Saturday, August 25, 2007
The Pros and Cons of Globalization
-- Productivity grows more quickly when countries produce goods and services in which they have a comparative advantage.
--Living standards can go up faster.
-- Global competition and cheap imports keep a lid on prices, so inflation is less likely to derail economic growth.
-- An open economy spurs innovation with fresh ideas from abroad.-- Export jobs often pay more than other jobs.
-- Unfettered capital flows give country access to foreign investment and keep interest rates low.
MINUSES
-- Millions of Americans have lost jobs due to imports or production shifts abroad. Most find new jobs that pay less.
-- Millions of others fear losing their jobs, especially at those companies operating under competitive pressure.
-- Workers face pay-cut demands from employers, which often threaten to export jobs.
-- Service and white-collar jobs are increasingly vulnerable to operations moving offshore.
-- Employees can lose their comparative advantage when companies build advanced factories in low-wage countries, making them as productive as those at home
Friday, August 24, 2007
What is Social Change?
When we look at change, in a larger perspective, it can only be partial and not total. Thus, it evolves through a timeline when it assimilates and adopts to the needs and aspirations of the people.
Social change is necessary as society is marching towards a much better civilization. Newer ideas and models were tested and adopted to suit the comtemporary needs.
Nevertheless, Social change is ineviatble.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Political Parties of India
Generation of more jobs
Eradication of poverty
Step up public investment in agriculture
One-third reservation for women
Commission for the problems of North Eastern States
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)
In 1996 it emerged as a single largest party in a hung parliament and then in 1999 came into power as a part of NDA Alliance under the leadership of Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The BJP led NDA alliance completed its five year regime in year 2004.It's guiding philosophy of integral humanism was first presented by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya in 1965. The party clearly defines its organisation and objectives and commitments.The aim of the party is to establish a democratic state guaranteeing equality of opportunity and liberty of faith and expression. It commits itself to 'Sarva Dharma Sambhav' and value based politics. The Party stands for decentralisation of economic and political power.The Party pledges to build up India as a strong and prosperous nation with a progressive and enlightened in outlook.The main agendas for the elections are
Making India a Developed Nation and a Great Power by 2020
Broadening and deepening of economic reforms, based on a self-reliant approach
To fulfill the basic needs in education, healthcare, housing, cultural development.
Commitment to women's all-round empowerment ·
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Effective prohibition on the use of religions issues for electoral purposes;
Implementation of the Protection of Places of Worship Act to see that no disputes on religious places arise;
The Ayodhya dispute to be referred to Supreme Court under Article 138(2) for a speedy judicial verdict;
Special steps to prosecute all those found guilty by the Sri Krishna Commission for the Mumbai riots of 1993.
Federalism for National Unity
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Societal Awareness and Managerial Success.
Is Awareness about the Indian Society is crucial for a successful manager?
Comment.
Corporate social responsibility necessary ??
PLANNING for and spending on corporate social responsibility (CSR) will be no more an option for corporates. It is an imperative for corporates, according to Dr J.J. Irani, Director of Tata Sons.
Spending on CSR would benefit corporates in the long run, though it might have added to their overall expenditure in the short-term.
Delivering at the valedictory at the two-day Green Business Summit here, he said in the days to come, investors would invest and customers would repose trust in those corporates that had ingrained the principles of CSR. He cautioned that a stage would come when societies would not permit industries that didn't show CSR.
Relating the Tata experience, he narrated the Hazaribagh example where it started helping local communities in a variety of ways some 50-60 years ago. The land the company acquired was originally thought to be not so profitable for mining. But over a period of time, the company developed technologies that resulted in better realisation.
Not only that. While some other industries suffered in the region because of the Naxalites, the Tatas could go on tapping the mines thanks to the support of the locals. "They (the locals) accepted us as their benefactors," he said.
The company, he said, did not invest there, expecting a future benefit. "But our investment there helped us in reaping benefits," he said.
"CSR spending in the long run will turn out to be a good business proposition," he asserted.
He also showed the Jamshedpur example to back his argument. It had got several firsts to its credit. "We have introduced the eight-hour working day for the first time in the world. We were also the first to introduce maternity leave, long before it became a law in the country," he said.
Initiatives like these didn't really add up to the company's costs. "Over the years, they helped us in generating wealth," Mr Irani said.
While it was important to generate wealth, it was more important to see what would happen to the wealth thus created. "That is the real differentiator," he pointed out.
Usually, wealth generated would either go for personal aggrandisement or expansion of companies or go partly for expansion and mostly on community spending. The latter way was the most meaningful one.