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

Organizational Culture – Development and Importance

Management Principles

Five Important Organizational Cultural Models

Management Principles

Different Products and Services Offered by Banks

Broad Classification of Products Offered by Banks The different products in a bank can be broadly classified into: Retail Banking. Trade Finance. Treasury Operations. Retail Banking and Trade finance operations are conducted at the branch level while the wholesale banking operations, which cover treasury operations, are at the head office or a designated branch. Retail Banking: Deposits Loans, Cash Credit and Overdraft Negotiating for Loans and advances Remittances Book-Keeping (maintaining all accounting records) Receiving all kinds of bonds valuable for safe keeping Trade Finance: Issuing and confirming of letter of credit. Drawing, accepting, discounting, buying, selling, collecting of bills of exchange, promissory notes, drafts, bill of lading and other securities. Treasury Operations: Buying and selling of bullion, Foreign exchange. Acquiring, holding, underwriting and dealing in shares, debentures, etc. Purchasing and selling of bonds and securities on behalf of constituents. The banks can also act as an agent of the Government Continue reading

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Article on Indian Banking Sector: “Gobalization of International Banking”

Over the last several years’ internationally active banks have shifted from international banking to global banking. Some banks, rather than taking deposits in one jurisdiction and lending in other, have pursued the strategy of taking deposits and offering consumer loans, mortgages and corporate loans within a variety of national markets through a local presence. Other banks have pursued a capital market strategy, seeking to fund their portfolios of local securities locally as well. Whether adopting a globe consumer earlobe wholesale model, banks are increasingly looking to serve customers through a local presence funded locally. The ambition to build a ‘global’ (or multinational) bank so defined defers from that to build and international’ bank, define as a bank that takes deposits in one country and makes loans in another. Even after shifting to global banking, Country risk remains same. Although the most compressive time series evidence for the long term shift Continue reading

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Organizing Function of Management

According to Haimann, “Organization is the process of defining and grouping the activities of the enterprise and establishing the authority relationship among them.” The mentioned definition makes it clear that on the one hand organization is a process to define and classify the functions to be performed for the attainment of the objectives of the organization, and on the other hand, it is an art to establish sweet relationship among different persons. There are two concept are prevalent about organisation. In the other word, there are two meaning of organization: Organizing  as process: According to the first concept of organizing, it has been considered as a process. In the other word, organizing is not function that can be performed at a single stroke, but it is a chain of various functions. It includes getting information about objectives, deciding various activities and grouping them, determining important activities, allowing authority and responsibility, Continue reading

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Types of Fire Insurance Policies

Fire Insurance contract is an insurance policy where insurer agrees to make good the loss of the insured that occurs out of a fire accident that it was during a period that was specified. The contract of fire insurance contains the maximum sum that can be claimed by the insured. It is important to note that in this contract of insurance, only the loss is paid by the insurer to the insured but not the maximum amount specified in the contract made in between the insurer and the insured. The maximum assured sum is paid only when the loss is more than the specified amount according to the contract. The fire insurance policies are of different types and they were specified here under. Types of Fire Insurance Policies Specific Fire Insurance Policy: In this type of fire insurance policy, the loss is covered up to a specific amount. That specific Continue reading

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Time Management

One of the most frequently mentioned problems of businessmen is encapsulated in the phrase, “If I only had more time…” This concern is a common problem among all busy people. It seems that no one has enough time. Time is the most precious yet most limited resource of the businessmen. It is a unique quantity-the businessmen cannot store it, rent it, hire it, or buy it. With its supply being inelastic, it is totally perishable and irreplaceable. Everything requires it and it passes at the same rate for everyone. While important throughout the life of the venture, time is particularly critical at start-up and during growth and expansion of the venture. No matter what the businessman does, today’s ration of time is 24 hours, and yesterday’s time is already history. What is Time Management? Managing time means investing time to get what you decide you want out of life, including Continue reading

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Advantages of Value Added Tax (VAT)

In the advantages part we will first look after the broad coverage of VAT in the Indian market. Then we will consider the level of security the Indian VAT is having on our revenues. Obviously the selection of items to be covered by VAT in India will be given a bullet to think upon and at last we will check out the co-ordination VAT in India will be having with our existing direct tax system. 1) Coverage : If the tax is carried through the retail level, it offers all the economic advantages of a tax that includes the entire retail price within its scope, at the same time the direct payment of the tax is spread out and over a large number of firms instead of being concentrated on particular groups, such as wholesalers or retailers. If retailers do evade, tax will be lost only on their margins because Continue reading

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