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Quality is a myth in India : -

Quality! a word that says it all about a product. We say, its a good product or a bad product. So, what is in first case Quality? Why is it directly proportionality with reliability and good will? Quality according to me is in conformance with some standards set to make a product more valuable and accountable. In Indian market some products do lack quality due to following reasons: Cost, Time, Attitude, Lack of Competition etc. It takes an initial cost to renovate an existing product to bring in quality and assurance of quality. The 'chalta hai' attitude of some producers is taking its toll. For example, every year some thousands of farmers are committing suicides for fake seeds. Many are dying due to food poisoning. Ill built buildings are collapsing due to lack of quality. The quality is but a Myth in India except for some Industries. In Global scenario, why are other companies gaining Indian market? Its due to quality. How many of us are using Indian TV's, shoes, clothes, other accessories? The fact is that we do have faith in other companies as they take the responsibility of quality where we can be assured of the product. For a sustained growth in India, the quality base should be emphasized, the products should match with world class standards, then only we can survive in this global village. It is not enough for manufacturing quality steel, cement, IT products, etc.. it is equally important to provide quality water, quality food, quality air... Now, I would like to make a point here. It is each individual's responsibility to see that quality is provided in day-to-day life.

Power of Technology to the MBA students :

Technology in the present scenario has changed many things, majorly the way of doing things.

MBA student’s /aspirants/ graduates are now doing multitasking and enhancing their effectiveness and quality of work with advanced technology. With these new methods the sphere of creativity and speed of work has also reached to newer dimensions.

Students are actively making choices about how to generate, obtain, manipulate, share or display information. Technology use allows many more students to be actively thinking about information, making choices, and executing skills in a different way altogether and more effectively.

In gregarious way the technology is helping the genesis:

These are the combination of hardware and software with the revolutionary impact of the internet.

Internet

Ø  Social networking sites: Many social networking sites are there which people are using for the various learning and knowledge sharing purposes.

Social media can have 2 broad categories: Professional networks and Personal network. Professional networks would include LinkedIn, other profession related community portals & blogs such as this one- www.freegdtopicsntips4mba.blogspot.com.

These sites are being used for the various purposes; like sharing the files on presentations, reports, internship project files, research works, thesis, dissertations, pdf files Etc.

Some personal social media portals are Facebook, Foursquare. Micro-blogging portals such as Twitter are also gaining much popularity in learning terms.

Ø  Search engines – which students use to explore various takes on the particular topic, they are updating themselves with the latest developments in the world environment.

Through this students visit home sites of various Government departments, companies fetch information from these sites about the companies, the work and other related information.

Ø  Encyclopedia: Students use free encyclopedias, which provide the cluster of knowledge about anything they want to learn about.

Ø  E-library: Students now visit online libraries and download e-books, seek review from experts, search books, and compare different authors.     

Ø  Emails - students ask e-notes from teachers on e-mail, share these notes with their peers

Ø  E-learning: Students use online tuitions via live video calling and pre recorded videos, students are using these learning methods from different countries as per their requirements and convenience. Example- Indian math and basic science classes are very popular now days in UK, US because of high quality and low cost benefits  

Software’s: Latest software to enhance their creative skills for- advertisements, marketing, event management. Sharing and uploading the information, ideas, knowledge Etc.  Example Dropbox, Evernote etc. are there.

Mobile software’s has also empowered the students in terms of knowledge, like- mobile dictionary, text supporting software’s for PDF, MS-word,  other internet software’s and other applications like maps, g-time etc.Various apps and software help to prepare notes and save them on internet, to be accessed and edited from anywhere and any device.

    

Hardware:

Latest gadgets like – I. phone, smart phone, tablets, notebooks, laptops, data card-3g/4g etc are being used by the students for the various purposes like for giving presentations, preparing reports and accessing and sharing information.

With the help of technology students are fetching and creating new opportunities, are reaching new heights, demarking the new parameter for the performance and success. Their contribution in education, economic and social development has been increased significantly. With the balanced use of traditional methods of learning and technology learning the youth is embarking new dimensions.      

Well-said by someone: The technology has been an empowering tool to the students. They have a voice and it's not in any way secondary to anybody else's voice. It's an equal voice. So that's incredibly positive. Motivation to use technology is very high.

Is Philosophy just an armchair theory ???

"Is the study of philosophy just an armchair theory" I would have to emphatically answer that with a NO. Philosophy, at its best, offers one the chance to consider the thoughts of other thinkers and their assessments of LGQs (life's great questions). I can see someone new to philosophy wondering why there aren't more things published regarding the answers to these LGQs. More often we talk about why do we ask these questions, how long has humanity engaged in asking these questions, how is this question related to that question, etc.The answer, for me, is that the practice of considering these LGQs gives one perspective in each of our own lives. I am viscerally involved in the living of my own life. From my blood and guts to my daydreaming to every action I take, I am there and thinking about myself. If one pursues philosophy, lower case or capitalized, at that level, there is no way for it to be an armchair pursuit. It is a serious intellectual enterprise that requires much work and study. At the time tough situation one should see the problems, standing in the shoes of affected person and take un-biased decision. It can be concluded that philosophy is not just an armchair theory; but can be practiced in day to day life for attaining success in all walks of life.


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The Age of Information

The Information Age, also commonly known as the Computer Age or Information Era, is an idea that the current age will be characterized by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely, and to have instant access to knowledge that would have been difficult or impossible to find previously. The idea is linked to the concept of a Digital Age or Digital Revolution, and carries the ramifications of a shift from traditional industry that the Industrial Revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy based around the manipulation of information. Today the Internet has become the ultimate platform for accelerating the flow of information and is, today, the fastest-growing form of media. Thus, the term "Information Age" is often applied in relation to the use of cell phones, digital music, high definition television, digital cameras, the Internet, cable TV, I-pods, Palm-top, I-pads and other items that have come into common use in the past 30 years.
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What ails Indian sports????

One of the greatest” degradations that has occurred in our country during the second half of the twentieth century, has been in the field of sports and games. The” only performance of note has been the gold medal in hockey won at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 ,gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won the gold for the Men's 10m Air Rifle and the triumph at the 1983 & 2011 World Cup Cricket Championships. But these occasional triumphs do not augur well for the future of Indian sports. A nation of 1.2 billion has not been able to produce a sportsperson or athlete of international standards even after five decades of independence. In today’s new climate of peace, a nation’s achievements in sports are valued far above its arsenal or military might. We have, however, lagged behind in every field in spite of a large potential manpower. What does really ail Indian sports? With a few honorable exceptions like cricket, chess and tennis (where, even at the best of times, our performance has been erratic to say the least), our sportspersons and athletes like the ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh and the ‘Sprint Queen’ P.T. Usha have failed to find a mention in the international medal tally, in spite of their best efforts and glowing eulogies at home. The chances of our doing well or making a mark in the international arena remain grim till date. At home also, the standard in regional, state-level and national-level games is fast deteriorating. The malady, indeed, is deep rooted. The first and the foremost cause is the poor state of our economy. We cannot spot, nourish and nurture talent even in the initial stages. Whoever hits the spotlight is, by and large, a fluke. He or she has done it on one’s own merit. For instance, our cricket hero Kapil Dev has come up’ against all odds to make a mark in international cricket. Privatisation or sponsorship of the various games and sports is the only answer especially when we cannot spare enough funds for sporting activities in the country. The second cause of the fast-deteriorating standards in Indian sports is the politicization of sports. Regionalism, linguism and favoritism are all visible, when any selection for a national or international event is made. This coupled with the lack of basic infrastructure, has hindered any progress in this direction.

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Current,Burning & Evergreen GD topics for Fashion tech. aspirants.

Hi friends again due to some hectic schedules...My seminars and workshops...i was not discussing the topics....but from today onwards i have decided to spend at least 1hr. a day for this cause...Well today i'm providing some of current & burning GD topics for aspirants planning for thr future in fashion technology on request of one of the NIFT aspirant Rani on my email account....For approaches while having GD/PI u may read my past posts its totally same for all types of GD/PI i.e.(MBA,FASHION,JOB ORIENTED etc.)

These, according to me, are the hot topics that can be discussed during group discussion and personal interviews:-

1. You are brand manager of a casual apparel brand. How you can use social networking sites such as Facebook or Linkedin for the benefit of your brand.

2.Indian apparel retail post recession. Challenges and Opportunities.

3. If your brand is doing well in Metro cities, would it make sense to venture into the Tier-2 cities. How would the marketing mix ( product, price, place, promotion) be different there.

4. Should apparel brands go on discounts at all ? Why ? Why not ?

5. Should there be any return policy for an apparel brand ? Why ? Why not

6. Malls are not the same post recession.

7. Rising Prices of Cotton Yarn- Boon or bane for Indian Exports.

8. India should stick to manufacturing and selling traditional textiles and leave the manufacturing of other textiles to China and other countries.

9.Organic Textiles. Does it have a future or it is a mere eyewash .

10.India Advantage- Apparel and Textiles

11. Indian customer knows only one language- the language of discounts- every other strategy is useless.

12.Wardrobe Malfunction-Is it in fashion?

In addition i'm also describing some of the case studies that may be asked in a group discussion in for NIFT :-
1. XYZ is an Indian exporter. His exports are going down. He knows that the reason may be appreciation of Rupee, competition from Bangladesh or China or some other factor. How can he cope up with the situation.
2. XYZ is an Indian exporter. He wants to launch his own apparel brand in the mid-higher segment of the market. He has two options, one to go with multibrand outlets like Shopper's Stop and other is to go for his own exclusive outlet. Which one do you suggest.
3. XYZ is a fashion designer. He wants to enter into the apparel retail market. Should he start manufacturing private labels for MBOs like Shopper's Stop or should he launch his or her own brand in the market ? What do you suggest.
4. Today we see that all the advertisement for fashion / designer wear has the same theme: beautiful/handsome models dressed up in same scenic routine. Can you think of some innovative ways of promoting the brand.
5.In this era, where organised retail is coming up in a big way in India, is there any future for the small store.
6. In a country like India, where price and discounts play such a major role in building a brand, how can a luxury brand like Louis Vitton build its marketing strategy.
7. In this era of cut-throat competition in apparel brands, it is very difficult to differentiate one brand from the other on the basis of merchandise alone. Can you suggest some strategies so that customer will be able to have a unique positioning for a particular brand.
8. Should Indian designers stick with the theme of Indianness or they should venture out with other themes, which will be more fruitful and effective ?
9. How an ordinary apparel retailer can counter a strategy adopted by discounters.
10. In India can we say that there exists a 'fashion sense', which is very much evident in western countries. Can you suggest some indicators for that 'fashion-sense'
11. Who is more important in an apparel retail organisation- designer or marketer ?
12 What is better for an apparel retail brand in terms of opening a store: to open a small store in a high rental area (obviously with higher footfalls and sales) or to open a big store in a less important location.

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