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The graduates of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani have done it again. The highest package offered this year to eight graduating students of the institute has broken all records at a whopping Rs 40 lakh per annum each.
The 2010 study reports on how companies have nurtured their human capital in the face of the downturn, while taking some bold initiatives to maintain the topline and bottomline growth.
There are companies out there which believe in the age-old 'home-away-from-home' principle and go all out to create a 'family' of workers, while others maintain a high fun quotient around their core activity.
It was an accidental misspelling that got Google its name but that's where the accidents end at the Google headquarters in RMZ Infinity, Bangalore. "Any good place to work is no accident," says Manoj Varghese, the APAC HR director. "And it's not just about beanbags."
Googlers work hard at making their workplace rock. At a time when break-out spots and recreational zones have started to become almost de rigueur, Googlers have taken it one step further: to the washrooms
2) MakeMyTrip (India)
Location: Gurgaon
Profile: Airline tickets, Hotels, Bus and Rail ticket, Holiday Packages
Number of employees: 674
Founded in India: 2000
Gender Ratio (F/M): 1:2.55
Voluntary turnover: 23.89%
The trademark red-yellow-blue segues into the walls, halls and overalls. From basement up level three, prominent MakeMyTrip colours exude energy, passion and an unparalleled sense of achievement among 650-odd people tripping over travel across 40,000 square feet in glitzy Gurgaon's Udyog Vihar.
For in ten years flat, their travel portal makemytrip.com finds itself right on top of the heap with nearly half of India's online travel and hotel bookings. And that's not all
3) Intel Technology India
Location: Bangalore
Profile: Information Technology
Number of employees: 2,430
Founded in India: 1988
Gender Ratio (F/M): 1:3.99
Voluntary turnover: 4.4%
Intel Inside is not just a cold technology-driven statement of purpose. At least, not for the rank and file at Intel, aptly dubbed Intellites. Intel Inside is something that drives them through avenues that have little to do with microprocessors and clock speeds.
4) Marriott Hotels India
Location: Mumbai
Profile: Hospitality
Number of employees: 2,433
Founded in India: 1927
Gender Ratio (F/M): 1:9.01
Voluntary turnover: 27.37%
Why does Marriott make it to every survey of the world's best companies to work for? Is it because they respectfully call their employees "associates"? Is it because J.W. Marriott Jr., the CEO, makes it a point to visit some 250 hotels a year and meet with employees down the line?
Is it because senior executives like Rajeev Menon, Area Vice President, India, Malaysia, Maldives and Pakistan, make it a point to not just greet every employee when they walk into a hotel but also give them a little pat on their?
5) NetApp India
Location: Bangalore
Profile: Information Storage Products
Number of employees: 1042
Founded in India: 1992
Gender Ratio (F/M): 1:4.51
Voluntary turnover: 5.95%
Set foot into NetApp India's headquarters in Bangalore and chances are ping-pong balls would be whizzing past your head, football passes glide through cubicles, this is a place definitely not for those who consider their work-life as part of a calibrated approach.
6) American Express
Location: Gurgaon
Profile: Financial Services
Number of employees: 5,200
Founded in India: 2006
Gender Ratio (F/M): 1:1.33
Voluntary turnover: 15.00%
Amex, over the last few years, has been working to building a Gen Next workplace as its 'ecosystem for the future', which is young, vibrant and diverse in the true sense.
Today, American Express in India comprises 43% women; overall, 46% of its employees are Gen Y; 75% of new hires are Gen Y and 92% of its leaders belong to the Gen X. It is this eclectic mix of people that Varma hopes would lead the company into the future
7) NTPC
Location: New Delhi
Profile: Energy
Number of employees: 24,708
Founded in India: 1975
Gender Ratio (F/M): 1:8.11
Voluntary turnover: 0.12%
The Rs 49,478.86-crore power major employs about 25,000 die-hard loyalists, who take pride in the 35-year-old brand and its empowerment attributes. Call it branding through inspiration-setting up power stations in record time, lighting every fourth bulb in the country, manpower productivity et al.
8) PayPal India
9) Ajuba Solutions India
Location: Chennai
Profile: Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management
Number of employees: 1612
Founded in India: 2000
Gender Ratio (F/M): 1:1.41
Voluntary turnover: 23.45%
The 23.45% attrition at Ajuba, a Chennai-based healthcare BPO may be in line with industry norms. But those who stay back, get more than their due. With "inspired people, inspired results" as its central theme, the company works continuously at keeping its rank-and-file motivated.
10) SAS Institute (India)
Location: Mumbai
Profile: Business Analytics
Number of employees: 108
Founded in India: 1996
Gender Ratio (F/M): 1:5.75
Voluntary turnover: 13.89%
Located in an old building in one of South Mumbai's most pleasant neighbourhoods, the office of SAS Institute India seems large and spacious, until you realise the company employs 108 people.
1. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Executive MBA weekend programme
A student seeking admission for the course must possess Bachelor's Degree of any Statutory University or any other recogniSed Foreign University with Five years' Work Experience after graduation.
The program aims at increasing the business skills and leadership capabilities of managers as well as improve the capacity of strategic decision making, to think faster and more creatively. It focuses on deepening the understanding of organisational dynamics to improve the design and implementation of new initiatives. Build capabilities for leading cross-border teams across functions.
The programme structure consists of 5 semesters, 4 semesters of classroom learning.
Contact Symbiosis Knowledge Village, Gram: Lavale via Sus Road, Tal: Mulshi, Dist- Pune-411042 Tel: 91-020-39116000 / 39116007 / 39116008 / 39116009 / 39116010 FAX: 91-020-39116060
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2) Institute of Management Technology, Centre for Distance Learning, Ghaziabad
One Year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Executive) The program is of 12 months duration. It provides young managers with an opportunity to further develop their management skills so as to stand out in the global business arena. The programme aims at transforming functional managers and executives into more versatile managerial talents in tune with current theory and practices in the field.
Objectives • Executives who want to pursue a high quality management education will benefit from this high quality intensive programme that aims at: • Developing general management skills to give enterprise wide perspective; • Fostering enterprise in marketing, finance and systems, global business strategies etc; • Inducing system/process driven and data based decision making capabilities; • Inculcating social and ethical values coupled with professional competence; • Preparing the students as value drivers and encouraging continuous professional and personal growth.
Eligibility Graduate with 5 years experience. Admission test is required. Exemptions from Admission test as per the policy given in the Prospectus.
Course curriculum Semester I (Foundation) -1st Year
• Financial Accounting • Business Law 2 • Managerial Economics 2 • Marketing in Action 2 • Organisational Structure & Behaviour 2 • Quantitative Techniques 2
Semester II (Foundation) - 1st Year
• Financial Management • Management Accounting • Managing Human Resource in • Global Environment • Economic Environment in India • MIS Management Information Systems • Strategic Management • Project - Project Work in any functional area of choice (Equivalent to two subjects & 8 credits)
3) Indian Institute of Management, Indore Executive Post-Graduate Programme in Management (Exe-PGP)
Executive Post-Graduate Programme is a uniquely designed programme for the working executives and entrepreneurs. The objective of the programme is to provide an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills continually.
Curriculum and Pedagogy The first four terms have compulsory courses. During these four terms, the participants are offered foundation courses such as behavioural sciences, economics, information technology, and quantitative techniques in the context of their relevance to the study of management subjects. Courses will also be offered in the basic functional areas such as finance and accounting, marketing, human resource management, operations management and information systems. The fifth term has both compulsory and elective courses and the sixth term has only electives. In fifth and the sixth terms, the participants can choose the set of electives from a wide range of electives offered by the Institute, which will enable them to get a deeper knowledge in their areas of special interest.
The pedagogy would be a judicious mix of lectures, case discussions, project work, term papers, role-play, seminar presentations, assignments, films, management games, and topics of independent study.
Course structure The 18-month programme consists of 6 terms, each term of three months duration. Each term has five modules.
Selection The selection would be based on performance in CAT/GMAT, personal interview, candidate’s academic record, scholastic achievements, and relevant work experience after graduation.
Eligibility The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) or Persons with Disability (PWD) category], of any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The candidate should also have a minimum of 5 years of managerial/ entrepreneurial/ professional experience as on August 31, 2008. Work experience obtained only after graduation will be considered. Organizational sponsorship is optional.
Contact Indian Institute of Management Indore Prabandh Shikhar Rau - Pithampur Road Indore 453 331 Madhya Pradesh INDIA Tel: + 91-731-4228400 Fax: + 91-731-4228800 E-mail: webman@iimidr.ac.in
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4) IIM-B Risk Management for Banks and Financial Institutions
Risk Managers and senior managers in Treasury of banks and financial institutions; Functional Software Consultants in Banking and Investment Banking Domain would also find the programme useful.
Course Curriculum An introduction to risk management – with particular reference to financial risk management. Introduction to various techniques in quantitative techniques in risk management, Risk Management Guidelines/Regulations, Value – at – Risk (VaR) , Extreme Value Theory, Treasury Risk Management, Risk Management for Currency Derivatives, Risk Management for Interest Rate Derivatives.
Contact Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560 076 Phone : 080 – 26993742/26993264/26993475 Fax : 080 - 26584004/26584050 E-mail : edp@iimb.ernet.in URL : http://www.iimb.ernet.in
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5) Institute of Business Studies and Research Master of Business Administration (Executive)
Working executives
Course Curriculum
First Year Sem-I Essentials & Functions of Mgmt Managerial Economics Communication Skills in Business Management Accounting Organisational Behaviour (Design, Development & Change)
Sem-II Human Resource Management Marketing Management Financial Management Production, Operations & Materials Mgmt Business Environment
Second Year Sem-III Entrepreneurship Development Management Information System Corporate Policies & Strategic Management Legal Aspects of Business Research Methodology for Management Decisions
Sem-IV Specialisation* (Select only one) Finance Human Resource Management Marketing
2. Human Resource Management Training & Development Performance Management System Labour Laws & Industrial Relations Strategic Human Resource Mgmt Current Trends in HR
3. Marketing Sales Promotion & Administration Distribution Management Salesmanship Rural Marketing Service Management
Third Year Sem-V Project Guidance and Abstract Submission Project Work Viva
The program is targetted at those who want an opportunity to earn a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management without interrupting their career. The curriculum is similar to that of the BM programme and it is recognised by AICTE and is equivalent to an MBA.
The participants spend about 165 days in campus in thirty months to complete the course requirements. They are expected to do additional work as carry-home projects and assignments. The mix of participants, which includes entrepreneurs and executives from various functional areas, provides an enabling environment for learning.
Curriculum The curriculum for the Exec-PGP consists of 41 courses including 23 core (compulsory), 16 elective courses of 3 credits each and a dissertation equivalent of 2 courses totaling 123 credits.
The course outlines, study material and assignments are given to the participants before the term begins. Participants are expected to come prepared to class with the readings given before.
When the participants leave the campus, they are given course outlines, study materials, and assignments for the next term. While away from the campus, participants are expected to work at least 3 hours per day on the course work and should be well conversant with the study material. With such structuring of classes, participants get a proper spread for absorbing and assimilating various inputs provided in these courses.
Contact P : +91 - 657 - 398 3333 F : +91 - 657 - 222 7814 E : xlwebmaster@xlri.ac.in
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7) Indian Institute of Management Calcutta General Management Program for Young Executives
Developing a wider perspective on the rapid changes in global businesses aiming to achieve conceptual synthesis between functional/technological and general management imperatives. Discerning the meaning of some of the new changes for organisational practices, routines and managerial functions. Managing in a global network.
Course Curriculum • The macro-environment of business • New marketing approaches: Customization, individuated business solutions and the new consumer sovereignty • Electronic marketplaces, auctions, intermediation • New developments in accounting • Understanding evolving financial and risk markets • Networked production and product development: Strategising in a network • Modularization of product/processes and research and development in new industries • Emerging disruptive technologies, its implications for business and rising Asian competencies in some of these areas • Network management, new organisational imperatives and the need for organisational transformation
Contact Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Joka, Diamond Harbour Road P.O. Joka Kolkata - 700 104. Phone : 033-2467 8300-06 URL www.iimcal.ac.in
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