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Ravi is the India Sales Head for the newly launched line of Electric Vehicles (EVs) at Future Automobiles Group. The Executive Leadership of the company has recently brought it to Ravi's attention that the growth of the segment is below expectations and requires a strategy rethink. They have asked him to present strategic options to the company that will revitalise this product segment and increase its competitive value.

In response, Ravi must first analyse the competitive landscape and potential profitability of the EV sector. What are some frameworks he could use to understand the key drivers of industry profitability and attractiveness?

Ravi must also understand how demand in the industry interacts with supply to drive prices and other market outcomes. What are the sources of competitive advantage in the industry and how can these be created and sustained over the long run?

Ravi must finally translate his knowledge of the industry into a business strategy and business model for Future Automobiles in this sector. What are the different strategies that the firm can potentially employ to create competitive value? What are the trade-offs involved? Do the key resources and capabilities of the firm enable a forward-looking strategy or constrain it? What are the key components of the business model that Ravi must pay attention to?

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Having a deep understanding of a company's strategy makes you more effective in delivering relevant outcomes, whether you are a business leader, functional expert, or team manager. Cultivate a high level of awareness about organisational strategy and inspire and guide your teams to align their goals for success.

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Understand fundamental economic principles, formulate strategic initiatives and learn how to discern disruptive forces to sharpen your strategic acumen.

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Professor Aggarwal is a development economist whose research explores market linkages in developing countries. Her ongoing research is focused on agricultural supply chains in India and East Africa. She also works on domestic trade, microfinance, and food policy issues.

Assistant Professor, Economics and Public Policy

Professor Jena's research centres on innovation management and corporate strategy, examining how a company's innovation initiatives are linked to its competitive advantage. Additionally, he delves into how companies employ various corporate development activities, such as alliances, acquisitions, and divestitures, to modify their product offerings and geographical market reach.

Professor Deepa Mani, Deputy Dean of Academic Programs &amp; Digital Learning at ISB, specialises in the intersection of technology, organisation, and society. Her research, published in leading journals, has significantly impacted business practice and policy. Awarded the INFORMS ISS Practical Impacts Award in 2022, she advises government committees, coaches' organisations, and leads executive education on digital transformation and technology management.

Professor, Information Systems, Deputy Dean of Academic Programmes

Optimal business strategies are complex to formulate and execute, especially in the face of potentially disruptive innovations and discontinuous change.  
This programme is designed to help you sharpen your strategic acumen, develop an innovative mindset, and equip you with the essential tools and knowledge to make the right decisions towards creating an effective strategy.

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Nikita is a senior manager in the finance department at One Tech Corp. She has six team members, who look after different aspects of the departmental work.

Nikita's boss and other key stakeholders have communicated certain new expectations with stringent timelines. But she finds her own team short on skills and motivation. How should she tackle this challenge?

There are a few pending problems with certain key external and internal stakeholders. How should she manage these conflicts and strengthen collaborative work relationships?

She is keen to initiate a couple of improvements and innovations, which can enhance the functioning of the department. But she has limited resources and authority. How should she go about leading those changes?

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Enrich and elevate your knowledge, behaviour, and mindset to lead decisively at your workplace. Cultivate a dynamic leadership style by learning to lead yourself, excel in stakeholder engagement, boost team performance and increase agility and responsiveness to change.

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Delve into best leadership practices, lead diverse high-performing teams and excel in change and stakeholder management to lead decisively in your workplace.

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Professor Ramnarayan is a Visiting Faculty at the Indian School of Business. Earlier, he was a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, a visiting faculty member at the Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and a guest professor at the University of Bamberg, Germany.&nbsp;

This programme is designed to enrich and elevate your leadership skills, focusing on enhancing your knowledge, behaviour, and mindset to lead decisively in the workplace. This comprehensive programme aims to cultivate a dynamic leadership style, enabling you to lead yourself effectively, excel in stakeholder engagement, boost team performance, and increase agility and responsiveness to change.

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Nisha is a Senior Associate in the Finance Department at Future Automobiles Group. She is up for a managerial position in the next quarter.

Beyond just evaluating her work, Nisha’s company also looks at her leadership excellence. She wants to understand how she can present her strengths better and work on her areas of improvement.

What points and questions should she consider while preparing for her upcoming performance review for this role? How can she optimise her social media presence to showcase her strengths and expertise?

How can she leverage learnings from personal brand stories of famous personalities and people around her to build her narrative?

Do you know what do’s and don’ts Nisha must follow to build a credible personal brand? Learn more with this programme on Mastering Executive Presence.

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Gain essential skills to elevate your impact and effect change to confidently navigate complex settings.

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Professor Mankad is a professor of practice at Tufts University Fletcher School and the Friedman School of Nutrition. He is a visiting faculty at the Indian School of Business and Harvard Business School. He is an expert in Leadership and Global Communication. His career spans a rich and diverse array of fields, including media, management consulting, and non-profit leadership.

In today's competitive business environment, executives must project influence and inspire diverse stakeholders. The programme on Mastering Executive Presence equips executives with skills to build their leadership potential by gaining self-awareness, mastering storytelling and building a distinctive brand for themselves, enabling them to confidently navigate complex settings.

Anjali, a mid-level manager at a global firm, seeks to lead her company through digital transformation and gain a competitive edge in the market.

Anjali wants to master key technologies like IoT, Blockchain, AI, and Cybersecurity to optimise business operations and drive innovative solutions.

She plans to leverage Data Analytics and AI to make informed strategic decisions that will enhance overall business performance.

Anjali is focused on implementing digital business models, including e-commerce and platform strategies, to propel her company into the future.

The programme equips leaders like Anjali with the skills to drive digital innovation, make data-driven decisions, and lead successful transformations in their organisations.

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Gain practical knowledge of Blockchain, IoT, Cybersecurity, AI, and Machine Learning and apply them to enhance your business management and operations.

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Vishal Karungulam is a Clinical Assistant Professor at ISB, teaching courses on Software Product Management, AI, and Digital Innovation. Previously, he led Data Analytics &amp; BI Products at Google India and held leadership roles at Microsoft, overseeing products like Surface, Xbox, and HoloLens. A TEDx speaker, musician, and avid quizzer, he bridges industry and academia.

Clinical Assistant Professor (Teaching), Information Systems

Sumeet Kumar, Assistant Professor at ISB Hyderabad, explores the intersection of technology and society, focusing on user behavior, online polarization, and disguised advertisements, particularly on platforms for children like YouTube Kids. His research also includes software design, user experience, and emergency alert systems, with recommendations influencing US FCC policies. He holds degrees from IIT Kanpur and Carnegie Mellon University.

Professor Vandith Pamuru, Assistant Professor of Information Systems at ISB, focuses on user engagement and incentive design in emerging technologies. His research has been showcased at prestigious conferences, earning a Best Paper runner-up award. He holds a PhD in Management Information Systems and a Master's in Economics from Purdue University, with an undergraduate degree from BITS Pilani and prior industry experience in user experience design and product management.

Subodha Kumar, Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Chair Professor at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, is the Founding Director of the Center for Business Analytics and Disruptive Technologies. With over 240 publications, he has received numerous awards, including the INFORMS ISS Distinguished Fellow Award. A Visiting Professor at ISB, Kumar is a prominent researcher and editor in his field.

Paul R. Anderson Distinguished Professor, Director, Center for Data AnalyticsMSCM, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Information Systems, and Statistical Science

Professor Tayi is a distinguished academic with around 80 journal articles and 65 conference presentations across Information Systems, Operations Management, and Operations Research. As a Senior Faculty Fellow at the Center for Technology in Government, he secured $3.25 million in NSF funding. With global influence, he has held visiting positions at prestigious institutions and contributed extensively as an external reviewer.

Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics (ISBA)

Learn how connected devices transform business, improve operations, and drive innovation.

Harnessing IoT: Connecting and Optimizing Business Operations

Effective business management requires a sound understanding of traditional principles and a keen awareness of emerging technologies and their business applications. This programme equips you with essential elements of emerging technologies like Blockchain, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and their application in business operations. 

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Suhasi is a product manager at a global financial services firm seeking to upskill herself, as her seniors have tasked her to identify and present a product innovation roadmap leveraging the latest tech.

She understands the need to decipher the emerging trends of fintech and explore the impact of fintech innovations and digitisation in India on banking.

She plans to begin by exploring the economics of fintech business models and identifying key factors underlying successful fintech firms.

Suhasi realises that to gain a competitive edge, she will have to build a fundamental understanding of the fintech enablers, namely blockchain, AI and related cyber risks.

A knowledge of wealthech, insuretech and digital lending will help her gain insights into the future of financial advisory.

To understand payment systems, Suhasi will need to dive into the world of digital payment systems and digital currencies.

This programme equips product, tech and business leaders like Suhasi to gain a deep understanding of leveraging the core concepts at the intersection of technology and finance to build, pivot and scale their product and business roadmaps.

Effective management is critical for all teams and organisations to accomplish their goals and create value. This learning track equips you with a suite of courses to enhance your managerial capabilities and lead your teams towards successful outcomes.

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Learn how technologies, such as blockchain and AI, and trends, such as digital lending and insuretech, are transforming financial models and how you can leverage this to craft your own innovation models.

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Professor Shashwat has been teaching at ISB since 2013. He directs the Digital Identity Research Initiative and holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Washington University. His research focuses on corporate finance’s impact on emerging markets, covering financial inclusion, capital allocation, and fintech.

Professor Marisetty is a fintech expert collaborating with industry and government, leading Blockchain co-lending platform development for banks. He established a Blockchain lab at ISB for training and has secured research grants from the Indian government.

This programme offers an in-depth exploration of the rapidly evolving world of financial technology (fintech), providing a comprehensive understanding of its origins, drivers, and global impact. Learners will delve into the technologies, policies, and innovations reshaping financial systems, with a focus on AI, blockchain, digital payments, and open banking. The course covers key topics such as global fintech trends, digital lending, and insuretech, highlighting how these advancements are disrupting traditional financial models.

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Ruchi is a first-time Product Manager at One Tech Corp., has recently joined the company, and will play a critical role in launching a new product line for the firm. She is responsible for creating, directing and supervising the team that will deliver the project. She needs to bring together and lead high-performing individuals from various functional areas and lead them to successful outcomes for the new line.

What biases is Ruchi amenable to in creating the team or making key product decisions? How can she overcome these biases to think critically and make informed and effective decisions at various stages of the product launch cycle?

Ruchi needs to motivate and incentivise the team to come together and deliver a successful launch. How can she inspire the team and communicate effectively what is needed of them? How can she influence them to overcome individual differences and meet the team's overarching goals?

Ruchi needs to negotiate with key stakeholders in other departments such as Marketing and Finance at various stages of the project launch. She also needs to manage change associated with launching a product line that is different from the others in the firm. What key negotiation practices must Ruchi be aware of? What change management strategies must she have in place?

Ruchi needs to develop a project plan that details critical paths to success, risks, and timelines.What project management skills will Ruchi need while creating and implementing the plan? What other capabilities must Ruchi build for her and the team?

Enrich your management capabilities and business expertise to deliver results in high-stakes business situations as these. Apply to the Management Essentials programme to learn more.

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Gain practical knowledge of AI, ML, and generative AI to transform decision-making, enhance efficiencies, and improve outcomes in your function.

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Professor Nidumolu has a unique combination of expertise in B-school professorship, Fortune 500 strategy consulting, C-level executive experience, Silicon Valley and Bengaluru-based entrepreneurship, and business research. He was previously a tenure-track faculty at the business schools of Santa Clara University and the University of Arizona. He was also an affiliated scholar at the Kozmetsky Global Collaboratory at Stanford University.&nbsp;

Professor of Organisational Behavior (Practice), ISB

Professor Vijaya Sunder is the Academic Director of the Centre for Business Innovation, an affiliate faculty at the Max Institute of Healthcare Management, an Experiential Learning Programme Chair faculty, and an advisory board member for Executive Education at ISB.

Assistant Professor (Practice), Operations Management, ISB

Professor Madan Pillutla’s research uses social and psychological perspectives to &nbsp;understand organisational behaviours. Before joining ISB, he taught at The London &nbsp;Business School. He has won numerous teaching awards at LBS, where he introduced the popular Negotiations elective and directed successful executive education programmes.

Dean and Professor, Organisational Behaviour, ISB

Effective management is essential for teams and organisations to drive successful business outcomes. 
This programme empowers you with a strong foundation in management principles required to create business impact. Through a distinctive pedagogical approach that emphasises diverse real-world examples, you will master the tools and techniques needed to excel in three key managerial capabilities: Executive Presence, Decision-making and Implementation.

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Understand core business principles, lead cross-functional initiatives, and apply data-driven insights to drive strategic decisions and organisational impact.

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