I am not becoming cynical but I cannot resist myself in saying that, In IRMA the term “collective action” has become a cliché… for every event we say that it was an outcome of the collective event and it was successful because of the collective action which we put forward.. I will just like to pose an example… Successful completion of Milaap 2010 was the outcome of the collective action which we put forward… But what about the individual sacrifices which was made in terms of sacrificing studies and working for the sake of the batch… How many of us will study less so that the overall grade will be lower and these people can pass???
We need to ponder upon this…
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If studying more was the only criteria to get good grades, many of us including me would not have had passed the first semester! So, I dont agree that someone studying less will bring down the grades.
As far as individual sacrifices are concerned,individuals who sacrificed got much more in return than the studies would have fetched them! Forget others, Ask yourself... did u get to learn more in management abilities after milaap than you would had got after studying ? what is your purpose here?
Infact I feel that those who studied during this time paid a bigger price!
@Arpit
I have always talked straight-forwardly.There is a simple funda that if i will concentrate on my study,I will get good grades and marks.If you are getting good marks than me,it simply mean that you are better than me in those subjects.
There may be some people who gets good grades through unfair means.But,all good performers are not induldged in those activities.
As far as sacrifice for the collective action is concerned,a real selfless actor would never want to discuss his or her sacrifices.For example,in the recent concluded MILAAP,some people like-Ajay Lahane,Deepika,Rashmi and Sumit Dhorta are not expecting anything for their dedicated work.They never tried to make any networks with the alumni or came in the photo or video.....their enjoyment and satisfaction comes from inside of their personality....they have no need to recharge their "batteries" from any outside source....
Those who work more are the ones who learn more. I don't think we should weigh our achievements only in terms of grades. B-school life is much more than studies. And I would like to say that those who didn't work have lost a great opportunity to learn.
Correctly pointed out by all of you that a great amount of learning has taken place in doing the MILAAP work... But still I will say that the people who carried out that hard work and the people who took away the credit were different..
Now please do not say that we do not work to take credit... I know it is easier said than done...
In any kind of situation, as we'll learn in an organizational setting, there are people who claim and get credit for something done by others. Isn't this exactly what is called the "free rider problem"?
And regarding Milaap or any such event in general, there has to be some people who bear individual costs to ensure a collective benefit for the group. Hence the number of people who participate in the action depends on their readiness to bear the cost.
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