2017
INDIAN SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS & FINANCE
NEW DELHI
OCTOBER
Vol 1, Issue 3
the
the INQUIRER
INQUIRER
The purely economic man is
indeed close to being a social
moron. Economic theory has
been much preoccupied with
this rational fool.
RICHARD THALER,
awarded the
Nobel Memorial Prize in
Economic Sciences, 2017,
for his "contributions (that)
have built a bridge between
the economic and
psychological analyses of
individual decision-making."
IN
THIS ISSUE
Multi-Disciplinary Classes
Careers in Economics
StudentSpace
What to expect at Xenia 2017-18
Real-world problems are complex. No single discipline can adequately
describe and resolve these issues in isolation. The word "interdisciplinary" is
defined in Merriam-Webster as simply "involving two or more academic,
scientific, or artistic disciplines." An interdisciplinary degree programme does
just that: it involves covering a broad range of practical and relevant subjects
necessary for developing a breadth of understanding of learning and society.
Subjects such as economics, finance, entrepreneurship, international business,
banking, accounting, human resource, marketing, organization behavior,
crowd psychology, strategic management, quantitative techniques are among
the most popular fields of study at universities worldwide, particularly at
graduate level. You might wonder why this is the case. The answer lies in
increasing globalization and transnational expansion of business operations
over time and consequent requirement of skilled people to address a complex
set of finance, economics and business problems.
At ISBF, inter-disciplinary learning is accomplished in two ways. First, by helping
students identifying insights from a range of disciplines that contribute to an
understanding of the issue under consideration. Second, by helping students
develop the ability to integrate concepts and ideas from these disciplines into a
broader conceptual framework of analysis.
LSE is known as a leading school in the world for social science studies with an
inter-disciplinary perspective. As the inheritors of this pedagogy from the LSE,
ISBF strives to make the learning experience for its students as inter-disciplinary
as possible. Among a host of other means, ISBF faculty members attempt to
combine their expertise in multi-disciplinary classroom discussions where
students get exposed to this holistic approach to learning.
This issue of the Inquirer takes you, dear reader, on this intellectually stimulating
journey. Along the journey, we will attempt to dissect real-world issues from a
combination of perspectives involving economics, management, finance and
social sciences, to demonstrate the viability of this approach to learning in the
classroom.
Life at ISBF
Editorial Board
Prof. Aryapriya Ganguly - Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Soumitra Mookherjee - Associate Editor
Prof. Navni Kothari - Associate Editor
(Editor-in-Chief)