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The Paradox of Indispensability | The Paradox of Indispensability - London Business School BSR
Autumn 2011: The logic that shapes the first half of your career can leave you trapped in the second half. Managers make predictable mistakes that, despite their technical expertise and stellar performance, can lead high-fliers to fail to rise to the top. A long with colleagues, I have been teaching about ‘executive derailment’ for many years.
The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs - Harvard Business Review
His saga is the entrepreneurial creation myth writ large: Steve Jobs cofounded Apple in his parents’ garage in 1976, was ousted in 1985, returned to rescue it from near bankruptcy in 1997, and by the time he died, in October 2011, had built it into the world’s most valuable company. Along the way he helped to transform seven industries: personal computing, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, retail stores, and digital publishing. He thus belongs in the pantheon of America’s great innovators, along with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Walt Disney.
In our market 71 equity linked savings schemes (ELSS) are floating from various asset management companies. Most investors generally search for best performing ELSS schemes between January and March for investment and to save tax because the financial year is coming to end. Investors are in dilemma while searching the best available fund based on their goals and risk taking capability. In this article, your confusion will be reduced since performance of “Best ELSS mutual fund schemes in 2011-12” is reviewed.
Top 5 ELSS schemes to invest in 2011-12 - Investing It!
What You Should Know About The Stock Market | BetterExplained
Everyone’s heard of the stock market — but few know why it works.
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In the late 1940s, when Sam Walton was franchising a Ben Franklin's variety store in Newport, Ark., he had a simple but momentous idea.
A Brief History of Wal-Mart
As the end of financial year approaches investors are suddenly woken up to the existence of Income Tax department. If you haven’t done the tax planning in advance then this is the time to carefully select the investment products under section 80C. A wise investment will not only lessen the tax burden but also give some good returns.
Tax saving options under section 80C - Understanding Taxes
Business Portal of India : Indian Economy : Economic Indicators from 1991
The Indian economy has undergone substantial changes since the introduction of economic reforms in 1991. These reforms were a comprehensive effort consisting of three main components namely, liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation.
Know more about the personalities holding the highest offices and important positions in Executive, Judiciary and Legislature in the country. View full profile by accessing Official's name and visit their website by accessing the image link.
Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India
Robert Johnson of INET in this post looks at this most important question: In the wake of INET’s conference in Berlin, Executive Director Robert Johnson poses a profound question during this interview with the German foundation Stiftverband.
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Credit default swaps, an insurance instrument partly blamed for the credit crisis and the near sinking of US insurer AIG, will be permitted in India from October with banks, primary dealers and non-banking financial companies’ participation and some strict rules to prevent abuse.The IPL Season 5 is on.
The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Companies advance myriad strategies for creating value with acquisitions—but only a handful are likely to do so. There is no magic formula to make acquisitions successful.
McKinsey: The five types of successful acquisitions « Center for "First Wave" Management & Economics News Study
New York (CNN) -- The dollar is an unreliable international currency and should be replaced by a more stable system, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in a report released Tuesday. The use of the dollar for international trade came under increasing scrutiny when the U.S. economy fell into recession.