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Stephens college at the university of delhi in india, where he earned a bachelors degree in economics in 1983, and washington state university in the united states, where he earned a second bachelors degree in computer science in 1985. Ranjay gulati, harvard business school professor and author of reorganize for resilience, on how to deliver what customers really want. Meena ramanlal ambaram 12382885 a research project. Management 1st edition 9781285957425, 9781285953175. Doug leather, author of the customer centricity blueprint. Right here, we have various ebook management explore our new management 1st editions, by ranjay gulati, anthony j. He is an expert on leadership, strategy, and organizational issues in firms. Initially, companies are productdriven, focused on the excellence of their technology, with a diffuse understanding of their customers. This series of blog posts is based on the results of research undertaken by peter lavers and intradiem for a customer centricity webinar that aired live in march 2016. The definitive guide to the customer centric approach to. Putting customers at the center of your business, harvard business school publishing corporation, 2009.
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