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Hi Everyone, Supratim has misquoted what me. I have said is that there is no evidence that privatization ensures better performance than other forms of...
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Francis Lobo
fllobo@...
Oct 13, 2005 4:55 am
Hi Everyone, Supratim has stated that the BMC workers live in chawls in South Mumbai, which was not affected by the floods. Has the geography of Mumbai...
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xsupratim
Oct 13, 2005 4:55 am
Hi Prof, No, Prof, there was no sarcasm in my question at all - you teach at an MBA school, interacting with young, bright minds, and you have access to the...
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Peeyush Bajpai
pbaj123
Oct 13, 2005 8:45 am
A short injection to this lovely debate: Response to Mr.Lobo Capital may be dead but ownership of that capital is not dead. Management of my capital (private)...
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Vidyut Shenoy
vidyut_shenoy
Oct 13, 2005 8:45 am
Hi all, While we all talk of making India great, here is a little pin-prick that shows how woefully inadequate our infrastructure is. Read all about it at : ...
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Ruchit Garg
ruchitgarg
Oct 13, 2005 8:48 am
It was shame to hear about self proclaimed professional management institutes like IIPM when they themselves act in highly non-professional manner; When Gaurav...
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Banerjee, Prapti -EST...
PBanerjee@...
Oct 14, 2005 4:05 am
Yes, I have been following the same on blog sites and I feel apart from the state of the 'so called' professional colleges in India, there is a bigger picture...
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Francis Lobo
fllobo@...
Oct 14, 2005 4:16 am
Hi Everyone, VIEWS FOR CONSIDERATION Francis lobo It appears that there is some confusion about private capital & public capital. In Private Limited...
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R.K.Dhanvada
rkdhanvada
Oct 14, 2005 4:22 am
Ruchit Then please follow this link of Amity too.. The Full page advertisement of IIPM and the Amity defy the business model .. IIT and IIMs do not need such a...
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xsupratim
Oct 14, 2005 8:51 am
No, Francis, I think you are the one who is confused about "types of capital". I would venture to think that most people on this group would have perfectly...
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Ruchit Garg
ruchitgarg
Oct 14, 2005 2:08 pm
McKinsey has came out with surprising report after a survey which states that, what worries most companies ( headquatered in india) is lack of Right Talent....
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Francis Lobo
fllobo@...
Oct 17, 2005 5:22 am
AMERICAN ECONOMICS --- LEARNT BY OBSERVATION Francis Lobo With Delphi, the American auto parts supplier filing for bankruptcy, there is heavy speculation...
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Francis Lobo
fllobo@...
Oct 17, 2005 5:28 am
Hi Everyone, LESSONS FROM SUPRATIM Francis Lobo I have learnt the following from Supratim’s response in [ISTT] News Digest No. 683 My hypothesis is, "There...
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xsupratim
Oct 18, 2005 5:18 am
This was the op-ed in Indian Express today: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=80207 Definitely worth a read in my opinion. The reason I am...
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xsupratim
Oct 18, 2005 5:20 am
Here is the UPA govt appointing its MPs to the boards of PSU banks - helping take care of unemployment in its own way ... : ) After all, who can complain about...
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xsupratim
Oct 18, 2005 5:21 am
Prof, You may want to read up on Paul Krugman's column on the Delphi bankruptcy. He makes some very interesting and cogent comments - about GM's dividend...
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Daljeet Sidhu
daljeetssidhu
Oct 18, 2005 5:23 am
Francis, You have raised some excellent points/observations. Let me add to what you have mentioned. Healthcare costs (doctors fees, lab work, surgery etc) are...
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xsupratim
Oct 18, 2005 5:23 am
I was not going to reply to this, but then cussedness prevailed!! Or as C Suresh mentioned in a post long ago, I am driven to having the last word. : ) ... No,...
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Rinka Singh
rinka_singh
Oct 18, 2005 9:00 am
Sadly not surprising at all. Most IT firms hire from just 14 to 15 odd colleges. So you can imagine the fight for these students. In my previous org (an...
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Rinka Singh
rinka_singh
Oct 18, 2005 9:01 am
Francis, I get the feeling we (most of us and you) are on parallel tracks - we are just not converging. I just don't know how to make the convergence happen -...
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Rinka Singh
rinka_singh
Oct 18, 2005 9:01 am
A few thoughts. First let's take what has happened in the textile industry. When Dutta Samant took a militant stance, the various mills just shutdown as they ...
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Rinka Singh
rinka_singh
Oct 18, 2005 9:21 am
What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? October 3, 2005 by Jim Heskett Two contrasting news stories caught my eye over the past couple of months. The...
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Ruchit Garg
ruchitgarg
Oct 18, 2005 11:46 am
Looks like we dont need colleges at all, atleast not in the current format which is i guess there in 90% of the proffessional colleges in India. Current...
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sugato.banerjee@...
sugatobanerjee
Oct 18, 2005 1:41 pm
I would like to oppose Rinka's views on the poor quality of students from Engg colleges beyond the top 15, et al. In my own circle, passouts from a private...
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Abhinav Singhal
abhi_now_99
Oct 22, 2005 6:27 am
Well, I have a slight difference of opinion here. Our education system in India has always been mainly driven by analytic and number dimensions. Right from...
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R.K.Dhanvada
rkdhanvada
Oct 22, 2005 6:28 am
As we read the beneath news of transition to the virtual India. the expected opposition by the likes of Internet Service Provider Association of India is akin...
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Rinka Singh
rinka_singh
Oct 22, 2005 6:29 am
Sugato - Thank you for challenging my views. I was being deliberately pessimistic to provoke a reaction. Yes there are a lot of good univs (Hassan, Osmania,...
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Gaurav Vaish
mastergaurav
Oct 24, 2005 5:02 am
... I agree. I'm from IIT Kanpur but that only matters when I need to show off. ;-) There are several colleges that have given excellent alumni. I know at ...
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Ruchit Garg
ruchitgarg
Oct 24, 2005 5:03 am
We have grown older writing essays on India which goes like "its an agriculture focussed country", "country of villages"... I am not sure whether kids are...
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Francis Lobo
fllobo@...
Oct 24, 2005 5:03 am
Hi Everybody, ON PARALLEL PATHS Francis Lobo Rinka Singh has correctly identified that we are on parallel paths & hopes that we will converge to avoid a War....
