Usually, in the western view, corporate success is attributed to efficiency, organisational structure, and scale. R Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat argue that philosophy, culture, and the transmission of values are more important for sustaining growth and profitability of an enterprise over a period of time.
'This is so sad the way she was humiliated.' Harjit Kaur's deportation has drawn condemnation from civil rights organisations and the Sikh American community.
Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India. He died a monk.
Tata Motors has launched two models of its flagship car Indica, LGi (petrol) and DLG (diesel) taking its range to four variants of petrol and diesel each.
The second-generation Tata Indica will be called Indica Vista. The car that was previewed for the public at the Auto Expo, New Delhi this year will carry the new tag to differentiate itself from the Indica that is currently in production.
Contrary to information in the report, Tata Motors does not have any plans of 'de-emphasising' the Tata Indica, the statement said.
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Tata Indica, the Tata Group's big passenger car bet, was not delivering expected returns a year into its launch. Desperate, the Tata Motors brass, led by Ratan Tata, acceded to a meeting request from Ford Motors for a possible sale of the passenger vehicles division to the American auto major. Some people had advised Tata to sell the business, and the Ford officials came to Bombay House to hold talks.
The company is currently developing the electric Indica with a Norway-based firm for launching the car in the European market by 2011.
The Indica, known to Europeans as City Rover, was rolled out in November 2003 but did not succeed in the market where consumers are very choosy about the vehicles they buy.
The Indica Vista EV is powered by a super-polymer lithium-ion battery that promises 200 km on a single charge and an acceleration of 0 to 100 kph in 10 seconds.
Tata Motors Limited, on Wednesday said it will launch its 1400cc 'Indica' family car in China 'very soon' and was closely evaluating the best options to penetrate into the world's fastest growing auto market.
Tata Motors' successful B segment car Indica is to hit the British roads very shortly under an export agreement with MG Rovers, United Kingdom.
Auto major Tata Motors Ltd on Monday launched its B-segment car Indica and sedan Indigo in South Africa and is expecting to sell around 10-12 per cent of the total marketshare in the country in a couple of years.
The new Indica Vista 'Drivetech4' series comes with Bharat Stage IV emission norm compliant Quadrajet diesel and Safire petrol, Tata Motors said.
This was a man who like Buddha transformed himself into achieving the impossible and being an inspiration for many generations to come, says business thinker Mudit Jain.
Tata's first electric car has impressive power, torque and acceleration figures.
There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata. Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the in-your-face celebrity status, celebration of wealth and pursuit of importance many of liberalised India's rich, love, notes Shyam G Menon.
Tata Motors Ltd, which has just emerged as the number two passenger vehicles company in the country, said on Friday
We pitch Micra Diesel against the latest iteration of the car that kick-started the diesel hatch wars, the Indica Vista Quadrajet Aura+!
'Ratan had the quality that JRD and Russi Mody had -- they could walk with kings and never lose the common touch.'
Having introduced common rail direct injection engine in its Indigo XL sedan, Tata Motors has decided to introduce the technology in all diesel models of its Indigo and Indica cars within next 4 to 6 months.
Tata Motors has launched an introductory limited period price-off offer of Rs 25,000 on the new 1.2 litre engine option to the Indica V2 Xeta range.
Tata Motors has hiked the price of its premium small car 'Indica' by an average of 1.9 per cent with immediate effect.
Here's an sneak peek at the new commercial for India's most fuel-efficient cars.
MS had written that seeds of the green revolution were first sown in the fields of CRRI through the indica-japonica rice crosses, and decided that the plant type should be tailored to be functionally responsive to external application of fertilisers.
Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Ltd said on Friday it has agreed to supply its homegrown Indica hatchback cars to the UK's MG Rover Group, to be sold under the Rover brand in Europe.
Expecting fierce competition in diesel cars, Tata Motors will launch an all-new generation of Indica cars from a new platform.
Tata Motors has added what the old Indica lacked. The new Indica D90 comes with Fiat sourced 90BHP Multi-Jet diesel engine that also powers Manza Club Class sedan. The automaker has also added features that are unmatched in its class.
Tata Motors, India's biggest automotive company, is readying the launch of an electric version of Indica Vista, its most popular hatchback, in the United Kingdom.
Homegrown personal care products company CavinKare, which replaced FMCG major Hindustan Lever as the top shampoo marketer, is once again increasing focus on its hair care portfolio.
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to Gurvinder Singh who was arrested in connection with the accident which led to the death of Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde.
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'
In a major boost to the automobile industry, the finance minister on Tuesday cut the excise duty on small cars to 16%.