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IIMC Group Discussion Topics 1. In a democracy, autonomy is a myth. 2. Absence of the rule of law was the biggest problem in India. 3. Management Education is meant for people who cannot shine in their own fields. 4. Life is a chair. 5. Family background and networking is more important than merit for success in life. 6. Genetic Engineering is a threat to mankind. 7. The world is now one nation. Thank you Mr. Bush. 8. India doesn't need heroes. 9. Is India shining? 10. Advertising is the distortion of truth. 11. Black is beautiful. 12. Do exit polls influence voters? 13. Majority rules while minority moves the world. 14. Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrels. 15. Meritocracy promotes elitism. 16. Any education other than Professional education is a waste of time. 17. Can India compete with China? 18. There are no facts, only interpretations. 19. Women activists are spoiling/hampering the cause of women. 20. Cats are better than dogs. 21. To facilitate higher rates of economic growth dictatorship is better than democracy. 22. Tourism is beneficial for India. 23. Judiciary confronts legislature-Democracy suffers. 24. Middle class is the most pampered lot today. 25. Ethics and management cannot go together. 26. We do not need governors. 27. Fantasy literature, which is unreal and absurd, is detrimental to growth of children. 28. It’s high time to stop playing with the mouse and start turning the lathe. 29. Is generation X dumbing down? 30. Growth in manufacturing sector is necessary for sustainable Indian economic growth. 31. Is there too much judiciary activism in India now? 32. Poor people are responsible for their poverty. 33. Should reservations be abolished? 34. MBAs are mercenaries. 35. Is media replacing god? 36. You have access anytime anywhere but at the same time there is privacy intrusion every time everywhere. 37. Celebrities should not endorse products. 38. Being Anti Biz is big Biz today. 39. The world is insecure because of one superpower. 40. An activist Supreme Court is negative for democracy. 41. Where is knowledge lost in all these information? 42. The development of a country depends on politics and not technology. 43. History has no more lessons for the future. 44. Wish there were no boundaries for countries. 45. Ban child labour, in the process kill children. 46. The United Nations is dead. Long live the United Nations. 47. Only the fittest should survive. 48. GDs should not be part of MBA entrance tests. 49. A united Europe is the only countervailing force to a unipolar world. 50. A BPO has got lots of projects. It has been upgraded to a KPO. To complete the projects, the company hired 12 young CA graduates and 12 software professionals. The projects were completed well in time keeping the quality undeterred. The company gets more projects and also hires more people to complete the projects. Out of the blue 10 CAs and a similar no. of software engineers quit. As a CEO of the company, discuss long term solutions for this attrition problem. 51. A US manufacturer is planning to set up a plant in India worth USD500b. CM of "Banga" state wants to attract that investment to his state. There are other states "Dravidina" state, "Gujjar" state and some other state that are the front runners for the project. What is the strategy "Banga" state CM needs to follow so that it could attract that investment to its state? 52. A small organization has a team of 6 programmers who are working for a prestigious project. The deadline for the project is fast approaching. One of them has been sanctioned leave for a week because of his sister's marriage. Another programmer informs the team leader that she would not be able come because of some emergency operation that her husband has to undergo. Another programmer suddenly decides to leave this organization to join another. As a team leader, what should you do? 53. A tin company have got an offer from a foreign client who is very strict about the quality and the delivery time of the product amidst a very tough international competition. The company is not able to produce the required quantity at the stipulated time and even the quality is was not satisfactory. If there are some unavoidable circumstances, the company may be excused for not doing the project on time. So, the Marketing Manager comes up with this strange idea to artificially create such situation. He, poisons the employee’s food, plants a bomb near the factory and does some other unethical stuff but more importantly, gets away with it. So the company is saved from the ridicule of not making it in time. And the Marketing Manager is praised and given a raise. Discuss the pros and cons of this method and suggest any other method. 54. Sumo Inc is the market leader in digital cameras and has well established market shares in the OECD countries. It has around 30 models in the market. 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1. In a democracy, autonomy is a myth. 2. Absence of the rule of law was the biggest problem in India. 3. Management Education is meant for people who cannot shine in their own fields. 4. Life is a chair. 5. Family background and networking is more important than merit for success in life. 6. Genetic Engineering is a threat to mankind. 7. The world is now one nation. Thank you Mr. Bush. 8. India doesn't need heroes. 9. Is India shining? 10. Advertising is the distortion of truth. 11. Black is beautiful. 12. Do exit polls influence voters? 13. Majority rules while minority moves the world. 14. Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrels. 15. Meritocracy promotes elitism. 16. Any education other than Professional education is a waste of time. 17. Can India compete with China? 18. There are no facts, only interpretations. 19. Women activists are spoiling/hampering the cause of women. 20. Cats are better than dogs. 21. To facilitate higher rates of economic growth dictatorship is better than democracy. 22. Tourism is beneficial for India. 23. Judiciary confronts legislature-Democracy suffers. 24. Middle class is the most pampered lot today. 25. Ethics and management cannot go together. 26. We do not need governors. 27. Fantasy literature, which is unreal and absurd, is detrimental to growth of children. 28. It’s high time to stop playing with the mouse and start turning the lathe. 29. Is generation X dumbing down? 30. Growth in manufacturing sector is necessary for sustainable Indian economic growth. 31. Is there too much judiciary activism in India now? 32. Poor people are responsible for their poverty. 33. Should reservations be abolished? 34. MBAs are mercenaries. 35. Is media replacing god? 36. You have access anytime anywhere but at the same time there is privacy intrusion every time everywhere. 37. Celebrities should not endorse products. 38. Being Anti Biz is big Biz today. 39. The world is insecure because of one superpower. 40. An activist Supreme Court is negative for democracy. 41. Where is knowledge lost in all these information? 42. The development of a country depends on politics and not technology. 43. History has no more lessons for the future. 44. Wish there were no boundaries for countries. 45. Ban child labour, in the process kill children. 46. The United Nations is dead. Long live the United Nations. 47. Only the fittest should survive. 48. GDs should not be part of MBA entrance tests. 49. A united Europe is the only countervailing force to a unipolar world. 50. A BPO has got lots of projects. It has been upgraded to a KPO. To complete the projects, the company hired 12 young CA

graduates and 12 software professionals. The projects were completed well in time keeping the quality undeterred. The company gets more projects and also hires more people to complete the projects. Out of the blue 10 CAs and a similar no. of software engineers quit. As a CEO of the company, discuss long term solutions for this attrition problem.

51. A US manufacturer is planning to set up a plant in India worth USD500b. CM of "Banga" state wants to attract that investment to his state. There are other states "Dravidina" state, "Gujjar" state and some other state that are the front runners for the project. What is the strategy "Banga" state CM needs to follow so that it could attract that investment to its state?

52. A small organization has a team of 6 programmers who are working for a prestigious project. The deadline for the project is fast approaching. One of them has been sanctioned leave for a week because of his sister's marriage. Another programmer informs the team leader that she would not be able come because of some emergency operation that her husband has to undergo. Another programmer suddenly decides to leave this organization to join another. As a team leader, what should you do?

53. A tin company have got an offer from a foreign client who is very strict about the quality and the delivery time of the product amidst a very tough international competition. The company is not able to produce the required quantity at the stipulated time and even the quality is was not satisfactory. If there are some unavoidable circumstances, the company may be excused for not doing the project on time. So, the Marketing Manager comes up with this strange idea to artificially create such situation. He, poisons the employee’s food, plants a bomb near the factory and does some other unethical stuff but more importantly, gets away with it. So the company is saved from the ridicule of not making it in time. And the Marketing Manager is praised and given a raise. Discuss the pros and cons of this method and suggest any other method.

54. Sumo Inc is the market leader in digital cameras and has well established market shares in the OECD countries. It has around 30 models in the market. On hearing about the recent media hype about the booming Indian economy, it decides to enter the Indian market. Now it is faced with a number of questions such as how many models should it release in India, how it should

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price the models, should it directly convert the yen price to rupees? What solutions would you provide?

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