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COVER
STORY
Pantaloon
retail (India) limited - Ahead of the pack
-- Rajesh Kumar Singh
Focus
on `Indianness' and innovation have made Pantaloon Retail
(India) Limited (Pantaloon Retail) one of India's largest
and fastest growing retailers. Whether it is the launch of
Big Bazaar (hypermarket) or Central (seamless mall), the company
has demonstrated leadership by pioneering innovative concepts
that have set standards in Indian retail industry.
© 2004 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
STRATEGY
Sustainability
and performance
-- Karina Funk
Identifying
leading indicators of sustainability may never be a perfect
science. But, financial indicators will be less helpful than
intangibles as we move from last year's year-end figures to
what a company's value proposition is now. Performance measurement
that is incomplete and imperfect is better than measurement
that is completely disconnected or imperceptible, as competitive
advantage will likely go to those who avoid getting caught
managing what they can't measure. By mining what we already
know, and looking towards indicators of sustainable business
that cut across all functions managers will obtain a more
comprehensive view of how to grow, sustainably, in the long
run.
© 2002 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. This article was originally
published in Focus (www.community.cgey.com), the business
community e-zine of Les Fontaines (A Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
company, www.fontainess.com). originally published as "Sustainability
and Performance: What the Leading Indicators Actually Tell
Us Seeking Signs of Sustainable Value in the post-Enron Era."
Brand
new growth: Innovating your brand to grow
-- Kamran
Kashani
Brands
can do well with incremental product innovation provided they
are more active than their rivals in introducing them.
© IMD, December 2000 (www.imd.ch). Reprinted with permission.
OPINION
Built
to Last vis-a-vis In Search of Excellence
-- B Karunakar B Karunakar
The
objective of this article is to understand the management
insights that have emerged out of the research work done by
two eminent management thinkers during the last two decades.
One is Tom Peters/Robert Waterman and the other is Jim Collins/Jerry
Porras.
©2004 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
Supply
chain management: The Indian scenario
-- Rakesh Singh
This
article is an attempt to understand supply chain management
(SCM) in Indian companies. It probes into broader trend, which
explains the status of SCM in India, suggests what are the
requirements for the implementation of a successful supply
chain?
© IUP. All Rights Reserved.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Looking
to sustain high performance? Start in the board room
-- Lana J Furr
When
you survey business and management publications and listen
to Wall Street and other business analysts, most of the attention
is focused on what the senior management team of the organization
is doing to generate earnings and to build and sustain high
performance. The spotlight continues to focus on CEO performance,
and CEO turnover continues to rise. In fact, the average tenure
of CEOs in the S&P 500 today is slightly over six and a half
years. Pressure is applied with fervor by investors who still
feel entitled to double-digit growth in performance.
© 2002 Furr Resources, Inc. Reprinted with permission.
CEO
WATCH
Rupert
Murdoch - The Media Mogul
-- Sanjib Dutta
The
author examine the entrepreneurial and leadership styles of
Rupert Murdoch, the CEO and Chairman of News Corporation and
explain Murdoch's business acumen, diversification into different
businesses and people management skills in detail.
© 2004 ICMR. All
Rights Reserved. For accessing and procuring the case log
on to www.ecch.cranfield.au.uk or www.icmrindia.org
INNOVATION
Guiding
innovation
-- Jeff De Cagna Jeff De Cagna
Innovation
is central to what comes next for associations. We need to
begin at the beginning, with a hard look at our role in bringing
about change. We cannot continue to play it safe.
© GWSAE. Reprinted with permission from Executive Update magazine.
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