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Dhruva advisors: culture as northStar of growth: a teaching note
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019-11-21)
Dhruva advisors: culture as northstar of growth
(2019-11-21)
The case describes the first four years of Dhruva, a tax advisory firm set up by Dinesh Kanabar, ex-Deputy CEO of KPMG. Dinesh and other founding partners had worked with the Big-4 firms and were familiar with some of the ...
From great man to the people: the fall of the GMT and the evolution of modern leadership theories in organizations
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
In this paper, we shall discuss why the Great Man Theory exercised a great influence on human thinking and in providing explanations of major narratives. We will then establish the shortcomings of the GMT as a means of ...
Leadership and the Harry Potter series: a focus on Lord Voldemort
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)
Mindfulness: nurturing global mind-set and leadership
(Thunderbird International Business Review, 2015)
In this article, we attempt to explore global leadership and global mind-set from the perspective of
mindfulness. Through a synthesis of the literature on mindfulness and scholarship on global mind-set
and global leadership, ...
Challenging the discourse of leadership as knowledge: knowing and not knowing
(Management Communication Quarterly, 2020-08-17)
Leadership and knowledge are often paired together. Yet, certain forces that operate on businesses and individuals are often unknowable. In this study, we consider leaders’ perceptions of the consequences of not knowing ...
Listen to women leaders
(Ahmedabad Mirror, 2021-09-17)
Study of HR processes at Blind People’s Association
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
Blind People’s Association (BPA) is among the best run organization in the disability space. BPA aims to provide equal opportunities to all people with disabilities, and the right to an equal quality of life as their ...
Leadership style in times of crisis: managing COVID-19 pandemic
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
The importance of leadership is a well-deliberated concept that emphasizes that the leaders create a vision and act as change agents as compared to the managers who set goals and maintain the status quo. A leader's role ...
Reverse the Lens, Set Focus on the Followers: A Theoretical Framework of Resource Dependence, Upward Influence, and Leadership
(Frontiers Media, 2021-09-24)
Leadership theories predominantly focus on the top-down managerial influence on
employees. Recent theoretical developments, however, have accentuated the call for
scholarly attention on holistic models comprising both ...