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The Best Indian CEO List: Youth and Education Rank High

Harvard Business Review

However, it excluded other well-known leaders such as Narayana Murthy (Infosys), Azim Premji (Wipro) or Deepak Parekh (pdf) (HDFC) because these leaders took the helm before 1995, whereas our study covers individuals who started their job as CEO during the time period January 1995 to June 2009. billion).

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How This Lingerie Store Boosted its Bottom Line, Despite the Downturn

Harvard Business Review

From first quarter 2008 to 2009, bankruptcy filings leapt by 75%. The findings revealed that a group of companies emerged with higher total shareholder return (TSR) than their peers post-recession. Companies that made savvy business decisions were aware of, and responded to, their market and competitors' actions.

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How This Lingerie Store Boosted its Bottom Line, Despite the Downturn

Harvard Business Review

From first quarter 2008 to 2009, bankruptcy filings leapt by 75%. The findings revealed that a group of companies emerged with higher total shareholder return (TSR) than their peers post-recession. Companies that made savvy business decisions were aware of, and responded to, their market and competitors' actions.

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