Companies now look at the adversity quotient scores of their leaders.
The 'outsider' CEO of India's fifth largest pharma company says working in a family-owned outfit has been an unexpectedly easy ride.
Anil Sardana, managing director of India's largest private power producer, says though the tariff freeze by some states is causing tremendous stress, the company will go ahead with the expansion of the Mundra project.
While domestic sales in the second quarter are expected to be weak for major players, Lupin is likely to outperform the pharma sector on the back of a growing chronic portfolio.
The annual ball, renamed this year as 'India soiree', showcased the food, fashion and performing arts of the country.
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has asked global retail chains not to rush the government into allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.
Although the relatively small number has not stopped the Dragon from showcasing its economic miracle, many business leaders and academicians see clouds on the eastern horizon, as Beijing adapts to life as a global power.
As the shadow of governance deficit and corruption back home threatened to lengthen behind the glorious Davos sun, India's image managers launched a spirited damage control exercise on the penultimate day of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
State Bank of India Chairman O P Bhatt says the bank did differ with the Reserve Bank of India's views on a host of issues, but it was unfair to blame the country's largest bank for taking care of the interests of the aam aadmi (common man).
After being on the defensive for the last two years, global bankers are making their presence felt in Davos.
Top business leaders see a host of potential dangers facing the world economy - ranging from asset bubbles in emerging market countries to soaring world commodity prices and huge levels of state debt in Europe.
Most banks follow lax selection and due diligence procedures as long as relationship managers bring in the money.
Future Capital Holdings has had a troubled past, but Vice-Chairman & Managing Director V Vaidyanathan has an ambitious gameplan. Can he pull it off?
Tom Bernardin, chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide says a creative agency is about creating acts, not ads, which transform the way people think, feel and ultimately behave.
A Towers Watson survey shows that there are few differences among companies on a critical metric that determines employee satisfaction
Firstsource raised $275 million (around Rs 1,265 crore) through foreign currency convertible bonds in 2007 to fund the acquisition of MedAssist.
Revenue and profitability are more important to the Idea Cellular boss than the ranking of the company.
The six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to delay the deployment of idle rigs by Aban Offshore and impact the day rates for support vessels that companies such as Great Offshore supply.
Check out your score fast, as working smart and hard does not mean you have to keep a 60 miles per hour life.
Rohit Chatterji, the new managing director and head of investment banking at J P Morgan, is cautious about the European crisis turning from a liquidity issue to a solvency crisis.
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