Citeman Network Business Management Articles

Organization success depends up on ‘‘Work culture’

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:43:53 +0000

Work culture may be defined as a reflection of shared beliefs, values, norms and traditions within the organization. It manifests itself in both tangible and intangible ways, forming the foundation for all the actions and decisions within an organization. Organizations with strong well defined work culture enjoy greater employee loyalty and satisfaction and are in [...]

Good hiring ratios

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:42:29 +0000

Every company craves for good hiring ratios. Needless to say, efficient employment selection alone can predict job success. But the fact of the matter is that good hiring does not happen by accident. In fact, it is estimated that two-thirds of employee hiring decisions may be hiring mistakes. When the going was good and nobody bothered [...]

Talent retention during economy slow down

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:41:00 +0000

There will be hiring and there will be attrition, through the numbers may be small even if the economy has slowed down. Hiring will not come to a halt and there will be attrition. When uncertainty prevails, there will be employees who will want to move out to safer places or jobs that will be guaranteed [...]

Difficult times are opportunities for learning and growth

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:39:26 +0000

Difficult times often prevail. Times get hard just as they were once good. This is especially true for markets and business, as they are subject to ‘cycles’. What goes up, comes down, and then goes up again. As much as we know this pattern we still worry and fret in times of difficulty. Panic and [...]

Contribution must be noticed by top people

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:36:32 +0000

There is no denying the fact that we are all recognition hungry. We crave for appreciation and want the world to recognize our talents. Recognition motivates us to do still better and thus helps us to progress in our career. But it so happens that many times our best efforts go almost unnoticed. Why does [...]

Get feedback on work early in the job

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:34:49 +0000

When you are on your first job, the initial days are spent getting to know about the company, its culture, its people and naturally your co-workers. You would also be eagerly looking out for any feedback on your work, but it is the usual practice to give a new employee a formal performance feedback after [...]

The Seven – S Model

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:33:13 +0000

Based in discussions with consultants, academics, and business leaders, the consulting firm of McKinsey & Co has proposed the Seven-S Model for successful strategy implementation. McKinsey’s consultants found that neglecting any one of seven key factors could make the effort to change a slow, painful and even doomed process. Each of these factors is [...]

Markey Survey Techniques

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:31:15 +0000

Sentence Completion: This technique is quite similar to word association. Respondents are presented with a number of incomplete sentences and asked to complete them. As with the word association test, respondents are asked to complete the sentence with the first thought that comes to mind. To ensure that this is done, respondents are timed. Sentences [...]

Explaining the term structure

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:58 +0000

What determines the term structure of interest rates? This question has long puzzled academicians and practitioners. Four principle explanations have been offered: the expectations theory, the liquidity preference theory, the preferred theory, the preferred habitat theory, and the market segmentation theory. Expectations Theory: This theory holds that the shape of the yield [...]

NSDL and CSDL

cite-write — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:28:25 +0000

The Indian capital market took a major step in its rapid modernization when the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) was set up as the first depository in India. NSDL, promoted by the Industrial Development Bank of India, Unit Trust of India, National Stock Exchange of India Limited, and State Bank of India was registered on [...]