A break-up of business shows that 75% of a firm's turnover is led by volume growth, while 25% is price-led. Companies such as Britannia, Nestl, Dabur, Marico, Kellogg, Parle Products, and Hindustan Unilever have increasingly focused on smaller packs of their key products, aimed at improving sales.
Dr Tara Thiagarajan is the chairperson and managing director of the Rs 200-crore (Rs 2 billion) Madura Micro Finance Ltd. She is also the director of Microcredit Foundation of India.
That India is a growth story is old hat. It is time to talk about the story beyond that story, was the message at this year's India Business Conference at the Kellogg School of Management.
A new generation is being groomed to take over some of the top companies in India.
Among Jain's responsibilities would be to look for opportunities to build INSEAD programmes in China and India as the business school focuses on growing its global presence and attracting more students from the developing countries.
Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was vice chairperson. Shiv Nadar would continue to be MD of the company with designation as chief strategy officer.
The 15-month course at ISB is meant for senior executives who were being groomed by their organisations to move into leadership roles.
Roshni Nadar, daughter of Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL Coproration, has become the Executive Director and CEO, taking charge from her father, who remains Chairman.
As part of the deal, Padukone will own equity in Drum Foods.
Bala Balachandran of Kellogg's School of Management discusses his life's challenges, achievements, ambitions, inspirations, success mantras, what he thinks about India's youth and why top-rung foreign schools and universities will never come to India.
Kumar has been director on the board of ISB, which is affiliated to Wharton, Kellogg and London School of Business, for four or five years.
According to the study, which is set to be published in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, some types of positive feedback actually can escalate perceived threats to the ego and increase the need to prove that a questionable decision was the right one. The research at the American Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the London Business School conducted this study.
This financial world, experts now tell us was sometimes almost a make believe, a maya, which had got disconnected with the real economy of homes and factories.
The breakfast cereal category in India is heading for more competition.
'Our idea is not to really think in terms of becoming the best in India. Our emphasis is different. We want to bring cutting-edge global research into the school,' says ISB dean Mendu Rammohan Rao.
Dipak C Jain, dean of Kelloggs School of Management, is the fourth highest paid official in Northwestern University, according to a new study.
The fourth seed defeated Aamir Ghaffar of England 21-17, 18-21, 21-13 in the bronze play-off match
Mohanbir Sawhney, Raghuram G Rajan, Raju G C Thomas and Darsh Wasan will receive the award for academic leadership.
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In a policy paper submitted to US Senators, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) said the excessive delays in the processing of permanent residency applications due to country-wise quota contributed to America's loss of revenue, market leadership and competitive edge.
Companies from Nestle and ITC to Hindustan Unilever and Patanjali have pledged to reduce use of unhealthy ingredients by five to 50 per cent
JNPT, the country's largest container port, would soon move into congestion if cargo does not get lifted by importers in the next few days.
Kumar will hold responsibility for strategy at the group level.
One of the oldest living brands in the country, Horlicks has been innovative in its approach, which helped it survive intense competition
FSSAI will put the draft guidelines in front of a seven-member expert committee.
Two decades ago when someone said, "I am on a diet," you assumed they would be eating less of everything. Today, those few words lead to a whole new discourse, says Ambi Parameswaran.
Even if our weight yo-yos, our overall health will keep getting better.
The book, 'India Can', has received praises from top business leaders including Deepak Parekh and Nandan Nilekani.
'There is a huge tax differential of 15% to 20% depending on income classification.'
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A leading Brazilian poultry company has also expressed keen interest in joining hands with Kishore Biyani's Future Group to sell their products in the country
Start-ups line up food street with new-age menu.
His mother was the first female engineer at Ford. His brother is a CNN icon. 'Do we want politicians or problem-solvers?' Suneel Gupta asks Pottayil Rajendran.
Ananthasubramanian, 55, started her career in 1982 at Bank of Baroda as a specialist officer in the planning stream.
Can business schools re-invent their role, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
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