Managers of the world seem to be united in their passion for wasting time at work.
Aggregate domestic R&D spend in India has never exceeded 1 per cent of GDP, and over 80 per cent of Indian firms spend nothing on research.
The revised bill will give statutory powers to interim regulator Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority to make it on par with other financial regulators -- Securities and Exchange Board of India, Reserve Bank of India and IRDA.
Divestment of public sector companies gathered steam in the first year of UPA-II that saw two PSUs-- Oil India and NHPC-- raising around Rs 8,600 crore (Rs 86 billion) from IPOs and the way was cleared for divestment in three more state-run power companies in the new year.
The government should focus on smaller labour reforms; they may not be headline-grabbing but can collectively be effective, says Shyamal Majumdar.
There are 300 applicants for each clerical post at SBI, mostly engineers/MBAs, for a job that just requires a Class 12 qualification.
Instead of a one-size-fits-all strategy, employees can be allowed to tailor their benefits package to their specific needs.
The 'always on' multi-tasking approach to work reduces efficiency levels - a new study suggests ways around it.
The Pricol and Graziono cases are extreme ones, but there has been a steady rise in the number of worker disputes.
Jet Airways' pilots won't get much sympathy, but the management hasn't quite covered itself in glory either.
Blunders in CVs are common, and poor language skills are only a part of the problem.
Mulye banks on domestic investors to raise money before approaching international markets.
India has attracted investment worth $1.6 billion for projects in the fields of power, steel, construction and engineering special economic zones from Japanese companies.
Air India lowered the base-performance levels in order to pay productivity-linked incentives to staffers, says Shyamal Majumdar.
The Tamil Nadu-born Sivanandan taught economics for three years and shot to fame -- almost literally -- during his momentous tenure as head of the Mumbai Crime Branch during the late nineties. During his two-year stint as joint commissioner (crime), over 250 members of the Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan gangs were shot dead in police encounters.
Full recovery may still be a good way off, but the job market is showing clear signs of improvement.
Nirmal Kotecha is a self-confessed admirer of Harshad Mehta and a faithful follower of his technique.
In an interview with Business Standard's Shyamal Majumdar and Sidhartha, Kochhar says she is going to focus on the immediate challenge of correcting the cost structure of the country's second largest bank.
Sebi's chief finds himself helpless as the stock market regulator goes after his former organisation, but doesn't lose his essential optimism and can-do spirit.
Satyam's revenue per employee is low, but manpower rationalisation can solve only part of the problem, says Shyamal Majumdar.
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