This book presents important concepts of Enterpri... more

This book presents important concepts of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and explains how they can be used across industries. It also demonstrates the effectiveness of this concept through case studies of Wipro, Dell, Infosys, Polaris, CISCO, Microsoft, Toyota, Ford, General Motors, and PSA Peugeot and Citroen, among others. ERM takes an integrated approach to risk management and examines the many risks organizations face and how they can be managed for organizations holistically... less

The 80-year-old airline industry carries people a... more

The 80-year-old airline industry carries people and cargo from place to place. Due to increasing competition, this industry has been forced to consolidate. Besides, fleet efficiency and yield management are also important aspects of airline industry. On the other hand, the aerospace industry supplies aircraft for defence and civil use. Cases dealt are British Airways, Southwest Airlines, Bowing and Airbus.... less

This book is an excellent collection of cases in ... more

This book is an excellent collection of cases in the oil and chemicals industry. The focus is on the petroleum industry, its international character, its need for complex transportation and storage, and takes stock of the oil sector in India. Included are case studies of Bharat Petroleum, Exxon, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, and Royal Dutch/Shell.... less

The Japanese style of management, once a matter o... more

The Japanese style of management, once a matter of interest to the West, is now seeing troubled times. Companies here are now adapting Western business practices as a remedy to their current economic problems. This volume also comprises case studies that highlight some good practices adopted by leading Japanese corporations. Companies discussed here are Canon, Matsushita, Sony, Toyota and Toshiba.... less

The right leadership will ensure the right govern... more

The right leadership will ensure the right governance process. However there also has to be an appropriate framework for corporate governance so that the leadership style doesn't dominate the standards. This book examines leadership in the context of corporate governance through cases on ITC, Shaw Wallace, Thermax, Wipro, and Zee Telefilms.... less

This book is all about process innovations and im... more

This book is all about process innovations and improving productivity through innovative human resources management practices in the engineering industries. A ringside view of these industries is brought home to the reader through case studies featuring different companies. These case studies describe the measures to be adopted for innovative resource management, aligning employee interests with those of management and shareholders, among other things. Cases discussed here are Hitachi, Indal, Nippon, Nucor Corporation and Voltas.... less

CEOs lead from the front and power companies to s... more

CEOs lead from the front and power companies to success. This is a unique book in a handy pocket size that explores effective and institution building through the profiles of Aditya Vikram Birla, A P J Abdul Kalam, Azim Premji, J R D Tata, K Anji Reddy, N R Narayana Murthy, and Verghese Kurien along with inspirational CEO quotes.... less

One of the most fascinating countries in the worl... more

One of the most fascinating countries in the world, Japans economy has been in recession since the early 1990s. This book takes an objective look at this country and identifies its core strengths and structural weaknesses. It explains the evolution of Japanese economy, and deals with the uniqueness of its corporate sector such as subcontracting and lifetime employment.... less

This two-part series underlines the need for stra... more

This two-part series underlines the need for strategy and strategic management for companies. Strategic management is a science that can be adapted and developed depending on ones situation. Volume II underlines the need for strategy to be developed in an organization by design, default or circumstances. This volume contains eight case studies of some world-class companies such as Nissan, Linux, Intel, Procter & Gamble, Cemex, IKEA, Tesco and Starbucks who have successfully used strategic management .... less

This book covers important issues relating to Int... more

This book covers important issues relating to International Marketing like building and managing of brands, advertising in the context of cultural differences, differences in market maturity, advertising regulations. Included are cases featuring well-known companies like, IKEA, Gucci, Prada, Dabur, Matsushita, Wal-Mart and Ambev. Now that businesses are global, new approaches to international marketing has to be developed and put to use to woo global customers.... less