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COVER STORY
Skills Development : New Challenges
-- Shubhasheesh Bhattacharya
Organizations should invest money, time, effort and other resources to impart more skills and provide training and development to their manpower making it a rich human capital. This article discusses some of the important areas in which training needs of the human resources are to be met in today's global business scenario. It also brings to the fore the new challenges faced by the organizations and opportunities available to them for upgradation of skills and imparting training to make their human capital effective.
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B-SCHOOLS
Industry-Academia Interface : A Strong Need for B-Schools
-- Bholanath Dutta
For a long time, educational institutes and industries have been operating in separate domains. The complex nature of business and fresh challenges in the new economy have compelled both the parties to come closer, work together and create synergies. This article discusses the importance of industry-academia interface, objectives and various gateways to strengthen the relationship.
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PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Student Motivation
-- Manisha Sharma
These days, student motivation has become the emerging need of society and the nation as a whole. Today's students are tomorrow's leaders and their motivation should begin from the grass-roots level, which will help them in their employment efforts that will, in turn, help society.
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PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Theory of Constraints : Enhancing Skill in Empowerment and Delegation
-- B Kanaka
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) thinking process gives an incorporated problem-solving methodology by structuring the solutions. The TOC thinking process enhances communication and day-to-day effectiveness through empowerment and delegation skills. All systemic conflicts that reduce achievement are the result of unexamined assumptions that can be identified and can be corrected for a true win-win solution.
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HUMAN RESOURCE
Unemployment versus Unemployability
-- Vikas Shrotriya
The present Indian job market is thriving and offering better jobs, in quantitative as well as qualitative terms, in comparison to the past era. Various new sectors have emerged with enormous job potential not only in the Indian economy but also globally. Today, opportunities abound for deserving candidates. Recent reports state that though there is a situation of unemployment in our economy, the unsuitability of the candidates for the available vacancies is the main complaint of many employers. This article differentiates between unemployment and unemployability and suggests measures to enhance employability.
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HUMAN RESOURCE
Employee Engagement : The Key for Job Satisfaction, Retention and Relieving Stress
-- V Venkateswara Rao
Against an increase in talent poaching and high attrition levels, creating a culture of employee engagement is a competitive advantage to all organizations.
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GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Mr. Immediate Boss
-- Francis MC
Freedom is a birthright and not one that is bestowed by the Constitution. The 8+8+8 pattern has changed in the workplace. The present system of competition, high speed, professionalism and quality has increased material benefits for the employees, but reduced the time to enjoy it. So, in the workplace, even with all the pressure, the employee has to search for ways and means to enjoy his work.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Women Entrepreneurs : Moving beyond the Glass Ceiling
-- N Vijaya Lakshmi
Women entrepreneurs are breaking the glass ceiling to handle strategic and key positions which were once thought to be the prerogative of their male counterparts.
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
India - 2020
-- MS Rao
This article highlights the problems and prospects of our country and where India will stand by 2020. With the help of a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis, it compares India with China economically and strategically and concludes that Indians should work towards the target of making India a developed nation by 2020 and a superpower by 2050.
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FINANCE
Working Capital Management : The Wheels of Your Business
-- Akinchan Buddhodev Sinha
It is difficult to imagine driving a vehicle without wheels. Wheels are essential components for the movement of your vehicle; but did you ever give a thought to what moves your business? This article tries to focus on the various elements of working capital management.
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MARKETING
Why Brand Ambassadors?
-- Khushbu Shahu
This article is all about the excessive use of brand ambassadors in endorsing companies' products. It raises three questions and attempts to provide tentative explanations for them. The first question is why celebrities are used to promote a brand? The second question, is it necessary to take celebrities as brand ambassadors? And, the third question, can only celebrities be brand ambassadors?
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BOOK REVIEW
Smarts : Are We Hardwired for Success?
-- Authors: Chuck Martin, Peg Dawson and Richard Guare Reviewed by V Ratna
The authors effectively teach readers how knowledge of their innate strengths and weaknesses determines success or failure in any given role. Smarts is a truly eye-opening and empowering book and reveals how you spot out your two or three strongest skills that assist your career.
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INTERVIEW
Young Indians should not be stereotypes making the same career choice as everyone else. One must think of offbeat career options as now there is a market for a career in any given domain with unlimited scope.
-- Shubhodeep Ghosh,Arpita Belagavi
Youthyard—the youth portal in Bangalore is your gateway to an amazing variety of hardware and software internships, among others. Just three clicks will improve your career opportunities by allowing you access to the best internships in Bangalore. Youthyard is a platform where you can view and apply for different jobs and internships. Earn while you learn by taking up jobs in your free time and doing paid internships with leading companies. This will add value to your resume and give you a leg up the corporate ladder. MBA Review invited founders of Youthyard to share their success story.
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