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COVER
STORY
Disruptive
Innovation : Making it happen in Organizations
--Sanjib Dutta and Anil Kumar Kartham
Many
revolutionary products and services are born out of disruptive
innovation. In this article, the authors explain what is meant
by disruptive innovation, factors that affect disruptive innovation,
and the organizational capabilities required for disruptive
innovation to happen.
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STRATERGIC
MANAGEMENT
Technology
and Competitive Advantage : Does Technology Matter?
--Anil Kumar Kartham
Top
executives of organizations are increasingly looking at IT
as a source of competitive advantage. An IT department is
becoming an inalienable part of a business enterprise. Chief
information officers are part of the top management team.
But, does IT deserve so much attention? Can it actually deliver
the strategic value it boasts of? The article discusses the
strategic importance of IT.
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STRATERGIC
MANAGEMENT
Corporate
Restructuring in India : Motives, Influencers and Deterrents
--Harsh Mishra
Corporate
Restructuring is a tool to catapult value to the organization
as well as to the investors which ultimately leads to the
building up of quality-listed-stocks on the bourses. In fact,
there are earnest motives, driving influencers as well as
critical deterrents which influence the dynamics of "Corporate
Restructuring" which is known as M&A in the generic terms.
This article surfs into these aspects with the Indian specifics.
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BUSINESS
ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANACE
Governance
in Government : An Alternative Viewpoint
--Vivek Date
Shareholders
have started demanding for good corporate governance. It is
high time the citizens who pay the taxes and elect in representatives
also demand good governance and sufficient disclosures about
how they are managing the government affairs. The 'annual
budget' has become a mere accounting exercise.
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LEADERSHIP
Making
of an Alternative Leader : Transforming the Harried Leader
into a Gifted One
--Daniel D Elash
A
leader loses the requisite nimbleness to create organizational
capability when being harried. Highly effective leaders are
those who avoid becoming harried by the day-to-day demands
of the work. For leaders it is necessary to lead effectively
in a complex business situation by developing the right mental
flexibility.
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BUSINESS
AND ECONOMICS
India's
Surging Forex Reserves Boon or Bane?
--Sanjib Dutta and Abdul Khader
Is
the foreign exchange reserves growth of India a factor to
worry about?
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MARKETING
MANAGEMENT
Brand
Building : Employees as Brand Ambassadors
--Daniel Ashish T and Vidhyarthi S
A
sophisticated customer market calls for greater collaboration
and alignment between the external brand promise and internal
capability of organizations. Employees in this process become
key players. A credible brand must be based on both the external
market forces and 'internal reality' of employee culture and
values.
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FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
Shareholders'
Wealth Maximization : A Global Perspective
--Mayura R Jaiswal
The
primary objective of a business is either shareholders' wealth
maximization or stakeholders' wealth maximization. The author
explains both the approaches and their acceptability in different
countries.
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INDUSTRY
NOTE
Indian
Steel Industry :Consolidation is the Need of the Hour
--S Subramanian
With
Chinese steel industry entering into autocatalytic consumption
stage, the prices of raw materials for steel, like coking
coal and steel scrap, have shot up sharply in the recent months.
Given the increasing steel consumption in the country, Indian
steel makers need to adopt strategies like consolidation to
manage the situation.
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