Knowledge Spotlight

Concise reports of influential research and industry related conferences and seminars organised by the Indian School of Business (ISB).

Access, Empowerment and Cancer Care

A recent webinar, co-organised by the Centre for Learning and Management Practice at ISB, featured an in-depth conversation between Professor Sarang Deo, Associate Professor of Operations Management and Executive Director of the Max Institute of Healthcare Management and Dr Amit Jotwani, Co-founder at Onco.com. An edited transcript of the discussion follows.

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The Finance Four

Can home businesses succeed? Which banks use credit scores to evaluate loan applications and why? How has growth of e-commerce retailers like Amazon affected employment and revenues in local retail? And how does better connectivity through roads affect access to credit? On behalf of ISBInsight, Ujval Nanavati spoke with authors of four fascinating research papers presented at the ISB Centre for Analytical Finance’s Summer Research Conference 2018.

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Who Will Be the Next Media Giant?

ISBInsight caught up with Piyush Sharma, former CEO of New Initiatives at Zee Entertainment, to discuss the disruptions and strategic opportunities created by technology in the media business, at the side-lines of the Thought Leaders Conference on Managing Business and Innovation in Emerging Markets.

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The Innovation Nudge

ISB Dean Professor Rajendra Srivastava is one of the world’s leading authorities on Marketing Strategy and Innovation. A highly cited scholar with works published in leading marketing journals and recipient of several awards and honours, Dean Srivastava has also advised and trained senior management at global multinational corporations. How can India make the innovation leap? Dean Srivastava’s argument is edited and extracted from his inaugural address at the India Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition Conference.

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What India Can Teach the World about Marketing

Sameer Khetarpal, Country Head of Amazon Grocery and Raja MVSMA, Vice President Emerging Markets, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories were plenary speakers at the Thought Leaders Conference on Managing Business and Innovation in Emerging Markets, hosted by the Indian School of Business in April 2018. ISBInsight caught up with them after their session to hear their ideas on marketing research areas that need more academic attention.

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Future Ready: The Human Capital Agenda

Richard R. Smith, Academic Director of the Master of Science in Human Capital and Leadership programme at Singapore Management University (SMU), delivered the keynote address at the inaugural Thought Leaders’ Summit on the Future of Human Capital Strategies at the ISB. Chandrasekhar Sripada, Clinical Professor in the Organisational Behaviour and Strategic Human Capital Area at the ISB, outlined the agenda for a new ISB Human Capital and Leadership Initiative (HC&LI). ISBInsight caught up with the two speakers.

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Access and Change: Health 3.0

The recent Health 2.0 Conference, co-organised by the Max Institute of Healthcare Management at the Indian School of Business, brought together a range of stakeholders – entrepreneurs, investors, healthcare providers and others – interested in the future of healthcare technology. One of the highlights of the day-long event was a free-wheeling, on–stage conversation between Professor Sarang Deo, Associate Professor of Operations Management and Executive Director of the Max Institute of Healthcare Management and Shashank ND, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Practo. The edited transcript of the discussion follows.

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