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

The Strategic Role of HR

As people become the key competitive advantage in any industry, the human resource (HR) development function will and should play a more strategic role. It should go beyond its mere administrative support function to operations and front line departments. Whether or not company views HR strategically may decide whether market share, sales, or profits would increase or not. An effective HR strategy becomes equally decisive as the company‘s marketing strategy. Technology too is changing HR roles. As industries, specifically the services sector,  and the way they compete become knowledge-based, HR performance indicators will  shift from manpower and man-hours supplied to brainpower and brain hours delivered. The key result areas in people management will also shift from production and quantity to productivity and quality. Capability, measured in employee ideas generated and implemented, and productivity gained, will be more important than capacity, measured in man-hours available, man-hours lost, absenteeism, etc. The current Continue reading

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Delegation – The future of People Management

Many managers or team leaders feel quite threatened by the whole concept of delegation — after all they may have taken some time to reach their current position, so why should they start to give their much coveted job away? Benefits of effective Delegation Benefits to the organization: Optimum use of staff resources Tasks performed at the cheapest rate consistent with quality Wider ownership of company mission and objectives Reduce vulnerability to unexpected absences Benefits to the manager: Free time for more vital tasks Develops staff for wider role Increased staff motivation Spreads the ownership of achieving departmental objectives Benefits to the individual: Develops increased skills or knowledge Motivation Shows wider view of the company Builds trust and confidence Trying to decide what to delegate is made easier if we first of all decide which tasks should not be delegated. Things to consider when deciding what to delegate: Ruthlessly analyse Continue reading

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Brand Building through Events Marketing

To truly build a brand that leaves an indelible imprint on the hearts and minds of audiences, event marketers must adopt a more strategic, holistic approach. When it comes to building brands, events and  meetings have become powerful tools in the arsenals of marketers  and event professionals. Event marketing can tie a brand to a valuable  experience; and the event itself allows brands to engage in a  high-touch environment where deeper connections between brands,  customers, prospects, vendors, and partners can be forged. A well-executed event can build market share, grow profits, and increase  brand equity by creating a stronger and more meaningful connection  between a brand and its audience. A poorly executed event  can cause brand damage.  Events and meetings present a great opportunity for marketers and  event professionals to build brand value together. Events marketing help in brand building by: Creating awareness about the launch of new products/brand:  Creating Continue reading

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Effects of Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction on Employee Behavior

Job satisfaction is related to the positive feeling an employee perceives about one’s job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics. Jobs require interaction with coworkers and bosses, following organizational rules and policies, meeting performance standards, living with working conditions. It has been identified that a positive relationship exists between a person’s job satisfaction level and holding of positive feelings about the same concerned job whereas a person dissatisfied with his job carries negative feelings about the job and organization. Every organization works towards having satisfied employees. When employees are dissatisfied with their jobs, lack job involvement and are low in their commitment to the organization, a wide variety of consequences follows in. Dissatisfied employees may engage in psychological withdrawal, physical withdrawal or even acts of aggression and retaliation for presumed wrongs. Satisfied employees may provide acts of consumer service beyond the call of duty, have sparkling work records, and Continue reading

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Job Training Techniques – Different Methods of Training Employees

The aim of training and development programs is to improve organizational capabilities and employee ability. When the organization invests in improving the skills and knowledge for its employees, the investment will lead to more productive and effective employees. Successful Training and development programme focuses on employee performance or team performance. Training and development programmes should be based on training needs identified by their analysis, that money and time invested in training and development should be related or linked to the mission or core business strategy of the organization. Training and development can be classified as external and internal. Externally training and development can be provided by private training organizations and co-workers, while Internal training can be on-the-job or off-the-job. On-the-job training is a training being instructed by another trainer, fellow worker or supervisor while off-the-job training provided by the organization in the form of demonstrations and lectures, but far away Continue reading

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Business Valuation using Discounted Cash Flow Method

Discounted cash flow method of business valuation is based upon expected future cash flows and discount rates. This approach is easiest to use for assets and firms whose cash flows are currently positive and can be estimated with some reliability for future periods. Discounted cash flow method, relates the value of an asset to the present value of expected future cash flows on that asset. In this approach, the cash flows are discounted at a risk-adjusted discount rate to arrive at an estimate of value. The  discount rate will be a function of the riskiness of the estimated cash flows, with  lower rates for safe projects and higher rate for riskier assets. This approach has its foundation in the ‘present value’ concept, where the value of any asset is the present value of the expected future cash flows on it. Essentially, Discounted cash flow  looks at an acquisition as a Continue reading

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