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Retailing In India : Retiling in India increased strongly in 2010, with a similar growth rate to 2007, before the financial crisis. The driver of such strong growth was modern retailers expanding their reach further across India, particularly as the leading retailers could negotiate better rental prices after the global financial crisis.
Media Sector : As the regional economy continued to show signs of improvement over the last six months, most leading Asia-Pacific media companies reported mostly improved financial results in the latter half of 2010.
IT Sector : "Tier I IT companies reported a mixed 4QFY11, with Infosys and Wipro disappointing and HCL Tech reporting results in line with expectations. The volume growth reported by companies in 4QFY11 was one of the lowest in the past few quarters.
Settling into a normalized growth phase : According to Centrum Research’s economist, Dhananjay Sinha, India’s GDP and IIP growth are likely to moderate to 7.6% and 7.5%, respectively, in FY12E from 8.6% and 8.8% in FY11E.
The Wise Leader : "How CEOs can learn practical wisdom to help them do what’s right for their companies and society.In an era when discontinuity is the only constant, the ability to lead wisely has nearly vanished.
The Green Building Survey : "PEOPLE,PLANET,PROFIT’:the three fundamentals of the triple bottom line approach seem to be gaining firm ground in India in the true sense of the word. The rising sense of ecological consciousness on the part of corporate houses is more than evident in a certain spatial context – the buildings they operate from."
Is your emerging market strategy local enough? : The diversity and dynamism of China, India, and Brazil defy any one-size-fits-all approach. But by targeting city clusters within them, companies can seize growth opportunities.
Leasing: Changing accounting rules shouldn't mean Changing strategy : Recent proposals will mean more transparency for investors—but won’t change how companies operate and create value.
B-Schools dont live up to hype : The poor quality of academic research in management schools is the outcome of similar decline within the university system. The current economic crisis underscores the disconnect between such research and corporate realities.
ET Business school ranking : Business schools are always judged by their placements, so it's only in the fitness of things that they should be ranked by recruiters. The Economic Times' listing of India Inc's preferred b-schools, which was released on Thursday, doesn't survey students or faculty or even alumni, for their take would only be a derivative of the opinion that truly counts.
India needs to reinvent MBA courses : The business schools in India, including the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and top BSchools, need to rethink and reinvent their MBA programmes, extensively to the emerging trends, said Harvard professor and global management education authority, Shrikant Datar
MBA job market makes a comeback : Members of the class of 2011, who will be graduating over the next few weeks, have Baker Library at Harvard Business School landed more jobs, with slightly more job offers at higher starting salaries, according to new research released today by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).
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