The ongoing surge in investments in Africa from Indian companies clearly point in one direction- Indian companies are beginning to consider Africa as the market for the future. Is it really the next big market ? Africa's strength lies...

The way people live, behave, and respond differs from country to country. This has been an attribute of ‘culture’ which has been cultivated over a number of years since the ‘Homo sapiens’ have originated. In societies some rules become...

I completely agree with the Microsoft’s Windows OS example presented by the author. However, if we consider the case of IT Service Industry (I share loyalty of almost 3 years...

Our MBA guy is working really hard under his new female boss. But is life really going in the right direction for him? Let's find out ! Food for Thought: How do you think our MBA guy should balance his...

The product lifecycle curve consists of 3 distinct segments: Early, Middle and Late adapters. But is it possible to motivate the late adapters to function as early adapters? Quite an intriguing proposal ! Let us look at certain characteristics...

In times when traditional businesses are facing a blitzkrieg of brands, malls and departmental stores many small and traditional Indian businesses are feeling the heat of competition. The Indian mithai store like the kirana store is an intrinsic part...

There is a famous saying that "brand equity" is as important as the future cash flow of a firm. When it comes to discount strategy of a firm, a good brand is worth even more than that. The term brand...

At a particular curve in one of Mumbai’s roads there was a problem of too many people losing control of the vehicle because of the curvature of the road . Speed breakers , spot speeding fines , nothing seemed...

United States President Barack Obama’s chief economic advisor Lawrence H. Summers, had earlier mentioned that the growth model of India was people-centric known as ‘Mumbai Consensus’ and that of China was export oriented known as ‘Beijing consensus’. (On the...

“Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one’s monopoly.”   Do we Indians really believe in the perfect blend of astounding vision, aspiring mission and justified implementation? For how long will we remain a job seeker to our economy? How much and what more motivation...