Archive for December, 2007

Some Are More Equal »

Foreign students in the US must work harder to achieve the same goals as domestic students. David Koeppel reports:
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NOT FAIR! Foreign students are being advised to seek jobs at home
Usanna Huang appeared to have credentials that almost any company would find strongly desirable in a job candidate. Huang, a second-year MBA student at the [...]

Note Worthy »

Some do it swimmingly. Others barely manage to keep up. Dola Mitra finds out what it takes to be a champion note-taker in class :
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For Prithu Sur, UG II student of history at Jadavpur University, taking notes during college lecture periods is a daily drudgery. Everyday he sits in class with his notebook and pen, [...]

Research Tie-Ups »

The Business School of Newcastle University, UK, was in India recently looking forward to partnerships with various institutions for its research programmes and collaborations.
It signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi to facilitate joint research work and to offer executive management programmes.
Also, the B-school is holding [...]

MEDIA MANAGEMENT »

If there is a story to tell, a fact to correct, a message to communicate, an image to project or protect, or an event to cover, media managers have the knowledge, capability and experience to achieve this with style.
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It?s all about eyeballs: On the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati
The media, in all its [...]

Coping With Stress »

Here?s how you can ensure that your life does not become all work and no play :
More than three-quarters of working men and women say they?d gladly trade some of their income for more time flexibility to have a personal life. No wonder. The number of people suffering from burnout has almost doubled in recent [...]

Managing Mr Bully »

Does your boss intimidate you and call you names? Here?s how you can get the better of the situation.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that employees can be dismissed for using filthy language against superiors. Another judgment delivered on the same day says that similar action can be taken against workers who beat up their bosses. [...]

Commercial Art »

We are influenced early in our lives by artwork. Most children?s books are created and illustrated by artists. All through school we use textbooks and material that are designed and illustrated by artists. On special occasions, birthdays and anniversaries, we purchase colourful and exciting wrapping paper, cards and promotional pieces that are all created by [...]

Dipping a Toe Into a New Career »

Here’s a chance for the curious to try out new professions, be it cheese making, dog training or being an innkeeper. Kathryn Robinson reports
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Say cheese: Knowing what the job entails will help you make that career switch
Bob Mulroy thinks he may be a pioneer. Or an idiot. On an October day at Oregon’s [...]

Agricultural engineering »

Agricultural engineers apply engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing, and to the management of natural resources. The first curriculum in Agricultural Engineering was established at Iowa State University by J. B. Davidson in 1905. The American Society of Agricultural Engineering was founded in 1907.
Agricultural engineers design agricultural machinery, equipment, and agricultural structures. [...]

Who?s that CEO? »

Today?s chief executives are younger, hired from the outside, and are likely to come loaded with global experience .
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A quarter century ago, the road to the corner office was fairly well-defined. You graduated from a top college. You joined an IIM and majored in marketing. After two years of networking for the future, you applied [...]