DETROIT - Although often overshadowed by China's monolithic presence, India represents a viable alternative for those manufacturers looking to either complement existing Asia-Pacific operations or make a strategic, longer-term investment in an emerging domestic market. Current AUTOFACTS light vehicle forecast analysis (05Q4) indicates that India will contribute 9.2% to global capacity growth (736K units) from
DETROIT - For such a vast and diverse region, one with a multitude of languages , cultures, religions and industries, it is challenging to create a unified vision of HR that applies to all. Ensuring consistency and unity across HR policies and practices while balancing local needs and requirements is a major concern for regional
DETROIT - The American auto industry was rocked to its foundation Saturday as Delphi Corp., the world's second-largest parts manufacturer, filed for bankruptcy and laid plans to dramatically downsize its U.S. operations. It was the seismic event that Detroit's Big Three automakers and their workers, suppliers and investors had anticipated for years, some with dread
DETROIT - Advanced technologies are making the American machine-tool industry more competitive in the global market, and sales are steadily rebounding. Once a global powerhouse, the U.S. machine-tool industry fell on hard times in the late 1990s. But today it's experiencing renewed growth in major markets, even in the face of tough international competition from
DETROIT - Managers generally tend to underestimate the importance of their organization's employee handbook. Of course they understand that employees need to know the policies, practices and benefits that are part of employment with the organization. But too often, the same executives who will go over a proposal or a contract with a fine-tooth comb
TROY - Although workaholism may be the subject of much mirth and humor - in reality, it is not a joke. This is because it affects the efficiency and productivity of the companies in which the workaholics are found. Contrary to most expectations, true workaholics are not usually productive workers - they are often people
SHANGHAI - Why is strategic management so much more important and challenging today? Answer: Because now we are operating in a flat world. New York Times' Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, Thomas Friedman, clearly explains ten reasons why business challenges are continuously accelerating in an outstanding new book, titled: The World Is Flat. Friedman identifies ten
TROY - When most people hear the term ?trade secret? they automatically think about something major like the formula for Coca-Cola; they don't realize that trade secret theft can impact businesses of all sizes. When employees move on to new jobs they may be tempted to copy files and take key information about the company's
BERLIN - Germany's institutions are coming under attack ahead of the country's Sept. 18 election to choose a new federal government. And the Volkswagen group is at the center of the storm. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was a member of VW's board in the 1990s when the so-called "cronyism" between politicians, trade unions and management
TROY - Western Europe still the most attractive economic zone for 63 percent of investors; Central and Eastern Europe increasingly viewed as a ?low cost? competitor for China, says Ernst & Young survey. Western Europe still remains the most attractive region for foreign investment according to the annual Ernst & Young European Attractiveness Survey to