Mergers are not just about balance sheets or marketing synergies; they are also about those who make the synergies real.
All you have to do is visit www.digitalindia.gov.in
The $12.1 billion Corus acquisition-the biggest global acquisition made by an Indian company-ended up as a millstone around Tata Steel's neck, points out Indrajit Gupta.
Troubles for SpiceJet seem to have piled up and it remains financially strapped.
'They feel if they join a union, it will have a negative impact on their appraisals.'
'I went to slums in India which were quite destitute, where people were clearly really struggling, but typically there is a sort of sense of purpose.' 'People are hustling.' 'What that tells you is that if the country was so organised in a way to give these people opportunity, then they would make something of it.'
First was the desire to tap the large domestic market while remaining competitive in global markets.
If Android One succeeds, it will only cement Pichai's so-called position as the most powerful man in the mobile world.
The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.
Start-ups have their own sub-cultures their language and ways of working.
Prominent recruiters were Flipkart, Urban Ladder, AskmeBazaar etc
With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.
It took the Aditya Birla group four years to make up its mind on entering the the burgeoning e-commerce market in the country.
No country has achieved a faster, deeper modern transformation than China, says former ambassador Kishan S Rana.
'What his minions do, we are not sure, but he has got to keep them under control. Pogroms against Muslims in India -- I don't think that is going to be his policy.'
The inability of the economy to create new jobs faster than jobs are lost to automation leads to unemployment.
To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion
It is not just about meeting performance goals, say hiring managers.
Women have been and continue to be an integral part of Tata Global Beverages' business, across the world, says Cyrus Mistry.
That is bad news for officials taking part in discussions at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings this week.
Pune, the city that made it to second spot in the Smart City Challenge competition earlier this year, is not new to the concept.
Sebi has time and again voiced its concerns over higher agents' fees.
The Credit Suisse report has estimated the middle class on the basis of their wealth rather than their income, says Prachi Salve ' IndiaSpend.
There are good reasons to believe that India is at the start of a long period of growth for equities.
The decision to not attend the forum attended by 28 heads of state and 130 national delegations is a clear break from its usual policy of going along with the crowd.
'Last year, someone told us you must remove 's' otherwise you won't perform well and we didn't perform well.' 'Obviously, that's not the reason for not performing well, but it didn't hurt us to remove the 's'.'
Poor contract workers often have little or no access to safety equipment or health benefits in factories.
According to Nielsen India online viewership has doubled since 2011.
Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization, predisposing cities to disaster risks
The numbers in India may not be as big but the opportunity for serious growth is all there.
Women are opting out of high-flying career due to family responsibilities, says a study.
Modi government has pledged to lay 700,000 kms of broadband cable.
Amazon's investors are counting on its international business and expansion to help drive growth and support its $165 billion market value, one of the highest among US firms.
Be a fox by temperament and a hedgehog by conviction, Gaurav Dalmia tells Bhupesh Bhandari. Then, he explains why.
BS Annual Awards 2014: Power-packed jury picks the best 7 of corporate India
If "innovation" were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie.
Mera Job is a marketplace for both lower end white collar jobs and skilled blue collar workers.
"Our artificial intelligence tells us what people are buying at that point, what is in fashion; on the other hand, we have a fair idea of the material available. It gives us a sense of what we should be putting across in the market and we can put them across really quickly," Ananth Narayanan, CEO, Myntra, tells Alokananda Chakraborty.
Amit Jain tells Shyamal Majumdar about his dream to make Uber the 'safest place in the city'
Premier Li Keqiang highlighted his government's performance in the last one year and the challenges ahead in various fields. Compared to other reports by his predecessors, Li spoke more frankly about the mounting challenges faced by the country. Srikanth Kondapalli on the two recent Chinese parliament sessions.
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