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YIRIKIAN: I WANT EVERY EMPLOYEE TO BE RESPONSIBLE
13:18 20/03/2013 " SOCIETY
VivaCell-MTS General Manager was hosted by Harvard Club of Armenia,
as a guest-speaker, to lecture on the contemporary issues of business
management and innovation, company's press service reported.
The lecture covered important topics, with a particular focus on
questions related to different aspects of Business Management and
Leadership in Armenia, as well as covered questions connected to the
development of human capital in Armenia. During the second half of the
lecture, Ralph Yirikian presented the current state and tendencies of
the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
infrastructure in Armenia as compared to other countries of the region,
and the role of telecommunications sector as a catalyst/driver of
growth in other sectors of the economy, and IT sector, in particular.
Harvard Club of Armenia, which gathers all Harvard alumni under one
umbrella, is organizing meetings with renowned business people and
scientists, encouraging them to share their knowledge and experience
through interactive discussions.
At the beginning of the lecture, Ralph Yirikian presented some
observations on the current state and perspectives of the human
capital development in Armenia based on the experience of VivaCell-MTS.
"Among important assets such as technology, products and services,
facilities, equipment, and others necessary for the operation, the most
vital and important resource are the people, the Company's employees
whom one cannot acquire from vendors and who are not easily available
in the market. And the major challenge we faced at VivaCell-MTS from
the very first day of operation was the scarcity of human resources. So
at VivaCell-MTS, we chose to recruit newly-graduate students on the
grounds that it would be much easier to start specialization from the
scratch and also to instill the core corporate values from younger
age," Yirikian said.
Presenting the management culture of VivaCell-MTS, Ralph Yirikian
said that his job as the General Manager is not to take all decisions
about the business but to set strategies and objectives, and help
the respective management work out how to reach them. "I want every
employee to be responsible," he added.
"Keeping up with R&D has been a priority for VivaCell-MTS, as a
customer-centered telecommunications operator. And the stress is on
constant innovation. Operator creates a value for the customer by
being innovative. So one has to be forward looking, if he wants his
company to differentiate from the competition and be on the edge of
technological progress," Yirikian said.
VivaCell-MTS' focus right now is on the expansion of its 4G network
based on LTE technology, which was launched in December 28, 2011, for
the first time in Armenia, for creating a better modern infrastructure
for business, and this is by positioning Armenia as one of the top
technologically-advanced countries not only on the regional level,
but also globally. The actual speed provided by the 4G/LTE network
is approximately 10 times higher than that of any currently operating
3G networks.
Telecommunications sector is the number one driver of the growth
in the ICT sector. However, here Armenian companies should be
proactive by taking the risk and supporting Armenian companies. For
example, VivaCell-MTS prefers ordering software solutions for its
infrastructure, developed by Armenian companies, in order to help
the IT sector become Armenia's competitive advantage.
Source: Panorama.am
From: Baghdasarian
13:18 20/03/2013 " SOCIETY
VivaCell-MTS General Manager was hosted by Harvard Club of Armenia,
as a guest-speaker, to lecture on the contemporary issues of business
management and innovation, company's press service reported.
The lecture covered important topics, with a particular focus on
questions related to different aspects of Business Management and
Leadership in Armenia, as well as covered questions connected to the
development of human capital in Armenia. During the second half of the
lecture, Ralph Yirikian presented the current state and tendencies of
the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
infrastructure in Armenia as compared to other countries of the region,
and the role of telecommunications sector as a catalyst/driver of
growth in other sectors of the economy, and IT sector, in particular.
Harvard Club of Armenia, which gathers all Harvard alumni under one
umbrella, is organizing meetings with renowned business people and
scientists, encouraging them to share their knowledge and experience
through interactive discussions.
At the beginning of the lecture, Ralph Yirikian presented some
observations on the current state and perspectives of the human
capital development in Armenia based on the experience of VivaCell-MTS.
"Among important assets such as technology, products and services,
facilities, equipment, and others necessary for the operation, the most
vital and important resource are the people, the Company's employees
whom one cannot acquire from vendors and who are not easily available
in the market. And the major challenge we faced at VivaCell-MTS from
the very first day of operation was the scarcity of human resources. So
at VivaCell-MTS, we chose to recruit newly-graduate students on the
grounds that it would be much easier to start specialization from the
scratch and also to instill the core corporate values from younger
age," Yirikian said.
Presenting the management culture of VivaCell-MTS, Ralph Yirikian
said that his job as the General Manager is not to take all decisions
about the business but to set strategies and objectives, and help
the respective management work out how to reach them. "I want every
employee to be responsible," he added.
"Keeping up with R&D has been a priority for VivaCell-MTS, as a
customer-centered telecommunications operator. And the stress is on
constant innovation. Operator creates a value for the customer by
being innovative. So one has to be forward looking, if he wants his
company to differentiate from the competition and be on the edge of
technological progress," Yirikian said.
VivaCell-MTS' focus right now is on the expansion of its 4G network
based on LTE technology, which was launched in December 28, 2011, for
the first time in Armenia, for creating a better modern infrastructure
for business, and this is by positioning Armenia as one of the top
technologically-advanced countries not only on the regional level,
but also globally. The actual speed provided by the 4G/LTE network
is approximately 10 times higher than that of any currently operating
3G networks.
Telecommunications sector is the number one driver of the growth
in the ICT sector. However, here Armenian companies should be
proactive by taking the risk and supporting Armenian companies. For
example, VivaCell-MTS prefers ordering software solutions for its
infrastructure, developed by Armenian companies, in order to help
the IT sector become Armenia's competitive advantage.
Source: Panorama.am
From: Baghdasarian