National Conference

WELCOME ADDRESS : TIMS CON 2010
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “ EMERGING TRENDS IN MANAGEMENT “
4th & 5th DECEMBER 2010

Good Morning to all !

Resp. Madam Anjana Hazari, President, GCB and Chairperson, TIMS’ Governing Council, distinguished chief guest Dr. Shashiranjan Yadav, Vice-Chancellor, KSKV Kutch University, distinguished guest of honour Shri Santosh Tolani, President, Global Mediserve Inc., Los Angeles, USA, respected madam. Neelam Lalwani, grand daughter of Kaka Shri P.Tolani, respected Shri B.G. Hazari, Trustee, GCB and chairman, TIMS Advisory Council, Prof. H.K.Kripalani, Administrator, GCB, former Principal , TCC and founder director, TIMS, Prof. L.H.Daryani, campus director, GCB and former Principal, TFGP, esteemed members of TIMS’ Governing and Advisory councils, respected jury member- Dr. A. Kumar, Dean and Professor, Department of Business Management, Bhavnagar University, Dr. L.R. Mehta, Director – TIMS, distinguished office bearers and members of GCCI, KMA and other professional and industrial organizations, distinguished guests and invitees, principals, heads and faculty members of sister institutes of Tolani Vidya Mandir campus, distinguished faculty participants from all over India , media personalities being present in huge number, my dear faculty colleagues, staff members, alumni, shining stars of TIMS, Ladies and Gentlemen.

On behalf of TIMS family, it’s my proud privilege to extend my hearty and warm welcome to you all to this inaugural ceremony of TIMS National Conference on “ Emerging Trends in Management Practices “,on this pleasant morning.

We are highly honored that Dr. Shshiranjan Yadav, Vice Chancellor, KSKV Kutch university, and Mr. Santosh Tolani, President, Global Mediserve Inc., Los Angeles, all the way from USA, are among us today to grace this conference despite their busy schedules. Their presence in this conference underlines the importance of emerging trends in management practices. I am honored to extend my affectionate and warm welcome to you sirs and also grateful to you for having taken time out of your very hectic schedules to share your expertise with us. Dr. A.H. Kalro , Provost , Ahmedabad university will deliver the concluding address tomorrow. I am delighted to heartily welcome Dr. A.Kumar, Dean & Professor, Business Management, Bhavnagar University, who will be chairing the session on human resource management.

I would like to extend my warm welcome and appreciation to all the dignitaries on the dais and off the dais. I would also like to extend my warm welcome to the delegates who responded to our invitation and are taking part in the conference. This conference is the result of preparations in which you have all been active participants.

For the benefit of our new friends who are not yet familiar with the credentials of the institute, may I take this opportunity to say a few words about TIMS. Established in 1995, by Madan J.H. Kanal, the eldest daughter of Rev. Kaka Shri P.S. Tolani, TIMS is the first self-financed management institute in Gujarat with “A+” rating and is a pioneer in the field of quality management education in Kachchh region. TIMS is a center of excellence in value based management education. According to me, TIMS stands for Transparent, Intelligent, Meaningful and Specialized Learning rooted in the 3 D model of Discussion, Dialogue and Discourse, facilitating development of both left brain and right brain capabilities. TIMS with its state-of-art infrastructure, academic ambience, high standards of teaching, strong corporate connectivity and excellent placements, has an everlasting commitment to provide the right learning environment for developing the best future professionals with humane and pragmatic approach to bring the change in the society. I take this opportunity to give you a very brief round up of the milestones achieved by TIMS during its successful journey of one and a half decade.

Within just three years of its establishment, the institute moved from the rented premises to its own new building with state-of-art infrastructure. We have been striving to continuously improve our offerings and have been consistently reviewing our curriculum to meet the growing needs of the industry. TIMS has always remained on the forefront of introducing cutting edge courses. On privatization of the insurance sector in the year 2000, TIMS was the first management institute in Gujarat to offer a course on Insurance & Risk Management. The width and depth of the courses offered at TIMS are complemented by academia-industry interface imparting uniqueness to our PGDM students. TIMS has, therefore, emerged as the foremost Center of Excellence in management education in the country. This is evidenced by the constantly increasing rating graph of the institute, moving from Grade “B” in 2004 to Grade “A+” in 2009 by Business India survey and again to Grade “ A+” by BI Survey and “A++” by Just Careers in 2010.

The year 2008 was a landmark in the history of TIMS, when its intake was increased from 60 to 120 students with introduction of new specialization in Human Resource and inauguration of new Annexe, where we all are sitting now, with the spacious and well-equipped class-rooms, computer centre and auditorium.

The institute has witnessed a quantum leap in all its activities. The institute boasts of a vibrant and active student body enriching the campus life with a variety of professional, academic and cultural activities for the all round development of the students. Book reviews, Movie reviews, Business quizzes , ET sessions, Vaktaya, Mantavya, Industrial visits, Union Budget Discussions, SPARK- a National Level Summer Project Competition, AWAAZ – A social awareness program, CULFEST- annual day celebration with academic entertainment, Faculty Development Programs, In-house training program for industry, are some of the flagship activities and events of TIMS. Our library is one of the best and ever growing learning resources for the people of this region.

Again the year 2010, has been a landmark in the history of TIMS on six counts.

First, based on the Zero Base Review of our PGDM structure and evaluation, TIMS PGDM is offered on the Trimester basis, at par with international standards, from this year.

Second, in line with our Endeavour to develop high quality teachers, researchers and management thinkers, we have taken an initiative to publish our refereed management and research journal- QUEST. The first issue of Quest was released on 14th August, 2010 – the 15th Foundation Day of the institute, by the learned swami Shri Jitatmanandaji, Secretary, Ramakrishna Vivekanand Mission, Noida and the second issue is on the verge of release by end of this month.

Third, as a part of celebrating the 15 years of well-recognized existence of TIMS, a Blood donation camp, and a cultural program was organized on 14th August, 2010 – being 15th Foundation day of TIMS.

Fourth, the flagship event of TIMS – SPARK was organized this year for the first time on National Level.

Fifth, this new auditorium, equipped with high tech infrastructure having better ambience with 250 capacity, was inaugurated on 15th October , 2010 in the gracious presence of Mr. Shrikant Bhatia, Vice-chariman, National Council for Promotion of Sindhi language, our genius and inspiring leader madam Anjana Hazari, President , GCB and other dignitaries of GCB, Principal and faculty of TCAS, and of course entire TIMS family – the faculty, staff , alumni and students of TIMS .

Sixth, a National Conference on “ Emerging Trends in Management Practices “is being organized today and tomorrow.

We are privileged and proud to have with us our visionary and inspiring genius leader – Madam Anjana Hazari, who is presiding over this event. We live by moral and ethical values inculcated by Rev. Kaka Shri P.S. Tolani, a great visionary and humanitarian founder of this pious Vidhya Mandir campus.

The institute is fortunate to have a committed team of experienced and expert core as well as visiting faculty, who inculcate in the students conceptual foundations coupled with practical insights. Our Alumni are occupying the top positions in the corporate across the globe.

It is solely because of the unqualified support and co-operation of all the functionaries that we have been able to realize all these achievements, developments and many more leading towards our mission and vision. However, we can’t afford to sit on our laurels. TIMS will continue to strive to promote even higher standards in quality and value based management education. I am happy to announce that next year, we are committed to come out with the publication of first issue of TIMS in-house magazine – Samiksha by January 2011 and are also committed to organize an International Conference on Management in the month of December 2011.

Businesses around the globe are changing rapidly. Adapting to a continuously changing business world and operating in a global economy requires creativity, flexibility and discipline. We at TIMS are endlessly in this pursuit.

A surge of new technologies and innovations are altering the management practices. As an endeavour to provide networking opportunities to industry and academia, the institute is privileged to organize this national conference. It aims to converge emerging trends in diverse fields of management and facilitate evolution of strategies for ever –changing scenario.

The guest speakers and delegates from all over India are warmly welcomed to this conference offering them an excellent platform for interaction and deliberations. This conference will facilitate the sharing of research-based knowledge among the participants and provide them a professional networking opportunity.I trust that this conference would provide valuable insights to the participants to move towards a new vision of ‘holistic globalization’ and making this world a better place to live in. I am confident that each one of you will have valuable outcomes from the conference useful in keeping you abreast on the emerging trends in management practices. I am sure that we will be able to take away with us a wealth of new ideas conducive to our work and our academic life.

I would like to conclude by thanking all the conference participants and guest speakers for their forthcoming contributions and inputs. Many thanks to the conference supporters – Mrs. Anjana Hazari, President GCB, Mr. B.G. Hazari, Trustee GCB, Prof. L.H. Daryani, Campus Director, Prof. H.K. Kripalani, Administrator, GCB, -who have always been our source of inspiration. Last, but not the least, I would like to compliment Dr. Sampada Kapse, Dr. Kinjal Ahir, Prof. Miral Pandya, Mr. M.N. Malkani, Ms. Hema Bhatia and all TIMS faculty, staff and students for their relentless efforts to make this conference a success.

I look forward to a productive and successful conference. Thank you very much. Jai Hind !

National Conference On “ Emerging Trends in management Practices “

Tolani Institute of Management Studies ( TIMS ), Adipur, organized a National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Management Practices” on December 4-5, 2010, at Adipur.

India is becoming global as well as organizations are getting more complex. To sustain in this global competition the human resource and systems needs to be well updated and has to be well versed with latest emerging trends. This conference was organized with an aim to cover the emerging trends in diverse areas of management which would facilitate Industry, Academician and Policy makers for further implication.

With the overwhelming response, 71 abstracts in various field of management i.e General Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management and Financial Management were received by the institute . The experts of editorial board had thoroughly reviewed and selected 35 Best Research Papers from the diverse fields of management. Delegates participated from different locations i.e North India, South India, Maharashtra and across Gujarat. Some of the locations are Jaipur, Nagpur, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Sangli, Punjab, Banaglore, Orissa, etc.

The entire two day program was presided over by Madam Anjana Hazari (President, GCB). The Inaugural Ceremony begun at 10.00 am on December 4, 2010. The Chief Guest for the inaugural ceremony was Dr. Shashiranjan Yadav (Vice Chancellor, Kutch University) who in his keynote address highlighted various aspects of green technology. The Guest of Honour was Mr. Santosh Tolani (President, Global Mediserve Inc., Los Angeles, USA). The inaugural ceremony was followed by different sessions such as Financial Management and Human Resource Management on 4th Dec. and Marketing Management and General Management on 5th Dec. Chief Guest for the Valedictory function on 5th Dec was Dr. A.H.Kalro (Provost and Dean, Ahmedabad University) who threw some light on the status quo of the Indian Higher Education and thereby the need of research work in the same. GCB Members present at the Velidictory function were Shri B.G.Hazari (Chairman, TIMS Advisory Council), Prof. H.K.Kriplani (Administrator, GCB). Guest of Honor was Mr. Santosh Tolani, Dr. Gaurang Rami (Associate Professor, Dept of Economics, V.N.S.G. University, Surat) and Mr. V.M.Pawde (Dy. General Manager, Purchase, IFFCO).

The industry participation was greatly appreciated because of their invariable participation throughout the function including paper presentations. Corporate representatives actively participated by even raising queries.

Thereafter a colorful Cultural Eve was organized on 4th December where student of TIMS performed various cultural programmes like skit, Dance, documentaries presentation, etc.

Session Judges included academicians of high repute including for Financial Management, General Management, Human Resource Management, and Marketing Management - Mr. Santosh Tolani, Mr. V.M.Pawde, Dr. A.Kumar and Dr. Gaurang Rami respectively.

To applaud the scholastic performances of the participants, they were awarded by 6 different awards in the field of General Management, Finance Management, Marketing Management and Human Resource Management. The winners were:

• Prof. Nupur Gupta – “Best Paper”
• Prof. Purva Kansal and Prof. Bhavesh Vanparia – “Best Paper in Human Resource Management”
• Prof. Parthasarthy Ganguly and Prof. Bhavesh Vanparia – “Best paper in Marketing Management”
• Prof. Urvi Amin & Dr.Harishchandra Rathod – “Best Paper in General Management”
• Prof. Debjani Baneerji – “Best Paper in Marketing Management”
• Prof. Nupur Gupta – “Best Paper in Finance Management”

Madam Anjana Hazari and Prof. L.H.Daryani had throughout been a source of inspiration for initiating the idea of National Conference.

This conference was made possible due to the relentless efforts put by the Conference organizing committee consisting of Chairman: CMA A.J.Bhambhani (Director – PGDM); Co-Chairman: Dr. Sampada Kapse (PGDM Program Coordinator); Convener: Dr. Kinjal Ahir (Faculty), and Convener: Prof. Miral Pandya (Faculty). Secretarial assistance is given by Ms. Hema Bhatia and many students who toiled day in and day out for weeks together to make this event a success. The institute owes a lot to all who contributed in every minutest way to the success of the conference.

CMA ASHUTOSH BHAMBHANI
DIRECTOR - PGDM