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Crisis Managers in demand by the Indian Firms

newuser — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:57:16 +0000

Corporate India doesn’t require dummies at work. Companies have learnt the lesson for slowdown and realized the need for people who can handle shocks and manage teams in a crisis on the board, reports Writankar Mukherjee from The Economic Times … Click here to read ahead

Bhopal Gas tragedy a Case Study

newuser — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:04:08 +0000

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 of the Bhopal disaster is discussed as a specific case study in light of these salient features. The results of the overall investigation are discussed and it is demonstrated that the commonly-held view that water-washing of a certain header caused the disaster is physically impossible. Evidence is presented which indicates that direct water entry into the methyl isocyanate storage tank was the likely initiating cause of the Bhopal disaster. click here to read more

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ANALYZING CATACLYSMIC RISK

vicky113 — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:09:43 +0000

We have recently experienced an unprecedented time in the global financial markets. Not surprisingly, risk managers and the techniques they employ are under fire from market participants, regulators, financial reporters, and shareholders alike. Ironically, over the last fifteen years we have witnessed significant advances in the risk management profession, from both the institutional and regulatory viewpoint. Read more…

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Banking Sector Reform and Economic Growth : Case study of the South Korean banking sector reform

anand.devasthali — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:26:44 +0000

South Korea experienced a financial crisis in 1997 after more than 30 years of fast eco-nomic growth. During the crisis its gross domestic product (GDP) decreased sharply and many enterprises went bankrupt. The stated-owned banks in South Korea suffered huge losses and investors lost confidence in investing in the South Korean financial market. One result of the crisis reveals the weakness of the South Korean economy- government intervention in the banking sector.

This paper provides the reason for the financial crisis in 1997 in the introduction sec-tion. The following section is a theoretical framework, in which we have presented two macroeconomic models: the Solow model-growth accounting formula and the Ricardo-Viner model. With empirical findings, we show how the South Korean government re-sponded after the crisis with three approaches to banking reform. We include the two macroeconomic models in the analysis of how the three approaches affected the eco-nomic growth in South Korea during the reform process in the analysis section. Finally, we conclude that the South Korean banking sector reform has provided a success and briefly discuss how China should implement the South Korean useful experiences into its ongoing process of banking sector reform. Read more…

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Best practices in Disater management: A Maharashtra Experience!

maddy — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:04:19 +0000

There has been a paradigm shift in Disaster Management recently as prevention, preparedness and mitigation are being given more importance compared to the traditional rescue, relief and rehabilitation. Under this paradigm, Government of India and UNDP launched the ‘Disaster Risk Management’ (DRM) programme in 169 districts across 17 states in the country, including in Maharashtra.
In Maharashtra, the DRM is being implemented in 14 districts and seven Municipal Corporations. The Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Government of Maharashtra is the nodal agency for the implementation of this programme in the State. During the course of implementation of the programme, a number of innovative strategies and processes have been adopted which in turn lead to very interesting and encouraging results. Read More…

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Transforming group strategy using Enterprise Risk Management

maddy — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:30:21 +0000

RSA (formerly Royal & SunAlliance) has enjoyed a remarkable turnaround in its fortunes in the past few years. After experiencing what the Financial Times described as a “near death experience” in 2002, it has recorded several years of increased profitability, rising share prices and positive ratings developments. Although all shares have recently felt the effects of a falling market, most analysts expect RSA to continue to outperform its peers. Read more to know why RSA is able to achieve this feat…

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Understanding the Dubai Crisis 2009

newuser — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:11:25 +0000

The real estate sector once again is in the news for all the cruel reasons. Just as the world stood on the verge of the recovery from one of the most severe global economoc melt down, here comes a news that shook the entire world by surprise. Did the Dubai Crisis happened suddenly or did it give enough warnings well in advance which the world ignored. Let us know more about this crisis

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WorldCom: from Benchmark to Bankruptcy

maddy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:36:52 +0000

[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g_d-phoUrU[/youtube]Verizon Communications acquired MCI/WorldCom and SBC Communications acquired AT&T Corporation, which had been in business since the 19th Century. The acquisition of MCI/WorldCom was the direct result of the behavior of WorldCom’s senior managers as documented above. While it can be argued that the demise of AT&T Corp. was not wholly attributable to WorldCom’s behavior, AT&T Corp.’s decimation certainly was facilitated by the events surrounding WorldCom, since WorldCom was the benchmark long distance telephone and Internet communications service provider. Indeed, the ripple effect of WorldCom’s demise goes far beyond one company and several senior managers. It had a profound effect on an entire industry. Read more…

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Case Study : Housing Reconstruction in Mexico City

newuser — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:45:43 +0000

A case study from the World Bank covering the topic disaster risk management. It refers to the earthquake that struck Mexico City in September 1985 took more than 5,000 lives and damaged the housing of about 180,000 families. The case puts forward the brilliant work done by the the agency that was set up three weeks later to rebuild urban areas damaged by the earthquake…click here to refer the case

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The Collapse of a Mammoth: Lehman Brothers

maddy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:07:28 +0000

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. With $639 billion in assets and $619 billion in debt, Lehman’s bankruptcy filing was the largest in history, as its assets far surpassed those of previous bankrupt giants such as WorldCom and Enron. Lehman was the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank at the time of its collapse…read the case

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