Tag Archives: violence

Guest-blogger on Terrorism in India

Posted on March 16, 2010 by

My fellow IIM alumnus, Venky Venkatraman, keeps an interesting blog at venkyvenkatraman.com We’ve decided to occasionally guest-blog, i.e., my posts will show up on his blog as well, and vice-versa. I was intrigued by his take on the terrorist attack … Continue reading →

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Labor Trouble and Death in the Line of Duty

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

Soldiers might expect it. Business executives generally don’t. But in September 09, Roy George, a Human Resources professional working at Pricol in Coimbatore was killed by agitating workers. George had joined Pricol – an auto components manufacturer – only months … Continue reading →

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Tragedy in Indonesia

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Tragedies and disasters in the headlines are worrisome enough – but they really hit home when there’s even the smallest connection, like having stayed at the hotel, or flown that airline. When you know people there – even friends of … Continue reading →

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