Ansoff Matrix
The Ansoff Growth matrix is a tool that helps firms decide their product and market growth strategy based on objective analysis of industry structure and product type. It is one…
Top B-Schools of India
The results for the top 30 B-Schools of India are out for the year 2011. This time the study was conducted by Economic Times and ratified by a consulting major…
Michael Porter’s 5 forces model
Porter’s 5 forces model is one of the most recognized framework for the analysis of business strategy. Porter, the guru of modern day business strategy, used theoretical frameworks derived from…
Top Online Strategy Games for Business Students
Strategy can be best understood through simulation games. What better training for a manager than to understand business strategy than to react to simulated market responses as provided by these…
Generic Strategies for the Ultimate Competitive Advantage
“An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage” ~ Jack Welch Today, the firms operate in an even more competitive industry…
How to build a Successful Business Model or a Business Plan?
Business Models are crucial for the success of an enterprise or even a startup. So what do you need to focus on while building up your business from scratch? A…
100 Fastest Growing Careers
All of us want a great career. For someone who is about to take the big leap into the unknown, an intriguing question that torments his mind is what prospects…
Why should you have a Corporate Social Network
Often, there is very little to differentiate between the winners and the “not-winners” in the race for corporate seniority in the industry. What creates that illusive competitive advantage for those…
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business
Henry Ford never said something more meaningful. A business has more implications on the society and environment in which it functions. Its not only the philanthropic activities which matter but…
E-Governance Failures – Can it be averted?
E-government, in short, allows the private sector to operate in areas that used to fall strictly within the public domain. The challenge for policy makers is to recognize that what…
The Role of Karma in Organizations
“Karmanye vadhika raste ma phaleshu kadachana, Ma karma phala hetu bhurba te sangostav karmani” — (Chapter 2:47) Bhagwat Gita.
Growth Strategies of Web Based New Generation Firms
The cyber world has really come alive with the onslaught of WEB 2.0 technologies. Today, many start ups are being formed by students and entrepreneurs across the world. The web…