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Getting a feel of the Indian economy

Meera Srinivasan

Massachusetts students find its fast-paced growth fascinating

— PHOTO: K.V. SRINIVASAN

New experience: Associate professor of Management, Curry College, Anthony J. Fabrizio (fourth from left) and SGT marketing director Usha Dasari (fifth from right) with the students in Chennai on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: For the group of 12 students from Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts, who are presently in the city, their understanding of the Indian economy is growing with every subsequent drive down the road.

Speaking on their experience and what they seek to achieve through this trip here on Tuesday, Associate Professor of Management, Curry College, Anthony J. Fabrizio said the visiting students of MBA were here to get a feel of the growing Indian economy.

They will be doing a project for SGT, a Knowledge Process Innovation and Management (KPIM) service provider, as part of their final project. After spending about eight to ten weeks here, they would get back, assimilate the information and give suggestions to the company. “We intend looking at trends in the context if the rising rupee and how global chains are doing here.”

“We will look at areas such as competition and best practices,” said Melissa Thibault, one of the students.

The group will go to Bangalore to look at the trends in the IT space there and possibly, visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. “We are hoping to go to China next year. India and China are growing so fast and it would be fascinating to observe the economies.”

Interestingly, the students are working professionals holding important positions. They work during the day and go to school at night. This brings in a lot of diversity to the class, the students note. “There are engineers, people from non-profit organisations, human resources and various other backgrounds in our class. This helps us compare different perspectives,” said Elaine Mandeville, a student who works for Hewlett Packard.

As students with a spirit of research and learning, they are bound to give SGT comprehensive and, more importantly, an objective feedback, its marketing director Usha Dasari said.

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