 Surviving
The Slowdown
Smart companies aren’t
fazed by the slowdown; they see in it an opportunity to transform
themselves with an eye on the future. From diversification to financial
reengineering, and organisational restructuring to acquiring the
competition, India’s finest are blazing a pioneer’s path through the
downturn.
Editorial
Midnight's Children: The Sequel
Features
Ranbaxy's
Last-mile Hiccup
With manufacturing
operations in 7 countries and a presence in 40, Ranbaxy seems well on its
way to realising its objective of becoming an MNC by 2004. But plateauing
domestic sales, the lack of deep pockets, and potential internal strife
could throw a spanner in the works.
Hyderabad's
Next Boom
It’s all about biotech
and you’ll encounter some archetypal boomtown rats in the city: from
serious- minded entrepreneurs intent on building the next Celera to
carpetbaggers out to get rich quick; from academics realising the value of
their knowledge to dreamy-eyed aspirants hoping this will be their ticket
to riches.
Un
Trustworthy Institution
That could well be another
expansion for UTI which moves from one debacle to the next with unceasing
regularity. A soft-loan option from some banks may resurrect the US 64
scheme this time round, but there is little to show the Trust has learnt
anything from the episode.
Doordarshan's
Turnaround That Wasn't
This time, last year then
Prasar Bharti CEO R.R. Shah had some heavy-duty plans for the broadcaster’s
revival. Now the network has a new CEO who has to come up with something
just short of magical to attract deserting advertisers and uninterested
viewers.
Four
Is Certainly A Crowd
The issue of the fourth
licences promises to be no less messy than the first. With the odds
stacked against the fourth operator, will it be worth it?
The
Q1 Mutual Funds Scoreboard
The quarterly
BT-Mutualfundsindia.com scoreboard of mutual fund schemes throws up no
surprises. Equity schemes are still languishing, but debt, and gilt
schemes have emerged as the favourites of investors. Plus: the investing
strategies of the best-performing fund managers. N. Singh of LIC
Dhanaraksha 89; S. Krishnan of Cholamandalam AMC; and J. Vaswani of JM
Balanced Growth Fund.
It's
A Long Winter Ahead For Advertising
Last year’s hopes of a
renaissance in advertising are now well and truly dead. With companies
pruning their budgets, and new sectors like healthcare and insurance yet
to take off, things look bleak for the industry.
Trends
Leader: Crisis Of Confidence
Management: Desperate
Measures
Corporate Notes: Executive
Tracking
Personal Finance
Ten
Recession-Proof Stocks
Why some companies will do well in a recession.
All
About Net Banking
All you ever needed to know, but were afraid to ask, about online
banking.
BT
dot.com
Cover Story
Meet an Indian dot.com, an
Application Services Provider to boot, that actually makes money.
What's
Hot
The most happening stuff in the
Indian dot.com firmament last fortnight.
Case Game
The
Case Of Manufacturing
Should
Alpha Finance club distribution of its disparate financial products? K.L.
Muralidhara of American Express, R. Pandey of Marico Industries, and R.
Ravi of Alpic Finance discuss.
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Managing
The Outplacement Agenda
Get to know the latest work- force
rationalisation trend in India Inc.: outplacement.
Back
Of The Book
Kolkata's Dying Market
Once the largest commodities
market in Asia, Burrabazaar is fading away.
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