2021

Budget Conclave 2021

SDMIMD in association with CII, Mysuru and Mysuru Chapter of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India jointly organized Union Budget Conclave 2021- Post Budget analysis through virtual mode on February 03, 2021.
 
The panellists comprising of Dr. N.R. Parasuraman, Director, SDMIMD, Mr. Amit Kumar, Chairman CII Mysuru, Mr. Pavan Ranga Vice Chairman, CII Mysuru, Mr. S. Ranganathan, Convener, CII Finance and Taxation Panel were unanimous in the opinion that the budget was growth oriented with more focus on healthcare, agricultural and rural development, and infrastructural development. According to them, there were few areas like education and defence where the focus of the budget was limited. The fiscal stimulus by the Government as suggested in the economic survey was factored in the budget through announcement of special packages and incentives on infrastructural development and impetus to ‘make in India’ as part of ‘Atmanirbar Bharath’.
 
Highlights and salient features of the Union Budget 2021 was well captured by the PGDM students of SDMIMD.
 
Mr. Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Mr. Sandesh Kumar and Mr. Faneel Shah, partners from PWC (Price Waterhouse Coopers) highlighted the salient features of the Union Budget with respect to direct and indirect taxations.
 
Dr. M. Sriram, Associate Professor-Finance, SDMIMD welcomed the gathering and briefed on the program and the budget. The session was moderated by Mr. Devanathan, Co-convener, finance and taxation panel, CII Mysuru who also proposed vote of thanks.

Participation in IRTM 2021 Conference

Ms. Shyamli Soundale of PGDM 2019-2021 participated and presented the paper 'Factors influencing customer satisfaction of wireless mobile services during the Covid-19 pandemic led lockdown' co-authored with the faculty members Dr. R. Sugant and Dr. G. Srilakshminarayana of SDMIMD, at the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research in Technology and Management (IRTM 2021) organized by Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), Kolkata and University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata during February 2021. 

Telangana Govt Grants to SDMite Best Idea

Mr. Rahul Raj of PGDM 2020-2022 presented the idea at the National Social Summit on the theme of 'Social Entrepreneurship Competition' organized by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Roorkee. The idea presented by Mr. Rahul Raj was selected as one of the Best Top 4 Ideas in the Competition. Telangana State Government has recognized the Idea of Mr. Rahul and granted 1.6 Lakhs to build prototypes.

International Women's Day 2021

“Investing in women means investing in the people who invest in everyone else.”  - Melinda Gates
Every year, March 8th is celebrated as International Women’s Day to honor women and assess how far they have come and what more can be done to empower her. The pandemic has highlighted the central role that women play in society and the disproportionate burden that they bear. Creating an ecosystem that helps women balance the multiple roles they play in life is essential to the empowerment of women. 
 
This year, the theme for the International Women’s Day 2021 is #ChoosetoChallenge which highlights the importance of challenging biases and misconceptions in the interest of creating a more inclusive and gender-equal world.  

On this Women's day, we at SDMIMD take pleasure in inviting you to join us for a virtual panel discussion on ‘Women in Leadership’. 

The event is scheduled for today (March 8, 2021) at 3 PM.
 

ALT 2021 by Dr. Barry O'Mahony of Abu Dhabi University

SDMIMD organized the 12th edition of Annual Leadership Talk (ALT) 2021 on Thursday, February 11, 2021 on Virtual Mode. Prof. Barry O'Mahony, Dean, College of Business; and, Professor of Services Management, Abu Dhabi University, delivered the talk on the topic 'Future of Work-Creating Possibilities - Using Workplace Digitization'.
 
Dr. O’Mahony stressed that achieving customer satisfaction and to develop customer loyalty is the core in every service-oriented venture. Leadership styles and ability to manage things play vital role in this achievement.  emphasis on customer loyalty within the service sector has led to the development of the relationship marketing paradigm. Whilst relationships between buyers and sellers are complex, there are multiple models proffered by academics that contribute to an understanding of the determinants of relationship development.
 
With anecdotes from his experience in hotel industry and from his research, the speaker Recounted specific real-life incidents demonstrating multiple sides of what constitutes good customer satisfaction practices. 
 
Student event coordinator Ms. Sanjana Srinath welcomed the gathering and moderated the Question & Answer session. Mr. Hemanth Sharma gave a brief note on the significance & value addition created by the Annual Leadership Talks held year after year for both the academicians as well as the student community; and introduced the speaker of ALT 2021. Ms. Amrutha Anil rendered the invocation. 
 
Invitees from corporate & academia, Director of SDMIMD Dr. N.R. Parasuraman, faculty members, staff, alumni, and students were present during the virtual event.

Case Studies of SDMIMD Faculty Published by the AIMA Case Research Centre

The India Case Research Centre is a prestigious case repository and online case publication platform of the All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi. It publishes case studies of the highest quality that are developed on the Indian scenario with the teaching notes. The objective is to cater the requirements of the Faculty with the relevant and contemporary management cases. After passing through a rigorous review and revision process, the AIMA India Case Research Centre, in the year 2020, published four cases studies with the teaching notes authored by the Faculty of SDMIMD. The details with the link to the cases are as below:

First Annual Convocation of PGCM 2019-20

SDMIMD organized the First Annual Convocation of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved One-Year Full-Time - Post Graduate Certificate in Management (PGCM) Program (2020-21 batch) on January 27, 2021, through Virtual Mode.  
 
Dharmadhikari of Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala and Chairman of SDMIMD Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, presided the convocation function. Dr. Heggade awarded the Post Graduate Certificate in Management (PGCM) to the 11 students of the AICTE approved batch and honoured the Gold Medal for Overall Excellent Performance to Mr. Bhargav G Upadhyay. 
 
In his convocation address, Dr. Heggade said SDMIMD has been striving to build up overall personalities and character in the students. His desire is to have students excel in their corporate or own ventures and concurrently holding aloft Indian values and ethos. 
 
Speaking on the changing vistas of higher education, Dr. Heggade opined that New Education Policy (NEP) has several postulates, which is practised by Dharmasthala group of institutions ever since they forayed into education. He stressed on the educational system which upholds the Indian values and the Indian spirit for – integrity, reverence, gratitude, and social responsibility. Advising the graduating students Dr. Heggade said ‘young managers should have a temperamental framework in leading a life of fulfilment and the same time be successful in their avocations’.

Celebration of 72nd Republic Day

SDMites celebrated the 72nd Republic Day by adhering the norms of the new normal. Prof. S. Kannadas, Assistant Professor - Finance, SDMIMD, Mysore, hoisted the tri-colour flag and addressed the gathering. Prof. Kannadas spoke about the importance of adopting a new normal life Post-COVID-19 situation and how India performed the leadership role in managing the crisis & offering 2 vaccines to the world to come out of it. Highlighting the focus of New education policy announced by the government, he opined that the Post COVID-19 era will be a crucial period of industrial reformations in India.
 
Director of the Institute Dr N.R. Parasuraman, Deputy Director Dr.H Gayathri, faculty members & staff members were present.
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