Company News
At 3rd edition of SAP’s Startup Social, find out more about how collaboration drives innovation and why design is so importantedit
Collaboration is one of the critical drivers for innovation and the two are deeply interconnected. In fact there’s ample research that backs this. Which is why global leader in enterprise networking SAP has been a driving force in enabling this collaboration between startups and enterprises. SAP Startup Social, an annual summit hosted by SAP Lab India, is one such a vibrant and exciting event which focuses on bringing together different stakeholders to initiate conversations around the Indian startup ecosystem and its future.
Publication: YourStory (Online)
Date: August 3, 2018
Competition and Industry News
Ikea to remove single-use plastic by 2020: India deputy country headedit
With increasing environment and health concerns over plastic usage from governments and consumers, Swedish furniture retailer Ikea said it is in the process of identifying all in-scope plastic items and is developing a roadmap for replacing them with more sustainable options.
Publication: ET Retail (Online)
Date: August 3, 2018
IKEA India HR manager Anna-Carin Månsson talks about great hiresedit
Anna-Carin Månsson is IKEA’s Country HR Manager for India. She has been with the company in different HR manager positions for about 23 years. Anna-Carin spent the last four years in India setting up IKEA, with the first retail store launching in Hyderabad in 2018. She is passionate about people’s development and propagates for gender equality, diversity, and inclusive work environments. In this interview with HBR Ascend, Anna-Carin talks about what she looks for when interviewing people to work at IKEA, the qualities of a good candidate, and what she values.
Publication: YourStory (Online)
Date: August 3, 2018