Archive for January, 2009

Political Marketing and Communication

Should the laws applicable to commercial advertisements be also applicable to political marketing communications?

Course on Political Marketing and National Development

Perhaps thought leaders in management education need to develop short and long term programmes in political marketing and constituency management which would enable politicians to segment their market and create value for them using constructive variables

Creation and Brands

Creation reflects the creator; same for brands

Words and Managing

More often than not, people who do not respect their own words have to manage using the low quality positional power

Institutes have culture, students have competencies

Institutes inculcate culture (work culture); competencies are developed by students themselves

Caveat Shareholder

Is it in the interest of the shareholders that the “the top” remains an “entitlement” and not “a responsibility”? The “talent” at the top (and the best talent is supposed to be at the top) more often than not “dispenses” the task of objective setting and monitoring; implementation is largely the forte of those not at the top. Caveat shareholder!

Essence of managing

What is the essence of managing? Making a decision or implementing one? If both are equally important then does the current curriculum in management education have depth in intricacies of implementation particularly wrt human angle? Though any scientifically taken decision can be implemented through use of positional power perhaps resonance would be missed as the talent involved could be dispirited.

The World Government and THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT

What if there were a “universal” fundamental right….”THE RIGHT TO DIGNIFIED LIVING” and what if all the nations came together to form a “World Government” for this cause????????????????????????

The Rot

The Rot is always at the top.

VIZUALIZING A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY/HUMANITY

Businesses are a subset of society and therefore humanity; who are sanctioned by society to SERVE its ends… viz. wellbeing and prosperity…….these days it appears that the tail is wagging the……………. perhaps incentives are needed to focus on the purpose of sustainability of society/ humanity

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