Prof. Bala on Management Education Challenges
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Professor Bala Balachandran is considered one of the top 10 management gurus of Indian origin in the United States. He represents the first wave of Indian scholars who moved to top U.S.-based business schools and have since contributed to the growing recognition of India as a resource for ideas and academic talent.
Twenty-six years ago, Bala V Balachandran was the only Indian professor at the prestigious Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago, where he has specialized in accounting information systems and decision sciences. He has been with Kellogg for the past 34 years and has contributed richly.
He played an important part in the formation of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and in the internationalization of MDI Gurgaon. Three years back he decided to set up his own B-school — the Great Lakes Institute of Management, in Chennai.
He has worked with previous governments in various capacities and is an advisor on the present planning commission. He is on the board of directors of the Credit Rating Information Services of India and is working with people like Sam Pitroda to integrate information technology in states like Gujarat, Maharashta, Punjab and Rajasthan.
He is also a consultant to the governments of Israel, Malaysia and Peru.
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September 1st, 2007 at 2:52 am
[…] podtech says : Professor Bala Balachandran is considered one of the top 10 management gurus of Indian origin in the United States. He represents the first wave of Indian scholars who moved to top U.S.-based business schools and have since contributed to the growing recognition of India as a resource for ideas and academic talent. more here […]
September 2nd, 2007 at 10:15 am
Truly amazing guy who has created a big impact in terms of Management education in India and with his “babies” as he call “MDI, ISB and Great Lakes” all producing good MBAs year on year, he has made a huge difference to the corporate world.
September 2nd, 2007 at 10:18 am
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September 4th, 2007 at 12:10 am
Uncle Bala is “GOD” when it comes to his expertise in Managerial Accounting,Strategic Profiyability Management & he is a storehouse of energy. He distributes his enthusiasm to everyone he comes into contact with. At the sametime, he is extremely humane. Caring for all Great Lakers as his nephews & nieces!! He is truly producing Great Gems!
September 9th, 2007 at 9:42 am
a real visionary. the person who made a mark for the indians in the US and changed the entire management education system in India.
His babies MDI, ISB and now Great Lakes proove that.
Just three years he has taken great lakes to places almost single handedly.
October 6th, 2007 at 10:36 am
I have heard carefully the discussions’ recording with Bala.The problem in India is we benchmark everything with US or UK.Some guy working in USA is considered better and superior by default.
I think in India there are highly capable guys available but are not encouraged and given chance.IIMs and these new schools set up here on US models do little service to country.The Indian conditions are busines styles are not taken into account.IIMs and these university schools have failed to develop indian curriculam,books and original literature.Majority of pofessors in technical education are inexperienced theoretical guy wuithout any proven experience in Business.Lot of money is wasted posing as cheap clones of Harvard or Kellog.Much is desired to be done at humble level i india.These schools being opened by people like Bala are 5 star set ups.That is all.Wastage of resources.I disagree with bala that PhD gives better competence to theoretical guys.In fact this limits their caability and restrict area of knoeledge in a thin slice.Publish or perish is most idiotic innovation in USA casuing heaps of recycled garbage of no worth to common man.just imagine a doctor without going to OT , teaching surgery.Thanks god such stupid rules are not in medical colleges.
October 31st, 2007 at 9:44 am
Prof Bala is a walking boast..