Experts on disaster management from various countries recently gathered at Delhi University to discuss the impact of disasters on health, economy and society. The experts all agreed that there is a need to collect information on disasters of three dominant forms – earthquakes, windstorms and floods.
The experts concluded that in order to carry out [...]

Its that time of the year again. Starting March 2008, final placements kick off at the six Indian Institutes of Management at Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bangalore, Indore, Kozhikode and Lucknow. While leading Indian and international companies queue up at the different campuses for some aggressive head hunting, students gear up to take their pick of the [...]

Management
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES (IIAS), CALCUTTA
Last date for submission of application forms is march 1, 2008
SUBJECT: The International Institute of Advanced Studies invites applications for its six-month retail management programme in association with Pantaloons and an MBA in retail management in association with Bharti Resource Learning Ltd.

ELIGIBILITY: Candidates applying for the six-month course should [...]

The results of the annual appraisal are in and you have been promoted. Congratulations! Here are some tips on how to be a good boss :-
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You have just been promoted. After being congratulated by your friends at work, you realise that you will now be supervising those same people. As you begin work on the [...]

The world is showing an increasing interest in South Asia, the hotspot of socio-cultural change and geopolitical tumult. Be it the threat to Pakistan’s democracy, the rise and fall of India’s Sensex, the ethnic political conflict in Sri Lanka or Burma’s military junta – all eyes are fixed on the South Asian region. Social scientists, [...]

Corporate websites are one of the most effective sources of recruitment :
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If you go to the career section of the website of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, you will find a lot of “oppurtunities” (sic). You will need to be quick if you want to discover it in its pristine spelling; the advantage of the [...]

The sales trail can be slow paced or high energy; the way to achieve the success we are looking for is to cover all the bases. Sales management can be very intricate, time consuming, and exhausting. However if all the right tools and elements are brought together the results can be fantastic. As in any [...]

Most marketing strategies are about being in motion. Have a plan, be proactive, and take the necessary action steps. Although being proactive is a necessary aspect of marketing, an often overlooked and yet equally important part is your company’s internal perception.
Many companies put a lot of effort into all the external aspects of what they [...]

The Indian Civil Services (ICS) has witnessed a sea change from the time it was conceptualised under the British Raj – from a service to preserve the East India Company’s rule, to a service for independent India. This change includes its operation, role definition and even the people that work for it.
Today, the service [...]

In addition to the CAT and CET, there are a host of management entrance tests that students can consider. Jayanti Ghose walks you through the choices:-
An MBA is among the most coveted professional qualifications today, in India and the world. It translates into varied employment opportunities, scope for advancement to the top positions in industry, [...]