1. Please help us with a brief introduction about you, your institution and your latest work or achievements.[/b]
I graduated from Oxford Brookes Business School-UK in my B.Sc Applied Accounting Hons and my Masters in Management from India. I also have completed my Masters in Commerce, Education and Research apart from my Doctorate in Accounting from US. I also have professional certification in Banking from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance apart from my LLB and CA from UK. I have put in over 38 years of teaching and research experience in India and abroad especially in Commonwealth Universities in South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands and in reputed schools in Iran and Qatar. I am presently Director in JSPMs Kautilya Institute of Management and Research in Pune. I have been honored by Students in Free Enterprises, US for my singular contribution to students in Africa. I have also been duly recognized by Junior Achievements, Zimbabwe for my contribution in Zimbabwe.
2. What according to you is the biggest challenge for the Indian management education system?
Modern Management Education faces challenges as any business itself since the program caters to Business, Commerce and Industry where on a day to day basis issues emanates that require solutions. Keeping in pace with these with development of appropriate curriculum and also teaching faculty is a major source of investment both in terms of time and money. These can be achieved only by constant update of the curriculum and bringing the stake holders often so that the issues can be reasonably handled, though it is not all that difficult except the will to do.
3. What have been constant challenges to keep the curriculum up to dates in the changing Indian business environment?
Not necessarily it is in the Indian context, but the global level since we are already in the globalised world and hence the curriculum needs to be addressed in that level too.
4.Do you think there is competition from foreign universities opening up their branches here or colleges coming up in remote places?
I am of the firm opinion that foreign universities can never be a challenge to any Indian university except that the pedagogy of those Universities are coupled with industry, consultancy and updated research which we surely lack. The teaching faculty here needs to realize that the examinations system is a part and practical burning the fingers of the students is more relevant in a managerial concept. Having taught in foreign universities especially in the Faculty of Management and Administration, I am stressing this point so that we can take advantage of any type of aggression.
5. How much is important to think global and act local in terms of course designing and exposure to the students?
I think I have no hesitation to suggest that there is no more global or local since we have crossed these boundaries across the nations.
6.What kind of industry participation should be there in designing the curriculum and active participation in providing field training to the budding managers?
It is often said that we must have interaction with industry leaders or practitioners, but what is forgotten is the priorities with which these move ahead. In a University system with so many legal formalities to be observed and where one has to rig it virtually out to get things done, it is important to realize there are limitations to a sudden or a hat drop change in policies and one has to play it by the ear to resolve these types of barriers.
7.Do you feel that the courses should be oriented towards exams or case-studies?
Established universities and Business Schools have already dropped these case studies as a method of teaching and are in the way out for a situation analysis where specific events are discussed in class and solutions sought. For example, a manager misses a flight and how he could reach his destination so that he can participate in the proceedings.
8. Do you think there should be some sort of government initiative where it should be mandatory to have some industry experience before joining B-Schools?
I think we have enough of these and it is time that higher education is left to defend itself by academicians and the business community who are finally the takers.
9. How can we keep the pace up with technological advancements?
I am sure we are in the right direction as of now except that the rural and less privileged seem to have missed the bus. Business houses should come with novel schemes of supporting these initiatives.
10. Increasing social media, internet, intranet, and mobile communication has created much impact on employees. Do you think this has facilitated the students too?
Of course, I am well aware that these have started to dominate students and their gap has substantially reduced.
11. What is your management mantra?
Lose not your heart, you can and it is possible. I tell my students and colleagues every day this mantra.
12. Any feedback for ManagementParadise.com?
Seems doing lot of good service to student community especially knowledge dissemination.
13. Any mode of contact or link.
Yes…by email at [email protected]
I graduated from Oxford Brookes Business School-UK in my B.Sc Applied Accounting Hons and my Masters in Management from India. I also have completed my Masters in Commerce, Education and Research apart from my Doctorate in Accounting from US. I also have professional certification in Banking from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance apart from my LLB and CA from UK. I have put in over 38 years of teaching and research experience in India and abroad especially in Commonwealth Universities in South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands and in reputed schools in Iran and Qatar. I am presently Director in JSPMs Kautilya Institute of Management and Research in Pune. I have been honored by Students in Free Enterprises, US for my singular contribution to students in Africa. I have also been duly recognized by Junior Achievements, Zimbabwe for my contribution in Zimbabwe.
2. What according to you is the biggest challenge for the Indian management education system?
Modern Management Education faces challenges as any business itself since the program caters to Business, Commerce and Industry where on a day to day basis issues emanates that require solutions. Keeping in pace with these with development of appropriate curriculum and also teaching faculty is a major source of investment both in terms of time and money. These can be achieved only by constant update of the curriculum and bringing the stake holders often so that the issues can be reasonably handled, though it is not all that difficult except the will to do.
3. What have been constant challenges to keep the curriculum up to dates in the changing Indian business environment?
Not necessarily it is in the Indian context, but the global level since we are already in the globalised world and hence the curriculum needs to be addressed in that level too.
4.Do you think there is competition from foreign universities opening up their branches here or colleges coming up in remote places?
I am of the firm opinion that foreign universities can never be a challenge to any Indian university except that the pedagogy of those Universities are coupled with industry, consultancy and updated research which we surely lack. The teaching faculty here needs to realize that the examinations system is a part and practical burning the fingers of the students is more relevant in a managerial concept. Having taught in foreign universities especially in the Faculty of Management and Administration, I am stressing this point so that we can take advantage of any type of aggression.
5. How much is important to think global and act local in terms of course designing and exposure to the students?
I think I have no hesitation to suggest that there is no more global or local since we have crossed these boundaries across the nations.
6.What kind of industry participation should be there in designing the curriculum and active participation in providing field training to the budding managers?
It is often said that we must have interaction with industry leaders or practitioners, but what is forgotten is the priorities with which these move ahead. In a University system with so many legal formalities to be observed and where one has to rig it virtually out to get things done, it is important to realize there are limitations to a sudden or a hat drop change in policies and one has to play it by the ear to resolve these types of barriers.
7.Do you feel that the courses should be oriented towards exams or case-studies?
Established universities and Business Schools have already dropped these case studies as a method of teaching and are in the way out for a situation analysis where specific events are discussed in class and solutions sought. For example, a manager misses a flight and how he could reach his destination so that he can participate in the proceedings.
8. Do you think there should be some sort of government initiative where it should be mandatory to have some industry experience before joining B-Schools?
I think we have enough of these and it is time that higher education is left to defend itself by academicians and the business community who are finally the takers.
9. How can we keep the pace up with technological advancements?
I am sure we are in the right direction as of now except that the rural and less privileged seem to have missed the bus. Business houses should come with novel schemes of supporting these initiatives.
10. Increasing social media, internet, intranet, and mobile communication has created much impact on employees. Do you think this has facilitated the students too?
Of course, I am well aware that these have started to dominate students and their gap has substantially reduced.
11. What is your management mantra?
Lose not your heart, you can and it is possible. I tell my students and colleagues every day this mantra.
12. Any feedback for ManagementParadise.com?
Seems doing lot of good service to student community especially knowledge dissemination.
13. Any mode of contact or link.
Yes…by email at [email protected]