| Editorial |
| Article |
| Housing and the Financial Crisis in the US: Cause or Symptom? |
| By Ashok Bardhan |
| After a steady growth for a decade and a half, the US economy is now in the grip of a serious recession.
While the source of the current economic crisis lies in the housing and housing finance sector...Read More |
| Global Economic Meltdown: Greenspan’s Legacy |
| By Samir K Barua ,Mahendra Gujarathi |
| In the event of statedly the deepest global crisis ever since the Great Depression, with the world economy
mired in a severe economic meltdown, the authors identify the factors and the players that i...Read More |
| From Wall Street to Main Street:The Financial Crisis in the US |
| By Douglas Young |
| What caused the ‘meltdown’ in the US financial markets? In this transcribed version of his talk delivered
at IIMA, the author explores the variety of factors that influenced the housing boom and bust...Read More |
| Indian Financial Sector and the Global Financial Crisis |
| By Jayanth R Varma |
| Though the Indian financial sector had very limited exposure to the toxic assets at the heart of the global
financial crisis, it suffered a severe liquidity crisis after the Lehman bankruptcy. This l...Read More |
| US Economic and Financial Meltdown: How India is Braving Its Global Domino Effects |
| By Subhrendu Bhattacharya |
| The paper examines the economic and financial challenges that the US economy has been facing since
December 2007 and also the factors that caused the crisis, both structural and risk management. It a...Read More |
| The Fiscal Response to the Global Crisis |
| By Errol D’Souza |
| India’s banks had no direct exposure to the sub-prime mortgage assets. Yet India was affected by the
global financial crisis as its economy has significantly integrated with the global economy in the...Read More |
| Economic Slowdown and the Indian Corporate Sector |
| By Avinash Paranjape |
| In the face of the complexities created by the turbulence, volatility, and uncertainty in the global economy,
the Indian corporate sector finds itself in a state of flux. The author sees the impact o...Read More |
| Economic Slowdown and Indian Firms: An Overview |
| By Joshy Jacob ,Prem Chander |
| The authors examine the nature and extent of the impact of economic slowdown on the financial performance,
investments, and valuation of selected Indian firms. Findings indicate decline of the growth...Read More |
| The Economic Downturn: Coping Strategies and the Way Forward |
| By Achal Raghavan |
| The author takes an in-depth look at the manner in which various business leaders in the Indian manufacturing
and IT sectors coped with the downturn that hit the Indian economy from Q4 2008. Faced wi...Read More |
| The Post-Recession Challenge of Innovation |
| By R Gopalakrishnan |
| At a time when the world is still in a heads-down crisis mode, the author sees the global economy looking
up and hesitantly bidding farewell to the bottom of markets. At such a juncture, it is a chal...Read More |
| Management Case |
| Surviving the Recession: Venus Jewel -A Case Study from the Indian Diamond Industry |
| By Indu Rao ,Deepti Bhatnagar |
| The Indian diamond industry witnessed a severe recession in the year 2008. The industry is already
showing signs of recovery in 2009 led by its large-sized firms. This case presents facts from a stud...Read More |
| Diagnoses |
| Surviving the Recession: Venus Jewel—A Case Study from the Indian Diamond Industry (Case Analysis I) |
| By S Manikutty |
| The case is a portrayal of Venus Jewel Company, based at Surat, a prime
centre for diamond polishing in India. Faced with the recession of 2008, the
company has emerged a little battered and bruised...Read More |
| Surviving the Recession: Venus Jewel—A Case Study from the Indian Diamond (Case Analysis II) |
| By Jacob D Vakkayil |
| The case illustrates the dynamics of change and
continuity in tradition-bound industries often
dominated by family businesses. The diamond cutting
and polishing industry in Surat operated as a
clo...Read More |
| Surviving the Recession: Venus Jewel—A Case Study from the Indian Diamond (Case Analysis III) |
| By Abhishek Goel |
| The precious nature of the product that Venus
Jewel deals with sets an expectation of a higher
degree of formalization, and maintenance of trust at
various levels. Most organizations in the diamond...Read More |
