
with Synthite Industries, Kolenchery on 3rd August 2015.
Forty four teams participated in the competition.
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- The South India Management Fest
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Mathew Paul and D'Cruz Medayil Rockey receiving the Certificate and
Trophy from Mr. Jiji Thomson, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala
"Progress is often equal to the difference between mind and mindset"
- Narayana Murthy, Co-founder, Infosys
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