Friday, October 12, 2012

Indranil Das talks to Professor Yash Gupta, Inaugural Dean of Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School, Regarding The Changing Academic trends in B-Schools in The US

Q: Why is it happening only with the Indians, why don’t we see people from other countries such as China accomplishing the same, as they too stepped into academics when India did?
A: Well, that is correct. A large Chinese population has been residing in the US for generations but the problem is of language. The language barrier is a huge problem when it comes to leadership roles. Secondly, I think many Chinese want to go back home as there are better opportunities in their country. Perhaps, Indians do the exact opposite because leadership opportunities in Indian academia are less.  

Q: You have been a big champion of diversity in all spheres and business too. Any particular reason you see that diversity is important?

A: Diversity is a fundamental thing for any society, never mind the US because what it provides you with is an opportunity to learn from different perspectives. Last century what we saw was a specialisation of one kind. This century is different. You need a different kind of skill set for more creative solutions. When you look at America, the competitive advantage is of technology and we hold a monopoly on the same. Whereas, India’s competitive advantage is that it follows suit with the development of software et al. In short, there are three things which diversity teaches us: the ability to understand and adapt, two it gives you better understanding of global problems, third, it really prepares you for uncertainty in the market. Click here to Continue...

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