Mysteries on India’s Agricultural Credit Supply

June 4, 2015

By Dr. A. Narayanamoorthy and Dr. P. Alli

Following the announcement of comprehensive credit policy of 2004, an impression is often gained from the official statements that all agrarian problems can be set right with the enhancing of agriculture credit. The article queries whether government credit expansion policies are reaching the targeted beneficiaries and argues that enhanced credit is not enough in itself because enhanced institutional credit, without more, to agriculture in a way contributes to more of farm indebtedness.

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Why Firms Underinvest in Public Relations

June 4, 2015

By Witold J. Henisz

Successful organisations invest in their reputations and relationships with external stakeholders with the aim of reducing an incidence of crisis, the severity of the crisis, and the speed of recovery from those crises. By applying sophisticated management tools, multinational firms can create value for shareholders and society. Below, Witold J. Henisz discusses twelve traps successful organisations must avoid if they would like to invest appropriately in “Corporate Diplomacy”.

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A Win-Win Route Out of the Greek Debt Crisis

June 4, 2015

By Lester M. Salamon

The Greek debt crisis has persisted for years now with no easy or clear way in which to resolve it. However, Professor Salamon from Johns Hopkins University argues that a win-win solution is possible by using the tool of debt swaps, which would allow Greece to escape from debt without defaulting on its loans and offer its creditors conditionality on the use of the forgiven resources.

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The Obstacles To Women’s Entrepreneurship In Europe And How To Deal With Them

June 4, 2015

By Viviane De Beaufort

An increasing number of women are interested in creating their own business – yet even in the 21st century, there are still obstacles that face them. Viviane de Beaufort distinguishes between the different types of women wishing to create their own business and analyses the support and training that the different categories of women would need.

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Global Brand Power: Experiential Positioning of a Brand

June 4, 2015

By Barbara E. Kahn

Building a strong global brand is all about creating that unique position in the market. Here Barbara E. Kahn illustrates the make-or-break importance of identifying a brand’s appropriate competitive set and reaching out to the right audience.

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Boards Face Leadership Crisis In Changing Times

June 4, 2015

By Andrew Kakabadse

Boards can prove easy targets for their critics. Below, Andrew Kakabadse discusses how to make boards work, and argues that directors should be independent enough to raise questions and challenge management decisions, while board diversity must be linked to the company and corporate structure.

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Leadership as the Search for Greater Coherence

June 4, 2015

By Nathan Harter

Literature around leadership is not hard to come by, but there are few texts that examine the process of leadership from where it begins – in the leader’s mind. Below, Nathan Harter analyses how great leaders have embraced the often complex multiplicity of their decisions and so brought coherence to their leadership.

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Boosting Business Productivity and Driving Innovation: CEOs Welcome Robotics Revolution

June 4, 2015

While robotics may still be a long way off world domination, this technology has already moved past the point of simply replacing existing human activities to the beginnings of an augmented and collaborative working model alongside people, what PwC calls the ‘blended workforce’.

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