| MIET Signs International MoU with Center for Global Management, CSU, USA | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 16: MIET School of Management signed an international MoU with the Center for Global Management, Jack H. Brown School of Management at the California State University, San Bernardino. Prof. Vipin Gupta, Co-Director, Center for Global Management and Professor at the Jack H. Brown School of Management visited the MIET Campus and signed the MoU with Prof. Ankur Gupta, Director MIET. The MoU envisages joint research, exploring new programs, faculty and student cooperation and promoting the Indian Knowledge System. During the visit Prof. Vipin Gupta delivered a highly engaging lecture on the topic "Driving change in organizations: leadership lessons from ancient Indian wisdom for modern management and science".
Prof. Vipin Gupta (PhD, Wharton School) is an internationally acclaimed management expert has authored more than 180 journal articles and book chapters. He is an expert in international management and strategy in a global context. In his talk he delved into the need for change management in organizations across sectors and irrespective of their size. He opined that many modern management challenges have solutions rooted in the ancient wisdom of India which had been unfortunately lost in the last few centuries. Through interesting anecdotes and examples explained how Indian wisdom and spirituality could be used as a framework by organizations to perpetually create value and remain relevant in a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) world. The talk was deeply appreciated by the faculty and students attending the session.
Earlier Prof Ankur Gupta, Director MIET, welcomed Prof. Vipin Gupta and expressed appreciation for him travelling to Jammu to sign an MoU with the MIET School of Management. An institutional presentation was made to Prof. Vipin Gupta and several digital initiatives including in-house developed software was showcased. Prof. Ashok Aima, Distinguished Professor at the MIET School of Management also spoke on the occasion highlighting the parallels in Indian philosophy which can serve as guidelines for building sustainable enterprises for the future which prioritize the Three Ps - Planet, People and then Profits. The formal Vote of Thanks was proposed by Dr. Ankita Nanda, Head, School of Management. Other dignitaries present of the occasion were Prof. SK Sharma, Member Governing Body, Prof BC Sharma, Dean Training and Placements, Prof Ashok Kumar, Dean Academic Affairs and Dr. Sahil Sawhney, General manager Strategic Initiatives, besides faculty members and students. The proceedings of the event were managed by Dr. Deeksha Singh, Assistant Professor, School of Management. |
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