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INTERVIEW
The Knowledge Library
Welcome to the world of wisdom! We bring to you books of your choice from a list of over 8,000 titles ranging
from business, management to sports.
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NEWSMAKER
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
-- MP Vishali
The appointment of Chanda Kochhar as Managing Director of ICICI Bank will surely be an inspiration for all
the women who are looking to make a mark in India Inc.
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Managing Slowdown
-- Ninu Susan Abraham
It is raining lay-offs, downsizing, restructuring and salary freezes
among corporates. They are coming up with a lot of cost-cutting measures to
improve profits in the current financial crisis. What are the different
cost-cutting measures they are adopting to stay afloat during these turbulent times?
How good are these strategies to both employers and employees? This
article gives you a glimpse and more on the current trends in cost-cutting adopted
by organizations.
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Outsourcing Industry : Tough Times Ahead
-- V Venkateswara Rao
The Indian outsourcing industry is facing a double whammy in the form of
a global economic recession and the Satyam controversy. As the industry is
facing tough days, it is going to be very difficult to repeat past performances.
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B-SCHOOLS
Managing Faculty Crisis
-- Vikas Shrotriya
Since time immemorial, the teacher has been an indispensable organ of
the educational system playing an important role in the growth and development
of an individual. In professional courses, the responsibility of the teacher
increases even more. A teacher has to not only be effective while teaching but should
also be a role model for the students. The faculty team of any B-School has the
power to write distinct success stories. Although an increase in the number of
B-Schools has enhanced employment opportunities for faculty members, most
of the schools are facing a faculty crisis. Such a crisis is mostly made up
of unavailability of competent faculty. This article elaborates upon some aspects
of managing a faculty crisis such that a B-School is able to extract the
maximum from the situation.
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COVER STORY
Winning Job Interviews
-- Smitha Das
A job interview is the most important element in a recruitment process to find
out the suitability of a candidate. This article gives a broader outlook on
job interviews, different interview methods, common mistakes made by
candidates during interviews, etc. The author also answers those questions that
commonly arise in the minds of job seekers such as `how to deal with interview
questions', `how to avoid mistakes and win successfully', etc.
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COVER STORY
Exit Interview :
A Tool for Genuine Feedback
-- D Suryachandrarao
Realizing the significance of `exit interview' in growth and development of
an organization, more and more enterprises are taking steps to conduct this
kind of interview whenever any employee quits the job. This article attempts
to throw light on this upcoming and emerging human resource concept.
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CAREER PLANNING
The New Generation MBAs
-- Vissapragada Srinivas
India's new crop of young MBAs is breaking the old rules and writing
new scripts for the management principles of corporate entities. These
fire-in-the-belly MBAs are charting out new maps for Gen-X in the field of
management and entrepreneurship.
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CAREER PLANNING
Mukund's Career Dilemma
-- M Bashyakar, and Mohandas J Menon
This article is intended only for classroom discussion to drive home
and understand with clarity certain aspects of the organized retail sector. It does
not purport to illustrate effective or ineffective approach to choosing one's career
in this sector.
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FINANCE
Understanding Financial Engineering
-- Neeta Baporikar
Financial engineering studies train the individual in the application
of engineering methodologies and quantitative methods to finance. It
is designed for students who wish to obtain positions in the securities,
banking, and financial management and consulting industries, or as
quantitative analysts in corporate treasury and finance departments of
general manufacturing and service firms.
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HRM
Multitasking : Key Parameter for Success
-- BVS Prasad
Gone are the days when people used to enjoy a sense of career security by
being proficient in their chosen area of excellence. One used to be called an expert
and it used to be sufficient if he or she was performing in their domain to fulfill the
job/performance requirements.
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PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
The Power of Experiential Learning
-- BV Cadambi
This article highlights some simple and easy-to-use strategies to
facilitate experiential learning. These strategies serve as a useful initiation process
prior to the use of other approaches such as projects and internships.
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BOOK REVIEW
Go Kiss the World : Life Lessons for the Young Professional
- - Author: Subroto Bagchi
Reviewed by Subhasis Ray
In this book, the founder of MindTree, Subroto Bagchi talks about his journey
from a small village in Orissa to the boardroom of a respected new
generation software company. The book encapsulates his working style, his interactions
with great leaders like Azim Premji, his strong ties with his family and his
middle-class values — all that have helped him to become a successful businessman. There
are many lessons to learn in this book for young Indians aspiring to reach
the pinnacle of corporate success.
© 2008 Subroto Bagchi. All Rights Reserved. IUP holds the copyright for the review.
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