Notes present short pieces which are research-based, experience-based or idea-based. Teaching Communication: Where Do Indian Business Schools Stand?

This paper benchmarks management commu-nication courses offered at top-ranked business schools in India with those offered by top-ranked American business schools. It also surveys perceptions of Indian managers re-garding the importance of different aspects of communication to their effective performance. Compared to the large number and wider range of topics covered in communication courses offered by American business schools, Indian business schools concentrate mainly on oral communication and within that on pre-sentation skills. Such a focus appears to be in tune with the needs of Indian industry. How-ever, a survey of managerial perceptions re-vealed that there are some skills and topics that need more emphasis. Cross-cultural com-munication, corporate communication stra-tegy, and media relations are areas that require strengthening along with more innovative methodologies to teach communication. Ujvala Rajadhyaksha is a member of the faculty at th