brochure for our annual flagship event erudition\'10

1. ERUDITION ‘10
CONSTRUCTING CORPORATE CONSCIENCE
2nd August 2010
Nonetheless, an event of such a magnitude
A warm welcome from cannot be the effort of a few. So here’s looking
Team Convention forward to the support and guidance of all the
stakeholders, i.e. YOU...
The Annual business conclave of the
Department of Commerce, Erudition is
back!!! And the thought provoking confluence
of business leaders and change masters is
going to get only bigger and better this year.
Scouting for the prominent names in terms of
speakers and sponsors alike has already started.
Slated to be held on September 17th and
18th, 2010, at the Paintal Memorial Golden
Jubilee Auditorium, V. P. Chest Institute in
the heart of the North Campus of the
University of Delhi, the event promises to be a
phenomenal success. And to ensure this, we
have a team of new and fresh faces from the
junior batch of MHROD. The work has started
in full swing. The brochures are ready, and the
long process of getting the details right is
already underway.
Erudition’10 – Constructing Corporate Conscience: Introspecting the Resurgence
17th and 18th September 2010

2. CONSTRUCTING CORPORATE CONSCINECE
INTROSPECTING THE RESURGENCE
What doesn’t kill us, only makes us stronger. Or and an individual, needs to implement? What are
does it? the ethical challenges for the post recession
managers?
In the intrinsically destabilising system of
Important questions all, and especially in the
capitalism that is known to drive the largest
backdrop of the global financial crises. And
economies of the world, the threats to prosperity
although traces of recovery and resurgence
are many. Perhaps the biggest testimony to this
emerge, these questions become even more
has been the past two decades, which have seen
important, lest the demons from the past
such highs of growth and such depths of
behaviour come to haunt us in the future.
depression, that the course of future cannot still
Therefore, the call of the hour is caution, and
be predicted. And while we emerge, albeit
more importantly, INTROSPECTION, to identify
precariously, from the depression that seemed to
what doesn't work for us anymore, and what
have swallowed the behemoth corporations and
does...
crumbled the largest economies, there are certain
questions that need answering, and soon.
As the future managers, we are handed with the
responsibility of making good decisions,
As Milton Friedman pointed out, “The one and
CONSCIENTIOUS decisions. And to help us in
only social responsibility of Business is to use its
this, it is with immense pride that the students
resources and engage in activities designed to
and faculty of the MHROD and MIB,
increase its profits so long as it stays within the
Department of Commerce, Delhi School of
rules of the game”. What are these rules? Who
Economics, University of Delhi, hold our 15th
makes them? Touted as the system that rewards
Annual Convention, Erudition 2010, themed
personal ambition and effort, what is it in
"CREATING CORPORATE CONSCIENCE:
capitalism that leads to a psyche of greed and
Introspecting the Resurgence", to help us in this
fear? Is it not important for those in power- both
very quest-to find what went wrong over the past
in business and in governments- to behave
three years, and have we learnt anything from the
responsibly? Can organizations figure out a way
same, as well as attempt to shed light on and
to grow along with fulfilling their social
evaluate the various corporate strategies and
responsibilities? Are we already seeing a humane
policies that the organisations throughout the
side of the shrewd businessman? What are the
country are adopting in an attempt to be more
changes that the organization, both as an entity
humane.
Erudition’10 – Constructing Corporate Conscience: Introspecting the Resurgence
17th and 18th September 2010

3. Sub Session 1
Chaos is the uncertainty sparked by uncharted
territory, economic recession, and bubbles of Exploiting Chaos –
opportunity. HR managers know best that chaos
causes organizations to retreat. But that isn’t
always true. For example, Disney, CNN, MTV,
Hyatt, Burger King, FedEx, Microsoft, Apple,
GE, and Hewlett-Packard were all founded
during periods of economic recession. Periods of
change create enormous opportunities, but only
Sparking
for those organizations that are structured to
reinvent and change. With a contagious
enthusiasm for innovation, organisations must
Innovation and
prepare themselves for a revolution in the times
of chaos to emerge more innovative and
successful than before.
Creating a Culture
of Revolution
DATE: 17th September 2010
TIME: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

4. Sub Session 2
The immediate challenges for HR leaders in
today’s volatile business climate include “right- Building
sizing” and rationalization to control costs.
This session brings together experts who talk Organizational
about how to optimize the HR value proposition
during unprecedented change, how HR strategies
can increase “change-ability,” organizational
agility, and immediate and long-term employee
Resilience and
performance by protecting top talent and skills,
building trust and responsible management,
reducing costs, improving communications, and
Sustainability
integrating new technology.
DATE: 17th September 2010
TIME: 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

5. Sub Session 3
The past few years have been a challenge for HR
to build and sustain a healthy, thriving People are Your
organizational culture when faced with recession,
lay-offs, salary reductions, and benefit cuts.
Business!!
Organizations are rethinking everything from
policies to priorities to their people. With so
much change, how will HR bring the focus back
to the people while helping companies adapt?
This session explores trends and practices of
organizations that have kept the focus on their
people and as a result, enjoyed the success that
comes from being a great workplace.
DATE: 17th September 2010
TIME: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

6. Greetings from Team Convention – Batch of 2012
It gives me immense pleasure to be called a part The series of rounds we had to go through for our
of the dynamic “Team Convention”- the sole induction into the team and then the warm
driving force behind “ERUDITION” – the pride welcome that we received charged us up and
of MHROD. To be chosen in it was nothing less revived the sweet memories of first getting into
than a dream come true for me. Only a few get MHROD earlier.
the opportunity to contribute for a place which Looking forward to learning a lot from our
has the utmost importance in our lives and I am seniors and getting groomed to successfully go
one of those lucky ones along with my other ahead and organize “ERUDITION 2011” next
Team Convention members. year. Lastly, I would wrap up sharing that we, the
Above all, when you get to work under the junior Team Convention members, pledge to put
guidance of such enthusiastic and passionate in our soul and heart to make “ERUDITION” this
seniors namely, Shalini - Convener of Team year, an even greater success than it was last year.
Convention, Anupreet, Ankita, Shweta and
Kulparkash, there is nothing more that you can - Nishita Bhasin
ask for. Member, Team Convention
M.H.R.O.D. Batch 2012
Erudition’10 – Constructing Corporate Conscience: Introspecting the Resurgence
17th and 18th September 2010

7. Message from Team Convention – Batch of 2011
Erudition has been the pride of the Department of discussions we finally arrived at our final Team
Commerce for the past 14 years, since the of six members.
inception of the MHROD and MIB courses. This All the members of the junior team are full of
year we present to you, our 15th Annual ideas and are willing to learn. We really value
Convention – Erudition 2010. We feel that it is a their commitment and hardwork and feel great
matter of immense pleasure and pride that we’re pleasure in working with them and learning from
entrusted with the responsibility of an event of them in return.
this magnitude and importance. We promise to This year, Team Convention will strive to make
put in our most sincere efforts and bring together Erudition’10 memorable for all of us. For this we
the best minds of the industry, on one platform request your participation, cooperation and
which is – Erudition ’10. wholehearted support. Let us all take an initiative
The batch of 2012 is brimming with enthusiasm to work towards a better Erudition and in turn, a
and energy and has proved itself very talented better MHROD!!!
during the induction process. Each one of them
was worthy of a place in the Team and therefore, - Shalini Sharma
with a lot of difficulty and after endless Convener, Team Convention
M.H.R.O.D. Batch 2011
Erudition’10 – Constructing Corporate Conscience: Introspecting the Resurgence
17th and 18th September 2010

8. TEAM CONVENTION
Arijit Chakraborty Kulparkash Singh
9654751279 Ankita Seth 9650945311
Shalini Sharma Shweta Jatwani
Anupreet Singh 9958574627 9899506218 9818073846 Himanshu Sagar
9871006657 Nishita Bhasin 9891190629
Ashutosh Kumar Nandita Joshi
Hitesh Joshi 9990408488 9711840578 9953914613 E-mail
9540861452 erudition.mhrod@gmail.com
Erudition ’10 CONTACT DETAILS
CONSTRUCTING CORPORATE
CONSCIENCE: Introspecting the Department of Commerce
Delhi School of Economics
Resurgence University of Delhi
Delhi – 110007
17th-18th September 2010
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