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With the advent of globalization, the World is blooming with magnificent opportunities of growth in business. Globalization has brought boom in all sectors of the economy, thus, bringing impact on international business also. International business has caused India to involve more in international market by creating powerful logistics support system. Logistics play a vital role in international business. The major focus of exporters is that the materials should be shipped on time and this task is performed by shipping agents like Customs House Agents (CHAs), freight forwarders, etc. Indore is a developing city where export turnover is very high. The city has more than 100 export industries which include Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Oriented Units (EOUs). But, due to lack of infrastructure, the intermediaries, i.e., CHAs and freight forwarders confront many difficulties, and thus, they lag behind. This paper attempts to explore the root cause of the problems faced by various intermediaries/shipping agents and suggestions to improve it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public sector is a vital part of Indian economy. It contributes enormously to the advancement of the infrastructure of the country. Due to the measures relating to deregulation, globalization and liberalization adopted by the Central Government, Indian public sector has experienced a paradigm shift from its previous state. In fact, in order to survive in today's hi-tech competitive environment, public sector enterprises have to reorient their policies. A large number of researches have been undertaken to evaluate individually the different aspects of the financial performance of public sector enterprises. However, no comprehensive study for measuring the overall financial performance has been made in the recent past. The present study is a serious attempt to measure the overall financial performance of 10 selected companies in Indian public sector during the period 1997-98 to 2011-12. Relevant statistical tools and techniques have been used for data analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the last two decades, deregulation, globalization and liberalization measures adopted by the central government have made a paradigm change in the FMCG sector. In the post-reform period, foreign direct and portfolio investments in Indian FMCG sector have notably influenced the financial performance of the companies belonging to this fourth largest sector in the Indian economy. The present study seeks to measure the changing status of the overall financial performance of 16 selected companies in the Indian FMCG sector. In order to identify the change with respect to financial performance more accurately, the entire study period from 1993-94 to 2012-13, i.e., 20 years, has been subdivided into two phases (Phase I representing the period from 1993-94 to 2002-03 and Phase II representing the period from 2003-04 to 2012-13). Any improvement or deterioration with respect to overall financial performance of each company has been measured by making a comparison between the overall financial performance of Phase I and Phase II, by using relevant statistical techniques and tests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Globalization has not only helped the organizations to look for proficient employees, but also to retain the expert, talented and accomplished employees. Consequently, the role of Human Resource (HR) practices in fostering employees' engagement, organizational practices in retaining employees and employees' commitment is paramount. The main objective of the study is to examine, evaluate and interpret the relation between organizational HR practices and employee commitment, and to see whether these are positively or negatively correlated, as there are not many studies which examine whether there is a positive and negative relation between HR practices and employee retention in the Indian economy. About 100 employees from the Indian economy are considered. Primary as well as secondary data was collected using a questionnaire and the results are discussed in the light of the existing literature [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]