Internally called karta ceremony, Reliance Retail uses this HR initiative to welcome hundreds of its executives who are taking charge of new stores that the Mumbai-headquartered retailer is opening at a breakneck speed across the country. Karta is a special ceremony that is deeply rooted in Indian culture and ethos where the leader is regarded as the head of the family.
NEW DELHI, Jan 22:The country’s leading retailer Reliance Retail, which is on an expansion spree, has adopted a unique community-based HR tool to onboard new leaders/executives at its stores. Internally called “karta ceremony”, Reliance Retail uses this HR initiative to welcome hundreds of its executives who are taking charge of new stores that the Mumbai-headquartered retailer is opening at a breakneck speed across the country. Under the karta ceremony, before joining a store, an executive is blindfolded and placed on […]