Articles

October 1, 2015

Confront new realities of governance

Published on 1st October 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

UP recorded a large voter turnout during the recent assembly polls. The pundits have finished typecasting, forecasting and broadcasting.

October 1, 2015

What India can do differently in agriculture

A griculture will surely be of great importance in the coming years. It is crucial to appreciate this reality. Although agricultural growth has been excellent since 2000, over the past two years, it has slowed. Back-to-back below-average monsoons during the past two years have strongly affected the Indian economy.

October 1, 2015

Customer-centric innovations by hotels

1st October 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

Innovations such as room key cards and the right room temperature are more consumer friendly compared to fancy stuff like enhanced mobile interface

September 3, 2015

Opposition to trials aborts innovation

3rd September 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

If your child's life could be saved, or if your family could avert hunger, would you oppose experiments in genetic science?

August 6, 2015

Getting trained to listen

6th August 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

The one quality that entrepreneurs should necessarily possess is the ability to listen Entrepreneurship is the obverse side of the innovation coin.

July 10, 2015

Lessons investors and founders should learn from Housing.com fiasco

10th July 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

Many start-up ills can be traced to the founder's ego or the investor's greed, both of which are cases of desiring before deserving

May 14, 2015

Innovators who strangle innovation

14th May 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

One of the greatest dangers to the promise of an idea is the innovator's obsession with himself or his idea

April 16, 2015

The corporation is a great innovation

16th April 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

While reflecting about the column on careers and business life, I asked myself what purpose could be served by such an effort.

March 19, 2015

Rosh gadol culture and a ‘can-do’ spirit

19th March 2015, BUSINESS STANDARD

Companies should examine how to develop more rosh gadol, chutzpah and bitzua by influencing the organisational culture rather than only their processes