Women on Corporate Boards in India
With the new Companies Act 2013 requiring more women on boards of directors, Professors Jayati Sarkar and Ekta Selarka examine...
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Corporate Governance in India: A Context for Steering Change
In this introductory essay, Sanjay Kallapur, Professor of Accounting at the Indian School of Business, places recent legislation and reform in corporate governance in India against the backdrop of international regulatory frameworks and relevant research studies. The Companies Act 2013 has gone a long way in improving the enforcement regime for breach of faith on the part of company management and independent directors. But the balancing of multiple stakeholder interests that the legislation mandates also introduces irreconcilable tensions into the very purpose and viability of the corporation.
Read moreAgent Intermediated Loans: A New Approach to Microfinance
With evidence growing that traditional microfi nance may not be offering the expected poverty alleviation benefi ts, it may be...
Read moreRedefining India’s Governance Landscape
Weak governance, both corporate and civil can erode investor confi dence and prevent India from achieving its vast economic potential,...
Read moreAn Upheaval in Corporate Purpose
Safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders is the rousing call to arms of the new Companies Act, but will mere...
Read moreEnsuring Family and Business Continuity at India’s GMR Group
In an engaging tale about the Indian family business behemoth, the GMR Group, Professor Kavil Ramachandran, Professor John L Ward,...
Read moreSustaining Social Impact with Social Entrepreneurship: Swara and Mojolabs
In this article, Arjun Venkatraman of the Mojolab Foundation describes the new avenues for social and economic impact emerging from...
Read moreThe Corporate Affairs Perspective
The Indian School of Business (ISB) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA)...
Read moreThe Idea of Scale
Is there more to expanding the scale of entrepreneurship than just growing sales volume? In this wide-ranging interview, Subroto Bagchi,...
Read moreA review of “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead”
In her much talked about manifesto, “Lean In,” Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, enjoins women to navigate beyond their...
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