HE is the chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and co-founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd. THE CHALLENGE: The UIDAI, too, is like a start-up. My prior success in no way guarantees success in this world and if I don’t deliver then the consequences could be large.
For Rohini Nilekani life seems to have come [...]
Extensive theoretical and empirical studies have been elaborated regarding internationalization with the analysis of different features. Investigations have just recently started to explore the firms from emerging economies that have significantly being internationalized. The main purpose of our study is to deepen the knowledge about the companies that internationalize rapidly and we highlight the potential [...]
The investigation of large-magnitude incidents is fraught with difficulties and the process of establishing the primary cause of an incident often requires an understanding of human nature in addition to the necessary technical and engineering skills. The salient non-technical features that are common to the investigation of large-magnitude events are discussed in general. The investigation [...]
Many national and international aid agencies, government and non-governmental organisations (NGO), see the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a rapid way of helping the economies and governance of less developed countries (LDC) through improved management and more effective dissemination of information. Attempts to achieve these aims by the introduction of several aid [...]
Doing several things at once is a trick we play on ourselves, thinking we’re getting more done. In reality, our productivity goes down by as much as 40%. We don’t actually multitask. We switch-task, rapidly shifting from one thing to another, interrupting ourselves unproductively, and losing time in the process.
Read more to know why there [...]
Poor and Unrealistic capital budgeting has long been the bane of socio-economic development in Africa and of course, Nigeria. The issue of capital, investment and how it was undertaken in the capital budgeting process thus constitutes a major concern of this paper. Even in the midst of vast economic and resources cum endowment, African countries [...]
This article explores the current availability and use of information communication and technology (ICT) for music education purposes, and music technology resources and facilities, in Victorian government secondary schools. Survey data is presented providing a snapshot of the status of computer and technology resources in government secondary schools in several Metropolitan Regions. Discussion is focused [...]
The WHO and the European Union recognise that poor nutrition is a leading cause of the major non-communicable diseases, including CVD, type 2 diabetes, certain types of cancer, and contributes substantially to the global burden of disease, death and disability. Therefore, it is no surprise that Rayner and Scarborough report that, in the UK, food-related [...]
A global study, conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the Economist Intelligence Unit, demonstrates how leading chief financial officers (CFOs) are leveraging talent in finance to assume a more strategic role.
The study, which surveyed more than 600 senior finance executives and business leaders representing every major industry and region, reveals a disconnect between where the [...]
Agri research has played a vital role in in development of statistical methods. I is indeed true that the statistical tools have wide applicability to almost any branch of science dealing with thw uncertain phenomenon involving aggregates. With the advent of computers & combination of statistical tools & computer technology, has it actually helped agricultural [...]