Merger, Indian Style Buy a Brand and Leave It Alone. Is this story a preamble of new way to manage as the world economy globalizes?
Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi aka Mahatma Gandhi.” He took on Henry David Thoreau’s non-violence and civil disobedience philosophies, modified them to shake the British Empire, and delivered the “unthinkable” independence to
Are Tata, Essar Global, Bharat Forge, Infosys, Wipro are also stepping out of the traditional management box and creating a new management style, which combines the proven management philosophies with the wisdom of empowerment and trust giving people the power to shape their own destiny?
Acquisitions following the proven management styles result in layoffs, as cost cutting accelerates the realization of their desired return on investment. This has worked for many companies but the social and intellectual downside is enormous. It is a major disruption to the company personnel, associated communities, and its knowledge base. It is not easy to monetarize the financial value of these occurrences. Communities readjust and recover. However, the knowledge base is lost forever. Companies in the developed countries are grappling with these especially with the intellectual losses.
If the Indian companies mentioned in the article and other companies are successful with their experiment and succeed in achieving their goals, they will strengthen the social structure and win many friends. It would be a new management style for the twenty first century. It will be an amalgamation of different cultures and philosophies, a real globalization.