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28 Dec 2021

Five Myths About Artificial Intelligence
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As the field of Artificial Intelligence (A.I) matures at a rapid pace, so does the number of ways it is utilized. In our daily lives, we all make use of services that function using A.I without even realizing it. The next show you binge watch on Netflix, the next artist that Spotify recommends to you, … Continue reading "Five Myths About Artificial...
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24 Dec 2021

How Experiential Learning In MBA Helped Me To Create Community Impact
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Business situations are often challenging, complex and unfamiliar. MBA courses are often theoretical and leave a gap in application to real world situations. It is, thus important, for b schools to get out of the “Student Mode” and embrace learning that equips them to tackle business problems to create an impact. There has been a … Continue reading "How Experiential Learning In MBA Helped Me To Create Community...
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24 Dec 2021

Finance 360 ° – A Holistic View
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MY UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCE Finance is well-defined as the management of money that includes activities such as investing, lending, budgeting, saving, borrowing, and forecasting. To clarify further, there are three main types of finance: (1) Personal, (2) Corporate, and (3) Public/government. Now, Personal finance is the financial management which an individual or a family unit … Continue reading "Finance 360 ° – A Holistic...
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21 Dec 2021

Transforming The HR Function From Administrative To Strategic – Student’s Reminiscence
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Hot from the press – Leena Nair got appointed as the global CEO at Chanel. So, what is so great about that, one may ask. Why is it significant, especially for Human Resource Professionals? Till yesterday, Leena Nair was the global HR Head at Unilever. Now she is heading Chanel worldwide, one of the world’s … Continue reading "Transforming The HR Function From Administrative To Strategic – Student’s...
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17 Dec 2021

The Market post Covid
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What opportunities does the Market Post Covid bring especially for those who are looking for new opportunities in their career A recent survey by McKinsey highlights the fact that the pandemic has accelerated remote work, automation and e-commerce with the expectation that 25% employees would need to switch their careers or upgrade their skills. Even … Continue reading "The Market post...
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14 Dec 2021

Is an MBA worth pursuing after Covid 19, Big Yes!
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We’ve all heard of the saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” Covid-19 has put people to test in all aspects, however, in the case of lack of clarity with respect to career choices, it is best to focus on knowledge and skill building, which may entail going back to the classroom … Continue reading "Is an MBA worth pursuing after Covid 19, Big...
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6 Dec 2021

Africa Industrialization Day
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I never imagined I’d be writing about this, yet here I am, writing about a topic that sparked my attention during our second quarter at SOIL studying Managerial Economics: Africa is becoming more industrialised. What’s taking so long? What about in some countries vs. others? Most African countries did not get independence until the 1960s … Continue reading "Africa Industrialization...
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1 Dec 2021

Why Not a Career in Analytics?
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Today, most organisations are looking towards digitalisation, and analytics happens to be an important accelerator in this growth. MNCs these days are looking for employees who are not only business oriented but they have a sound understanding of how the business can be boosted using technology. Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Predictive Analytics and Prescriptive Analytics … Continue reading "Why Not a Career in...
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25 Nov 2021

Finomena: A bad Start-up Idea
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As B-school students, many of us dream to starting our own companies or working in the fast-paced environment of a start-up. There is much to be said about the benefits of working in such a place, including rapid growth, career development, steep learning curve, lot of responsibility and more. Much to our thrill, many case … Continue reading "Finomena: A bad Start-up...
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25 Nov 2021

COP26 and Sustainable Development
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There has been quite a debate when it comes to fossil fuels and the development of any country. Developing nations are finding it difficult to shut down their coal fired power plants as they are cheap and convenient but keeping them going in the same way is not advisable. Coal which is being phased out … Continue reading "COP26 and Sustainable...
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23 Nov 2021

Tech Innovations in Hr – The Key to Effective People Management
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By design, Human Resources is all about people. But does it mean that we should keep it away from technology? Quite the contrary. 2022 has begun and one thing we’ve learned this year is that HR tech is a huge driver of success for businesses. It is indispensable. Automation and AI is just a little … Continue reading "Tech Innovations in Hr – The Key to Effective People...
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23 Nov 2021

Social Innovation and MBA – Making A Positive Social impact in Business
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“We rise by lifting others.” ―Robert G. Ingersoll Creating Economic Value The concept of economic value is undergoing a change as the business world has started to realise the value of making a social impact. Social Impact is now no longer a niche practice and needs to be ingrained into business ethos, end to end. … Continue reading "Social Innovation and MBA – Making A Positive Social impact in...
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16 Nov 2021

Why MBA in Design Thinking is scoring over the Generalist MBA
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Evolution of Management Education as a science – The conventional MBA A new era began in the early part of the 20th century with the introduction of formal education in the field of management. Management was perceived as a science and the recognition and acceptance by the industry led to a proliferation of MBA courses. … Continue reading "Why MBA in Design Thinking is scoring over the Generalist...
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16 Nov 2021

A day in the life of a SOIL student
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What is a typical day like for an MBA student? I’m sure many of you have heard just how busy business school students are. Since so many future business students want to know what to expect, I have tried to provide a typical intro to my life as a student of the one-year PGPM program … Continue reading "A day in the life of a SOIL...
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