Management - general
Wisdom lessons from the best leaders
19 May 2016
Former journalist Ashutosh Sinha talks to Swetha Amit about the inspiration behind his book, and how dealing with top leaders became an MBA lesson for him, and his future plans
Indra Nooyi, Bhavesh Patel among 10 highest-paid CEOs
29 Apr 2016
PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi and LyondellBasell's Bhavesh Patel are among the world's 10 highest paid executives
After VW, Mitsubishi’s top two bosses to go over mileage scandal
27 Apr 2016
Japan’s sixth-largest carmaker has admitted that it used non-compliant fuel economy testing methods for 25 years, much longer than previously thought – and both its chief executive and chief operative officer are expected to resign
Inspirational managers may harm workers’ health
23 Apr 2016
A new study suggests that a transformational leader who encourages their group to make an extra effort at work may exacerbate sickness absence, as high levels of presenteeism may result in reduced opportunities for recovery
Google remains India’s most attractive employer
21 Apr 2016
Google remains India’s most attractive employer
21 Apr 2016
Google remains India’s most attractive employer
21 Apr 2016
Google remains India’s most attractive employer
21 Apr 2016
Intel to lay off 12,000 staff as PC downturn continues
20 Apr 2016
Intel’s restructuring is the latest evidence of how one-time tech bellwethers have had to navigate a rapid shift into the more flexible and dispersed tech world created by mobile computing devices connected to cloud computing systems
Is risk-taking contagious?
09 Apr 2016
Why do we sometimes decide to take risks and other times choose to play it safe? In a new study, researchers explored the neural mechanisms of one possible explanation: a contagion effect
Is risk-taking contagious?
09 Apr 2016
Why do we sometimes decide to take risks and other times choose to play it safe? In a new study, researchers explored the neural mechanisms of one possible explanation: a contagion effect
K M Birla divests Kesoram stake in BK Birla firms
29 Mar 2016
The transactions, carried out in the open market, has reduced to zero Kesoram's holdings in several B K Birla Group companies like Century Enka, Century Textile, Mangalam Timber Products, Mangalam Cement and also in K M Birla's own group outfit Aditya Birla Fashion
Technology and wisdom
28 Mar 2016
The digital age has transformed our lives in ways that would be unimaginable even a generation ago. But are all these changes necessarily for the better? Nikunj Dalal, professor of management science and information systems at Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University explores the issues in the first of a series of columns
Beggared Kingfisher employees appeal to PM for dues
12 Mar 2016
Employees of Vijay Mallya's defunct Kingfisher Airlines have appealed to settle their dues 'ex gratia', saying that even the courts have been of no help and adding insult to injury, they are being hounded by Income Tax authorities
Siemens to cut 2,500 jobs worldwide
11 Mar 2016
Wall Street bonuses down as profits slide
08 Mar 2016
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation