1) Top thought about Indian companies going global
2) Author reading the book (a snatch)
3) Slumdog Millionaire, a brilliant movie presenting a bitter pill of harsh reality
4) Lessons from Slumdog Millionaire for Indian businesses
5) Lot of things we take as ordinary are significant for foreigners, for example Indian monuments
6) Global traveller looks for heritage
7) Do we spend enough to preserve our heritage
8) Just being an old organisation or old brand is not enough, it has to have a value-creating model
9) Family businesses which are professionally run can be successful
10) Relevance of my four books to the current economic situation -- e.g. Private Label strategy
11) Lessons of Value Merchants critical during recession
12) 'India's Global Powerhouses' has cautionary messages that are apt for businesses now
13) Aggressive acquisitions -- the downside
14) Examples of cross-border deals that were not favourably seen by investors
15) I do one thing at a time, giving it full attention
17) Impact that university and primary school teachers can have
18) Teacher has to encourage students to be sceptical
19) Wrong marketing practices adopted by companies -- too much price competition
20) Improve competitiveness during recession by reducing costs
21) Making complex things simple is key
22) What was the response to Private Label Strategy
23) Competing on objective quality is vital in Private Label Strategy
24) Value Merchants applies to B2B markets
25) Next two books -- The Future of Outsourcing, Wealth Creators
26) Does outsourcing have a future
28) Indian media should be more investigative and reflective when reporting corporate developments
29) In general, India does not have a strong research tradition in the business education world
30) I am always working on the next research project…
32) Marketing politicians, using social networking and other online platforms, as in the Obama campaign
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