 Inside The $ 1-Billion GE India
The world's most admired
company has quietly cobbled together a billion dollar empire in
India-$1.75 billion, including global gains in productivity and
intellectual capital. Now, CEO Scott Bayman must grow this number
proportionately as he targets $2.5 billion in sales and close to $2
billion in productivity and IC gains. An exclusive behind-the-scenes look
at GE's Indian operations.Corporates
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Six-Packs For Mallya
UB goes on an expansion
trip by buying up beer brands and breweries. But the company may have to
pay a heavy price for this part-aggressive, part-defensive adventure.
The
Real Abhishek Dalmia
As the battle for Gesco
Corp heats up, an up-close-and-personal look at the unlikely corporate
raider who's so much in the news.
A
Parent Tries to Make Things Better
Philips NV's decision to
up its stake in its Indian arm is primarily an act of faith. But, it is
critical to the company's turnaround.
ColorPlus'
Next Step
CP has managed to build a
great brand, but it remains a minnow in terms of size. Now the company has
to think big to move on.
Digital
Goes Soft
Som Mittal wants Digital
to be a software biggie, and majority stake-holder Compaq's new services
focus could just help that.
Siemens'
Happy Ending
Fine, it's not there yet,
but the company's focus on internal processes has seen it enhance
profitability even as sales stagnate.
Our
Air India
Citing the enterprise
value they've already added to AI, an employees union stakes claim to the
company.
A
Happy Advertising Story
It's a case of second time
lucky for Geetanjali Kirloskar with the born-again Quadrant.
Auto Special
The
BT-Autocar India Special
Two wheels good; four
wheels better. There's something about cars that makes the pulse race. BT
and Autocar India profile the available passenger-car models, identify
expected launches from the car companies already here in the country, and
fantasise about wheels we'd all like to drive.
Interview
"What
stops free flow of information is dangerous"
Electronic Frontier
Foundation founder John Perry Barlow in a snappy Q&A session on
freedom and anarchy on the Net.
Policy Watch
In
Shallow Waters
The Commerce Ministry gets
set to go live with another export-promotion strategy, but it still fails
to address the main issue: infrastructure.
Features
TVS-Suzuki's
Four-Stroke Thrust
CEO Venu Srinivasan has
pulled the company back from the brink before, but he needs to use all his
marketing and manufacturing acumen to overcome the delay in TVS-Suzuki's
launch of four-stroke motorcycles.
The
Revenge Of The Bricks
Old economy companies are
discovering that they could well be the biggest beneficiaries of the Net.
But they're willing to wait and watch how things turn out before making a
move.
Maverick
In A Business Suit
That's as good a
description as any for TBWA Head and creativity maven Jean Marie Dru.
Here, you'll find him speaking about disruption.
Personal Finance
Reshuffling
Your Equity Funds
Reshuffling equity funds to hedge risks and increase
returns.
The
Name Of The ROCE
Why ROCE is such a great financial metric.
Case Game
The
Case Of Managing IT
How can Total leverage IT
without becoming a victim of its rigidity? V.S.
Krishnan of RPG Enterprises, A. Bagdadi of Godrej-GE Appliances, and A.
Dasgupta of PricewaterhouseCoopers debate how. Send us your solution which scrutinises the problems in companies like yours. We'll
showcase the best solutions on-line.
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dot.com
Cover Story
Virtual communities are finally
here. But will they fare any better than content and commerce-oriented
dotcoms in India?
What's
Hot
India gets its first Controller
of Certifying Authorities for digital signatures, Rediff's Thinkindia
acquisition, Sun's cable-dreams, an interview with Michael Ripps of Lycos,
a wrap-up of IT.com, veecee tips from Prakash Bhalerao, and more happening
stuff.
Tuesday
Networking
BT's Roshni Jayakar spends an evening
building her Rolodex at a gathering of new-e movers and shakers.
Careers Today
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