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Saturday, March 26, 2016

Top Literature Reads From One of the Top MBA Colleges in Delhi NCR

At Ishan Institute of Management & technology, one of the top MBA colleges in Delhi NCR, we the academicians harness the power of literature to enable learning in students. While orthodox business management professionals may question the validity of adding literature to the already heavy academic curriculum of MBA and PGDM courses we believe it makes sense. In fact it makes enormous great sense to assert that literature and its reading makes for great business acumen in young minds. The global market is a fusion of different communities, cultures, cuisines, cults and currencies. As long as there are barriers in understanding the fine elements of lifestyles and values of these different communities, business enterprises and expatriate managers will always find the going tough. Here is our take on the best literature reads for aspiring managers with the key takeaways of the titles.

An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People, is a play written by the Norwegian litterateur Henrik Ibsen. We have followed this book for the papers of business communication and business ethics and corporate governance. The takeaways of this play include foundations of business communication and corporate governance. Students of top MBA colleges in Delhi NCR, many of whom belong to tier 2 and tier 3 cities and thus have a scope for improvement in verbal ability and reading and comprehension can look forward to learning many new words and their usages from this play. More over the plot of the play is based on a conflict of values that people go through as a country evolves from a nation into a market. The mental strength that is required to fight lust and greed is a key takeaway of this book. The background of the play is set in modern continental Europe and gives an insight into the historical foundations of Scandinavian nations like Norway and Sweden. It is also pretty handy to organize role plays on corporate governance for final semester students studying finance as specialization. In India, the play was adapted on the silver screen by Satyajit Ray in 1989 and the film was India’s official entry into the Festival de Cannes for a special screening.

September on Jessore Road
September on Jessore Road is a poem written by the famous American poet and anti-militarist Allen Ginsberg. Written in the context of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, the poem vividly describes the scenes of thousands of refugees who had lined up on Jessore Road in their attempts to flee from the horrors of war. It was a mass exodus that was described by the poet Ginsberg and even today is counted as one of the best works on war, mass migration and refugee crisis. In the current context, it assumes importance in the backdrop of what continental Europe is going through and why the front runner of the U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump makes sense to millions of his American followers. The Syria crisis that has taken Africa by a storm and is threatening to spill over into Europe and its immediate impact on nations and the international community are just reflections of the Bangladesh War adjusted for time, space and scale.

A Christmas Carroll  
One of the all time great classics written by Charles Dickens, it is a must read for students of MBA colleges in India. The key take away again is the foundation of business ethics and the sense of where to draw the line between professional ambitions and personal ties? Undoubtedly one of the best works by one of the best story tellers of the modern era, this book is an excellent read for marketing students who want to learn the science of convincing. Top business schools enable students to learn the power of influence. The power of influence relies on science, substance, story, speed and sharing. Of all these elements, it is story telling that is the most difficult to cultivate as most marketers will realize.

The Audacity of Hope
Many people rate this as the best autobiography by any political leader of or generation. The Audacity of Hope brings in the best of the outgoing U.S. President Barrack Obama. The book springs both audacity and hope and is a big confidence booster for small town boys and girls our generation who want to make it big in the corporate world. This is a once in a life time autobiography that truly instils confidence in young minds and asserts that people born to humble backgrounds can make it big. The anecdotal evidences that the U.S. President presents are clearly inspirational for aspiring managers who come from remote corners of India and want to see themselves working for blue chip corporations at the top level or strike it rich with start up enterprises of their own. We recommend this book for personality development programs and self development of MBA students.

The Home and the World
The Home and the World is a novel written by Tagore and is perhaps the most apt reference on the travails of globalization. The influx of Western thoughts and the nationalist movement to gain freedom from British rule are central themes in this novel. In the twenty first century with the British having ling gone from India, the book reflects on the tensions that thrive beneath the surface. It is a great read for human resources people and aspiring HR managers. More over it is a good read for understanding the conflicts of cultures that globalization brings into emerging economies like India. Being caught between the professionalism and polish of the work place and the values at home and in family life, takes a toll on minds. This book is a must read for people who want to understand globalization at the micro economic level.

At Ishan Institute of Management & Technology, the first graduate business school of Greater Noida and one of the top MBA colleges in Delhi NCR we refer to these literature classics in our lecture sessions and also for grooming students as a part of our global exposure.