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Cover Story
The
E-Varsity
--Pam
Pervenanze
With companies
adopting cost cutting and at the same time realizing the importance
of training employees, e-learning is gaining even more importance.
With the predicted growth figures, e-learning is expected
to change the whole scenario of learning and training. Corporations
should take the best advantage of this and implement it in
the organization at the right time. The main crux of the article
is about the basic activities that organizations have to consider
before implementing e-learning programs. Further, it offers
lessons on the marketing of the e-learning program.
Fredrickson Communications, www.fredcomm.com. Originally posted
as Developing a Strategy for Creating E-Learning Courses'.
Reprinted with permission.
Enhancing
the Bottom Line: Manpower Training and the Return on Investment
--Oliver
Tian
Organizations require highly
skilled workers to stay ahead in the competitive world. There
is a need for distribution of information at a fast pace to
employees, customers and partners while acknowledging new
product changes in technology and just-in-time learning methods.
There is a need for organizations to understand that both
knowledge and learning have enterprise-wide implications.
With such emphasis on training companies are spending huge
amounts and developing a sound framework that can measure
returns on investment. The article focuses on the importance
of information and communications technology in the learning
environment and how companies can maximize the return on investments.
© refresher.com.
Reprinted with permission.
How
NIIT brings People and Computers Together... Successfully!
--C
N Madhusudan
Developing countries are always
at the crossroads when it comes to technology training. Torn
between the wish to be self-sufficient and the inability to
invest, they often end up missing the upside that technology
can bring. In 1982, in a setting of this kind in India NIIT
was born. This enterprise brought quality computer education
to every major city and town and played a major role in the
development of information technology in India. Today with
the booming role of e-learning, NIIT has made every effort
to stay ahead in this stream of education. The article presents
the success story of NIIT and its entry into the e-learning
arena.
This article
is reproduced with permission from the May/June 2001 issue
of TechKnowLogia. Copyright © 2001 Knowledge Enterprise.Inc.
Reprinted with permission. TechKnowLogia is an international
bi-monthly journal of technologies for the advancement of
knowledge and learning, availables FREE on the Internet: http://www.TechKnowLogia.org.
Human
Resourece Development
Mergers
and Acquisitions: Achieving Synergy While Avoiding the Reef
--David
A Zatz
The gloomy
global economic outlook has propelled companies to take up
mergers, acquisitions and divestments as key elements for
their long-term business strategy. But how far have companies
been successful in achieving the required competitive advantage
as a result of these mergers? According to a survey nearly
83 percent of these failed to produce results. The reasons
being cited are the lack of the merging companies to concentrate
on the people issues. The article looks at the importance
of cultural and personal issues, which are usually neglected,
and the role of organizational development consultant in setting
specific goals during mergers. ]
Copyright
© Toolpack Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved. Reprinted
with permission.
Information
Technology
Regulating
Indian Cyberspace
--Rodney
D Ryder
The Internet and the new technological
developments have paved the way for easy access of information.
At the same time, there is a need for legal systems that can
help keep pace with the rapid growth of the Internet. Though
there have been certain laws framed, they do not cover most
of the legal issues. Some provisions of the Information Technology
Act are likely to lead to litigations. While the main objective
of the Act is to provide legal recognition for transactions
carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other
means of electronic communication, it has not addressed issues
like protection of domain names, infringement of copyrights,
etc. The article presents the loopholes in the Information
Technology Act and some suggestions to overcome those.
© Computers
Today, June 16-30, 2001. Reprinted with permission.
Knowledge
and Management
Using KM
to Safeguard your Intellectual Property
--Kim
Ann Zimmerman
Sharing information has become
a must for organizations as they realize the importance of
appraising the employees and strategic partners. Managing
and protecting data is the key to the future of knowledge
management systems in intellectual property management. Intellectual
property is a vital asset that needs to be managed carefully
and at the same time shared to gain value. The article speaks
about the methods being implemented by companies to share
information about intellectual assets and also the steps to
be taken to motivate employees to share information, which
is one of the biggest challenges that organizations face.
This article
appears with the permission of KMWorld Magazine Volume 10,
Issue 6. KMWorld is a special publishing unit of Information
Today, Inc. The article is also available archived at www.kmworld.com.
Marketing
Brand
Management
--Chris
Lynn
Internet has changed the basic
features of the brand. The present day brand value accounts
for more than fifty percent of the market capitalization of
leading global companies. In this situation it is essential
that brand managers handle technical issues like content management
systems and be more creative and innovative to preserve the
intrinsic value the brand stands for. At the same time there
is a need for aligning a balance between the print media and
online advertising and improving efficiency and reducing unnecessary
work.
© iBiZResources.com.
Reprinted with permission.
When Only
Some customers are kings
--David
James
Effectively attracting customers
has been a competitive advantage for most of the companies.
Differentiating between them can bring about efficient improvements,
as not all customers are equal. Many firms are looking not
just to match what they produce better with customer demand,
but are also re-examining the whole supply chain. Effective
channel management plays an important role in managing customers.
The article speaks about the way businesses are restructuring
their supply chains by using relational management models
and then working back to production process.
© www.themanager.com.au
. Reprinted with permission.
Operations
Management
Adopting
Six Sigma
--Vanessa
R France
Six sigma that was considered
to be very special operational technique as it helped in putting
all elements together in a comprehensive system is seeing
a negative side because of a number of criticisms leveled
against it. Some believe that it is nothing but a repackaging
of old techniques. Organizations supporting it feel that six
sigma depends upon how it actually is implemented. Both large
and small companies can benefit from these techniques. Organizations
planning to implement it need to carefully plan the project
process and decide how and when they plan to implement.The
article speaks about the process of implementing six-sigma
and how organizations can benefit from these.
Reprinted with
permission from Quality Digest June 2001, (530) 893-4095 or
www.qualitydigest.com. Copyright 2001 QCI International.
Finding Ways
to Grow
--A
B Ravi
Ways India is building a whole
new value chain around the mobile phones. It is providing
software infrastructure that simplifies and speeds up the
communication between different channels and applications.
Focussing on mobile commerce the two-year-old company is enthusiastic
by the business response and has become the first company
in India to become a member of the mobile electronic signature
consortium. But there are also some real tests that the company
has to undergo keeping in mind the downturn in the US market
and the falling revenues in the wireless applications.
© Business
India, June 11-24, 2001. Reprinted with permission.
Strategic
Management
ITC's
Big Bang
--Debojyoti
Chatterjee
ITC is diversifying into new
businesses to tap the opportunities. It has ventured from
apparel retailing to web enabled rural marketing. Further
it has also ventured into greeting cards and high end IT solutions.
Though its first wave of diversification has been disastrous,
it is taking all the steps to ensure that these diversifications
move on the right path by carefully nurturing each opportunity.
The article presents the inside story of ITC and how the company
is leveraging its competencies from its existing businesses.
© Business Today, June 21, 2001. Reprinted with permission.
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