Almost, if not every, English language dictionary defines an entrepreneur as a person who sets up a business at their own risk, with the view of making a profit. Definitions have a tendency to highlight the cold logic of a word, rather than capture its essence – casting aside the drive,...
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May 11, 2019 Loknath Das
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Here’s a little-known fact that will likely surprise you: Nearly 32,000 students are now studying for an online MBA degree at just the 25 largest programs in the U.S. Many of these graduate students are watching pre-recorded lectures on their iPhones and laptops, never meeting their fellow students...
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January 18, 2019 Loknath Das
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Rajesh Subramaniam will assume his new role on January 1, 2019. Houston: Indian-American Rajesh Subramaniam has been named as the president and chief executive officer of US multinational courier delivery giant FedEx Express. Mr Subramaniam, currently the executive vice president, chief marketing and communications officer of FedEx Corporation,...
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December 30, 2018 Loknath Das
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s about business schools. Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of BusinessPhoto courtesy of the Tuck School of Business Rankings are fickle things, and last week’s new 2018 list from Bloomberg Businessweek is a good example of how utterly capricious the results can be. Some schools are vastly overvalued on...
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November 14, 2018 Loknath Das
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You can pretty much divide the people who pursue MBA degrees into two categories: career switchers and career enhancers. The former want the most popular business credential on their resume to help switch industries, disciplines or geographies. The latter simply want to accelerate their existing careers, in the...
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November 5, 2018 Loknath Das
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Myths surrounding MBA and engineering, placements and studying abroad, decoded by career counsellors and students ‘An engineering degree should always be followed by an MBA’. ‘Good grades guarantee a good job’. ‘Admission into a top B-school means you have a secure future’. Career counsellors and education consultants say...
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June 18, 2018 Loknath Das
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