The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 31, 2004

Beta as a measure of risk
WHAT sort of investor rationally views the beta of a security as the security's proper measure of risk? While risk is broken into diversifiable and non-diversifiable portions, the market will not reward an investor for ... More

Vertical split at the top

SOCIAL WELFARE

We need to grow up with the new kids on the block
STORY so far: At a brainstorming session I participate in, my colleagues and I discuss the pros and cons of our company taking up and supporting some worthy social cause. I feel any good company can imbibe a ... More

BOOKS

Adult supervision wanted at workplace
YOU put the kids in school and go to work. At the workplace what you find are but `overgrown kids' and the playground is expensive, full of knowledge experts. Are you frustrated that talented and brilliant workers ... More

Plan-do-check and act to improve
ISOS in Greek means equal, so you have the `iso' prefix in English to mean equal or identical, as for example isosceles, isotherm and so on. "It is for this reason the word ISO was adopted as the acronym" to represent ... More

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