{"id":16330,"date":"2015-02-04T15:20:54","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T20:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=16330"},"modified":"2022-01-30T04:19:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T09:19:38","slug":"professor-profiles-louis-thomas-indian-school-of-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/professor-profiles-louis-thomas-indian-school-of-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Profiles: Louis Thomas, Indian School of Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when choosing a business school, but the educational experience is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we focus on\u00a0<strong>Louis Thomas<\/strong>\u00a0from the Indian School of Business (ISB).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Also a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Louis Thomas (\u201cEconomics of Strategy\u201d) received the ISB\u2019s Professor of the Year Award from the school\u2019s Mohali campus Class of 2013 for his excellence in teaching and mentorship. With a focus on competitive strategy, game theory, and organization economics, Thomas\u2019s \u201cEconomics of Strategy\u201d course is reportedly one of the most popular at the school. Students quoted on the ISB Web site have said of his teaching and class, \u201cEconomics was never so much fun!\u201d and \u201cProfessor Thomas has been able to provide rationality to many decisions that companies over the world have taken. He took the entire \u2018It Depends\u2019 approach to something more concrete by looking from an economics perspective. He is a professor who is truly dedicated towards learning for students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information about the ISB and 15 other top-ranked business schools, check out the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/collections\/insider-s-guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>mbaMission Insider\u2019s Guides<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when choosing a business school, but the educational experience is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. 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