http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/576 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:06:29 GMT 2026-05-15T12:06:29Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/4925 The Decline of Public Sector Organizations: Can Middle Level Managers Play the Role of Saviour? In the new Millennium, things look extraordinarily bright as well as dull for organizations in India. In this intensely competitive era, leveraging and gaining Enterprise competitiveness has become critical. A majority of paradigms of conducting businesses locally and globally are being redefined and rewritten. These have enormous consequences for individuals working at various levels and for the organizations. A number of age-old myths have been shattered and are giving way to new realities. By unleashing the ‘latent’ entrepreneurial spirit of employees, organizations are trying to change the status quo and discuss new horizons. Intrapreneurship is a major driver for organizational renewal. On the basis of extant research and corporate experiences from India, the paper attempts to address the various issues regarding the role of middle level managers as ‘Intrapreneurs’ in the public sector organizations. In the light of the discussion, implications for further study are provided. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/4925 2007-03-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/950 How to be Extraordinary Successful by Focusing Specifically on Talent-Orientation? Meloth, Heinz The paper describes not only the challenges of SME in the scenario of globalisation, but also refers to the great opportunities due to the fast growing global markets. It specifically highlights the big chance for SME to become highly competitive and thus extraordinary success full when they focus on exploring, developing and sponsoring the specific talents of their employees. A huge potential of additional energy can be made available for everybody involved with a win/win concept by increasing effectiveness and efficiency of the operations. Referring to experience in Europe and USA it is explained how a company can utilise and maximise best its talents in order to grow its human- (means also) intellectual capital with the right future oriented management and leadership concepts. With this concepts, also Indian SME can in this way get well positioned and thus becoming (also internationally) highly success full. Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/950 2007-03-21T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/949 Alternative Capital Markets and Entrepreneurship Upadhyay, Mayank; Jumani, Usha Capital markets, including stock markets and commodity markets, are generally accepted as key vehicles for wealth creation. The depth, width and impact of these markets in highly industrialized countries are quite different from those in the newly and rapidly industrializing countries. In India, though the formal stock markets have mobilized a large chunk of capital and consequently generated substantial wealth, the number of people benefiting from the process is quite low even though the savings and capital generating ability of the people who are left out are quite high. Self Help Groups (SHGs) for savings and credit are increasingly becoming the building blocks for integrating low income people in India into the modern financial and banking systems. The terms of inclusion, however, in a way compel the SHGs and their members to fit into the existing financial systems, which are seen to be resulting in high transaction and intermediation costs and still not fully addressing the issue of user friendly access of capital to micro enterprises. The alternative options possible for integrating them into the modern financial systems on more equal and participatory and mutually beneficial terms are rarely considered. Alternative capital markets which bring together SHGs and their savings, entrepreneurial talents of the people, and sustainable institutions are visualized as viable options which will have to be developed and nurtured to enable large numbers of low income people in countries like India to become equity partners in wealth creation and distribution. This paper proposes to present an analysis of the pros and cons of intermediation and disintermediation by banks, capital markets, and micro finance institutions regarding access and control of the funds generated by SHGs and small savers, leveraging these funds, the ultimate cost of funds to the individual savers and borrowers, as well as the consequent wealth creation and distribution. This analysis is the basis for developing the concept of alternative capital markets. Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/949 2007-03-21T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/648 Slum Entrepreneurship Sathyamurthi, K; Vijayaram, G This paper presents a framework for examining the entrepreneurial characteristics, and traits among slum youth in Chennai. The slums of Chennai are divided into three sub divisions based on the ecological and occupational aspects. In general, slums are considered as the environment of contrast. Youth residing in slum are viewed as the deviants, criminals and antisocials, rather than resources. Slums are characterized by researchers as 'culture of poverty' and sub culture of the poor. We focus on the slum youth as resource and it can be utilized. The youth's entrepreneurial traits or characteristics are identified and developed towards uplifting their economic standards social work intervention methods for sustainable in the entrepreneurial activity. Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/648 2007-03-21T00:00:00Z