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COVER
STORY
Emerging
Models of Corporate Social Responsibility
-- Dr. Sailaja
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an increasingly
significant phenomenon in today's business environment. It
is an inevitable and inescapable reality. The rationale for
CSR is that business cannot succeed if there is no healthy
society. The objective of this article is to help understand
the concept of CSR, in various dimensions and evaluate the
reasons for the fundamental shift from the ethical model of
CSR to new paradigms. This article also focuses on the emerging
paradigms of CSR. Finally, it highlights the significance
of CSR.
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COVER
STORY
An
Indian Perspective of Corporate Social Responsibility
-- Kinjal Shah
In
recent times Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has assumed
a lot of importance not only among the corporates but also
among the policy-makers because of the accruing long-term
benefits. It is but natural that corporates are responsible
to the society for their activities and owe to the environment
in which they operate. A company should take a balanced view
of the components of corporate social responsibility and implement
the strategies in accordance with the vision, mission and
values of the company. Whether the companies operating in
developing countries behave socially is a serious concern.
Developing countries are closely scrutinizing the activities
of the companies. Even international organizations such as
the United Nations (UN) are increasingly trying to develop
CSR strategies that encourage both good governance and responsible
investment in the developing nations to provide a better quality
of life for their citizens.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Managing
Innovation : The Key to Competitive Advantage
-- Prof. G Srinivas Reddy and Prof. SVVS Vara Prasad
Innovation
is the key to an organization's success. This article highlights
the management practices pertaining to building a truly innovative
organization in order to gain an edge in a competitive global
economy.
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LEADERSHIP
Leadership
Development Processes
-- Lalithya Rani P and Sumati Reddy
To survive the cut-throat competition and emerge as a
winner, companies must be led by effective leaders. Hence,
management should focus on building leaders across the organization.
This article primarily revolves around the necessity of a
Leadership Development Program and puts forth the various
approaches to develop leadership abilities and skills.
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LEADERSHIP
To
Lead is - To Love!
-- Sharbari Saha and Dewpha Mukherjee Patra
Over
the years it has been observed that the physical dominance
of a leader has taken a back seat and the emotional involvement
of a leader with his team has emerged as the key to success
of the organization. The bonding through love and passion
now overrules the concept of strength and power. A true leader
sees his team above his own self to such an extent that he
can sacrifice the glory of being at the centerstage of fame
and allow it to be bestowed on his team members. So, it's
time now to bid adieu to over-imposing leadership and welcome
`Heart-Centered Leadership'.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
Employee
Trust : The New Equation
-- K Sangeetha
A
company's profit booms when it has loyal and trustful employees
and leadership of integrity. To succeed in today's competitive
business scenario of diverse workforce, it is essential that
employers take initiatives to establish and preserve trust
among their employees. This is even more crucial in organizations
where the trust is injured or eroded. In a nutshell, it is
a prerequisite for a management that it constantly practices
trust management and prioritizes trustworthiness in order
to gain competitive advantage and profits through workforce
performance excellence.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
The
Indian Corporate Woman
-- Bani Kochar
Globalization
has thrown open opportunities for the educated, middle class
woman to build her own dreams and excel in fields, which were
earlier considered unquestioningly as male domains. Though
not among the majority, the Indian corporate woman is definitely
on the rise and is paving the way for generations to come.
The Indian woman is becoming more discernible and marking
her success in the professional and personal lives. With the
admiration for the woman playing multifaceted roles, this
article attempts to examine the modern `Indian corporate woman'
amidst the paradoxes of the changing society and culture that
challenge her stature in society.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
Women
in ITES & IT : Issues and the Role of Extended Supporter
-- Dr. SC Poornima
In
the present era of dual income families, it has become evident
that families need an extended support for leading a comfortable
and contented life. As identified by each individual who is
titled as an employee, the employer is expected to extend
his work spheres to make employees feel contended. The IT
and ITES sector which is booming in the present era and especially
ITES that create good opportunities for young minds to work,
is expected to play the additional role of an extended supporter.
The article discusses the role of empowered women and then
explores the gestures of the corporate world towards them.
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PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Performance
Management System : A Strategic Tool for Competitive Advantage
-- Manishankar Chakraborty
Performance Management System (PMS) is the key to the
success of any organization. Modern-day organizations may
have embraced technology with aplomb; however, there is no
substitute for the human element. Moreover, the emergence
of new generation sectors has given a higher standing for
the human factor within an organization. Human resource managers
across the globe are finding it very difficult to attract
and retain talent. In such a scenario, the need for a proper
PMS has become all the more important. Companies from knowledge
sectors have devised novel PMSs which are considered benchmarks
by organizations across sectors. The need for an inside-out
and outside approach is the key to the framing of PMS-related
strategies as PMS is now a part of a strategic tool. The human
element within an organization has enabled the company to
lead the race in the corporate sprint, primarily because the
emergence of the services-based business model has made the
internal customers (read as employees) an indispensable lot.
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HR
CHALLENGES
Of
Views, Thoughts and Perceptions on Disability : The Challenged
Human Resource
-- Madhavi Latha M
The
article puts forth the issues related to employment of persons
with disability. It depicts the present situation and the
future perspective to get a glimpse of why the human resource
from this segment of the population still needs to be used
and tapped by providing ample opportunity.
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KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT
Knowledge
Management : A Tool for Organizational Effectiveness
-- Sudheer Kumar
In
today's competitive business environment Knowledge Management
(KM) plays a pivotal role in tackling the challenging situations
that arise due to various uncertain events. At the moment
KM is emerging as the most important function of Human Resource
Department in every organization. From HR perspective the
definition of KM is the process by which the organization
generates wealth from its intellectual or knowledge-based
assets. HRD has a key responsibility in strengthening and
nurturing KM through cultural change initiatives, learning
initiatives and employees' competency development. KM helps
in organizing visible knowledge sharing events and by establishing
all necessary monitoring systems.
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WORKPLACE
ISSUES
Affirmative
Action : Addressing Discrimination
-- S Rajagopalan
`Affirmative
action' is so called because it goes beyond non-discrimination
to proactively address discrimination in society. This covers
initiatives and programs to include the marginalized and underprivileged
populations in the mainstream of society through access to
opportunities in education and employment. This article examines
the concept of affirmative action, its origins, its forms,
and sums up the debate on `merit' vs. `equity', which frequently
comes up in the context of the subject.
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TRAINING
AND DEVELOPMENT
Indian
Army : A Learning Organization
-- Col. PSV Ramana
The
article attempts to prove the general belief of an army being
a typical command-and-control structure and not a learning
organization to be merely a popular fallacy. The rich organizational
culture of the Indian Army has evolved from the generative
process of life and organizational learning over a long period.
The Army is a fountainhead of proven leadership and management
tenets, all refined continuously by seamless, institutionalized
individual, collective and organizational learning. The Army
has the tradition of its officers constantly `learning to
lead' and `leading to learn' with practically no margin for
error, thus ensuring that the learning objectives keep getting
integrated into the organizational culture. The author establishes
that the Army is indeed a learning organization by comparing
and contrasting the characteristics of a learning organization
as defined by various academics and consultants and the actual
practices of the Army.
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INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION
Improving
Interpersonal Communication; "De Bono's Six Thinking Hats"
-- Preeti Chauhan
Researches
indicate that almost 70% of a manager's time actually goes
in communicating with the people. So, one of the ways to increase
an organization's productivity is to increase the clarity
of communication. Most of the times the communication gap
comes when we are not able to comprehend the other person
in the way it is desired and vice versa. We generally try
to classify thoughts into either blacks or whites, i.e., either
right or wrong. But according to De Bono, every thought has
its own share of blue, black, green, yellow, red and white
shades; which means that it is only a difference of perceptions
and not the underlying thought that matters. If only we are
able to correctly identify the other person's perspective
of viewing the issues, we can establish a smoother flow of
ideas and do away with all the possible biases involved in
both accepting and expressing a thought. This article basically
focuses on how De Bono's work on thinking hats can help in
establishing a smoother flow of ideas throughout the length
and breadth of the organization.
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