SP Jain in the News

Dr. Nawazish Mirza was invited as the keynote speaker for the 8th International Conference with the theme “Future World 2050” hosted by University of Pula, Croatia. This conference is indexed in Web of Science, and brings together various stakeholders including policy makers, professionals and academia to brainstorm on issues related to the current day business. The 2017 conference was aimed at discussing innovations and its impact on various business verticals for developed and emerging economies. Dr. Mirza’s key note speech explored challenges and opportunities for financial systems of the future amidst technological innovations.

Topics: Faculty in the News

Dr Rajiv Aserkar (Professor & Head of Logistics and Supply Chain Management) and Ali Ahammed Shamir (Academic Manager, GLSM in Dubai) recently published the lead article in The Link Magazine (Page 37-42, Issue 4, Volume 14, June 2017) evaluating the results of the survey conducted to understand various supply chain disruptions and its impact in the Middle East.

Topics: Supply Chain Disruptions

“Over the last few decades, B-schools have developed massive intellectual property which has in turn helped them in catering to the dynamic knowledge and skill requirements of the corporate sector. Typically, some B-schools have a more academic inclination with research capabilities while some are more pro-corporate or inclined towards influencing the practice.” says Dr. Mathur in his article in The International Indian Yearbook 2017.

Topics: Next-Gen Business School Leaders

Dr Nawazish Mirza has published an article in Economic Research, Volume 30 (1), 2017 titled “Domestic and cross-border returns to bidders in acquisitions into the E.U”. Economic Research (Taylor & Francis Publication) is a peer reviewed journal with a JCR Impact Factor of 0.46 (Clarivative Analytics). The article analyses cross border mergers and acquisitions of United Kingdom’s banking sector between 2006 – 2013 and reports negative synergies for regulatory driven M&A activities.

Topics: Taylor & Francis Publication

“2016 saw relatively weak private equity deal flows within the GCC and can be best described as a watershed year as the demand and supply gap further narrowed, promising well for more activity in 2017.” — says Prof. Arindam Banerjee in his article, Undiscovered Horizons, published in Banker Middle East, April Edition.

Topics: Dubai Campus, Faculty in the News

Congratulations to Dr Rajiv Aserkar (Professor and Area Head – Logistics & Supply Chain, S P Jain School of Global Management) who presented his paper titled “Making Sourcing Decisions Through Total Landed Cost Exercise” in The International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA) Conference in Budapest, Hungary. The paper received appreciations from fellow educators from the top universities and leading industries from across the world. The Conference was co-hosted by University of Pannonia, Corvinus University of Budapest and Supply Chain Finance Community.

Topics: Faculty in the News

Hearty Congratulations to our PG - GMBA students Gurtejbir Sandhu and Sumanta Deb who won ‘First – Global Runners Up Winners’ at TATA Crucible Campus Business - International Finals 2017.

Topics: Tata Crucible

The human brain is one of the most complex living structure in the known universe. It is no surprise then, that neuroscientific methods, such as eye tracking, are often used by organisations to get an insight into the human brain. How does neuroscience affect the packaging designs of various products? Dr Nicholas Hamelin, Director-Neuroscience Lab & Nikhita Kishore (Student, GMBA) explain.

In the ever-evolving world of Family Businesses in the 21^st Century, why are women much less involved in managing the family businesses than the men? What are the societal factors which cause this gender bias? Prof Parimal Merchant comments.

Topics: Global Family Managed Business, Faculty in the News