Fw: India Knowledge@Wharton – May 4 - May 17 2012

[rajan mani]

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As one of the ways to keep yourself updated it might be useful for you to link directly with'knowledge at wharton'. While I shall send you these fortnightly updates as and when received, also suggest that those interested link directly with Wharton also.

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RM 

Rajan Mani,

Professor - Marketing & Strategy

IBS, Hyderabad

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	Quick Links Subscribe to iTunes Change Password Update Email address Retrieve Password Content Licensing Get our XML/RSS feed Homepage May 4 - May 17 Note to Readers  Knowledge@Wharton and the Wharton MBA program have teamed up to collect your views on the ongoing financial and economic challenges facing the eurozone. Please respond to our brief survey, which you can access via the link below. Your input will be kept confidential, and the results will appear in an upcoming report published by Knowledge@Wharton. Survey results will also be part of the curriculum for an MBA class at Wharton, and will be presented at the Wharton Global Summit later this year, an initiative that connects students with business leaders. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/weblink/1011.cfm ________________________________________________________________   Highlights from Our Blog More Bad News for India's Finance Minister On April 25, Standard & Poor's downgraded India's sovereign rating outlook from "stable" to "negative." Can reforms provide a solution? (Posted on April 27, 2012) http://knlg.net/JF7qCk India Levels Its Education Playing Field The Supreme Court of India recently gave the green light to the Right to Education Act, ensuring free education for economically disadvantaged children between the ages of six and 14. Is it a noble idea whose time has come -- or a potential landmine? (Posted on April 24, 2012) http://knlg.net/J7ijHm _________________________________________________________________ Insurance and Pensions With RSBY, India Tries to Curb the ‘Health-based Poverty Trap' India's medical insurance initiative for the poor -- the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna -- was rolled out in 2008. Among other things, it provided hospitalization coverage of US$600. This is not the first attempt by the Indian government to create a safety net for those living below the poverty line. Four years on, the scheme has had its share of successes and challenges. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/india/article.cfm?articleid=4683 Innovation and Entrepreneurship A 'B-school' in India Reaches out to Rural Women The Mann Deshi Business School in India is a unique initiative: It seeks to provide rural, illiterate women with business and management skills, and to help them become entrepreneurs. In the past six years, the school has empowered 40,000 rural women. It aims to reach 100,000 women by 2015. Experts tell India Knowledge@Wharton that the challenge lies in scaling the organization effectively and making it financially sustainable. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/india/article.cfm?articleid=4682 Leadership and Change Google's Chade-Meng Tan Wants You to Search Inside Yourself for Inner (and World) Peace Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) was among the earliest engineers to be hired at Google. Since 2007, he has been running a seven-week personal growth program called Search Inside Yourself, whose mission is to promote peace and harmony through the cultivation of emotional intelligence among Google employees. Meng has now written a book titled, Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) to share these tools and techniques with companies everywhere. He spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about his conspiracy for world peace. (Podcast with transcript) http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2985 Finance and Investment Why Eurozone Woes are Creating Headwinds for Global Firms Europe is in crisis -- and that has major implications for multinational firms with significant operations in the region. In fact, while much is written about the race by corporations to penetrate emerging markets like China and Brazil, the reality is that the investment by multinationals in Europe dwarfs the assets they have in those fast-growing economies. And the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, along with weak economic growth, is sparking changes in how these firms operate -- altering everything from manufacturing strategies to marketing to financial maneuvers. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2986 Strategic Management John Heyman: Gulf Should Spend More on Local Film Talent, Not Hollywood British film and TV producer John Heyman has spent decades working on films. Heyman sees potential in cultivating film talent -- including creative and technical expertise -- within the Middle East and North Africa region, but says it will require more serious gestures from investors, who are already pouring millions into big-name studios. He speaks with Arabic Knowledge@Wharton about emerging world cinema, seizing the medium to educate others and how technology is impacting the industry. To help the world better understand the heritage of the MENA region, Heyman adds, local film and television production for a global audience must be developed. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/arabic/article.cfm?articleid=2818 Innovation and Entrepeneurship At Dubai Forum, Arab Female Entrepreneurs Are Urged to Break from Traditional Choices At a forum for Middle East businesswomen in Dubai, attendees heard about the regional challenges women face in becoming entrepreneurs. But one of the key issues, speakers said, was the limitations women were putting on themselves. Though funds for local businesses are now generously available in the Gulf, would-be female entrepreneurs are not being ambitious enough, experts said. Women need to lead more innovation and be involved in ICT startups, they said, instead of pursuing businesses concentrated in retail or the food industry. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/arabic/article.cfm?articleid=2820 _________________________________________________________________ Help Spread Knowledge Do you know people who might be interested in these research studies and more? If you do, please forward this e-mail message to them. Knowledge@Wharton is the online research journal of the Wharton School ( http://www.wharton.upenn.edu ) of the University of Pennsylvania. Its Indian edition, India Knowledge@Wharton, includes full details of the stories listed here. 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