Friends,
I am serving as Advisor to 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". Every course
taught will have a sustainability angle and component. We also hope to
include courses on local and regional ecology and social
sustainability. We hope 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.
We are 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 and Europe based faculty.
I invite you to consider getting involved in this effort. If you are
planning to visit India in the coming year or you want to try out
digital delivery of lectures and courses, please send me a note with
your resume and a brief description of the topics /courses you would
like to teach. I would greatly appreciate your help in getting this
message out to people who may have interest in this.
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 (450 inches per year) 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