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Organisational Culture Case Study : Perot Systems India Ltd

The assignment is to produce a case study using the relevant concepts, theories and models introduced in the module, describe and analyse organisational culture and discuss, using the examples from the organisation, whether organisational culture can be managed. Click below link for flash content Organisational Culture Case Study : Perot Systems India Ltd Organisational Culture Case Study : Perot Systems India Ltd. Rajesh Purohit, University of Leicester, UK The assignment is to produce a case study using the relevant concepts, theories and models introduced in the module, describe and analyse organisational culture and discuss, using the examples from the organisation, whether organisational culture can be managed. Introduction The case study uses interpretive methodology including ethnographic methods and action research within an interpretive paradigm. The research builds on years of participant observation and interview with employees and human resource department, statisti...

Who’s buying Gold?

For thousand’s of recorded history India remained number one gold importer country. As par recent data from Gold ETF’s they are holding approximately 5 tonnes of gold in their lockers. That compares against a total private gold hoard held by Indian citizens, now estimated to stand between 13,000 and 15,000 tonnes. Romans love for Indian spices was the reason for loss of their gold to India. Every trades were paid by means of bullion (mainly Gold). Twenty per cent of world gold production is consumed by India; the figure till 2007/08 stands at 800 tonnes, of which 600 tonnes are used in jewellery manufacture. Of this 600 tonnes, only 20% will ever get recycled, rest just disappeared out of thin air. Now after so many years, India’s import in last two months (Feb & March 2009) is NIL. The gold price are soaring and have gone up 300% in last couple of years and is already all time high in terms of GBP, EURO and INR. It seems only Gold ETF (or paper gold) are buying bullion to keep at ...