Disinvestment is just the opposite of investment, i.e. it means pulling out the money invested in the company by selling the stake, either partially or fully. It is driven by the effective use of the resources, to earn the highest returns out of the money invested. On the contrary, Privatization is a transition of government-owned company, operation, unit or division to the privately-owned enterprise. It happens when more than 51% of the shareholding of the government is transferred to … [Read more...]

All the companies are managed and run by the company's top executives, i.e. the board of directors who are appointed by the shareholders at the general meeting to handle the affairs of the company on their behalf. The composition of the company's Board of Directors includes both Executive and Non-Executive Directors, wherein the Executive Directors have management responsibilities. Hence, the executive directors look after the routine operations. They represent the senior management staff of … [Read more...]

A warm and positive welcome of a newly joined employee is not just a good start for him/her, but it also ensures that they work for the company with energy, enthusiasm, loyalty and commitment for a long term. The company holds an orientation programme in order to inform the new joinee about the company's fundamental details about its mission, vision, objectives, policies, etc. On the contrary, in the case of onboarding, the employee gets to know about his/her role in the company and all other … [Read more...]

Morale refers to an internal feeling, which depends on the overall environment which surrounds the person. It is based on the attitude, satisfaction level and outlook of the person. On the contrary, motivation is the act of encouraging an individual to get the desired results. It is what keeps you moving. It is a critical element in establishing and achieving the objectives. The management of an organization should work on developing and maintaining an environment wherein the people … [Read more...]

Features are nothing but the inbuilt properties of the product, whereas benefits are something which the customer wants to receive/get from the product. Whenever, a customer looks for buying a product say laptop, refrigerator, car, AC or mobile phone, he/she has end number of options. So making a choice is a bit difficult, but one can narrow down the list, based on the features and the benefits after deciding the amount he/she would like to spend. Features of the product define the product … [Read more...]

When we think about motivation, the first thing that strikes our mind is its source - internal or external. Intrinsic Motivation can best be described as behaviour directed by internal rewards. As opposed, extrinsic motivation refers to the motivation based on external needs of a person such as money, position, grades, etc. What is Motivation? Motivation can be understood as the invisible force that moves, activates or pushes people and causes them to act. It is something that incites a person … [Read more...]

Corrective Action requires the complete understanding of the issue which has taken place and use the root cause analysis so as to reveal the primary cause for it, so as to rectify it in such a way that its occurrence would be rare. On the other hand, Preventive Action requires carrying out trend analysis to find out the issues which may result in non-conformity and address them so as to avoid nonconformity. Corrective Action and Preventive action are the basic quality management tools … [Read more...]

Outsourcing is a process of hiring another entity to perform certain functions, or service, on the company's behalf, instead of undertaking them in-house. On the contrary, insourcing refers to the delegation of a project to an individual or department within the organization, instead of an external supplier. In the last few decades, outsourcing has gained a lot of attention and popularity in the business world. There are a number of activities or services which are outsourced nowadays from … [Read more...]

Many think that the words procurement and purchase are interchangeable and use them synonymously, but the fact is procurement is a broad term which includes a purchase. Procurement involves sourcing and purchase of goods, services and works from the external source, so as to fulfil the organization's requirement and operate profitably and efficiently. Procurement involves all kinds of acquisition including leasing, renting and contracting to arrange the goods or services. Contrarily, … [Read more...]

In general, any industry can be classified as a small scale industry or large scale industry as per the investment made in procuring the plant and machinery for manufacturing goods. In this way, small scale industries are said to be the ones whose investment in the capital assets is limited to the amount specified by the Government of the country. On the contrary, those industries which make an investment in their plant and machinery beyond that limit, are considered as large scale … [Read more...]