Number of words: 626 We then tried to sell the dairy. Dr V. Kurien had suggested that through National Dairy Development Board’s (NDDB) support, it might be possible for the Uttar Pradesh Government to acquire the Etah dairy. Kurien never liked HLL or any private sector incursion into the dairy industry, which he felt was … Read more

Number of words: 713 The initial reaction of most people to the Emergency was admittedly very positive. Everyone was tired of the strikes and bandhs organized by people like George Fernandes. They disrupted normal life for most working people and served very little purpose in making things better for most people. lt only benefited trade … Read more

Number of words: 573 Most European multinationals were traditionally operated as multi-domestic companies with the people at the head office exercising their hold mainly through financial controls and authorities. In earlier years, the chairmen of both HLL and Unilever used to say that the control from the centre on the subsidiary was mainly in two areas, … Read more

Number of word: 1,015 I was a man in a hurry because I knew that the company was in a financial crisis. We had huge piles of imported raw materials and an equally large pile of unsold stock, all of which was hypothecated against loans from banks. There was a very small cash balance and … Read more