Management - general
HM to introduce new models after 26-year gap
01 Oct 2010
A new management team headed by managing director Manoj Jha plans to transform the debt-ridden Hindustan Motors, through several new launches and taking up contract manufacturing
After-effects of recession-forces companies to re think work strategies
17 Sep 2010
If globalisation is seen as inexorable then companies, to a greater or lesser extent, will need a globally mobile workforce tasked with administering their far-flung but rapidly growing operations.
House panel again seeks caps on CEOs’ salaries
06 Sep 2010
The panel's recommendation to fix remuneration was influenced by the raging perception that economic reforms and globalisation had widened the income gap
Corporate ethics is a tight-rope walk
21 Aug 2010
Achieving ethical behaviour in the workplace is a balancing act, both for corporations and employees. Dr Abdullah Telmesani* offers a simple two-step toolkit to find out whether one’s conduct is ethical or otherwise.
Senior Tata Group execs to act as PE mentors
16 Aug 2010
Atul Sobti quits as Ranbaxy MD & CEO; Arun Sawhney steps in as MD, leaving CEO slot vacant
12 Aug 2010
Atul Sobti, CEO and MD of Ranbaxy has resigned following differences with parent Daiichi Sankyo, about a year after his elevation to the top spot, following the resignation of Malvinder Singh
Panel will find my successor in good time: Narayana Murthy
11 Aug 2010
Infosys Technologies chairman and chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy, who is set to retire in August next year, said that a nominations committee led by Cornell University professor and Infosys board member Jeffrey Sean Lehman will decide on his successor
Cathie Lesjak is HP's interim CEO as Hurd bows out
07 Aug 2010
Computer maker HP's board has appointed 24-year company insider Cathie Lesjak, chief financial officer, as interim CEO following the abrupt resignation of Mark Hurd yesterday
The changing face of CSR
05 Aug 2010
While the concept of social responsibility is as old as human civilisation itself, it has evolved greatly, from just providing better working conditions, schools and hospitals to taking care of the environment as well. Samir Nazareth reports
Air India charts turnaround course
26 Jul 2010
Air India said its corporate mission would be to deliver the highest quality of service around the world and to become the epitome of Indian hospitality
Low employee engagement in key areas affects one-third of corporate employers: BCG
14 Jul 2010
Corporations have not recovered from low employee engagement in key areas that set in during the recession following the global fianacial crisis, reports a new study by global consulting firm, The Boston Consulting Group
Citi turnaround earns Pandit Euromoney's 'Banker of the year' award
12 Jul 2010
For his two and a half years-long efforts in turning around Citigroup, Euromoney has named Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit as `Banker of the year'.
Satyam directors mere ‘rubber stamps’: CBI
12 Jul 2010
Motorola outlines break-up plans, renames companies
06 Jul 2010
Motorola Inc will be split into two companies - the new entity to be called Motorola Mobility and the current company being renamed renamed Motorola Solutions, which will retain the enterprise and carrier infrastructure businesses.
Hewlett Packard plans to cut another 9,000 jobs
01 Jun 2010
Hewlett Packard, the world's top computer maker, is in the midst of a major restructuring that would affect around 9,000 jobs over the next few years.
New UK governance code calls for performance reviews of board members
28 May 2010
With the changes, company directors at Britain's 350 largest listed companies will, in future, be required to face annual elections and regular performance reviews