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  <default_description>Businesses go through dramatic twists and turns. Some survive, while quite a few fall by the way-side. Corporate heads grapple with this and are keen to find a sustainable model for making organisations last.

Dabawalas, the story of Mumbai's ubiquitous homemade food delivery men stands in sharp contrast. A 115-year-old business enterprise, run by semiliterate group of people, that has sustained itself through the vicissitudes of change presents a role model. Through a dialogue between four characters, the book brings to the fore key characteristics of successful organisations - values, decentralised decision-making, continuous value addition to customer care and many more. 

Besides this, the book includes take-aways for leaders and managers to imbibe for building lasting success based on values.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story of their success is not new. It has been around for a while and has been excitedly spoken of in various business events and discussions. They have made Mumbai proud by placing an otherwise taken for granted enterprise on the global map. I am, no doubt, talking of the Dabbawallas of Mumbai....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66254684">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Picked up this book in India because I heard about the dabawalas and their success through the past 100 years. They have interesting perspectives on how to manage employees as well as customers. Their story is a great lesson in finding business opportunities and it's core values to grow customers an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13210697">more...</a>]]></body>
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