From Management Institutes to Business Schools: An Indian Journey

Sinha, Anup

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“…The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is a golden key that opens the door to a challenging career for aspiring managers (Francis, 2012). There are about 4,500 business schools in India churning out nearly 360,000 MBA graduates every year (Sinha, 2013). While the number of providers of MBA degrees has proliferated over the last 5 years, the employability of MBA graduates has dropped.…”

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Effectiveness of a Business Communication Course

Gayathridevi

Deepa

2014

Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

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This study aims to show the effectiveness of a business communication course offered in a business school in India. All students who enrolled for the Master of Business Administration program in the school were considered for the study. The study adapted a pretest and posttest approach to find the effectiveness of the course. It also describes the curriculum offered and methodology followed in the school. The results show that the course was effective in improving the oral communication skills of the students. The study also discusses the implications for business schools, faculty, and students.

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Effectiveness of a Business Communication Course

Gayathridevi

Deepa

2014

Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

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“…In the expert approach, the consultant assumes the role of a specialist and provides the client with professional advice or assistance. In the support approach, the professional concentrates less on technical or specific expertise and much on the consultation process itself (Sinha & Sinha, 2020) [27] . Management consultancy aimed at business owners and entrepreneurs entails a full combination of individual, functional, and professional consultative services.…”

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“…Ogbaekirigwe (2022) [24] states that consulting firms provide services in all business areas from human resources and marketing to information technology and finance. Organizations hire management consultants for a number of reasons, including getting outside advice and accessing the consultant's expertise (Sinha & Sinha, 2020) [27] . Business problems can be general or specific.…”

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“…Management consultants always analyses and recommend ways to improve organizational structure, profitability or efficiency. Management consultants also help organizations to enhance productivity and efficiency predominantly by evaluating the organization's existing challenges and development of improvement strategies (Sinha & Sinha, 2020) [27] . Consultants also assist companies to improve their efficiency, productivity and progress through proving solutions and developing better and new ways to undertake activities (Ogbaekirigwe, 2022) [24] .…”

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“…Management consultancy has for long been acknowledged as an important professional service that aids managers to analyses and address the real challenges their organizations ~ 31 ~ face, to enhance organizational performance, to learn from other executives, and to take advantage of new opportunities (Kuhr, 2022) [32] . As business operations become more complex, businesses are constantly facing new challenges; they increasingly rely on management consultants to aid them to remain competitive in the midst of environmental changes (Sinha & Sinha, 2020) [27] . Theoretically, the theory of constraints contends that for a business to achieve improvement it should focus on the constrictions that inhibit the system from attaining higher performance levels.…”

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The correlation between management consultancy and organizational performance: A case of Lafarge Africa PLC, Calabar, Nigeria

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Lifu,

Okwajie

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Int. J. Foreign Trade Int. Bus.

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The main objective of this study was to examine the correlation between management consultancy and organizational performance: a case of Lafarge Africa Plc, Calabar. The specific objectives were as follows; to examine the relationship between human resource consulting and the performance of Lafarge Africa Plc, Calabar, to examine the correlation between business strategy consulting and the performance of Lafarge Africa Plc, Calabar, and to ascertain the relationship between information technology consulting and the performance of Lafarge Africa Plc, Calabar. The study used cross sectional survey design and a population of 243 employees of Lafarge Africa Plc, Calabar. The study used purposive sampling technique to select a sample size of 145. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents and the data was tested using the Pearson Product Moment correlation technique. The findings showed that human resources consulting, business strategy consulting and information technology consulting have significant relationship with the performance of Lafarge Africa Plc, Calabar. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that management should use information technology consultancy more frequently due to the rapid changes in technology

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Factors That Determine B-School Selection

Pathak¹,

Agnihotri²

2019

Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership

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Education is about the moulding of young and unprepared minds. It is a process that incorporates enormous inputs and commitment on the part of all stakeholders involved: teachers, peers, parents, and society. The outcome of education is measured in terms of the status person has gained, wealth, physical comfort, standard of living, and social esteem. Higher education plays important role in shaping the future of a student. Management education is one the most popular courses at post-graduate level. Hence, this chapter is an attempt to understand the factors that a student looks for while selecting a B-school. Primary survey is done to understand the factors affecting students' decision in selecting a B-school. It is observed that teaching pedagogy, placements, faculty, specialization, and fees play important roles in a student's decision process.

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From Management Institutes to Business Schools: An Indian Journey

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Effectiveness of a Business Communication Course

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