Management - general
From the Big Apple to the humble jackfruit
17 Jun 2015
James Joseph, founder of Jackfruit365 and former director, executive engagement, Microsoft talks to Swetha Amit about his journey from working in a corporate cubicle to setting up his office space in God’s own country
More than 80% of firms say they've been hacked
15 Jun 2015
HSBC to axe up to 20,000 jobs: report
03 Jun 2015
HSBC CEO Stuart Gullivar is expected to announce major cuts at an investor meet next week as he seeks to reassure shareholders and investors that the bank’s restructuring and drive to cut costs are continuing
Frugal Innovation: the art of doing more with less
24 Apr 2015
Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu, authors of business bestsellers Jugaad Innovation and Frugal Innovation talk to Swetha Amit about the transition in the concept of innovation in organizations
Seattle CEO cuts own salary 90% to hike employee wages
16 Apr 2015
Dan Price, CEO of the largest payment processor in Washington, has reduced his own salary by 90 per cent so that his employees can make at least $70,000 annually
Satyam case: Ramalinga Raju gets 7-yr jail; ordered to pay Rs5-cr fine
09 Apr 2015
A special CBI court has found Satyam Computer Services founder B Ramalinga Raju, his brother B Rama Raju, former company officials and accountants guilty in India’s biggest corporate scam
Starbucks extends free college education for 4 years to all full-time employees
08 Apr 2015
Starbucks is, in effect, inviting its workers, from the day they join the company, to study whatever they like, and then leave whenever they like - knowing that many of them, with degrees in hand, would leave for better-paying jobs
Know thy banker — it could keep you solvent
By By Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | 06 Apr 2015
An MIT Sloan School of Management study shows banks that have good working relationships with their customers reduce loan defaults
Key management changes at Isuzu Motors India
01 Apr 2015
Hostile boss? study finds advantages to giving it right back
28 Mar 2015
A new study finds that employees who had hostile bosses were better off on several measures if they returned the hostility
L&T must shed weight, fix future head: chairman Naik
24 Mar 2015
At a Larsen & Toubro event in Mumbai to mark A M Naik’s 50 years with the company, the chairman frankly told unions that the firm must focus on its core strengths and cut outliers
Novel method projects growth potential of new firms
18 Mar 2015
A detailed study by MIT economists, based on an empirical study, shows with new precision which tech businesses tend to thrive. By Peter Dizikes
Honda Motors' CEO to step down
24 Feb 2015
Research to improve bad bosses
21 Jan 2015
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