The Descent of Air India: Revised Edition
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Rating | : | 4.63 (607 Votes) |
Asin | : | B00J4DASV0 |
Format Type | : | |
Number of Pages | : | 257 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-03-06 |
Language | : | English |
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This kindle edition is poorly formatted Nitin Before you buy this item, if you buy this item, just be aware that this kindle edition is poorly made.I've just purchased this book and all I see is alternating sentences in bold and normal font and everything is jumbled up.This is a sure shot recipe for ruining what could have been a wonderful read.I'm not sure if refund is allowed for kindle editions.. Poor formatting of the book Venkat Bought this book, eager to read it. But bad formatting by publisher or Amazon or whoever has prevented me from reading this book. Despite that tried but after two pages gave up- upper case, lower case mixup, no pagination, paragraphs emerging, bold and normal characters jumbled. It's a mess, this formatting.So can't comment on the book at all. A hard hitting book that fails to excite The book is poorly edited. Several chapters often sound repetitive and boring . The chronological order could have been used and the appropriate conclusions listed in a separate exec summary
The book heralds a 'wake up time' for government run concerns as India envisions to be a global economic power.. The Descent of Air India elucidates the failure to rejig Air India in tune with the times, which compounded with an overt reliance on the airline's past glory, impractical expansion plans and the misuse of the company's resources, rapidly led to financial meltdown.The book has lessons for those serving in the government sector, particularly PSUs, that in today's competitive world they can't give in to sloth, be loath to change and demand progressively higher emoluments while remaining unproductive thereby endangering the future of their company. This is a candid account of how a series of dramatic events ran aground an airline that once ruled the skies; a behind-the-scenes expose of submissive and indifferent chairmen, self-serving employees and union members, a