Win-Win Corporations: The Indian Way of Shaping Successful Strategies

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Why did Ratan Tata decide to pay for all the victims of 26/11, whether injured in the Taj or elsewhere? How did Hindustan Unilever develop a cheaper and better product to beat its competitor Nirma? How did TVS Motor Company craft a turnaround after breaking up with Suzuki? How did Larsen%Toubro Construction complete the Tirumala Water Supply Project in just seventy-seven days? What do the Taj Hotels, Hindustan Unilever, TVS Motor Company, Larsen%Toubro, HDFC Bank and Bharat Petroleum have in common? They are Win-Win Corporations! Based on over a decade of research, Shashank Shah identifies six Indian companies and tells you how they are truly outstanding in the way they do business. Each of them has remarkable practices when it comes to stakeholder management. Whether the stakeholder is a customer, employee, investor, vendor, dealer or even society at large, these companies exemplify that looking at their interests doesn't really mean compromising on your own. Often, the two complement each other and that is what makes it a win-win solution for everyone. This book gives an insightful glimpse into what motivates exceptional companies and how they are a cut above the rest. It also tells you how you can make your company a Win-Win Corporation. Full of fascinating anecdotes, the management philosophies of eminent leaders, background stories of organizations and an implementation toolkit-this book is an inspiring read.

SHASHANK SHAH is a thought leader in the fields of stakeholder-centric business strategy, corporate responsibility and sustainability. He has been a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School; a fellow and project director at Harvard University's South Asia Institute; a visiting scholar at Copenhagen Business School; a postdoctoral fellow at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning; the editor-in-chief of the Harvard University Postdoctoral Editors Association; and consulting editor with the Business India Group.