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Administrative Leadership and Good Governance

Connect for Enquiries:

Ms. Mahima Sharma: algg-exed@iima.ac.in | +91 63573 73945 (Office hours Mon to Fri, 9:00 AM to 5:45 PM)

The need for good governance is being felt more than ever in the current scenario in the country and abroad. Whether it is a government or a quasi-government or a corporate establishment, prevention of corruption and unethical practices is a priority. Every organisation is evaluated based on several parameters - good governance and fair, transparent administration are the key to superior levels of service delivery and improved organisational value. To ensure good governance and fair administration, organisations are subject to a number of audit procedures and compliance norms.


There are two aspects to this exercise that hamper the entire philosophy of good governance.

  • Despite a host of audit guidelines, corruption and unfair administration do happen.
  • Compliance norms are seen as a hindrance to everyday affairs and therefore, a deterrent to the operational efficiency of employees.


The motivation behind this programme is to address the above two contemporary challenges from a leadership perspective.

The programme helps develop clarity in the following:

  • Potential pitfalls in administrative processes
  • How institutional procedures are violated intentionally and un-intentionally
  • Interlinkages between people, systems and good governance
  • Role of modern age technology in good governance
  • Developing robust administrative processes



  • Knowing your stakeholders, their needs and perception
  • Transparent and fair administration
  • Compliance and audits as anti-corruption measures
  • Robust policy planning
  • Good governance in commercial and non-commercial organisations
  • Creating your organisational identity
  • Self-directed teams
  • Leadership: A Bias for action
  • Global best practices in good governance

Case-based, Discussions and Presentations.

Senior bureaucrats, administrators, senior, top level managers, department heads and executives from government and quasi government organisations, PSUs and government undertakings.

Faculty Chair(s)
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Prof. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami

Promotion Coordinators
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Mahima Sharma

Programme Coordinator Promotion

iima-exed09@iima.ac.in
Introduction

The need for good governance is being felt more than ever in the current scenario in the country and abroad. Whether it is a government or a quasi-government or a corporate establishment, prevention of corruption and unethical practices is a priority. Every organisation is evaluated based on several parameters - good governance and fair, transparent administration are the key to superior levels of service delivery and improved organisational value. To ensure good governance and fair administration, organisations are subject to a number of audit procedures and compliance norms.


There are two aspects to this exercise that hamper the entire philosophy of good governance.

  • Despite a host of audit guidelines, corruption and unfair administration do happen.
  • Compliance norms are seen as a hindrance to everyday affairs and therefore, a deterrent to the operational efficiency of employees.


The motivation behind this programme is to address the above two contemporary challenges from a leadership perspective.

Objectives

The programme helps develop clarity in the following:

  • Potential pitfalls in administrative processes
  • How institutional procedures are violated intentionally and un-intentionally
  • Interlinkages between people, systems and good governance
  • Role of modern age technology in good governance
  • Developing robust administrative processes


Programme Highlights


  • Knowing your stakeholders, their needs and perception
  • Transparent and fair administration
  • Compliance and audits as anti-corruption measures
  • Robust policy planning
  • Good governance in commercial and non-commercial organisations
  • Creating your organisational identity
  • Self-directed teams
  • Leadership: A Bias for action
  • Global best practices in good governance

Pedagogy

Case-based, Discussions and Presentations.

For Whom

Senior bureaucrats, administrators, senior, top level managers, department heads and executives from government and quasi government organisations, PSUs and government undertakings.

Faculty Chair
India Gold Policy center (IGPC), at IIM Ahmedabad.

Dr Sundaravalli’ s teaching interests are in Transportation Studies (Urban, Intelligent Systems, Heavy and Light rails, Transport Infrastructure), Operations Research in public systems, Operations Management, Artificial Intelligence and Government Systems and Policies. Most of her research in the past and present are in transportation operations and knowledge management that involve applications of ICT and OR tools in real-life problems of large impact. Her most recent book is “Intelligent Transportation Systems: Concepts and Cases”, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK.

Dr Sundaravalli started her career in IT services marketing, and she soon moved to a production profile in an electronics equipment manufacturing industry. Her academic career began later, and she has taught at various programs in Mumbai University and at Institutes under the UAE Federal education ministry in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. She has also taught in many Executive development programs while in the UAE. She has authored three books on transportation systems. She also publishes and reviews regularly for scholarly editorials and presents her research findings among peers, both in India and abroad.

Dr Sundaravalli holds several professional affiliations. She was awarded the Fellow of the British Computer Society in 2008. She had served as the Youth Professional Group representative of the entire Middle East region for the British Computer Society. She is the honored recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award for the year 2018 from the International Society of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), received in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Dr Sundaravalli has extensive consultancy experience, mainly with Government organizations in policy decisions related to transportation, technology management, anti-corruption, good governance and policy administration.

A complete profile of her is available at http://www.iima.ac.in/~sundaravallin and she can be reached at sundaravallin@iima.ac.in

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Prof. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami

Dates

07 Jan 2027

to

09 Jan 2027

Duration

3 Days

Programme
Fees

INR 1,20,000

Plus 18% GST

Application Deadline

24 Dec 2026

Early Bird
Fees

INR 1,11,600

Plus 18% GST

Early Bird Deadline

17 Dec 2026

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