News (Jan-Jun 2002)

NEWS ITEMS ON INDUSTRY STRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS, STRATEGIC DECISIONS, GLOBAL BUSINESS TRENDS, CORPORATE PLANNING, CORPORATE STRATEGY, ETC.

2002 News (January - June)

ET: 1 Jan 2002

pp.4-5; p.11; p.14: (Industry trends) (steel; cement; biotech; pharma; FMCG; consumer durables; bottled water; liquor; garments; tourism; broadcasting; media and entertainment; automobiles; insurance)

p.10: Expect a packed house to hear the 'India Story' (IT-enabled services)

ET: 2 Jan 2002

p.1: Insurance cos adopt a new accounting system

p.5: 'DRL is already exploiting the generics market'

p.6: XIMB...

p.7: Duncan plans to hive off tea, fertiliser outfits; MovenPick to melt Indian palates, Swiss style

Brand Equity

: India: The next Japan?; p.4: What advertising downturn? (on Omnicom)

ET: 3 Jan 2002

p.1: Job hopping...

p.4:

Citings

: The age of heretics

p.5: Concentrate on innovation: Negroponte (MIT Media Lab)

ET: 4 Jan 2002

p.1: GE Caps is the big boy of call centres...

p.4:

Citings

: Power plays (Shakespeare on leadership and management)

p.4: Beware of mergers of convenience

p.6: New hopes for Indian steel exports to US; Healthy order books herald recession demise

p.7: SPS goes from iron to food...; Ambuza Cement on the prowl

p.10: Apple set for new gizmo splash

ET: 7 Jan 2002

p.1: MBAs head for foreign B-schools

p.3: ITDC to market pvt hotels & sell chocolates too; Life insurnce industry second in Asia growth race (also p.8: Telecom sector...)

p.6:

Citings

: Only the paranoid survive

p.6: Why this morbid obsession with recession?

p.6: 'We are focusing our energies on Pizza Hut' (Tricon Restaurants International, TRI)

p.9: Cement cos build cross-branding ties

p.11: eReview's just the software to help cos collaborate

Investor's Guide

: p.1: Back in business (revival in technology sector); p.6: For investors, points to ponder in 2002

ET: 8 Jan 2002

p.6:

Citings

: Cheating monkeys... (on rational man thoery)

p.9: L&T to remain professionally managed; ACC engineering consultancy arm to down shutters; AT&T lines up call centre plans...

p.13: ICICI Bank plans 100% UK arm

ET: 9 Jan 2002

p.6:

Citings

: The new leaders

p.6: Why public banks do not have good management; Do we need another Hero; 'We have all the kits for protein research' (Bio-Rad Laboratories)

p.11: Microsoft's networked home may soon be a reality

ET: 10 Jan 2002

p.1: It's tough time for recruiters...

p.9: Firebrand Fiorina defends merger deal with Compaq; NIIT's Leda unit may shup shop

p.10: Merill Lynch cuts 9000 jobs; US Big Three face plant closures...

ET: 11 Jan 2002

p.4:

Citings

: The age of heretics

p.6: Infosys feeling the weight of pricing pressure

p.7: NPIL (Nicholas Piramal) planning to focus on dermatology, OTC biz

p.10: (more news of job losses: Ford; Verizon; Cigna)

ET: 14 Jan 2002

p.3: UK invites India to Foresight car project

p.4: What is a generic drug?

p.4: SCHIL, DoP in revenue sharing arrangement

p.8: SBI to join hands with payment gateways

p.9: Timex wants to hike stake in Indian unit; Yamaha to use India as global sourcing hub

ET: 15 Jan 2002

p.9: TCG, Globsyn offer GE Caps space for call centre facility

p.12: India to become bioinformatics giant

p.12: Segway embroiled in paternity suit!

ET: 16 Jan 2002

p.6: 'You rarely have more than two players' (T-Mobile)

p.8: Outsourcing can be bank's new mantra

p.12: Oil MNCs eye power sector

p.13: Lexus Certified enters big Indian car bazar

Brand Equity

: p.1: All packaged up: Brands to go (retailing)

ET: 17 Jan 2002

p.1: Kmart stock hits 34-year low...

p.4:

Citings

: State of the world 2002

p.5: We are software coolies no more

ET: 18 Jan 2002

p.7: China gives green signal to Infosys' expansion plans

ET: 21 Jan 2002

p.1: Netizens prefer dial-up access to cable networks

p.1: Music cos get few Tips from T-series, slash CP prices

p.5: (On demutualisation)

p.6: 'Citi is one of the largest foreign investors' (Citibank)

p.8: Wipro, Infy take separate roads to success

p.11: TCS, GIMT in pact for Singapore software unit; Max India arm to launch three IT ventures; Agrani to expand tech superstores chain

p.13: Ashok Leyland in talks to outsource Hion engines

ET: 22 Jan 2002

p.1: Brewers lose froth in malt war

p.11: Asia's IT sector faces further shakeouts; Software market fails to meet target

p.12: Did Enron collapse on a failed business model?

ET: 23 Jan 2002

p.1: Amazon proves 'em wrong with first ever net (profit)

p.4: Without shared vision empires will collapse

p.5: Battling with hidden risks (banking)

p.7: NIIT to explore knowledge space with Click2learn

p.8: Beware! Diversification's not always a good thing

p.9: Kmart files for bankruptcy

ET: 24 Jan 2002

p.5: Connecting to the mobile future (telecome sector)

p.8: LIC chases rural dreams with 'Bima Gram'

p.10: Lucent posts a loss, to cut at least 7,000 more jobs

ET: 25 Jan 2002

p.1: Surfing the third wave... (Toffler)

p.3: Gujarat Ambuza net zooms 76%

p.9: Raymond weaves plans to acquire global, desi cos

ET: 28 Jan 2002

p.5: Is survey-based poll forecasting error-free?

p.6: Be nice but also demanding...

p.6: 'We call ourselves dream merchants' (Mattel Toys)

p.8: 10 cement cos see aggregate sales rise...

p.9: Flurry of new brands join the salt march; Shoe majors follow the fitness regime

p.12: HP workers back compaq merger; (CEO) Larsen bids J&J goodbye...

ET: 29 Jan 2002

p.9: Tisco to do an Intel... (ingredient branding)

ET: 30 Jan 2002

p.4: For Infy, lower average rates led to fall in billings

p.5: Software sector looks at some hard(ware) facts

p.6: Why I won't take the oil regulator's job

p.6: 'A rating agency survives on its credibility' (ICRA)

p.7: How to evaluate your risks

p.9: NIIT reports 88.4% dip in net...; Dr. Reddy's net climbs 369%

p.12: Toys 'R' Us to cut 1,900 jobs...

Brand Equity

: p.3: Kmart's check-out woes

ET: 31 Jan 2002

p.1: Desi drug cos launch attacks on MNCs

p.6: Corporatisation is no panacea for public sector banks

p.10: SBI toes ICICI line... (retail focus); Complex restructuring likely at Kotak Mahindra

ET: 1 Feb 2002

p.4: ICICI needs Rs.11,000 cr to meet merger requirements

p.4: Reliance plans big bang ATM entry

p.13: India has the widest digital divide...

ET: 4 Feb 2002

p.1: McKinsey is out; HLL is the new king of campuses

p.1: MNCs are most figure conscious... (financial reporting)

p.1: USV was fastest growing pharma company in 2001

p.6:

Citings

: Management (McCormack)

p.6: 'We serve all sectors of e-learning market' (The Boston Group and IntraLearn, USA)

p.12: Execs raken in millions at Enron's expense; Japan in need of ideal work model

p.13: CII, KPMG ready plan to bag $200-bn IT-enabled biz; TCS to expand European base...

p.13: Siemens India arm to enter banking domain

Investor's Guide

: p.3: (UTI Bank; Wipro)

ET: 5 Feb 2002

p.6: What lies beneath corporate figures (financial reporting)

ET: 6 Feb 2002

p.1: Tatas bag VSNL cup, IOC wins IBP race; 30 drugs out of govt dragnet

p.4: From here to the budget (cement; steel; drugs)

p.6: 'PAS is ideally suited for Indian market' (UTStarCom)

p.11: BSP most profitable steel plant in country; GM to inject Rs. 600-cr into Indian arm

p.12: IT cos enter big money league; India's software exports grow 25% in Q3

ET: 7 Feb 2002

p.4:

Citings

: Shaping the future (on governance)

p.5: Now the givernment can save... (e-governance)

p.6: McKinsey harps on China threat for IT industry

ET: 8 Feb 2002

p.9: Zuari to cement Vishnu's place in premium sector (cement)

ET: 11 Feb 2002

p.1: IT sector attrition rate drops to 4%

p.6:

Citings

: First break all the rules (on leadership)

p.6: How to become an IT superpower

p.6: 'Demand for lubricants will be fairly static' (Elf Lubricants India)

p.13: TCS weighs areas of integration with CMC

ET: 12 Feb 2002

p.5: EIIL to recharge Eveready brand

p.7: 'We don't want cheap imported liquor in India' (UB Group, Spirits Division)

p.8: Indian Posts set to change with a little private help

p.9: Fewer smokers injurious to cigarette cos health

p.20: Download homework in the Net age

ET: 13 Feb 2002

p.1: IS the highway to retail banking paved with gold?

p.6: 'Growing focus is on long-term savings' (AMP International)

Brand Equity

: p.4: Power Brand:

Amway

ET: 14 Feb 2002

p.5: Finding the right means to sustain growth (Indian software industry)

p.7: [Corporates take to restructuring...] (Britannia; Godrej & Boyce; Alstom)

p.10: BA to slash 5,800 jobs...

p.18: Doordarshan goes hi-tech with DTT

ET: 15 Feb 2002

p.7: Core, competent, and change compatible

p.9: UB buys brewery...; Retailers think big for small towns

p.11: Gates hopes to rule future with .NET tool

p.13: Agro Tech Foods networks supply chain management

ET: 18 Feb 2002

p.6: 'Rules restrict growth of Ku band services' (Europe*Star)

p.10: ABN Amro, Citi line up to acquire Centurion

p.11: Blended cement...

p.15: Hardware market...

ET: 19 Feb 2002

p.10: Pharma cos rethink the formula for decades ahead

ET: 20 Feb 2002

p.1: Culture shock hits ACC in wake of GACL alliance

p.1: Pay CESC bills in advance and earn 11.5% interest

p.7: Quant argue with that (credit rating reliability)

p.11: Microsoft, Intel, TI unveil blueprint for new mobiles

Brand Equity

: (retailing; internal branding; rranding of software services)

ET: 21 Feb 2002

p.1: Telco writes off assets, expenses by Rs. 1180 cr

p.4:

Citings

: Privatization and publi-private partnerships

p.5: The $62 bn question... (hardware industry)

p.8: Rating cos take alternative routes to stay in business

p.10: HP heir unveils alternative plan

ET: 22 Feb 2002

p.10: HP staff against merger with Compaq, reveals poll

p.18: (nice Dilbert cartoon)

ET: 25 Feb 2002

p.8: Retail cos see the moolah in convenience grocery

p.9: Cement cos reap benefits of acquiring national presence

p.13: Desi cos look beyond the global slowdown (Nirma; NIIT)

p.14: Readymade lines aren't lucrative...

Investor's Guide

: p.3: Searching for a new direction (Cummins India)

ET: 26 Feb 2002

p.4: [Advt] Cementing a strong foundation for the future: Chairman's Speech (JK Corp)

p.9: Telco gears up to roll out Indica on Iran roads

p.9: India Inc may soon utilise tech for effective communication

ET: 27 Feb 2002

Brand Equity

: p.3: On his watch (Swatch Group); p.4: L'Air Du Temps (

Moksh

; a wellness destination)

ET: 28 Feb 2002

p.1: BNP has had enough of retail banking in India

p.7: Centralised core banking: the way to go (i-flex Solutions)

p.8: IT industry hires 21.4% more pros despite slump

p.9: Nicholas plans 40 diagnostic labs by 2005; M&M to touch base in Europe by April 2002

ET: 1 Mar 2002

Budget 2002-2003

ET: 4 Mar 2002

p.3: RIL-RPL merger driven by tax advantages

p.6: 'Oracle is not scaling back in India'

p.8: Sinhaspeak: The post-budget interview

p.9: Nalco eyes buyout...

p.13: Acer to regroup subsidiaries; Intel to make cell phones its growth engine

ET: 5 Mar 2002

p.6:

Citings

: Prejudice and pride (on our knowledge of the past)

p.8: 74,500 jobs were created in India last year (40, 00, 000 new entrants join the workforce every year)

p.20: Disaster recovery critical fr business continuity

ET: 6 Mar 2002

p.6: 'Fibre-rich diet is gaining acceptance' (Bagrrys India)

p.9: Telco rolls out new concept car for European roads; Fortis to set up its maiden speciality hospital in Delhi

p.12: Verizon plans to trim staff by 10,000 this year

Brand Equity

: p.3: (on the retail industry)

ET: 7 Mar 2002

p.1: US airlines to set up own insurance co (also p.18)

p.1: India's the land of rising IT spend (also p.9)

p.5: There's hope for the semiconductor industry yet

p.6: Siemens plans to invest $500 mn in India

p.7: L&T to push exports through flagship co

p.10: PwC unveils e-governance for federal structures

p.18: National Geographic adds a dash of India to bouquet

ET: 8 Mar 2002

p.1: Don't want sleepless nights? ... (on coopetition)

p.6: Ranbaxy, Wockhardt jointly tap US market (on coopetition)

p.9: Cross branding to boost logistics management (on coopetition)

p.10: Nike, Adidas units are still sweatshops in Indonesia

ET: 11 Mar 2002

p.10: Kings of burger world ask for more

p.11: Rohm & Haas plans to set up $20-mn research unit in India

p.14: Call centres ready to bet on small numbers

Investor's Guide

: p.1: Cementing or...

ET: 12 Mar 2002

p.5: Software exports likely to touch Rs.40,000 cr

p.5: Sony unveils high-end laptop, handheld PCs

p.8: Reliance strikes resin technology deal with DuPont

p.8: CII plans consultancy services for family-run businesses

p.9: Deloitte-Andersen to be numero uno in India; Satyam has big plans for China; This Nalco is coffee

p.9: Put the customer in the driver's seat (CRM)

ET: 13 Mar 2002

p.1: DRL to buy UK co for GBP 9 mn; Zee buys PTL (Padmalaya Telefilms)...

p.1: NetKracker to quit ISP space; KPMG, TCS sign global pact (also p.8)

p.1: STAR, NDTV to go their separate ways...

p.6: 'We have the first mover advantage' (Safexpress)

p.9: Beer barons can easily say cheers for now

p.10: ICICI Bank ready with post-merger global strategy

ET: 14 Mar 2002

p.5: How to implement a disaster-free ERP; A painless way to outsource software solutions

p.11: KPMG Consulting to change name, eyes Europe

ET: 15 Mar 2002

p.1: Nestle plans to launch 20 new products

p.6: LIC works on a brand new image to catch them young

p.8: HPL bargains for cheaper naphtha; US restaurant giant to adopt a Yum-my name

p.11: BCG to help revamp Punjab National Bank

ET: 18 Mar 2002

p.1: Cell cos to ride brand-wagon

p.3: ICSI lists dos and don'ts for directors in jt stock cos; ING Vysya ready for rural foray.

p.6: 'We want to coontrol customer's mind' (Adani group)

p.10: Virgin Blue eyes regional carriers

p.13: CSC to open two more development centres in India

ET: 19 Mar 2002

p.1: Gujarat cell cos set up united front to cut costs

p.1: Templeton to acquire Pioneer ITI...

p.5: IT cos prepare to fight China mania

p.7: 'There have been positive changes in India' (telecom industry) (Ericsson)

p.11: Walk into Utterly Delicious parlours

ET: 20 Mar 2002

p.1: Fine-tuning products t suit local needs key to growth (Dell Computer)

p.3: Buzz over bard meet via video tech

p.5: BA, Virgin keen on spreading wings in India

p.7: 'Decommoditise software services' (Nasscom)

p.11: Andersen, KPMG start merger talks; Just a handful control future of HP, Compaq

ET: 21 Mar 2002

p.4: Lessons from a global recession

p.5: Smoth sailing on the retail trail

p.6: Telco to shut down Indica's Pune unit

p.6: AVB Group reaches out to the common-man

p.7: IL&FS focuses on synergy, to unite offsprings

p.11: Morepen to buy cough & cold brand

ET: 22 Mar 2002

p.1: Andersen to shed name, not legacy

p.3: SBI changes officers training system

p.4: 'We have to tap the power of computers' (F C Kohli, TCS)

p.6: Discipline... (on XIMB)

p.10: PwC t take over Andersen's KH-China unit

p.18: Airlines to shift to net fare from April

ET: 25 Mar 2002

p.1: ABN-Amro is willing to buy Global Trust Bank

p.3: Well-spread risks help banks...; UTI Bank to buy Rs. 400 cr loan assets from ICICI

p.5: IRDA to frame guidelines for indirect foreign investment

p.8: Dhoots plan multiplex in Delhi

p.8: Cos focus on supply chain...

p.9: Software cos are poaching from top consulting firms

p.11: Microsoft gung-ho about India

p.11: Telematics is what's driving global auto cos these days

p.13: Moody's cuts Lucent 2 steps on bleak outlook

ET: 26 Mar 2002

p.4: Structural change in tea industry to boost sales

ET: 27 Mar 2002

p.5: Oil cos have much in the pipeline in control-free era

p.5: Robust biz models can bring disaster-hit cos back on track

p.10: Henkel uses SCM to boost effociency

p.13: IFCI appoints McKinsey for advice on selecting partner

ET: 28 Mar 2002

p.1: Sterlite grabs another gem: Hindustan Zinc

p.5: Leadership, not size (Nihilent Technologies)

p.7: NIIT buys US-based Osprey...

ET: 29 Mar 2002

ET: 1 Apr 2002

p.3: WLL may end up hurting BSNL...; SBI launches flexible home loan scheme

p.6: 'We provide complete logistics solutions' (TNT)

p.9: Murugappa plans rotation policy for top executives

p.13: Accenture to hire more pros for Indian centre

ET: 2 Apr 2002

p.5: 'We want the Taj group to expand in the west' (R. K. Krishna Kumar, MD, Taj Group of Hotels)

p.9: GIC arms free to plan own strategies

ET: 3 Apr 2002

p.4: IOC chief urges staff to rise to reform challenges

p.6: Shape of things to come in the banking sector

p.6: 'We focus on whole life policies' (Max New York Life)

p.9: Lafarge launches low-priced cement

p.10: Andersen-KPMG oact loses out on Spanish defection; Future lies in retail banking

p.12: Reliance Info Net services may cover 1500 cities

p.12: IBM, Toshiba, Sony sign up chip R&D deal

Brand Equity

: p.3: (on ingredient branding)

ET: 4 Apr 2002

p.3: McKinsey eggs on GE Caps to set up call centre in city

p.5: Calling all university towns (call centres)

p.7: Wills Sports gets dressed for office

p.7: Cement sector to grow 10%...

p.9: Dell to upsell services, storage

p.18: Social values to drive future cos' growth

ET: 5 Apr 2002

p.8: Ten to shed free image, start charging customers

p.12: (Infotech, telecom sectors are where all the action is these days) ILD, NLD telephony to give call centre business a boost

p.12: Wipro, IBM join hands to tap Asia-Pacific market; IBM AT&T offer privacy software

p.12: WolrdCom to slash 3700 jobs in US

p.20: On the high seas (feature on international shipping)

ET: 8 Apr 2002

p.1: UTI to be split into 3, ...

p.4: Bill Gates sees more Indians at the helm of tech cos

p.6: Can public enterprises perform?

p.6: 'BSNL has to retain its existing customers'

p.8: Senior citizens to tripple in 50 years

p.9: ACC cuts capacity...; GM looks to India for loco parts

p.12: Cement growth may cross 10.5%

p.13: TSMC, UMC forge alliance with Wipro, Mindtree; Sify banks on cyber caf�s for Net telephony success

p.13: Job market growing, albeit slowly

ET: 9 Apr 2002

p.4:

Citings

: Click and mortar (innovation, loyalty, commitment)

p.6: i2i network signals end of VSNL's ILD monopoly

p.6: Cypress rolls out chip from Indian unit

p.7: Baidyanath to increase presence in US markets; Micro Labs buys Eros..; Microland sells technology subsidiary...

p.9: Top IT cos likely to achieve 20% growth in 2002-03

ET: 10 Apr 2002

p.4: Stanchart to axe 200 workers

p.6:

Citings

: Teaching the elephant to dance

p.9: AV Birla brands to get distinct look

p.11: Call centres eye acquisitions

p.13: An Asian single currency a la Euro?...

Brand Equity

: p.3: It's a mall world; p.3: Oops, we did it again (why new products fail); p.4: Lord of the Trings (Nokia)

ET: 11 Apr 2002

p.6: Cos enter dragon country like nobody's business; Exide Ind in recharge mode

p.7: Infosys plans process management arm

p.7: Pricing pressure continues to be bane of software cos

p.7: Philips to put its money on outsourcing

p.8: Soul of India (Orissa)

p.18: Singapore co to try a hand at Bollywood productions

ET: 12 Apr 2002

p.1: Dough goes flat for HLL, Pillsbury

p.4:

Citings

: Keep good company (corporate governance)

p.6: Global temporary staffing cos to tap Indian market

p.9: The future of the future... (Interview with Bill Gates)

p.10: Yahoo continues abysmal results run; P&G set to meet long-term targets

ET: 15 Apr 2002

p.5: Scroll through 'Infosys University'

p.6: Steel cos are going up the value chain

p.7: Hotel tycoon plans healthcare units

p.7: Cummins India, L&T bet on China to boost exports

p.9: MBT recasts strategy...

p.11: [Advt] 'If we delay, we pay' (Air Sahara)

pp.12-14: [Feature] Orissa beckons

p.14:

Time

Asia appoints a pony-tailed, funky editor

ET: 16 Apr 2002

p.1: Kotak Mahindra to become a bank

p.1: HLL leverages on lower costs...; HDFC Bank nets Rs.297 cr on fee-based income hike

p.6:

Citings

: Brand asset management

p.9: Hot Breads to be renamed Escoffier; Air Sahara gets ready to take on domestic Goliaths

p.11: Shapoorji plans foray into transaction (processing) biz

p.12: Exide wants bankruptcy cover

ET: 17 Apr 2002

p.1: Wipro looks at life beyond IT, catches the biotech bug

p.6:

Citings

: Keeping good company (corporate governance)

p.6: 'We are focusing on telecom OSS' (

TBL

, telecom software) (p.11: TCIL venture...)

p.9: CTVs to taste bucolic success; Shoppers' Stop makes second stopover in city

p.10: Amul to push exports aggressively

ET: 18 Apr 2002

p.4:

Citings

: The age of heretics

p.9: Global IT spend may finally pick up speed

ET: 19 Apr 2002

p.8: DVC to spin off operations into two SBUs

p.9: New product sales take Marico PAT up 22%

p.12: Hey veggies! It's time to hide those leather shoes

ET: 22 Apr 2002

p.6:

Citings

: Teaching the elephant to dance

p.6: 'Motorcycles are a hit in rural areas' (Mumjal, Hero Group)

p.9. Pharmacia plans a slew of new products in India

ET: 23 Apr 2002

p.1: Reliance Info eyes Sify's corporate services business

p.9: Sandvik cuts Asia presence; Thyssen to bring five companies under single umbrella

p.12: Ericsson to cut 20,000 jobs...

p.12: Multinationals move R&D, marketing base to China

p.20: Pentamedia plans all-India Splash for children

ET: 24 Apr 2002

p.13: Oracle plans 2nd development unit in Beijing

ET: 25 Apr 2002

p.3: Dragon singes desi dry cell battery cos

p.4:

Citings

: Clicks and mortar

p.4: Competition and professional services

p.5: Bridging digital divide the MIT way

p.5: The largest European IT market

ET: 26 Apr 2002

p.3: Business cycles are now more synchronised globally

p.4:

Citings

: The new leaders

p.7: Tata Chemicals, Rallis India are heading for a divorce

ET: 29 Apr 2002

p.4: What does the term BPO (business process outsourcing) mean?

p.8:

Citings

: Asian business wisdom

p.8: 'We are off the guidance game' (HCL Technologies) (software)

p.10: AV Birla Group cuts workforce by 4,300

p.11: IOC, ONGC, GAIL plan petrochemicals alliance

Investor's Guide

: p.1: The story unfolds (IT-enabled services)

ET: 30 Apr 2002

p.8:

Citings

: Human values in the computer age

p.11: UB lifts spirits with low-priced beer

p.16: Apple goes back to school...

ET: 1 May 2002

p.1: Pepsi India to restructure biz into two operating cos

p.1: Tata Group setting up new apex policy-making body

p.3: Number of bank branches declining steadily

p.4: 'Soft drinks is a 24-hour business'

p.6: CESC's foreign debt may shoot up to Rs. 1,300 cr

p.6: Discovery all set to tread the road to rediscovery

p.7: Birla-Tata-AT&T hits upon a big Idea for cell venture; Baidyanath eyes beauty care with Puma takeover

p.9: Intel to set up three new solutions lab (IT)

Brand Equity

: p.2: Think local: Cultural imperialism doesn't sell

ET: 3 May 2002

p.1: Software exports up 29% in '01-02

p.7:

Citings

: Asian business wisdom

p.6: 'Flexible rates will help the banks' (Oriental Bank of Commerce)

p.8: Sun Pharma promoters to exit at Rs. 600 per share; Real estate markets to stay subdued for 6 more months

p.8: Zee TV in talks to sell TV software rights overseas

p.11: China chants cooperation mantra to gain software edge

p.14: Costs of merger to eat into ICICI bank's bottomline

p.22: Dilbert Cartoon [mission statement]

ET: 6 May 2002

p.1: IT slump bashes up training cos

p.1: ICICI Bank to sell part of ICICI stake

p.6:

Citings

: Future perfect

p.6: 'The Indian MF industry is still young' (Prudential Corpn. Asia)

p.7: Corporate university

p.9: Offshore billing ratea trip to $24 (software)

p.11: Cos adopt online route to upgrade staff knowledge

ET: 7 May 2002

p.1: Banks cash in on treasury operations

p.3: TCS bags Racal's $15-m devt centre deal

p.6:

Citings

: The future of success

p.6: Mantra for globalising IT industry

p.7: 'Insurer's skills are revealed when sops go' (ING Group)

p.8: Steel, asbestos cos at war for the roof above the head

p.9: Parke-Davis to merge with Pfizer by end of 2002

ET: 8 May 2002

p.1: 'Misplaced' B-school grads search for...

p.1: Maruti's lot more valuable than generally thought

p.3: Cos embark on new voyage down country roads

p.4:

Citings

: It's all about customers!

p.4: Risk management becomes official

p.4: 'Direct selling is gaining ground' (Silver Oak, Oriflame)

p.7: Tata Steel, SAIL increase prices...; HLL to forge cyber connections with stockists

p.8: IBM overtakes Oracle in total database sales

ET: 9 May 2002

p.5: How small is the future?

p.6: Sun Micro, PwC to join forces for CRM projects

p.7: Infotech cos need to redefine business model

ET: 10 May 2002

p.3: BankAM focuses on China, India

p.4:

Citings

: Ethics in finance

p.8: Andhra Bank to merge housing arm with itself

ET: 13 May 2002

p.6:

Citings

: Beyond reengineering

p.8: Infy values intengible assets...

p.9: Pentasoft to shut shop in Hyderabad...

ET: 14 May 2002

p.3: India may achieve IT exports target

p.4:

Citings

: The Fututre of Success

p.4: Business opportunities on rails

p.5: 'We must improve our people resources' (Infosys)

p.6: Training cos wilt in IT meltdown

p.6: Great potential exists to develop village tourism

p.11: ICICI merger to boost credit offtake

ET: 15 May 2002

p.1: Jardine to pare Indian ops...

p.5: Americans are from Mars, Indians from Venus

p.6:

Citings

: The keys to excellence

p.6: Is the business of business only business

p.6: 'We are bringing retailing to healthcare' (Apollo Health and Lifestyles Ltd.)

p.13: CustomerAsset to hire 800 people for new centre

Brand Equity

: p.1: Alternative nation; p.3: Harley-go-round

ET: 16 May 2002

p.6: IA marketshare slips below 40% as Jet, Sahara gain

p.6: Indian coasts to be toast of global travellers

ET: 17 May 2002

p.1: India is future back office of World Inc. (BPO)

p.5: Big demand for specialists in semiconductor sector: Desi software outfits in search of...

p.5: Yahoo likely to snap ties with Google

p.6:

Citings

: Knowledge and Wisdom (Russell)

p.8: Guj Ambuja to do up dealer outfits

p.12: 3,000 Fiat workers to lose jobs

p.13: Vysya offers risk-based pricing for loans

ET: 20 May 2002

p.6: The logic of demand segments

p.6:

Citings

: Living the brand

p.8: Shattered job dreams haunt IIT-Delhi grads

p.9: Aditya Birla group unifies chemical biz

Investor's Guide

: p.3: Strategy shift (SKF Bearings)

ET: 21 May 2002

p.1: GE Plastics to acquire Mumbai co

p.7: 'We have been focused on the customer' (Maruti)

p.11: Citi to revamp corp banking biz

ET: 22 May 2002

p.1: PSU disinvestment is a management story

p.7: BPO: Touch-screen banking

p.11: Juniper to acquire Siemens' Unisphere

Brand Equity

: (HLL story)

ET: 23 May 2002

p.4: Managing recession to win; Business cycle is more benign

p.6: Polaris to create Rs.600-cr IT co with OrbiTech

ET: 24 May 2002

p.1: Glaxo's Ankleshwar complex is up for sale

p.8: BBC to enhance presence in India

ET: 27 May 2002

p.6:

Citings

: The frontiers of excellence

p.6: 'We chose M&A route to go global' (Polaris)

p.9: Essar Oil plans foray into bulk petro retailing; L&T charts European cement export plans; Auto majors to outsource from India

ET: 28 May 2002

p.1: ICICI's BPO arm buys Bangalore co...

p.4:

Citings

: The return of depression economics

p.5: Debate: How do you boost tourism; Interview: 'The Railways can't be easily corporatised' (Chairman, Railway Board)

p.6: Indian carriers stand tall amid global air bubble

p.6: Maruti kicks off fleet management business

ET: 29 May 2002

p.4:

Citings

: The future of success

p.5: Financial forecasting: Getting the right picture

p.6: ITDC to diversify into education...

p.11: IIMC to train LIC officials...

Brand Equity

: p.4: Switching off?? (European pay-TV operators)

ET: 30 May 2002

p.1: Uco net zooms 400%...

p.3: Birla Sun eyes strategic ties with banks

p.4:

Citings

: Cyberbranding

p.5: Survival tactics (on e-consulting)

p.8: ABN Amro to widen base with credit card business

ET: 31 May 2002

p.4:

Citings

: Awakening the giant within

p.11: ABN Amro plans to expand banking biz

ET: 3 Jun 2002

p.8:

Citings

: Driving change

p.8: 'We'll get access to end-customer' (VSNL)

p.9: On the HR ball

ET: 4 Jun 2002

p.11: ABN Amro to sell Aviva Life products

ET: 5 Jun 2002

p.5: City telecom officials head for B-schools

p.6:

Citings

: Ethics in finance

p.6: Are nominee directors powerless? (governance)

p.9: Amul to give nation a taste of

dahi kadhi

; India is MNCs' favourite BPO destination

p.12: HP starts job cuts to stay in 'pink' of health (See also 6 June 2002, p.10)

ET: 6 Jun 2002

p.4: 'Tough times for small tyre units' (Apollo Tyres)

p.5: Manage that BPO

p.10: Cos working hard to shed that extra bit of flab

ET: 7 Jun 2002

p.4:

Citings

: Direct from Dell

p.6: Tech firms get more and more finicky about hiring

ET: 10 Jun 2002

p.8: 'The govt shouldn't protect ARCs' (Ernst & Young) [ARCs: Asset reconstruction companies]

p.11: Kinley to double bottling capacity...

ET: 11 Jun 2002

p.1: IOC kicks off foreign trip with Lanka venture

p.4:

Citings

: Awakening the giant within

p.6: BP-Shell pact on running pumps off

p.6: Steel woes hit Essar, leave Tata Steel unhurt

p.7: Nestle to take a big bite of the biscuit segment; Videocon plans to launch 24-hour news channel

p.9: Studies can't factor in geo-political risks

p.11: Union Bank in pact with IT giants

ET: 12 Jun 2002

p.1: IT cos ready with back-up in case of war; McKinsey calls for IDBI-IFCI merger

p.4:

Citings

: The fisherman and the rhinoceros

p.7: Godrej to make entire range of home furnitures

p.9: IBM back to future with nanotech punchcard; Wipro Infotech plans to turn consultant

p.10: Budget carriers are now lord of UK skies; PwC wants to shed its old ties on a manic Monday

ET: 13 Jun 2002

p.1: Citigroup recasts brass to boost global focus; BMG quits India

p.1: Local hardware vendors emerge star vendors

p.3: IDBI refuses to tie knot with IFCI

p.4:

Citings

: What management is

p.4: 'Data storage will be a huge business' (EMC, Boston)

p.5: All set to take on the future (India); India can create the best software products

p.6: Crescendo to put money in film production

ET: 14 Jun 2002

p.3: Banks under pressure to improve

p.5: HR sees a paradigm shift

p.6:

Citings

: The discipline of market leaders

p.11: HP may adopt new strategy for middleware

p.12: Consignia to axe 17,000 jobs, get back ol' name (Royal Mail)

ET: 17 Jun 2002

p.1: M&M may check out of hotel biz, focus on resorts

p.4: Rys to lease out passenger coaches; Telephones to be a household name by 2006

p.8: Desert coolers turn on the heat...

p.9: SAB hold talks with Shaw Wallace for JV

p.10 Pfizer recasts field force into 3 core teams

p.11: NASSCOM to tread on lesser-known ITES terrain; HCL Tech to recast, de-risk biz activities

ET: 18 Jun 2002

p.1: There'll be too many petrol pumps in a few years; NFL sale will decide fertiliser hierarchy; Pay your phone bill in jackfruits

p.4:

Citings

: Self-help

p.6: News dailies grow 20%,

Times of India

retains No.3 slot

p.7: Cement unit apple of L&T's eye

p.9: Dr. Reddy's to groom global managers

ET: 19 Jun 2002

p.1: Happy days are here again, IT cos are hiring once more

p.4:

Citings

: The discipline of market leaders

p.7: Tata Steel to roll out coated car bodies

p.8: Cisco targets resellers with technologies of the future

p.9: Sun rolls out new low-end server

Brand Equity

: p.2: Reinventing the heel (Nike and the culture of endless invention)

ET: 20 Jun 2002

p.1: Baron of price wars fighting for survival

p.4:

Citings

: Leaders who make a difference

p.4: 'We'll bag 70% of VoIP mkt in India' (Net2Phone)

p.4: Myth of weak banks

p.5: Connect to India's call-centre market (Cisco); When techies turn managers

p.6: Startegic HR drive spurs Tisco, SAIL

p.7: L&T, Siemens in co-branding pact

p.9: Intel to down shutters on web hosting biz; NTT to make its phones high-tech, Net savvy

ET: 21 Jun 2002

p.1: Infy buys US banking software co for $4m

p.4:

Citings

: Reinventing the business

p.20: Times to make World Music with global brands

ET: 24 Jun 2002

p.1: VSNL's king of bandwidth

p.6:

Citings

: Heroes of history

p.6: The myth of MNC superiority

Investor's Guide

: A giant gets agile (SBI)

ET: 25 Jun 2002

p.3: Unit Trust decides to delegate more powers to fund managers

p.4:

Citings

: The future of success

p.7: Rio Tinto raises stake in India JV to 85%

p.7: Best HR practices top Chhabria agenda

p.9: Corporation Bank drops cluster banking plan

ET: 26 Jun 2002

p.5: ICRA gives ITC top grades for corporate governance; Wanna buy a microwave? Step in at Pantaloons

p.6:

Citings

: Drucker on Asia

p.7: In praise of common sense (portfolio choice)

p.10: OBC (Oriental Bank of Commerce) tops PSU banks in worker productivity

ET: 27 Jun 2002

p.1: WorldCom disconnected for hiding $4-bn expenses (see also 28 June, p.1); HLL to leverage on billion $ sourcing biz

p.4: 'MNCs must cater to Indian needs' (Whirlpool)

p.5: In the know (KM)

p.6: ITC heads for rural sector...

p.9: [Advt.] HLL Chairman's Speech [ http://www.hll.com ]

p.11: TCS bullish on bio-informatics

ET: 28 Jun 2002

p.1: Consultancy and audit: Twins who must split

p.6:

Winner's curse

in the tech industry

p.6:

Citings

: Self-help

pp.11-12: [Feature] Packaging

p.14: Oracle doesn't need larger market to grow

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