Despite what the Nano can do to the country's automobile market, its ability to transform Tata Motors' financials will be limited, says Shyamal Majumdar.
IndusInd Bank MD & CEO Romesh Sobti said that, during the fourth quarter, the private sector lender was expecting a 20 per cent growth in its loan book. "There are still a lot of good companies, and you don't write off everyone. There is nothing like zero-risk. It is low-, medium- and high-risk, and you avoid high-risk though they give you high returns," Sobti said after announcing the inauguration of new-look branches aimed at attracting more high networth customers.
India Inc is paying the price for not noticing the slow change in the economic climate - just like the frog that boiled over.
Will your employees go to any length to help your business achieve its goals, asks Shyamal Majumdar?
If performance-linked pay structures are not thought through carefully, they can backfire quite quickly, says Shyamal Majumdar.
While outplacement is a relatively new concept in India, it helps boost morale at the time of layoffs.
Can an independent director face criminal charges for the actions of a company well after he has quit?
The fact that Satyam's reputed auditors kept quiet while it cooked its books is reminiscent of the Enron-Andersen days.
Most independent directors have mastered the art of nodding whenever the chairman says anything.
BPOs can transform the face of rural India if they can retain even a small proportion of educated youth in villages.
FMCG firm Marico's success lies in its ability to pick its fights, exiting areas where MNC competition is high and concentrating on creating niche segments instead.
CEOs must answer this question from employees if change initiatives have to be successful.
Companies are developing a surrogate education system to create a skilled labour pool.
Future Group Chairman Kishore Biyani says he takes immense pride in the fact that he is a miser. As a slowdown towers over the economic landscape, Biyani says the biggest worry for retailers these days is the increasing cost of doing business, and passing on the costs to your customers is no longer a feasible solution. Biyani's company has distributed thousands of T-shirts among his employees with the inscription: Garv se kaho ham kanjoos hai (Say with pride that you are a mi
At a time when salaries continue to rise, ICICI Bank says it's important to keep economic realities in mind.
India may soon lose its slot as the world's largest talent supplier to China.
Most IPL team captains need to be told that respecting your people is not some fuzzy new-age management fad.
Studies have indicated that only one in four graduates from India's colleges are employable. This means till the time the quality of education improves, the other three will have to remain content with either door-door canvassing for savings accounts, or watching people's tea and toilet habits, or honing up their American accents in graveyard shifts.
Gagan Banga talks about how one of India's largest NBFCs still retains the financial discipline of a start-up.
This stupendous success of Indian talent for Unilever globally is in no small measure on account of the strong foundations that were laid in the early years of the organisation, which is celebrating its 75th year in India.
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