December 10, 2015 - Uber's decision to discontinue auto services in India raises some serious questions

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Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk Globally, over 30% of companies with more than $1b annual revenues are family-controlled businesses. The number is higher in India. As this HBR article suggests, family businesses have several advantages, including a long-term mindset, which helps management make strategic decisions that are required for survival in the 10-year timeframe. Professional firm CEOs are often incentivized for decision-making that maximizes quarterly earnings. The flipside is that family controlled businesses often don't take enough risk, missing out on good acquisitions and positive market cycles. Also, most small family businesses typically don't last beyond a couple of generations. The next generation may not be qualified or interested in running the business. For larger family-controlled businesses, the solution is to professionalize, where the family takes a back seat and appoints professional management to run the show. Companies like Infosys and Marico have led the way here in India. Ideally, a professional management with a family board member who brings in a long-term value system might be the ideal combination - Comment Digital Uber's decision to discontinue auto services in India raises some serious questions The shutting of UberAuto in the capital, just after seven months of launching its service is raising some serious questions on the auto … Looking for like-minded folks? Coming Soon All Signal, No Noise!   Advt: Get qualified leads for your business TradeBriefs introduces automated mobile number verification, progressive qualification and other API-based verification. Save time and money! 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