Tag Archives: South Asia

Indian and Pakistani business schools: Thawing relations

The Economist, Apr 17th 2012 CROSS-BORDER collaboration between business schools is a common occurrence. Some top institutions can have partnerships with counterparts in as many as 40 different countries. It is seen as a way of increasing their internationalism, without … Continue reading

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Unlocking and Safeguarding Human Potential Across South Asia

Samina rose from humble beginnings in Karachi, Pakistan to become a proud woman business owner employing nine people. Her embroidery business helped pay for her kids’ school and made her the primary earner in her household. Then COVID hit, trampling … Continue reading

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Business Education and Engagement during COVID-19 and Beyond: Insights from Pakistan

This article offers a stakeholder perspective on business and management education and engagement in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Written by Dr. Jawad Syed (LUMS), the article is an extract from the AMDISA e-Book on COVID-19 related challenges facing … Continue reading

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Business Schools in South Asia

This is an incomplete list of notable business schools in the region. Please write to info@southasianaom.com to update this list. India Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A)http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/ Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM C) @ Kolkattahttp://www.iimcal.ac.in/ Indian Institute of … Continue reading

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Top business schools in Asia and South Asia

Based on QS International Rankings for 2017, here is an account of top business schools in Asia: China has the largest number of top business schools in the region with 11, including three in the top 50: Peking University (=36th), Tsinghua University (=40th) and Shanghai … Continue reading

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AOM 2016 PDW: Gender, Generations and Leadership: Insights from South Asia

Abstract Scholars have described the global leadership literature as western-centric (Arvey et al., 2015), age-blind (Spisak et al., 2014) and male-dominated (Kyriakidou, 2012; Syed & Murray, 2008). This PDW aims to address these gaps by providing an unconventional non- western … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – “Gender, Generation and Leadership: Insights from South Asia”

Special issue call for papers from South Asian Journal of Global Business Research “Gender, Generation and Leadership: Insights from South Asia” Guest Editors Shaista E. Khilji Jawad Syed Mary Sully De Luque Summary Global leadership has served as a hallmark … Continue reading

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AOM 2014 PDW: Conducting research in South Asia: Thinking ahead and being different

This is an interactive PDW (in a roundtable discussion format) that presents South Asia as neglected context in international management (IM) research despite its richness and complexity. We focus upon highlighting relevance of the emerging South Asian economies in international … Continue reading

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AOM 2014 Symposium: Working wo(men) of South Asia: Why we matter

Organisers: Edwina Pio, Jawad Syed Abstract Complexity is a key aspect of South Asia with a population of 1.649 billion. Caste, class, patriarchy, religion, agriculture, technology, terrorism and violence impact working wo(men) on an everyday basis. In constructing South Asian … Continue reading

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Contextualising management and organisations in South Asia

What if our actions were imbued with the sacred? What if activism in organisations evokes better local society and responsible global community? What if sacred activism signals the performance of a deeper understanding and mindful actions for contextualising management and … Continue reading

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