Tag Archives: MBA

The changing moods of the markets

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Nirvana

Every now and then, there is a particular sector in the market which finds fancy with investors – retail and institutional alike. Share prices of companies in that sector rises unidirectionally – and most, if not all, companies ride on … Continue reading →

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An unequivocal manager

Posted on July 1, 2010 by admin

Hypothesis: An unequivocal statement by a manager is an oxymoron. Proof: I am a manager. I just made an unequivocal statement. So there is an apparent paradox. So putting aside the possibility of why the world didn’t disappear in a … Continue reading →

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How to get value-add from brand stores

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Nirvana

Recently Tata Croma had an offer on one of their products. They were bundling a set of Sennheiser headphones with an ipod nano. It seems this offer was quite popular with the people as the headphones were out of stock … Continue reading →

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Reliance Industries v/s You

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Nirvana

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Saku bai is the new mother of scientific management

Posted on January 31, 2010 by admin

The latest news from my side. Household work has gone à la carte. The last maid-servant we had hired has left. It’s time to hire a new one. And as anyone who has negotiated for a maid-servant in Mumbai will … Continue reading →

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The next financial crisis is already emerging

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Nirvana

The world economy has not even recovered fully from the excesses of Wall Street in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, and these fellows are all set to seek out the next opportunity in financial speculation. A report today in mint describes … Continue reading →

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Why is strong project management important to organization strategy?

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Nirvana

“The only way to maintain a long term competitive advantage is to change faster than your competitor.” “Operations are activities which are repeatable and do not have a specific start date and end date. Projects are, on the other hand, … Continue reading →

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How to rank B-schools using the StuFac ratio

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Nirvana

The PE ratio, as any MBA worth his salt would know, is considered a measure of the growth prospects of a particular stock. The ratio compares the market price of the company’s share to the earnings per share of that … Continue reading →

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The curse of the telephone

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Nirvana

Since I joined work, there’s hardly been any time to devote time to the blog. Things have been quite hectic on the personal front as well. Even though Mumbai provides a lot of inspiration, I hardly have the energy to … Continue reading →

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Politics, humour and baldness

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Nirvana
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