Enterprise support systems key to enterprise creation and growth
August 17, 2009: The Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) a Centre for Excellence at IIMB, hosted a panel discussion on "Entrepreneurship in Bangalore- Problems and Prospects" at IIMB on August 7, 2009. The panelists were Mr D Muralidhar, Immediate Past President FKCCI, Dr Ashwin Mahesh, CEO Mapunity, Adjunct Faculty IIITB & Centre for Public Policy IIMB, and Professor K Kumar, Chairperson NSRCEL. The discussion was moderated by Professor Mathew J Manimala, faculty member of the Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Management area at IIMB.
A book titled "Enterprise Support Systems - An International Perspective" edited by Mathew J Manimala, Jay Mitra and Varsha Singh, published by Response Books, an associate of Sage Publications Ltd., was released at the event by N S Raghavan, former Joint Managing Director of Infosys Technologies Ltd., and Professor Pankaj Chandra, Director IIMB.
The book, dedicated to N S Raghavan, focuses on issues surrounding enterprise support systems, giving a comprehensive understanding of how they influence enterprise creation and growth in various nations. Against the background of globalized economy, this collection covers issues pertaining to countries at diverse stages of enterprise development and offers valuable insights into the support needed at these stages. The theoretical debates raised by the issues discussed in this book will provide value-addition and solution-oriented tools for researchers, entrepreneurs, financiers, venture capitalists, trainers and educators.
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Young Faculty Research Chair
May 27, 2009: IIMB announces the institution of "Young Faculty Research Chair". Professors Arnab Basu, Mukta Kulkarni and Rejie George Pallathitta have been appointed to this position. The purpose of instituting the Young Faculty Research Chair is to identify, encourage and support world-class scholarship at IIMB. The hope is that this will recognize young researchers and help them follow an agenda based on research that is globally recognized as of the highest quality by peers, and which has a significant impact both in the world of academia and practice.
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Professor Ganesh N Prabhu appointed Member of India Design Council
April 1, 2009: Under the National Design Policy, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has constituted an India Design Council (IDC) by Gazette notification on March 2, 2009 for a period of three years. The India Design Council is led by: Anand G. Mahindra of Mahindra and Mahindra - President ; and
Director, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad - Member -Secretary
Professor Ganesh N Prabhu of IIMB has been nominated as a member; IDC has 15 nominated members, besides 6 Government Representatives and 3 Industry Association Representatives. Other well-known names on the IDC include fashion designers Ritu Kumar and Rina Dhaka; William Bissell of Fabindia fame; Ravi Pooviah, Head Industrial Design Center, IIT Mumbai; Ranjit Mitra, Director School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi.