Accountancy
Questions of interest -- II
N. Sethuraman on the December 1999 ICWA (Intermediate) paper on corporate laws and secretarial practice
Book Review
Beyond compensation
AT the University of Copenhagen, in 1969, a group of students broke into the auditorium where some serious, grey-haired scientists were deliberating during a seminar on natural history. After locking-in the venerable professors, the s
tudents burnt in the hall garbage they had brought. If that was not enough, they sprayed water from a polluted lake all over the participants and held aloft a duck doused with oil. Their message was, ``stop talking and start doing something t
o save the environment.''
Returns matter
IN today's post-liberalisation scenario financial markets have become very active across the world. Indian financial markets have also been a part of this world phenomenon. With varied participants and a variety of instruments its impact o
n the economy their impact on the economy is tremendous.
Human Resource Strategy
HUMAN Resource Strategy provides a concise review of the empirical and theoretical research on human resource strategy and the practical implications of this research with respect to managerial decision-making and the m
anagement of organizational behaviour. Individual chapters explore the effectiveness of strategies associated with staffing, compensation and rewards, and culture management. Each of these chapters include ``best practice'' cases covering
such issues as work/family programs, group-based pay-for-performance, job analysis and evaluation, and the use of multiple career ladders.
Management
Simple and direct -- II
Akshey Kumar looks at the December 1999 ICSI (Foundation) paper on business laws and management
Taxation
Lacking in punch
V. K. Subramani examines the December 1999 ACS (Final) paper on direct taxes
