The Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar (ASBM) organised its 5th International Management convention at its premises here on Friday and Saturday.
The programme with a theme on ‘Global Business: Creating, Performing and Sustaining’ had delegates from 10 countries, including Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Nepal and USA.
Dean of the St Cloud State University, USA Dr Dave Harris attended the event as chief guest and stressed on learning other cultures, soft skills, and foreign languages. He also encouraged students to take courses on selling and consulting with internships before graduating as management students.
ASBM Director Prof Biswajeet Pattanayak said, “Global business is no more confined to export and import. Now-a-days, global business means expansion of business globally”. He elaborated on the opportunities and challenges of global business and cited several examples of international mergers and acquisitions to illustrate the extent of global business.
Other dignitaries discussed on changing paradigms and challenges in global business and the importance of technological advancement and communicative efficiency in globalization. The second day had talks on nurturing workforce, managing finance, exploring market and innovating technology.
Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput Vice-Chancellor Dr Sachidananda Mohanty and ASBM Dean Dr Kalyan Shankar Ray also spoke.