Let me straight away state that this piece is not about any Sardarji. The 12 o’clock syndrome is a metaphor for depicting a mindset and mental model among managers and executives – may be more commonly seen in Indian context in owner – relatives – family owned and managed enterprises , in an ever changing business environment.

Globalization has thrown up many challenges and it has become increasingly complex to do business in the wired village of the next millennium. There is a bewildering collection of securities, markets and financial institutions. Investors, today, are being loaded with information, thanks to the Internet and the growing number of websites that are devoted to investing information.