What Newspaper Vendors Can Teach Airlines
How can the newsvendor dilemma teach airlines about managing uncertainty and optimising schedules?
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Management Briefs
Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise
The Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise at ISB has pioneered research into Indian family business, created a robust data repository, engaged family business stakeholders through education and outreach, and impacted government engagement with the topic.
Read moreCategory Management: The Art of Allocating Shelf Space
Retail category managers and procurement strategists across sectors can increase profitability by identifying true demand and optimising price across products and across time.
Read moreIndian Family Business: Creating Legacy
Why are 1991 and 2013 two watershed years in Indian family business? How has family enterprise impacted management research and practice as well as policymaking? Professor Kavil Ramachandran elucidates.
Read moreWhy the Gender Gap Persists in Indian Workplaces
In the last decade, India has seen women’s participation in the labour force decline starkly. Can skill development be the solution for India’s gender gap? An innovative study of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) by Professor Amit Chauradia, Professor Chandrasekhar Sripada and Glory George shows why women are disadvantaged when it comes to wage employment.
Read moreWomen’s Excellence Initiative (WEI)
The Women’s Excellence Initiative at ISB is spearheading discussions on the gender gap in India and creating solutions through research, education and outreach on three focus areas: women at the grassroots, women in corporate India and Millennial women.
Read moreAfter Leaning In: What’s Next for Women in Rural and Urban India?
Is the glass ceiling outside or within us? Do bottom of the pyramid Indian women possess greater grit? And, how are millennial women changing the mainstream narrative? Professor Saumya Sindhwani explains.
Read moreThe Future of Technology Services
Technology services no longer sit on the periphery of businesses, according to the Digital Transformation Workshop organised by the Srini Raju Centre for Information Technology and the Networked Economy (SRITNE) at ISB on October 12, 2018.
Read moreAll is Well: Health Care Branding at Be Well Hospitals
March 2016 witnessed the management of Be Well Hospitals grappling with a major challenge: establishing itself as a mid-tier health care provider in an existing two-tier market that made patients choose between quality and pricing. Be Well Hospitals case study author Professor Piyush Kumar discusses branding strategy takeaways.
Read moreIs India’s CSR Law Having the Desired Impact?
How has the mandatory CSR Act from 2013 impacted Indian firms? Our expert panel, consisting of Syed Eraj Hassan, Dr. Nupur Pavan Bang and Professor Kavil Ramachandran from the Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise at ISB and Professor Raveendra Chittoor of the University of Victoria, Canada talk about their study, “Family Businesses: Heeding the Call of Corporate Conscience 2015-2017.”
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