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Global Mobile Entertainment Market: According to the report, one of
the major factors driving the Global Mobile Entertainment market is the growing
penetration of 3G and 4G services. Such high-speed internet connections are
capable of supporting various mobile entertainment applications such as mobile
TV, games, and online videos. Hence, customers are more inclined to use mobile
entertainment when provided with high-speed internet.
The Indian Wholesale Datacenter Market: To serve the rising demand for
hosting and cloud services, the datacenter services market is currently
witnessing a frenzied capacity expansion, with many new entrants such as BSNL
and GPX commencing operations. Traditional services such as co-location are at
the brink of commoditization. With the current scenario, Frost & Sullivan
believes that as the space-supply quotient hits an early saturation point,
collaborative buying and selling of space between players will be necessary.
Emerging Market for Embedded Software: This research service provides an
in-depth analysis of the Emerging markets for embedded software. This study
analyses the trends in the Emerging markets embedded software market and covers
three end-user segments, which are the automotive segment, industrial automation
segment, and telecommunication segment. The study has a detailed analysis of the
drivers and restraints that affect the market in this region, followed by the
forecast and analysis of the market in the years to come.
Corporate strategies in consumer health: This report examines the
strategies shaping the consumer health industry in 2012 and beyond. Included is
an in-depth breakdown of the macro trends driving success and failure in the
industry, and how the top companies and brands are reacting, in order to best
position themselves for long-term growth. This briefing also includes in-depth
analyses of the mergers and acquisitions market, the evolving regulatory
landscape, and trends in research and development.
India Commercial Banking Report: This report provides industry
professionals and strategists, sector analysts, business investors, trade
associations and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts, SWOT analysis and
competitive intelligence on the commercial banking industry in India.
Measuring Brand Social Responsibility: A New Scale: The purpose of
this research is to investigate the brand social responsibility (BSR) construct,
and to develop a scale to measure this construct. The brand social
responsibility scale tested in this research was more focused on a brand’s
trustworthiness, awareness, and the brand’s philanthropic activities from a
consumer’s perspective.
Building Pro-poor Value Chains: Experiences from Rural India: In spite of
the early success of Verghese Kurien in building pro-poor dairy value chains in
India during the 1940s, this strategy for strengthening rural livelihoods
remained largely under-utilized until recently.
Impact of Non-technical Leadership Practices on IT Project Success: This
article examines the leadership practices utilized by information technology
(IT) project managers that contribute to project success. Specifically,
technical and nontechnical leadership practices are contrasted. The importance
of nontechnical leadership practices in IT project management has been largely
ignored in research until recently.
Measuring Brand Social Responsibility: A New Scale: The purpose of this
research is to investigate the brand social responsibility (BSR) construct, and
to develop a scale to measure this construct. The brand social responsibility
scale tested in this research was more focused on a brand’s trustworthiness,
awareness, and the brand’s philanthropic activities from a consumer’s
perspective.
Portfolio Selection: Does Corporate Governance Matter?: The purpose of
this paper is to examine whether corporate governance has an impact on portfolio
selection within the usual mean-variance framework, the idea being that by
reducing agency conflicts, corporate governance increases the value of the firm.
Students from top US B-schools coming to India to learn about economy,
business and markets: India is the new classroom for global business
schools. Top management institutes, including MIT Sloan School of
Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School
and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania have landed here to
learn more about the economy, markets and the Indian way of doing business.
Stanford B-school to start course in India: Stanford Graduate School
of Business is looking to kindle the innovative mindset of students by
launching new courses for entrepreneurs across the world, with support from
Silicon Valley experts. The institute will soon launch Stanford Ignite, a
part-time certificate programme for Indian entrepreneurs in Bangalore. To be
launched in 2013, the theme of the course will be entrepreneurship and
innovation.
Yale Global Network launches five country programme: The first fruits
of Yale dean Ted Snyder’s plans to create a global network of business
schools include a one week immersion programme in March 2013 at five of the
partner schools and collaboration on global case studies.
Topmba's 2012/13 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report: Ranking of
Business Schools based on Employability : The QS Global 200 Business Schools
Report only measures one indicator – the employability outcome of an MBA
program by region and specialization. Focusing solely on employers’ views
provide a reliable insight as to which business schools produce MBA
graduates and alumni that are favored by recruiters. This is derived from
employers’ votes as to which schools they prefer to recruit MBA graduates.
Top US varsity, B-school look to expand India footprint: University
of Chicago, one of the world’s top universities, may soon open a center in
Delhi, as a part of efforts to globalize its student, faculty and research
footprint in India, the world’s largest higher education market after China.
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