Sunday, September 23, 2012

Lessons from India's (Dabbawallas) lunch deliverymen

Source: An article by Carol Musyoka from Business Daily Africa
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion+++Analysis/Lessons+from+Indian+lunch+deliverymen/-/539548/1515248/-/item/0/-/r0g02g/-/index.html

Ownership inherently drives behaviour.

As simple as that. Compare this to the performance of firms or individuals who have little interest since they have little or no ownership. More later.

"...the dabbawalas do not consider themselves employees, nor do they consider the Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association as their employer.
The dabbawalas are shareholders and entrepreneurs, albeit all earning the same amount of money every month within their respective teams."


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