The area's primary focus is on organizational strategy and the functions of the chief executive. Research and consulting have been undertaken in such areas as managerial communication, management and analysis of competitive forces in industries, business growth and diversification, turnaround strategies, technology transfer, trans-national investments, management of public enterprises, women studies, small enterprises and entrepreneurship. The area plans to undertake major research on the impact of changes in economic policies on corporate ventures.
Important courses offered by the area to PGP and FPM students are on strategy formulation and implementation, new venture management, power and politics in strategy implementation, written analysis and communication, managerial oral communication and strategic management. It also offers a very popular program on strategies for competitive advantage for practicing managers.
The major streams of research and teaching in the Business Policy area are business policy, public enterprise management, international business, communication, entrepreneurship and legal aspects of business. Research interests of the faculty include strategic management, environmental analysis, corporate planning, international business, technology transfer and legal aspects of business and corporate communication. In these topics, a student can concentrate on any one of the following types of organizations or a combination: private sector, public sector, government, agriculture and rural sector, small scale industries, cooperatives, mass communication and educational / research scientific institutions.
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship provides the basic nurturing ground in the process of wealth creation. It has emerged as a separate field in management, taking its roots from disciplines such as Economics, Psychology, Sociology and basic management principles.
The objectives of this course are :
1. to provide a comprehensive understanding of the basic concepts of entrepreneurship.
2. to review and understand the important streams of research in entrepreneurship.
3. to familiarize students with research methodologies.
Strategic Management
This course conveys the concept of strategy and its usefulness by exposing students to a variety of organizational situations. It enables students to look at organizations in their totality and appreciate the inter-relationship among different functions.
The course helps students understand the strategy of organizations and thereby enables them to
(1) make or assist in the making of major decisions.
(2) formulate functional policies.
(3) participate in the implementation of corporate strategy.
Covers Firm / environment; Strategies and Resources; Strategies and Values; Business Ethics; Industry Structure Analysis; Evaluation of Corporate Strategy; Strategies for Growth and Diversification; Process of Strategic Planning; Stages of Corporate Development; Strategy Implementation through Structure, Values and Ideologies; McKinsey's Framework; Acquisition of Resources and Competence; Management of organizational Change.
BUSINESS POLICY AREA FACULTY MEMBERS | |||||
Primary Faculty Members | |||||
Sr. No. | Faculty | Office | Telephone | Secretary | |
1 | Prof. Anurag Agarwal | akagarwal@iima.ac.in | Wing 12 | +91-79-6632 4916 | Ms. Sarala |
2 | Prof. Amit Karna | karna@iima.ac.in | Wing 13 | +91-79-6632 4928 | Ms. Sujatha |
3 | Prof. Ajeet N Mathur | anmathur@iima.ac.in | Wing 6 | +91-79-6632 4858 | Mr. Ankur |
4 | Prof. Ashis J Parmar | ashisj@iima.ac.in | NC | +91-79-6632 4405 | Mr. Hiren |
5 | Prof. Akhileshwar Pathak | akhil@iima.ac.in | Wing 15 | +91-79-6632 4943 | Mr. Harshad |
6 | Prof. M P Ram Mohan | mprmohan@iima.ac.in | Wing 16 | +91-79-6632 4956 | Ms. Lakshmi |
7 | Prof. Sunil Sharma | sunilsharma@iima.ac.in | Wing 16 | +91-79-6632 4954 | Ms. Lakshmi |
8 | Prof. Chitra Singla | chitras@iima.ac.in | Wing 9 | +91-79-6632 4882 | Ms. Shylaja |
9 | Prof. Anish Sugathan | anishs@iima.ac.in | Wing 13 | +91-79-6632 4923 | Ms. Lakshmi |
10 | Prof. Mukesh Sud | mukeshs@iima.ac.in | Wing 16 | +91-79-6632 4957 | Mr. Shoeb |
Secondary Faculty Members | |||||
1 | Prof. Rakesh Basant | rakesh@iima.ac.in | Wing 4 | +91-79-6632 4838 | Mr. George |
2 | Prof. Abraham Koshy | akoshy@iima.ac.in | Wing 10 | +91-79-6632 4895 | Ms. Sarala |
3 | Prof. Sunil Maheshwari | sunilm@iima.ac.in | Wing 01 | +91-79-6632 4807 | Ms. Latha |
4 | Prof. N Ravichandran | nravi@iima.ac.in | Wing 02 | +91-79-6632 4814 | Mr. Hiren |
5 | Prof. Sanjay Verma | sverma@iima.ac.in | Wing 01 | +91-79-6632 4804 | Ms. Hetal |
Area Chairperson | Wing 13 | +91-79-6632 4928 | ||
Area Secretary | Mr. George P Mathew | Wing 4A | +91-79-6632 4831 |
Visiting Faculty
Academic Associates
Sr. No. | Name | Office | Telephone | |
01 | Ms. Ajaydeep Deora | ajaydeep@ima.ac.in | Wing 12K | +91-79-6632 4920 |
02 | Mr. Ankur Parekh | ankurparekh@iima.ac.in | Wing 9A | +91-79-6632 4881 |
03 | Ms. Binita Shah | binitas@iima.ac.in | Wing 8A | +91-79-6632 4871 |
04 | Mr. Daivat Bhatt | daivatb@iima.ac.in | Wing 14A | +91-79-6632 4931 |
05 | Ms. Meenal Choubey | meenalc@iima.ac.in | Wing 14A | +91-79-6632 4931 |
06 | Ms. Pallavi Mehta | pallavim@iima.ac.in | Wing 9A | +91-79-6632 4881 |
07 | Ms. Pinal Mehta | pinalm@iima.ac.in | Wing 15K | +91-79-6632 4950 |
08 | Ms. Swathi Gurumoorthy | swathig@iima.ac.in | Wing 4K | +91-79-6632 4840 |
09 | Mr. Eapen Sam | eapens@iima.ac.in | RA 1 | +91-79-6632 4421 |