AvantGarde

From the editor’s desk

“If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.” -Thomas Edison
Greetings to all the readers from team Avant Garde! We welcome the batch back from the holidays. This is the October edition! We have lined up an array of interesting and informative articles. We wish you enjoy reading this magazine of [...]

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Rising from the ashes: How to tackle brand crisis?

A betrayal of not just two minutes but that of long emotional association. Ban on Maggi was as much a shock to you as it was to me. On a trek with friends, in hostel with that electric kettle – not allowed by the hostel administration, watching late night movies, a Sunday brunch, at the
road-side [...]

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Vihangam’ 15

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin
The above words very well define the learning methodology practiced at IIT Kanpur, where the transfer of knowledge is emphasized through “Involvement”. The MBA department at IITK is well known for realizing and meeting the corporate world’s [...]

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Yuan devaluation

People’s Republic of China is the second largest economy of the world. Its official currency ‘Renminbi’ is the eighth most
traded currency in the world. The famous ‘Yuan’ is the basic unit of Renminbi, but usually referred to as Chinese currency in international contexts.
People’s Republic of China is the second largest economy of the world. Its [...]

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Business prospects of 3-D printers

Technology is a magic. Something, which was viewed as supernatural a few years back, is very well a practical happening today.
For all those who are not mindful of what 3D printing is, here is an elaboration. 3-D printer is an electronic device which can be used to build up anything and everything; from pizzas to [...]

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Dividend distribution in India

Dividend taxation policy in India has been a dynamic one. Dividend taxation before the financial year 1958-59 was based on tax imputation method. Effectively, dividends were used to be taxed only once i.e. in the hands of shareholders only. However, the process of grossing up dividend income for shareholders was complicated due to various incentives [...]

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Six Sigma Certification by KPMG

When it comes to self-learning, students of MBA IIT Kanpur are always striving hard, and it is well justified by the recent workshops organized to increase their knowledge in the field of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
The 4 day six sigma training certification program by Mr Vaibhav Agrawal of KPMG holding a six sigma Black [...]

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Achievements of our Students

Team Versacorp wins at IIM Indore Marketing event….
We say Heartiest Congratulations to team VERSACORP . . MBA , IIT Kanpur , Batch of 2015-17 for becoming the national champion
of Gordion Knot, the flagship business event of IRIS-2015 , IIM Indore . . Cheers fellows for raising our flag high . . You people made
us proud [...]

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