2014

Mr Deepak Nesarikar, Mr Vijaykumar Kurdagi and Mr Krishna Kumar, Students pursuing the two year full time residential PGDM Flagship program at Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore, are now the winners of All India Data Analytic Competition for B Schools.The competition was conducted by LatentView Analytics, a consulting and data management company which delivers analytics solutions to clients in financial services, consumer goods and retail sectors. There were 2123 participants in the competition from the premier b-Schools including IIMs. Students presented the infographics using the datasets provided by the company. The topics were Block buster movies, English Premier League Battles and Common man’s tweets on AAP. The evaluation criteria were Creativity, Aesthetics of the infographic and the depth of analysis used to find the deliverables and exciting trends.Mr. Deepak Nesarikar has won 6th Place among the Top 25 winners. Mr. Krishna Kumar and Mr. Vijaykumar Kurdagi were able to succeed on the 12th and 21st place respectively. The three students have made the first version of LatentView’s DPL a mega max blockbuster hit and have won iPOD shuffle. The company has also offered Pre-Placement Interviews for the winners.

Dr. R. Jagadeesh, Professor – Operations and the Editor, SDMIMD Journal of Management, is invited to be on the Editorial Review Board of the journal – Journal of Management Development, published by Emerald Publishing, UK. 

 

Naissance is the flagship B-fest of SDMIMD, Mysore. This is the arena wherein the brightest minds from the best B schools across India battle it out to attain supremacy in intellect and creativity. It provides an ideal platform for the future managers to showcase their managerial skills and prove their competence. Naissance has proven to be a phenomenal success over the years with the active participation of enthusiastic management students and support from the corporate.

 

 

Mysore Jan 6th: “Economic Reforms if stalled, will lead to perils. India might face perils as the country is heading for Elections. Meanwhile, in the International scenario, the countries which do not take the advantages of globalization and free trade will lose the opportunities”, opined Dr. Julian Gaspar, Director, Centre for International Business Studies and Clinical Professor of Finance, Mays Business School, Texas A and M University, USA, in his inaugural address at the one day International Symposium organized by Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development Mysore.

Mr. Arun Nayar a leading HR professional currently Director HR at Safran Engineering services, in his Keynote address, dwelling on the topic “Work-A Cultural Perspective” revolved around the importance of cultural adaptability for a successful working professional. He stressed on the fact India would become the largest contributor to the global workforce by 2030. As the work capable population increases in India, the local economy would not be able to create enough job opportunities as a result India would witness an exodus of working population to labor starved countries such as BRICS and USA.He emphasized on need to understand Culture, as Cultural Adaptability can bring better International Business. Competitive edge can be gained with better knowledge on domestic and international culture. The International Symposium began with the welcome address by Dr. N.R. Parasurman, Director, SDMIMD. The welcome message emphasized on how effective it is for the countries across the globe to adapt to practices for globalization and free trade. The inaugural session was followed by the interactive session between students of SDMIMD and Mays Business School, Texas A & M University, USA. Business quiz and the brain teasers were the part of the interactive session. The luncheon session was a Workshop on Functional Innovation Methodology by Innomantra Consulting Private Limited organized to the students from Texas A & M University. Mr. Deepu Chandran, Director, Innomantra Consulting Private Limited and Mr. Lokesh, Managing Director, Innomantra Consulting Private Limited, were the resource persons for the innovation workshop.