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COVER
STORY
Leading
Asia the Fatherly Way : The Singapore Perspective
-- S Ganesh
It
is said, in Asia father still knows best. This qualitative
study, through the use of focus groups, examines the value
of governmental support and its involvement. The paper delves
deep into the concept and practice of father leadership ,
and unravels the problems and prospects inherent in the kind
of father leadership as practised in Singapore, in passing
urging other Asian countries to emulate it.
STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT
ITC:
The Real Rural Thrust
-- CSV Ratna and Rama Krishna Neti
The
story of ITC's rural ventures is not just a successful corporate
case study but a powerful, effective and practical demonstration
of how big corporate firms can participate meaningfully in
the social reform process and yet, remain profitable.
© 2004 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT
Challenges
for Organized Retailing in India : A Research Agenda
-- Vinod Madhavan and VS Pai
The
organized retail market in India is at the nascent stage.
The authors explain the challenges before organized retailing
in India and the research issues in the Indian context.
© 2004 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT
Mergers
and Acquisitions : A Business Strategy for Growth
-- Aman Agarwal and Yamini Agarwal
Mergers
& Acquisitions (M&As) play a vital role as a growth factor
in a business life cycle. In this article, the authors explain
the M&A corporate successes (like Cisco, GE and Reliance),
and the failures as well.
© 2004 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
MARKETING
Mission
Critical : Marketing to Women
-- Pradip Sinha and Prashant Banerjee
The
article explains why companies need to focus their marketing
strategy on the `women' customers, and how it has become a
necessity to retain their loyalty in order to have a competitive
edge in this fast changing business scenario.
© 2004 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
Customer
Management : Use of Data Mining Tools
-- NP Singh and RK Gupta
The
article describes different types of data mining tools, and
the potential areas of applications of those in customer management.
In addition, it embodies a frame work for identifying the
customers who need the attention of the organization for longer
retention using data mining tools with particular reference
to the telecommunication industry.
© 2004 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
World
Trade Organization : Divide and Rule Tactics at Geneva
-- KP Prabhakaran Nair
The
US and the European Union still dominate the trade negotiations.
For developing countries to influence the trade talks, a high
degree of solidarity in future negotiations within the developing
countries is necessary.
© 2004 KP Prabhakaran Nair. All Rights Reserved.
LEADERSHIP
Authentic
Leadership :Reducing the Gap Between Lived and Espoused Values
-- Daniel D Elash
Reducing
the gap between a company's self-professed stand, and the
fallout of its actual decisions and executions, is vital for
growth and survival. The author explains the approach a leader
should take to reduce the gap.
© 2004 Daniel Elash. All Rights Reserved.
CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
CSR:
Paradigm Shift in Business Approach
-- Nagendra Yadav and Debashish Sengupta
In
this article, the authors give an alternative view of corporate
social responsibility. According to them, CSR is "about how
companies manage the business processes to produce an overall
impact on society".
© 2004 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
BUSINESS
ETHICS
Ethical
Behavior : Manager's Dilemma
-- Colonel VRK Prasad
Managers
in virtually every organization face ethical dilemmas on a
daily basis, which are caused by the conflict between the
economic performance of a company and its social responsibility.
Research indicates that a fine balance between them is not
only quite possible, but it is an operational need of the
day as any tilt is going to be detrimental to the very survival
of the organization.
© 2004 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
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