FI / MGS 4410 - Financial and Managerial Issues in India and emerging markets

Tentative Schedule

 

The following schedule is tentative and subject to change. Coverage of topics might be added, deleted, or changed at the instructors’ sole discretion.

Pre Departure – Schedule in Atalnta

Session

Agenda

Cases

distributed / due

Saturday (AM)

Introductions

Briefing (administrative issues)

Emily Caskey

Saturday (AM)

11/07/15

Practical Matters during Travel in India

Syllabus

Presentation on India – geography, languages, arts

Devanagari Script

Dr. Nargundkar

Assignment 1: MGS 4410

1.       Two page paper on one of the people (or stories) assigned to you. Due Nov. 14th.

2.       Also Complete BEVI Survey by the 14th of November.

Post assignment to MGS 4410

Saturday

Lunch

Professor NaimIndia’s Political System

 

Saturday (PM)

11/07/15

Conception and role of the State in Society

Indian Economy: Growth and Prospects

 

Dr. Shrikhande

Assignment 1: FI 4410

1.       Analysis Assignment

2.       Note: The Tiger Awakens

Post assignment to FI 4410

 

Saturday (AM)

11/14/15

Entering a Foreign Market

Modes of Entry, Distance Measures, Segmentation, Process Innovation

 

Dr. Nargundkar

Assignment 2: MGS 4410

1.       Oreo analysis in terms of entry, CAGE between India/US.

2.       Segmentation of Data

                DATASET in Excel

Post assignment to MGS 4410

Saturday

Lunch

Professor Jacobus Boers

India vs. Other BRICS countries/Emerging Markets

 

 

Saturday (PM)

11/14/15

Indian economy liberalization, capital markets

(Same slide set as on Nov. 7th)

Indian corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions

 

 

Dr. Shrikhande

Assignment 2: FI 4410

Readings for Assignment 2:

1.       Monetary Policy and RBI

2.       Banking

3.       Capital Markets in India

 

Post assignment to FI 4410

Saturday (PM)             11/28/15

Pre-departure assignments due by email to Professors Milind Shrikhande, Satish Nargundkar no later than midnight, November 28th, 2015.

Upload Assignments to D2L.

Dr. N’s under MGS 4410,

Dr. M’s under FI 4410.

Post Departure – Schedule in India

Friday

12/11/15

Departure to Hyderabad-INDIA

 

Sunday

12/13/15

Arrival in Hyderabad-INDIA

Transfer to the hotel

Resting day

Monday

12/14/15

Hyderabad All Day City-Tour with

State Certified Guide - Raiza

Historical, cultural sites, including Birla Mandir, Salarjung Museum, Charminar, and Golconda Fort.

 

Tuesday

12/15/15

Lecture 1: Design Workshop and Panel Discussion

HBR Article on Design Thinking

Mr. Rajib Ghosh and Ms. Shipra

 

Group-photo session/Lunch-Break;

Welcome dinner /PM

 

Wednesday         12/16/15

Company Visit I  - Infosys/AM; Lunch Break

Information Session 1: ISB Programs

Prof. Milind Sohni, Senior Associate Dean

 

Lecture 2: Negotiations in India /PM

Prof. Dishan Kamdar

 

Information Session 2: Admission to PGP programs and application process

Sanjay

 

Thursday

12/17/15

Lecture 3: Session on Financial Markets / Bloomberg Terminals

Parth Parikh

 

Lecture 4: Doing Business in India

Prof. Kavil Ramachandran; Lunch break

 

Visit to ShilparamamPractical Negotiations

Group dinner

 

Friday

12/18/15

Work on Reflections Assignment /AM; Lunch Break

 

Departure to Delhi and Agra – Reach Agra PM

 

Saturday

12/19/15

Visit Agra; Study tour of World Heritage Sites –

Taj Mahal, Agra Fort – Guide certified by the Archeological Survey of India.

 

Departure to Delhi – Reach Delhi PM

 

Sunday

12/20/15

Study Tour of Delhi – Historic and Political sites –

India Gate, Parliament House, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Humayun’s tomb, Lotus Temple, Qutub Minar

Lecture 5: Session on Indian Financial System

Dr. Rajesh Chakrabarti

 

Tuesday

12/22/15

Company Visit 2: Colgate Palmolive Manufacturing

Lunch at Colgate Palmolive

Company Visit 3: Sentiss Pharmaceutical

 

Wednesday

12/23/15

Lecture 6: Marketing in India

Prof. Harish Bijoor

Company Visit IV; Lunch Break

Departure to Delhi

Field analysis due by  December 22nd midnight

Thursday

 12/24/15

Leave for Atlanta / Reach Atlanta same day at 12:15 PM.

 

 

 

 

Sunday

1/24/2016

 

Final Project due 01/24/2016 by midnight