Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 27:Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) J&K Regional Branch today organized the 6th Shri Ram Sahai Memorial Lecture on "Family Run Business- Challenges and Way Forward" in memory of Late Shri Ram Sahai, one of the founding members of the Regional Branch. Dr Nupur Pavan Bang, Associate Director Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprises, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad delivered the memorial lecture. Prof Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu was the Chief Guest of the function. The function was held under the guidance of Dr. Ashok Bhan, Patron IIPA, and Er J.B.S.Johar Hony Vice Chairman IIPA J&K Regional Branch and was attended by over 100 eminent citizens, members of IIPA and businessmen of Jammu. Dr Nupur Pavan Bang, Associate Director Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprises, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad in her interactive lecture, said that the key to transformation of family businesses is to create family governance systems, bring professionalization, succession planning and creating written family values. Prof Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, in his address emphasized on the role of business in national building and community empowerment. Earlier Er SK Gupta, IIPA paid rich tributes to Ram Sahai and recollected his immense contribution to the growth of IIPA in J&K. Dr. Ashok Bhan, Patron, IIPA while remembering Ram Sahai said that his qualities of being a great learner, ability to effectively manage time and network with diverse people should be imbibed by business community at large. |