All of us have to deal with economic concepts from time to time. Managers, executives and students often find themselves in a situation that requires understanding of economic concepts such as terms of trade or balance-of-payments or inflation. This is a book for them. In one slim volume, A Concise Guide to Macro Economics: What Managers, Executives and Students Need to Know (Harvard Business...

These are key ingredients for success

Douglas Phillips, Director of Merck, was quoted as saying that “Organizational culture is a composite of values and attitudes of those in the organization. Eventually, negative thinking or actions lead to negative business results. So regardless of the pressures on you, or your company, try to remain courteous, pleasant and upbeat.” Clients, customers,...

Giving well is like investing well – it requires asking questions, says Shreedhar Kanetkar

Dhruv Lakra, now a scholarship student at Oxford’s Said Business School, gave up a career at an investment bank in Mumbai to help make charitable organisations more effective. As he strove to apply management skills to issues ranging from child labour to tsunami relief, he was struck by how...