SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

2

SIBM LIBRARY

Preface

Dear Library Users,

It gives me a great pleasure to bring out the issue of library bulletin. This is the third library bulleting being brought to you from our wonderful Lavale Campus. We made a appeal to the entire staff and students to make suggestions to improve the services rendered by our library staff and suggestions for improvement of the overall performance of our library services as a whole.

We have received some of the suggestions for the improvement of our library services. We have taken note of it and we would like to incorporate these suggestions for the said purpose.

We are pleased to announce that our new services like new arrivals, table of contents of periodicals, list of case studies are indicated in the library bulletin.

We would like to announce that the information regarding library materials and news would be uploaded on our Web OPAC shortly.

We believe that there is always scope to improve and hence your valuable suggestions are welcome.

We would like to thank all those who have supported to bring this bulletin and specially would like to thank our Director for his continuous support.

Mrs. Pranita Pradhan Library In Charge

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

3

Contents

Article By the Faculty

Book Review By the Faculty

- Prof. Kaushik Gala

Book Reviews of New Arrivals

Journals and Periodicals

Case Study

List of New Arrivals

Food For Thought

Feedback Form

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

4

Article by the Faculty

Lateral Thinking

Many hundreds of years ago in a small Italian town, a merchant had the misfortune

of owing a large sum of money to a moneylender. The moneylender, who was old

and ugly, fancied the merchant's beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He

said he would forgo the merchant's debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the

merchant and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning money-

lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter. He told them that he

would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty moneybag. Then the girl

would have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she

would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven. If she picked the

white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.

But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail. They were

standing on a pebble-strewn path in the merchant's garden. As they talked, the

moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-

eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the

bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag. Now, imagine you were

standing in the merchant's garden.

What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what

would you have told her? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:

1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.

2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the

moneylender as a cheat.

3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her

father from his debt and imprisonment.

Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope

that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking.

The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with traditional logical thinking. Think of the

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

5

consequences if she chooses the above logical answers. What would you

recommend the girl does?

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at

it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately

became lost among all the other pebbles. "Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But

never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell

which pebble I picked." Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that

she had picked the white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his

dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely

advantageous one.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Most complex problems do have a solution it is only that

we must attempt to think.

Lateral thinking is the popular term for a creative, imaginative approach to

problem-solving that changes one's perceptions and conception of a problem,

allegedly contrasted with ‘linear’ or ‘logical’ thinking. The contrast is misleading, in

that logic does not tell you how to think, but only how to avoid inconsistency.

Interesting books on lateral thinking include:

Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step (Perennial Library) by Edward De Bono Creativity Workout: 62 Exercises to Unlock Your Most Creative Ideas by Edward De Bono Teach Your Child How to Think by Edward de Bono Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas by Edward De Bono De Bono's Thinking Course, Revised Edition by Edward De Bono I Am Right You Are Wrong: From This to the New Renaissance: From Rock Logic to Water Logic by Edward de Bono, Ivar Giaever, Brian Josephson, and Sheldon Lee Glashow Six Frames: For Thinking about Information by Edward De Bono

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

6

Book Review

Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind Authors: V. S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee

By Prof. Kaushik Gala

"Who am I? What is the meaning of my existence, especially if you are from India? Why do I laugh? Why do I dream, why do I enjoy art, music and poetry? Does my mind consist entirely of the activity of neurons in my brain? If so, what scope is there for free will? It is the peculiar recursive quality of these questions as the brain struggles to understand itself that makes neurology so fascinating.” One look at the quote above is enough to appreciate the breadth and depth of Dr. Ramachandran’s ambitions in the

field of neurology. Rather than being satisfied with the basic biological functioning of the various areas of the brain, the authors keep probing endlessly to gain insight into the unknown – that is the link between the fist-sized lump of tissue in our heads and the final frontier - consciousness. The tool of inquiry chosen by Dr. Ramachandran is the phenomenon of ‘phantom limbs’ - the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached to the body and is moving appropriately with other body parts. By understanding how the brain represents the body (‘body image’) and how that image can change, the authors seek to explain all sorts of odd syndromes such as

Charles Bonnet syndrome, a disease that causes patients to have complex

visual hallucinations

Balint’s syndrome, a disjointed psychic paralysis of gaze

Capgras syndrome, in which there is no loss of recognition of faces or of the

ability to experience emotion but there is an inability to link the two

and many more. Each line of inquiry usually involves ingenious experiments devised by Dr. Ramachandran and his research colleagues; these serve to test various hypotheses made by the researchers on how various parts of the brain interact with each other while we see, read, talk, recognize, laugh, dream and meditate. Every once in a while, the reader has to stop and confirm that this is indeed a book originating from the medical world, and not a text on Eastern philosophy. Despite statements like this one – “Your own body is a phantom, one that your brain has temporarily constructed purely for convenience.” – the authors manage to keep a

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

7

tight link between the abstract and the neuro-scientific at every stage in this easy-to-read book. The last chapter – ‘Do Martians See Red?’ – gets deep into the consciousness question. Regardless of your personal leanings on this topic, you will appreciate the authors’ analysis of how various parts of the brain (particularly the temporal lobes) play a central role in consciousness and awareness. Let me end with this quote from the Preface: “Every scientist knows that the best research emerges from a dialectic between speculation and healthy skepticism.”

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

8

Book Reviews of New Arrivals

The Secret to GE's Success By William E. Rothschild

William Rothschild, who witnessed GE’s revolution firsthand, explains the five keys that made GE a global phenomenon—and gives managers a complete toolkit for duplicating its remarkable success. He explains the GE Code—the hallmark of all GE leadership teams—and provides a far-ranging prescriptive plan for strategizing the GE way.

Apply the Successful Management Strategies of the World's Most Competitive Company to Your Organization For over 125 years, GE has been a managerial, technological, and financial leader, continually outperforming the competition and boasting one of the most valued stocks in the world.

Now, in The Secret to GE's Success, Bill Rothschild, former GE Senior Strategist, draws out the key management lessons from GE's entire history to show leaders everywhere how they can achieve GE-like success in their own organizations.

This compelling strategic leadership book looks at the four stages of GE's development the eras of Thomas Edison, Ralph Cordiner, Jack Welch, and Jeff Immelt and explains how the successes and failures of each period contributed to making GE a world-class company.

Rothschild analyzes in detail the five factors that have been the hallmarks of all GE leadership teams throughout its history: Having the right leaders for the right time Developing flexible strategies and the ability to adapt Continually investing in high potential people Being proactive, not reactive to social, political, or economic events Maintaining discipline and consistency filled with fascinating “behind-the-scenes” accounts of GE's best strategic decisions, The Secrets to GE's Success features a wealth of practical, hands-on concepts that leaders can successfully apply to any company.

Personality Not Included: Why Companies Lose Their

Authenticity And How Great Brands Get it Back,

By Rohit Bhargava

The methods for cultivating a personality shared in Bhargava’s book, while applied here to corporations, can apply in equal respect to the personalities of other large entities.

Doing the right thing is, luckily, a logical starting point for any company, country or person struggling with the idea of how to

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

9

cultivate a personality – and in the end - when boiled down to its basic elements, cultivating personality is one of the easiest things in the world to do.

As such, many of the overall themes of the chapter’s within this book are made so relatable that the golf analogy alluded to above acts as the perfect compliment to the more traditional business interpretations, for example:

“Faceless” used to work because big meant credible. This no longer works. Simply put, large corporations, who’ve based their past success on metrics like price point, rather than relationship cultivation will soon be staring into the face of a rapidly moving new market they can no longer comprehend enough to tame.

Discusses how accidental spokespeople are speaking for your brand. Embrace them. As Subway learned when it found Jared, the people and elements that will shape the story of your company’s personality are likely already out there – you just have to listen.

We find that back stories establish a foundation of credibility. You need one. Surly Beer has been around less than two years. But there is a real, personifiable story behind its creation. There is for every company. If you think yours is the exception, your targeted customers most likely will, as well, and choose to spend their time with someone a bit more interesting.

Fear of change leads to barriers. Finding your authority overcomes them. If NBC were a chubby little kid and old Saturday Night Live clips were bits of inexpensive – yet delicious – candy he refused to share - how would you feel about that kid’s personality? Now, go out to YouTube and conduct a search for Will Ferrell + Robert Goulet. How do you feel about NBC’s corporate personality?

Of course, sharing themes is only one half of the battle – and also almost exactly one half of this book. Students and kings of industry alike are encouraged to hold this book close at bay.

Risk Issues and Crisis Management in Public Relations A Casebook of Best Practice By Regester, Michael & Larkin, Judy

The reputation of an organization influences who we buy from, work for, supply to and invest in. In today’s complex environment, organizations have to understand and respond rapidly to shifting public values, rising expectations, demands for public consultation and increasingly intrusive news media. This is particularly important when things go wrong. This third edition of Risk Issues and Crisis Management has been completely revised and aims to define reputation, explore how to value it and provide practical guidelines for effective reputation management. It features new sections on the rise of

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

10

the socially conscious consumer and the new government world order as well the growing imperative for corporate social responsibility. Featuring new case studies on the MMR vaccine, the Olympic Games, Coca-Colas launch of Dasani water and Shell oil reserves, as well as issue management models from organizations such as Daimler-Chrysler, Dow Chemicals and Westpac, this book charts how rapidly the reputation management agenda moves and yet how slowly businesses learn.

Written in a practical, lucid and easy-to-follow style, Risk Issues and Crisis Management shows how issues and crises can be handled successfully and effectively with minimum damage and disruption.

'Clearly written and sympathetic without taking sides, this book could really make a difference for your company if the unexpected happens.' - "Marketing Business".

Management Development: Perspectives from Research and Practice

By Rosemary Hill & Jim Stewart

Recognizing a significant need to continually update the current body of knowledge on management development with the latest innovations in high quality research and practice in various parts of the globe, this book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date work on the state of research and practice in management development.

Hill and Stewart provide examples of both management development research and practice to inform and stimulate future research and to encourage the use of research-based practice in organizations. In particular, the book:

Explores and assesses the various and varying meanings attached to the term ‘management development’ and its use Provides a range of examples of research and practice to inform and support the teaching of management development as a subject Provides a resource to HR practitioners and line managers to develop research-based and critically analyzed management development interventions.

Drawing on the expertise of a wide array of contributors, the term ‘management development’ is explored and critically analyzed both conceptually and practically. This impressive volume is essential reading for students and academics across a range of sub disciplines including human resources development, human resources management and leadership. Strategy, Innovation, and Change : Challenges for Management By Robert Galavan, John Murray, Costas Markides

Any organization must ask three interrelated questions in order to develop its strategy: where are we, where do we want to be, and how will we get there? While the questions do not change over time, the realities and environments that companies face do. Given today's realities, how should companies answer these questions as they face the challenges of the 21st century? In this book, leading business school educators use their academic, yet

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

11

managerially-relevant, research to explore these questions. They divide the book into three sections-- Understand Your Situation, Develop Your Options, and Lead the Change--and take the reader through some of the latest thinking that helps answer these questions. All the authors have extensive international experience of working with senior managers and are well known academic researchers in their field. They present their ideas in a straightforward, lively, and purposeful way. Their goal is to inform, challenge, and provide practical advice and tools. The book serves as a guide to a range of contemporary business challenges, such as managing uncertainty, creating new markets through innovation, energizing people, leading clever people in organizations with limited hierarchy, and introducing radical change. The central focus is on the core concerns and responsibilities of senior management-- strategy and leadership. Clear, crisp, and to the point, this book provides an invaluable and coherent summary of some of the best current business school thinking on contemporary challenges facing organizations. It will be an ideal guide for both MBAs and practicing managers.

Global Business Citizenship: A Transformative Framework for Ethics and Sustainable Capitalism

By Wood, Donna J., Logsdon, Jeanne M., Lewellyn, Patsy G. This practical and engaging book provides a coherent approach to global business responsibility and ethics based on the latest research, theory, and practice. The authors incorporate numerous interesting and current real world examples to support the argument that corporations need to--and can--identify and implement processes that foster ethical conduct, ensure basic human rights, protect the natural environment, and enhance social justice wherever businesses operate around the globe. Global Business Citizenship combines elements of political theory, stakeholder relationships, business ethics, corporate social performance, accountability and measurement, and organizational change. Its practical approach encompasses "best practices" in stakeholder management, experiments in applying corporate values to local conditions, and social environmental auditing and reporting. Focusing on the strategic alignment and change management process for implementing business citizenship principles and practices, it is an essential supplement for any course concerned with ethics and social responsibility in today's global business climate.

Customer Satisfaction Delight By Dastoor B N

"This excellent book by B N Dastoor, very effectively introduces the reader to the art of delighting the customer. After all, in the global markets of today, you either delight the customer or disappear.

Today’s marketplace is teeming with diversities. Customers differ in their education, occupation,

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

12

perceptions, attitudes, lifestyles, preferences, expectations and opinions. And all of them do not want the marketer to “satisfy” them. They demand that they must be “delighted”. Customer’s expectations keep on changing significantly and unpredictably. But even today, many marketers concentrate on ‘selling-the product focus’ instead of ‘delight-the customer focus’. HRD Score Card 2500: Based On HRD Audit By T. Venkateswara Rao HRD Score Card 2500: Based on HRD Audit presents a methodology for systematically and scientifically measuring HRD systems, HRD competencies, HRD culture and their alignment with and impact on business. Such an assessment leads to the establishment of the score card. The score card is made of 2500 points of which 840 points are allocated for HRD systems, 160 points for HRD strategies, 200 points for measuring competencies of HR staff, 200 for measuring HR competencies and styles of line managers and top management, 500 points to measure HRD culture and values and values and finally, 500 points to measure Business impact in terms of intellectual capital, financial capital and talent management. Accelerating Business and It Change: Transforming Project Delivery By Alan Fowler, & Dennis Lock

This book shows how project sponsors can radically improve the certainty of getting the benefits that they want and accelerate their projects to get them sooner rather than later (or never). Finance and portfolio managers will find techniques that provide them with the means for drilling down and tracking not only the costs, but also the cash values of project benefits, both tangible and intangible. Business people and project managers will find ideas here that enable them to create and control change in communities of stakeholders; which is the ultimate aim of the organizations that are investing time, resources and money in projects of this kind. Accelerating Business

and IT Change is essential reading for anyone seeking to define the nature and value of what they expect from their projects, set realistic implementation schedules and then ensure that all the intended benefits are realized.

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

13

The Global Securities Market: A History

By Ranald Michie This history of the global securities market is the product of over 30 years of research by one of the world's foremost financial historians. It covers all aspects of the history of the securities markets from its beginnings in Medieval Venice through Amsterdam and London to its operations in Tokyo and New York today. It also integrates the history of both stocks and bonds, established and emerging markets, stock exchanges and over-the-counter trading, and the crises and continuity that have made the global securities market such a force in the world over the centuries. A path-breaking book unlike any other written before, it provides in one volume an authoritative account of the global securities market from its earliest developments to the present day. Greed And Corporate Failure: The Lessons from Recent Disasters By Hamilton, Stewart & Micklethwait, Alicia

"Would you like to know why so many firms with household names have gone under? Read this book. The businesses are very different but the answers are remarkably similar and not what you probably thought. It is not a technical book and the authors have the courage not to pull any punches. "A most thought provoking review of a very topical subject. A must for professionals and for all investors. This book, particularly to students who intend to make a career in the business world". "The most comprehensive view yet of the many corporate failures that occurred in the early twenty-first century. Written in clear and concise prose, Greed and Corporate Failure illuminates the root causes of the

problems faced by corporations on both sides of the Atlantic. With candour, precise logic, and uncommon pragmatism, the authors give the reader a practical set of recommendations to prevent their recurrence. "Anyone interested in value creation--whether management or investor--will find this analysis of failure deeply instructive. Sustained success comes from avoiding the causes of failure that Hamilton and Micklethwait identify." "Hamilton and Micklethwait take a cool and skeptical approach to the stories of Enron, Parmalat, Tyco, and other corporate disasters. This is the first time we have seen such a convincing yet fascinating explanation of what lies behind the latest crisis of capitalism. This is an authoritative analysis which deserves to be read by all those interested in knowing how businesses go wrong." "

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

14

International Handbook Of Research On Indigenous Entrepreneurship By Dana, Leo-Paul, & Anderson, Robert B. `A must-have for researchers of developmental economics, as well as for entrepreneurship scholars, this collection assembles studies of indigenous entrepreneurship from five continents. To add value, the editors analyse the contributions and identify common themes, thus laying the framework for a comprehensive theory on indigenous entrepreneurship. Dana and Anderson demonstrate that entrepreneurship is not simply a function of opportunity, but rather opportunity recognition is a function of cultural values. For this reason, mainstream theories do not suffice to explain entrepreneurship in indigenous communities. Illustrated with breathtaking photographs, this volume is also reader-friendly for the non-academic.' `An exhilarating read that expands and explains the importance of ethnic and cultural variables in entrepreneurial activity. A must for the student of business, as an alternative approach from corporate governance is given as a success factor in business development. Consumer loyalty and satisfaction can only be achieved if the entrepreneurial skills within a businessman's armoury are developed along the lines identified by this new and exciting text.

The Ten Faces of Innovation: IDEO's Strategies for Defeating the Devil's Advocate

and Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization

By Thomas Kelley, Jonathan Littman

INNOVATION is the lifeblood of every company-the fuel that keeps an organization going in a tough marketplace. But by its very nature it's hard to plan for, quantify and coach. In The Ten Faces of Innovation Tom Kelley explains how to do it. Kelley, author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, reveals the strategies that his world-famous design firm IDEO use to foster original thinking and overcome naysayers who stifle. He identifies ten key roles developed by IDEO that anyone can adopt in order to innovate in different situations. Ranging from 'the anthropologist' and

'the hurdler' to 'the experience architect' and 'the cross-pollinator', they are all illustrated with real corporate examples and will help you transform the way you work. The result is a brilliant guide to fostering creativity.

The role of the devil's advocate is nearly universal in business today. It allows individuals to step outside themselves and raise questions and concerns that effectively kill new projects and ideas, while claiming no personal responsibility. Nothing is more potent in stifling innovation.

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

15

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - And How it Can Renew America

By Friedman, Thomas L.

Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy—both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. His argument speaks to all of us who are concerned about the state of America in the global future.

Friedman proposes that an ambitious national strategy—which he calls "Geo-Greenism"—is not only what we need to save the planet from overheating; it is what we need to make America healthier, richer, more innovative, more productive, and more secure.

As in The World Is Flat, he explains a new era—the Energy-Climate era—through an illuminating account of recent events. He shows how 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the flattening of the world by the Internet (which brought 3 billion new consumers onto the world stage) have combined to bring climate and energy issues to Main Street. But they have not gone very far down Main Street; the much-touted "green revolution" has hardly begun. With all that in mind, Friedman sets out the clean-technology breakthroughs we, and the world, will need; he shows that the ET (Energy Technology) revolution will be both transformative and disruptive; and he explains why America must lead this revolution—with the first Green President and a Green New Deal, spurred by the Greenest Generation. Hot, Flat, and Crowded is classic Thomas L. Friedman—fearless, incisive, forward-looking, and rich in surprising common sense about the world we live in today.

Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World HC

By Don Tapscott

Grown Up Digital explores: How the Net Generation can be the most innovative, collaborative, and productive cohort, if given the proper working environment. From company ethic to leadership style, Grown Up Digital examines, in-depth, what this new organization will look like.

The benefits of a shift from a traditional, broadcast model of education to one that is customized, collaborative and interactive. How the Net Generation’s ability to scrutinize and investigate is forcing a new model of democracy that will have to be transparent,

collaborative and engaging

How parents, teachers, and elder influencers can engage in open and informative discussions to ensure technology is properly used. How marketers no longer

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

16

control their brands and how to cope with this power shift that affords the advantage to the consumer

The Back of The Napkin By Dan Roam,

The book is broken up into four sections and two technical appendices. Interspersed within the text are countless line drawings to be used as reference. Apropos to the central thesis of the book, it actually becomes quite difficult to read through the text, pause to look at a graphic and then return to the text. Instead, the reader will likely read through the text while blurring over the sketches and then stop to focus on one or two charts in detail. In his "Introduction," Roam explains the fundamentals of visual thinking using the napkin as both a metaphor and a visual cue. While many of us feel that we can't draw, the same isn't true of kindergarteners. Who's wrong? Well, using sketches not that much better than a primary school students, Roam demonstrates that neither is wrong. It's just that adults have forgotten how to express themselves visually. Roam then literally illustrates the breakthrough experience that led him to his conclusion.

Part two of the book: "Discovering Ideas" is exceptional. Here, Roam lays out the toolkit that any executive or designer should have in his or her arsenal to use visual expression as a presentation device. As anyone who's looked at spreadsheets or typical presentation materials can attest, rows of numbers or pages of bullets are often enough to make one's eyes glaze over. Since the book is targeted at a general audience, he next explains which visuals should accompany which concepts such that the audience is neither bored nor confused. One sketch, in particular, is among the best encapsulations of how to present thinking in a visual manner that I've ever seen.

Part three, "Developing Ideas" walks the reader through not when, but how to use the tools Roam has provided. I was pleased to see the progression from a blank napkin to a visual discourse on problem solving. Since a blank page can be intimidating, The Back of the Napkin actually walks the reader through this process, starting with a blank napkin and then drawing the most important part of the puzzle right in the middle of the page. Much as I once taught my CAD students, it's hard to go from directly from concept to finished product. Instead, the easiest beginning is to start with what you know. So if a student was designing a couch and came to me confused by the number of ways to approach the problem, I'd begin by asking them what they knew about their couch. Usually either the footprint or the seat-height was definite. So I'd have them draw the footprint on the ground plane from there, the next step of the problem was at least a little clearer. Roam takes the same approach: Want to draw the competitive landscape? Well, start with yourself, because after all, you know you're there. Then the rest will follow quite easily.

The fourth chapter of the book, entitled "Selling Ideas," explains how to make the transition with which the reader may already have had subconscious trouble. Just

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

17

as it's occasionally difficult to rapidly transition from the text of the book to the graphics and back, when thinking has been done visually, it can be tough to explain it in words. Using the case study method, Roam talks (and shows) the reader just how to do that with ease.

By the end of the book, I had no doubt that hearing or seeing a presentation from Dan Roam would be a compelling experience. My only regret is that he wasn't here to narrate it for me, because at times it became difficult to navigate between the text and the graphics. There was simply too much information here to have portrayed through one channel alone. Perhaps the best complement I can give is that by the end of reading it, I would have loved to have seen an all-graphics version of the book as well; and saying that about a non-artist's work is high praise indeed.

Imagining India: Ideas For The New Century By Nilekani Nandan

Leaders like Mr. Nilekani show us the way and when they share their views about modern, changing India and fill it with anecdotes, a young patriot like me can only ‘read on.’ There was a lot to read - the book is high on content and very opinionated. Mr. Nilekani’s father, in his own words, was an “ardent Nehruvian” and Mr. Nilekani was one of the founders of arguably one of Infosys, India’s most renowned companies the fact is as ironical as it is the insignia of the “change” that has, and is, becoming to us. In fact this is what the first chapter - Notes from an accidental entrepreneur is all about. Subsequent sections cover diverse issues and is structured into 4 parts dealing with issues in various stages of gestation.

Mr. Nilekani is indeed an “explainer” and terms that one hears about only in intellectually stimulating discussions are brought to the drawing rooms and coffee-table discussions thanks to the ease with which the author can blend them with the anecdotal narrative - something which only Mr. Nilekani - with his diverse world-view is able to accomplish.

I particularly liked 2 things about the way the book has been structured:

Certain areas which required explanations have detailed notes for reference There is a “Timeline of Key events” - where in 8 pages, important socio-economic and political events have been tracked from 1757 onwards. The events are hand-picked and is a wonderful “101″ for those who want to know how India evolved in all of 10 minutes. - And for those who do, this can serve as a ready reckoner!

Success Is Not an Accident By Tommy Newberry Tommy Newberry's best-selling Success Is Not an Accident (self-published in 1999) has helped over 100,000 readers achieve higher levels of success in both their personal and professional lives. Reminiscent of best-selling authors Stephen Covey and John Maxwell, Newberry teaches readers

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

18

the power of goal setting, time management, visualization, and "self-talk" so they can achieve peak levels of performance in all areas of their lives.

Tommy Newberry's best-selling Success Is Not an Accident (self-published in 1999) has helped over 100,000 readers achieve higher levels of success in both their personal and professional lives. Reminiscent of best-selling authors Stephen Covey and John Maxwell, Newberry teaches readers the power of goal setting, time management, visualization, and "self-talk" so they can achieve peak levels of performance in all areas of their lives.

Business Ethics

By Andy Crane , Dirk Matten The second edition of this award-winning book introduces business ethics concepts, tools and theories, and applies them to the corporation's key stakeholder groups. The subject of business ethics addresses what can be considered morally right and wrong in the way businesses make decisions and conduct their activities. This lively and engaging textbook covers the foundations of business ethics from a European perspective, and considers the implications of three major challenges facing the corporation: corporate citizenship, globalization, and sustainability. Building on the success of the first edition, new content has been added on personal values, Asian perspectives, and ethics in new technology. This new edition is packed with thought-provoking ethical dilemmas, examples, and cases such as Nestle, McDonalds, and BP. It extends its wealth of pedagogical features to include Ethics on Screen - a look at how the issue of ethics has been approached in films such as Surprise Me. The Corporation, and The Insider - and Key Readings. Highly compelling, students will find themselves absorbed in the subject and raring to take part in discussions concerning what can be considered morally right or wrong in the business arena.

Launching A Leadership Revolution: Mastering The Five Levels Of Influence By Chris Brady, Orrin Woodward

After ten years of studying and refining business principles in areas such as leadership, ethics, teamwork, and goal setting, Brady and Woodward have created a unique and effective five-step plan that charts a course through key levels of influence.

Sooner or later, we are all called to lead in some capacity. Leadership skills are vital in corporate settings, small businesses, church or community organizations, and even within the home. Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward have recognized this need and have jointly created an in-depth, step-by-step guide for developing leadership skills. Utilizing an abundance of historical examples, the authors

have developed a unique 5-step plan that charts a course for creating and maintaining strong leadership in any organization. The plan guides the reader

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

19

through the "Five Levels of Influence": i) learning: a leader must be able to learn from anyone. ii) Performing: perservere through failure to find success. iii) Leading: extend your ability by expanding your team. iv) Developing Leaders: learn to trust your people. v) Develop Leaders who Develop Leaders: create a legacy. This book is full of prescriptive advice, quotes and anecdotes that illustrate their principles. Big Ideas For Small Retailers By John Castell This unusual book is written for people engaged in, or who plan to be involved in retailing, and encompasses a broad range of issues examined as through the objective but critical eye of a retailer. The book will be a source of inspiration to retailers - particularly those in small to medium sized outfits - as it offers a number of quick-fix ideas combined with some genuine money-saving tips. There are no back-to-school pages of flowcharts and complex equations, no legal jargon or unnecessary padding, and no patronising advice. Major topics covered include the company image, finance, buying stock, EPOS systems, trade associations, winning customers, market intelligence, competitors, background music, store security, returns policy, sales staff, the psychology of selling, using the internet, e-commerce sites, empty stores and much more. The book contains a great deal of information that is not readily or usually available to retailers in this fashion, being based on the author’s extensive experiences and knowledge derived from working in both retailing and banking.

Ocean of Wisdom: Guidelines for Living By Richard Gere

"A monumental teaching that is profoundly transforming and liberating. His words are seeds sown from his heart into ours".

The words of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people, continue to bring inspiration, hope, and love to peoples of all cultures. His message of the universal need for kindness at every level, from person-to-person relations to global action, transcends all cultural and religious boundaries and provides a spiritual perspective on world peace and the

preservation of our increasingly imperiled planet. Readers can draw hope and the courage to face both personal crises and the multiple threats that surround us in the late 20th century. This book was compiled from excerpts of private and public talks given in North America. Ocean of Wisdom: Guidelines for Living has been translated into 12 languages and is in its fourth printing. As leader of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, His Holiness resides in Dharamsala, India.

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

20

This book has been compiled from talks the Dalai Lama has made at various venues around the world. His thoughts are at once lively and profound, for, surprisingly to some who first meet him, His Holiness has a refreshingly wonderful sense of humor. The crucial necessity for world peace, including the overriding threat of nuclear weapons and the need to show concern for the environment are interwoven, and should be read by anyone who cares about the fate of our increasingly interdependent and imperiled earth.

Essentials Of Supply Chain Management By R. P. Mohanty, S.g. Deshmukh

Essential of Supply Chain Management is an integrated document for understanding the business processes of an enterprise, and will be useful in confronting emerging challenges posed by the external environment. It aims to facilitate executives in formulating a comprehensive strategy and control framework, closely aligned towards the customer, and delivering 'value for money' as the ultimate objective. Essentials of Supply Chain Management is an integrated document for understanding the business processes of an enterprise, and will be useful in confronting emerging challenges posed by the external environment. It aims to facilitate executives in formulating a comprehensive strategy and control framework, closely aligned towards the customer, and delivering value for money as the ultimate objective. This book is meant for graduate students and professionals of business management and senior executives responsible for generating value for the stakeholders by way of gaining knowledge about Supply Chain Management. The objective of Supply chain Management is to achieve operational Excellence throughout the enterprise by maximizing revenue, minimizing expenses and making full use of all the assets. The result is superior profitability, market share and responsiveness to customer demand. This book is an integrated document for understanding the most essential business processes of enterprise and will be useful to confront the emerging challenges posed by external environment. This book is meant for the graduate students and professionals of business management and senior executive responsible for generating values for the stakeholders by way of gaining knowledge about supply chain management.

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

21

JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS

E-Business February – 2009

Cover Story

IT Governance The Seven Habits of highly effective IT Governance

You can’t pick up a newspaper or turn on the television today without reading or hearing about a serious technology mishap. An IT security breach at discount retailer TJX, owner of T. J. Maxx and Marshalls in the US, exposed millions of customer credit card accounts to potential fraud. Overwhelming online demand for tickets to the World Series in Boston last year and the Olympics in Beijing in 2008 triggered system-wide failures. And what about the JetBlue fiasco? The discount airliner canceled hundred of flights, causing thousands of passengers to be stranded when its flight-operations system could not handle changes in its crew schedules and flight conditions. This article examines various IT governance issues and provides insights on how to develop an effective IT governance strategy. Articles E-Technologies WiMax: The World is Watching

WiMax has been a hot topic among service providers and equipment vendors from around the world. It is truly going to become the future of wireless Internet access and would have a significant impact on the wireless industry dwarfing existing technologies. E-SCM Moving Towards Integrated Supply Chain Management

The global business scene is at an exciting stage as new ways of looking at delivering value to the customer are ever-proliferating. Integrative systematic thinking has led to the supply chain management concept. The need of the hour is to find a new way of looking at integration as not a ‘joining of parts’ but recreating a ‘cohesive whole’. The framework presented in this article highlights how each of the new techniques and philosophies, acting through the ‘generic activities’, contributes to the basic business objectives. E-Environment

Internet and E-Business: Benefits and Challenges for the Indian Economy

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

22

The true challenge of utilizing IT to its optimum means lies in the fact that everyday players in the market are yet to be educated on the functionalities of technology and the barriers lying in the path of making technology work for them. This article describes the benefits and challenges of e-business in the Indian context. It scrutinizes why India has been lagging behind in e-business in spite of having adequate IT resources, skilled manpower and fairly large number of well-established businesses.

Features Viewpoint E-Products E-Roundup Regulatory News Interview Survey Bookshelf Book Review

Case Study

The Hutchison Essar Acquisition: Vodafone’s Foray into an Emerging Market

In the year 2007, the world’s largest telecom company in terms of revenue, Vodafone Plc (Vodafone) made a major foray into the Indian telecom market by acquiring a 52% stake in the Indian telecom market by acquiring a 52% stake in the Indian telecom company, Hutchison Essar Ltd (Hutchison Essar), through a deal with the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Telecommunication International Ltd. (HTIL). It was the biggest deal in the Indian telecom market. Vodafone’s main motive in going in for the deal was its strategy of expanding into emerging and high growth markets like India. But it still had low penetration rates, making it the most lucrative market for global telecom companies.

Economic Challenger January-March– 2009 Editorial: The Slowdown Not Yet Over

The slowdown blues in the Indian Economy Mid-Year Review hints at a slowdown in the Economy

The Fiscal Stimulus Package-II

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

23

India – Vietnam Bilateral Trade: The Way Forward – Madhawanand

The Change – The US and the world look upon

Lao is emerging as a preferred destination for corporates - Dr. Amita Mitra

The Trade with Laos PDR – Madhawanand

Small And Smarty Reliance’s second Refinery comes up at Jamnagar

Uttaranchal preparing to march ahead in Industrial Development

Special Articles Recovery of NPAs, Need of the Hour – Dr. (Mrs.) Valsamma Antony

Sub-Prime Crisis: The Burgeoning Problem of the Global Economy and its impact on India – Dr. G. B. Karthikeyan, Dr. K. P. MalathiShiri

Human Capital Accounting – Need of the Hour – Dr (Mrs.) R. Indradevi, Dr. S. Gomathi

Articles of Interest

Pre-purchase Factors involved in shopping process among Urban Married Working women – Dr. (Sr) Sarguna Mary

The Success Path of Infosys Technologies – Dr. S. Suriyamurthi, Mrs. S. Christina Sheela, Mrs. T. S. Umarani

E-Governance-Gateway to Development – Er. Sushil Kumar, Dr. Vinod Kumar Garg The Impact of Investment Style Consistency on Mutual Fund Performance with the application of Z-score – M. Daniel Rajkumar, Dr. S. S. Rau

Commodity Futures Market Efficiency in India – Dr Shailesh Rastogi, Dr. Amit Agarwal

Implications of VAT – L. Satheeskumar, Dr. V. Selvaraj

Liberalisation not helping agriculture – G. Paramasivan, Dr. J. Sacratees

Manoj Kothari – A Bio Sketch Book Review: Globalization & Development – Dr. Mahesh Chandra Prasad

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

24

Education World February – 2009

Education News Delhi: Hope amid despair Uttar Pradesh: Discounted Status West Bengal: Institutional amnesia fallout Tamil Nadu: Recession Blues Karnataka: Curious Priorities Education Notes Education Briefs Expert Comment Prof. N. S. Ramaswamy is the former founder director of IIM-B, JBIM, and NITIE, Mumbai

GlobalScholar-EW Young Achievers Awards 2008 Eight young finalists paraded their talent and achievements in magic, rapier fencing, painting, equestrian show jumping, math wizadry and cyber crime detection, at the GS-EW Yong Achievers Awards 2008 celebrated in Chennai.

Career Focus Demand upswing for cost accountants your counsellor replies

International News Gaza: Rising condemnation of Israel Israel: Shministim reject call to arms USA: Diplomatic reformer choice Agents coming in from the cold Europe: Wake-up call for B-schools Australia: Bradley Report raises hackles Nigeria: Swelling exodus to UK Pakistan: Taliban’s soft targets

Abysmal global ranking of India’s top university

The Times Higher Education- QS World University Ranking 2008 of the world’s top 500 universities rank Delhi U- India’s top-rated varsity – at a distant No. 274, several notches below higher education institutions in China, Malaysia and Thailand

The spartan charms of communist Laos (contd…)

In the second leg of his journey, Yoginder Sikand reports from northern Laos where evidence of the deep-rooted Hindu influence on Laotian Buddhism is reflected in scenes from the Ramayana on temple walls. Moreover he stumbles across

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

25

incriminating evidence of America’s secret war of the 1960s in Laos, when it was the world’s most heavily bombed country

In This Issue Editorial Mailbox Education News Education Notes Education Briefs Expert Comment Institution Profile Young Achievers Cover Story Teacher-to-Teacher EW Kidzone Career Focus Your Counsellor Replies People International News Special Report Leisure & Travel Books Postscript

Environmental Economics February – 2009

Focus

Valuing Health Effects of Air Pollution: Contingent Valuation Survey Results from Kerala P. K. Baby

Contingent Valuation in Community-Based Natural Resource Management: The Case of Community Fishery in Rural Cameroon. William M Fonta, H Eme Ichoku and Chinedu Onyia.

Willingness to Pay Premium for Organic Products: A Case Study in Kerala Dana K, K Jesy Thomas, E K Thomas and K J Joseph

Environmental Awareness Among School Teachers Gursharan Singh Kainth

The Role of Local Knowledge and Innovations in Conserving Forest Biodiversity in Kilombero Wetland, Tanzania A E Majule and S Karonga

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

26

Human Capital February – 2009

Cover Story Talk The Talk

As corporations brace against an ever-increasing spate of uncertainties, rumors about impending redundancies and takeovers can make employees anxious about their future with the company. Communication in a downturn can make a difference in employee engagement levels. Do you still think your organization would survive the downturn without it?

HR & Business With profits in mind

A timely revive and modification of labor cost of operations structures with respect to the changing external business environment, will not only help organizations sustain the difficult times through greater efficiency, but also retain control and structure to be in a position to expand seamlessly at the appropriate juncture. Watson Wyatt offers a roadmap for optimizing structures for labor cost of operations.

Leadership Show me the money, boss

The debate on what constitutes leadership behavior needs to focus adequately on the financial attitudes, values and beliefs of just those executives whom we should naturally assume to have money on their minds when meeting clients, working in groups, leading teams, conducting board room meetings and well, having a quick shower on their way to work.

Case Study A pledge to professionalize

Even non-profit organizations need to focus on professionalizing their work ethic, or risk ending up with employees who are confused, anxious and dissatisfied.

Columns Food For Thought by Dileep Ranjekar

A Point of View by Gautam Brahma

Business Etiquette by Renu Mattoo & Sonal Mattoo

Third Eye by Prasenjit Bhattacharya

HR Tools by V. S. Gurumani

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

27

Ode to OD by V Kartikeyan

Law At Work Legal Q&A by Kochhar & Co.

Regulars

To Our Readers Editorial

On The Agenda Forthcoming Events & Training Programs

Persona Profiling Gurmeet Singh, Director of HR, Marriott International

Career Tracks HR job listings from monster.com

HRM Review February – 2009

Cover Story

Career Anchors and Expatriation Jean-Luc Cerdin

This article shows how Schein’s career anchors can facilitate our understanding of the individual rationale for choosing to become an expatriate. These anchors and their influence on the decision to expatriate are discussed through examples, and an additional ‘internationalism’ anchor, especially relevant to expatriation, is also introduced. Finally, tow recent studies, one comparing self-initiated and assigned expatriates, and the other proposing a model of international assignment success, both relying on career anchors, are discussed.

Changing Careers: As Challenging and Painful as it can be NR Aravamudhan

Golden Handshake: The Need of the Hour T Latha Chakravarthi

Leadership

HIRING THE Best Leaders… Even in the Non-profit World? Tim H Vanderpyl

Workplace Issues

Stress at Workplace: A Mounting Concern Smitha Das and Ghosh KB

Diversity Management

Understanding Diversity in Today’s global Workforce and Strategies to Manage and Measure it

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

28

Saumya Goyal and Amol Gupta HR Challenges

Measuring the ROI of HR Programs Dharmesh K Mishra

Training And Development

Evaluating A Training Developing Program Itishree Mohanty

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence: Lessons from The Bhagvad Gita Samta Jain and Namrata Mehta

Features

Impression

Managing Careers

News Roundup

Industry Insights

HR Perspective

Case Study

Management Research February – 2009

Focus

Management of Human Resource in an Agricultural Research Farm: A Case Study P Manikandan and R Kalpana Sastry

Fund Management and Profitability: A Study on their Relationship with Reference to Selected Pharmaceutical Companies in India Debashish Sur and Kaushik Chakraborty

E-Recruitment and Customer Satisfaction: An Empirical Study in and Around Kolkata Ashutosh Kar and Siddhartha Bhattacharya

Impact of R&D Versus Marketing on Sales Growth in Indian Industrial Sectors Shirshendu Ganguli

CRM: A Strategic Approach Kaushik Mukerjee and Kundan Singh

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

29

Marketing Management February – 2009

Focus Impact of Store Size on Impulse Purchase Sumeet Gupta, Xu Heng and Vimal Sahu Effect of Switching Cost, Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction on Customer Loyalty of Cellular Service Providers in Indian Market S. K. Chadha and Deep Kapoor Viewer Relationship Management in Indian News Channels: An Analysis Using 7 Ps Frameworks Anand Sapre and Amit Nagpal Case Study

A Case Study on ORPAT Group’s Diversification Khuman L Rathod Book Review

The Game-Changer: How You can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with Innovation

Money Life 26 February – 2009 Cover Story How Promoters Cheat Shareholders

Suppressing income, diverting revenues to privately controlled companies and partnership firms, dumping personal expenses on companies selling the scrap (and even good quality material) in cash – promoters cheat shareholders in many ways. But, in a bull market, they play the opposite game: boost profits and pump-and-dump their scrip in collusion with operators even as fund managers lap them up and broking companies flash buy signals. Current Account

Too Little…As Yet. SEBI rules don’t yet fully penalize the funny tricks of promoters Baltic Dry Index is shooting up. Is it a false dawn? Crosshairs

Pledging Loophole; Satyam Drama; Realty Bites Loose Change

The (Stock) Price of Prosperity

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

30

Bottomline: Morparia’s Cartoon

MoneyLIFE Quiz Different Strokes

Bad Bets to Bad Debts

Investors must simply learn to be more careful before parting with their hard-earned savings Funds

Herd Instinct Why do the portfolios of contra funds look exactly like large-cap diversified equity funds? Debashis Basu provides the answer Stocks

Chunnel Vision

TV channels are glamorous, earn a poor return on capital and are hugely expensive, even after the crash. Which Way

We have an upward bias but no forecast for now

Street Beat

Allcargo is a good bet on economic turnaround

UNQUOTED: Stories behind stocks: Winsome Textile, AurionPro, RTS Power, Maharashtra Polybutenes

Technical Trends

Castrol is already an outperformer while Bharat Forge’s price is bottoming out

Stockgrader

In three distinctive flavours: Momentum, Medium-term, Value Earning Curve

Spotting a Bull Market

Only when the market shrugs off bad news will it mean a return of the bull market, says Mehrab Irani

Smart Money

Make Insurance Agents Accountable

After the initial ‘selling’, the agent does nothing for you. Why, then, should he continue to collect commissions on the premiums you pay?

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

31

Insurance

Life beyond ULIPS

Insurance companies and their incentivized agents push unit-linked plans through high-octane marketing Beyond Money

Nutrition & Well-being

Dr Nita Mukherjee describes a Mumbai NGO that provides more than sneha Departments

Letters

Technical Trends

Earning Curve

Purvi Sheth

Book Review

Walter Vieira

Money Facts

Global CEO March – 2009 ARTICLES Decision Making

On the Shoulders of Giants: Lindblom on Decision Making Information Technology

How Strategic is IT Investment in Construction Industry?: A UK Perspective Management

International Negotiation Strategies

Global Meltdown: Looking Beyond the Financial Prism HR

Recruitment: The Emerging Challenges Telecom

Vodafone: Sarin Signing Off in Style Economy

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

32

Global Financial Crisis: Impact and Strategies FEATURES

News Roundup

Short Book Review

Case Study

The Motorola Split: Heralding a New Approach?

Insurance Chronicle March – 2009

FEATURES

Musings

War Risk Insurance – The Need of the Hour

Global Executive Summaries

News Roundup

Spotlight

Case Study

Book Review ARTICLES Cover Story

After the War Business Environment

Changing Business Environment in Non-life Insurance

What Does 2009 Hold for the Insurance Industry? Non-Life Insurance

Outsourcing in the Global Property and Casualty Insurance Sector: A New Mindset Reinsurance

Turnabout is Fair Ply: Reinsurers Now have Credit Risk Worries Risk Insurance

All weather Insurance Securitization Life Insurance

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

33

Investments of Indian Life Insurance Companies

Term Policy: The Insurance Plan for All Regulation

Solvency for Insurers: Issues and Challenges

Portfolio Organizer February – 2009

COVER STORY

Automobile Industry: Detroit Three

Automobile industry in the entire globe has been experiencing slowdown mainly due to non-availability of credit. The situation at Detroit Three (General Motors, Chrysler and Ford) is so pitiable that out of three, two (General Motors and Chrysler) had to seek the shelter of the Federal Government to the extent of $17.4 bn in the form of bailout package for their survival.

ECONOMY

Can India Sustain its Economic Growth in 2009-10?

Despite the global economic crisis, Indian economy is expected to grow at 7% in the current fiscal year which will be among the highest in the world. In 2009-10 the global economic growth situation is expected to decelerate. Under present scenario, this article discusses whether India can sustain her economic growth even in future course.

EQUITY

Stock Market Investments in 2009: Can the Threats be Transformed into Opportunities?

The year 2008 was painful to the investors as stock markets collapsed across the globe. The Indian stock markets fell a victim to the financial global turmoil. The author forecasts what could be the performance of the markets in 2009.

Why do Financial Institutions Fail?

In the wake of recent economic events, this article distinguishes between the effects of lack of capital and lack of liquidity. It shows that following capital and exposure norms may help save a financial intermediary from running into liquidity problems.

MUTUAL FUNDS

Meltdown in Mutual Fund Industry

The year 2008 witnessed a declaration in growth of assets under management of mutual funds and the returns of the most of the funds could not beat the Sensex. This article focuses on the performance of mutual funds in 2008.

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

34

Mutual Funds Industry in India: Investors’ Perception

According to the Association of Mutual Funds in India, the mutual fund industry has been growing at 50-60% per annum for the last two years. The author recaptures the growth phases and also the investor perception in investing in mutual funds. DERIVATIVES

Cross Margining: An Analysis

In a bid to increase liquidity and trading volumes in Indian capital market, the Sebi has extended cross margin across cash and derivatives segments to all categories of market participants. This new system of cross margin would be favorable to traders and brokers but not to the BSE. REAL ESTATE

Indian Real Estate Sector: A Doorway to a Boom or a Crisis?

The subprime mortgage crisis which began in the US banking sector with the bursting of the US housing price bubble in 2007 leaves an unanswered question regarding the pitfalls of unaccounted investment in the real estate sector. INVESTMENTS

Carbon Credits: An Investment Opportunity

The carbon credits, on one hand, help in protecting the planet and on the other hand serve as investment avenues with huge growth potential. However, the major risk involved in this is uncertainty associated with the continuity of Kyoto Protocol after 2012. PERSONAL FINANCE

Shareholders and Corporate Governance

The corporate governance framework should protect and facilitate the exercise of basic shareholders’ right in the light of Satyam scam. The article discusses the importance of corporate governance. FEATURES

Viewpoint

Quality Governance

News Roundup

Macro Scan

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

35

SEBI And Corporate Laws February – 2009

STATUES

Circular/Press Note

Insurance Matters

SEBI Notification

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act Rules/Regulations

Companies Act

Foreign Contribution Act REPORTS

Tables of Cases SUBJECT INDEX

Companies Act, 1956 Companies Act, 1956

Section 388B

Section 394

Section 433

Section 458 Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

Section 45MC

SEBI (Collective Investment Scheme) Regulations, 1999

SEBI (Collective Investment Scheme) Regulations, 1999

Regulation 73

SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997

SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997

Regulation 10

Regulation 21

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

36

MAGAZINE

Features

Company Law/Buyback of Shares

Company Law/ Oppression and Mismanagement

Seminar February – 2009

The Problem Posed by Seminarist, senior civil servant, Delhi Transforming Our System of Governance M. Veerappa Moily, Chairman, Administrative Reforms Commission, Delhi Ensure Transparency Jaithirth Rao, former Chairman and CEO, MphasiS, and former Chairman, NASSCOM, Mumbai Dismantling the Steel Frame Bibek Debroy, Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research, Delhi Corruption and the Right to Information Wajahat Habibullah, Chief Information Commissioner of India, Delhi Citizen, State and the Bureaucracy Jayaprakash Narayan, founder President, Lok Satta Party, Hyderabad Police Reforms Ved Marwah, retired Commissioner of Police, Delhi and former Governor, Manipur, Mizoram and Jharkhand Civil Servants Wear Thick Skins Kiran Bedi, Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, and Ramon Magsaysay Laureate, Delhi Towards An Impartial and Responsive Service Alok Sinha, former Member, Indian Administrative Service; recently retired as CMD, Food Corporation of India, Delhi Conscience, Not Obedience Harsh Mander, social activist; formerly of the Indian Administrative Service, Delhi Centre-State Relations and the Bureaucracy Baijayant ‘Jay” Panda, Member of Parliament and Leader of the Parliamentary Party (Rajya Sabha), Biju Janata Dal, Bhubaneshwar

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

37

Bureaucracy and Democracy Amitabh Mukhopadhyay, Member, Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Delhi Books

Reviewed by Ajay K. Mehra, Ashutosh Kumar and Harsh Sethi Backpage

Cover Designed by Meghna Saraogi

The Analyst March – 2009

Business Environment OPEC Losing Dominance? Executive Compensation Towards Better Transparency Cover Story US Financial Bailout Act II Indian Retailing The Private Label Offensive Rate Cuts More on the Anvil International Banking German Banking Bailout Running into Trouble? Corporate Strategy Citigroup Colossal Financial Collapse Tatas Facing Tough Times Nortel’s Bankruptcy Beginning of the End?

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

38

Financial Markets Naked Short Sales The Naked Truth Indian IPO Market Living to Fight Another Day International Business China’s Trade Crisis in Surplus Industry DTH in India Opportunity Beckons Power Light at the End of the Tunnel Technology Future of Computing A Walk in the Clouds? Arts & Artists John Updike Confetti of Words Apolitical Darwin Natural Selection of Business Traits

The Chartered Accountant February – 2009 Editorial From The President Readers Write Photographs EAC Opinion

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

39

Legal Update Circulars and Notifications Legal Decision Disciplinary Case Nostalgia Practice Update National Update International Update Economic Update Accountant’s Browser ICAI News Classifieds Events Accounting Point of Revenue Recognition on IAS (US) and AS (ICAI) – CA. S. P. Santhanam Taxation Service Tax Planning in Construction Industry-Role of Finance Manager – CA. S. Ranga Swamy Transfer Pricing-Some Issues – CA. Rohit Garg Corporate & Allied Laws Succession Planning in Family Managed Business with Special Attention to Management of Sibling Rivalry – CA. Lavanya Gupta Industry Perspective X B R L –A CFO’s Perspective – CA. S. R. Viswanathan Banking & Finance Real Estate Investment Trusts – CA. Nilesh Choudhary and CA. Navnit Choudhary The Advent of Real Estate Mutual Fund –Broadening India’s Capital Market – CA. Saurabh Gupta and Anju Arora

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

40

The Finance Linkage of Supply Chain Management – Dr. Ashwani Kumar Reservations on Reverse Mortgage – CA. R. S. Raghavan Information Technology An Introduction to Excel Solver – An Optimization Tool – CA. Liyakatali Lal Heath Introduction to Stress Management – CA. Sachinder Garg Standards Standard on Internal Audit (SIA) 12 Internal Control Evaluation Standard on Internal Audit (SIA) 13 Enterprise Risk Management Revised Standard on Auditing (SA) 530 Audit Sampling Revised Standard on Auditing (SA) 540 Auditing Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value Accounting Estimates, and Related Disclosures Back Page Crossword 032 Smile Please Cartoon

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

41

Case Study

List of Case Study: HBR and Others

HBR Case Study: From Regional Star to Global Leader

Gen Y in the Workforce

The Layoff

Case Folio Case Study: Acer's Growth Strategies

Infosys Technologies Ltd. 's' 'Voice of Youth' Program

Shadow or Not? : A Business Intelligence Tale at KBC Bank

Apple Inc.'s iPhone : Can iphone Maintain Its Intial Momentum?

Sustainability Initiatives at ITC Ltd.

B & Q's Strategies in China

Future Group and Reliance ADAG Brace for the 'Big' Fight

PepsiCo's Deal with the Indian Medical Association

Yahoo! Sells Kelkoo

Trying Times for the Indian IT and BPO Industries

Realities of Emerging Markets : Some Lesson from Inilever's Strategy for

Lifebuoy & Sunsilk in India

Digital Rights Management

DHL's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives : The Disaster

Management Program

The Marks & Spencer - Reliance Retail Joint Venture

HCL's Acquisition of Axon

From Frivolous to Frugal : Recessionary Trend Forcing Changes in

Consumer Behavior?

Blendtec's "Will It Blend?" : A Viral Marketing Campaign

Starbucks: Back to Basics?

Maturing Business Intelligence Provision at Volvo IT

Nokia's Chinese Operations

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

42

New Arrivals

Sr. No. Title Author

Book No.

1 Secret To GE's Success Rothschild, William E. 23484 2 Case Studies On Financial Markets Chatterjee, Chiradeep 23485 3 Marketing In A Nutshell Meldrum, Mike,

Mcdonal'd , Malcolm 23486

4 Volatility Edge In Options Trading Augen, Jeff 23487 5 Human Rights And Intellectual

Property Pattanaik, Manoj Kumar 23488

6 Product Design: Concepts And Cases Suresh, K. 23489 7 Personality Not Included Bhargava, Rohit 23490 8 Saves Your Assets Darst, David 23491 9 I Money: Profitable ETF Strategies

For Every Investor Lydon, Tom, Waisk John F.

23492

10 Wall Street's Buried Treasure Houtkin, Harvey 23493 11 Shaping Business Leaders Bhandarkar, Asha 23494 12 Risk Issues And Crisis Management Regester, Michael, Larkin,

Judy 23495

13 Services Sector In India Vijaykumar, A. 23496 14 Marketing Communications Industry Jai, Gautamraj, Ahluwalia,

Ravnicha 23497

15 Human Resources Management In India

Sita, V. 23498

16 Management Development: Perspective From Research Practice

Hill, Rosemary, Stewart, Jim

23499

17 Management Gurus Jayaraman, P. 23500 18 Strategy Innovation And Change Galavan,Robert J,

Murry,John 23501

19 Global Business Citizenship Wood,Donna J, Logsdon, J. 23502 20 Secrets Of The Trading Bouroudjian,H 23503 21 International Marketing Nargundkar,Rajendra 23504 22 International Human Resource

Management Rao, P. L. 23505

23 Coaching With Colleagues Haan,Erike, Burger,Yvonne

23506

24 Intellectual Property Rights Radhakrishnan ,R, Balasubramanian

23507

25 Research Methodology Rao, Aditham Bhujanga 23508 26 Customer Satisfaction Delight Dastoor, B. N. 23509 27 Entrepreneurship Lall, Madhurima, Sahai,

Shikha 23510

28 Industrial Relations And Labour Laws

Singh, B. D. 23511

29 Logistics Management Ismail, Reji 23512 30 HRD Score Card 2500 Based On HRD

Audit Rao, T. V. 23513

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

43

31 Marketing Research Reddy, P. Narayana, Acharyulu, G. V. R.K.

23514

32 Emerging Issues In Management Research

Jawahar, P. David 23515

33 Industrial Relations Singh, B. D. 23516 34 Applied Marketing Heggde, Githa S. 23517 35 Labour Laws Sing, B. D. 23518 36 Multichannel Marketing Arikan, Akin 23519 37 Organization Theory And The Public

Sector Christensen, Tom, Laegreid, Per

23520

38 HR Can Win Kumar, K. Suresh 23521 39 Real Options And Investment

Incentives Friedl, Guntner 23522

40 Keeping Better Company Charkham, Jonathan 23523 41 Accelerating Business And It Change Lock, Dennis, Fowler,

Alan 23524

42 Bonds: A Concise Guide For Investors Choudhry, Moorad 23525 43 Motorsport Going Global Henry, Nick, Angus, Tim 23526 44 Financial Management Techniques Mathur, B. L. 23527 45 Financial Sector Of India Uppal, R. K. 23528 46 Trading Places-SME's In The Global

Economy: A Critical Research Handbook

Reason, Legter Lioyed, Sear, Leigh

23529

47 Global Securities Market Michie, Ranald 23530 48 Indian Stock Market Mishra, Bishnupriya,

Debasish, Sathya S S. 23531

49 Foreign Investment In India Bhasin, Niti 23532 50 Mastering Business Planning And

Strategy Elkin, Paul M. 23533

51 Corporate Solution To Global Poverty Lodge, George, Wilson, Craig

23534

52 Creativity In Public Relations Green, Andy 23535 53 Planning And Managing Public

Relations Campaigns Gregory, Anne 23536

54 Internationalization Of Small Firms Prashantham, Shameen 23537 55 Narrating The Management Guru Collins, David 23538 56 Competency Based Interviewing

Skills Kamath, S. Prabhakar 23539

57 Greed And Corporate Failure Hamilton, Stewart, Micklethwait, Alicia

23540

58 Project Delivery In Business - As- Usual Organizations

Carroll, Tim 23541

59 Indian Offshore Advantage Hunter, Ian 23542 60 Negotiation Games Brams, Steven 23543 61 Handbook Of Qualitative Research

Methods In Marketing Belk, Russell W. 23544

62 E-Governance: A Comprehensive Frame Work

Gupta, B. N. 23545

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

44

63 Women Entrepreneurship In India Vasanthagopal, R., Santha, S.

23546

64 Manager As Motivator Kroth, Michael 23547 65 International Handbook Of Research

On Indigenous Entrepreneurship Dana, Leo-Paul, Anderson, Robert B.

23548

66 Direct Marketing In Action Thomas, Andrew R., Lewison, Dale M.

23549

67 Hidden In Plain Sight Joachimsthaler, Erich 23550 68 Mastering Marketing Brown, Lan Ruskin 23551 69 Fundamentals Of Marketing Raju, M. S., Rao, J. V.

Prabhakara 23552

70 Agglomeration, Technology And Business Groups

Cainelli, Giulio, Lacobucci, Donato

23553

71 Luxury Fashion Branding Okonkwo, Uche 23554 72 Economic Survey Of India 1947-48

To 2008-2009 Prasad, Chandra Shekhar 23555

73 Public Affairs In Practice Thomson, Stuart, John, Steve

23556

74 How To Talk To Anyone Lowndes, Leil 23557 75 What The Customer Wants You To

Know Charan, Ram 23558

76 Buy Ology Lindstrom, Martin 23559 77 India's Century Nath, Kamal 23560 78 Icebreakers Jones, Ken 23561 79 Adair On Creativity And Innovation Thomas, Neil 23562 80 Ten Faces Of Innovation Kelley, Tom 23563 81 Finance Bpp, Learning Media 23564 82 Human Resource Management Bpp, Learning Media 23565 83 Management Bpp 23566 84 Adair On Teambuilding And

Motivation Thomas, Neil 23567

85 Outliers The Story Of Success Gladwell, Malcolm 23568 86 Hot, Flat And Crowded Friedman, Thomas L. 23569 87 Creating A World Without Poverty Yunus, Muhammad 23570 88 Snowball : Warren Buffett And The

Business Of Life Schroeder, Alice 23571

89 Sense Of Urgency Kotter, John P. 23572 90 Ahead Of The Curve Kramer, Hilary 23573 91 Grown Up Digital Tapscott, Don 23574 92 When Markets Collide Mohamed, El-Erian 23575 93 Predictably Irrational Ariely, Dan 23576 94 Back Of The Napkin Roam, Dan 23577 95 Selected Short Stories Conrad, Joseph 23578 96 Death Of A Saleman Miller, Arthur, 23579 97 Case Studies In Strategic Marketing

Management Icfai 23580

98 Imagining India Nilekani, Nandan 23581-82 99 India: The Rise Of An Asian Giant Rothermund, Dietmar 23583

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

45

100 Investment Legends Dunstan, Barrie 23584 101 Make More Worry Less Moss, Wes 23585 102 Sales And Distribution Management Venugopal, Pingali 23586 103 Stall Points Olson, Mathew S., Bever,

Derek Van 23587

104 Walk Like A Giant Sell Like A Madman

Roberts, Ralph R. 23588

105 Yash Tumchya Hatat Khera, Shiv 23589 106 Jaga Pan Sanmanan Khera, Shiv 23590 107 Great People Decisions Araoz, Claudio Fernandez 23591 108 Climbing The Ladder In Stilettos Lewis, Lynette 23592 109 Success Is Not An Accident Newberry, Tommy 23593 110 Retail Strategies Understanding Why

We Shop Pooler, Jim 23594

111 Sales Promotion And Advertising Management

Saini, P. D. 23595

112 India's Financial Markets Shah, Ajay, Thomas, Susan

23596

113 Business Ethics Crane, Andrew, Matten, Dirk

23597-98

114 Strategic Management And Competitive Advantage

Barney, Jay B., Hesterly William S.

23599-23600

115 Management Of Banking Macdonal, S. Scott, Koch, Timothy

23601

116 Wonder That Was India Basham, A. L. 23602 117 Launching A Leadership Revolution Brady, Chris, Woodward,

Orrin 23603

118 India’s Store Wars Hiscock, Geoff 23604 119 Be In Charge Margulis, Alexander 23605 120 New Gold Standard Michelli, Jospeh A. 23606 121 Quotable Tycoon Piramal, Gita, Olive, Daivd 23607 122 Dynamics Of Success Arya, P. K. 23608 123 World Class Quality Bhote, Keki R,, Bhote, Adi

K. 23609

124 Big Ideas For Small Retailers Castell, John 23610 125 Forbes Book Of Great Business

Letters Bruun, Erik 23611

126 Dreams From My Father Obama, Barack 23612 127 Audacity Of Home Obama, Barack 23613 128 Business Standard India 2009 Business Standard

Limited 23614

129 Change We Can Believe In Obama, Barack 23615 130 India's Financial Markets Shah, Ajay, Thomas,

Susan 23616

131 How Toyota Became #1 Magee, David 23617 132 Hundred Small Steps Planning Commission

Govt Of India 23618

133 Microfinance India State Of The Srinivasan, N. 23619

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

46

Sector Report 2008 134 Human Resource Management In

Organisations Robinson, Izabela 23620

135 Participatory Rural Appraisal Narayanasamy, N. 23621 136 Ocean Of Wisdom Guidelines For

Living Gere, Richard 23622

137 Total Quality Management Mohanty, R. P., Lakhe, R. R.

23623

138 Guide To Entrepreneurship Oates, David 23624 139 Human Resource Management In An

International Context Lucas, Rosemary, Upton, Ben

23625

140 New Perspectives In Rural And Agricultural Marketing

Ramkishen, Y. 23626

141 Woman Of Power Valentine, James Lee 23627 142 Essentials Of Supply Chain

Management Mohanty, R. P., Deshmukh, S. G.

23628

143 Theory And Practice Of Managerial Ethics

Sadri, Jayshree, Sadri, Sorab

23629

144 Not Gone With The Window Patil, Vishwas 23630 145 Strategic Management And

Competitive Advantage Barney, Jay B., Hesterly William S.

23631-34

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

47

Food For Thought

1. "Leadership is the influence of others in a productive, vision-driven direction and is done through the example, conviction, and character of the leader." – Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward

2. "Hunger is one of the biggest facets of leadership. Hunger provides the energy to begin, the stamina to persist, and the will to finish an endeavor" – Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward

3. "A goal is not a goal until the leader has written it down. This may sound trite, but it is vitally important. As with goals that are not specific, goals not written down leave the leader room to maneuver if things don't go as planned. But a written goal is hard to avoid" – Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward

4. “You can try to be something you're not, or be Great as someone you are!” -Glenn Algenius

5. “Life is filled with challenges and learning lessons... it all depends on how we handle them that makes our lives enriched or disempowered." – Marion Licchiello

6. “In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action." – Aristotle

7. “Every morning when we wake up, we are given a choice of keeping wanting to fight on to achieve one's goals, dream, or simply just live everyday like routine. Everyday is a new beginning, cherish it and you will find a whole new meaning in life not just a meaningless routine everyday." – Jasper T.

8. “Don’t be like the Key-holder who carries the key but never opens the door. You are the key, the very solution to the world's problem. You bear rule. Don't look down on yourself." – Philemon Ebuka

9. “It’s hard to help someone who doesn't want to help themselves! But it's not impossible! Don't give up on someone in need because you would not want someone to give up on you!" – Ethen Carrell

10. “Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership." – Colin Powell

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

48

Feedback Form

Please tick the most appropriate box to give your rating

Comments. Please elaborate on your tick

box rating Layout & Presentation

Was the layout and presentation of library bulleting good?

Very Well < > Not At All

Content

How relevant was the content?

Very Well < > Not At All

How good was the coverage of the articles of bulletin?

Very Good < > Not Good Enough

How would you rate the quality of the articles?

Very Good < > Not Good Enough

How would you rate the quality of the bulletin?

Very Good < > Not Good Enough

Any Further Comments?

Thank you for taking the time and trouble to complete this questionnaire. We would incorporate all possible suggestions and we hope that future readers will benefit from your experiences.

SIBM LIBRARY BULLETIN

49

SIBM

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) (Constituent of Symbiosis International University)

Symbiosis Knowledge Village, Gram: Lavale, Tal. Mulshi, Dist Pune – 411042.

Telephone: 020-39116052 Fax: 020-39116060, Email: library@sibm.net, www.sibm.edu.