AACORN Friends,
I am serving as Advisor to the Director of the newly established Indian
Institute of Management (IIM) to be based in Shillong India. This is
the 7th IIM funded by the Government of India. I am assisting in
developing a curriculum and program that will distinguish this IIM from
all others, give it competitive advantage, and make is unique. So we
are developing an MBA program focused on managing for sustainability and
managing with passion. Every course taught will have a sustainability
angle and we will use embodied and aesthetic ways of understanding
organizations. We also hope to include courses on local and regional
ecology and social sustainability. This is a good opportunity to train
generations of Indian managers on sustainability issues.
Student admissions are highly competitive and done along with the other
six IIMs based on a joint entrance exam and personal interviews. The
first class is forming now, to start in July, 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institutes_of_Management
Faculty hiring is in progress, and we are also looking for visiting
faculty to teach all traditional business management subjects
(Accounting, Finance, Operations, Marketing, IS, Management, Strategy,
etc) but with a sustainability twist. Teaching assignments could be
short (one week) or longer term (8 to 10 weeks). We are also planning
to deliver lectures via video conference and online learning options
from US, Asia, Australia, and Europe based faculty. I would like you
to consider getting involved. If you are planning to visit India in the
coming year or want to try out digital delivery, please send me a note
with your resume. I would greatly appreciate your help in getting this
message out to people who may have interest.
May I add, Shillong is an ecological haven, for long used as a resort
hill station by the troops of the British Raj, and in a region which
records the highest rainfall in the world. It is also in a highly
underdeveloped part of the country. The closest airport is a three hour
drive, and the entire state is largely agricultural and tribal.
Best regards,
Paul
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Paul Shrivastava, Ph.D.
Howard I. Scott Chair & Professor of Management
Bucknell University
Management Department, Taylor 305
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Tel: 610-737-7333
www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/shrivast
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