Monthly Archives: July 2011

India’s Luxury Market Heats Up

Marketers of global luxury brands are targeting the fast-growing nouveau riche population in rural and urban India.

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Debt Default’s Game of Chicken

Jack M. Guttentag, professor of finance emeritus at Wharton, describes what a debt default would look like — and it’s not pretty.

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Can India Make a Global Impact with Its Innovations in Services?

The idea of creating innovative products aimed at developing countries, and then moving them to the developed world, has been around for some time. Lately, several Indian firms have been using the same model to export unique service and business process models.

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India’s Energy Woes Power New Business Opportunities

How companies are converting India’s power constraints into innovation, opportunity — and profits.

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Small Business Woes? Find a Smart Groove

Small businesses around the U.S. may not be a happy group, but opportunities for growth still exist if companies know where to look.

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Treasure Trail: Private Philanthropy in India Proves No Match for Religious Giving

Private charitable giving is up in India — but it still doesn’t hold a candle to the treasure amassed by the country’s “temple towns” and spiritual leaders.

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Happiness 2.0 – New Efforts to Nurture Well-Being

What makes people happy? From small towns and tiny kingdoms, to large countries like France and the United Kingdom, the aim is to find out — then do something about it.

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Comic-Con: Revenge of the Nerds

San Diego Comic-Con, which ended its four-and-a-half day run this past Sunday, offers evidence of the increasing power of fan culture in Hollywood and beyond.

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