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COVER
STORY
Nicholas
piramal - Aiming for the top
-- Rajesh Kumar Singh, CFA
Well-known
for acquisitions-led growth strategy, Nicholas Piramal India
Limited aims to be No.1 player in the domestic market and
a world leader in customer manufacturing.
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STRATEGY
Kodak:
Going digital
-- Shishir Kumar
In
1990s, the photography industry was changing rapidly as consumers
preferred digital camera, which did not require any film.
It was a fundamental shift in the mindset of consumers, which
Kodak did not recognize. As a consequence, Kodak came under
the tremendous pressure from the digital alternative. Then,
Kodak started doing everything it could, for a transition
from traditional film business into digital business. Kodak
expanded into all directions in photography, printing and
imaging business. It is now concentrating on the medical imaging
business by acquiring Practice Works, Inc. on October 07,
2003.
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STRATEGY
Strategy
is being different
-- B Karunakar
There
are certain basic fundamental principles underlying every
successful strategy. By understanding these principles, any
manager can craft a successful strategy.
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STRATEGY
How
to assess and solve top line sales revenue problems
When
top line sales revenues stall or fall, the sales organization
is frequently the first suspect to consider. But the problem
may instead be symptomatic of much deeper challenges. Determining
the root cause(s) and solution(s) can be difficult. Successfully
managing through the process requires committed leadership,
determining the true causes and sources, involving the right
people, candid and frequent communication, to name a few.
But the results and rewards of a process well done are indeed
worth the effort.
© 2003 Demand Econometrics (www.drivedemand.com). Reprinted
with permission. Originally published as `How to assess and
solve top line sales revenue problems: Is it really a sales
organization problem?'
INNOVATION
American
manufacturers It's time to innovate or evaporate
-- Robert B Tucker
In
the last three years, US has lost three million manufacturing
jobs, and countless marginal players have ceased operations.
Can American manufacturing be saved?
© 2003 Innovation Tools.com ( www.innovationtools.com). Reprinted
with permission.
CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Corporate
social responsibility The chinese scenario
-- Subhasis Ray
In
China, CSR is still at introductory stage and is yet to make
any firm foothold in the Chinese business space. However,
with new economic reforms and increasing number of MNCs entering
the market, many CSR best practices are getting introduced.
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TECHNOLOGY
Nokia's
new hopes N-Gage game console
-- Ravi Madapati
Nokia,
a dominant force in the mobile communications hardware industry
found the going increasingly tough by the 2000s. But increasing
competition prompted Nokia to move into the seemingly lucrative
but intensely competitive video gaming industry. Nokia spent
tens of millions developing N-Gage and is spending another
$100 mn promoting it. But it remains to be seen how it would
fare in the intensely competitive gaming industry.
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