Management Institutes In India Research Articles

Do birds of a feather flock together? Language and its effect on friendship ties

Scholars have identified multiple antecedents of friendship ties like race, values, beliefs, and similarity of sex. In the present study, we have chosen a major but overlooked antecedent of friendship ties: language. As language has been found to be an important determinate of socio-cultural identity we argued that proximities in mother tongues would translate into proximities in friendship ties. We reason that while MBA classrooms are governed by transactional relationships, socio-cultural attributes would still dictate the formation of friendship ties. With unique measurement tools, we assessed the effect of linguistic proximity, language attitude, lingua franca, and language proficiency on friendship ties among 24272 unique dyadic pairs of MBA students inside a premier management institute in India. We found support for the argument that linguistic proximities translate into stronger friendship ties.

Rejuvenating management education

Management education in India is facing a lot of problems of relevance in the current scenario. Thousands of MBA institutes have mushroomed in the last decade and many of MBA students and professionals are undergoing MBA education to be better equipped for the growing economy. All the sides of management education such as quality of curriculum, MBA aspirants, faculty in management education business research, quality of research, industry-institute interaction, MDP, faculty development programmes, placements, compensation packages of MBA, career development path of alumni, diversity among faculty as well as students, governance and accountability, etc. are under critical scanner. This paper is an effort to examine the current issues in management education system in India and to find out ways for quality improvements in the present management education system so that business schools respond to current situation. All the sides of management education such as quality of curriculum, MBA aspirants, faculty in management education business research, quality of research, industry-institute interaction, MDP, faculty development programmes, placements, compensation packages of MBA, career development path of alumni, diversity among faculty as well as students, governance and accountability, etc. are under critical scanner. However, a very important question arises i.e. what special or extra needs to be done in order to make the Management education more effective and Industry Oriented. One of the very crucial elements that need to be incorporated is the involvement of corporate sector in the management education, to make it effective and industry oriented, since only the corporate Sector is the direct beneficiary of the higher and management education. There are around 4000 management institutes in India.

Future of Business schools: A study to understand Indian perspectives of business schools to comprehend its value additions to business learners.

The growth of management institutions in India in last 15 years has been rapid. Data on number of business schools established in India from 1995 suggest a ‗mushrooming' growth in terms of numbers and often at the cost of quality. India has 2000 B-Schools, awarding MBA degrees, or an equivalent and often, more valuable post-graduate diplomas (like those given by IIMs). It is heartening to find two management institutes from India, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, are placed 11th and 13th in the global ranking of 2011 by Financial Times.

Ethics in Management Courses – An Anachronism in Today’s World?

Animated discussions on the need for integrating ethics in management education has, of late, occupied center-stage and the inevitability of a curriculum designed and implemented on these lines has assumed a reality of purpose. What has brought about this sudden clamor? Is it the series of unsavory happenings in the business environment that have a peculiar and undying regularity to crop up at the most unexpected times or is it that there has been soul searching among practitioners which has thrown up this prescription? In our immediate environment we see, to our dismay, decadence of values setting in. The slide is all round and is threatening to envelop the whole fabric of our society. In such a daunting scenario, will imparting ethics in MBA programmes pass muster? Is the community of students, taking it in with resigned indifference or stoicism that this too shall pass. Have Ethics teachers become relics of the past or is there some glimmer of hope still? This paper thus essentially addresses issues relevant to ethics education in management institutions in India.

Collection development of electronic resources in management libraries of India

Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to examine the current practices related to e-resource collection development in management libraries of India with special reference to the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi with some constructive suggestions for improvement in this area. Design/methodology/approach A well-structured questionnaire was administered to the librarians of the nine management libraries under study. Findings The management libraries are actively involved in building e-resource collection. The budget allocation for purchase of e-resources has increased progressively over the years in majority of the libraries. The factors that, to a great extent, affect selection of e-resources include quality, subject coverage, license agreements and vendor support. The study found that libraries associated with management institutions such as ABS, DMS-IITD, FMS, BIMECH and FSM need to add more management-related databases. Research limitations/implications The paper restricts the study exclusively to e-resources as the type of material and the librarians of nine major management institutions of NCR of Delhi as the respondents in its scope of discussion. Practical implications The study is of great importance to information professionals of similar management institutions in India. The recommendations made could also help solve some of the challenges that are being faced. Originality/value Very little is known about the electronic resource collection development practices followed in management institutes’ libraries of India owing to lack of significant research undertaken on the topic. This study is, therefore, significant because its findings fill up the existing knowledge gap in this area.

Early Estimate of Wheat Yield in Irrigation District Nº 38, Rio Mayo, Sonora, Mexico

At the irrigation district No 38, Rio Mayo, in Sonora State, Mexico, crop wheat accounts for about 70% of the area under irrigation (about 68,000 ha). Whereby, water users have requested studies aimed to find a method to obtain early crop yield estimation for wheat, using vegetation indices. These values have been obtained from Landsat 7, Landsat 8, and Deimos satellites images. Other studies have been done to estimates crop evapotranspiration (ETc), assessed by two methods, by the relationship: ETc = Kcb * ETr, (ETr reference evapotranspiration) where Kcb is evaluated as a function of NDVI, and by the method of moisture balance (MATRIC algorithm). Specifically, for early crop yield estimate it has been considered a relationship with the value of the index NDVI at heading of the crop, time when usually achieves its maximum value. There is sufficient background in literature about this kind of relationships among them, the works carried out by the International Water Management Institute in India. Moreover, to assure farmers know their crop conditions, there have built a couple of viewers, accessible in the WEB page of the district. So, as part of the PLEIADeS and SIRIUS projects funded by the European Commission, in which the authors’ collaborated, the SPIDER viewer where developed and used for shows values of NDVI on each farm in this district; in addition there is other viewer developed by one of the authors which is available for transfer information to water users. To calibrate the proposed methodology to calculate relationship between the NDVI and the crop yield, the staff of the extension service has been working in measuring yields in many plots within the district, results are presenting in this work.

To Bribe or Not to Bribe? Determinants in the Indian Context

In the present study, using a sample of 113 MBA students from a premier management institute in India, we examined the influences on the propensity to bribe. As hypothesized, the results of the logistic regression model indicated that individuals' perception of distributive injustice in their organization resulted in an increased propensity to bribe. Contrary to our hypothesis, individuals' perception of procedural fairness increased the probability of propensity to bribe. Additionally, the hypothesis that the propensity to bribe would increase when the financial benefits accrue to the individual rather than the organization and its members received marginal support. The results also showed that the propensity to bribe increased when the bribe‐giver had greater concern for the employees of the organization; and the propensity to bribe decreased when the bribe‐giver exhibited greater concern for customers. Finally, we discuss the implications of our study for research and practice.

Facets of academic excellence in management education: conceptualization and instrument development in India

The present work conceptualizes the idea of Academic Excellence in Management Education (AEM) in the Indian context. AEM is defined as a set of attributes that favourably and significantly contribute to a wide range of academic activities from faculty's perspective. The paper also describes grounded-theory approach for development of an instrument for measuring AEM. A total of 634 faculty members from 17 management institutes in India participated in a three-stage study by adopting a mix of qualitative and quantitative techniques. Finally, a 20-item instrument is obtained that assessed AEM across five categories and demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, viz. reliability, content validity and concurrent validity. As expected, AEM categories were found variously related to attitudes and performance of faculty members. Major implications of these findings are discussed, and future course of research is suggested.

Organisational commitment of B-school teachers in India: an empirical study

The study examines the relationship between job related factors (pay, promotion opportunities, supervision and work-schedule flexibility), job satisfaction and organisational commitment of teaching staff of Indian B-schools using structure equation modelling (LISREL 8.5). The study is based on a single cross-sectional survey. In all 310 responses were generated from teachers of management institutes located in India. A self-administered questionnaire with items related to the study dimensions was deployed for the study. It was found that pay satisfaction and work-schedule flexibility do have a positive relationship with job satisfaction and commitment. Satisfaction with supervision was positively correlated to job satisfaction only. The study is unique in the sense that it is among the very few studies conducted in the context of management institutes in India. Since there is acute shortage of teachers in Indian B-schools, gaining insights into dynamics of job satisfaction and commitment can provide valuable inputs to B-schools.

Maintaining Quality of Education in Management Institutes – Reforms Required

Quality measurement, management and improvement have become a mandate rather than a trend in most sectors worldwide. The ‘quality’ concept has grown to become an obsession in Japan and other Western countries, and India can’t but join the race. While improving quality of products/processes is ingrained in manufacturing industries, it is exciting to note that service rendering organizations are also becoming increasingly quality conscious. Education, as a service-rendering industry, demands quality maintenance and improvement. In India, over the past decade, management education has been observing an upward trend which is indicated by the mushrooming of an alarmingly large number of Management Institutes and the moving in of an ocean of students seeking management degrees. The author, through this paper, attempts to understand the quality concerns of management institutions in India (with specific reference to faculty/teacher/facilitator), and suggests means by which quality may be improved

Applicants’ Perceptions on Online Recruitment Procedures

This study focuses on the applicants’ perception of various modes of e-recruitment, namely employment websites (like monster.com or naukri.com ) and career sections of corporate websites. The perception is measured based on five constructs, namely perceived efficiency, user-friendliness, information provision, fairness perception and internet selection image of the company. The perception is measured using a 26 item questionnaire among postgraduate students enrolled for three different management programmes of one of the leading management institutes in India. It was found out that there was a significant difference in perception between career section of a corporate website and employment websites except for the constructs, user friendliness and fairness perception. It was also established that the programme that the student was pursuing and the previous work experience had a significant impact on the perception of online application systems of the candidates.

Impact of teachers' motivation on students' satisfaction: a study of management institutions

Recent proliferation of management institutions in India has largely been through private capital. Structural changes in the sector led to several changes in the functioning of management institutions. An important factor has been the working conditions of the teachers which in turn had affected the quality of their teaching. This called for an urgent attention to the issue. This study brings forth the role and significance of teacher’s motivation on student’s satisfaction with the teaching and enables the management of the institutions to realise, recognise and respond the issue which have an important bearing on teachers’ motivation. Besides, with the findings pertaining to student’s satisfaction, the institutions may also spot the areas needs attention and strengthen them.

E-Learning Perception and its Relationship with Demographic Variables

The last decade is witness to a number of education centers offering e-learning courses. This paper explores students’ perceptions about e-learning as a potential medium for delivering business education. The sample comprises of students studying full-time business management course at IIM-A, a premiere management institute in India. An online survey comprising of close-ended questions was administered to a set of 240 students. In response, 154 complete and usable submissions were received. An analysis was carried out on to identify the e-learning awareness and degree of familiarity of the students with the various e-learning technologies and factor analysis was carried out on statements on perception to extract the underlying factors of perceptions. Subsequently, a chi-square analysis was carried out to determine the relationship between perception and various demographic variables like gender, age group, education, educational background and work experience. Further, a one way ANOVA is performed to examine whether the mean factor scores vary across demographic variables.

Management Education in India: The Present Status and Future Directions

The growth of management institutions in India in last 15 years has been rapid. Data on number of business schools established in India from 1995 suggest a ‘mushrooming’ growth in terms of numbers and often at the cost of quality. India has 2000 B-Schools, awarding MBA degrees, or an equivalent and often, more valuable post-graduate diplomas (like those given by IIMs). It is heartening to find two management institutes from India, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, are placed 11th and 13th in the global ranking of 2011 by Financial Times.This study addresses various issues associated with different categories of management institutions operating in India. Some of the major issues are: the quality of the faculty, students and facilities; pedagogy and recognition; research outputs, executive training, placement and brand equity. These issues are then analysed with respect to different categories of business schools in India : (1) top 30 government and private B-Schools, including (IIMs), (2) university departments of management studies, (3) private autonomous B-Schools approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE),(4) university affiliated private colleges, (5) private institutions not affiliated to any universities nor approved by THE AICTE, (6) private institutes in collaboration with foreign universities.There is a need to contemplate what India will need in 2025. Management education in India in 2011 is not what it was in 1950s. Top management institutes’ future should not be what we can learn from Harvard Business School. It should be what they can learn from us.

Financial Evaluation of Management Post Graduate Programs in Indian Average Business Schools: A Case of Uttarakhand – India

Management Institutions in India are considered as a placement agency, because the course like M.B.A/PGDM are considered as a course which would result into a lucrative pay package, fast track career, a respectable job and a lot many things which an achievement oriented student would ever desire. But the course like M.B.A or PGDM from average institutions in India has got a totally different meaning; in terms of cost and return this is the reason for the declining demand of management education in average B-Schools in India. This research is focusing on the financial evaluation of this course on the basis of cost and placement packages offered by the B- institution in Uttarakhand, India.

Delighting customers of management education in India: a student perspective, part I

PurposeEducational institutions must delight their customers and provide quality of services so as to be competitive and achieve a leading position. The paper aims to present the results of an empirical study conducted on students of select management institutes in India with a focus on their orientation as a customer to the quality paradigm. The study is an attempt towards the integration of multiple methodologies so as to be able to identify customer requirements and evaluate service quality; prioritize improvement of service; and guide and develop educational services by incorporating the voice of the customer.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted across three phases. In the first phase, service quality was determined through the application of the SERVQUAL; in the second phase, the Kano model was applied; and, in the final phase, the QFD was applied. This paper, which forms the first part, is restricted to the application and findings of the first phase of the study, namely identification of customer requirements and the evaluation of service quality. The second part in the series is aimed at the establishment of prioritization for improvement of service design of an educational system through incorporation of the voice of the customer and the generalization of results.FindingsThe study helped identify customer requirements, measure performance and evaluate service quality through the SERVQUAL and gap analysis.Practical implicationsThe paper can be useful to policy makers, educational planners and administrators in developing a system that could lead to customer satisfaction and delight.Originality/valueThe integration of the multiple tools and their application to the field of management education in India has not yet been made available in the literature. The integration of such methodologies and the comprehension of the findings and relationships could enable policy makers, educational planners and administrators to assess performance and guide improvement efforts, with resultant customer satisfaction and delight.

Delighting customers of management education in India: a student perspective, part II

PurposeEducational institutions must provide quality of services so as to be to able to delight the customers and be able to compete and achieve a leading position in the long run. This paper is a continuation to an earlier study and aims to present the results of an empirical study conducted on management institutes in India with a customer orientation to the quality paradigm through a focus on the students' perspective. While multiple methodologies were applied, SERVQUAL has already been discussed as the first part of the paper. This part of the series presents a prioritization for improvement of service design of an educational system through incorporation of the Voice of the Customer. The study is an attempt towards the integration of multiple methodologies so as to be able to identify customer requirements and evaluate service quality with the application of SERVQUAL; prioritize improvement of service through the Kano model; and, guide and develop educational services by incorporating the Voice of the Customer through the QFD.Design/methodology/approachAfter having derived the findings from the application of the SERVQUAL, the Kano model and the Quality Function Deployment was used to guide and develop an educational system through the Voice of the Customer.FindingsThe Kano model provided a guide to prioritize improvement and enhancement of attributes and thus, proposed the improvement and enhancement of delivery of educational service. The QFD helped develop educational services by incorporating the Voice of Customers.Practical implicationsThe paper could be useful to policy makers, educational planners and administrators in developing a system that could lead to customer satisfaction and delight.Originality/valueThe integration of the multiple tools and their application to the field of management education in India, has not yet been made available in the literature.

Determining the number of simultaneous users of an institutional knowledge repository at a management institute in India

PurposeDigital repositories are still in nascent stages of development in academic institutions especially in developing countries like India. To identify the intellectual capital, facilitate knowledge sharing and management among the faculty and research staff at management institutions, the creation of digital institutional repositories is becoming a necessity. Management institutes in a developing country like India have constraints on infrastructure, manpower and funding. Thus identifying the resource requirements to establish an institutional knowledge repository keeping in view these constraints is necessary. The paper aims to describe a simulation on an institutional knowledge repository (IKR) test bed at a Business School using a performance and load testing tool to determine the number of simultaneous users that the IKR on a minimal server configuration can support on the institute intranet.Design/methodology/approachAn institutional knowledge repository (IKR) at ICFAI Business School, Ahmedabad, is built on a system with a minimal configuration using open source DSpace Institutional repository software to capture the intellectual capital and enable knowledge sharing. A simulation on the IKR test bed at ICFAI Business School, using a performance and load testing tool, to determine the number of simultaneous users that the IKR on a minimal server configuration could support on the institute intranet, is described.FindingsThe simulation exercise helped determine that about ten‐15 simultaneous users could be supported on the institute intranet in the current minimal configuration that the IKR test bed was built on. The simulation exercise when repeated with a server with higher memory indicated support for 15‐20 simultaneous users. For institutions with less than 20 full time faculties and in the initial stages of IKR development this minimal system configuration was sufficient, though an IKR server with higher memory was recommended.Research limitations/implicationsKeeping in mind IT infrastructure constraints like disk space, memory and network in an academic institute; a minimal server configuration was chosen as the IKR Server and made available on the institute intranet as a part of the IKR test‐bed for the simulation exercise.Practical implicationsAn IKR helps in capturing the intellectual capital and enabling knowledge sharing in a business school. An IKR can be initiated even with a minimal configuration at management institutes in a developing country like India.Originality/valueIt is critical that business schools in India should identify the intellectual capital, facilitate knowledge sharing and management among the faculty and research staff, by initiating the creation of an institutional knowledge repository. A business school with a small number of faculties can initiate the process of setting up an institutional repository even with constraints of infrastructure, manpower and funding. The IKR is of value to the faculty and institution.

DSpace@IBSA: knowledge sharing in a management institute

Purpose – Management Institutions in India are being ranked by various surveys, which give importance to parameters like placements, brand value and intellectual capital. Intellectual capital of a Management Institute is the published scholarly material of its faculty consisting of of articles, journal papers published, case studies, books compiled, etc. Use of technologies like Institutional Repositories for capturing the intellectual capital and enabling knowledge sharing in academic institutions especially in developing countries like India are emerging. The purpose of this paper is to describe a survey conducted to ascertain different considerations for implementing an institutional repository and the creation of the pilot Institutional Repository at the ICFAI Business School, Ahmedabad using the Open Source DSpace Institutional Repository Software.Design/methodology/approach – The survey conducted at ICFAI Business School, Ahmedabad to ascertain the need of an institutional repository and the differe...

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility and Transformational Leadership on Brand Community

Not much work has been done to study the impact of various organizational variables on brand communities around various brands and consequently we have limited knowledge on how to build brand communities. Strong brand communities can be of tremendous value to organizations by generating increased customer loyalty towards their brands. This study attempts to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility and transformational leadership on brand community. The study employed a scenario based 2 × 2 experimental design, with corporate social responsibility and transformational leadership as the manipulated variables. The sample consisted of 118 graduate students doing the first year of their MBA programme in a leading management institute in India. Due to lack of availability of any standard measure, an instrument was developed to measure brand communities. Results of 2 × 2 factored analysis of variance show that brand community is enhanced by both corporate social responsibility and transformational leadership. The implications of these findings for firms and their top management are discussed.