UpFront
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Letter From The Editor: How Entrepreneurship is Alive and Kicking
When Shree Renuka Sugars acquired two ailing sugar mills in Brazil two years ago, it was hailed as an astute move. Today, the aggression looks a tad foolhardy. And Narendra Murkumbi is fighting to prove his detractors wrong
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Mukesh Ambani retains top spot on Forbes wealth list
Modest gains for India's richest as economy slows. Net worth of top 100 at US$250 billion, up 3.7% from $241 billion
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After Nuclear fission, India experiments with fusion
Countries, including India, are pooling resources to build a plant that runs on cleaner technology and abundant resources
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We did not want to price Starbucks in a manner that would be off-putting or intimidating
What we've learned over the years is that the novice generally starts off with a less intimidating beverage maybe black coffee in a small size but over a year or so they begin to move up to a more complex beverage, a stronger beverage and a larger size
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Unlearning What Lance Armstrong Taught Us
The fairytale of a cancer survivor conquering the world charmed (rather, fooled) us all. That he had nothing noteworthy during his pre-cancer years should have made us wary
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How Free is the Web?
In the last two years, 19 countries have passed regulations to restrict online content. Although the Arab Spring has been hailed as a Twitter revolution, oppressive regimes have tightened screws on the web
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Log In to Assess Your Employees
US-based Development Dimensions International introduced employee assessment centres to the world, and has now taken the process online
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The Expanding World of Drugs
Opportunity and ObamaCare drove Walgreen CEO Gregory Wasson to forge a multibillion-dollar global alliance with Alliance Boots. Smart move
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Drive transformation by abolishing class systems in organisational leadership
Our corporate culture is closely intertwined with our social structure. Organisations tend to be hierarchal and leaders are reluctant to relinquish their power base
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Are Investors Wrong in Assuming the Worst is Over?
Enjoy the action-packed thriller that awaits you in the next few months but be sure you know exactly where the exits are before the theatre catches fire
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You've to Make Hard Choices in Politics
Jayaprakash Narayan, who launched Lok Satta party in 2006, tells Forbes India that one has to make hard choices in politics right from the start