Towards the Next Orbit

Subir Verma is Fellow (PhD) from IIM, Ahmedabad and M.A. (Gold Medalist) and M.Phil in Political Science from Delhi University. He has more than 16 years of teaching experience and has been a visiting faculty at ESCP-Europe, Paris. He was earlier the Chairman of the flagship MBA program, Chairman of the Corporate Relations and Placements Committee, and Chairman of the EQUIS Accreditation at MDI.Professor Verma has consulted with top MNCs in India on their Organization Design, Change Management, and Leadership Development. He has also designed and delivered numerous workshops, both in class and outbound-based experiential learning, on leadership, teamwork, managerial effectiveness, and negotiation skills for the middle and senior level of management of several reputed public and private sector organizations.Professor Verma has edited two books, viz. Organizing and Managing in the Era of Globalization (along with Pritam Singh, 2009) and Creating Boundaryless HR (2009), and published several articles in reputed national and international journals. His forthcoming book on M.K. Gandhi: An Epitome of Leadership is slated for publication next year. At present, he is engaged in carrying out the AICTE funded research on “Identification and Benchmarking of Best Practices in Organizing and Managing in Corporate India.” Professor Verma has presented his research papers in several prestigious international conferences such as of the Academy of Management, World Congress of Sociology, Asia Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies, International Human Resource Management, and the European Group of Organization Studies.Professor Verma is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, some of which are the Dr Karan Singh Gold Medal, Professor C.J. Chacko Prize, UGC Fellowship, Club Internationale (Paris) Fellowship, and the AICTE Research Grant. He is on the editorial board of the International Strategic Management Journal. He is a Board Member of the Asia Pacific Researchers on Organization Studies and Member of the American Academy of Management, International Sociological Association, and the National HRD Network.

• PrefacePapersRoutes to Peaks for Building Corporate Renaissance - Asha Bhandarker and Pritam SinghStrategic Positioning Choices for Indian Business: Beyond Jugaad into the Next - Orbit Arun Kumar Jain and Ajay SingalFinding the Future and Making it Happen - John PisapiaManaging Performance: Beyond Value Based Leadership - Shivganesh BhargavaEmpowerment Practices and Corporate Effectiveness: Either Go Democratic or Go Bust - Subir VermaAntecedents of Employee Performance and the Role of Job Satisfaction as a Mediator - Soumendu BiswasManaging Talent Through Employee Engagement Strategies - Jyotsna BhatnagarBharat Petroleum: Building Capabilities through Competency - S MohanArchitectural Innovation and SAIL′s Strategic Response - Shubhabrata BasuCEO Leadership, Organizational Culture and Employee Affect Responses at the Workplace - Asha Bhandarker, Ashita Goswami and Kshipra RustogiManagerial Work Values in Public Sector Banks in India: An Exploratory Study - Deepa MazumdarEmergence of the Born Global Entrepreneur: An Indian Case Study - Sumati VermaOrchestrating Change: Shared Intentions is the Key Factor Enabling Change to Happen - Davide Sola, Marie Taillard and Giovanni Scarso BorioliNew Terrain of Leadership Development: An Indian Perspective - Meena Surie Wilson and Ellen Van VelsorAmerican HRM Techniques Fit Poorly in Latin America - Alfredo Behrens and James WrightTwin Born Antipodes: Leadership and Management as Methods of Organizational Rule - Armen E Petrosyan2: Dialogues with Change MastersBharti Airtel: From Best to NextTowards Transformation: K.R. Kamath′s OdysseyTowards Cutting Edge Competitiveness: Issues and Challenges for Indian ManagersMarch Towards The Next Horizon: Lessons in Capability Building in MarutiTowards HR Integration With BusinessCultural Routes to Excellence: The LG ExperienceKaleidoscope of Leadership: The Ageless MantraTowards the Next Orbit: Wisdom for HR Professionals - Subir VermaIndex

Towards the Next Orbit: A Corporate Odyssey is a succinct analysis of what is in store for, and what is expected of, the HR professionals in the remaining decades of the millennium. The book deserves to be read by every aspiring HR professional.