Tina K Stephen

The Challenges at JSW Steel: Brand Valuation and Corporate Governance Issues

Asian Case Research Journal, 2017

The shareholders of JSW Steel received a list of 24 items that would be put to vote in the AGM of... more The shareholders of JSW Steel received a list of 24 items that would be put to vote in the AGM of the company, to be held on 31 July, 2014 along with the annual report of the company for the 2013–14 fiscal year. Item No. 23 of this list was a surprising addition, as the company stated that the brand name ‘JSW’ belongs to a private company called JSW Investments Private Limited (JSWIPL), promoted by Ms. Sangeeta Jindal, the wife of Mr. Sajjan Jindal, the Managing Director of JSW Jindal. It further stated that henceforth JSW Steel would pay 0.25% of the net consolidated turnover to JSWIPL for the use and promotion of the brand. The stock price fell in reaction to this news. JSW Steel justified its move by arguing that payment of royalties for the use of brand name is a common practice followed by Indian business groups. Many corporate governance experts, however, called this an abusive transaction and advised the shareholders to vote against the proposal. This case allows the examinat...

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Asian Initiatives on Bayh-Dole, with Special Reference to India: How Do We Make It More "Asian?

With many Asian countries pursuing legislation for managing publicly funded research inventions, ... more With many Asian countries pursuing legislation for managing publicly funded research inventions, the objective of this study is to analyze the adaptability of this type of legislation in several of these countries. Additionally, this study proposes safeguards that governments should build into this legislation in order to make these initiatives more fruitful as this legislation is also capable of causing certain irreversible damage to the public pool of inventions which many countries depend on to meet several public demands, especially relating to health care. This article analyzes the initiatives made by different Asian countries for the management ofpublicly funded intellectual property and compares them to the U.S. Bayh-Dole Act. The study especially emphasizes the Indian Protection and Utilization of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008' and recommends necessary changes to all Asian legislation so as to make it more "Asian." Table of

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Contract Labour Conundrums in the Manufacturing Sector: Time for Regulators to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

The Indian Journal of Labour Economics

Analysis of Potential Legal Strategies for Mitigation of Workplace Bullying in India

Management and Labour Studies

Asian Initiatives on Bayh-Dole, with Special Reference to India: How Do We Make It More "Asian?

Chicago Kent Journal of Intellectual Property, 2010

With many Asian countries pursuing legislation for managing publicly funded research inventions, ... more With many Asian countries pursuing legislation for managing publicly funded research inventions, the objective of this study is to analyze the adaptability of this type of legislation in several of these countries. Additionally, this study proposes safeguards that governments should build into this legislation in order to make these initiatives more fruitful as this legislation is also capable of causing certain irreversible damage to the public pool of inventions which many countries depend on to meet several public demands, especially relating to health care. This article analyzes the initiatives made by different Asian countries for the management ofpublicly funded intellectual property and compares them to the U.S. Bayh-Dole Act. The study especially emphasizes the Indian Protection and Utilization of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008' and recommends necessary changes to all Asian legislation so as to make it more "Asian." Table of Contents Introduction.

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