Case Study on Entrepreneurship: Larry Page

Business Analysis

The Boundaryless Career: Modern Contemperory Perspective on Career

Human Resource Management

Concepts of Throughput Accounting and Theory of Constraints

Financial Management

Kaizen – Understanding the Japanese Business Philosophy of Continuous Improvement

Operations Management

Role of Leaders in Shaping Organizational Culture

Management Principles

Market Risk Management in Indian Banks

Traditionally, credit risk management was the primary challenge for banks. With progressive deregulation, market risk arising adverse changes in market variables, such as interest rate, foreign exchange rate, equity price and commodity price has become relatively more important. Even a small change in market variables causes substantial changes in income and economic value of banks. Market Risk may be defined as the possibility of loss to a bank caused by the changes in the market variables. It is the risk that the value of on/off-balance sheet positions will be adversely affected by movements in equity and interest rate markets, currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Market risk is the risk to the bank’s earnings and capital due to changes in the market level of interest rates or prices of securities, foreign exchange and equities, as well as the volatilities of those prices. Market Risk management provides a comprehensive and dynamic Continue reading

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Terms of Credit in Export Finance

The terms of credit are contractual matters of prior arrangements between buyer and seller, and their determination depends upon a number of such factors as the type of merchandise to be shipped, the availability of the merchandise, the amount involved, the market customs, the credit standing of the buyer, the country in which the consignee is located, the exchange restrictions existing in that country, the amount due from the buyer at the time the shipment is made, the availability of freight space to the country of destination, whether the account is a new one or an old one, and many other considerations. The terms of sale should be carefully distinguished from the closely related ‘terms of credits’. The terms of sale are the conditions of content, time, place and delivery of the merchandise, and only indirectly affect the extension of credit or the length of time for which credit is Continue reading

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Objectives of Fiscal Policy

By  fiscal policy  we mean, the government’s tax efforts, public expenditure and public borrowing. Through these the government can effectively encourage consumption, investment and savings habits and also restrict them. For example, suppose there is  inflation in a country.  Inflation  implies that the people have high  purchasing power  and so they demand goods. To curb this, the government may raise the personal tax and also the corporate tax.  Similarly, by altering its expenditure on various public projects, the government would be able to influence the prevailing economic condition.  Public borrowing   involves government issuing bonds and encouraging common public and other institutions to buy them. By this, the government would be able to bring down the  level of purchasing power in the economy  and  control the inflation. The following are the objectives of fiscal policy: Maximization of the aggregate saving is the first objective. Tins are achieved by encouraging people Continue reading

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Schumpeter’s Innovation Theory – Mechanism, Principles, Strengths, and Limitations

Schumpeter’s Innovation Theory provides that the leading role of an entrepreneur in the economic field is the introduction of innovations from which the reward is gaining profits. The model stipulates that entrepreneurship plays a decisive role in fiscal development and that successful creativities are the only way to achieve such goals as financial stability within an organization. It explains that invention could occur in such ways as launching or upgrading a product, introducing new production methods, acquiring advanced supply sources, and bringing unique business structures. The business approach was developed by Joseph Alois Schumpeter, an Austrian political economist and foundational contributor to the topic of development and technological advancements. The idea is based on the more elaborate theory of monetary growth, which focuses on entrepreneurship and its role in industrial empowerment with innovativeness as the linkage. In this regard, Schumpeter worked towards defining and explaining the change in a perspective Continue reading

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Consumerism – Meaning and Effects

Consumerism refers to the process by which individuals acquire new goods and services without making some important considerations. Some of these considerations that the consumers do not mind are their need for the product and the durability of the product. They also do not mind the effects of the manufacture and disposal of the product to the environment. Companies spend huge sums of money to advertise their products so as to create a desire for the product by the consumers. The advertisements convince the consumers that the products are very important and that it is very beneficial for them to acquire the products. Those who acquire the products are convinced that they have made an achievement. Consumerism leads to materialism where consumers are preoccupied with the acquisition of material objects, comforts and considerations and have no concern on the spiritual, intellectual, and cultural values. Consumerism has many effects on the Continue reading

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Strategic Alliances – Definition, Reasons, Types, Advantages, and Disadvantages

Strategic alliances can be seen as one of the fastest growing trends for business today; Alliances are sweeping through nearly every industry and are becoming an essential driver for their super growth. A strategic alliance, by definition, is a form of affiliation that involves a mutual sharing of resources for the benefit of all of the strategic partners. “Mutuality” is key. The business consideration is whether both alliance partners need each other. Strategic alliances range in size and scope from informal business relationships based on simple contracts to joint venture agreements, some times where corporations are set up to manage the alliance. Strategic alliances are cropping up across the global arena mainly due to the maturation of several trends of the 1980s, such as: intensified foreign competition, shortened product life cycles, soaring cost of capital, including the cost of research and development, and ever-growing demand for new technologies. However, strategic Continue reading

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