The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 08, 2004

OFFHAND
Micromanagement
MANAGEMENT literature frowns on micromanagement. This is a trait routinely attributed to an unpopular or unsuccessful CEO. Instead of leading, motivating, empowering, delegating and facilitating, a micromanager is ... More

EX PARTE
Judge the gift before gifting to a judge
How far can US judges go while accepting gifts? The American Bar Association has decided to draw the line. More

COMING TO TERMS
Quota — an idea whose time has come
QUOTA is "an idea whose time has come", according to Dr Manmohan Singh, though the private sector may never come to terms with ``job reservation for the weaker sections'', law or no law. On the job front again, skilled ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Revamp talk fuels activity in Manali Petro
MARKET attributes the recent rise in volumes in the Manali Petrochemicals stock to the intelligence that the company is likely to wipe out its Rs 56-crore accumulated losses by setting them off against the Rs 115-crore share capital. The ... More

SENSOR
Markets reverse direction with handsome gains
AFTER the breather over the last few days, the benchmark indices continued its upward trend on Thursday. Soaring oil prices does not appear to have dampened the positive sentiment as the 30-stock index BSE Sensex rose 59.91 points (1.05 per ... More

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