Business Ethics, Corporate Governance & Corporate Social Responsibility: A Winning Combination for Organisational Excellence

Human Resource

The modern business landscape demands more than just financial success. Organizations today are expected to operate with integrity, ensure transparent governance, and contribute meaningfully to society. The convergence of Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) represents a powerful framework for achieving sustainable organizational excellence. Business Ethics: A Treasure of Trust Business ethics…

Leading in VUCA & BANI Scenarios: New Approaches in Crisis Management

Human Resource

Crisis is no longer an occasional interruption for organizations; it has become a frequent reality in today’s fast-changing business landscape. With the rise of global uncertainties, evolving workforce dynamics, and technological disruptions, leaders are now compelled to embrace new models of leadership and crisis management. The paradigms of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) and BANI…

HR Analytics, HR Entrepreneurship, and AI in HR: New Trends Shaping the Future of People Management

Human Resource

The HR function is evolving from administrative support to a strategic, data-driven and innovation-led powerhouse. This article explains HR Analytics and how it differs from HR Metrics, weighs its advantages and disadvantages, unpacks HR Entrepreneurship as an emerging opportunity, and outlines how Artificial Intelligence is transforming core HR processes. HR Analytics: conceptual understanding HR Analytics…

Corporate Sustainability and Green HRM: A Social & Environmental Approach to People Management

Human Resource

Corporate sustainability and Green HRM are reshaping how organizations align people practices with environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and long-term value creation. This article explains core concepts, traces the evolution from Strategic HRM to Sustainable HRM, outlines forms and practices, and highlights banking-specific opportunities with a forward-looking roadmap. Corporate sustainability: concept Corporate sustainability is a business…

Leading with Integrity: Practical Strategies to Build an Ethical Organizational Culture

Ethics, Human Resource

An ethical organizational culture does not happen by accident—it is designed, modeled, reinforced, and measured by leaders and managers who set the tone for “how we work” every day. This article outlines actionable strategies leaders can use to embed ethics into structures, behaviors, and decisions, in a blogger‑friendly, professional tone. What ethical culture looks like…

Culture x Creativity: New Imperatives for High‑Performance Organizations

Human Resource

Organizational success increasingly hinges on two intertwined capabilities: a coherent, ethical culture and sustained creativity that converts ideas into business value. This article clarifies key definitions, distinguishes creativity from innovation, and outlines actionable practices for leaders to build cultures where creativity thrives and remains principled. Individual vs. organizational culture Characteristics Individual vs. organizational creativity Features…

Hybrid Work 2.0: Unifying Physical and Virtual Work, New Employment Models, and India’s Evolving Legal Frame

Human Resource

Hybrid work is moving from experiment to operating system, blending the strengths of physical presence with the scalability of virtual collaboration to unlock productivity, inclusion, and agility. At the same time, novel models like U‑Work and Open2U are redefining employment and engagement, while India’s labour law framework gradually adapts to platform, gig, and remote-first realities.…

Emerging Scenario in HRM: Contemporary Practices in Employee Engagement

Human Resource

Human Resource Management (HRM) is undergoing rapid transformation in response to technological disruptions, changing workforce demographics, and the shifting expectations of employees. A critical dimension of this evolving landscape is employee engagement, a concept that has increasingly taken center stage in discussions around productivity, organizational culture, and long-term business sustainability. Concept and Definition of Employee…

RBI Tightens PA Rules: Capital, Merchant Due Diligence, Escrow, and Cross‑Border Caps Explained

Reserve Bank Functions and news

Article:The Reserve Bank of India has issued a consolidated Master Direction regulating all Payment Aggregators that unifies rules for online, proximity (physical), and cross‑border operations, tightening norms on authorization, capital, security, KYC, and fund settlement with immediate effect from mid‑September 2025. Key changes include three PA categories (PA‑O, PA‑P, PA‑CB), fresh net‑worth thresholds, stricter merchant…

HRM: Discipline at Workplace

Human Resource

Discipline in the workplace refers to the adherence to established codes of conduct, rules, and ethical practices that ensure smooth functioning of an organization. In banks, discipline is particularly crucial because employees are custodians of public funds and must maintain the highest levels of integrity and professionalism. Discipline fosters accountability, punctuality, respect for organizational norms,…