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A Global Overview of Herbal/Traditional Products
: This global briefing analyses trends and developments shaping the category of herbal/traditional products,
including their implications in the Consumer Health industry across the globe. This report provides
an overview of the influence of traditional medicine in the category of herbal/traditional products
and SWOT Analysis.
Consumer Finance 2011: Trends, Developments and Prospects : This report provides information on Financial Cards, Consumer Payments, and Consumer Lending. Global Overview, Regional Developments, Consumer Purchase Drivers and Opportunities and Global Prospects of Consumer Finance industry have also been discussed.
India Budget 2011-12 Analysis : Here is an analysis on Union Budget 2011-12, which was presented by the finance minister of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee in the Indian Parliament recently.
Biofuel Production in India : Market size and segmentation data plus detailed analysis and company information for the Indian biofuel industry. The Indian biofuel production industry grew by 4% in 2010 to reach a value of $167.1 million. In 2015, the Indian biofuel production industry is forecast to have a volume of 361.9 thousand tons, an increase of 23.5% since 2010.
India Telecommunications Report - Q1 2011 : We have incorporated the latest figures released by India’s telecoms operators and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in our latest telecommunications report for the country. The country continued its growth momentum by adding 52.205mn mobile subscribers in the quarter ended September 2010.
Reinventing Your Personal Brand : "You've worked long and hard, sacrificing to build a solid reputation. When you’re out of the room, you know what they’re saying: He’s an innovative marketer. She’s a terrific patent lawyer. He knows everything about the Latvian export market. But what if you now want to rebrand yourself? "
Can India lead the mobile-Internet revolution? : The country could become the world’s first truly mobile digital society. But grasping the opportunity requires unprecedented cooperation between the private and public sectors.
Rethinking knowledge work: A strategic approach : Knowledge workers’ information need vary. The key to better productivity is applying technology more precisely.
Developing Your Global Know-How : Multinationals such as Siemens, CEMEX, Wal-Mart, and Samsung need executives with overseas Prowess to manage far-flung operations. Here's how these companies cultivate the right combination of skills.
Wholesale banking in India: The next frontier : Wholesale banking in India is set for a period of sharp growth. Revenues from wholesale banking activities are likely to more than double over the next five years as infrastructure investment, expansion by Indian companies overseas, and further “Indianization” of multinational businesses, among other trends, drive new business.
GMAC’s mba.com Prospective Students Survey 2011: Motivations for Going to Business School Remain Steady Across Economic Cycles, GMAC Research Finds : The reasons people are drawn to business school remain constant despite the cyclical nature of the economy, with the desire to develop new skills and abilities, gain access to better career opportunities and find more interesting and challenging work leading the way, according to new research from the GMAC.
Research Finds AACSB Accreditation Very Beneficial for Schools and Their Stakeholders : In a global research initiative by AACSB and Clarion Research, final results have found that the process and long-term effects of AACSB Accreditation are positive for business programs, faculty/staff, students, and employers. The research methodology included both qualitative and quantitative analyses of interviews with 20 business school leaders from North America, South America, Europe, Western Asia, Asia, and Oceania; surveyed 234 AACSB-accredited and 71 in-process institutions worldwide; and performed subgroup and statistical testing.
Top schools face globalization challenge : Top business schools may be victims of their enormous success. They have grown to become the leading lights of business education, building layer upon layer of pedagogic excellence and shaping accreditation criteria in the process. Their very success, however, means that they only slowly embrace globalization, in the sense of preparing students to adapt easily to a range of linguistic, institutional and cultural environments.
The growing appeal of healthcare: Healthcare is a growth industry : Healthcare is a growth industry offering graduates opportunities to solve complex challenges and work towards the public good and draw a substantial salary. With healthcare reform on the agenda in the US and the UK, business school students are showing much more interest in an industry that until a few years ago attracted only small numbers of MBAs.
Average Salary Trends by Selected Discipline and Institutional Characteristics : Data from annual AACSB Salary Survey was released in January 2011, and as discussed in this article, show a continuation of slow growth in salaries at the professor level. Below are graphs which highlight the average salary paid to professors of Accounting, Marketing, and Finance over the past 10 years. The reported data is broken down by school characteristics to give a more clear view of the differences in average salaries by different school types.
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