McCombs School of Business

becoming a writer from an early age. Before he finally undertook the journey of achieving his childhood dreams, he then pursued a career in the corporate world and he graduated from St. Stephens College, Delhi with a degree in Economics and studied business management at IIM Calcutta. On his journey of his corporate career, he has worked and gained experience with leading multinational organizations like Coats Viyella, Hilton Hotels, IBM and The Economist Group. Christopher now helps other…

In today 's world, education plays a big role on success. Since childhood we spend most of our time in school, training for the outside world. When the time comes, we need to decide which pathway we want to go. For most people, knowing what they want to do for the rest of their life is as simple as pie. For me, it has always been something that I struggle with; it was never clear to me. I was passionate about many careers, for instance: Nursing, Pharmacist, Agriculture and Surgical doctor are…

Harvard Business School, Michael Porter, published an article in the Harvard Business Review. The article titled "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy" outlined the five factors that he believed could help determine the profitability of an organization. The five factors being: the power of customers, the power of suppliers, the threat of new entrants, the threat of substitutes, and industry rivalry. He saw these five factors as being the cornerstone of developing and executing a business…

at the end of the novel. The great merchant Kamaswami teaches him everything that he knows about business and trade. Kamala, a respected courtesan teaches him everything he knows about lovemaking. Vasudeva the Ferryman teaches him patience and listening skills. Throughout the novel these three characters had a great impact on Siddartha teaching him many life lessons he never…

late 1800’s, early 1900’s. John Lincoln was later joined by his younger brother James F. Lincoln who bore the both the titles vice-president and General Manager. As the son of a minister, James F. Lincoln entwined his Christians principles into his business philosophy. “The Christian ethic should control our acts. If it did control our acts, the savings in cost of distribution would be tremendous.” (Lincoln, 1961) Based on the Organization Culture Profile (OCP) framework, the Lincoln Electric…

To the members of the Gamma Eta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, The pledge process for Alpha Kappa Psi has been a rollercoaster of emotions from the stress of learning thirteen verbatim quizzes to the excitement of Big-Little Reveal. Still, despite the stress, frustration, and long nights, I would not have changed anything. While difficult to understand completely from the outside, the pledge process impacts each pledge’s life individually and positively. I see this clearly as I prepare to cross…

Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, George Eastman and J.P. Morgan were Captains of Industry because they improved America by creating jobs, innovating their industry and giving generously to their communities. Each of them demonstrated this in many ways. One way these men proved that they were Captains of Industry was by innovating many of the booming industries. Andrew Carnegie Specialized in the steel industry. He made the industry popular by taking the idea from Great Britain to America.…

Its a true story and i believe its the book that chose me and not the other way round. In essence, the book is about parental love, sacrifice and the incomprehensible lengths to which they go for the well being and proection of their children. The story is about the hardships of John and Aileen crowley when their children were diagnosed with pompe disease,a rare and incurable fatal muscular disorder. Determined to keep their children alive they raised an astronomical amount of over $100…

Complementing my leadership skills and desire for community contribution, I believe the evolution of my life has meant the Ivey MSc in International Business is the next logical step for my future. My journey toward this point in my education began during my undergraduate studies, where I was involved in several significant extracurricular activities. It was during these undertakings I discovered my greatest passion was not in the activities themselves but, rather, in their management aspect.…

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Subject 17.10.2017 Interest in Economics Major Explain your interest in the major you selected (Economics) and describe how you have recently explored or developed this interest, inside or outside the classroom. You may also explain how this major relates to your future career goals. I chose Economics as my major because I feel that this will equip me with the right tools I need to succeed in life. I want to study economics because this is a qualification that…