IMA Insights

An IMA India research update on what leading companies are doing to bolster their employer brands.

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Editor at the Hindustan Times, provided his perspective on geopolitics, with a focus on the emerging Quad dialogue.

Improving business conditions, as indicated by IMA’s Business Confidence Survey, are translating into higher increments. IMA’s FY22 Salary Increments Benchmarking study which examined trends in people costs and salary increments in over 220 organisations across industry sectors and size categories finds that FY22 increments – by function, level and ‘talent group’ – will be much higher than in FY21, by 3-4 percentage points for top/senior managers, HiPos and top performers. Further, increments will be more strongly correlated to performance in FY22 and companies with ‘April’ start are expected to give out higher increments this year compared to those with ‘Jan’ as the starting month. The podcast provides an analysis.

IIM-Bangalore’s Professor Vasanthi Srinivasan shared a perspective on the CHRO’s changing role in a post-pandemic world.

Insights from two industry veterans on how companies can cope with, and eventually ride the waves of disruption.

Insights on the emerging paradigms in risk management in a post-Covid world

Economists have argued that in view of India’s weak state of demand and investment, the Government should spend its way out of trouble. Pump priming would lead to higher incomes for consumers and consequently greater spending, which in turn would boost production and ultimately investment.

Insights from IMA India’s FY22 Salary Increments Benchmarking Study.

Celebrities have been endorsing brands since the turn of the 20th century but over the last decade, a new class of influencers has emerged in the world of marketing. These are key opinion leaders (KOLs) who connect with consumers on a personal level and assert tremendous influence over them through the sharing of engaging and relatable content. In this podcast, Archana Jain, Founder and Managing Director of PR Pundit, who has over 30 years of experience in the field, shares insights on how to get influencer marketing right.

For decades, offshoring, outsourcing and centralisation have driven the Finance function’s productivity agenda. Recently however, organisations have begun to leverage blockchain, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to reshape Finance. Starting the automation journey looks easy but only a few companies are able to reap the desired benefits, and there often remains a difference between promise and delivery. In this podcast, three veteran CFOs – Jaimin Bhatt, President & Group CFO at Kotak Mahindra Bank, Jatin Dalal, President & Chief Financial Officer at Wipro and David McDaniel, Executive Director (Finance & Control) and CFO of Nestlé India – recount their own technology adoption journeys and share practical learnings and lessons.