International talent management becomes increasingly important, because companies compete on a global scale for qualified employees. Finding highly educated talent, however, is difficult, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. This research investigates the work expectations of Chinese (N=404),...

Internationales Talentmanagement gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung, da Unternehmen in einem globalen Wettbewerb um qualifizierte Mitarbeiter stehen. Diese Studie befasst sich mit den Arbeitserwartungen von chinesischen (N=404), indischen (N=588) und deutschen (N=257) Studierenden – der Gruppe,...

The present study is conducted is to measure the change in share prices after the merger announcement date by using event study methodology and is based on a database consisting 515 sample companies taken from CMIE-Prowess for the period of five years i.e. 2005 to 2013. The standard event...

Design professionals have increasingly sought to provide clients not only with design solutions to fit existing plans but also with strategic advice for future opportunities. What specific strategic roles can designers play? This study was based on field research with London-based designers and...

The debate of core competence was of little consequence in the Indian context so far. Economic reform and boom, had almost blindfolded companies from the benefits of constrained operations. Coupled with rising level of incomes levels and expenditure - India was synonym with growth. Till recently...

This paper identifies the various competitive strategies being deployed by the market leaders, market challengers, market followers and market nichers of Indian hair colour industry. The paper tends to reflect the adopted strategies in powder based, cream based and henna based colourant...

The growth of management institutions in India in last 15 years has been rapid. Data on number of business schools established in India from 1995 suggest a ‘mushrooming' growth in terms of numbers and often at the cost of quality. India has 2000 B-Schools, awarding MBA degrees, or an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the status of gross and net working capital and their association with sales of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd, with reference to the Indian paper industry over a decade, from 1999 to 2008. Design/methodology/approach – The research is mainly...