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October - December, 2011
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Issue 4
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MANAGERIAL CHALLENGES
SEMINAR SERIES
INVITED TALKS
WORKSHOPS
NATIONAL CONFERENCE: IIC 2011
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
COVER STORY
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Interdependence, Integration and Co-creation
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
INTERDEPENDENCE, INTEGRATION & CO-CREATION
IIC 2011
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow organized sixth National Conference on Interdependence,
Integration and Co-creation (IIC 2011) on November 19-20, 2011. The theme of the conference was,
‘Infrastructure and its Role in India’s Socio-economic growth.’
The Guest of Honour of the inaugural session was Dr. Farooq Abdullah,
the Honourable Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy,
Government of India. IIC 2011 began with the lighting of the
ceremonial lamp followed by Saraswati Vandana.
Shri Sharad Jaipuria, Chairman, Board of Governors, Jaipuria Institute of
Management welcomed the guest. He acknowledged the presence of
the honorable minister as a privilege and honor for the Institute.
Stressing the importance of some of the areas of infrastructure, like,
power and energy, transportation, telecommunication, infrastructure
financing; he highlighted some of the challenges that are faced by the
infrastructure-sector for sustained economic development.
(From left to right) Dr. J. D. Singh, Director General, Jaipuria
Institute of Management; Shri Sharad Jaipuria, Chairman, Board of
Governors, Jaipuria Institute of Management; Dr. Farooq
Abdullah, the Honourable Union Minister for New and Renewable
Energy, Government of India; Shri Sreevats Jaipuria, Member,
Board of Governors, Jaipuria Institute of Management; and Prof.
S.R. Musanna, Dean and Officiating Director, Jaipuria Institute of
Management, Lucknow
Dr. J. D. Singh, Director General, Jaipuria Institute of Management,
highlighted that in this era of globalization, Interdependence,
Integration and Co- creation are much needed for survival and
sustainability of organizations. He further averred that interdependence
among sectors, integration at the level of companies and co-creation to
create wealth and well-being have become the reality of today.
According to him, we must deliberate to provide a platform to every one
to address issues related with infrastructure and thereby help in
improving efficiency.
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POWER & ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
Dr Farooq Abdullah, the Honorable Cabinet Minister for New and
Renewable energy, Govt. of India, emphasized on the importance of
Indian values of honesty, truthfulness , integrity and the like. He said
that India will only grow when every Indian nurtures these values
within himself. He further emphasized on the need to unite to build a
great nation. He said that Indians from time immemorial have
worshiped the sun, the fire, the rivers and the wind as gods and
goddesses. He urged the students to once again realize the importance
of the natural resources and conserve them. Some of his suggestions
were: get the best technology from foreign land and innovate it, give it
freely to other nations, make use of geo-thermal heat, use solar energy
and hydro power and make use of bio-mass.
Shri Sreevats Jaipuria, Member, Board of Governors, Jaipuria Institute of
Management, proposed the vote of thanks. He said that human values
of youth-participation, ownership and honesty would go a long way in
building a strong foundation for the country.
The first technical session, ‘Power and Energy’ was introduced by Dr.
A.K. Singh, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida. The
session was chaired by Shri Suresh Mathur, Founding MD and CEO,
Petronet LNG. In this session, Shri Debashish Majumdar, CMD, IREDA,
said that renewable energy should be main-streamed for the growth of
infrastructure. He stressed that there is tremendous opportunity in
development of renewable energy and its distribution provided
various stake-holders with the opportunity to actively involve them.
Shri S. K. Agarwal, Director (Finance) of U.P. Power Corporation Limited,
highlighted the three aspects of power-sector, namely, generation,
transmission and distribution. He emphasized that because of A T & C
loss, inefficiency in billing and collection, inadequate cost-recovery,
poor infrastructure, lack of effective MIS and inefficiency in
TRANSPORTATION
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
management, ‘distribution’ of energy becomes a crucial function. He
proposed that PPP (public-private partnership) is the ultimate solution
for appropriate distribution and government authorities should look for
such participants. Shri Samvit Basu, Director of Policy Group, IDFC Ltd.,
discussed the role of coal in power generation. He said that coal is the
main resource for power and fertilizer sector. He further said that there
is a great potential for growth in the energy sector, provided that coal
supply is uninterrupted and the cost is passed to the procurer. Tariffreforms and market-based pricing mechanism are the real solutions,
said he. Shri Shivaji Basu, DGM, GAIL, opined that natural gas is a green
fuel for power and other applications. He said that power and fertilizer
are the two major consumers of natural gas. The session moderator
concluded that natural gas is India’s energy security and common
sense is desired to manage this resource. He said that India being fifth
largest energy-consumer requires triple-energy in years to come.
Infrastructure is the key ingredient of economic growth and quality of
life, added he.
The second technical session, ‘Infrastructure Financing’ was introduced
by Prof. Gautam Raj Jain, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management,
Indore. The session was chaired by Shri S.K. Goel, CMD, IIFCL. In this
session, Shri Rajiv Mahajan, ED, Corporate Finance, YES Bank,
highlighted the basics of infrastructure financing. He stressed upon
finding the issues and risks before investing money so that IRR can be
obtained quickly. Shri R. Mandal, CEO, SREI, said that infrastructure is an
important area for growth. He mentioned about infrastructure-deficit
areas like power, highways, ports, airports and railways. He talked about
projected investment of twelfth year plan in infrastructure which is
30.7 % in electricity and 24.7% in telecommunication out of one
trillion USD. He gave an insight about shortfalls of PPP and concluded
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IIC 2011 HIGHLIGHTS
with a brief discussion of various financing options available. Shri M.
Mahapatra, GM, Midcorporate, SBI, stated that Indian Infrastructure
financing is an evolving area. He stressed that India is suffering from a
dearth of good, bankable projects and lack of good promoters. He said
that projects should have a long-term vision and competent promoters.
A couple of challenges of financing, according to him, are: projectevaluation and less of quality-equity. Shri S.K. Goel, session-moderator,
concluded by saying that financing of long-term infrastructure projects
need debt and equity both. He said that stakeholders should work
together to make the project profitable so as to repay the debt. He
suggested ‘infrastructure-bonds’ as a solution to infrastructurefinancing.
On the second day of IIC 2011, Dr. Rajiv R. Thakur, Director, Jaipuria
Institute of Management, Jaipur welcomed the speakers
and
introduced session three. Dr. P. S. Rana, Chairman, Indian Infrastructure
& Urban Development and Former Chairman and Managing Director,
HUDCO, chaired the session. He talked about a cost-effective
transport–system for regional development. He proposed planned
urbanization of rural areas for accelerating development and growth of
the economy. The resources which are required for urban
infrastructure, according to the speaker, are: transportation, water
supply and sanitation, power supply and communication. Six sources
which are necessary for providing each of these resources are- space,
energy, time, capital, manpower and environment, added he. He
concluded by saying, “Take city to the villages, rather than villages to
the city.”In this session, Shri Subir Hazra, Associate Vice President, GMR
Group, spoke on the viability and competitiveness in aviation industry.
He discussed about the airport eco-system. He highlighted the role of
airlines, aircraft-handling, EPC and other contractors, and terminal
concessionaries in this regard. He discussed some of the challenges
which are faced by the aviation-infrastructure developers. For example,
encouraging PPPs, increasing capacity and managing it, market friendly
regulatory concerns and the like. He concluded by saying that
passenger experience is the key factor in achieving competency.
Jeetendra Singh, Director-Planning (Special), Railway Board, Ministry of
Railways, spoke on the role of infrastructure and the road ahead for the
development of the railways. He discussed the transportation modelmix and its economic implications. According to him, energy, efficiency,
low carbon-emission, low social cost, minimum resource cost to the
nation and integrated development of the country are some of the
reasons why railways are viable.
The fourth technical session was introduced by Prof. S.R. Musanna,
Dean & Officiating Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management,
Lucknow. He welcomed the speakers. The session was chaired by Shri
Rajeev Talwar, CEO, DLF Ltd. In this session, Sudhir Krishna, Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development, pointed out that population pressure
in urban areas should be revisited as cities are overcrowded. He
discussed about the quality of life of the rural population, lack of
productive agricultural land and impact of environment on farmers’
agricultural produce. While concluding his talk, he proposed a
paradigm-shift in terms of economic activity. He elaborated upon this
shift by highlighting a pressing need of a trade-off between the push
and the pull which is taking place between rural and urban India. Shri R.
V. Verma, CMD, National Housing Bank, while speaking on the occasion,
highlighted certain trends in housing finance, challenges in low
income-housing and the role of various agencies. He stressed on the
need for retail-lending. He also highlighted the role of dependency on
international funding and increasing long-term funding to facilitate
affordability. Suggesting a way forward for growth of low incomehousing, he stressed on the role of widening stakeholders’ base,
broadening institutional infrastructure, securitization through
government support, risk-mitigation, tapping resources and supportive
policy environment. Dr. Vinod Tewari, Chair Professor of NCR Studies,
TERI University, spoke about a few issues in providing and managing
urban infrastructure, like, rapidly increasing urban population, poorly
planned growth of cities, provision of urban infrastructure which is
lagging behind, huge gap in the requirement and availability of funds,
weak institutional capacity for planning and management, poor credit-
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IIC 2011 HIGHLIGHTS
worthiness of urban local bodies, good central government initiatives,
lax implementation and lack of political will at the state and local level.
He mainly focused on capacity-building, urban management colleges,
guidance of consultants for capacity building and allocation of funds
for training and quality research. Shri Rajeev Talwar, CEO, DLF Ltd.,
highlighted the role of risk-mitigation, increasing productivity to
increase GDP and co-creation (among entrepreneurs, government
agencies, rural and urban India) to facilitate development of
infrastructure. He concluded by saying that the biggest challenge for
infrastructure sector is, “How to hold the country together in terms of
infrastructure.”
Academic papers were also presented in parallel sessions. Sheetal
Sharma, presented the paper, “A Review of Urban Poor Health and
Health-Inequalities.” The paper attempted to review and assess the
urban poor-health issues, reasons of health-inequalities and inhibiting
factors to access health-care infrastructure. The author suggested the
need for improving the efficiency of the health-care delivery system.
Nidhi Nagar, presented the paper, “Examining the Relevance of
Relationship Marketing Efforts in Explaining Relationship Quality in
Telecom Sector.” The researcher attempted to explore the antecedents
constituting relationship quality in telecom sector and examined the
role of various relationship marketing activities in the growth of the
sector. Smita Singh presented the paper, “Exploring Consumer Attitude
towards Mobile Advertising.” The researcher explored the possibility of
usage of telecommunication media as advertising media in conjunction
with GPS enabled services. Ankit Pareek and Dhruv Arora presented the
paper, “Analysis and Evaluation of Strategies for Distribution of Power
Generation Technology.” The researchers highlighted the importance
of alternative sources of energy and discussed about distributed
power-generation (DG) technology as a cost-effective and reliable
alternative source of energy. Abhishek Soni and Garima Mathur,
presented the paper, “Technology Management for Urbanization:
Agenda for Future.” The researchers made an attempt to study the
technology-infrastructure management for improving the next-
generation citizen services like sewage and sanitation, solid-waste
management, water-supply, public works department and fire
department. Based on gap-analysis, successful technology
management models have been recommended. Sravanti Ivaturi
presented the paper, “Green Technology.” The researcher emphasized
on the need for continuously evolving applications of knowledge for
practical purpose which would enhance the technique for generating
energy into eco-friendly products. Ekta Rastogi presented the paper,
“Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Development in India with reference
to Power Sector.” The researcher broadly examined the Indian power
industry, significance of the role of private players and foreign
investment in power sector. She further elaborated on the impact of the
political conditions, PPPs, new strategies and reforms in regulating the
oil and gas sector and significance of renewable sources of energy for
power generation.
The Valedictory address was delivered by Shri R.V. Verma, CMD,
National Housing Bank. He said that the theme of IIC (interdependence,
integration and co-creation) is relevant and is symbolic of ‘oneness’.
Taking a synergistic view of strengths of different partners and
increasing relevance of co-creation, are desirable for developing
infrastructure, according to him.
Dr. J. D. Singh, Director General, Jaipuria Institute of Management
summed up the proceedings. Urging the students to start today, if they
think they must do something, he said, “Tomorrow your work will be
one-day old.” He summed up for the students by saying, “If you do not
have capacities and capabilities, you cannot have a focus and strategy.”
Dr. Manisha Seth, Conference Co-ordinator, delivered the vote of
thanks.
INVITED TALK
Invited Talk
the wonder
that
sanskrit is!
we all want
‘peace’ in life;
and yet never
experience it...
Shri Sampadanand
Dr. Alok Pandey
It is desirable that ‘ethics’, ‘human values’ and ‘the Indian
culture’ are part and parcel of the management education we
impart. In this direction, Shri Sampadanand ji, Director, Sri
Aurobindo Foundation for Indian Culture (SAFIC) spoke on
‘The Wonder that is Sanskrit’ on November 11, 2011.
Dr. Alok Pandey from Shri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry, is a
psychiatrist, a poet, a philosopher and a great aspirant of yoga.
He addressed the members of faculty and students on
December 20, 2011.
Shri Sampadanand ji informed the audience that after a lot of
experimentation Sanskrit has been made compulsory in some
Western countries. He said that those countries are convinced
scientifically that knowing Sanskrit helps them perform well in
Mathematics and Science. He added that a lot of precious
knowledge of the discipline of Chemistry, Physics, Biology
exists in Sanskrit. He further added that ‘Meditation’ and
‘Ayurveda’ have their roots in Sanskrit. Telling about Ayurveda,
he recognized the contribution made by ancient scholars and
scientists like Charak, Dhanvantari, Sushrut.
He highlighted that structure-wise Sanskrit is a flawless
language. According to the speaker, the language is scientific,
systematic and is consciously designed. He said that Sanskrit is
a non-translationable language and added that it can be
interpreted. He concluded by saying, “Sanskrit adds excellence
to all professions.”
Speaking on the occasion, he said that the human body is
composed of ‘water’ and ‘earth material’ in the proportion of
75: 25, representing the actual proportions in which they are
found on the earth. According to the reverent speaker, this
representation signifies ‘a constant connect between the
world we live in and us’. Urging the audience to strengthen
their relationship with the world, he advised them to find a
‘connect between feelings and actions’.
He expressed his views on the ‘boundlessness of time’ and the
‘endlessness of space’. Exploring the rationality behind
‘dreams’, he said, “A dream is the language through which
cosmic energy tries to express itself.”
Explaining ‘evolution’, he said that we evolve consciously
through education and unconsciously through lifeexperiences. He also said that ‘intuition’ is a faculty worth
developing and exploring.
He concluded by saying, “We all want ‘peace’ in life and yet
never experience it,” and added, “We will experience peace only
when we develop a strong bonding with the world we live in.”
SEMINAR SERIES
PLACEMENT CENTRIC ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
A Placement-Centric Orientation Programme was held at Jaipuria
Institute of Management, Lucknow on October 15, 2011, with the
aim of making the students aware of the expectations of the
business-organizations of today from a fresh management
graduate who is preparing to join one such organization after
completing graduation.
The first session began with a warm welcome of Shri Asim Talukdar,
Senior Vice President-HR, NIIT, by Prof. S. R. Musanna, Dean, Jaipuria
Institute of Management and the chairperson for the first session,
followed by the lighting of the ceremonial lamp. Shri Talukdar
started his talk by saying that there prevails a huge gap between
the expectations of an organization and that of the students, which
needs to be filled with right kind of expectations. He highlighted
the importance of discovering and capitalizing on one’s own ‘brand’
in order to be able to have a long term growth perspective. He
added that it is the first one minute in a ten minutes’ interview
which is the deciding factor for a candidate to be chosen. He
concluded by saying that one should be able to provide ‘evidences’
for what one has done.
The second session was initiated by Shri T. K. Panda, Head-HR,
National payment Corporation of India, Mumbai. He expressed that
having the knowledge of HR is important for everyone irrespective
of one’s area of specialization or expertise. He added that there is a
huge paradigm-shift which is taking place in the banking industry.
He further added that this shift is opening huge opportunities for
management graduates.
The third session was presided over by Dr. Virendra. P. Singh,
Executive Director – HR & Chief Pupil, RJ Corp./ Devyani
International Limited/ Devyani Food Street Limited. The speaker
emphasized that every individual must have the capacity to think
with a marketing perspective. He also stated that knowing one’s
‘Locus of Control’ is very important for an individual. He added that
‘out-of-box thinking’ is required and appreciated everywhere in
today’s context. He closed the session by highlighting the
importance of being emotionally intelligent in today’s scenario.
The final session was addressed by Shri Anshumal Dixit, Head-HR,
Patni Computers. He discussed some of the basic things that one
must keep in mind while appearing for an interview. He added that
the presentation plays a very important role in the hiring process.
He concluded by saying that ‘handling of pressure’ and ‘stressmanagement’ help one go a long way in the corporate world.
The valedictory address was given by Dr. Anupam Rastogi, Director,
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow. He talked about the
importance of ‘mobility’ for a fresh management graduate. He
closed the session by saying, “One’s first job is not really the kind of
job one will end up with ultimately, rather, it is just a start-up that
one gets.”
SEMINAR SERIES
organized retail in india
With an objective to strengthen industry-institute linkage and in line
with the vision of Jaipuria Institute of Management, of producing
industry-ready management professionals, a half-day long, managerial
challenges seminar was organized on “Organized Retail in India:
Challenges, Growth and Future prospects,” on November 12, 2011.
(From left to right) Mr. Vijender Singh, Unit Head and Customer
Care Associate, Shoppers Stop, Lucknow; Mr. Ashish, Asst. Stores
Manager, Food Section, Big Bazaar Lucknow; Mr. Himanshu Misra,
Faculty Member, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow; Prof.
Dheeraj Misra, Associate Dean, Jaipuria Institute of Management,
Lucknow; Mr. Narendra Singh, Asst. Stores Manager, Non Food
Section, Big Bazaar, Lucknow and Mr. Nidhi Pande, Deputy
General Manager, Sahara India- Products Division.
The seminar started with the welcome address by Prof. Dheeraj Misra,
Associate Dean, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow. He talked
about the similarity between the retail sector and mutual funds
operations, wherein both are trying to reduce the risk and maximize the
returns. Leading retail professionals from the city participated in the
seminar. Speaking on the occasion Mr. Vijender Singh, Customer Care
Associate and Unit Head of Shoppers Stop, talked about the growth of
organized retail sector in India and its future prospects. He also
discussed the increasing popularity of foreign fashionable brands in
India and increasing inspirational levels of the Indian customer. Mr.
Ashish and Narendra Singh from Future Group, talked about the
behavior of the Indian customer and his preference for kirana stores. They
also talked about the challenges faced by online retailers and the touch
and feel mentality of Indian customers before making a purchase.
Mr. Nidhi Pande, Deputy General Manager, Sahara India Parivaar talked
about the relevance of Product, Place, Price, Promotion and People in
the success of business operations. He further said that every business
is a business of retail and the underlying success of retail operations is
driven by the fact that how quickly the stock moves out of the store. He
further talked about the challenges and the role of government policies
for the organized retail sector. Talking about the human resource
requirement in this sector, Prof. Himanshu Misra briefed the students
regarding the job profiles and tremendous job opportunities in this
sector. He also proposed the vote of thanks for the reverent speakers.
SEMINAR SERIES
banking, finance and it
A seminar was held on December 17, 2011 the theme, “Banking, Finance and IT sectors”
The objective of the seminar was to give the students an overview of
the contemporary developments taking place in Banking, Finance and
IT sectors and familiarize them with the career opportunities existing
for them in these sectors. The session began with the welcome speech
by Prof. Shyamji Mehrotra, Prefessor- incharge, Training & Placement,
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow.
financial institution majorly into lending business. He talked about how
Public Sector banks are offering cut-throat competition to Private
Sector players. He stated that in the current scenario of weakened
rupee and gloomy markets, the biggest managerial challenge is to
retain employees. Summing up, he called upon the students to “be the
One in the crowd.”
Mr. Pravin K. Bansal, General Manager, Union Bank of India, Lucknow
who was instrumental in forming the joint venture for Insurance
between UBI & Dai-ichi Mutual Life of Japan was the first speaker. He
stated that Union Bank of India is way ahead in technology when it
comes to the banking sector in India. Laying emphasis on the growing
employment opportunities in the banking sector, he shared that in the
next five years, 60-65% employees will be retiring and urged the
students to make a firm choice of the sector they want to go to.
Ms. Pratima Trivedi, Chief Manager, Punjab National Bank, Lucknow and
an MBA in finance and marketing with an experience of 27 years in the
banking industry, was the last speaker for the day. According to her, in
the current scenario where the buzzword is “financial inclusion”, the
major challenge before the managers is: educating rural customers
about the various plans and schemes. She ended up by saying that
aspiring IT managers need to be aware of basic banking policies and
guidelines.
Mr. Sanjiv Jha, Zonal Sales Manager, Magma Fin Corp, Ltd. started with a
brief introduction about his organization which is a non-banking
Vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Ankit Mehrotra, Asst. Professor,
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow.
ACTIVITIES
Alumni Guest Lecture Series
A few lecture-sessions were held on October 17, 2011 on the
theme “A Rendezvous with the Corporate World.” The
speakers were pass-outs of 1999 batch.
Ms Smita Singh, Assistant Professor in the Institute of
Management Sciences of Lucknow University, highlighted the
importance of being patient. She discussed the importance of
‘team work’ in professional life. She urged the students to take
up challenging objectives in life.
Mr. Sharad Gupta, Regional Manager in ICICI Bank shared his
experiences with the students. He emphasized on the
importance of consistently improving performance. He advised
the students to participate in various activities to enhance their
interpersonal skills.
Mr Paritosh Joshi, presently working as Regional Head
Corporate & Institutional Banking for the State of Uttar Pradesh
& Uttarakhand talked about the cut-throat competition
pervading the corporate sector. He emphasized on the point
that to beat the competition one should be proactive and
should grab every opportunity.
Mr. Manish Raitani, an entrepreneur, emphasized on the
importance of ‘passion’ for an entrepreneur. He shared with the
students various challenges which one should be prepared to
face as an entrepreneur. He said that hard work and honesty are
necessary for being successful.
A lecture-session was held on December 23, 2011 on the
theme “A Rendezvous with the Corporate World.” The
speakers were Mr. Praveen Srivastava and Mr.Upendra Nath
Shukla.
Mr. Praveen Srivastava, a pass-out from 1999 batch, is presently
working with Mahindra & Mahindra as Deputy Area Manager,
Sales & Marketing, Mahindra Poweral. While sharing his
experiences with the students, he emphasized on the point that
one should grab the opportunities as they come along the way.
One should learn to take challenges and learn new things to
grow in life, said he. To be successful one should move beyond
the comfort zone and explore new territories, he added.
Mr. Upendra Nath Shukla ,a pass-out of 1999 batch, is currently
working with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Lucknow as a
Branch Manager, Customer Services.He shared with the
students his views on what does the corporate sector expect of
its managers. He emphasized on the fact that one should be
continuous and consistent in the work. The five key elements of
success, which he stated, are: (i) Knowledge (ii) Interpersonal
skills (iii) Quick learning (iv) Punctuality and (v) Taking
responsibility for one’s mistakes.
WORKSHOP
TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOP
A teambuilding workshop was
organized for the faculty of Jaipuria
Institute of Management, Lucknow at hotel Lineage
on October 29 and October 30, 2011. The workshop was
conducted by Dr. Anoop Singh, Director, Jaipuria Institute of
Management, Noida. Role of planning, coordinating, out-of-box
thinking, creating synergy and reviewing in building cohesive teams,
was illustrated beautifully in the workshop. Importance of individual
commitment, trust and feedback in building strong ties among the group
members, was also highlighted. Certain issues, like ‘inter-functional
coordination’, having a ‘holistic approach’, having smaller ‘learning curve’ and
role of ‘collegiality’ were also discussed with reference to team-performance.
Dr. Singh exemplified various issues which are important moderators of the
relationship between ‘what is taught’ and ‘what is learnt’ through various
experiential exercises. Towards the close of the workshop Jaipuria,
Lucknow emerged as (i) a learning organization; (ii) a cohesive team;
and (iii) set to explore the alternatives of team-research and teamteaching. Dr. Anupam Rastogi , while thanking Dr. Anoop Singh,
said that a management institute is the best example of a
learning organization. He acknowledged the role of
Interdependence, Continuous Discussion
and Trust in team-building.
GLIMPSES OF THE TEAM-BUILDING WORKSHOP AT HOTEL LINEAGE, LUCKNOW
WORKSHOP
The Reorientation Programme
A reorientation programme was held at Jaipuria Institute of Management,
Lucknow on December 27-28, 2011 to reinforce that we have to move
towards ‘student-centricity’ in all our endeavours. Dr. J. D. Singh,
Director General, Jaipuria Institute of Management expressed his views
on the “Changing World of B-Schools and the Role of Studentcentricity.” He said, “We have picked up the pencil once again,
sharpened it so that we can write more flawlessly.” He stressed that the
difference between ‘faculty’ and ‘non-faculty’ should disappear so that
we whole-heartedly focus on our stake-holder- ‘students’. Studentcentricity, according to him, is envisaged when there is an increase in
some of the parameters, like (i) intellectual enrichment (ii) engagement
(iii) empowerment and (iv) employability. He also highlighted the role
of ‘employee-ownership’, ‘team-work’ and ‘effective changemanagement’ in this regard. Talking about ‘student-centric learning’, he
highlighted the following things: (i) It is a continuous on-going
improvement process; (ii) It requires a positive attitude by teachers and
students for improving learning experience; (iii) It looks for a
relationship of mutual assertiveness between teachers and students;
(iv) It is the teachers’ responsibility to empower students; (v) It needs a
focus on learning outcomes; (vi) It rests on high student-choice; (vii) It
grows with active participation of students; and (viii)It is based on
student empowerment.
He expressed that students can be made more active in acquiring
knowledge and skills by shifting the focus from ‘what they are doing’ to
‘why they are doing’. He recognized the role of ‘interaction’ and
‘transferable skills’ in this regard. He said, “Changing the face can
change nothing, but facing the change can change everything.”
Dr. Singh highlighted that growth is the result of ‘consolidation’ and
‘expansion’ and pointed out the role that ‘diagnosis’ and ‘fixing of gaps’
play in this regard. Describing the fast-changing MBA market-place, he
stressed that the focus should be on (i) student-centricity, learningfacilitation and industry-ready graduates (ii) Closer industry-academia
network (iii)delightful student-experience on the campus (iv) faculty
contribution to management literature especially in new industry/
sector/ discipline and (vi)credible visibility plan of the brand.
Dr. Singh also threw some light on the ‘changing landscape of
management-education’. He discussed the role of changing
technology, changing dynamics of industry, changing organizational
challenges; and said, “Those who do not change get changed.”
Dr. Anoop Singh, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida,
highlighted the ‘importance of working collaboratively with the students’.
Referring to ‘fixedness in thinking’ as a result of our experiences, he said,
“We do not walk free on this earth, we carry our baggage of experiences.”
He suggested that we must move from ‘poor learning’ to ‘peerlearning’; ‘instruction’ to ‘facilitation’ and ‘application’; nonresponsiveness’ to ‘empathy and association’; ‘focus on covering
syllabus’ to ‘learning to facilitate’; ‘contextual teaching’ to ‘manage
motivation’; and ‘teacher-centric’ to ‘student-centric’. He also threw
some light on ‘enhancing student-engagement’. He urged the members
of the faculty, “to be a teacher who reaches, rather than teaches.”
Shri Prabhat Pankaj, Officiating Director, Jaipuria Institute of
Management, Indore, talked about the contrast of education-scenario
‘then’ and ‘now’. He very beautifully brought forth the issues and
challenges that stand today.
Prof. S.R. Musanna, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management,
Lucknow, exemplified through some activities, the essentials of teambuilding and its absolute necessity in a learning organization.
Discussing the role of ‘status-incongruence’, he stressed that the focus
should always be on the ‘process and role’ and not on ‘status
differences’. He also discussed the importance of ‘equity and
transparency’ in developing a high-performing organization.
ACTIVITIES
“The Youth has moved from Encyclopedia Britannica to Wikipedia”
Times AMS Debate 2011
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow held Times AMS debate
2011 on October 15, 2011. The topic for the debate was: “Youth today
is more enlightened.” Dr. Anupam Rastogi, Director, Jaipuria Institute of
Management, Lucknow said on the occasion, that the most important
aspect of a youth’s life should be ‘expression’ in these fast-changing times.
The colleges that participated included Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur; Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management, Kanpur; Banaras
Hindu University, Banaras; Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology,
Allahabad; Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad;
Madam Mohan Malviya Engineering Colllege, Gorakhpur; Indian
Institute of Management Lucknow; Sri Ram Swaroop Memorial College,
Lucknow; Department of Business Administration, Lucknow University;
Institute of Management Sciences, Lucknow University; Amity Business
School, Lucknow; and Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow.
Participants defined the ‘youth’ as ‘a clay pot which takes the shape
given to it’. Some defined it as ‘a state of mind and not a time of life’.
‘Enlightenment’ was defined by the debaters as ‘a multi-way process’
which they associated with power of reasoning, knowledge, wisdom
and openness.
Participants speaking ‘For’ the motion, discussed about certain special
characteristics of today’s youth, like innovative skills, enthusiasm,
change-orientation, flexibility and instant-gratification. They also
talked about the youth’s impatience to experiment and strict goalorientation. Participants speaking ‘Against’ the motion spoke about
their violent behavior, dependence, confusion, chaos, greed,
corruption, impulsive decision-making, disrespect for elders, drugaddiction, cultural degradation and the like.
Participants stressed that we should take good things from the past to
advance further. They emphasized that “the talent of the youth,
coupled with wisdom and experience of the elderly,” can open all
dead-locks and provide direction in life.
The winning team was from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow,
followed by the runner-up team from Motilal Nehru Institute of
Technology, Allahabad. The prizes for the Best Speakers, (‘Against’ and
‘For’ the motion) went to IIT, Kanpur and IIM, Lucknow,
(respectively).The prizes for the Second-best Speakers (‘Against’ and
‘For’ the motion) were bagged by IIM, Lucknow and IIIT, Allahabad
(respectively).
Shri Awanish K. Awasthi, IAS, Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of U.P.,
while addressing the audience said, “Enlightenment is making the right
choice and moving in the right direction.” He urged the youth “to
achieve enlightenment in the real sense of the word.”
ACTIVITIES
OJAS 2011 A Jaipuria Fest
October 20-22, 2011
OJAS is all India inter-collegiate JIM festival and is celebrated
with great zeal and enthusiasm every year. ‘OJAS’ refers to an
invisible source of strength, energy and vitality in the human
body. It is the source of physical and mental strength. OJAS
2011 was organized as a reflection of this sense of this divine
energy with its epi-center being the Jaipuria Institute of
Management, Lucknow. The most awaited event, with a
number of activities spread over three days, started off in a
grand manner with its formal inauguration on October 19
evening with a mesmerizing quawwali.
Students from various business schools, universities and other
institutions, such as Amity Business School, Lucknow; Babu
Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology & Management,
Lucknow; Integral University, Lucknow; University of Lucknow,
Lucknow; Avadh Girls’ Degree College, Lucknow; Azad Institute
of Technology, Lucknow; Jagaran Institute of Management,
Kanpur; Bora Institute of Management, Lucknow; Lotus Institute
of Management, Bareilly; ICCMRT, Lucknow; Sherwood College,
Lucknow; Bhatkhande Music University, Lucknow; DPS
Kalyanpur, Kanpur; RR Institute of Technology; Ambalika
Institute of Management & Technology, Lucknow; Unity
College, Lucknow etc. participated in the festival to show their
forte and unleash their creativity in various activities and
games.
The Cultural Event (Pratibimb): The event included activities
like collage-making, face-painting, rangoli-making, stage-play,
Ad -Mad Show, street play, antakshari, RJ hunt, singing and
dance performances. War of Bands was also one of the major
attractions.
The Academic Event (Antardrishti): The event included
Marketing Games, Business Idea, HR games, Buffet Mania,
Debate, Create a Brand, B Quiz, Create a Brand, JAM etc. The
thinking pattern and intellect of managers-to-be was reflected
in various games.
The Sports Events (Pratispardha): The event included Basket
ball, Cricket, Football, Volley ball, Badminton, Athletics, Table
Tennis, Carom and Chess.
A variety of food stalls opened shops on the campus to cater to
the taste palette of the students and faculty members.
The main sponsors for OJAS 2011 were Union Bank of India and
Hero Moto Corp. Vodafone, MTS, Globus, Hindustan Times,
Pepsi, Dominos, Barista, Fashion4U, OJAS Private Ltd., Kritnu IT
Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Red FM, Freshers’ World, Nestle, Koncoction,
Mint and Crossword were event sponsors. These outlets kept
the campus full of energy round the clock.
OJAS 2011 Highlights
On the third day of the event, results of various events were
announced and prize distribution took place. OJAS 2011, with
much fun and frolic, came to a happy end with a promise to
come again the next year.
ACTIVITIES
Students distributing clothes and blankets to the needy as part of the UDAAN endeavour.
U D A A N
The social Initiative
On December 25, 2011, the holy evening of Christmas, clothes and
blankets were distributed by students of Jaipuria Institute of
Management, Lucknow to the people of nearby slum areas (Daalibaag,
Baalu Adda and Hanuman Setu) in the city of Lucknow.
This event was conducted under the social initiative programme of the
Institute named "UDAAN". "UDAAN" is currently run by the students of
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow. In this programme,
students of the Institute teach the children of nearby slum areas, assist
the slum-dwellers in opening “no-frill” accounts in banks and raise
funds to help them.
ACTIVITIES
Akash Tablet is going to be made available to students at the rate of Rs. 1500 per
Tablet in India in a couple of months from now. The product was launched by
Shri Kapil Sibal, Central Cabinet Minister a few days back.
AKASH TABLET
A TRAIL RUN @ JAIPURIA LUCKNOW
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow is participating in the testrun of Akash Tablet.
Fifty students were shortlisted as volunteers to use it and to find out
difficulties in operating the Tablet, during its trial-run. From among
volunteer-students, five volunteers were sent, for hands- on-training at
IIT, Jodhpur between November 9, 2011 to November 14, 2011.On
their return, they have been mentoring remaining student- volunteers
regarding the use of the Tablet. The project is being co-ordinated by
Shri Vinod Kumar Chib, a member of the faculty, Jaipuria, Lucknow.
CELEBRATIONS
SAMAYANTAR
The Annual Alumni Meet
Prof. S.R. Musanna, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, welcomed the alumni in the
Business Session and urged them to always remain connected with their alma mater. Prof. Dheeraj Misra,
Dean, Jaipuria institute of Management, Lucknow, expressed his happiness to meet alumni in large numbers
on this day of the year and showed his keenness to receive feedback regarding Jaipuria Institute of
Management’s performance. He noted that as practice in the business world changes, new theories come up
and a management school must fill that gap.
The following suggestions came up from the alumni for the outgoing second-year and aspirant first-year
students: (i) Change your attitude to a positive one and be ready to work at the ground-level; (ii) Do SWOT
analysis, and know thyself; (iii) Be good readers; (iv)Learn the art of relationship-building; and (v) Actively
participate in discusions about business issues/ business jargon.
The alumni named a few subjects that should be introduced at the PGDM programme-level: (i)Business
Ethics; (ii)Corporate Governance; (iii)Environmental Issues; (iv) Talent Management; and (v)Competency
Development.They suggested that the subject, Corporate Governance, should be taught taking an interdisciplinary perspective through guest lectures. According to them, Tax (the subject) can be best taught
through a one-day workshop.
The alumni suggested that Summer-Internship is like a mini-job which may culminate into a placement-offer
later. They urged the students to take their summer-internship seriously and advised the college to have
constant vigil. They also recognized the role of ‘mentoring’ during the summer-internship period. SummerInternships should be arranged according to one’s sectoral and functional preference, suggested they.
They also came up with a few suggestions to develop a strong alumni network. The suggestions were:
establishing town-wise alumni networks, holding alumni meetings town-wise by alumni who are based in
that town, editing the records when permanent movement of an alumnus takes place and the like.
A video-‘It’s Yesterday Once Again’ was also shown to re-live the warm-past years once again.
Vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Manisha Seth.
In the evening there was a fun-filled, exciting event at the Hotel Clarks Avadh which the alumni faculty and
staff thoroughly enjoyed.It was followed by a sumptuous dinner and cocktail.
FACULTY ACTIVITIES
Faculty Activities
Rashmi Chaudhary & Sumi Khare
convened meeting, Dr. J.D. Singh, Director General, Jaipuria Institute of
Management, emphasized the role and responsibilities of students,
faculty and staff members to build an institute of international repute.
Presented a paper titled, “Examining the Application of Linter’s
Dividend Model in the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector,” in IFC 2011, held
at IIM, Bangalore, on Dec 21-23, 2011.
Prof. Musanna is the first member of the faculty of Jaipuria Institute of
Management, Lucknow, having joined in the year 1995 as a member of
the faculty in the area of Human Resource Management.
Shubhendra S. Parihar
Prof. Musanna is a much sought-after member of the faculty and a
known trainer in the corporate sector. He has been an adjunct faculty at
IIM, Lucknow, Great Lakes, Chennai and host of other professional
bodies across India. He has credible publications in the form of papers
in prestigious journals. He is also the member of Technical Expert
Committee of State Planning Commission, U.P. He has extensively
travelled overseas in connection with academic conferences, seminars
and sports broadcast. He is a national broadcaster on AIR and
Doordarshan having broadcast commentaries in World Cup Hockey and
test and ODI cricket matches.
Papers Presented/ Accepted for Presentation
Presented a paper titled, “Analysis of Factors Affecting Mobile Banking
Adoption: An Investigation among Indian Users,” in a National Seminar
organized by School of Management Sciences, Lucknow, on the theme
‘Growth of the Indian Banking Industry: A Roadmap for the Future’ on
October 16, 2011.
Paper titled, “Mobile Phones Infrastructure and Marketing Innovations,”
has been accepted for presentation in an International Seminar
organized by Deen Dayal Petroleum University, Gandhi Nagar, on the
theme ‘Energy & Infrastructure’, on January 3 and 4, 2012.
Honours Accorded
Professor S.R. Musanna, a member of the faculty in the area of Human
Resource Management and Dean of Jaipuria, Lucknow, was elevated to
the position of Director of the Institute and Dr.Dheeraj Misra, a member
of the faculty in the area of Finance and Accounting and Associate Dean
of the college was elevated to the position of Dean of the Institute on
December 13, 2011.
Dr. Dheeraj Misra is a Ph.D. from IIT, Kanpur and has been serving the
organization since January, 1999. He has published/presented more
than 25 research papers in reputed national/international journals and
conferences. He has been the advisor to the examination committee
and was the member of the examination board, education board and
future education strategic committee of the Institute of Actuaries of
India. Dr. Misra has also conducted various MDP programmes for the
corporate sector and the state government.
New Joinee
Announcing these decisions of the management in a specially
Ms. Abha R. Dixit joined as Assistant Professor III in the area of Business
Communication on December 21, 2011.
Visited to : HEIG-VD University in Switzerland as part of student exchange program
Duration : June 2 – 25, 2011 (22 days)
Students : Priyanka Jain, Gaurav Shreshth (Jaipuria, Lucknow),
Parul Nigam and Prabin Sahu (Jaipuria, Noida)
The 10 hour flight to Switzerland kept all of us engaged in just one
thought, “what actually will happen in next 22 days of our lives”. The
first sight of our destination (Geneva) just made us say “wow”. The
magazine at the airport mentioned that covering 41,290 square
kilometers, Switzerland is a transition point between northern and
southern Europe and between Germanic and Latin cultures. And this
was what we were yet to experience.
Switzerland had a great deal to offer: cultural diversity, multilingualism,
and stunning scenery and, of course, its people. We were fortunate to
get this memorable chance to discover what "Life in Switzerland" is
really like. The country can be divided into 4 zones based upon the
language (French, Swiss-German, Italian) dominating each of the zones.
The trip made us taste each diverse bit of Swiss culture and cuisine. It
started from the lessons on intercultural competence, and interactive
French learning classes with live chat experiences with people on the
street. After being divided into cross cultural teams, we were made to
visit 3 Swiss companies (Logitech, Merck Serono, and Bourneville) to
identify the major challenges and issues in their supply chain
operations, and view them with respect to the national spectrum. The
short trips planned in the weekends helped us in getting more close to
the soul of the country. The majestic beauty of Switzerland, with its potcard ready scenes is completely breathtaking. Unlike Asians, the people
over there are far more active, open minded, respect privacy, and are
damn punctual and eagerly ready to help. Even if they don’t understand
your language, they will go out of the way to solve your problem. The
amazingly super-fast, timely and techno savvy public transport system
was impressive. I remember the train in which we were supposed to
board, daily in the morning, was scheduled at 7:43 and it left the
platform on 7:46.
Among all these beautiful memories, there was something that made
us suffer too. Oh god, all of us missed the Indian food, even more than
that we missed our families. The weird food items on the menu, the
boiled vegetables served with some unique horrible tasting rice and
spinach salad, the non-veg food always comprising of pork (not
meant to be eaten by most of us), made us starve for weeks. I was
actually in love with my maggi and MTR food packets which soon got
consumed up. Regional and local culinary specialties generally were
based on a traditional type of cooking, rich in calories and fat.
However the Swiss souvenirs will surely make anyone go crazy for
them, the amazing flavors of chocolates, the yummy cheese, and the
symbolic cow with a bell in its neck, the Swiss bells, ultimately made
our baggage even heavier.
Take away from the trip: The encounter with Switzerland helped us in
developing intercultural competence by enhancing our skills in the
area of language proficiency, regional expertise and learning to
coordinate with people from variant cultures and lifestyles. We need to
leverage global virtual teams through intercultural curiosity, sensitivity,
and respect.
Patron
:
Shri. Sharad Jaipuria
Chief Editor
:
Prof. S. R. Musanna
Editor
:
Dr. Jaya Chitranshi
Editorial Assistance rendered by
:
Dr. Reeti Agarwal
Student Coordinators
:
Bilal Ahmed Siddiqui
Poorti Sajwan
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