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40 Years Ago... and now: Riding the services wave
Arun Nanda, chairman, Mahindra Lifespaces, & chairman, Mahindra Holidays, says the diversification into the services business was a well-thought-out plan based on what new India would need
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R Gopalakrishnan: The ascent of management
Control rather than freedom, direction rather than participation, productivity rather than creativity, in today's context it was unbelievable how companies were run in the seventies
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40 Years Ago... and now: Necessity is the mother of innovation
Bharat Doshi, non-executive director, Mahindra Group, explains how the Group survived the oil crisis of 1973 with a simple innovation - replacing its Jeep's Hurricane engine with a customised version
 "40 Years Ago... and now: Necessity is the mother of innovation")
40 Years Ago...and now: Earning respect for the craft
Mohammed Khan, co-founder of one of India's largest ad agencies, Rediffusion, talks about how the business has changed
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40 Years Ago...and now: Utterly self-sufficient
The creation of the Amul brand and its famous mascot gave a rural revolution a durable competitive edge
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Duracell's power to last a bit longer
Though P&G is to divest the battery brand, it remains a leader in premium batteries
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Business sentiments rebound; junior level hiring to gain momentum
Tier II cities will see maximum hiring, says TeamLease Services
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TVS vrooms to second spot on its scooters
The Chennai-based two-wheeler maker races ahead of Hero Motocorp in domestic scooter sales, the latter suffering from capacity constraints
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Biyani's Brand Factory unfazed by online sales
Discount chain to expand to the east and west, continue with third-party brands
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Creativity has to be a means to an end: Carter Murray
Interview with Worldwide CEO, FCB
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Cavin's stores to whet its dairy appetite
CavinKare plans a slew of outlets to directly retail food and beverage products
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 "Biometrics: The new wave in security marketing")
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Book Extract: Set the right incentives
Incentives work well in many contexts, but it is critical to think about their broader impact, says a new book
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A secure way for banking
Losing data is as bad as losing money. The '2014 Cost of Data Breach Study' released by the Ponemon Institute reveals that the average cost of data breaches to a company is $3.5 million, 15 per cent m
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Demerger blues
A corporate demerger can be organisationally disruptive as it can cause stress and broken bonds. Here's how organisations can mitigate the potential risks
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