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COVER
STORY
Profits
Through People - - P V L Raju
The
essence of a business strategy is value creation for all stakeholders.
The main focus is on delivering superior value to customers
and building superior relationships with suppliers and distributors.
Yet there is a disturbing disconnect in organizational management.
While on one hand, research and experience increasingly point
to a direct relationship between organizational effectiveness
and people management skills, on the other hand, trends in
management practices are not in tune with the research evidence.
We propose to look into various dimensions of linking business
strategy to people.
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COVER
STORY
Integrating
People with Business Strategy for Value Creation - - K Mallikarjunan
The
highly potent workforce performs not only the function of
product generation but also that of value creation for all
stakeholders. Just like any asset that needs to be serviced
and overhauled to give better service, the human capital also
needs to be trained and empowered to churn out its best through
an appropriate business strategy in the function of value
creation.
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STRATEGIC
HR
Strategic
HRM: Changing Role of HR - - Amitabh Deo Kodwani
We
all know the kind of environment we have around us today.
The two words "liberalization" and "globalization" have changed
everything, including internal organizational policies, which
were fixed and rigid at one point of time. In fact, this changing
environment has forced organizations and CEOs to change their
way of thinking towards internal and external customers, organizational
policies, and the business in total. The only way to differentiate
between two organizations is through the quality and commitment
of the workforce. Especially if we look at the changing role
of the Human Resource Management (HRM) function in any business
organization, we will find that it has now taken the front
seat and has got great recognition. Though HRM has become
an important and challenging function, it still has to prove
itself to be one of the strategic partners of any business
organization. Strategic HRM is the need of any business organization
in order to survive and grow in this competitive and challenging
global environment.
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LEADERSHIP
Leadership
is Branding - - Hemant Karandikar
Successful
branding and great leadership require vision, values, performance,
style and community building. Branding must lead to demonstrable
improvement in the lives of customers and performance of the
companies.
© The Hindu Business Line, December 30, 2004 (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com).
Reprinted with permission.
ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
Behavior:
In a Nutshell - - R S Kiran
"Face
is the index of the mind." This means that all thought invariably
translates into expression. The mind and body share a cause
and effect relationship. It has been an intriguing area of
study through the years, for innumerable philosophers have
spent their lives in understanding the dynamics of the human
mind and behavior. This article summarizes the dynamics of
behavior in easily understandable terms.
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GENERAL
MANAGEMENT
Humanized
Corporate Governance: A Fine Balancing Act - - Radha Mohan Chebolu
Value
creation largely depends on the success in business strategies.
The real value of goods demands focus, discipline and execution
in all the attempts made by the management. A proper balance
between people's aspirations and businesses' demands could
be attained with the implementation of a corporate governance
strategy that gives priority to the human element in the organization.
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RECRUITMENT
Using
Root Cause Analysis to Hire Better People - - Lou Adler
Root
cause analysis is a method of digging deep into the issue
of any problem rather than adjusting with the available superficial
information. The reliance on traditional job descriptions
is the real problem. Understanding the problem is the first
step to developing a solution. How to understand the recruiting
process better and how to identify people with high potential
is the focus.
© 2004 All Rights Reserved by Lou Adler. This article is reprinted
with the permission of Lou Adler (www.adlerconcepts.com) and
the Electronics Recruiter Exchange (www.erexchange.com).
WOMEN
MANAGEMENT
Corporate
Women: Leading the Way - - V Venkataramani
In
the global business arena, where competition is increasing
rapidly, the role of women as business leaders and managers
is on the rise. Women are competing on par with their male
counterparts. In achieving success, women leaders have exhibited
various leadership styles and traits. The leadership styles
of some of the leading women managers in India and the common
leadership qualities that these leaders exhibit are analyzed.
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EDUCATIONAL
MANAGEMENT
Philosophy
of Scientific Education: A Guide to Educational Management - - Samavedam Srinivas
Evolution
of scientific education is not possible without a scientific
understanding of nature. Great personalities like Raja Rammohan
Roy, Swami Vivekananda and Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
brought modern education to the doorsteps of our motherland.
Ours is a rural-oriented country with the majority of people
living in villages. Educating these masses is an arduous task
and for this scientific education is a very useful tool. This
paper discusses the psychological and social barriers in the
implementation of scientific education for our people at large
and the rural masses in particular.
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