From Dean’s Desk

Newsletter

This issue of the SBS Newsletter is presented with a unique Summer Internship

Project Presentation Competition for the students of MBA, BBA and B. Com.

(Hons.) programs.

A six day Management Development Program was organized by Dr. Ashok

Kumar Pathak and Dr. Nisha Kant Ojha on ‘Research Methodology’ for Centre

of Land Warfare Studies.

We also conducted a one day Seminar on ‘Enterprise Resource Planning for

Industry Automation’.

A competitive cultural event ‘Rejoice-3D’ was organized in which students of

different countries and different states of India showcased their distinctiveness.

Two Guest Lectures were also organized on ‘How we can use attitude change to enhance motivation’ and on ‘Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring’. The highlight of these months was, however, the large number of faculty achievements which included publishing and presentation of research papers, presenting of case study in an international conference and completion of Ph.Ds. Hope you will enjoy reading our new issue.

With Season’s Greetings!

Prof. Mukesh Chaturvedi Dean, SBS

Nov 2015 - Jan 2016 Volume 2, Issue 2 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES

Words of Wisdom

The function of education is

to teach one to think

intensively and to think

critically. Intelligence plus

character - that is the goal of

true education.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Success is not final, failure is

not fatal: it is the courage to

continue that counts.

Winston Churchill

Always be yourself, express

yourself, have faith in

yourself, do not go out and

look for a successful

personality and duplicate it.

Bruce Lee

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A Summer Internship Project Presentation Competition for the students of the MBA, BBA and

B.Com. (Hons.) Programmes was organized on 14th December 2015. The competition was judged

by Dr. Rajesh Kumar and Dr. Deepika Upadhyay. Meenakshi Chauhan of MBA bagged the first prize,

Sachin Philip Zacharia of MBA and Salha Maftah of BBA jointly stood second, while Yash

Khandelwal of BBA secured the third position. The event was coordinated by Dr. Madhu Sharma.

Summer Internship Project Presentation Competition

Dr. Ashok Kumar Pathak and Dr. Nisha Kant Ojha conducted a Management

Development Programme (MDP) on ‘Research Methodology’ for the research scholars

at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) from 17th to 23rd December 2015.

Management Development Programme (MDP)

One-day Seminar on ‘Application of ERP for Industrial Efficiency Improvement’

The Operations and Information Technology Department of

the School of Business Studies and the Department of

Training and Placement jointly organized a one-day Seminar

on ‘Application of ERP for Industrial Efficiency

Improvement’ on 15th January 2016. The speakers at the

technical sessions included Dr. Pramod Kumar,

Vice-President, Tech Mahindra, Mr. P. V. Balakrishnan,

Chief Technologist, Centre for Development of Advanced

Computing, and Mr. Rahul Sachdeva, Director, SAP India.

The event was coordinated by Dr. Nisha Kant Ojha.

A Guest Lecture on ‘Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring’ was organized for the

MBA (Second Year) students of Finance specialization on 15th January 2016. The guest speaker was

Dr. S. Kumar, Corporate Consultant - Mergers and Acquisitions, and former Senior Director,

Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi. The lecture was organized by Dr. (CMA, CS)

Pradeep Kumar Aggarwal.

Guest Lecture on ‘Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring’

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Guest lecture on ‘How we can use attitude change to enhance motivation and manage our emotions’

A Guest Lecture on ‘How we can use attitude change to

enhance motivation and manage our emotions’ by

Prof. Gopa Bhardwaj

was organized for the

students on 24th

November 2015 by

Dr. Madhu Sharma.

‘Rejoice-3D’ - A Competitive Cultural Event

The Cultural Activities Club of the School organized ‘Rejoice-3D’,

a competitive cultural event in which the students from different

countries and Indian states showcased their dishes, dresses and

dances, on 19th November 2015.

The event was coordinated by

Dr. Madhu Sharma.

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The Diversity Club of the School of Business Studies

organized ‘Classic Christmas’ on 24th December 2015.

The children of migrant labourers working on

construction sites on the campus of Sharda University

attended the function with great enthusiasm, under the

aegis of ‘Kartavya’. The function was marked by

carol-singing and

dancing, along with

cake-cutting and

distribution of sweets and gifts among children. The children

of the faculty members also joined in the celebrations. The

event was coordinated by Prof. Santhi Narayanan.

Classic Christmas

Kite Fest

The Diversity Club of the School of Business Studies organized a ‘Kite Fest’ on 14th

January 2016. A large crowd of adventure-loving students and faculty members

gathered at the venue of the fest and participated enthusiastically in the

kite-flying show. Music and food stalls put up by the students added to the

merriment. The event was coordinated by Prof. Santhi Narayanan.

Prof. Ankur Aggrawal successfully completed his PhD research work on ‘The Determinants of Corporate Capital Structure: Evidence from India’.

Prof. Monica Agarwal successfully completed her PhD research work on ‘Job Stress in Working Women Professionals in the National Capital Region of Delhi: An Empirical Region of Delhi’.

Prof. Mridul Dharwal submitted his PhD research thesis on ‘A Study on the Reduction of Non-

Performing Assets in Commercial Banks - A Case Study of Alwar District’

Dr. Sachin Sinha published a research paper titled ‘A Study on Quality of Work Life of Employees in

the Real-Estate Sector’ published in ‘Amity Global HRM Review’ (Volume 5, September 2015, ISSN

2250-060-X) (Indexed in EBSCO Host).

Dr. Daleep Parimoo published a research paper titled ‘A Review of Competency-based Engineering

Education as Suggested by Accreditation Agencies vis-a-vis the Indian Scenario’ in ‘Global Sci-Tech

Journal (October-December 2015, ISSN 0975-9638, pages 201-218).

Dr. Milindo Chakrabarti attended a National Consultation on ‘India-Africa Partnership: Future

Direction’ on 20th October 2015 in New Delhi. He was a panel discussant in the session on ‘Sectoral

Perspective’.

Dr. Milindo Chakrabarti delivered a lecture on ‘Introduction to International Development Coopera-

tion’ to participants in GIZ-DEA programme on ‘Strengthening Management Capacities for

International Cooperation’ on 6th November 2015 at New Delhi.

Dr. Madhu Sharma presented a research paper titled ‘Gender Discrimination in the Indian Context’ at

National Seminar conducted by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, on 28th-29th

November 2015.

Dr. Daleep Parimoo published a research paper titled ‘Understanding the Drivers of Human Capital

Management at National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)’ in ‘International Journal of Research

and Management’ (Volume 6, Issue 12, December 2015, ISSN 0976-2183, pages 43-48).

Dr. Sachin Sinha published a chapter titled ‘Teaching Amidst Unexpected Unknowns – the Unwritten

Rules of the Game’ in a book titled ‘Innovative Management Education Pedagogies for Preparing Next-

Generation Leaders’, published by IGI Global (Pennsylvania, USA) (December 2015).

Dr. Sachin Sinha and Prof. Gaurav Gupta presented a case-study titled ‘Maggi as a Youth Icon in

India: A Case of Cultural Branding’ at International Conference on ‘Research and Business

Sustainability’, organized by Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology

Roorkee and Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom, from 4th to 6th

December 2015.

Faculty Achievements

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Dr. Milindo Chakrabarti attended an International Conference on ‘Promoting Agricultural Development through Technology Transfer: China and Africa in International Perspective’ held on 9th and 10th December 2015 at Landmark Hotel, Beijing, China, and made a presentation on ‘Promoting Agricultural Development through Technology Transfer’.

Prof. Mridul Dharwal, Prof. K. R. Gola and Prof. Gaurav Gupta

attended a Seminar on ‘Goods and Services Tax’ on 16th December 2015

at Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi. Mr. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance,

Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting was the Chief Guest

and Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, was the keynote

speaker.

Prof. Gaurav Gupta was appointed Reviewer by IIM Indore for research papers for their 3rd PAN-IIM World Management Conference held during December 16-18, 2015.

Dr. Madhu Sharma participated in Faculty Development Programme on ‘Analytical Tools for Managerial Effectiveness’ conducted by the Department of Management, IIMT College, Greater Noida, from 18th to 22nd December 2015.

Dr. Milindo Chakrabarti organized a one-and-a-half day Northern Regional Consultation of Forum for Indian Development Cooperation on 22nd and 23rd December 2015 at Jaipur and participated in a round-table discussion on ‘Evaluation of Development Cooperation: Emerging Challenges’. The consultation was sponsored by RIS, Delhi.

Dr. Milindo Chakrabarti delivered a lecture on ‘Resource Mobilisation and Regional Cooperation’ during Conference on ‘India-Africa Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation: Special Focus on Agriculture, Food Security and Biosafety’ on 21st January 2016 at New Delhi.

Dr. Milindo Chakrabarti attended CPDE Workshop on ‘Measuring South-South Cooperation’ held on 28th and 29th January 2016 at Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, and made two presentations on ‘National Policies, Programmes and Practices in South-South Cooperation: An Indian Perspective’ and ‘Evaluation of South-South Cooperation: Emerging Challenges’.

Prof. Gaurav Gupta successfully completed a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on ‘Predictive Analytics’ in January 2016, offered by IIM-Bangalore through edX.

Dr. Daleep Parimoo has been nominated as Member of the Selection Committee of the Quality Council of India.

Prof. Mridul Dharwal Successfully completed Barnard college- Columbia University’s online course ‘Economics of money and Banking’ through Coursera in September 2015.

Prof Swati Bansal successfully completed a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on 'Introduction to Marketing' offered by University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business through edX in January 2016.

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School of Business Studies (SBS) at Sharda University is one of the leading schools

in the university. It offers multicultural exposure to students both within the class-rooms and beyond through its vast cultural diversity and specially designed study abroad programme. Regular visits abroad on academic assignments and carrying out research and consultancy projects by faculty members contribute to providing rich blend of faculty experience. Arrangements are made to take the students to attend important seminars and conferences organized by industry associations, different ministries of government and United Nations bodies in Delhi and else-where. Extra-curricular and co-curricular activities organized by the students and for the students with active motivational support from the members of the faculty help them hone their leadership skills. The School offers a number of programmes spanning undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral levels that has a total strength of 1293 students and 62 Ph.D. schol-ars. Faculty members – about 42 in number – are continuously engaged in bringing about improvements in pedagogy, contents and evaluation methods. Last year, they were engaged in preparing a number of business cases to be adopted for teaching in the classrooms. A couple of books have also been published from the School. A number of impressive project proposals for research have been devel-oped and sent for potential funding to different agencies. Faculty members have provided consultancy services to organizations such as erstwhile Planning Commis-sion, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India and Harvard University. The placement activities of the School are satisfactory, given that a good number of students come from business families and are interested in pursuing their own business with expansionary and/or diversionary zeal. The results are also better in comparison with the general trend in placement with other business schools across the country. Some international students have also successfully developed their own businesses in their home countries. The School aims at scaling further heights in the coming years both in terms of achievements of the students and the faculty members.

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Editor: Dr. Nisha Kant Ojha Associate Editor: Dr. Sachin Sinha Manager: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta

Students’ Outbound Experience

A group of post-graduate and under-graduate

students of the School, accompanied by

Dr. Milindo Chakrabarti and Dr. Sachin Sinha,

attended a Special Lecture on the theme

‘India-Africa Partnership and Sustainable

Development Goals’ delivered by Her Excellency

Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Hon’ble President,

Republic of Liberia, on 31st October 2015 at

Hotel Taj Mahal, Mansingh Road, New Delhi.