Good Morning Ishan: 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

EQ vs. IQ - emotional intelligence, intelligence quotient

Emotional Intelligence and the Heart Take Their Rightful Place beside IQ and the Brain

Compelling evidence recently has surfaced; leading scientists to believe that Einstein's superior intellectual ability may have been related to the region of his brain that supports psychological functions. This new evidence is no surprise to those behind the latest rage in corporate competence - the idea of emotional intelligence (EQ) as a counterpart to intelligence quotient (IQ). Nor is the concept of EQ totally new to successful global communicators, many of whom have refined their emotional and communication competencies to a fine art.

Research shows that emotional intelligence may actually be significantly more important than cognitive ability and technical expertise combined. In fact, some studies indicate that EQ is more than twice as important as standard IQ abilities. Further, evidence increasingly shows that the higher one goes in an organization, the more important EQ can be. For those in leadership positions, emotional intelligence skills account for close to 90 percent of what distinguishes outstanding leaders from those judged as average.

Case Study

Tata Indica V2 Xeta: Competing in the Indian Small Car Market

This case is about the marketing strategy undertaken by Tata Motors Limited, (the market leader in commercial vehicles in India, and one of the major players in the passenger vehicles segment), in 2006 to sustain and enhance its market share in the burgeoning passenger car market. In January 2006 the company launched the Indica V2 Xeta Petrol (Xeta) car as a refurbished version of its existing petrol car Indica V2 Petrol MPFI. According to the company, Xeta was to benefit the customer by better meeting their needs compared to existing options in the market - specifically by rendering better fuel efficiency at a competitive price. Indica was an umbrella brand under which Tata Motors had developed both diesel and petrol cars.

Govt to raise stake in Union Bank to 58%.
SBI to offer special rates to some sectors
Apicrop sells stake in ACBC to Aditya Birla

Thought of the day

"The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work."
-Agha Hasan Abedi

IT Glosaary

World Wide Web

The World Wide Web, or simply Web, is a subset of the Internet and a way of accessing information over the Internet. It is an information-sharing model that is built on top of the Internet. The Web uses the HTTP protocol, only one of the languages spoken over the Internet, to transmit data

It functions as the Internet’s navigation system and allows users to view the Internet network through the use of websites.

Byte

Simply put, it’s 8 bits. Think of it as a string of 1s and 0s that represents a number from 0 to 255. For example “01100101″ is one byte of information, whereas “0″ or “1″ are bits of information.

Product Line of Godrej

Appliances: Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Air Conditioner,

Microwave

FMCG: Cinthol, Hersheys Chocolate Syrup, Good Night Mosquito,

Repellent, Hair Color, Hair Dye

Agri Business: Animal feed, Oil Palm plantations, Agrochemicals Poultry

Chemicals: Oleo chemicals, Surfactants

Electrical & Electronics: Industrial Automation, Power distribution, Compressed Air

solutions, Green Business Commissioning

Interview Questions Tips

1. Tell me about yourself?

The most often asked question in interviews. You need to have a short statement prepared in your mind. Be careful that it does not sound rehearsed. Limit it to work-related items unless instructed otherwise. Talk about things you have done and jobs you have held that relate to the position you are interviewing for. Start with the item farthest back and work up to the present

2. Why did you leave your last job?

Stay positive regardless of the circumstances. Never refer to a major problem with management and never speak ill of supervisors, co-workers or the organization. If you do, you will be the one looking bad. Keep smiling and talk about leaving for a positive reason such as an opportunity, a chance to do something special or other forward-looking reasons.

Environment Tips

POLLUTANT’S SUBSTITUTE

As we know that pollution is increasing at a very fast rate & this is very harmful for all of us,so biotechnology had blessed this environment with few of its products,they are as follows-

1) Ethylene based plastics can be replaced by Bioplastics,which is made by plant products.

2) Carbon based diesel can be replaced by Biodiesel which is made by tapioca plant.

3) Pesticide & manure can be replaced by green manure and Vermicompostings.

4) Biogas can be a substitute of LPG.

CONCLUSION- These products are biodegradable and do not cause pollution,these can be easily recycled or dumped without having any side effects as the pollutants generally do.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Case Study

Surjit Singh’s family has a large chicken farm outside of Chandigarh. The Family has been in business for 2 generations and employs about 15 persons. The business has been very successful over the years and has expanded to twice its size in the last 10 years. Surjit’s father has been running the business. He is strict disciplinarian who controls the workers with an iron hand. Even though he is quite considerate about the workers’ welfare, he is very strict about punctuality and productivity.

Surjit is an only son who is academically very bright. After completing his bachelor’s degree in commerce from Punjab University, Chandigarh, he applied for MBA studies at one of the prestigious institute of management (IIM) at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, about 700 Km from Chandigarh. He completed the degree in two years and got very good job offers from two multinational companies. Before accepting any of these jobs, he decided to consult his father.

TVS firm buys 60% of Nltin Cylinders
Gitanjali Gems acquires Italian firm
Mahindra to launch new pickup truck

Thought of the day

"Make your top managers rich and they will make you rich."
- Robert H. Johnson

Finance Glossary

Circuit Breaker:

A system to curb excessive speculation in the stock market, applied by the stock exchange authorities, when the index spurts or plunges by more than 5%. Trading is then suspended for some time to let the market cool down. Although introduced in November 1992, it was used for the first time in the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 9 March 1993 when the sensex declined by more than 5% from the opening level, i.e. from 2451.20 to 2318.26.

Growth Shares:

Shares of fast – growing companies which show increasing and higher than average earnings per share than the industry.

Clone Fund:

A new fund, set up by a company or corporation, which has affinity with existing funds. Funds of new schemes floated by the Life Insurance Corporation, for example, would be regarded as clone funds.

Godfather Offer:

A takeover offer so attractive that the target company cannot refuse. Usually takeovers result in a change of the management team. Shareholders too, sometimes have reasons to assume that the takeover will serve some ulterior motive of the predator (such as asset stripping, transfer of reserves) rather than uphold their interest. A godfather offer has none of these nasty implications.

How to Conquer the First Impression

When you walk into an interview, remember this: It only takes 30 seconds to make a lasting impression.

Research has shown that the first impression you make on an interviewer really sticks. In one study, untrained subjects were shown 20- to 32-second videotaped segments of job applicants greeting their interviewers. When the subjects rated the applicants on attributes like self-assurance and likeability, their assessments were very similar to the interviewers' -- who had spent more than 20 minutes with each applicant.

Fortunately, there are some actions you can take to help master the first impression:

Timing

Few things give a worse impression than showing up late for an important meeting. Allow yourself plenty of time to get to the interview in case you have trouble finding the office.

Ideally, you should check in five to 10 minutes early and always be courteous and professional to everyone you meet -- you never know how much influence the receptionist may have on the hiring decision.

Leveraging Human Power for Environmental Shock

These days, organizations are facing rapid, often unforeseen changes in their external environments. This transition that the organization experiences to cope with external disturbances is termed as "Environmental Shock". Environmental shocks resulting from major shifts in technology, economic forces, political regimes, or, in some cases, from natural disasters, can create substantial uncertainty in an organization. Environmental shocks can create conditions of uncertainty and affect mind-sets and strategies of the organization. As the speed of change in external environment continues to increase, leveraging skills and talents of the employee is the fundamental competency needed by managers, supervisors, human resources staff, and organization leaders. To leverage human capital, it is of utmost importance to make people and organization, as a whole, accept the "environmental shock'. Employee acceptance of environmental shock is increased by organizational commitment, a harmonious industrial relations (IR) climate, education, job motivation, job satisfaction, job security and positive affectivity.

CASE STUDY

Governments all over the world had neither the time nor the interest to care for the problems pertaining to labour arising in industry till the end of 1940’s.But the need for governmental interference arose out of the belief that government is the custodian of industrial and economic activities.

Since the 1940s the Government of India has increased its regulations of the way employers treat employees. The Trade Union act, 1926, permits workers to join unions, The Minimum Wages act, 1948, guarantees a minimum wages, The Factories Act,1948, ensures a safe and healthy environment , The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, offers compensation to injured workers, The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, checks fraudulent practices, union management relations, compensation issues , dispute settlement, etc., is quite rigorous and elaborate. There are laws that prohibit discrimination and restrict the freedom of employers to make HR decisions in other areas as well.

Sony eyes 54% sales growth in India
Tata International acquire 76% in Bachi
Unitech founders stake rises to 48.6%

Thought of the Day

"We cling to hierarchies because our place in a hierarchy is, rightly or wrongly, a major indicator of our social worth."
- Harold Leavitt

Glossary for HR

Behavioral competency

The behavior of the employee which is the subject of measurement and appraisal in terms of whether or not the behaviors shown by an employee are those identified by job analysis/competency profiling as those contributing to team and/or organizational success.

Benchmarking

A technique using quantitative or qualitative data to make comparisons between different organizations or different sections of the organizations.

Sense of Heroism

Since the ages we humans always want to cherish the sense of heroism, Heroism always fosters the feeling of fulfillment in ourselves leading to self gratitude & dignity. The extraordinary achievements in life always make us special & unique to cut the edge which crafts the personality that is always in demand primarily the self acceptability, The genius comes from our inane by way of recognition of self and introspection using socio-psychological cues to understand the behavior, Once we know the real self we can recognize our uniqueness then we need to sharpen & polish it to outshine in the world we live in, The real talent needs to be of the level that we should feel the sense of fulfillment while pursuing the same. Heroism emanates from the capabilities to of recognition of self by self as well as by the world, This challenge of discovering the uniqueness will always come from sense of sportsmanship and really by being one with our real self and not by just running in the rat race as even if we are running and competing in rat race we are rat only so we need not just go with the trend or tradition we need to pave our own way to reach our unique goals & destination. So we need to carve our own niche rather than being lost in the crowd, so be the face in the crowd.

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property (IP) regulation as applied to nationals of other WTO Members. It was negotiated at the end of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994. Specifically, TRIPS contains requirements that nations' laws must meet for copyright rights, including the rights of performers, producers of sound recordings and broadcasting organizations; geographical indications, including appellations of origin; industrial designs; integrated circuit layout-designs; patents; monopolies for the developers of new plant varieties; trademarks; trade dress; and undisclosed or confidential information. TRIPS also specifies enforcement procedures, remedies, and dispute resolution procedures. Protection and enforcement of all intellectual property rights shall meet the objectives to contribute to the promotion of technological innovation and to the transfer and dissemination of technology, to the mutual advantage of producers and users of technological knowledge and in a manner conducive to social and economic welfare, and to a balance of rights and obligations.

Behavioral Poem

Some are black, some are white, some are brown and some are pink,

Yet they all live together side by side in harmony.

Some are employed most of the time, while others wait patiently for their turn,

Yet they all have equal status in the bigger scheme of things.

Some are downright blunt and one or two are a little on the sharp side,

Economic Glossary

Currency appreciation:

An increase in the value of one currency relative to another currency. Appreciation occurs when, because of a change in exchange rates; a unit of one currency buys more units of another currency. Opposite is the case with currency depreciation.

Federal Reserve:

Often called "The Fed" for short, the Federal Reserve is

America

's central bank. But everyday people can't open an account there. The Fed is a bank used only by other banks and by the federal government. The Fed controls the amount of money in the economy and helps to determine how high or low interest rates will be. It creates rules for the banking industry to make sure that banks are safe places for people to keep their money.

Corporate Personality

NARAYANA MURTHY

It doesn’t matter how bright a person is. How smart a person is. If they don’t understand the risk emanating from what they are doing, if they are not suitably regulated and if greed overtakes them it is inevitable that one sees disasters because in the end systems are much more powerful than individuals.

Narayana Murthy is the Non-Executive Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited. He is a living legend and an epitome of the fact that honesty, transparency, and moral integrity are not at variance with business acumen. He set new standards in corporate governance and morality when he stepped down as the Executive Chairman of Infosys at the age of 60.

Born on August 20, 1946, N.R. Narayana Murthy is a B.E. Electrical from University of Mysore (1967) and M.Tech from IIT Kanpur (1969). Narayan Murthy began his career with Patni Computer Systems in Pune. In 1981, Narayana Murthy founded Infosys with six other software professionals. In 1987, Infosys opened its first international office in

U.S.A.

With the liberalization of Indian economy in 1990s, Infosys grew rapidly. In 1993, the company came up with its IPO. In 1995, Infosys set up development centers across cities in

India

and in 1996, it set up its first office in Europe in Milton Keynes,

. In 1999, Infosys became the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ. Today (in 2006), Infosys has a turnover of more than $ 2billion and has employee strength of over 50,000. In 2002, Infosys was ranked No. 1 in the "Best Employers in India 2002" survey conducted by Hewitt and in the Business World's survey of "

India

's Most Respected Company”.

Search for Losses, Not for Profits

How do we define profits? Most of us know the simple answer that profits are the gains that one makes by selling things at a price more than what was spent in making that thing saleable to a customer. The opposite of this is termed as losses. Profits and Losses therefore, are the two sides of the same coin. Businesses are generally aiming for profits. Because, when there are no profits, it cannot survive for long. If there are no gains in a business it will not be able to maintain the support system strongly enough to sustain the establishment and this would result in the untimely collapse of the business.

So what do we normally do to maximize our profits? We aim for consistent progress of our business, we are in a constant look out for gainful parameters, we look to establish greater yields, we promote our products in the most innovative style, we try to find opportunities to establish our products more firmly, we aspire for enhanced quality level, we increase operational capacities, we hire trained manpower, we dream for advancement and so on..... All this is done by us irrespective of the size, type and system capabilities of our businesses maintaining the sole objective of maximizing our profits.

Case Study

Coca-Cola "Open Happiness" Campaign

The case is about Atlanta-based beverage giant Coca-Cola Company's (Coca-Cola Company) global integrated advertising campaign "Open Happiness". The campaign was launched in the first half of 2009 in markets around the world with the aim of increasing sales of sparkling beverages of the Coca-Cola Company. At a time when the weakened economy was sapping soft drink sales, the "Open Happiness" campaign invited people around the world to refresh themselves with a Coke and continue to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.

The case discuses the various campaigns launched by the Coca-Cola Company over the years and the role played by these campaigns in enhancing the brand image of Coca-Cola.

NSC discusses cyber security plan
CAG to appear before PAC on 2G issue
Bridgestone invests Rs. 170 cr. in India plant

Thought of the day

"So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.”
- Peter Drucker

New Product Launch

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. (LGEIL), announced the launch of its ultra slim LED Monitor in

India

. The innovative LG E90 monitor is slimmest to date at just 7.2 mm in depth.This new addition in the already exciting range of exclusive monitors, LG E90 LED monitor range is all set to provide more fun and entertainment for its consumers than ever before. By launching this unique product, LG has once again proved to be a creative thinker when it comes to offering consumers something of their choice. The E90 allow consumers to easily watch action movies or sports because with the response time of just 2 milliseconds, the monitor’s display remains clear and bright even during fast-moving action sequences.

Recovering from a bad job interview

If you have a bad job interview for a job you really want, writing a timely, fact-filled and enthusiastic recovery letter can show the employer yet again that you are the best person for the job

It can happen to anyone. For one reason or another – a late arrival, botching answers to key questions, failing to show knowledge about the company –you had a bad job interview. Although the proverb is true, you never get a second chance to make a first impression, you do have an opportunity to make up some of what you lost in your bad job interview.

Was it as bad as you thought?

First of all, let’s make sure it really was a bad interview. Often, people are their own worst critics, and this is by and large a good thing. But when it comes to a job interview, you might be seeing things that weren’t actually there, or, at least, that weren’t nearly as bad as you perceived them to be. Give yourself some time. Take a walk, and clear your head. Try to put the interview into perspective. Obviously, things like arriving late are indeed negatives that will count against you, but others are less clear cut. Did you really stutter your way through the most important questions, or are you remembering it to be worse than it was? Were you really caught flat-footed by one of the interviewer’s questions? If you were, did it show? Did you fail to impress your interviewer with your knowledge of the company? Are there several things that were on the tip of your tongue that you were never able to express? Answer these questions, and you’ll be able to tell yourself whether the interview was as bad as you first thought.

CASE STUDY

HOTEL MANGALORE PVT. LTD.

Hotel Mangalore Pvt. Ltd. is located in Hampankatta, Mangalore. It is at a distance of 1 km. from Mangalore railway station. This hotel started about two years ago, it is now attracting business customers from all over the country. Mr. R.K. Shetty who has served in five star hotels in Mumbai & Chennai wants to make it the No.1 hotel in Mangalore.

The Staff and employees of this hotel are recruited locally. Since Most of them do not have any experience of working in 5 star hotels, they do not have attitudes and skills to deal with the hotel’s customers. In contrast, the supervisory staffs are qualified, with degree in hotel management and have undergone intensive training in five star hotels in Mumbai before joining Hotel Mangalore. However their assistants in the front office, lobby, restaurant, kitchen and housekeeping, do not have any formal training in their perspective jobs. The Supervisory staff therefore finds it difficult to give them suitable instructions. The Employees and staff are not of standard expected of them from the business customers, who compare the services at Hotel Mangalore with other 5 Star hotels. Of late, there has been increasing no. of complaints about cleanliness, housekeeping, room service and service at restaurant.

18.98 mm subscribers added in Oct: Trail
GSPC discovers gas reservoir in Gujarat
Qatar’s Tasweeq IOC ink LPG supply deal

18.98 mm subscribers added in Oct: Trail

Telecom operators added 18.98 million mobile subscribers in October, taking the total number of telephone users in the country to 742.12 million, sectoral regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said on Friday. With this, the overall teledensity (telephones per 100 people) in

India

touched 62.51%.

According to data released by the regulator, the wireless subscriber base increased from 687.71 million in September to 706.69 million by the end of October, registering a growth of 2.76%.

GSPC discovers gas reservoir in Gujarat

Gujarat State Petroleum Corp. (GSPC) has discovered a “huge reservoir of gas” in an on-land exploration block in Ankleshwar, Gujarat.

“The discovery of a huge reservoir of gas at the Ankleshwar 41S well...could potentially open a new zone for exploration for us there”, a top GSPC official said on Friday.

Qatar

’s Tasweeq IOC ink LPG supply deal

Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Co. (Tasweeq) has signed a contract for long term supply of liquefied petroleum gas to Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOC). The contract was signed by IOC chairman Brij Mohan Bansal and Tasweeq acting chief executive Saad AlKuwari on 15 December.

Thought of the day

"Men are going to have to learn to be managers in a world where the organization will come close to consisting of all chiefs and one Indian. The Indian, of course, is the computer."
- Thomas Whisler

Marketing Glossary

· Advertising Elasticity –

The relationship between a change in advertising budget and the resulting change in product sales.

· Advertising Plan –

An outline of what goals an advertising campaign should achieve, how to accomplish those goals, and how to determine whether or not the campaign was successful in obtaining those goals.

· Advertising R

The 10 best MBA excuses when caught napping

1. They told me at the blood bank this might happen.
3. This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in my MBA course.
3. I was working smarter-not harder.
4. I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!
5. This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!
6. I'm actually doing a Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan
7.This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about work!
8. Buzz The coffee machine is broken...
9. The mailman flipped out and pulled a gun so I was playing dead to avoid getting shot.
10. Damn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our strategic dilemma.

How Humane are you towards your Human assets

“Our assets walk out of the door each evening. We have to make sure that they come back the next morning,” said N.R. Narayana Murthy, CEO, Infosys. In today’s knowledge economy, the single most important and powerful factor that differentiates one organization from another is the human resources (HR) or human assets. While humans can be physically replaced, the skill-sets and knowledge of a person leaving an organization cannot be exactly replaced by the successor. This is why loss of human resources is considered as the greatest loss to any organization.

Case Study

Warner Brothers' Viral Marketing Strategy - The 'Dark Knight' Campaign

The case focuses on the alternate reality game (ARG) 'Why So Serious? The Dark Knight', by Warner Brothers to promote the Batman film - The Dark Knight. The campaign was launched around 15 months prior to the release of the film and witnessed participation from millions of enthusiasts from across the world. The campaign revolved around 'The Joker' one of the characters of the movie, and was set in the fictional Gotham city. The underlying theme of the movie Good Vs Evil was very much evident all throughout the campaign.

The campaign started with some teasers followed by campaign for the district attorney of Gotham City in which Harvey Dent was contesting.

Air fare hike: CCI writes to ministry
ITC resumes cigarette production
Reliance Media links pact with Russian cos

Campus Buzz

Dr. D K Garg (Chairman, Ishan Institute of Management &Technology) has been honored for spirituality based management education by Sheila Dixit, Chief Minister of Delhi, on the occasion of Shri Shradanad Balidaan Diwas. On this occasion, his 7^th book Sarvashrestha Nyayadhish was released in presence of several dignitary including Dr. Ashok Chauhan (Founder of Amity Group), Mr. Vidya Sagar Verma (former ambassador of Russia) and Dr. Anil Arya (President of Arya Samaj, Delhi).

Thought of the day

Insurance Glossary

Business Net Retention –

This item represents the percentage of a company's gross writings that are retained for its own account. Gross writings are the sum of direct writings and assumed writings. This measure excludes affiliated writings.

Capitalization or Leverage –

Measures the exposure of a company's surplus to various operating and financial practices. A highly leveraged, or poorly capitalized, company can show a high return on surplus, but might be exposed to a high risk of instability.

Captive Agent –

Representative of a single insurer or fleet of insurers, who is obliged to submit business only to that company, or at the very minimum, gives that company first refusal rights on a sale. In exchange, that insurer usually provides its captive agents with an allowance for office expenses as well as an extensive list of employee benefits such as pensions, life insurance, health insurance, and credit unions.

Corporate Mania 4

Q.1 What is common in Aysuh, Breeze, Axe and Vaseline?

Q.2 What is the full form of OMSS?

Q.3 Who is the MD of Hindustan Liver Ltd.?

Q.4 ‘Make Every Day Exciting’ is punch line for?

Q.5 What is the name of Autobiography of KK BIRLA?

Q.6 Fem Care Pharma Ltd. is recently merged with?

Q.7 Who has launched 1st wimax enabled laptop in the country?

Q.8 What is the punch line of SIFYCORP?

Q.9 Sameer Nair is CEO of which company

Q.10 Full form of ABCDE?

The Concept of Horizontal Promotions

Ask any person the meaning of promotion and the most common answer would be getting higher designation in the organization with higher pay and perks. Much is lost in the real meaning of promotion when this is the definition of promotion.

In real sense promotion is defined as getting a more important job in the organization, giving an employee additional jobs to perform along with the existing work, bringing an employee to work more closely to the core management, giving greater responsibilities and increasing the domain of this work area. It is not essential to enhance the rank of an individual in an organization before an employee is given higher responsibilities. The definition does not carry the importance of enhancement in designation to make the promotion look effective.

However, this is easier done than understood. Our concepts on hierarchy are still quite old fashioned because it has been the way the generations have been brought up. We have seen elders in our family; friends and neighbors distribute sweets exclaiming with smiles that they have been ‘promoted’. Still none of us must have asked them as to what would be the increase in their job responsibilities & accountability at the work place and whether the extended duties justify their new designation. Exhibition of this trait by us indicates that the name of post is a big issue for us. May be we feel necessary to suffix our name with a designation (as if the name given to us by our parents is not sufficient). May be from the bottom of our heart we ourselves like to be referred by our designations in the society.

WINNERS VERSUS LOSERS

The Winner is always part of the answer;

The Loser is always part of the problem.

The Winner always has a program;

The Loser always has an excuse.

The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";

The Loser says, "That is not my job."

The Winner sees an answer for every problem;

The Loser sees a problem for every answer.

The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible";

The Loser says, "It may be possible but it is too difficult."

When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";

When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault."

Tata Chem bets big on food retailing

It will soon announce a broader plan to take the business forward through a consumer products division

Chemicals and fertilizers company Tata Chemicals Ltd sees food and farm product retail as a key portfolio in its future businesses. The company, which has made the group's agrochemicals and plant technology firm Rallis India Ltd its majority- owned subsidiary early this year, will soon announce its broader plan to take forward the new busi- ness through a full-fledged consumer products division, said a senior Tata Chemicals executive.

The company kicked off the exercise on Tuesday by launching four variants of India's most commonly used pulses (or lentils) in the retail market. Branded as an extension of its iodized salt brand i-Shakti, these products, according to the company, are the first branded pulses to be sold across the country. Earlier this year, Tata Chemicals had also launched a water purifier--Swach--to tap the growing clean water market.

Case study

InfoTech Ltd.

InfoTech ltd. is a Mangalore based company, which has a country wide network. It is considered as a leading software company with a turnover of Rs. 7500 crore rupees. The company is growing rapidly and during the last year, the number of employees increased from 50 to 125. Most of the employees are graduate engineers with BE degree in computers, information systems and electronics and communication. The Employees in the sales field are MBAs with basic degree in science or engineering. The Work is high pressured and result-focused, in return for which large reward packages are given. The sales force in particular needs strong presentations and negotiations skills since the market is very competitive. Recently, however the company has been facing difficulty in selecting the staff of right calibre for sales positions (MBA degree holders) though they are able to attract candidates in sufficient numbers.

Angel Broking ties up with ING Vysya
India’s Nov iron ore exports fall 30.6%
Tata Power signs deal with Gujarat

Campus Buzz

The Corporate Culture Classes

Institute is putting its best efforts around to shape the student's future and career. To ensure the maximum job opportunity to them the Corporate Culture Classes are being conducted for 15^th batch students.

Thought of the day

"The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds."
- Casey Stengel

PRODUCT LINE OF HUL

1) HOME & PERSONAL CARE:

Personal wash: Lux, Liril, Hamam, Lifeboy

Laundry: Surf Excel, Rin, Wheel

Skin care: Fare & Lovely, Pond’s, Vaseline

Hair care: Sunsilk, Clinic Plus

Oral care: Pepsodent, Close up

Deodrants: Rexona, Axe

IT GLOSSARY

Multitasking

The ability of an operating system to run two or more tasks at once. With one processor you will not normally have more than one task using the processor at a given moment in time, but the tasks will be scheduled so that they can all appear to be running at the same time and do not interfere with one another.

Network

A group of interconnected computers. The computers must be capable of transferring data to form a true network

Merchant Banking & Its Emerging Importance

A merchant bank deals with the commercial banking needs of international finance, long-term company loans, and stock underwriting. This type of bank does not have retail offices where a customer can go and open a savings or checking account. A merchant bank is sometimes said to be a wholesale bank, or in the business of wholesale banking. This is because merchant banks tend to deal primarily with other merchant banks and other large financial institutions. Merchant bankers assist corporate in raising capital. They assist in issue of Shares, syndicating loans, public issue of debentures. They do not provide funds.They only assist. They also actively arrange working capital, appraisal Projects scrutinize & persuade merger proposals

Merchant Banking in India

In INDIA merchant bankers is a body corporate who carries on any activity of the issue management, which consist of preparing prospectus & other information relating to the issue. Merchant banks in India are not allowed to conduct any business other than that related to securities market. There is no official category in investment banking.

Importance

Important reasons for the growth of merchant banks has been development activities throughout the country, exerting excess demand on the sources of fund for ever expanding industries and trade, thus leaving a widening gap unabridged between the supply and demand of invisible funds. Need for merchant banking is felt in the wake of huge public saving lying untapped. Merchant banker can play highly significant role in mobilizing funds of savers to invisible channels assuring promising returns on investment and thus can assist in meeting the widening demand for invisible funds for economic activity.

The activities of the merchant banking in India is very vast in nature of which includes the following

a) The management of the customers securities
b) The management of the portfolio,
c) The management of projects and counselling as well as appraisal
d) The management of underwriting of shares and debentures
e) The circumvention of the syndication of loans
f) Management of the interest and dividend etc

With growth of merchant banking profession corporate enterprises in both private sectors would be able to raise required amount of funds annually from the capital market to meet the growing requirement for funds for establishing new enterprises, undertaking expansion, modernization and diversification of the existing enterprises. This reinforces the need for a vigorous role to be played by merchant banking.

Health Tips

MALARIA

Introduction:

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite, Plasmodium, which infects red blood cells. Malaria is characterized by cycles of chills, fever, pain, and sweating. Historical records suggest malaria has infected humans since the beginning of mankind. The name "malaria" (meaning "bad air" in Italian) was first used in English in 1740 by H. Walpole when describing the disease. C. Laveran in 1880 was the first to identify the parasites in human blood. In 1889, R. Ross discovered that mosquitoes transmitted malaria.
Common species that cause malaria
Plasmodium knowlesi
P. vivax
Plasmodium falciparum
P. ovale
Currently, about 2 million deaths per year worldwide are due to Plasmodium infections. The majority occur in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan African countries. There are about 400 million new cases per year worldwide

Case Study

The New Boss

One of the largest NGOs in Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal is the Environment Protection Agency. The grant management section of its water division was formed seven years ago. The main functions of this division are to review applications for grants, engineering designs and requests for change. It also inspects the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities. Four engineers, one technician and one secretary-cum-programmer reported to Prem Sharan, head of the section. Prem was 36 years old and had headed the section since its inception. He had earned a good reputation for his technical acumen and dedication. Three of the engineers had joined the section recently. The senior engineer, R. Sundaram, had been working there for the last four years. Prem had personally trained him. Because of his experience and expertise, Prem had allotted to him the areas with the most complicated projects. The other three engineers were given less complex regions. They were asked to work closely with Sundaram and learn all they could about the section’s work.