The 5 factors behind the super success of Starbucks

Since 1992, the S&P500 has gained 200%; Dow is up 250% and Nasdaq 280%. In 1992, Starbucks, the coffee chain, made an IPO. Those who invested in it are today sitting on gains of 5,000%. Starbucks began by selling coffee at $3 a cup when Americans were used to coffee in 50-cent Styrofoam cups to be stirred with thin red plastic stick that...

5 factors to focus on when your company has been acquired

With all the euphoria in the country about the Birlas and Tatas acquiring companies abroad, it is difficult to ignore the fact that large corporates and their surrounding universe will continue to be consolidated through mergers and acquisitions.

In the contemporary management world, instability of organisations and unpredictability...

Menon Bearings makes auto components and its product profile includes bearings, bushes, washers and bi-metal strips. MBL is the original equipment (OE) supplier to companies like Telco, Cummins India, Maruti Udyog, Mahindra & Mahindra, Greaves, Escorts, HMT Tractors, Eicher Tractors, Kalyani Forge, Gujarat Forgings, etc.
The Indian automobile ancillary sector is transforming itself from...