Archive | August, 2013

From the Editor’s Desk-August 2013

27. August 2013

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We are more than happy to launch the August 2013 edition of Avant Garde amidst the new academic session. AvantGarde would first of all like to extend a warm welcome to the new MBA batch of 2013-15 and wish them good luck in carrying on the legacy of one of the most prestigious institutes of [...]

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Analytics Industry-A key to growth of India

27. August 2013

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October 2012, HBR gave the title “The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” to Data-Scientists, I thought they are exaggerating the matter and the Big-Data explosion is just not for real.
(http://hbr.org/2012/10/data-scientist-the-sexiest-job-of-the-21st-century/ar/1)
Come this July 2013 things have changed. NASSCOM organized “Big Data and Analytics Summit 2013”. They created a special interest group and proposed that the [...]

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FDI in Retail-Impacts on Trade Deficit and Employment

4. August 2013

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When we try to look at the impact on employment because of the coming of big retailers, the first thing which comes in the mind is the disposition of small and medium retailers which will surely not be able to compete with the price and variety, the big retailers provide. This is indeed true but [...]

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QUIZOMANIA-2

4. August 2013

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1. What is known as Slash Funds?
2. In financial terms what does bridge loan means?
3. In the Deming Quality cycle, what does PDCA mean?
4. Bank of the Middle East, Dubai is maintaining an account with SBI Mumbai. SBI Mumbai calls this account as
(a)Nostro account
(b) Vostro account
(c) Loro account
(d) Mirror account
5. The amount that can be [...]

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Quizomania-2 Answers

4. August 2013

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1. Money spent for payment towards the influential persons for the benefit of organizations.
2. Temporary Finance provided until the long term arrangement is made.
3. Plan do check Act
4. Vostro account
5. Going Concern value
6. SBI Mutual Fund
7. Low asset salvage value
8. Cross docking
9. Term Deposit account
10. Statutory
11. Insurance
12. U-shape
13. Both B and C
14. Slash time
15. Market [...]

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JK Industries : Study of a small-scale organisation

4. August 2013

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“Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things: First, dissatisfaction with self – a felt void or need; second, a decision to change to fill the void or need; and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change – the wilful act of making the change, doing [...]

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Sustainability of Co-operatives: AMUL Success Story Part 2

4. August 2013

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Sustainability of Co-operatives: AMUL Success Story Part 2
What are the objectives of the cooperatives? Can cooperatives work as an organization and yet sustain in the changing market scenario? What determines the success and failures of cooperatives? These kinds of questions have always bothered researches and practitioner of cooperatives across the globe. Because In today’s world [...]

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