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Aug 08, 2009
Corporate: Nothing Much To Cheer About
Corporate India’s first quarter results show no green shoots of recovery
 
Aug 01, 2009
Corporate: Quantum Leap
A.M. Naik is integrating a clutch of businesses into a high-tech conglomerate
 
Aug 01, 2009
BPO: Making It Big At home
While global clients may still hold glamour, domestic BPO orders are proving more resilient
 
July 25, 2009
Corporate: Boxed In By Bauxite
Anil Agarwal is investing heavily in aluminium, but the forecast is not encouraging
 
July 11, 2009
Government: Questions That Beg Answers
Why some members of Parliament are interested in the Reliance gas dispute
 
July 04, 2009
Corporate: A Conservative Bank Gets A Makeover
HDFC Bank did not go overboard during the boom. Now it is using its strong balance sheet to grow aggressively
 
July 04, 2009
Interview: Aditya Puri
Aditya Puri, Managing Director, HDFC Bank
 
July 04, 2009
Corporate: Tough To Rove Around
The JLR Acquisition Is Taking A Toll On Tata Motors
 
June 27, 2009
Ports: Small Rules The Roost
Ports with small capacity outperform the big ones in business
 
June 27, 2009
Corporate: Losing The Shine?
Market conditions are hurting Titan’s market leadership
 
June 20, 2009
Foreword: Gliding Through Turbulence
The super rich in India have seen significant wealth erosion, but they are still breathing easy
 
June 20, 2009
Gainers And Losers: Speed Bumps On The Road To Riches
The billionaire club has got smaller in number and in size, and many have fallen off the radar
 
June 20, 2009
Methodology: How We Did It
SpiceJet’s Aggarwal is convin-ced that the sky is not falling
 
June 20, 2009
Profile: Patu Keswani
The trademark ponytail of this hotel baron may not look serious, but his business figures prove otherwise
 
June 20, 2009
Profile: Pallonji S. Mistry
The reclusive billionaire is known for his Tata links, and his family’s construction business
 
June 20, 2009
Profile: Y.V.S. Murthy
Y.V.S. Murthy focused on specialised products and built a success story out of them
 
June 20, 2009
Profile: Rami Reddy
Rami Reddy’s determination to curb water shortage led him to the corporate world
 
June 20, 2009
Profile: G.R.K. Reddy
The founder-MD of Marg has build his road to success painstakingly, but not without hurdles
 
June 20, 2009
Profile: Vijay Kalantri
Networking is an easy word for the chairman and managing director of the Balaji Group
 
June 20, 2009
Comment By Rashesh Shah
Philanthropy and giving back help restore the balance between the rich and the poor
 
June 20, 2009
Comment By Ajay Bagga
Client centricity will be the biggest determinant of success in private banking in India
 
June 20, 2009
Wealth Management: Playing It Safe For The Time Being
Wealth managers are tweaking their models to preserve clients’ money during the slowdown
 
June 20, 2009
The Politicians: Deepak Bhardwaj
The count of crorepati politicians has doubled since 14th Lok Sabha
 
June 20, 2009
Luxury Spending: The Party Is Not Over Yet
Affluent Indians have gone slow on their spending spree, though marketers disagree
 
June 20, 2009
WIndfall Gains: The Harvest Of A Lifetime
Farmers of a Punjab village got rich after the government paid them big money for acquiring their land
 
June 12, 2009
Profile: Sanjay Aggarwal
SpiceJet’s Aggarwal is convin-ced that the sky is not falling
 
June 05, 2009
Labour Disputes: The Summer Of Discontent
Worker angst is rising. Unless the root causes are dealt with soon, there will be grave implications for future labour relations
 
May 29, 2009
Profile: Martial C. Rolland
Nestle's India chief is moving on after a long and fruitful stint
 
May 29, 2009
SMEs: The Going Gets Tougher
SMEs will have to learn how to manage their books better
 
May 29, 2009
Ranbaxy: Moment Of Reckoning
Ranbaxy’s New management will have to deal with a fractured legacy
 
May 22, 2009
Regulation: A Legal Landmine
FCPA Act’s stringent laws can get Indian companies into trouble
 
April 25, 2009
Leadership: Difficult Times, Difficult Decisions
Boom and bust are part of the business cycle. But it is the leader who can make all the difference — between success and failure....
 
April 25, 2009
Leadership In Times Of Crisis: Pramod Bhasin
Genpact is the biggest employer in the BPO sector
 
April 25, 2009
Leadership In Times Of Crisis: K.M. Birla
Aditya Birla Group has ridden its commodity cycles smartly
 
April 18, 2009
Leadership In Times Of Crisis: Adi Godrej
Godrej Group upholds the highest standards of governance
 
April 18, 2009
Leadership In Times Of Crisis: Kishore Biyani
Future Group is finding out ways to retain its customers
 
April 25, 2009
Leadership In Times Of Crisis: Chanda Kochhar
ICICI Bank has seen one of the smoothest transfers of power
 
April 25, 2009
Leadership In Times Of Crisis: S. Gopalakrishnan.
Infosys‘s guidance has become a benchmark for IT
 
April 25, 2009
Leadership In Times Of Crisis: D. Shivakumar
There is Nokia. And there is everyone else...
 
April 25, 2009
Leadership In Times Of Crisis: Peter Kronschnabl
BMW has become a bestseller in India
 
April 25, 2009
Leadership In Iimes Of Crisis: Shinzo Nakanishi
...both the potential upsides as well as the enormous risks
 
April 25, 2009
Leadership In Times Of Crisis: Vineet Nayar
HCL integrated Axon in the most crucial of times
 
April 25, 2009
Corporate Debt: Too Much To Handle ...
India’s 33 debt recovery trib-unals (DRT) and five debt recovery appellate tribunals, set up by the government to help financial ...
 
April 18, 2009
Tech Mahindra-Satyam: The Winner Takes All...
...both the potential upsides as well as the enormous risks
 
April 18, 2009
Rise And Rise Of Debt
India Inc.’s interest liabilities are rising faster than its income
 
April 10, 2009
Patents: Where The Buck Stops
There seems little ground for multinational companies’ (MNC) plea to disallow pre-grant opposition to patents in India...
 
April 10, 2009
Satyam: Known Versus Unknown
Though extensive, the CBI’s chargesheet does not answer some vital questions
 
April 10, 2009
Britannia: Wadias Get A Golden Goose
By wresting full control over Britannia, the Wadias hope to make a comeback
 
April 10, 2009
Roundtable: Tackling The Green Issue
Organisations have largely failed to walk the talk when it comes to reducing carbon footprints. Technology could help provide...
 
April 03, 2009
Auditing: PW’s Moral Dilemma
Will the auditing firm stand up for its troubled partners?
 
April 03, 2009
Auditing: Flagging The Holes
As the race for acquiring Satyam approaches the last stages, many new questions are emerging
 
March 27, 2009
Mergers And Acquisitions : In Pursuit Of The Sun
Cloud computing may be at the heart of IBM’s take-over plan
 
March 27, 2009
Corporate: Blowing In The Wind
Cash-squeezed Suzlon is flying in the face of tough times
 
March 23, 2009
Foreword: In A League Of Their Own
BW celebrates five young entrepreneurs who could make it big in the future
 
March 23, 2009
Profile: Shashin Mishra
Shashin Mishra and his mates can unfailingly tell from a distance if your wind mills and moving transformers are doing all right
 
March 23, 2009
Profile: N.N. Sreejith
ROPE’s N.N. Sreejith brings out the best of rural enterprise by providing villages a link to global markets
 
March 23, 2009
Profile: Phanindra Sama
Aggregating online bookings for bus tickets across the country has provided great value to bus travellers as well as redBus’s Phanindra Sama
 
March 23, 2009
Profile: Sandeep Maheshwari
Not only was Sandeep Maheshwari quick to identify the felt need in stock photography, he also tied up with competition to strengthen his business
 
March 23, 2009
Profile: Lekh Joshi
Can’t afford an iPhone? Mango’s Lekh Joshi promises a mobile software that will provide high-end features for low-end phones
 
March 23, 2009
Special Mention: The Next-Best Ideas
Four entrepreneurs who did not make it to the final list, but deserve mention because of their interesting concepts
 
March 23, 2009
Opportunity: The Silver Lining
An economic slowdown is a good time for wannabe entrepreneurs to take the plunge
 
March 23, 2009
Funding: Money Matters
The funding ecosystem has improved, but the slowdown has taken a toll
 
March 23, 2009
Incubation: Nurturing New Ideas
Lack of funds is not deterring incubators from babysitting innovations
 
March 23, 2009
Education: Natural Instincts
Entrepreneurship figures in B-schools, but not many lessons are learnt
 
March 23, 2009
The Judgement: A Close Contest
The six-hour deliberations to choose the final five was engrossing
 
March 23, 2009
Cotton: More Is Less For Nafed
Nafed wants a level playing field with Cotton Corporation of India
 
March 23, 2009
Accounting: A Question Of Standards
India Inc. is lobbying to get ICAI to relax the accounting norms
 
March 13, 2009
A Healthy Pursuit
Philips bets big on providing low-cost healthcare solutions
 
March 06, 2009
Not So Durable
LG and Samsung are recalibrating strategies to regain market power and cope with the slowdown
 
March 06, 2009
Sharing Benefits
Flex can address needs of both employers and employees
 
March 06, 2009
RIL- RPL Merger: Making Elephants Dance
The merger is a strategic masterstroke; shareholders’ benefits are unclear
 
February 27, 2009
Bold & The Bountiful
Marico hopes to bridge slowing demand with growth
 
February 27, 2009
Satyam: Entering The Home Stretch
The fate of Satyam Computers will hang in the balance for the next few weeks
 
February 27, 2009
Profile: Nokia’s Dreamer
Meyer’s Nseries design signalled a brand makeover
 
February 20, 2009
Corporate Governance: Gaining Momentum
The Satyam case has given more muscle to shareholder activism
 
February 13, 2009
Transparency Matters
SFIO should follow in the footsteps of investigators in the US and the UK.
 
February 06, 2009
Not Really Positive
Price Waterhouse's reputation and future business are at stake...
 
February 06, 2009
A Coveted Prize
Companies eyeing Satyam see good business sense in bidding...
 
February 06, 2009
The End Is Not Near
Unfunded superannuation liabilities deserve attention...
 
February 06, 2009
Daring To Dream
Gautam Adani’s ambitions are gigantic; the challenges he faces in realising them are huge, too...
 
January 30, 2009
Rebels With A Cause
IFC’s rebel shareholders could force a compromise...
 
January 30, 2009
Acquisition Battles
The outcome in the Zenotech case may set a precedent...
 
January 23, 2009
Accounting: Ghosts In Balance Sheets
Published financial accounts of companies can be gently cooked or even roasted
 
January 23, 2009
Annual Report: Hidden From View
Exemptions have made balance sheets even more opaque
 
January 23, 2009
Guest Column: Saurabh Mukherjea
We need stronger accounting rules, better market regulation and stronger independent directors...
 
January 23, 2009
Start-Up: Nature's Companions
HaraBara's founders hope to help firms world over go green...
 
January 23, 2009
Partners In Crime?
NCC's balance sheet has financial twists similar to Satyam's...
 
January 23, 2009
Truce Not Yet
What's behind the reports of a patch-up between the Ambanis?
 
January 16, 2009
Create A Special Force
Economic commandos should take charge of corporate failures
 
January 16, 2009
Anatomy Of A Fraud
There are more holes in Satyam’s numbers than what Raju claims
 
January 16, 2009
Corporate Fraud: Long Arm Of The Law
Corporate frauds may have been happening forever but this seems to be the season...
 
January 16, 2009
Industrial Production: Small Cheer
The latest IIP numbers give some relief to the sagging economy...
 
January 09, 2009
Corporate Fraud: Shocked And Awed
The Satyam saga raises serious questions about the key parts of India’s financial ecosystem
 
January 09, 2009
Profile: Murali Divi
He started small, but focus has paid off for drug maker Murali Divi
 
January 09, 2009
Clearing The Air
Steve jobs has finally admitted to his mysterious illness...
 
January 02, 2009
The Writing On The Wall
Will Ramalinga Raju be India's first CEO to be forced out?
 
January 02, 2009
Bolt From The Blue
US-based dow chemical has suffered a double blow...
 
December 26, 2008
Leading By Numbers
When the going gets tough for a company, the CFO gets going
 
December 26, 2008
No Great Expectations
Q3 results to show the growth engine running out of gas
 
December 26, 2008
Unemployment: Figures That Don't Talk
Nobody knows the number of unemployed in India
 
December 26, 2008
Foreword: Ten People To Watch In 2009
BW selects the unlikely heroes who might make a diffrence in 2009
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: Malvinder Singh
After selling Ranbaxy at a peak, Singh can invest his billions during a trough
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: Anil Kakodkar
This low-profile scientist will shepherd in the era of nuclear power
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: Noel N. Tata
Another Tata could help steer the fortunes of India's oldest business group
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: Kanimozhi
Karunanidhi's low-profile poet daughter is becoming a player in New Delhi
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: Chanda Kochhar
ICICI Bank's new chief wants to alter the face of modern Indian banking
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: Chiranjeevi
A new actor is catapulting from the movie studio to the political stage
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: Carol Browner
A passionate ecologist will now shape climate change politics
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: An Ingenue
A wholesome beauty is captivating raunch-obsessed Bollywood
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: Cheteshwar
Cheteshwar Pujara could well be Indian cricket's next big thing
 
December 26, 2008
Profile: The Naxalite
Worsening governance is pushing more peasants towards revolt
 
December 19, 2008
Foreword: $1
The quest to find the CEOs who delivered the most bang for the buck throws up quite a few surprises.
 
December 19, 2008
Methodology: How We Did Its
India’s Most ‘Value’able CEOs survey started with the Bombay Stock Exchange 200 (BSE-200) as the base set...
 
December 19, 2008
Rankings:The Value Of CEOs
 
 
 
December 19, 2008
Profile:Dilip S. Shanghvi
Dilip Shanghvi's fortitude has taken his company to a position of power
 
December 19, 2008
Profile: Glenn Saldanhas
Despite reversals, Glenn Saldanha keeps the faith in drug research
 
December 19, 2008
Profile: T.V. Ramanathan
T.V. Ramanathan loves his numbers, and his employees too
 
December 19, 2008
Profile:Naveen Jindal
Naveen Jindal's youthful frame disguises a steely resolve to achieve
 
December 19, 2008
Profile: P.R.S. Oberoi
For over four decades, Biki Oberoi has set the standards in excellence
 
December 19, 2008
Salary Divide: View From The Bottoms
High salaries cause resentment, but CEO's is a difficult act to follow
 
December 19, 2008
Accountability: Time To Raise The Bars
Bloated CEO packages are often approved by benign boards, underlining India's poor corporate governance
 
December 19, 2008
Advertising: All In The Family
Top executives are replacing stars for credible and cost-effective ads
 
December 19, 2008
A Design To Quit?
Was the Maytas bid a step towards exiting Satyam?
 
December 19, 2008
Disney In India: Act 2, Scene 1
Disney's second coming may prove to be more successful
 
December 15, 2008
Human Resources: The Real Nation Builders
As IITians bring global glory, bright engineers from lesser-known institutes build the country
 
December 05, 2008
Corporate: Fruitful Measures
Parle Agro is experimenting with new products in its portfolio
 
December 05, 2008
Patents: Name Of The Game
Can four equal three? A few years ago, a legal battle between two razor blade manufacturers — US-based Gillette and UK-based Wilkinson Sword...
 
November 28, 2008
Corporate: The Jaguar Drag
A £1-bn loan plea confirms that Tata Motors is in trouble
 
November 28, 2008
Small Industries: Weaving Woes
Cane furniture trade is caught in a vicious cycle of low pricing
 
November 21, 2008
International Trade: A Maturing Partnership
The trend of growing japanese investment in India will continue
 
November 21, 2008
Profile: Abhi Shah
The legal industry uses expensive manpower inefficiently
 
October 17, 2008
Foreword: Twists And Turns
Time to seek the real, not notional, wealth generators
 
October 17, 2008
Top 5: On A Sound Footing
Indian Oil remains unfazed by RIL’s new-found strength
 
October 17, 2008
Top 5: Refined Operations
Reliance is now an end-to-end oil and gas major company
 
October 17, 2008
Top 5: Energy Dynamics
ONGC gains in ranking despite numerous constraints
 
October 17, 2008
Top 5: Survival Strategies
Despite its financial troubles, HPCL has a few positives
 
October 17, 2008
The Leaders: Growing On Raw Power
Natural resource-based companies dominate the Top 30
 
October 17, 2008
Methodology: How We Ranked Them
Rankings are based on companies' total assets and revenues
 
October 17, 2008
Profitability: Returns Vs Profits
Companies making most profits haven’t given best returns
 
October 17, 2008
Loss Makers: Drifting Down
Here's a list of the companies that have bled the most
 
October 17, 2008
Women Directors: Unchanged Mindsets
India Inc. could do with more women in its boardrooms
 
October 17, 2008
Top PSUs: Back With A Bang
PSUs retain their relevance in a rapidly industrialising nation
 
October 17, 2008
Ranking: Non-financial
 
October 17, 2008
Ranking: Financial
 
October 17, 2008
Ranking: Industry-wise I
 
 
 
October 17, 2008
Ranking: Most Profitable
 
October 17, 2008
Comment: By Sanjay Naya
Gradual liberali-sation has shielded Indian banks from the current global crisis
 
October 17, 2008
Comment: By Suresh Vaswani
Infomation technology can solve a number of ‘green’ issues that businesses ignore
 
October 17, 2008
Corporate: Acquiring Difficulties
Companies find capital is getting harder to come by or raise
 
October 06, 2008
Reliance 2x
India's largest private company is doubling in size and it could create a vibrant gas industry in energy-starved India
 
October 06, 2008
Labour Relations: The Wake-up Call
Why multi-national companies are reluctant to invest in Uttar Pradesh
 
October 06, 2008
BW Event: Group Relations Conference
Curtains were drawn on the fourth International Group Relations Conference 2008 instituted by BW on 20 September.
 
September 29, 2008
Being Good
Even after PepsiCo's health makeover, half of its revenues will come from colas and fun snacks
 
September 29, 2008
Interview: 'We're Transforming...'
Indra Nooyi, Chairman & CEO, PepsiCo
 
September 29, 2008
Sports: Serious Game
Anil Ambani will be exposed to the vagaries of owning a sports team
 
September 29, 2008
Roundtable: Business On Broadband
Despite a broadband policy being in force for four years, broadband penetration in India has been less than adequate.
 
September 29, 2008
Human Resources: Virtual Check
HR firms look at potential candidates' online profile before hiring
 
September 19, 2008
Profile: The Super Tramp
Eccentric, yet a realist, it’s hard to pin him down
 
September 12, 2008
Tale Of Two Bombays
How two ‘Bombay’ companies have been reinventing themselves
 
September 05, 2008
Human Resources: Advantage Home
The work-from-home concept seems to be fast catching up. In the near future, Wipro Technologies wants a third...
 
September 05, 2008
Marketing: Premiere At A Premium
Apple fans are upset about iphone's exorbitant price tag
 
September 05, 2008
Tata Steel: Looking Up
Corus's lower margins haven't affected Tata Steel's performance
 
August 29, 2008
Doctrine Of Dissent
Reliance MF has questioned Novartis on cash management
 
August 29, 2008
Marketing: The Nano Pizza
Food majors touch new lows in pricing strategies
 
August 08, 2008
Sue Men!
Why India must have a system to check slush funds
 
August 08, 2008
Chemical Warfare
Violent protests stall Dow's 'R&D centre' near Pune
 
August 08, 2008
Patents: Outsourcing Snags
A US notice on patent outsourcing has caused a lot of confusion
 
August 08, 2008
High Stake Boardgames
Emami's hostile bid for Zandu turns into a boardroom battle
 
August 08, 2008
Roundtable: Chipping In India
The Indian semiconductor and embedded design services market has grown consistently over the past five years and...
 
August 01, 2008
Human Resources: Staff strength
Developing the skills of the workforce is the best way to reduce an organisation's exposure...
 
August 01, 2008
Global Acquisitions: The Big Picture
In a development that shows how smaller fashion houses worldwide are being gobbled up by their...
 
July 18, 2008
Slowdown Survivors
How some mid-sized companies are beating hard times
 
July 18, 2008
Human Resources: Bad Apples
Companies are waking up to the fact that some employees lie in their CVs
 
July 11, 2008
BPO/ITES: Setting The Bar
The BPO industry is keen on developing a common standard
 
July 11, 2008
Philanthropy: Giving It All Away
It seems self-made billionaires are choosing to give away their wealth to charitable causes rather than leaving it behind for posterity.
 
July 11, 2008
Entrepreneurship: Business Basics
The National Knowledge Commission (NKC), headed by Sam Pitroda, submitted its report on entrepreneurship...
 
July 04, 2008
Corporate: Saving Sahara
The company’s struggle to survive its murky past highlights the urgent need to regularise informal sectors
 
July 04, 2008
‘I Wish Him All The Best’
Amar Singh, General secretary, Samajwadi Party
 
July 04, 2008
Human Resource: Specialists’ Domain
Companies are trying to retain Specialist talent with new titles
 
June 27, 2008
Profile: Bill Gates' New Window
Why the world's richest geek is retiring young
 
June 27, 2008
Profile: Man Behind The Masks
A look at the intriguing persona of Kamal Haasan
 
June 27, 2008
My Films Sell Well
Kamal Haasan, actor
 
June 27, 2008
Corporate Espionage: Spy ‘Dairy’
Nestle is in the dock for allegedly spying on a civil rights group
 
June 27, 2008
Pepper Exports: Vietnam Pips India
India is slowly losing its supremacy on pepper to Vietnam.
 
June 20, 2008
A Fraternal Face-Off
The sheer scale of the Ambani brothers’ fight over RCom could pressure both to settle their outstanding issues
 
June 20, 2008
Foreward: Welcome To Richistan
The new super rich of 2008 are from more diverse businesses, than those in 2006
 
June 20, 2008
Methodology: Gauging Wealth
How we arrived at the list of India’s new billionaires
 
June 20, 2008
Wealth Management: Going Very Private
As the newly wealthy grapple with their riches, wealth mangement gets serious
 
June 20, 2008
Profile: Out Of The Shadows (Anand Jain)
Better known as a friend of Reliance's Mukesh Ambani, the Jai Corp chairman is India's richest new billionaire on his own account
 
June 20, 2008
Profile: The Dream Come True (G.V.K Reddy)
It took more than just brick and mortar to build G.V.K. Reddy's empire spanning infrastructure, power and hotels
 
June 20, 2008
Profile: Investing In Banks (Rashesh Shah)
This IIM graduate's dream was to be among the first to build a world class investment bank that could sit at the same table as the world's best
 
June 20, 2008
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