| | JUNE 20224 In the language of the pandemic, we are not out of the unprecedented times yet. The business realm, which is famous for making plans for decades ahead, continues its rope walk through purely unchartered territory. Enterprises face new challenges every day. The depth of these challenges--inside and outside the organization-- is directly proportional to the organization's size. This predicament calls for both conventional and out-of-the-box strategies. It's no wonder prominent players and group companies rigorously fill gaps in their services/products/solutions and often add competitive edges through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). According to a report by PWC, yesteryear, the economic optimism and availability of capital acted as a catalyst in M&As led by companies that liquidated non-core assets to streamline corporate structure and use cash to purchase assets. This scenario paved the way for many deals in the IT sector last year, including Wipro's Capco acquisition for $1.5 billion and Byju's Great Learning ($600 million) and Epic ($500 million) purchases. In their endeavor to augment capabilities, Reliance Industries Limited spent $132 million to hold a 54 percent stake in Addverb Technologies, an Indian robotics startup. It's a sure bet that the trend is likely to continue in 2022. On the other hand, workers are leaving organizations faster than they can be replaced. The competition for talent acquisition is a different ball game now. Employers are competing with the full array of work experiences and trends out there across traditional and non-traditional jobs. To win, CEOs must recognize how the rules of the game have changed. They need to consider employees' emotional and physical needs and compete across modern-day `work experiences.'Do let us know your thoughts.Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorialNew Predicaments, Newer StrategiesVol 04 · Issue 6 - 2 · June, 2022 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Sujith Vasudevan Group Art DirectorAshok KumarNoidaRohit Raghubanshi Garima Anandadvertise@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsindia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsindia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsindia.comCover price is Rs.150 per issue.Editor Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2022 InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher. Design Mohana Krishnan Prabhu DuttaVP - Sales & Marketing Amrit SinghCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Editorial Ananth V Aveek Pal Chaudhuri Mandvi Singh Sthitaprajnya Panigrahi
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