Akio Morita is considered to be the technological and business master mind of SONY. He and Ibuka started SONY at a small destroyed building at Japan right after World War-II. They worked hard with the very limited resources available at the seemingly disappeared country-Japan and wrote history. The book is not just about SONY....
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Tags: Akio Morita, business, Japan, Made In Japan, Sony
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This story is all about SBI’s transformation that was in sleep and working in very lethargic mode without realizing the competition of the other modern banks of India. They realize that change is needed from the bottom of the pyramid to the top if they really want to survive in this competition. This story...
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Tags: Grit, Guts and Gumption, Rajesh Chakrabarti, SBI, State Bank of India
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This famous book by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner leaves a huge impression because it challenges and questions conventional wisdom. Generally held assumptions are torn apart in this book through facts and statistical data. The analysis of “Why drug dealers often live with their mothers” although may sound frivolous to a person...
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Tags: Freakonomics, Stephen J Dubner, Steven D Levitt
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The book has been described as “If you are ever consigned to that mythical desert island, and can only have one management book, make this the book.” This has been the standard text book for many management leaders. Not because it teaches management but because it teaches how to manage bits and pieces in...
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Tags: business, management, Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive
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I will rate the book as one of the best on work philosophy. The book explains many ground realities about human attitude in a very effective way. The book is simple, crisp, to the point, engrossing and an effective echo of Dhirubhai’s ability to communicate his message in short, clear sentences. The book is...
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Tags: AG Krishnamurthy, business, Dhirubhai Ambani, Dhirubhaism, Mukesh Ambani, success
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You must have done business with the Chinese . You must have your own business . You must be in manufacturing or in sourcing. Or you could read a book to give you an understanding to what kind of behemoth we are dealing with. Paul Midler gives you the sarcastic, cynical, humorous, practical and...
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Tags: Book review of Poorly Made in China, Paul Midler
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