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Indian Oil Corporation Limited: Project Manthan

Indian Oil Corporation, a public sector undertaking of the Government of India, is faced with the prospect of the deregulation of the oil industry in India and the need to compete with nimble new market entrants. A major initiative toward this end is the enterprise resource planning system that the company has commissioned. Now, several years into the implementation, several snags arise; the implementation is clearly not going as planned. The company must decide how to bring the implementation back on track and also use the lessons it has learned to re-evaluate whether it is headed in the right direction.

A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF FAMOUS BUSINESS TYCOONS (ELON MUSK A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY + MUKESH AMBANI A COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY+ Azim Premji A Complete Biography + Ratan Tata A Complete Biography + Indra Nooyi A Complete Biography)

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A Complete Biography of Famous Business Tycoons (Set of 5 Books) by Abhishek Kumar and A.K. Gandhi: Elon Musk: A Complete Biography: This biography provides a comprehensive look into the life and achievements of Elon Musk, the visionary entrepreneur behind companies such as SpaceX, Tesla, and Neuralink. From his early days as an entrepreneur to his ambitious projects in space exploration and clean energy, this biography delves into the mind of one of the most influential business leaders of our time. Mukesh Ambani: A Complete Biography: Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, is one of India's most prominent and successful business tycoons. This biography traces Ambani's journey from inheriting a small textile business to transforming Reliance into a global conglomerate with interests in petrochemicals, telecommunications, and retail. Azim Premji: A Complete Biography: Azim Premji, the founder of Wipro Limited, is known for his remarkable contributions to the Indian IT industry and philanthropic efforts. This biography sheds light on Premji's entrepreneurial journey and his commitment to social causes through the Azim Premji Foundation. Ratan Tata: A Complete Biography: Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Tata Sons, played a pivotal role in transforming the Tata Group into one of India's largest and most respected business conglomerates. This biography explores his leadership, innovative initiatives, and impact on various industries. Indra Nooyi: A Complete Biography: Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo, is a trailblazing businesswoman who broke barriers and shattered glass ceilings. This biography chronicles her rise from a young girl in India to becoming one of the most powerful and influential women in the corporate world. Key Aspects of the Collection "A Complete Biography of Famous Business Tycoons": Entrepreneurial Journeys: Each biography delves into the remarkable entrepreneurial journeys of these business tycoons, highlighting their challenges and triumphs. Business Impact: The biographies showcase how these leaders have shaped and revolutionized their respective industries. Philanthropic Endeavors: The collection explores the philanthropic efforts and contributions of these business tycoons to society. Abhishek Kumar and A.K. Gandhi are authors known for their works on biography and business. In this collection, they provide readers with an in-depth look into the lives of prominent business tycoons, revealing the stories behind their success and the impact they have made on the business world and beyond.

Jordan - Strategy for Adjustment and Growth

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The paper analyzes the major progress Jordan has made in recent years in macroeconomic stabilization and the transformation of its economic structure. It discusses recent economic developments, macroeconomic policies, and structural reforms and examines the factors underpinning growth, including structural reforms in key areas such as public finance, the financial system, the trade and exchange regime, Jordan's external debt-management strategy, and the dynamics of the public debt and its sustainability.

Lead with LUV

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Once, there was a remarkable person who led with love. Her company succeeded where its competitors struggled. Its customers were loyal, its employees loved to work there, and it was profitable year after year, for decades. This loving leader began her career as an executive secretary, yet the company's founder chose her to succeed him as president. When asked why, he said, "Because she knows how to love people to success." She is Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus of Southwest Airlines. Lead with LUV is an extraordinary, wide-ranging conversation between Barrett and the legendary Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager. Drawing on personal experience, Barrett and Blanchard reveal why leading with love is the most powerful way to lead and how it can help you achieve truly amazing levels of performance. Discover: What "love" really means in the organizational context. Why leading with love is not "soft" management! How to use redirection and tough love to handle inappropriate behavior or performance. Why "servant leadership" is love in action, and how to make it work. How to build the compelling vision and culture that sustains leadership with love.

Foreign market entry and culture

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Going abroad is nowadays much more easy due to the continuous globalization process with lower transportation costs and immediate information exchange. Especially during the last decades firms have increasingly committed themselves to global markets in order to exploit cost advantages through lower labour costs or in order to follow the demand for their products (Barkema et al. 1996:164). A firm seeking to perform in a foreign market by establishing a business function (e.g. production management, distribution) has to choose the best mode of entry which is very relevant for the success of foreign operations and therefor an important issue. But foreign market entry does not come along without any costs especialy in cultural distant countries. The impact of differences in national culture, measured as cultural distance between the home country of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and the country of operation is a very important issue and therefor worth to examine. The main questions the paper tries to answer is: In which ways does culture matter in the internationalization process of a firm? How does culture affect the choice of market entry and which problems arise due to cultural differneces? Which impediments regarding culture have firms to deal with when going to China?

Corporate Governance in China

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Based on extensive original economic analysis, Chen examines key questions relating to corporate governance in China, including the relationship between ownership structure and corporate performance, the determinants of capital structure, and the nature of contemporary governance structures. It concludes that corporate performance is positively related to ownership concentration, but negatively related to state ownership, and that contemporary corporate governance structures are heavily dependent on previous structures in the centrally-planned economy and on the path of transition to the market economy.

Real-World Electronic Voting

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Real-World Electronic Voting: Design, Analysis and Deployment captures all major developments in electronic voting since 2003 in a real-world setting. It covers three broad categories: e-voting protocols, attacks reported on e-voting and new developments on the use of e-voting.This book explores recent innovations in both poll-site and remote voting systems and their application throughout the world. The requirements of elections are analysed, the available tools and technologies are described, and a variety of modern systems are presented in detail together with discussions of deployments. This is an invaluable resource for election professionals, researchers and policy makers alike. Key Features: Reviews both technical and social aspects of e-voting Covers e-voting protocols, attacks reported on e-voting and new developments on the use of e-voting Designed for government election practitioners and policy makers who want to understand the threats and opportunities in e-voting and assess its suitability for future elections

Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung

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Laut einer Studie des Marktforschungsinstituts GFK veröffentlichen nur 13 Prozent der Unternehmen in den Vereinigten Staaten und Kanada einen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht. Der Bericht ist eine Voraussetzung für die Anwendung vieler Nachhaltigkeitsstandards. Doch wie geht man dabei vor? Bislang waren nur Konzerne verpflichtet, Nachhaltigkeitsinformationen zu veröffentlichen. Dieser Band der Reihe GfA-Info to Go richtet sich an alle, die mehr über den "Nachhaltigkeitsberichtserstattung" für ihr Unternehmen wissen wollen. Warum ist das wichtig? Die Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung ist eine Möglichkeit für Unternehmen, ihr Engagement für ökologische und soziale Verantwortung zu zeigen. Es hilft ihnen auch, Ziele zu setzen und deren Fortschritte zu verfolgen. Durch die öffentliche Offenlegung ihrer Nachhaltigkeitsleistung können Unternehmen Vertrauen bei Stakeholdern und Investoren aufbauen. Die Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung hat viele Vorteile. Unternehmen, die über ihre Nachhaltigkeitsleistung berichten, wirken vertrauenerweckend und bewirken Gutes. Sie agieren verantwortungsvoll am Markt und ziehen daher auch eher verantwortungsbewusste Investoren und Kunden an.

Corporate Social Responsibility

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In today's global business environment it is no longer acceptable that a corporation does well simply by doing good. It is expected. With increasing pressures from stakeholders to improve the bottom line as well as to be good corporate citizens, business leaders face tough decisions. What social issues should we support? What initiatives should we develop that will do the most good for the company as well as the cause? Do we include social messages in our advertising, encourage our employees to volunteer, do we modify our business practices? How do we integrate a new initiative into current strategies? These and other challenges will continue to face future leaders. This book provides thoughtful answers to these important questions, and to many more. The book offers suggestions on how to choose among major worthy causes and also how to measure the amount of good achieved both for the recipients and the companies themselves. Of course, all is not only about challenges, there are loads of opportunities that go along with them but it’s only responsible and sustainable leaders who would be able to spot these opportunities. That is the future which awaits 21st century leaders.

Allenarsi per il futuro

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Il cambiamento che stiamo vivendo è senza precedenti: una sfida sempre più impegnativa per leader e manager. Per sollecitare e facilitare questo allineamento, il volume accoglie contributi che spaziano dalle sfide poste dai trend socio-demografici alle questioni etiche sollevate dall'innovazione tecnologica e dall'intelligenza artificiale; dalle sfide sollecitate dai cambiamenti climatici e ambientali all'accoglimento di un nuovo paradigma della sostenibilità che coinvolge l'ambito della performance economico-finanziaria, ambientale e sociale.

Shell Shock

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Royal Dutch/Shell is a multinational behemoth. Every four seconds of every day, 1,200 cars fill their tanks with petrol on Shell forecourts, while at airports around the world civil airliners are refuelled with Shell aviation spirit every ten seconds. The company has long been regarded as a world leader and a model for other corporations. That is, until January 2004.In a truly dramatic statement, the company told an incredulous world that estimates of Shell's reserves had been inflated by a staggering 3.9 billion barrels. It was the first of a series of admissions that brought into question Shell's reputation for rectitude and sent its share price tumbling. Shell Shock is an engrossing account which reveals details that have never been included in any company accounts. Prominent amongst these is the confirmation that one of the corporation's two 'founding fathers', Henri Deterding, was a passionate supporter of fascist dictators such as Gmez in Venezuela, Franco in Spain, Mussolini in Italy and Hitler in Germany. Shell Shock then exposes the company's appalling environmental record, notably in Nigeria and the United States, and reveals the possible ecological consequences of current plans to extract oil from Sakhalin Island, off Russia's Pacific coast. As the company - threatened with multi-billion-dollar legal action in America and West Africa - struggles to recover from what amounts to self-immolation, this timely account of its history shows how an internal cultural revolution and an obsession with spin besmirched the company's good name, the quality that mattered most to Shell's founders.

Energy Subsidy Reform: Lessons and Implications

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Energy subsidies have wide-ranging economic consequences. Although they are aimed at protecting consumers, subsidies aggravate fiscal imbalances, crowd out priority public spending, and depress private investment, including in the energy sector. Subsidies also distort resource allocation by encouraging excessive energy consumption, artificially promoting capital-intensive industries, reducing incentives for investment in renewable energy, and accelerating the depletion of natural resources. Most subsidy benefits are captured by higher-income households, reinforcing inequality. Even future generations are affected through the damaging effects of increased energy consumption on global warming. This book provides (1) the most comprehensive estimates of energy subsidies currently available for 176 countries and (2) an analysis of “how to do” energy subsidy reform, drawing on insights from 22 country case studies undertaken by the IMF staff and analyses carried out by other institutions.

TIP

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Get the results, recognition, and reputation you deserve In TIP, Dave Gordon tells the engaging and motivating story of Brian Davis, an average salesperson who is fired without warning for being average. After 10 years at the same company, he is suddenly faced with no immediate prospects, an uncertain future, and a young family to support. With minimal savings, and determined to not lose everything he’s worked for, he reluctantly takes the only job he can get at a popular bar and restaurant called Crossroads. Guided by an unlikely mentor, and insightful colleagues and customers in an unforgiving environment of relentless customer service, he learns the four simple principles of TIP to take control of his life, his career, and his future:1. Enhanced self-awareness2. Confident communications3. Commitment-based actions4. Fulfillment of a unique value promiseTIP is a timeless, inspirational story created to remind anyone in a position judged by performance that the only way to achieve continued recognition and growth in work and life is to take personal accountability for your reputation and results.Whatever your role, or level of success in your career, TIP is a guide that will help you discover, or remember, how to consistently bring unique value to your team, your organization, and your most important customers. This easy read will provide a strategy for personal success, complete with coaching and action plans.

Perfetti con la pratica

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Viviamo in una società competitiva dove le prestazioni sono importanti, ma per arrivare ai risultati migliori in qualsiasi campo sono necessari impegno ed esercizio. Perché esiste una differenza tra “buono” e “perfetto” e non è solo il talento a determinarla, ma anche un’attenta preparazione. Le 42 regole proposte contribuiranno a formare un corretto atteggiamento per progredire costantemente con un esercizio disciplinato, consapevole e intelligente. Gli autori sottolineano che è “come si fa pratica” a fare la differenza e a costituire un vantaggio competitivo. Per questa ragione le regole mostrano le tecniche, le motivazioni, gli obbiettivi per capire qual è il modo più efficace di fare pratica, con una ricca serie di esempi e testimonianze tratte da svariati ambiti, come il management, lo sport, l’insegnamento. Se si è interessati a raggiungere l’eccellenza (o aiutare qualcuno a raggiungerla) questo testo è una risorsa ricca di tecniche e strumenti.

Retail Structure

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First Published in 1996. The authors define retail structure in a retail distribution context as a snapshot of the state of play in the competitive struggle between retail companies and businesses, each of which is seeking to not only survive but to grow. The studies in this volume were first published in The Service Industries Journal. Taken as a whole they serve two purposes: first, they introduce the concept and process of retail structure taken from the viewpoint of a continuing competitive struggle for market supremacy; and second, they serve as an introduction to the wider study of retail development.

The Internationalisation of Retailing

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The large retail enterprise which does not think on an international basis faces marginalization by competitors building international operations. Here, management researchers in the areas of international retailing offer an insight into the mechanisms of the internationalization of retailing.

The Dragonfly Effect

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Proven strategies for harnessing the power of social media to drive social change Many books teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to compete in business. But no book addresses how to harness the incredible power of social media to make a difference. The Dragonfly Effect shows you how to tap social media and consumer psychological insights to achieve a single, concrete goal. Named for the only insect that is able to move in any direction when its four wings are working in concert, this book Reveals the four "wings" of the Dragonfly Effect-and how they work together to produce colossal results Features original case studies of global organizations like the Gap, Starbucks, Kiva, Nike, eBay, Facebook; and start-ups like Groupon and COOKPAD, showing how they achieve social good and customer loyalty Leverage the power of design thinking and psychological research with practical strategies Reveals how everyday people achieve unprecedented results-whether finding an almost impossible bone marrow match for a friend, raising millions for cancer research, or electing the current president of the United States The Dragonfly Effect shows that you don't need money or power to inspire seismic change.

Suddenly Virtual

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Supercharge your virtual meetings with evidence-based practices from an award-winning teamThe shift to virtual meetings was sudden and often traumatic for businesses across all industries as they responded to the global pandemic. Rather than focusing on what worked best, they focused on what worked now . . . which meant closing up the office and being suddenly virtual in nearly every meeting, often without the tools, the training, or the expertise to optimize the new “kitchen table” office. Thankfully, businesses are beginning to be more purposeful in both the tools they use and the approach they take.This book seeks to be a definitive guide for businesses looking to make their meetings as effective as possible in the ever-evolving “new normal”—leveraging insights from some of the foremost thought leaders in meeting science and on-camera communication.This book will:· Highlight new research insights springing from the rapid and exponential adoption of virtual meeting technology· Discuss the problems, challenges, and pitfalls of meeting in this new modality· Provide practical, actionable best practices, backed by meeting research that lead to more productive and effective virtual meetingsPerfect for executives, managers, and employees at companies in all industries and of all sizes, Suddenly Virtual provides practical and actionable best practices that lead to more productive and effective remote meetings.

Tourism Forecasting and Marketing

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Stay up to date with the most effective practices in tourism demand forecasting! Tourism Forecasting and Marketing presents vital, up-to-date research on the latest practice and applications of tourism demand modeling and forecasting. The book addresses both econometric and time series approaches to forecasting, focusing on the concepts, model specification, data analysis, and methodologies used in day-to-day tourism planning. An international panel of practitioners and academics call on a diverse range of empirical research findings to discuss commonly used theoretical frameworks for forecasting and future directions tourism demand is likely to take. Tourism Forecasting and Marketing presents research findings from the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia, and Australia that are invaluable for guiding government and private sector tourism investment and development decisions. The book addresses traditional versus modern forecasting techniques; evaluations of current and past forecasting methods; modeling and forecasting destination choice; and the impact of forecasting and marketing on tourism demand. Topics include: using time series models to forecast inbound tourism demand for China and Greece determining the economic factors that influence tourism demand in Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia examining domestic travel expenditures in South Korea developing a model to forecast ski tourism using the Palmore cohort analysis for tourism forecasting and much more! Tourism Forecasting and Marketing is an important textbook for educators and students working in tourism policy planning and management, and tourism marketing. The book is equally effective as a reference for travel and tourism researchers, and for professionals dealing with tourism demand analysis and forecasting.

Buyer-Centered Selling

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In 2018 we co-authored The Seller’s Challenge: How Top Performers Master 10 Deal Killing Obstacles in B2B Sales. Our motive in writing that book was to provide sellers a “field manual” for assembling both tactics and strategies that address these specific deal killers This book, Buyer Centered Selling: How Modern Sellers Engage and Collaborate with Buyers, combines “seller’s challenges” with “buyer’s dilemmas.” Without the collaborative efforts of both seller and buyer, many buying processes are doomed by lethargy, fear and eroding internal support from the buying community. Buyer-Centered Selling provides sellers strategies and tactics that help the buyer address eleven dilemmas likely to slow and obstruct the buying process. The reader will discover quickly that buying and selling are inextricably connected in their focus on helping the customer buy. Buyer-Centered Selling focuses on: How buying and selling are changing, the emergence of the “digital native” and why sellers should consider a different approach to engaging the buyer. How to map a buying process and align buying and selling activities that expedite a decision. How an effective sales discovery process can bring buyer and seller together through a shared focus on problems, implications, and solutions. Four behavioral styles and how buyer-centered sellers can adjust and adapt to how the customer wishes to receive and process information. How sellers can craft a communication plan to differentiate their product and themselves. How stalled opportunities may be “jewels” that require a little nurturing and encouragement to become a vital addition to your pipeline or funnel. How a buyer’s perception of risk and their fear of failure can influence decision making. How dormant leads and inactive accounts may represent excellent prospecting targets. How research can help unlock an executive’s mindset, enrich sales calls, and become the “ideal seller.” How cross-selling can be a boon to our selling effort, including myths, obstacles, and best approaches to expanding the seller’s footprint in a target organization. Valuable tactics for finalizing a deal, including the core elements to a close, barriers to closing a deal, and secrets for managing a successful close. Buyer-Centered Selling represents the best practice in winning sales today. This is more than a just a book. It's a field training manual that outlines step-by-step what you need to do today to work more effectively with buyers. This book is written for frontline sellers, sales managers, learning and development directors, sales enablement executives, account managers, marketing professionals and CEOs. SPECIAL BONUSES! With this book you will get access to a myriad of complimentary online resources including: The Buyer-Centered Selling Workbook and a Concept Card on most of the chapters. These cards provide a quick overview of the chapter and they highlight key takeaways. Sellers can use these Concept Card as a quick reference or to refresh the concepts. Scroll up and Purchase Buyer-Centered Selling right now.

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