Contemporary management is a multidisciplinary function, which is harmonized and integrated mutually, with varied disciplines. Aside organizations are open to learn from the historical evidences and experiences to enhance their performance in overall, also global organizations are making an effort to move on from ethnocentric cultural perspectives towards common cultures. In this regard, Basava Philosophy can contribute immensely towards efficient management practices, and this study is an attempt to establish the management perspectives from Basava Philosophy.

This research study aims at studying the financial performance of banks before and after the merger by analyzing financial parameters of both target and bidder. The study is descriptive and analytical & consider secondary data of select sample banks merged between 2000 to 2010 which include both public and private sector banks. Statistical tools both descriptive and inferential are applied for analysis. Statistical parameters such as mean, correlation, t-stat, P Value are applied to arrive at results. The results signifies that private banks HDFC and ICICI observed synergies in all parameters compared to public sector banks due to a voluntary merger. On the other hand, the synergies created in few parameters are offset with negative synergies in other parameters for public sector banks due to forced merger of weak and loss making entities.

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Abstract:This is an experimental study based on Campus Recruitment program by various participating companies. The author identifies the challenges faced by companies participating in the campus recruitments and further proposes a new innovative enriched engagement model for campus hiring that addresses these issues. The response of the companies to adopt the new model has been evaluated against factors of innovation and Change Management. This enriched engagement model enables the students to develop, sharpen and have a deeper understanding of the company, job role, placement process, and enhance their skills necessary for the job, be it problem-solving, reasoning and communication abilities.Through this study campus recruitment policy makers in Indian and Foreign companies' would be more efficient in their attempt to explain, predict and account for factors that impede or facilitate the implementation of the newly proposed enriched engagement campus recruitment model across the country's placement ecosystem.This study aims at identifying the divide between Indian and Foreign companies in their approach towards Innovation and Change Management which is evaluated by their response towards adopting the new model.