AN OVERVIEW
Theory meets Practice
Business schools have an important role in driving economic
growth by providing the right talent that is ready to take up
managerial roles in industry. Living up to this role demands regular
interaction and an overall integration with industry so that the
participants are exposed to market dynamics and have the benefit
of the latest developments and ideas from the world of business.
The PGDM initiatives at industry integration
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help students appreciate business as it operates in the real
world and
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promote experiential learning so that theories and models are
looked at from the specific context in which they work
At the same time, industry integration is a way for us to indicate to
industry how MBA education is evolving and if they find our
students to be better and more effective, they also identify the
reasons thereof. That sets the stage for our students to be
frontrunners when it comes to fitting the needs of industry and
helps us drive the superior placement records that the PGDM
programme is known for.
Industry Visits
Perspectives from the Shop Floor
To provide first-hand and practical information about production
operations and techniques used in manufacturing industries and
to help students build on their academic knowledge, SPJIMR
organises industry visits for students to various manufacturing
plants/facilities across India. This takes students right to the heart
of the shop floor and provides an opportunity to understand
various processes and practices and relate them to theoretical
concepts learnt in classes. Apart from traditional manufacturing
operations, students also visit modern, IT-driven businesses that
are changing the way we do business in India.
In 2012, first year PGDM participants visited the manufacturing
facilities of the Parle group, Mumbai, Mahindra & Mahindra,
Mumbai and Tata Motors Limited, Pune. A visit was also organised
to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) headquarters in Mumbai.
Workshops
Workshops help students gain practical skills, provide an
opportunity to discuss ideas with practitioners and help students
appreciate the nuances of actual working in a corporate
environment.
Some of the workshops held in 2012 were:
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Business Plan workshop where the guest speaker was Mr.
Sanketh Garimella, an alumnus of Purdue University
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In-Basket Workshop by Mr. Jagmohan Bhanver, chief mentor
at People First
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Laboratory on Entrepreneurial Motivation by Dr.Sunil Handa,
Professor at IIM Ahmedabad
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