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thIIMK hosted the 6 All India Conference of China studies during December 12-14, 2013. The conference was an academic collaboration between Institute of Chinese Studies (henceforth ICS), Delhi and the IIMK.

Prof. Atanu Adhikari published a single authored paper in an A category journal: Journal of Travel Research. The paper is titled "Differentiating Subjective and Objective Attributes of Experience Products to Estimate Willingness to Pay Price Premium".

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AIMS International Award

Dr M.G. Sreekumar Prof. Sanjay JharkhariaProf. Debashis Chatterjee

Pride of IIM Kozhikode

IIMK HR Summit 2014 believes that it’s high time individuals and institutions acrosssectors pause to ponder over the on the increasing irrelevance of the current model oflearning and recognize the immense need to way change how we teach and learn. Themajor tracks are: Learning and Education, The ‘knowing’ and ‘doing’ of Learning,Learning in Business Organizations, Learning to Lead. The venue is IIMK Kochi Campus.

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Editorial BoardEditor

Prof. Deepa S

Editorial AdvisorsProf. G. Anand

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CommunicationMr. Ramachandran N

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Phone: +91 495 2809443email: newsletter@iimk.ac.in

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Pride of IIM Kozhikode 2IIMK HR Summit 2014 2‘Leadership Clinic’ in Goa emphasized globalizing Indian thought 46th

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Industry Deep Dive 2.0 6Backwaters 2013 7IIMK Welcomes New Members to the Family 8EPGP - New Batches Instigate 9Second Pan IIM World Management Conference 9Horizons 2013 - Annual Management Conclave @ IIMK 10From Craft to Industry Industrial Development of Malabar 1914-1947 11Placement Committee Initiative 12

Alumni Committee Quarterly Highlights 13EPS Quarterly Highlight 13Press Launch of Calicut Marathon 2014 14Megapink by Calicut Marathon Committee 15Kochi Organ Donation Walk 15The Road less travelled… A Race beyond time 16Christmas Celebration @ IIMK Kochi Campus 17A Game of Thrones- Sangram’13 18Food Fest 19International Day 20Faculty Publication 21K Stars 23Wipro Earthian Award 24

ADIEU 2013! WELCOME 2014!

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s languageAnd next year’s words await another voice.

And to make an end is to make a beginning.”(Little Gidding)”

- T.S. Eliot

We closed a chapter at 12 midnight on December 31, 2013 or shall we say we opened a new one!This metamorphosis, this evolution is the essence of life. Change is only constant, perpetual innature. Everything else is transient. In the words of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “We mustalways change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves, otherwise we harden.”With the approach of the New Year, we change our calendars, diaries, planners. Some of us takeresolutions – to attempt a change in certain things and situations in life, to modify certain habits ofours. How many of us really think of changing our attitude? Our beliefs? Our way of thinking?Our approach towards life?Expressing gratitude regularly helps one feel more positive. Make an endeavor to look someonein the eyes and say “thank you.” Making opportunities to compliment others helps one see goodin people, in life, and in oneself. If one would like to become more socially perceptive and goodat dealing with people, one should be making an effort to watch people’s body language while inpublic and try to guess what emotions they are expressing. This will enhance one’s perception ofreading between lines, understanding what has not been spoken.According to modern sciences, the Universe is made up of basic physical particles that includeelectrons, protons, neutrons, mesons, gluons and quarks. At a spiritual level, however, the Universeis made up of something even more basic. These basic particles are known as the three subtlebasic components (trigunâs) namely Sattva, Raja and Tama.The characteristics of Sattva are: Purity and Knowledge. It is the component nearest to divinity.Hence its predominance in a person is characterised by happiness, contentment, virtues like patience,perseverance, ability to forgive, spiritual yearning etc. The characteristics of Tama are: Ignoranceand Inertia. Its predominance in a person is reflected by laziness, greed, attachment to worldlymatters etc. The characteristics of Raja are: Action and Passion. It provides fuel to the other two,i.e. brings about the action. So depending on whether a person is predominantly sâttvik ortâmasik the subtle basic Raja component will bring about actions pertaining to Sattva or Tama.Let us resolve to be ‘Satwik’ in all our endeavours, ‘Rajsik’ in our compassion towards everyone,and refrain from all that is ‘Tamsik’ in nature.Each one of us needs to remember the words by Leo Tolstoy, “The changes in our life must comefrom the impossibility to live otherwise than according to the demands of our conscience not fromour mental resolution to try a new form of life.”

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The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK)conducted a day-long workshop on ‘Leadership Clinic’ atTaj Vivanta, Panaji, Goa on 6 December, 2013.

The CEO (Chief Executive officer) of state Shri ManoharParrikar, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, whileinaugurating the Leadership Clinic at Goa, underlined therelevance of it for the state of Goa, country and world atlarge.

Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIMK designed and

From left – Manohar Parrikar,Hon’ble CM of Goa, & Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIMK

‘Leadership Clinic’ in Goa emphasized

globalizing Indian thought

Prof. Debashis Chatterjee endowed the participants with apowerful and proven set of tools and instructed in theiruse. He says that if an individual practices using thesetools then he becomes proficient enough and shall findthat the transformation has already occurred. Furtheradding, “We have for long imported knowledge fromthe West, it is time to bring Indian thought to the centerstage of global management practice.”Professor Chatterjeebrings to his class a large repertoire of teaching methodsthat include story based moral building and innovativeexperimental sessions that are unique and universally

steered the workshop addressing managers from corporateworld who are recognized as high-potential by theirorganizations and have significant strategic responsibilityand a global orientation. The workshop was attended byaround 50 managers and professionals coming fromprestigious corporate houses and organizations.

The objective of the workshop has been to enlighten thepotential leaders with the leadership lessons that couldempower them to be a corporate leader going forward. Thedesign of the workshop is such that it inspires theparticipants and learns how to inspire others so that theyachieve more than they ever thought they could.

applicable. While addressing the participants,Prof. Chatterjee, Director, IIMK said, “Leadership isdesigned with the objective of providing insights intomanagerial concepts and techniques relevant forformulating and implementing strategies in variousfunctional areas”.

“Leadership is embedded in each one’s DNA, it is themethod of going beyond one’s conventional thinking toopen the mind for generating breakthrough ideas andidentify actionable strategies to significantly improve one’sleadership DNA” – said Prof. Chatterjee, Director,IIMK.

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IIMK hosted the 6th All India Conference of China studiesduring December 12-14, 2013. The conference was anacademic collaboration between Institute of ChineseStudies (henceforth ICS), Delhi and the IIMK. The Chinesedevelopmental experiences in the post-reforms era havesome significant lessons for a country like India in termsof studying the management of state-society relations,economic reforms and impact on questions related to thegrowth versus equity debate. Therefore it was natural thatthe theme of the China conference was ‘Reforms,Management, and Social Transformation in China’.

The conference got started with an overview of the ‘stateof the field’ of China studies in the field of politics andgovernance, foreign policy and Chinese society. In totalthere were fifty papers presented in ten different sessions.The sessions dealt with a variety of themes like ‘ChineseReforms and Social Transformation’ (three sessions);‘Chinese Management Practices’; ‘India-ChinaComparative Economic Studies’; ‘Trade and Economy inChina’; ‘Trade in India-China Relations’; ‘History andForeign Policy’; ‘Culture and Society in China’.

Under the various themes several interesting papers withvery high academic rigour were presented. For instancethere was a very stimulating presentation on ‘Class andInequality: Over the Last Three Decades’. There were alsopapers with very interesting insights on comparison ofhealth sector reforms and education reforms in India andChina. There were also papers which addressed the issueof growing rural-urban disparities, impact of economicreforms in China on the livelihood of marginalized coastalcommunities, reforms and food security.

The organizers of the conference had a special session on‘Chinese Management Practices’ in which papers from awide array of topics were presented. Some of theinteresting themes with which these papers dealt were asfollows: volatility modeling and forecasting, shadowbanking practices in India and China, evolving role ofbanks in sustainable economic development, comparativestudy of capital market and reforms, opportunities andchallenges as regards debt market structure in India andChina, unveiling of the mobile social media revolution,conceptual business models for nascent socialentrepreneurs in transitional economies (like India andChina), lean management practices in China, businessetiquette in China, and conformist versus contemporarymanagement practices in China and Sun Tzu’s Art of Warin Management in China.

One of the highlights of the conference was a specialsession titled ‘Making Sense of Rising China’ in whichfive scholars discussed and debated the various issuesrelated to the theme of the special session. Some of theinteresting questions raised in the session were a)sustainability of the political authoritarianism andeconomic liberalization model of China b) will the Chinesecommunist party survive till 2025 c) interpreting the ‘Chinadream’ of Xi Jinping. The session was moderated byAmbassador Mr. Kishan Rana. The panelists in this sessionwere Prof. Manoranjan Mohanty, Chairperson of ICS, Prof.Alka Acharya, Director ICS and Professor of China StudiesJNU, D S Rajan, Director, Chennai Centre of China Studies,Mr. Ravi Bhoothalingam an eminent China scholar andsenior fellow of ICS and Dr. G. Venkat Raman, facultymember of IIMK. The discussion was followed by a livelyquestion and answer sessions in which the students of IIMKparticipated very enthusiastically.

One of the achievements of the conference has been activeinvolvement of the IIMK faculty and students. There wereeight papers (six by the faculty, 2 by the fellows and 1 bya post graduate student) presented from IIMK. In the wordsof the Co-convener of the conference Dr. G. Venkat Raman,faculty member of IIMK, “The fact that none of the paperpresenters specialize on China studies and yet could makea very active contribution in the conference speaks of thepromise China studies has not only in IIMK but also inmanagement education in India.”

More details of Conference @http://www.iimk.ac.in/Conference/aiccsconference.php

6th All India China Conference

Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Shri. Ashok Kantha, Ambassador Designate,China, Prof. Mohanty & Prof. Alka Acharya releasing the conferencevolume.

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Industry Deep Dive is an initiative by Industry InteractionCell of IIM Kozhikode that promises to keep the studentcommunity abreast of the emerging trends and latestdevelopments in specific sectors on an annual basis. In2012, IIM Kozhikode witnessed a successful e-Commerceconclave with eminent speakers such as Dr. NaveenAmblee, (Professor, Marketing Management, IIMK),Mr. Praveen Sinha (MD and Co-founder of Jabong), Mr.Alok Goel (Chief Products Officer, Redbus), and Mr.Rajesh Iyer (Chief Marketing Officer, Pepperfry.com),giving us detailed insights into the booming e-commerceindustry. The tradition continues in 2013.

was involved in running Channel V till 2000 and hasspoken at Internet World Chicago, CNET (LA) and alsowrites a column for The Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Murthy interacting with the PGP students

Sorav Jain:An Expert and trainer in the field of SocialMedia Marketing, Event Branding, Sorav Jain was theformer Marketing program specialist at CMO Axis. He hasTrained 2000+ professionals on Social Media Thinker. Heis also the thinker in chief at Echo-VME.

Bhaskar Das : Mr. Das worked for 32 years at Bennett,Coleman and Co. Ltd, which publishes The Times of Indiaand Economic Times newspapers and runs Times Now andET Now news channels, among other businesses. Presentlyhe has joined Zee News as the group CEO

Mr. Bhaskar Das (CEO Zee News Group CEO) at Deep Dive

Bharat Bala: Bharat Bala is the Director of Tamil film,Maryan, starring Dhanush and Producer of the acclaimedVande Mataram, Incredible India and Jana Gana Manavideos. He was also the Director, opening ceremony &official video, Commonwealth Games 2012.

Tarun Tripathi: Tarun Tripathi is the former Head ofMarketing Yash Raj Films, Consultant ‘Only Much Louder’and Founder, CEO of Collectivity. Earlier he was a facultyat MICA.

Industry Deep Dive 2.0

This year, Industry Deep Dive focussed on the mostcelebrated business vertical in the country, the media andentertainment sector. This industry surpasses its ownexplosive growth each year and presents a hugeopportunity for learning from the angle of business. Theevent highlighted the evolution, consumerism,commercialization and managerial perspectives of anindustry which a majority of the population directly relatesto.

Speakers for the two-day event were:

Tamal Bandyopadhya:-Mr. Tamal is the author of thebook “A Bank for the Buck,” story of the new bankmovement and the success of India’s most valued bank —HDFC Bank Ltd. He is a leading financial journalist andis currently the Deputy Managing Editor, Mint

Mahesh Murthy:-Mahesh, with over 26 years ofmarketing and communications experience was involvedin the launch of first commercial version of Yahoo andEarth’s biggest bookstore campaign for Amazon.com. He

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The National Annual ManagementFestival of IIM Kozhikode –Madhyamam Backwaters ‘13 poweredby Channel V brought togetherstudents from the leading businessschools of India, engineering students,corporate and academicianscollaborating and participating inevents ranging from case studies,simulation games to quizzes spanningall verticals of management. The festwas organised from the 25th to 27th

October on the campus.

‘Backwaters’ is an effort to bringtogether students under one highlycompetitive umbrella, testing themfiercely in real-life business problemsdeveloped in collaboration with itspartnering organizations.

Backwaters is proud to associate withsome of the biggest names in industryand academia, bringing to itsparticipants authentic business

problems while giving its partners achannel for innovative solutions tothese problems. The number ofpartnering organizations grew to 28 inMadhyamam Backwaters ‘13 from 19in the previous year. Event partnersincluded Chennai Super Kings,Cognizant, ONGC, Purvankara,Malayala Manorama, Philips-Electrolux, ICICI, Zamil Air-Conditioners amongst others.

Backwaters 2013 featured sevenflagship events. White Knight, theflagship business plan competition,attracted participation from variouseducational institutes in the countrywith around 140 b-plan entries.It provided a platform to buddingentrepreneurs to emerge and thriveas huge successes – throughmentorships by eminent VCs and finalpitches to VC representatives. Avatar–‘the search for the ultimate CEO’,was a leadership event in the quest to

find that one individual, bestequipped to become the completeCEO. Manveer Sood from MICAwas adjudged the winner for theevent.

‘Roar for CSK’ was strategy-basedcompetition which includedexamining CSK’s brand loyalty andcreating an overall strategy to helpbuild the faith and trust of fans in theCSK sports brand. ‘Prove Your Mettle’was a case based event to come up withinnovative solutions for strengtheningsouth India’s largest and mostrespected realty brand, ‘Purvankara’.On similar lines was the Marketingstrategy event, “On the Mark”, whichfocussed on enabling Zamil to make amark in the Indian air-conditionersspace as a premium brand.

‘Bizzathlon’ our premier quizzingevent, attracted seasoned quizzersfrom the quizzing circuit. The event

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saw the presence of renownedquizmasters Dr. Arul Mani, RajivD’Silva and Major Chandrakanth Nair,who presided over the quizzes.The Great Debate, organised incollaboration with the IndustryInteraction Cell of IIM Kozhikode, wasanother big attraction with eminentspeakers like Bhaskar Das, MaheshMurthy, Tarun Tripathi and TamalBandyopadhyay. The topic for thisyear’s debate was “India – an uncertainglory, or a tryst with destiny?” andpanelists included representatives fromindustry, academia and the studentpopulation.

The Vertical-specific events included‘Markumen’ and ‘Mbryo’-MarketingStrategy events, ‘Pips-n-Profit’ –Online Trading simulation event,‘Rural Nirmaan’- Rural Developmentcase-event, ‘Uncommonwealth’-a Sports-management strategyevent, ‘Optimus’- Operationssimulation contest and ‘Bootkamp’-anHR-case contest. Online events like‘Crypt-a-Creative’, ‘Twisted Tales’ and‘Influencer’ were also orchestrated.

‘Shiksha’ – a Backwaters SocialInititative was organised this year aswell. Shiksha is an educationalinitiative by Backwaters and IIMKozhikode. Through Shiksha, aunique learning experience wascreatedby way of counselling, simulated IIMclassroom learning, a soft skillsdevelopment session and much more.The third edition of Shiksha was athree day workshop and consisted of atwo day workshop for under-graduatestudents from different streams whoare interested in pursuing managementstudies as a career option and a oneday career counselling workshop forschool children. Shiksha 2013provided CAT aspirants an interactiveplatform to rub shoulders with IIM Kfaculty, students, industrialists, andexperience the IIM life and culture. Itsaw participation by around 125students.

The fest also featured ‘On-the-Spot’events. The spot events included SumoWars – a fun event that acted as a stressbuster from all the action. JunkyardJumbo was an event which involved

creating value from raw materials,and witnessed some amazinginnovations. The other informalevents included International Trade,My IPL – a bidding event, KozhikodeMarket and Treasure Hunt.

The stand-up show by Viral Fever –Qtiyappa turned out to be a real crowd-puller. The campus laughed theirhearts off in what was the highlightof the evening events. In some ofthe other evening events, the campusdanced to the tunes of FootVibes – the dance club of IIMKozhikode. The campus was filledwith music by the in-house band –Krescendo. The dramatics club ofIIMK-‘Theatrix’ performed twooutstanding plays.

The fest concluded successfullyand saw huge participation fromvarious parts of the country. Theparticipants had a whale of a timeengaging themselves in various events,which gave them an opportunity toventure into different aspects ofmanagement.

Dr. Rachappa Shette holds Master of Commerce (Accounting) and Ph.D from OsmaniaUniversity, Hyderabad. He has more than 12 years of teaching, training and research experiencein Finance and Accounting area. Prior to joining Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode(IIMK), he was an Associate Professor at National Institute of Securities Markets (establishedby SEBI) and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai. He hasconducted training programmes for the officers of Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI).He has published several research articles in national and international peer reviewed journals.He is the recipient of Indian Accounting Association’s Young Researcher Award 2008. Hisareas of interest include Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial StatementAnalysis, and Forensic Accounting.

IIMK Welcomes New Members to the FamilyFACULTY

Dr. Rachappa Shette

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Executive Post Graduate Pogrammes instigates its sixthbatch of Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP)& Thirteenth Batch of EPGCGM -1 Year

Executive Post Graduate Pogrammes instigate its Sixthbatch of Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) onDecember 2, 2013 with 167 students including 14 womenparticipants for the two year programme and 15 studentsincluding 4 women students to one year GeneralManagement Programme . Participants of EPGP formedwith an average age of 33 years and average workexperience with 10 years has healthy mix of mix ofengineering, science, commerce and arts graduates fromvarious industries like IT/BPO, Finance, Engineeringand Software Services. Programme launch ceremonywas inaugurated by Shri. Dr. V A Joseph, MD &CEO of The South Indian Bank Ltd preside withProf. R. Radhakrishna Pillai, Dean –Academic andProf. G. Thangamani, Chairman –EPGP. First In-campusmodule for these batches successfully completed duringDecember 2-7, 2013.

Executive Post Graduate Programmes instigatesits various batches of Specialisation Programmes –EPGCMM-06, EPGCSM-06, EPGCOM-06, EPGCFM-06, EPGCITM-02, and EPGCHR-02

Executive Post Graduate Programmes instigate its newbatches of various specialization programmeson December 30, 2013 with 161 students including26 women participants across all programmes.Participants of specialisation programmes formedwith an average age of 33 years and average workexperience with 10 years has an healthy mix of IT/BPO (18 %), Software Services (18%), Finance(12%) as the top three sectors. Programme launchceremony was inaugurated by Prof. R.Radhakrishna Pillai,Dean – Academic presides with Prof.G.Thangamani,Chairman – EPGP. First In-campus module for thesebatches successfully completed during December30, 2013 - January 4, 2014.

EPGP - New Batches Instigated

The Second Pan IIM WorldManagement Conference is beinghosted by the Indian Institute ofManagement Kozhikode during April16th – 19th, 2014. The main theme ofthe conference is Globalizing IndianThought. Over the past couple ofdecades India underwent a process ofgreater integration with the outside

Second Pan IIM World Management Conference

world. However the economic crisisof 2008 challenged some of theaccepted wisdom of practicingmanagement in a globalized world.The conference will reflect onlessons from the past, criticallyanalyze current imperatives anddevelop a path for the future ofmanagement theory, education and

practice. Towards this end, papers arebeing invited and sessions will beorganized around a number of inclusivesub-themes such that they address themain theme of the conference. Moredetails are available on the conferencewebsite http://wmc.iimk.ac.in. Thesubmission deadline for full papers is15th February 2014.

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Industry Interaction Cell successfully concluded the 14th

edition of Horizons 2013, the annual management conclaveof IIM Kozhikode. Spread across two days (22nd-23rdNov), the conclave witnessed three of the most excitingand enthralling sessions.

The key speakers included Mr. Raghu Iyer, CEO RajasthanRoyals; Mr. Ravi Subramanian- author and banker, recentlyawarded the Economist Crossword Book Award and Mr.Arunachalam Murugnatham- bringing hygiene to millionsof women across the nation through his simple machinebased sanitary napkin making system.

The student fraternity ofIIM Kozhikode got theunique opportunity tointeract with Mr. RaviSubramanian, India’snumerouno thrillerwriter. Mr. Subramanian,an alumnus of IIM-B, iscurrently head of aleading financialinstitution and has over6 best-selling books.

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Mr. Subramanian spoke to the students about their interestsin the literary field and how writing could be a medium ofsharing experiences. Through anecdotes of his journeyfrom a banker to an author, he illustrated how he overcamehis inhibitions and followed his dream of becoming a writer.He went on to highlight the nuances of the Indianpublishing industry and stressed that marketing andpromoting your book is as important as the actual act ofwriting

Mr. Arunachalam Muruganathan, inventor, known for hisinexpensive solution to unhygienic and unsanitarypractices around menstruation in rural India addressedthe students on the final day of Horizons - 2013.Mr. Arunachalam Muruganathan has created and patenteda machine which could manufacture low-cost sanitary padsfor less than a third of the cost of commercial pads. Healso received the ‘Best Innovation National Award’ in theyear 2009.

His talk centeredaround thetransformation of anidea into a product andthe product into anorganization. He wenton to give some lessonson life. He said thathappiness, success andbusiness are notconnected with money.He added thateducation and maturityare also not connected. He also gave some lessons onmarketing and management in general. According to him,management means flexibility and that calmness and clarityare important in management. He added that marketersshould understand all products marketed all around theworld and also be proud of their product. He concluded bysaying that to be an entrepreneur, you need opportunity,luck and a problem.

Horizons 2013 concluded with a thunderous applausefollowed by a standing ovation to this great man.Mr Subramanian at Horizon 2013

Mr. Muruganathan at Horizons 2013

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Malabar, comprising the northerndistricts of Kerala, has a rich historyof commerce, and its major tradecentre Kozhikode (Calicut) wasknown to outside world much beforethe arrival of European powers inIndia. Malabar came under the directrule of the British in 1792 and theregion was directly administered by theBritish as a district in MadrasPresidency.

Malabar’s was a typical feudal agrarianeconomy. Industrial activities werelimited only to crafts. Britishadministration was focusing onagriculture and taxation on agriculture,and from mid-19th century onwardsplantation economy, particularly in theWestern Ghats. During the sameperiod a Swizz/German missionary

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From Craft to IndustryIndustrial Development of Malabar

1914-1947organization called Basel Mission hasbeen setting up industries, primarily torelocate the new converts toChristianity, mostly from thecommunities who were victims ofsevere caste inequalities. Since 1852,the Basel Mission has beenestablishing tile and textile weavingunits in Malabar and was drawingheavily on the post IndustrialRevolution technologies thenprevalent in Europe.

During 1914-47 there were importantchanges in the trade and tariff policiesof the British Indian Government,some of which were supportive ofdevelopment of industries in colonies.The Department of Industries underMadras Presidency Governmentstarted industrial promotion, strategies

of which often came into conflict withthe interests of the British capital inMadras Presidency. The Nationalmovement also contributedsignificantly in having a positiveapproach to industrial growth inMalabar. Interplay of the technologiesdemonstrated by Basel Mission,multiple activities of industrialpromotion by the British governmentand the National Movement and theemergence of a new class ofentrepreneurs influenced the trajectoryof industrial development of Malabarduring 1914-1947.

(The talk was delivered by Prof.Jayaprakash Raghaviah. JayaprakashRaghaviah started his career as a bankofficer and worked in the Economicand Statistical Research Department ofthe State Bank of India at its CorporateOffice in Mumbai. He did his M Philin Applied Economics from JawaharlalNehru University. He has been anAssociate Professor, (Banking) at theIndian Institute of Bank ManagementGuwahati, and a Professor (FinancialManagement and Development) atthe Kerala Institute of LocalAdministration, Thrissur. He wasProfessor and Associate ProgrammeCoordinator of the Centre ofExcellence, Calicut now known asCentre For Research and Training ForSocial Transformation (CREST) whichwas incubated by IIMK . He has beena Senior Research Fellow of IndianCouncil of Social Science Research in2009 – 12 during which Prof.Raghaviah did an extensive study ongrowth of industries in North Keraladuring early 20th century.)

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A team of Faculty PlacementsCommittee members, comprising ofProf. Kulbhushan Balooni, Prof. SumitMitra & Prof. Mahesh Bhave, alongwith Students’ Placements Committeemembers was in the Middle Eastduring 9-13 December for corporatevisits. Primary focus for the visits wasplacements related opportunities andexploring various avenues of campusengagements.

Corporate visits were an astonishingexperience for the team. The regionwas found to be full of opportunitiesfor the young graduates. Thecorporates were also impressed by theacademic structure and diversityamong the student community. Manyof them showed interest in engagingwith the Institute.

The team was hosted for a corporatedinner organized by IIM Kozhikodealumni working in various MiddleEast locations. The teamwas pleasantly surprisedby the gathering. IIMKozhikode has analumni base of morethan 70 in the region.Alumni as senior asPGP-02 (1998-2000)batch attended the event.Prof. KulbhushanBalooni addressed thegathering, thankingalumni for the gestureand asking them to comeforward to help theiralma mater. Heappreciated valuablecontribution made by thealumni in variousinternational roles andhow it helps the

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Institute. He also mentioned that goingforward, support from the alumniwould be extremely crucial inexploring the opportunities in theMiddle East. Prof. Balooni’s addresswas followed by a healthy discussionon how alumni can contribute to theInstitute. It was almost like a casediscussion in a classroom – somethingwhich many alumni had still notforgotten. As a result of the discussion,IIM Kozhikode Dubai Alumni chapterwill soon be registered to streamlinethe efforts of the alumni. Many alumnialso came forward to mentor studentsto prepare them to take up internationalcareer opportunities. Prof. Mitra talkedabout his experience in Dubai and howthe land is important for the Institute.Prof. Bhave shared his thoughts onalumni engagement and how theefforts can be sustained in the long run.Students’ Placements Committeemembers put forth their views onalumni interactions and also talked

about all the latest happenings atcampus. An invitation video ofNostalgia 2014 was also screenedduring the event that took alumni backto their days spent at the campus.Many of them came along with theirfamilies, which was great to see. Allthe alumni were presented with asouvenir from the Institute for puttingtogether a successful event. Somealumni also helped out the placementsteam in company visits.

The gathering was a result of sustainedengagement with the alumni base,which started with placement team’svisit to Dubai last year. Prof. Baloonihad also participated online in lastyear’s Sangam held in Dubai. Regularmonthly alumni meet-ups, formal aswell as casual, in Dubai,were anoutcome of that event. Replicating theDubai model in various cities acrossthe country and outside was found tobe the way ahead.

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The focus of the Alumni Committee of IIM Kozhikodehas always been to connect the alumni with the Kampus.True to that, they had Mr. Jayesh Jagasia from PGP10,Managing Director at Sewells group on campus to interactwith the students. With his experiences with OlamInternational and as a co-founder of VeriCAR, he guidedthe students on the topic – ‘GYOJ’ – Get Your Own Job.As a former Placements Committee member, he explainedabout how students have to and can get into the domainand job of their choice with concerted efforts. He discussedthe need to connect to the correct people in the industry toget the job of one’s choice. He encouraged the students tofollow their dreams.

Simon Jacob from PGP09 (Batch of 2007), Director atCampusHire, visited the campus. He had an informal talkwith the students of both PGP16 and PGP17. With hisexperience in Marketing, he guided students about thedomain.

Alumni Committee also organized a session on “Careersin Finance” with Mr. Rupesh Thakare PGP12 (Batch of2010), an Associate in Goldman Sachs with the AssetManagement Group. The session gave an overview offinance roles offered on campus and Banking, Corporatefinance, capital markets. He concentrated on CapitalMarkets: Research, I banking roles, investing roles. Mr.Rupesh also enlightened the students on the everyday lifefor buy-side equity investing role with personal experience.

He discussed on what capital market roles look for in aresume and gave an opportunity for students to cleartheir finance interview related doubts. He wasaccompanied by his wife Mrs. Tanu Gupta, PGP12(Batch of 2010), who had an informal talk with thestudents.

The alumni committee focused on social mediapresence during this period. With a strong network ofaround 2000 alumni connected through Facebook, thecommittee also formed interest groups in variousdomains on LinkedIn where job postings and generaldiscussion on the interest group are shared among themembers. The Alumni Committee also formed GoogleGroups, whereby students are encouraged to interact withalumni who have offered to mentor them in their career.For instance, Mr. Neil Kothari from PGP07, mentors aselected set of student through the group, offering themsuggestions and guidance for their career and otherdoubts.

With NOSTALGIA’14, the annual alumni home-comingevent in January 2014, a lot of efforts are underway tobring more alumni to campus and to organize a grandreunion. Many alumni have expressed their interest tocome back to their alma mater and relive their studentlives. Particularly, the alumni committee is connectingwith every alumnus from IIMK personally to make thisevent a great success.

Alumni CommitteeQuarterly Highlights

EPS QuarterlyHighlightS

IIM Kozhikode successfully hosted the 6th All IndiaConference on China Studies, a flagship event of theInstitute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi during 12th to 14thDecember 2013. EPS, being the economic, political andsocial interest group of IIM Kozhikode, hosted all thestudent activities and participation in the conference. Theyalso released the Special edition of “Pragati” (Vol. I No. 3),

the bi-annual magazine of EPS to IIMK community andbeyond. This edition contained the brief versions ofpapers presented by IIMK students in the China summitand interviews of some of the dignitaries. The onlineedition can be viewed at:

http://www.iimk.ac.in/stdaffairs/EPSMagazine.php

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The fifth edition of Calicut Mini-Marathon was declared open forregistration on 26th November 2013.IIM Kozhikode will be organizing theCalicut mini-Marathon 2014 on the23rd of February 2014 in associationwith the Kerala Network for OrganSharing (KNOS), Govt. body underKerala Health Department andMOHAN Foundation. The eventlaunch ceremony was graced by the

Press Launch ofCalicut Marathon 2014

organ donation and launched thewebsite www.calicutmarathon.com.Representatives from KNOS and theDistrict Sports Council also attendedthe event. This year the marathonis espousing a less-discussed socialcause. The theme is ‘Gift a life- organdonation’. Keeping in mind the sordidtransplant scenario in India, CalicutMini Marathon’14 endeavors tomitigate apprehension, dispel negativenotions and promote organ donation.The marathon features two categories,a 10 km mini-marathon which is acompetitive race and a 3 km “DreamRun”, a non competitive run featuringpeople from all walks of life. Over thepast four years, the marathon has beentaking up a unique cause every year-having focused on critical issues ofwomen empowerment, rights ofdifferently-abled people and wastemanagement in the past.Calicut MiniMarathon 2014 is proud to beassociated with the Gateway HotelCalicut as the associate partner,Kozhikode District Sports Council asthe event partner and Canara Bank asthe registration partner.

Vineeth Sreenivasan at the Press Launch

Dr. Soman Jacob, CEO of Baby Memorial Hospital enlightening the crowd about organ donation

presence of renowned Malayalamactor, director and singer VineethSrinivasan. Vineeth heaped praise onthe institute and the initiative andunveiled the logo for 2014. TheDirector, IIMK, Prof. DebashisChatterjee declared the marathon openand encouraged students to participatein the organ donation drive. Dr. SomanJacob, CEO, Baby Memorial Hospitalspoke at length about the process of

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A walkathon in support of organdonation was organized by thestudents of Indian Institute ofManagement, Kozhikode on 18th OfDecember 2013 at Infopark, Kochi inassociation with the The GatewayHotel, Ernakulam. The event was ahuge success with participation bymore than 500 individuals fromvarious corporate houses. The eventwas a prelude to the fifth edition ofCalicut Mini-Marathon to be held on23 February, 2014 in association withthe Kerala Network for Organ Sharing(KNOS), Govt. body under KeralaHealth Department. The theme thisyear is ‘Gift a life- organ donation’.

The Organ Donation walk at Kochiwas patronized by eminent dignitaries

Megapink byCalicut Marathon Committee

Kochi Organ Donation Walk

Megapink was organized on 24th ofNovember in the city of Calicut. TheCalicut Marathon Committee of IIMKozhikode joined hands withMegapink to launch its Calicutchapter. A 3 km run, Megapink Calicutwas held at Mananchira Square at06:30 am. Megapink is an initiativepromoted by the Pinkathon, India’sfirst and largest women’s 10kmrunning event. The motto and pledgeof Megapink is - NEVER GIVE UP!

Promoted by celebritiessuch as Milind Soman andGul Panag, the run seeksto further the cause ofwomen’s fitness withspecial emphasis onraising awareness onbreast cancer. The eventwas a huge success- morethan 100 residents of thecity gathered to run for thecause.

from various spheres of life such asMr. Padmakumar, Inspector General,Kerala Police, Mr. K N Ajay Kumar-Assistant Commissioner, CESEZ, Mr.

Johnson, Project Manager fromKerala Network of Organ Sharing andMr. Suji Krishnan, General manger,The Gateway Hotels. The event wasvery comprehensive with Mr. Johnsonstressing on the technical aspects oforgan donation. Mr. Padmakumarspoke on the importance of generatingawareness in order to dispel the mythsand superstitions surrounding organdonation. Calicut Mini Marathon 2014is proud to be associated with theGateway Hotel Ernakulam as theassociate partner, and Calpine Groupas the registration partner.

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Time has perhaps taken up anunforeseen value in all our lives today.Lack of time has been a ubiquitousexcuse for an incomplete job or anunattained goal from time immemorial.A gasp of fresh air devoid ofassignments and pending projects, alazy snooze without piles of textbooksbeneath them or chains of casesdemanding solutions – all seemed adistant dream to most of the EPGPparticipants at Kochi campus. It wasthen that an angel in the form of a bufferweekend with no classes scheduledcame up. And they too lost no time tograb the opportunity and planned aretreat for ourselves, far from the madding crowd to Gavi!

Hearing Gavi, perhaps ‘Ordinary’ comes to one’s mind inreminiscence of a recent Malayalam movie that popularizedGavi as a tourist destination. The two-day refuge to Gaviwas nothing short of extraordinary. Starting off early onSaturday morning from the Kochi campus, they set out ina huge Volvo bus to Gavi. With no deadlines to stick to, asfree birds in a free territory, they set out to create theirown agenda. Be it stopping at a sight of a wild boar, or a

IIMK EPGP KOCHI WEEKEND BATCH TRIP

The Road less travelled…A Race beyond time

rare deer or a breathtaking view of the mountains, riversand lakes, or even coming to the stark reality half waythrough that the bus we came in was too big to maneuverthrough the windy forest enroute Gavi and making animpromptu decision to hire two smaller vehicles, the triphas perhaps tested the manager in all of us without lettinggo of the child within. Many of them retraced back manyyears in life to their good old college days.

Age has been no barrier to the camaraderie and friendshipthat has grown amongstthem- the students of the firstEPGP weekend batch of IIMK, whose age ranges from 22to 50+. As alchemists insearch of unheard treasure, allrealized more than Gavi,Kumli, Perunthumpara, orWagamon (places covered inthe two days), it was the homegrown friendship andcamaraderie that hadblossomed amongst them thatadded so much of colour andvalue in making this trip oneof the most unforgettable andcherished moments of theirlives.

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On 22ndDec, 2013 IIMK Kochicampus was decked up to celebrateChristmas in its true spirit. EPGPparticipants displayed the Spirit ofthe Season from the moment theystarted embellishing the premisesto suit the theme. The Crib, X’masTree and other ornamentationsadded to the ambience.

All wore the Christmas Hats placedat their respective desks and thecelebrations kicked off with theCarol songs performed by twogroups. It couldn’t stop the

Christmas Celebration @ IIMKKochi Campus

store was the Christmas Cake. Prof.Anandakuttan Unnithan along withthe Santa cut the cake and thejubilation continued. Christmas andNew Year plans of all participantswere floating around for quite sometime. The eventful day concludedwith Santa’s message and season’sgreetings. Nevertheless to say, thesemoments added a special tint toeveryone’s timeline as this was by thefirst EPGP batch at Kochi Campusand was a unique experience indeed.

audience from tapping their feet to thetune and later joining in rhythm bysinging along. Santa Claus’s ingresselevated the spirits. The Carol sessionconcluded with the entire batchsinging “Jingle Bells” in unison.

With all in Santa Hats now it was timefor the Christmas friend. All took outtheir gifts for the Christmas friendsand then it was gifting time for all,which accorded with the theme ofChristmas. Some of them were indeedtouched by the special gifts. Next in

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The 2013 edition of Sangram was heldon 15th-17thNovember, 2013. Afterbreaking sweat and shouting war criesover three days, IIMK this year witha glint of dignity and a splendid showhad to bow its head to the marginalwinners of IIMB. With a gloriousturnaround where last year IIMK won7 golds against IIMB’s 14 to thisyear’s 9 vs IIMB’s 10, IIMK seems tohave been the biggest winner afterIIMT which also managed to bag 2golds.

The three day sports war between theB-school giants: IIMK, IIMB andIIMT saw unmatched intensity andspirit of student community withpeople cheering & jeering to shakinghands & even hugging their rivals.Extending over myriad sport activities

SPORTS COMMITTEE QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS

A Game of Thrones- Sangram ’13

like volleyball, throwball, football,cricket, tennis, table tennis, chess etcalong with last year’s additions ofHockey and KhoKho, the whole eventgave a chance to the sports freaks tostretch their muscles and flaunt theirflair. With the end of mid-terms,Sangram was served as a feast for thetired and exhausted IIMK crowd thatrelished the carnival in full vigor. Withclean sweeps in Carrom, Chess,Swimming, Football the medal tallyalready had brought IIMK far aheadof IIMT and neck to neck with IIMB.However it maybe was just IIMK’sbad day that saw marginal defeats inmen’s basketball and Pool that turnedthe medals tally in IIMB’s favour.

All in all, IIMK left a mightyimpression and significant intimidat-

ion in the eyes of all. With thegrounds in top shape, to excellentmess food facility, decentaccommodation for almost 300 extrastudents and lush green and refreshingcampus- IIMK lived up to its brandvalue. The new girl-boy ratio seemedto have improved the skills as well asthe spirit of the IIMK’s sportscommunity with girls and boysflocking the ground perimetersin equal numbers to supporttheir alma mater in their shrillestvoices. The culmination of theevent was even more magnificentwith Redbull’s tour bus approachingIIMK’s grounds just after theclosing ceremony giving the playersanother reason to groove andcelebrate.

Team IIMK for Sangram’13

Football SangramInauguration Sangram

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On November 7, the Indian Institute ofManagement Kozhikode celebrated its 3rd

Annual Food Fest, a unique event tocelebrate the richness of Indian culinarydiversity. The occasion was graced byMr. Shalin Kumar, Chef, Taj Gateway,Calicut, the Honourable Director, Prof.Debashis Chatterjee, and Faculty of theinstitute

The future managers i.e. our own IIMKstudents put on their chef hats for a dayand put in great effort and love to producesome of the most exquisite delicaciesfrom all parts of India. From mouth-watering Chicken Kebab and HyderabadiBiriyani to the sweet sensation of RasMalai, the food fest had the guests andfaculties licking their fingers in sheer delight.

The occasion was also marked by a splendid cultural nightwith beautiful dance performances by the school’s dancetroupe Footvibes, who mesmerized the audience with theirrendition of the diverse dance forms from North to Southand from East to West. Krescendo, the college’s musicclub also gave an amazing performance showcasing the

Food fest

new and modern face of India and how beautifully it getssuffused with India’s heritage.

Last but not the least, the event that the students wereeagerly preparing and waiting for was the performancesby the different sections of PGP17. From heart-thumpingdance performances to soul-rendering singing, the culturalnight was a perfect side-dish to the delicious main courseprepared by our students.

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IIM Kozhikode is one of the very few Indian businessschools known for their cultural diversity. It not only housesan eclectic mixture of students from diverse regions of thecountry, but also engages in the student exchangeprogramme wherein various students from different partsof the world come to avail the extraordinary academicresources that IIMK boasts of and have a culturalinteraction with Indian students. In order to give them aplatform to showcase their hidden talents, IIMK organizesthe International day every year, wherein foreign exchangestudents are allowed to experiment with their culinaryskills, enlighten Indian students about their countries and

International Day

sway to the tunes of their indigenous songs. This year’sdelicacies included Shredded Chicken Salad, Hot & SourSoup, Kung Pao Chicken, Jansson’s Temptations,Chocolate Balls, Pasta ( Spaghetti ), coupled with mouthwatering desserts like Pancakes, Chocolate Mousse,Ratatouille Gratin dauphinois etc. In the cultural night thathappened post the sumptuous dinner, forex studentsshowcased various international styles of music and dance,and the evening was pepped up by desi performances byour own home students. All in all, it was an enrichingexperience for all the students that helped them understandand appreciate each other’s culture better.

“One day there will be no borders, noboundaries, no flags and no countries and theonly passport will be the heart”

- Carlos Santana

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Faculty Publication

Articles in JournalsAnand, G., Soni, G. Prakash, S. and Badhotiya, G.K.(2013). Review on supply chain management research– an Indian perspective. IIM Kozhikode Society &Management Review, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp.1-19.Guhathakurta, K. (2013). Investigating the nonlineardynamics of emerging and developed stock markets.Kozhikode: IIMK working paper.Guhathakurta, K., Marwan, N. B., & Roychowdhuri,A. (Forthcoming). Understanding the interrelationshipbetween Commodity & Stock Indices DailyMovement using Cross Recurrence Analysis. InN. M. Ed., Translational Recurrences: FromMathematical Theory to Real-World Applications.Germany: Springer.S, Deepa. (2013). Netiquette: An Exploratory Studyof Actual Usage and Agreed Upon Norms in India.Scholars World IRMJCR, Vol. I, Issue III, November.

Articles in NewspapersKrishnan, Omkumar. (2013). “Behind DaikinIndustries’ remarkable turnaround in India”, BusinessToday, December 22.Sensarma, Rudra. (2013). “Future of the IndianEconomy,” Mathrubhumi Yearbook 2014.

Book/s Published/Edited

S, Deepa. (2013). Anita Desai’s In Custody: A CriticalAppraisal. Rama Brothers, New Delhi.

Book/Paper Review

Amblee, Naveen. (2013). Reviewed research papersfor following journals:1. International Journal of Electronic Commerce.2. Journal of Interactive Marketing.

Anand, G. (2013). Reviewed research papers forfollowing journals:1. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

(JAMT)2. Journal of Enterprise Transformation (UJET)3. Journal of Modelling in Management (JMM)4. Journal of Manufacturing Technology

Management (JMTM)

5. International Journal of Manufacturing Technologyand Management (IJMTM)

Chowdhury, Shovan. (2013). Reviewed researchpapers for following journals:1. Naval Research Logistics (NRL, Wiley)2. Statistics and Probability Letters (SPL, Elsevier)3. Statistical Methodology (STATMET, Elsevier)4. Quality and Reliability Engineering International

(QREI, Wiley)

Conference/Session ChairGuhathakurta, K. (2013). Chaired a session on“Market Microstructure, Derivatives and Regulation-II” at the India Finance Conference, jointly organisedby IIM-A, IIM-B and IIM-C, December 18-20.Raju, C. (2013). Chaired a parallel session in theStatistics and Operational Research InternationalConference 2013 (SORIC 2013) organized by Instituteof Mathematical Research (INSPEM), University ofPutra Malaysia, at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia,December 3-5.

Guest EditorshipGangopadhyay, K. (2013). Acted as joint guest editor,special issue on Econophysics, IIM Kozhikode Society& Management Review, (Vol. 2, Issue 2).Guhathakurta, K. (2013). Acted as joint guest editor,special issue on Econophysics, IIM Kozhikode Society& Management Review, (Vol. 2, Issue 2).

Invited Talk/sAnand, G. (2013). One of the key resource personsfor the 5-day Short Term Training Programme (STTP)for faculty members and participants from variousengineering colleges and industry on “Six Sigma: Toolsand Applications,” Malviya National Institute ofTechnology (MNIT), Jaipur, December 16-20.Anand, G. (2013). Delivered an invited talk on “Basicsof Operations Management” in the Department ofMechanical Engineering, Engineering College Bikaner,Bikaner, Rajasthan, December 21-22.Chowdhury, Shovan. (2013). Delivered an invited talkon “Role of Statistics in business research,” Nationalseminar on ”Advances in Statistics: Techniques andApplications,” Asutosh College, University of Calcutta

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in association with Ministry of Statistics andProgramme Implementation, Govt. of India.Ramnath, Aparajith. (2013). Delivered an invitedtalk on “The Engineering Profession in India: Ahistorical perspective,” Ingersoll-Rand Engineeringand Technology Centre, Bangalore, November 15.S, Deepa. (2013). Delivered an invited talk on “HealthCommunication: Special Focus on Doctors NonverbalCommunication with Patients & its Effect on Patients,”General Body Meet of Indian Medical Association(IMA), Kozhikode Branch, IMA Hall, Kozhikode,November 28.S, Deepa. (2013). One of the key resource persons forthe 3-day Faculty Development Programme for facultymembers from various engineering colleges on“Effective Teaching Methodology,” Younus Group ofInstitutions, Kollam, December 20-21.Sensarma, Rudra. (2013). Delivered an invited talkon “SWOT Analysis of the Indian Economy,” BankersClub of Greater Kochi, November 13.

Papers Presented in Conferences/Published in Conference Proceedings

Amblee, Naveen (2013). Do product reviews reallyreduce search costs and increase decision confidence?,International Conference of Applied and TheoreticalInformation Systems Research (ATISR), Taipei,Taiwan, November 22-24.Guhathakurta, K. (2013). Using Recurrence Analysisto identify bubbles and endogenous crashes, IndiaFinance Conference, jointly organized by IIM-A, IIM-B and IIM-C, December 18-20.Kuntluru Sudershan. (2013). Financial Performanceof Family and Non-Family Owned Companies in India,3rd India Finance Conference by IIMA, IIMB andIIMC, IIM Ahmedabad, December 18-20. Kuntluru Sudershan. (2013). A Comparative studyof Capital Markets Reforms in India and China, SixthAll India Conference on China Studies, IIMKozhikode, December 12-14.Mitra, Sumit. (2013). Chinese Business in Africa:Perspectives on Internationalization, Sixth All IndiaConference on China Studies, Indian Institute ofManagement, Kozhikode, December 12-14.Raju, C. and Akamanchi Raghottam, H. (2013).Selection of Optimum AOQL Multiple Deferred StateMDS-1(c1, c2) for given AQL and LQL, Statistics andOperational Research International Conference 2013

(SORIC 2013) organized by Institute of MathematicalResearch (INSPEM), University of Putra Malaysia,Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, December 3-5.S. Balasubrahmanyam. (2013). The Key Role of aFirm’s Technology Flexibility in its Strategic Renewal– Evidential Support from Businesses acrossIndustries, Thirteenth Global Conference on FlexibleSystems Management, Indian Institute of TechnologyDelhi, December, 13-15.S. Balasubrahmanyam. (2013). The Impact of aFirm’s Business Model Flexibility on its StrategicRenewal – Empirical Evidence from Businesses acrossIndustries, Thirteenth Global Conference on FlexibleSystems Management, Indian Institute of TechnologyDelhi, December, 13-15.S. Balasubrahmanyam. (2013). Indian Jugaad andChinese Zizhu Chuangxin – Unique Asian Approachesto Innovation, Sixth All India Conference on ChinaStudies, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode,December 12-14.S, Deepa. (2013). Business Etiquette in China:Analysis Based on Literature Review. Sixth All IndiaConference on China Studies, Indian Institute ofManagement, Kozhikode, December 12-14.

Student Conference Paper Presentations& Publication

Gopalakrishnan, N. & Anand, G. (2013).“Assessment of leanness – A literature review”,Proceedings of the 13th Consortium of Students inManagement Research (COSMAR), Bangalore, India(Organized by the Department of ManagementStudies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore),November 15-16.Gopalakrishnan, N. & Anand, G. (2013). “Leanthinking in education: A case study approach”,Proceedings of the 2013 Lean Educator Conference(LEC 2013), Columbus, Ohio, USA (Organized byFisher College of Business, Ohio State University,Columbus, Ohio, USA), October 3-5.Gopalakrishnan, N. & Anand, G. (2013). “Leanthinking in India and China – A comparative study”,Proceedings of the 6th All India Conference of ChinaStudies (AICCS), Indian Institute of ManagementKozhikode (IIMK), Kozhikode, Kerala, India(Organized by The Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS),New Delhi, India and IIM Kozhikode, Kerala, India),December 12-14.

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M Joel Modestus

M Joel Modestus, a first year student of PGP at theIndian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM K),has bagged the prestigious Harvard Business Review/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation.

The competition, conducted by one of the mostreputed management institutes in the world, HarvardBusiness School, along with McKinsey and incollaboration with the Management InnovationExchange, architects a challenge which is radical inthe field of management. The challenge set for theyear 2013 was ‘How to have leaders everywhere inan organisation’.

The format of the competition requires participantsto submit either a ‘story’ or a ‘hack’. A story is onefrom a real life experience of implementing a solutionrelated to the challenge in your company, whereas ahack is an entirely original and new idea which hasnot been subjected to any testing.

Joel submitted a hack titled “The 4 Hat Hack”: How amicro-change in your employee portal can yield megaresults in leadership’.

Joel identified the four roles that leaders would liketo play in an organisation, which include visionary,collaborator, mentor and innovator. Owing to thesefour categories, hissolution spoke aboutacknowledging employees in an organisation on the

Biswa Prateem Das, along with RoopaliDhingra received the prestigious O.P.Jindal Engineering and ManagementScholarship (OPJEMS) for 2013-14.

K-STARS

Biswa Prateem Das Roopali Dhingra

basis of these four hatswhich would invariably actas their virtual badges.

The results of the firstround were declared onJuly 31, 2013, and Joel wasamong the 18 finalists fromaround the world.

For the second round,he carried forth ofmomentum and furthermodified his entry. Joel is

one of the nine winners from around the world and mongthe only two from India.

He also got a coveted invite to the MIX Mashup Eventon Management Innovation,which will be held in NewYork next year. On the achievement, DebashisChatterjee, Director of IIMK, said, “This is a significantachievement by our student. We always encourage ourstudents to explore beyond the defined academia andexperiment the unconventional.

Organisations are looking for innovation beyondacademic studies to add value to their existing practices.Such ever-evolving innovative tools for managementare the need of the hour to cope with the demands of aconstantly transforming global environment.”

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODEIIMK Campus P.O., Kunnamangalam PIN - 673570, Kerala, India

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IIMK Winner for Three Consecutive Years!Two groups of students from IIM Kozhikode were felicitated by Wipro for proposing solutionsthat would help in the conservation of water. Mentored by Prof. Kulbhushan Balooni, Team S.I.R.,comprising of Richa Praveen, Ishita Kumar, Ankit Verma, Sumit Guri and Madhav Ladhia, spokeabout the efficient management of the coastal areas of Kerala by doing away with the phenomenonof trawling.

Team Highlander, mentored by Prof. Guda Sridhar and consisting of Teidor Lyngdoh, MonojRabha, Panii Ngaonii and Bahniman Rynjah suggested that the water scarcity in the region aroundCherrapunjee could be solved if simple, yet efficient and proven techniques adopted across India,could be replicated in one of the wettest places on earth.

A special mention was made of IIM Kozhikode for being the winner of the Earthian award for thethird consecutive year. Previous entries for the event were mentored by Prof. Radhakrishna Pillaiand Prof. Balooni (2011) and Prof. M.P. Sebastian (2012).

The recognitions are a reminder of the pre-eminent importance of environment sustainability in afast industrializing world and the fact that IIM Kozhikode, an institute that is synonymous tobeing socially conscious, has been a recipient should indeed be a matter of great pride to everyone.

WIPRO Earthian Award