The acquisitions can be of technologically strong companies with deep capabilities. MR HANS-PAUL BÜRKNER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP »

In the manufacturing sector, what can be the effect of investment in intangible assets such as R&D and vocational training? It can account for almost 30 per cent of labour productivity... »

The foremost diktat in The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling (www.simonandschuster.co.uk) is to focus on the wildly important. The first disc... »

Play devil's advocate, urges Rekha Shetty in Innovate Happily (www.penguinbooksindia.com). “As a discipline, think of the exact opposite of the view you have been holding. If you've... »

“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.” With this quote of Charles Mackay (184... »

The probability of a successful takeover increases with GP or golden parachute, argues Jeong Hun Oh in Do Golden Parachutes Increase Shareholders' Wealth in the M&A between ICT Comp... »

In improving employees' performance, what can be more critical than strategic plan, HR initiatives and benefits, and the training offered by the company? Relationship with a manager, as Go... »

As stock prices decrease, the prospects for investment increase. This is one of the simple tenets highlighted by Mary Buffett and David Clark in The Warren Buffett Stock Portfolio (... »

Social investing is ‘an excellent model of positive social change.' It is ‘a viable democratic idea in action for the betterment of humankind.' Thus declares ‘For-Profit Social Investin... »

A recent paper at http://econpapers.repec.org is about a sentiment index based on stock recommendations by professional analysts published in the German print and online media. Sent... »