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NEWSLETTER OF ASIA-PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, NEW DELHI

www.asiapacific.edu

Vol. IX No. 4 October-December 2012



Happy New year

First of all, I wish to express my gratitude and good wishes of New Year, 2013, to the continuous

support and contributions of the Management, Faculty, Staff, Alumni & Students. The New Year

comes with new resolutions, new challenges and new opportunities. AIM is all set to ride on

towards the unending journey of success, not only in the field of Management Education, but also

Research, Trainings and Consultancy, etc. The previous year, specifically the recent quarter ended

with good notes, that witnessed the organisation of many significant events like Foundation Day,

Convocation Ceremony, Alumni Meet, etc. With so many Management Development Programmes,

held at Takshila-The MDP Centre of Excellence, AIM has proved its excellence in the field of

Trainings & Consultancy, too. With similar hopes, the AIM Family is striving towards excellence, with

more hardwork, commitment & enthusiasm.

Pleasant Reading!

Charu Bharti

Editor

Asia-Pacific Review

Editor: Prof. Charu Bharti

Printed & Published by: Mr. A. K. Shrivastava, on behalf of: Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi-110025.

02. Foundation Day

06. Convocation

04. Alumni Meet

08. Workshops

18. MDPs

12. Students' Activities

Highlights of the Issue

ReviewAsia-Pacific

NEWSLETTER OF ASIA-PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, NEW DELHI



EVENT 01

he official launch of the Asia-Pacific Finance and Accounting Review (ISSN 2278-1838), took

place on Friday, 9th November, 2012, at the premises of Asia-Pacific Institute of TManagement (AIM), New Delhi. Mr. J. M. Garg, Vigilance Commissioner, CVC, was the Chief

Guest, for the occasion. The other dignitaries present in the occasion, were Mr. A. K. Shrivastava,

Chairman, AIM, Mrs. Anshu Shrivastava, Vice Chairperson, AIM, Dr. Raj S. Dhankar, Dean, FMSDU,

and Dr. D. K. Batra, Director, AIM.

The premier authors of the inaugural issue, included academicians from Delhi School of

Economics, XLRI, IIT-Kharagpur, NIT-Durgapur, etc.

Director, AIM, Dr. D. K. Batra, said, “The objective is to make AFAR a leading journal in the area of

Finance and Accounting, where academicians, scholars, and researchers, will be interested to

publish research papers, case studies etc. The journey has started. It took lot of underpinning

during the last six months to come out with this first issue. On behalf of Asia-Pacific Institute of

Management, and Asia-Pacific Finance and Accounting Review (AFAR), it is our pleasure to

introduce the inaugural issue. We must congratulate, Prof. Arindam Banerjee, the Editor of this

International Journal.”

Chairman, AIM, Mr. A. K. Shrivastava, said, “AFAR is committed to publish high quality empirical andtheoretical research papers, in the area of finance, accounting, and the allied areas. The Mission of

AFAR is to publish prominent research papers and case studies, in the area of finance and

accounting, which will enrich, extend, and build the theoretical framework, as well as application

of knowledge. Beginning from this issue, AFAR will be published four times a year.”

AFAR-ISSN 2278 1838

LAUNCH OF THE INAUGURAL ISSUE OF ASIA-PACIFIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING REVIEW

(Nov. 09, 2012)

L to R: Dr. R. S. Dhankar, Memb er, BOG; Mr. A. K. Shrivastava, Chairman, AIM ;

Sh, J. M. Garg, Vigilance Comm issioner, CVC; Mrs. Anshu Shrivastava, Vice-Chairperson, AIM;

Dr. D. K. Batra, Director, AIM, releasing the first issue of the Journal

L to R: Dr. R. S. Dhankar, Member, BOG; Mr. A. K. Shrivastava, Chairman, AIM;

Sh, J. M. Garg, Vigilance Commissioner, CVC; Mrs. Anshu Shrivastava, Vice-Chairperson, AIM;

Dr. D. K. Batra, Director, AIM, releasing the fi rst issue of the Journal



Foundation -

Day

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Foundation-Day

EVENT 03

AIM celebrated its 16th Foundation-Day, with

much fanfare, on 08-09 Nov, 2012. The Institute

organized Tree-plantat ion act ivity, to

demonstrate the eco-friendliness to the

environment. The Staff & students, donateditems like - books, clothes and other utility goods

for the needy children, which were handed over

to a reputed NGO called “Goonj”. This was done

as a gesture of goodwill and Corporate Social

Responsibility. Students also organized cultural

activities displaying their talents.

The Foundation-Day celebrations, started on 8th

November, 2012,with the motivational speech of

Swami Chidrupananda, Director (North Zone), All

India Chinmaya Yuva Kendra, Chinmaya Mission.

In his speech, Swamiji, reminded students to

always remember their culture to move forward

in life and ways to manage the mind. The speech

was followed by cultural performances and

competitions, by the students, which included-

Fashion show, Dance competition, Music round,

Ad-Mad, Skit, Debate competition, etc.

Shri J. M. Garg, Vigilance Commissioner, Central

Vigilance Commission, was the Chief Guest on

this occasion while ace Indian Tabla player,

Sh. Bickram Ghosh, mesmerized the audience

with his scintillating performance, during the

evening concert, to conclude the two-day long

Foundation-Day celebrations.

The members of Board of Governors, Dr. R. S.

Dhankar and Dr. Binod Kumar, were also amongst

the esteemed guests, present during the

occasion. Sh. A. K. Shrivastava, Chairman,

16TH FOUNDATION-DAY CELEBRATIONS

Chairman, AIM, welcomed the guests, took them

around the campus, and showed them the goods

collected by the students, for the needy children.

In addition, he took the guests to the Tree-

plantation site, where the Faculty, Staff and theStudents, had planted 100 trees to celebrate the

day.

In his welcome address, Dr. D. K. Batra, Director,

AIM, said, “I am delighted to welcome you all to

AIM, which has nurtured and shaped thousands

of professionals, who are displaying excellence in

different business houses, not only in India but in

foreign countries as well. On the occasion of the

16th foundation day, we pledge to better our

own standard thus creating a new benchmark of

excellence, in the management education

industry.”

Esteemed Chief Guest, Sh. J. M. Garg, Vigilance

Commissioner, CVC, said on this occasion, “Any

achievement is a result of team-efforts. It seems

that in their combined mission, a concerted

effort, of the Management, Faculty and the Staff,

pr ov ided t he m uch-needed enabl ing

environment for Asia-Pacific, to shape students

as future business leaders. This overwhelming

success story has been quite commendable and I

wish them success for their future endeavours”

Dr. D. K. Batra, Director, AIM, thanked the Faculty,

Staff, Students and the Guests, who attended the

function. The Foundation-Day, came to close

with a Vote of Thanks from the event coordinator

– Prof. Piali Halder.

ESTEEMED CHIEF GUEST,SH. J. M. GARG, VIGILANCECOMMISSIONER, CVC, SAIDON THIS OCCASION, “ANY

ACHIEVEMENT IS A RESULTOF TEAM-EFFORTS."

(Nov. 08-09, 2012)

Chairman, AIM, during the

Tree-Plantation activity

Students from IDRAC France, during

Tree-Plantation activity

Chief Guest, Sh. J. M. Garg, Vigilance Comm issioner,

CVC, mo tivating the students, during the Prize-Distribution

Chief Guest, Sh. J. M. Garg, Vigilance Commissioner,

CVC, motivating the students, during the Prize-Distribution



EVENT04

14th ALUMNI MEET

NOSTALGIA 2012

NOSTALGIA 2012

L to R: Director, AIM; Mr. Sandeep Sharm a, VP- Delivery & Development,

Syscom Corporation Ltd; Chairman, AIM; Mr. Amit Roy, Chief of Audit and

Assurance, NIIT Ltd; Mr. Ajay Raghuvanshi, National H ead- Dealer Development,

Hyundai Motors India and Vice-Chairperson, AIM

L to R: Director, AIM; Mr. Sandeep Sharma, VP- Delivery & Development,

Syscom Corporation Ltd; Chairman, AIM; Mr. Amit Roy, Chief of Audit and

Assurance, NIIT Ltd; Mr. Ajay Raghuvanshi, National Head- Dealer Development,

Hyundai Motors India and Vice-Chairperson, AIM



Nostalgia 2012', the 14th Annual Alumni Meet of Asia-Pacific Institute of Management,

was organized with grand celebrations, on 24th November, 2012.

Mr. Amit Roy, Chief of Audit and Assurance, NIIT Ltd, was the Chief Guest while Mr. Sandeep

Sharma, VP- Delivery & Development, Syscom Corporation Ltd, was the Special Guest of Honour

and Mr. Ajay Raghuvanshi, National Head- Dealer Development, Hyundai Motors India, was the

Guest of Honour, at this occasion. Around 1500 Alumni attended the programme.

The Alumni Meet, at the Asia Pacific Institute of Management, saw the Alumni recall their shared

past with nostalgia. The Alumni Meet began with the Ganesh Vandana & Cultural Activities,performed by the current students. The evening was made lively by the rocking musical

extravaganza, with the Band-performance by the current students. The Institute also felicitated

alumni members with mementos. More than 1500 alumni from all over India, participated in this

event. It was a wonderful occasion to meet and share the experiences, with the alumni who post-

graduated from the Institute. An opportunity was given to every alumnus/alumnae, to share

his/her experience at AIM campus and its impact on their respective career.

The Chairman, Mr. A. K. Shrivastava, quoted that “It is an Institute’s Alumni who are its brand

ambassadors and Asia-Pacific has always been proud of its Alumni, who occupy important

positions in many reputed companies and organizations.”

In his message for this occasion, Dr D. K. Batra, Director, said, "We are all excited about Nostalgia

2012. Nostalgia provides a wonderful opportunity to rekindle old memories amongst the alumni,re-calling the heydays at AIM and bringing the AIM community of Alumni, Students and Faculty

members, together. Going forward, we will be institutionalizing more initiatives, in order to bring

AIM and alumni together."

EVENT

th14 ALUMNI MEETNOSTALGIA 2012

(Nov. 24, 2012)

Students of the current batch, displaying the performances, to welcome their seniors

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EVENT06

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Central Vigilance Commissioner, CVC,

Mr. Pradeep Kumar, attended as

Chief Guest

200 students awarded

with Diplomas

Chief Guest, Mr Pradeep Kumar; Chairman, AIM;Vice-Chairperson, AIM; Director, AIM and

the mem bers of Board, releasing the Annual Report

Chief Guest, Mr Pradeep Kumar; Chairman, AIM;Vice-Chairperson, AIM; Director, AIM and

the members of Board, releasing the Annual Report

Chief Guest, Mr. Pradeep Kumar,

Central Vigilance Commissioner, CVC,awarding Diploma



thAIM, organized its 15 Annual Convocation, on

rdNovember 23 , 2012. Two Hundred Students,

were awarded with respective Diplomas and

Certificates, during the Convocation ceremony.

The Hon'ble Chief Guest, for the ceremony was,

Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Central Vigilance

Commissioner, CVC, Govt. of India, who

inaugurated the event by lighting the lamp. The

members of Board of Governors, Prof. R. S.

Dhankar, Dean, FMS (DU); Dr. B. B. L. Madhukar,

Ex-Chairman, MMTC Ltd; Mr. A. K. Shrivastava,

Chairman, AIM; Mrs. Anshu Shrivastava, Vice-

Chairperson, AIM; Dr. D. K. Batra, Director, AIM,

etc, were amongst the other dignitaries present

on this occasion. The Chairman awarded the

respective Diplomas to the Students and the

Chief Guest awarded the meritorious students

with scholastic medals.

In his opening remarks, Mr. A. K. Shrivastava,

C hairman, A s ia Paci f i c Inst i t ut e of

Management, said, “With AIM rising as an

emerging centre for training & consultancy, we

are in the process to design more innovative

training programmes. We will be setting up acentre of excellence for women entrepreneurs,

a centre for research, etc. In addition, we hope

to have more international collaborations in the

field of management education. These will help

us prepare better professionals for a better

future.”

Chief Guest, Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Central

Vigilance Commissioner, CVC, Govt. of India,

said on this occasion, “I congratulate all the

students, who have entered the new life after

attaining education from AIM. The Convocation

Ceremony is the most important day in

students' life. It is basically the fruit or the result

that they get after completing the entire

course.”

Dr D. K. Batra, Director, Asia Pacific Institute of

Management, said, “Convocation is a

momentous occasion in the lives of students,

and AIM shall make it a memorable event for its

alumni, who are not only their Ex-students but

are their voice, face and Brand-Ambassadors, in

the market. This ceremony is a cultural tradition

that is considered as a rite of passage. The

ceremony marks a transition from one stage in a

student's life to another.”

The event ended with the Vote of Thanks by

Dr. B. B. L. Madhukar, Member, BOG, followed

by the Photography session.

EVENT

TH15 ANNUAL CONVOCATIONORGANISED AT AIM

Chairman, AIM , felicitating the Chief Guest, with a mem entoChairman, AIM, felicitating the Chief Guest, with a mementoA view of

Convocation Procession

A view of

Convocation Procession

(Nov. 23, 2012)

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WORKSHOP08

An International Workshop on “Research

Methodology” was organized at Takshila- The

MDP Centre of Excellence, at Asia-Pacific

Institute of Management, New Delhi (AIM) on

13th – 15th Dec, 2012.

The workshop was directed by Prof. Chetan Bajaj,

and coordinated by Prof. Arindam Banerjee. The

workshop dealt extensively on Research

Methodologies. Renowned speakers, from the

field of academics, were invited to address the

participants. Being an international workshop,

there were around 30 participants, from across

the country as well as from overseas, who

participated in the workshop.

Faculty members from Sukkur University,

Pakistan, took active participation in the

workshop through video conferencing.

On Day-1, Prof Alok Pandey, Chairperson-Finance, addressed the participants, on the

empirical research methods, and the expected

take away from such workshops. Dr. S. K. Jain,

Professor, IIT Delhi, gave insight on ways to

develop questionnaire and sampling, which was

widely acclaimed by the participants. Prof.

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

WORKSHOP ORGANIZED AT TAKSHILA

Chetan Bajaj deliberated on philosophy and

design of research.

On Day-2, morning speaker was Dr. D. K. Batra,

Director, AIM. Dr. D. K. Batra, discoursed on the

topic ‘Moving towards research goal’. Dr. Batra’s

sessions were highly insightful, educating and

enjoyable, at the same time. Prof. Arindam

Banerje, Faculty - Finance, highlighted the issues

regarding data analysis using MS-Excel. Prof.

Nidhi Maheshwari, faculty-AIM, discussed about

handling data using SPSS, which was highly

appreciated.

Prof. Raj S. Dhankar, Dean, FMS, Delhi University,

deliberated on the issue of writing and publishing

research papers, on the Day-3. Prof. Dhankar’s

session was overwhelming in the sense, that it

gave rare insights into writing and publication of

research papers.

The concluding session was delivered by Prof.

Chetan Bajaj. Prof. Bajaj deliberated on few

Research Papers, authored by him and practically

demonstrated the effective ways of handling

research topics and getting it published.

(Dec. 13-15, 2012)



Entrepreneurship development has been a vital arena, in today’s rapid globalization, and often coined

as third option. It has gained corporate recognition, in terms of capacity building, on a professional to

be enterprising in executing his/her assigned tasks. In resonance with corporate leadership,

Academia and B-Schools, have sensitized the significance of entrepreneurial leadership amongst the

students. It also realized its sheer necessity in the mainstream academics and many institutions

across the world have instituted it, as a specialization course. Furthermore, few B-Schools have

commenced with imparting a degree and diploma in entrepreneurship.

In addition to that, numerous universities have made entrepreneurship, as a mandatory subject, to

inculcate student communities to gap-fill the requirement of enterprising managers and vibrant

entrepreneurs for future. Keeping the above aspects in view, a workshop titled “Awareness on

Entrepreneurship Development & Incubation Possibilities (AED & IP)” on 27th October, 2012, was

organized, by Prof. R. Ganesan, Area Chair Person, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, AIM.

The workshop session, was conducted by Mr. Satvinder Singh, General Manager (Technology), who is

heading Technical Services Centre (TSC) under National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), New

Delhi. He spoke about genesis of NSIC – TSC, various schemes, facilitative activities, incubation

possibilities, start-up incubation training programmes, bank assistance and NSIC-TSC’s role in setting

up of Micro & Small Enterprises.

The students from 2nd year PGDM, Faculty members, and Corporate programme staff members, at

AIM, participated in the workshop. All the participants were presented with the Participation

Certificates. Moreover, Mr. Satvinder Singh, Dr. D. K. Batra, Director, AIM and Prof. R. Ganesan,

Coordinator of Workshop (AED & IP), discussed about the students' periodic visit, to NSIC-TSC, for

incubation possibilities and to sign a Memorandum of Association, with NSIC-TSC, towards setting up

of franchisee within AIM premises.

AWARENESS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIPDEVELOPMENT & INCUBATION POSSIBILITIES

Workshop on

(Oct. 27, 2012) irector, AIM ,

felicitating the spe aker, Mr. Satvinder Singh

Director, AIM,

felicitating the speaker, Mr. Satvinder Singh

WORKSHOP 09



WORKSHOP

Steven Paul Jobs is best known as the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he was

widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career

in the computer and consumer electronics fields.

Some of the Innovation Secrets & Principles, of Steve Jobs, are as follows:

• Do what you love

• Put a dent in the universe

• Kick start your brain

• Sell dreams, not products

• Say no to 1000 things

• Create insanely great experiences• Master the message

Steve Jobs died at his California home, on October 5, 2011 and his death was a shock, not only for the IT

industry but for the world as a whole, who had lost an extraordinary visionary.

Remembering an extraordinary visionary

STEVE JOBS1955-2011

INTERNATIONAL CASE TEACHING ANDCASE WRITING WORKSHOP ORGANISED

An International Workshop on “Case teaching and Case Writing” was organized at Takshila- The MDP Centre

of Excellence, at AIM, on 4th – 6th October, 2012.

The workshop was directed by Prof. Chetan Bajaj and coordinated by Prof. Arindam Banerjee. The workshop

dealt extensively on effective case teaching and case writing, methodologies. Renowned speakers from field

of academics, were invited to address the participants. Being an international workshop, there were around

40 participants across the country as well as from overseas, who participated in the workshop.

Faculty members from Sukkur University, Pakistan, took active participation in the workshop through Video-

Conferencing.

Faculty members from Nepal Administrative Staff College, Nepal, were also present as Participants, in the

workshop.

On Day-One, Prof. Steve Rawlinson, Academic President, JRE Group of Institutions, addressed the

participants, on the significance of case study method, and the expected take away from such workshops.

Dr. S. K. Jain, Professor, IIT Delhi, gave insight on ways to develop a case study, which was widely acclaimed by

the participants.

On Day-Two, morning speaker was Prof. Chetan Bajaj. Prof. Bajaj discoursed on writing and publishing cases

in Shakespeare and Michelangelo style. Prof. Bajaj’s sessions were highly insightful, educating and enjoyable,

at the same time. Prof. N. K. Gupta, Professor, IIM Lucknow, highlighted the issues regarding data analysis.

Dr. D. K. Batra, Director, AIM, discussed about handling case discussions, which was highly appreciated.

Prof. Raj S. Dhankar, Dean, FMS, Delhi University, deliberated on the issue of handling cases in the classroom,

on the third day. Prof. Dhankar’s session was overwhelming in the sense, that it gave rare insights into

classroom teaching, using case study methods.

The concluding session, was delivered by Prof. Rajendra Nargundkar, Sr. Dean, IMT Ghaziabad.

Prof. Nargundkar, deliberated on few Cases-Studies authored by him and practically demonstrated the

effective ways of handling classes with case studies.

(Oct. 04-06, 2012)

Participants attending the Workshop

The participants from Sukkur University, Pakistan,

attending the workshop, via Video-Conferencing

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UPDATES 11

Dr. A. N. SarkarResearch Publications

• Sarkar, A.N. (2012), Eco-Innovations: The New Frontier of Eco-Industry and Green Growth, LAPLAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co, KG, Germany.

• Sarkar, A.N. (2012), Review of Strategic Policy Framework for re-evaluating ‘CSR’ Programme

impacts on the Mining-affected areas in India, Chapter 8; Advances in Sustainability and

Environmental Justice; Vol 11; edited by Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez and Liam Leonard;

Emerald Publishing Corporation, London, ISBN: 978-1-78190-625-5.

FACULTY UPDATES

Prof.(Dr.) R. Ganesan, invited as Chief Guest, to the 7th Global Karma Veer

Pursakaar Award Ceremony

The “KARMAVEER PURASKAAR (KVP)” is the National Awards for Social Justice and Citizen Action,

instituted by the people sector with various partner organizations, citizens at large and media

supporters. The awards are a part of the RIGHT every WRONGmovement and are accompanied by the

RIGHT every WRONG Conclave, a forum where various eminent and concerned people have shared

and discussed views on socio-political issues, be it about poverty alleviation, marginalization,

communal issues, HIV, Disability, climate change, electoral reforms or humane capitalism. KarmaveerPuraskaar is the fellowship and award, within the RIGHT every WRONG movement, to recognize the

citizen action for social justice of the people who believe in being and leading the change.

Prof. (Dr.) R. Ganesan, from Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi, was invited as one of the

Chief Guests to the 7th Global Karma Veer Pursakaar Award Ceremony, held on 26th November 2012,

wherein he issued the Karma Veer Puraskaar Award.

Dr. Ashutosh Kumar• Registered as a Ph.D. guide for Management Studies/Commerce Subject (December 2012).

• Published a case study on “Ethics Versus Performance” in JKLU Monograph Series, published by

JK Lakshipat University, Jaipur, December 2012. The case is under review with European Clearing

House-ECH.

• Participated in National Case Writing Workshop, on 14-16 December 2012, at J.K. Lakshmipat

University, Jaipur. The topic of case study is “Leveraging Social Media: Pathfynder Way.”

Dr. Poonam Kumar• Research paper Presented and Published on “Innovation in Proliferation of 3G TECHNOLOGIES in

INDIA” at Vishvesharaiya Institute of Business Management Dadri, India- Nov-2011.

• IJRIM Volume 1, Issue 8 (December 2011) (ISSN 2231-4334) International Journal of Research in IT &

Management 40 http://www.mairec.org DIGITAL INDIA: UN-EXPLORED HORIZON FOR

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

• Case study on “Customized ERP Implementation: Need of an hour” published in International

case Conference (ICC-2011) Proceedings at Institute of Management Technology Nagpur in

November 2011.

• ASSOCHAM International Conference on e-Commerce: Next Phase of Growth, 12th October

2011, Le-Meridian New Delhi.

• Business Intelligence Conference organized by Silicon India in Delhi on November 19th, 2011.

Prof. (Dr.) R. Ganesa n,

giving Karma Veer Pursakaar Award, to a winner

Prof. (Dr.) R. Ganesan,

giving Karma Veer Pursakaar Award, to a winner

Prof. Charu Bharti• Presented a Research Paper titled "Medical Tourism in India: A study of attitude of foreign

patients", at International Conference on "Leadership in Business and Management for

Sustainable Global Economy ", organised at Dept. of Management Studies, IIT Delhi, dated 03-04

November, 2012.

• Published an Article titled "Fair Chance" in the newspaper "The Tribune" dated 19 December,

2012.



ACTIVITIES12

“We shape futures”. This motto of AIM, truly relates to its vision, to be an academic institute of first

choice to transform lives that will change the world for better. In relation to the same, even in the

crucial times in the market, the Placement season has begun in a good note at AIM, for the highly

vibrant batch of the class of 2013, which comprise of the students with superlative performance

records, not only in academics but who are capable enough to grab pretty good job offers.

Since its inception in 1996, the aim of AIM, has been to create true professionals, who could fit into

the versatilities of the markets, working out with 3C ’s, i.e. Commitment, Clarity and Creativity.

The determination of students, coupled with world-class Faculty and continually upgraded course-

curriculum, make them a right choice for the companies, who position AIM students not only as a

human resource but also as a change agent, in the today’s dynamic business environment.

The Placement season has begun in good note for the class of 2013, with more than 40 students

already placed with esteemed organisations, like Citi Bank, Luminous Power, Total Oil India,

Safexpress, XL Dynamics etc. More than 30 companies are in pipeline, to come for Campus

placements.

The Marketing Faculty, Prof. Charu Bharti, organised an Activity

titled “Advertising Premier League (APL)” for the students of the

subject “Marketing Management”. It was a competition, in which

the students demonstrated their respective talents on creating Live

Advertisements, on different themes, like Social Advertisements,

FMCG Advertisements, Radio Advertisements, etc.

It was a great learning platform for the students, where they had the

opportunity to unleash their hidden talent & innovation, in the form

of creating the Advertisements on-the-spot. Prof. Rajat Gera, an

eminent Marketing Faculty, AIM, judged this Activity.

The Winners & Runner-Ups, were awarded with certificates & Prizes.

ADVERTISINGPREMIER LEAGUE (APL)

Students, participating in the AP L activity Students, participating in the APL activity

PLACEMENT SEASONstarted with a good note...

1 HR's role in Building a Sustainable Enterprise 22.10.2012 Ms. Neelam Dhaka, Sr. Manager-Training, JCB

2 Oragnisational Behaviour - II 10.11.2012 Mr. Michael Mili, Director (HR), IFCI

3 Compensation Management 10.11.2012 Mr. Michael Mili, Director (HR), IFCI

4 Project Appraisal & Finance 10.11.2012 Dr. Gireesh Tripathi, Professor, IMT Ghaziabad

5 Decision Management Science 17.11.2012 Dr. Gunjan Malhotra, Professor, IMT Ghaziabad 6 Compensation Management 24.11.2012 Mr. Michael Mili, Director (HR), IFCI

7 Organisational Behaviour - II 24.11.2012 Mr. Michael Mili, Director (HR), IFCI

8 Project Appraisal & Finance 15.12.2012 Mr. Sudhir Sharma, DMRC

9 Decision Management Science 18.12.2012 Dr. Gunjan Malhotra, Professor, IMT Ghaziabad

10 Services Marketing 20.12.2012 Prof. Sanjiv Mittal, Professor, University School of Management,

GGSIP University, New Delhi

GUEST LECTURES ORGANISED



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JUNKIES: WASTE TO USEFUL“Junkies” an event for making best out of waste, was organized by the E-Cell, on 11th October

2012, in which 13 teams showed their talent with great enthusiasm . The soul motto of the event

was to encourage “Creativity and Innovation”. This not only encouraged creativity but also

motivated the students to display the team efforts, which is necessary for the budding

entrepreneurs and managers. The performance of the students was extremely wonderful and

beyond expectations. They come up with brilliant ideas by converting waste products into useful

once like pen stand, guitar, photo frame, ganesh ,doll, shoes, Wall-hangings etc.

The event was judged and appreciated, by Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari and Prof. Charu Bharti. First

prize was awarded to Ms. Sarakshi Singh and Ms. Parul Shrivastava, and Second prize was

awarded to Mr. Rohit Kumar and Mr. Neeraj. The “Best Creativity Award” was given to Ms. Surbhi

Latyan and the participation mementos, were given to all the team members, to boost up their

confidence .The event was successfully organized under the guidance of Dr. Ashu Singh, E-Cell

Faculty Coordinator and all the members of E-Cell Committee.

E- QUIZ CONTESTThe E-cell organized a space quiz contest titled “TOUR DE’ SPACE”, on 18th October 2012. Twenty

Two teams, participated in the contest, out of which four teams reached the final round. Mr.

Abhimanyu and Mr. Ajay Raj Singh won the First prize. The 1st and 2nd Runners-Ups were Mr.

Vinay Thomas & Mr. Amber Utkarsh, Mr. Rohit Jain & Ms. Monika Garg, respectively. The students

gained knowledge about the outer space through this competition; students were also

encouraged by the faculty members and E-cell members. The event was organized to aware the

students of the huge business potential that space has and to enhance the knowledge of

students. The event concluded with an enthusiastic address by Dr. Ashu Singh, where she

explained the motive and future vision of E-cell.

CLUB ACTIVITIESSHAURYA: THE E-CELL OF AIM

ACTIVITIES



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Current researches in industrial ecology, indicate

that geographic proximity of economic activities

enables higher levels of productivity and

innovation. Clusters, i.e. geographically co-

located producers, suppliers, service providers,

research laboratories, educational institutions,

and other institutions, in a given economic field,

are important drivers of dynamic regional

economies. Way back in the late 19th century,

the renowned economist, Alfred Marshall

investigated industrial districts. He identified

externalities that were caused by the local

availability of qualified labour, a growing demandin the location and a high specialization of

companies, at different levels of the value-chain.

He came to the conclusion that the industrial

atmosphere contributes to the improvement of

social and economic performance of the

companies located in the districts.

In the 21st Century, Eco-Industrial Clusters (EICs),

making an inroad to eco-industries, are now

defined as: “a community of business;

geographic concentration of interconnected

companies in a specialized field that cooperate

with each other and with the local community to

efficiently share resources (information,materials, energy, water, infrastructure, finance,

etc), leading to improved environmental quality,

economic gains, and equitable enhancement of

human resources for both the business and local

community.” Essentially, an Eco-Industrial

Cluster (EIC) aims at efficient use local

renewable/ recyclable resources while achieving

economic development targets and meeting the

social demands of the local community. As one of

the applications of industrial ecology principles

and business competition theories, EICs can

become an emergent venture of integrated

environmental and economic planning. The

driving force of an EIC is inter-firm networks for

the optimized use of both direct and derived

resources. Recycling, reusing and finding

alternate use for discarded waste materials are

essential characteristics of such networks. Thus,

the emphasis of an eco-industrial cluster is rather

a closed-loop material cycle than a linear chain of material flow in the project sites. Promoting the

concept of eco-industrial clusters in potential

eco-systems, represents a focusing mechanism

for eco-restructuring of industrialization at

regional or even local level. This also shows the

future pathways of a sustainable development,

for ecologically degraded, economically

distressed and social ly isolated local

communities.

Key Foundation of Eco-Industrial Clusters

The benefits arising from eco-industrial cluster

development are multiple, viz. zero emission,

employment generat ion, new productdevelopment etc. Various studies of selected

economic sectors also points towards a variety of

drivers for eco-industrial cluster development,

which ranges from response to environmental

regulation, the strategic intent of developmental

assistance policy to economic dislocation and

spontaneous response to international market

Eco-Industrial Clusters:New Pathways to Sustainable

Eco-Business- Dr. A. N. Sarkar, Dean (Research)



opportunities. Successful EICs are constituted of

enterprises that constantly seek inter-firm

networks; not only to minimize wastes and

reduce pollution, but also to look for all types of

innovation to improve zero emission processes

and develop new eco-products. Well-established

social networks and a trusting relationship

between cluster firms, academic institutions and

community-based organizations, greatly

facilitate inter-firm collaboration as well as

diffusion of new eco-technologies. The creation

of social capital through the formation of an eco-

industrial cluster would help the eco-industry

flourish to its full potential.

The birth and growth of companies can create a

concentration of talent and complementary

firms, including producers, suppliers, and

support businesses. A critical mass of eco-

clusters can create demand for more talent,

ideas, and infrastructure, producing a reinforcing

cycle that stimulates a region’s prospects for

competitive advantage. All industry clusters, are

composed of related industry sectors. The

interconnections between and among, these

sectors, illustrates the clustering effect.

Established clusters are those traded industry

clusters in which a region has a potential

competitive advantage relative to the nation.

The sectors that comprise the cluster are

sufficiently concentrated to represent a regional

specialization compared to the same sector

grouping nationally—making them “traded.” In

some instances, industry-clustering activity is

limited to established clusters and sometimes is

associated with economies experiencing

economic stagnation.

Eco-industrial Park: an Innovative way of

Clustering Business Enterprise

Eco-industrial Park is thus one of the emerging

forms of Eco-industrial Cluster of new business

enterprise There are several definitions of the

term eco-industrial park. In 1995, Coˆte´ and Hall

proposed this definition: An eco-industrial park is

an industrial system which conserves natural and

economic resources; reduces production,

material, energy, insurance and treatments costs

and liabilities; improves operating efficiency,

quality, worker health and public image; and

provides opportunities for income generation

from use and sale of wasted materials. An

industrial park is also defined as “a large tract of

land, sub-divided and developed for the use of

several firms simultaneously, distinguished by its

shareable infrastructure and close proximity of

firms”. Types and synonyms of industrial parks

include: industrial estates, industrial districts,

export processing zones, industrial clusters,

business parks, office parks, science and

research parks, and bio-technology parks. Eco-

industrial parks have now been added to this list.

The concept of an eco-industrial park, evolved

from the emerging discipline of industrial

ecology. By collectively managing environmental

and energy issues, eco-industrial park members

seek to enhance their environmental and

economic performance and, as a result, achieve a

combined benefit that is greater than the

benefits each company would have realized from

optimizing only its individual performance. An

eco-industrial park is a community of

manufacturing and service businesses seeking

enhanced environmental and economic

performance through collaboration in managing

environmental and resources issues including

energy, water and materials. By working

together, the community of businesses seeks a

collective benefit that is greater than the sum of

the individual benefits each company would

have realized if it optimized its individual

commercial interests.

Current Global Experiences in establishing Eco-

industrial Parks

In the United States, a number of initiatives have

been taken, pursuant to support from the United

States Environmental Protection Agency and the

President’s Council on Sustainable Development.

Similarly, Canada has a few industrial projects

underway embodying ecological characteristics

embedded with the potential for many more

across the country. The “Industrial Park as an

Ecosystem” project in ‘Burnside industrial Park’

for instance, began in 1992, as a multi-

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disciplinary research initiative, investigating the possible application and interpretation of ecological

characteristics and functions, to develop into an eco-industrial park. The expected outcome of the

research guidance was first, on the transformation of Burnside itself and second, for the establishment

of future eco-industrial parks. A similar study, has been underway in the Portlands Industrial District in

Toronto, Ontario, since 1995. This industrial area also involves enterprises in a variety of sectors in

manufacturing and services with the potential for waste and energy exchanges. A recent study of the

potential for integrated eco-industrial parks with co-generation, energy cascading and recycling acrossCanada identified 40 sites of which nine were deemed to have excellent possibilities for eco-industrial

development. There are a number of sites in Canada where limited industrial ecosystems are in

operation. In Sarnia, Ontario, some symbioses exist between oil refineries, a synthetic rubber plant,

petrochemical facilities and a steam electrical generating station and more linkages are possible. At the

Bruce Energy Centre, also in Ontario, the “eco-park” is organized around Ontario Hydro’s nuclear power

station to take advantage of its waste heat and steam generation capacity. The following Table shows

the current potential of some Eco-industrial Parks in Canada.

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The Finnish Ecological Parks at Rantasalmi, usually consist of forest industry businesses, which use their

wood-derived wastes for energy, selling electricity to the community, utilizing residual heat, from

electricity generation for industrial process steam and district heat for residential areas. The

Rantasalmi eco-industrial park project can, however, be considered the first attempt to plan and

organize an eco-industrial park in Finland. Real Estate Rantasalmen Silva Oy, also acts as a development

company in the region and one of the aims is to generate a strong knowledge and business

concentration in the area. It is owned by Rantasalmi municipality (49%), Rantasalmi Oy (49%) and

Spikera Oy (2%).

Aerial View of an Eco-industrial Park at Rantasalmi, ETELÄ-SAVO, Finland

The evolution of eco-industrial parks into ecosystems, is still at a nascent stage of development.

Although some research and design projects, have attempted to identify the essential characteristics

as well as uniqueness of eco-industrial parks, there is, apparently, no agreement as yet. All the same,

there does appear to be some general consensus emerging from the learnings of the French, Japanese,

American and Canadian eco-project initiatives; as also from the UNEP technical report on Eco-

industrial parks development as a new economic development proposition.

Eco-industrial Ventures in Andhra Pradesh

For demonstrating systematic and comprehensive planning of new Eco- industrial parks, a Multi-product Andhra Pradesh Special Economic Zone Project at Visakhapatnam, covering an area of 5,683

acres (2,300 hectares) was taken up. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) taken up on the Eco-

industrial Project included study of baseline environmental conditions, meteorology, ambient air

quality, inland water quality, ground water quality, surface water quality, soil quality, flora and fauna,

marine environment, socio-economic conditions, risk analysis and disaster management planning,



traffic studies and transportation management. Based on the EIA studies, Site Master Planning was

taken up comprehensively. The plan includes special elements such as transport network, storm water

drainage system, cogeneration plant, common waste water treatment and disposal, treatment of

sewage and reuse, waste management, green belt and provisions for disaster risk management. Based

on impact assessment findings, there is now a spurt of fresh demands coming up on larger application

of the concepts for establishing new eco-parks with added elements of energy efficiency, renewable

energy, and addressing environment and climate change issues. With the increasedenvironmental/energy personnel at APIIC Project Centre of Andhra Pradesh and propagation of eco-

industry park concepts, a number of activities have been initiated for reduction of negative

environmental impacts from industrial parks including stopping of illegal discharge of industrial

effluents and wastes, initiation of actions against defaulting industries, plantation activities,

identification of infrastructure requirements their augmentation, construction of a Common Effluent

Treatment Plant (CETP) in one of the industrial parks (Vijayawada) Also, significantly visible is the

plantation taken up by APIIC for 40 eco-industrial parks and planning to set up CETPs in various

industrial parks.

Round Tables on "Eco Industrial Parks" were recently organized in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and

Ahmedabad (Gujarat). Environmental awareness programmes were organized in industrial parks in

Kakinada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Nellore and Shamshabad, coupled with tree plantation.

Particularly on the occasion of the World Environment Day 2009, the theme of “Unite to Combat

Climate Change” was propagated through a massive rally in Hyderabad and parallel events in several

industrial parks. For promoting eco industry park concepts and sustainability concepts, a number of

activities related to Counseling, Training, Workshops and Exhibitions were organised. To start with,

activities to be implemented during 2009 to 2010 were identified through a Planning Workshop

organized in December 2008 with APIIC officials (Project implementation partner). Support was

provided to the workshop on “Eco Industrial Areas” organized by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control

Board which had over 150 participants from industry, experts from the field of environment. The

workshop helped promoting the eco industrial park initiatives. An Awareness Workshop on “ECO-

PROFIT Programme” was held at Hyderabad on April 16, 2010 in cooperation with the Federation of

Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FAPCII) for the member industries of FAPCII.

Multiple impacts - Replication of Eco-Industrial Park concepts started in Andhra Pradesh and otherparts of India: The Project succeeded in replication of the Eco-Industrial Park concepts within Andhra

Pradesh and beyond in several parts of the country with multiplier effects. APIIC had scaled up the

application of the concepts from the two ecio-industrial parks that were taken up initially to 32 eco-

industrial parks. The results are forthcoming in 15 industrial parks with more convincing results. In the

state of Gujarat, the activities were initiated for transformation process of two existing industrial parks

at Naroda and Vatva near Gandhinagar. Activities for promoting eco- industry park concepts in

pharmaceuticals sector have also been initiated in cooperation with the Department of

Pharmaceuticals (DoP) of the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The focus is in five states

having significant presence of pharma industries and these include: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat,

Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Further, for the Government of Orissa, a proposal was

developed for planning and development of 450 acre ‘Solar Technology Park’ through the Industrial

Promotion and Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. (IPICOL). A cooperation agreement was made with the

Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI) in Hyderabad, with the Centre for Climate Change taking lead in

implementing Eco-profit and other training measures for pharmaceuticals industries.

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MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES

A two-day In-company training programme on “Competency Mapping for Leadership Roles” was

conducted for the Executives of National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd. (NBCC), on 19-20

October, 2012, at Hotel Atithi, Mumbai. It was attended by 17 middle and senior executives, from

different offices of NBCC. The programme was directed and conducted by senior Professor, Dr. S. P.

Chauhan.

The objective of this two-day programme, was to prepare managers for leadership roles by enhancing

their competencies, both at the professional and personal levels. This would help them, to take a

proactive approach to make the best of the challenges thrown up by the present complex business

environment.

The Contents of the Programme Comprised of :-

• Personality Profiling

• Leading Teams Effectively

• Managing Change

• Leadership and Emotional Intelligence

• Time and Stress Management

• Managing Conflict

• Leadership and Decision Making

The methodology was highly interactive and involved a mix of Lectures, group discussions, case

discussions, role-plays, simulation games and self-assessment, through psychometric questionnaires.

A two-day, Management Development Programme, for the Cinema Managers of PVR Cinemas, was

conducted on 22-23, October 2012. It was attended by non-finance managers, from several offices of

PVR cinemas. All the sessions were conducted by Prof. R. K. Srivastava, who is an eminent Faculty in the

area of Finance.

The training programme focused on :-• How to prepare balance sheet?

• Concepts like credit & debit, cash flow, matching concepts and Accounting Equation.

• Concepts of Profit/Loss, Gross & Net Working Capital, Cash Management Models.

• Concepts, Principles & Administration of Accounting, Financial accounting terminology, etc.

The contents of the programme were customized, for cinema managers and there were specifically

designed case studies for PVR.

The training methodology comprised of Lectures, Brainstorming Sessions, Buzz Groups and Interactive

& Experiential learning, which made the participating managers understand the relevant concepts of

finance, in their daily working and could imbibe the impact of Profit and Loss, Debit and Credit, in other

functions.

A Key Action Plan Formulation for Managers of all the functions, was also prepared and the impact of a

healthier balance sheet and how different departments/functions, could add value, was also

understood.

MDMDP on “COMPETENCY MAPPING FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES”,

for NATIONAL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LIMITED(Oct. 19-20, 2012)

MDP ON “FINANCE FOR NON FINANCE MANAGERS”,FOR PVR CINEMAS

(Oct. 22-23, 2012)

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A Four-Day MDP on “Maximizing Employee Potential”, was organized from 5 December, 2012 to

11 December, 2012, for the employees of IFFCO, at “Fertilizer Marketing Development Institute,

Gurgaon”. The programme was attended by 30 participants from various IFFCO establishments, located

across the country.

The first and the second session, were taken by Prof. B. D. Singh, who gave insights on the Meaning,

Purpose and Dimensions of Developing Interpersonal Skills and the Art of Motivation.

Using a pedagogy of Lectures and Case Discussions, Dr. Latika Sahani, effectively highlighted the

meaning of Effective Communication & Listening Skills and its benefits, in the third and the fourth

session.

Prof. Devendra Bahadur, spoke to the participants about Enhancing Productivity Through Kaizan, Poka

Yoka, Quality Circle etc., in the second session of the day.

Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari, enlightened the participants about Understanding Self and Others. This session

was followed by two consecutive sessions conducted jointly by Prof. Devendra Bahadur and Dr. Nidhi

Maheshwari, wherein they engaged the participants in Team Building activities and games, to highlight

the importance of Working in Teams.

On the final day of the programme, Prof. Devendra Bahadur, enlightened the participants on Time

Management through Planning & Prioritizing followed by a session on Managing Health & Stress; the

sessions were well received by the participants.

In the concluding session, Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari, spoke to the audience about Discipline for Self

Excellence. She also spoke about Creativity and Innovation at Work.

A Two-Day MDP on “Sustained Excellence for Organizational Effectiveness” was organized on 17th and

18th December 2012, for IOCL Pipelines Division, at the training premises, of IOCL Pipelines Division

Noida, Sector 1, Headquarters. The programme was attended by 15 Functional Managers, of IOCL.

The first session on Day-1, was taken by Prof. B. D. Singh, who gave insights and overview on Change

Management and transformational leadership. Using an experiential style of personal experiences and

exercises, Prof. Singh, spoke at length about the need for Change Management, to become an

Organization of Excellence, and the transformational role that the today’s leaders should play.

The second Session on Day-1, was conducted by Prof. Vivek Kumar, who spoke Organizational Excellence,

its meaning, dimensions and Organizational Sustainability. Using a pedagogy of Management Games

and Live Cases, he made the participants understand the need of Organizational Excellence and its

essence.

The first session on Day-2, was taken by Dr. D. K. Batra, along with Prof. Rajat Gera. They emphasized on

the need for Customer Delight and imbibed amongst the IOCL Participants, the meaning and purpose of

Vision and Strategic Direction, from an organizational perspective.

The second session on Day-2, was conducted by Dr. S. P. Chauhan. Through Live Cases and Exercises,

Dr. Chauhan, spoke about the essence of Workplace Productivity, Employeeship, Positive Attitude and

enabled the participants to make an action plan for themselves in personal and professional lives, as Key

action planning from the learnings, gained from the programme.

MDP ON “MAXIMISING EMPLOYEE POTENTIAL”,FOR ‘IFFCO’

(Dec. 05-11, 2012)

MD

MDP ON “SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE FOR ORGANIZATIONALEFFECTIVENESS ”, FOR IOCL PIPELINES DIVISION, NOIDA

(Dec. 17-18, 2012)

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A three-Day Outbound Training, on “Leadership, Team-Building and Motivation”, was organized from19th to 21st December 2012, at Jayalgarh, a tourist destination and hill station, located 110 kms from

Haridwar. The programme was attended by 33 Functional Managers, of NTPC, from across the country

Day-1, was spent in Management Games and Leadership and Team-Building Exercises. Mr. Bala, the

external Faculty, Managing Director, Great India Outdoors Pvt Ltd, utilized 6-7 Management Games, to

underline the relevance of Leadership, Working in Teams, Interpersonal Communication, Importance

of Cross-Functional Knowledge, How to Handle Projects, Decision-Making and Problem-Solving etc.

and were appreciated by all.

Day-2, was spent in White Water Rafting, on the banks of the Alaknanda River, Nature Trek and

Management Games. Even through Adventure Sports, the participants were made to understand the

concept of Leadership, and the varied Leadership styles and trends essential in today’s competitive

environment.

Day-3, was spent in Rappelling, which utilized Motivation as a key fundamental, in achieving difficult

tasks with consummate ease.

The programme was extremely successful and the Management Games, in particular as well as the

Leadership and Team-Building Exercises, by the faculty, were highly appreciated.

A Two-Day MDP on “Stress Management and Yoga” was organized on 23rd and 24th November 2012,

for IREDA at “ TAKSHILA “- The MDP Centre of Excellence, at AIM. The programme was attended by

15 Functional Managers, from IREDA.

The first session, on Day-1, was taken by Prof. B. D. Singh, who gave insights and overview on Stress

Awareness.

The next three sessions, on Day-1, were conducted by Dr. S. P. Chauhan, who spoke about Managing

Stress, for higher performance and Work-Life Balance, and developing positive orientation, for

Effective Leadership. Using pedagogy of Management Games and Live Cases, he made the

participants understand the need of managing stress and the ways for achieving the same.

The pre-lunch session, on Day-2, was taken by Ms. Soumya Chawla, a certified Yoga Trainer. She made

all the participants practice Yoga and Yogasanams and through these Yoga courses, she explained

how Yoga could be a Stress-Buster and Yoga as a means of achieving Internal and External peace.

The second session, on Day-2, was conducted by Dr. S. P. Chauhan. Through Live Cases and Exercises,

Dr. Chauhan, spoke about the essence of Stress and Emotional Intelligence.

The programme was extremely successful and the course content, in particular as well as the delivery

by the faculty was highly appreciated.

The programme was directed by Prof. B. D. Singh, Dean, Executive Education.

MDPs

OUT BOUND TRAINING ON “LEADERSHIP,TEAM-BUILDING AND MOTIVATION”, FOR NTPC

(Dec. 19-21, 2012)

MDP ON “STRESS MANAGEMENT AND YOGA ”,FOR ‘IREDA’

(Nov. 23-24, 2012)

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A One-day MDP, on "Organizational Excellence" was organized, on 17th November 2012, for ‘The

National Small Industries Corporation Limited’ at TAKSHILA-The MDP Centre of Excellence, at AIM.The programme was attended by 30 General Managers, Functional Heads and Branch Heads, of NSIC

Limited.

The programme was flagged of by Director, AIM, Dr. D. K. Batra, who focused on the need for the

programme and shared his views, with the Director-P&M, NSIC, Mr. P. Uday Kumar.

The first session, was taken by Prof. Vivek Kumar, who gave insights on the meaning, purpose and

dimensions, of Organizational Excellence. Using a pedagogy of Lectures and Case Discussions, Prof.

Vivek, effectively highlighted the meaning of Sustained Organizational Excellence and its benefits and

also enlightened the participants, on High Performance Organization and its sustainability, and

Customers and Stakeholders Satisfaction.

Prof. Vivek Kumar, elaborated on evolving a culture of excellence, in the second session, wherein heengaged the participants in Group-discussions, to enumerate the process to become an organization

with sustained excellence and spoke about the ways, to fill the gaps between current and desired

states.

The post-lunch session, was taken by Prof. Ratnesh Kumar, who stresses on the need for Managing

Change and Leadership, through Employee Engagement. Utilizing a methodology of Case Studies and

sharing relevant industry best practices, Prof. Ratnesh Kumar, spoke about Opportunities and Threats

for an Organization, How to implement and manage change, and gave valuable insights into

Transformational Leadership.

The fourth session, was conducted by Prof. Devendra Bahadur, who used the Balanced Scorecard

Technique, to exhibit, how to measure Organizational Excellence and spoke about Action Planning,

specifically for NSIC. The programme was extremely successful. The course content, in particular as

well as the delivery by the faculty, was highly appreciated. The programme was directed by Prof. Vivek

Kumar.

A three-Day MDP, on “Aligning Team with Organizational Goals”, was organized, from 10th to 12th

December, 2012, for NHPC Limited, at Atrium Hotel, Surajkund. The programme was attended by 25

Functional Managers, from Engineering, Projects, HR, Operations Departments.

The first session, on Day-1, was taken by Prof. B. D. Singh, who gave insights on the need for TeamBuilding and Team Working. Using a pedagogy of lectures and live cases, from PSU’s, Prof. B. D. Singh,

made the participants realize the essence of working in teams and how team development goes a long

way in achieving higher organizational success. Prof. B. D. Singh also emphasized the importance of

Interpersonal Skills and Understanding Self and Others.

The post-lunch session, was taken by Dr. Reema Chaudhary, who used a pedagogy of Live Case

Discussions and Group Discussions, to impress upon the need of Communication Skills and Team

Communication Competencies.

Both the sessions, on Day-2, were conducted by Dr. S. P. Chauhan. Through Simulation Games and

Exercises, Dr. Chauhan spoke about the essence of Aligning Teams Towards Organizational Goals.

Prof. B. D. Singh, conducted the first session, on Day-3, and he emphasized on the need of Motivation

amongst teams, as an aid for organizations, to reach the next level. The concluding session, on Day-3 wasconducted by Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari, who used management and simulation games, to make the

participants understand the facets of Team Goal Setting.

The programme was extremely successful. The sessions were conducted by our Faculty, Prof. B. D. Singh,

Dr. S. P. Chauhan, Dr. Reema Chaudhary and Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari.


MDPs

MDP ON “ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE”,FOR ‘NSIC LTD.’

(Nov. 17, 2012)

MDP ON “ALIGNING TEAM WITH ORGANIZATIONALGOALS”, FOR ‘NHPC LTD.’

(Dec. 10-12, 2012)

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th stA Three-Day MDP, on “Team Development and Performance Enhancement” was organized on 19 to 21

November, 2012, for NHPC Limited, at Atrium Hotel, Surajkund. The programme was attended by 25Functional Managers from Engineering, Projects, HR, Operations Departments.

The first session, on Day-1, was taken by Prof. B.D.Singh, who gave insights on the need for Team Building

and Team Working. Using a pedagogy of lectures and live cases, from PSU's, Prof. Singh, made the

participants realize, the essence of working in teams and how the team-development goes a long way, in

achieving higher organizational success. Prof. B. D. Singh, also emphasized the importance of

Interpersonal Skills and Understanding Self and Others.

The post-lunch session, was taken by Dr. S. P. Chauhan, who used a pedagogy of Live Case Discussions

and Group Discussions, to impress upon the need of Understanding Self and Others and discussed about

Interpersonal Style and Skills, essential for team-development.

The first session, on Day-2, was conducted by Prof. B. D. Singh, who stressed on the need for Managing

Conflict and Crisis, at the Workplace. Prof. Singh, spoke at length about what is conflict, what are the

types of conflicts, especially organizational conflicts, and the ways to overcome them, so that teams

work in synergy, to achieve the organizational goals

The second session, on Day-2, was conducted by Dr. S. P. Chauhan. Through Simulation Games and

Exercises, Dr. Chauhan, spoke about the essence of Team Work: Competencies and Skills Required for

Performance Enhancement, etc.

Prof. B. D. Singh, took the first session, on Day-3 and he emphasized on the need of Emotional

Intelligence and Emotional Quotient, within an individual and a team, and spoke about Emotional

Quotient, being more essential than Intelligence Quotient.

The concluding session, on Day-3, was conducted by Dr. Latika Sahni, Dr. Reema Chaudhary and Dr. Nidhi

Maheshwari, who used management and simulation games, to make the participants understand the

facets of Interpersonal Communication, and facets of Listening and Feedback. The focus of the session,

was to inculcate the importance of Feedback and Listening, as the most integral part of InterpersonalCommunication.

The programme was extremely successful and the course content, in particular as well as the delivery, by

the Faculty, was highly appreciated.


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A one-Day MDP on “Team-Building and Leadership” was organized on 14th December, 2012, for

National Seeds Corporation Limited, at New Delhi. The programme was attended by twenty two

Functional Managers, of NSC Limited. The programme was jointly directed by Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari and

Prof. Devendra Bahadur.

The first session, was conducted by Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari, who gave insights and overview on Team-

Building and Interpersonal Effectiveness. The second session, was conducted by Prof. Devendra

Bahadur, who spoke about Managing Change. Prof. Bahadur, used unique Management Games, toexplain how Change Management works.

The post-lunch session, was taken by Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari, who used Management Puzzles to drive

home the concepts and importance, of Emotional Intelligence to resolve Conflicts at workplace. The

concluding session, was conducted Prof. Devendra Bahadur. Through Live Cases and Exercises, Prof.

Bahadur, spoke about the essence of Leadership for the 21st century.

MDP ON “TEAM DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCEENHANCEMENT”, FOR 'NHPC LTD'

(Nov. 19-21, 2012)

MDP on “TEAM-BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP”,FOR ‘NSC LTD.’

(Dec. 14, 2012)

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A one-Day EDP, on “ MENTORING MATTERS “ was organized on 17th December, 2012, for ITDC Limited, at

Hotel Janpath, New Delhi. The programme was attended by 12 Functional Managers, of ITDC Limited.

The first session, was conducted by Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari, who gave insights and overview on Mentoring

and the Role of Mentors and Mentees. Using a unique training methodology, of Interactive Videos and

Management Games, she impressed upon the imperative need of Mentors and Mentees joining hands,

to achieve Organizational Goals.

The second session, was conducted by Prof. Devendra Bahadur, who spoke about Interpersonal

Mentoring Skills. Making groups of Mentors and Mentees, Prof. Bahadur, used unique Management

Games (Tower-Building Exercise through Wooden Building Blocks, etc.), to explain how interpersonal

mentoring works and how an ideal mentor/mentee, co-ordinate amongst themselves.

The post-lunch session, was taken by Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari, who used Management Puzzles to drive

home the concepts and importance of Planning and Managing Mentoring, at the Workplace.

The last session, was conducted by Prof. Devendra Bahadur. Through Live Cases and Exercises,

Prof. Bahadur, spoke about the essence of Effective and Successful Mentoring.

The programme was jointly directed by Dr. Nidhi Maheshwari and Prof. Devendra Bahadur.

EDP ON “MENTORING MATTERS”, FOR ‘ITDC’

(Dec. 17, 2012)

EDPs

An Executive Development Programme, was organised, for NTPC Limited.

The programme commenced on 3rd December, 2012 and was attended by

thirty two employees, from different functions and different plants, of the

Maharatna company, NTPC, from across the country. The programme was

conducted at NTPC, Noida. The programme was directed by Prof. B. D. Singh,

Dean, Executive Education, AIM.

Week-1 of the programme comprised of 10 tightly integrated

modules / sessions.

The first session on Day-1, was conducted by Prof. B. D. Singh, who gave

insights and overview on TRANSITION to MANAGERS. He emphasized on the

current needs of modern-day managers and the challenges, they are

expected to overcome, while also highlighting the competencies and skill

sets, today’s managers are supposed to have.

The second session on Day-1, was conducted by Prof. Devendra Bahadur,

who spoke about Decision-Making and Risk-taking competencies, required

to evolve into a Gen-Next Manager.

Day-2, commenced with the session of Prof. B. D. Singh, who highlighted the

concept of Conflict Management and how to deal with the same. The

second session on Day-2, was conducted by Prof. Devendra Bahadur.

Through Live Cases and Exercises, Prof. Bahadur spoke about the essence of

Time and Stress Management.

Executive Development Programme For E1 Level of Employees For NTPC

(Dec. 03-27, 2012)

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Day-3, commenced with the session by Prof. Devendra Bahadur, where in, he highlighted the concept of

Project Management and used experiential learning to make the participants relate to the common

mistakes made by them, while executing projects and what they should improve, while working /leading

large project teams, at their respective plants.

The second session, on Day-3, was conducted by Dr. Reema Chaudhary. Through Management Puzzles

and Videos, Dr. Chaudhary imbibed amongst the participants, the essence of Communication Skills and

communication competencies, in daily work lives.

Prof. Ratnesh Kumar, in the first session, on Day-4, through a unique experience-sharing and best

practices sharing pedagogy, underlined the importance of Employee Engagement, While Dr. Nidhi

Maheshwari, made the participants practice Presentation Skills, as a vital and essential part of their daily

work routines, in the second session, on Day-4.

Day-5, commenced with Prof. B. D. Singh, sharing his experiences, regarding motivating the employees

at Workplace, and ended with a session by Prof. Ratnesh Kumar, sharing his views on Team Work leading

competency.

Week-2, of the programme comprised of 10 tightly integrated modules / sessions.

The first session, on Day-1, in Week-2, was taken by Dr. S. P. Chauhan, who gave insights and overview, onLeadership to manage Business turbulence. Dr. Chauhan, emphasized the role of changing leadership

styles, in the modern competitive business environment.

The second session, on Day-1 in Week-2, was also conducted by Dr. S. P. Chauhan, who spoke about

personality profiling and gave insights on managing self and others.

Day-2, commenced with Prof. B. D. Singh, highlighting the concept of Organizational Leadership in the

21st century.

The second session, was conducted by Prof. Ratnesh Kumar. Through Live Cases and Exercises, Prof.

Ratnesh, spoke about the essence of Business Ethical Competency.

Day-3, commenced with Dr. S. P. Chauhan, highlighting the concept of Emotional Intelligence and used

experiential learning to make the participants relate to the common mistakes made by them atworkplace and how EQ can offer the solutions.

The second session, on Day-3, was also conducted by Dr. S. P. Chauhan. Through Management Puzzles

and Videos, Dr. Chauhan imbibed amongst the participants, the positive attitude, at the workplace and

in personal lives.

Prof. B. D. Singh, in the first session on Day-4, through a unique experience-sharing and best practices

sharing pedagogy, underlined the importance of management of discipline.

The second session, on Day-4, was conducted by Dr. S .P. Chauhan, who spoke about the essence of

Team-Building and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

Day-5, commenced with the session by Prof. R. K. Srivastava, who took an interactive session on Finance

for Non-Finance.

Day-5, ended with the session by Prof. Ratnesh Kumar, where-in he discussed about the Change

Management.

Week 3, of the programme comprised of 3 tightly integrated modules / sessions.

The first session, on Day-1, in Week 3, was taken by Prof. B. D. Singh, who gave insights and overview on

Performance Management Systems and Appraisal Systems. Prof. Singh, used the PMS Systems of NTPC

itself and emphasized the need of constant performance systems and appraisals

The second session, was conducted by Dr. S. P. Chauhan, who spoke about the Importance of mentoring

in today’s competitive world, and the role of Mentors and Mentees, in an organization today.

Day-2, commenced with Prof. B. D. Singh, highlighting the concept of Organizational Culture and itsimpact on Sustainable Performance. Prof. Singh, with his unique training methodology of live cases,

experience sharing and best practices sharing, highlighted the need to build a collaborative

organizational culture as the best means to improve organizational performance, and sustain the same

for long-term success.

The month-long EDP, ended with distribution of Certificates and CDs, comprising of all Presentations /

Course Material / Photographs, of EDP and OTB Trainings.

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Dr. Latika Sahani Associate Professor

10th Oct., 2012

Ms. Rajitha SureshComputer Operator

4th Oct., 2012

Mr. Sonu Kumar Accounts Officer

8th Oct., 2012

Mr. Ashish SinhaRegional Head (North India)Takshila-The Centre of Skills

Development 8th Oct.,2012

Mr. Manu KumarVice President -MDP

15th Oct.,2012

Ms. Jyoti Grover

Ex. Asstt.17th Dec., 2012

Additions to the AIM Parivar

Mr. Anjul Goel

Asst. Vice President -MDP7th Dec., 2012

Teaching Staff

Non-Teaching Staff

Success consists of doing

the common things of life uncommonly well.

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pareek

Asst. Manager (Admin)19th Nov., 2012

Ms. Sonia Singh

Asst. Manager (MDP)21st Nov., 2012



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