My Learnings
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Ford’s Boneham Talks About Launching Small Car in India
Launching Figo small car in India was a bit of a shock-and-awe moment, says Ford’s Michael Boneham. The experience taught him the value of localisation
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'Entrepreneurs Should not Manage Business Hands-on'
Puneet Dalmia’s early experience with setting up and running a ‘new economy’ business has helped him redefine his family’s role in Dalmia Cement
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Shop Talk
Shopper’s Stop’s Govind Shrikhande talks of sailing through the hard times and making the retailer a recession proof model
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Wim Elfrink: Global Culture Is Respect For Time Zones
A five hour flight from India covers 70 percent of world population, says Wim Elfrink, Cisco’s chief globalisation officer. Now, he wants to replicate the company’s India model of decentralisation in other emerging economies
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When Parachute Took Flight
What does it take to sell hair care products to women across Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Egypt? After four years of trying, Vijay Subramaniam, the CEO of Marico’s international business, picked a few lessons along the way on understanding women, managing workforces across countries and some more
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'We Have to Earn Our Reputation Back'
Deven Sharma has spent the last two years reforming Standard & Poor's rating, governance and disclosure practices. Here, he tells Forbes India how S&P has coped with the post-crisis backlash
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Pricing Is Not Art, But Science
Outsourcing veteran Phaneesh Murthy, CEO of iGate Corp., is convinced the software services model of Indian companies has to change
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We Don’t Make All The Profit We Can
A decade ago, Cognizant Technology made a curious decision to keep its profit margin lower than its peers. Today, the strategy is paying off
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We Don’t Make All The Profit We Can
A decade ago, Cognizant Technology made a curious decision to keep its profit margin lower than its peers. Today, the strategy is paying off
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Notes on Cowboy Businessmen And Inclusive Capitalism
William Bissell unveils his business philosophy
