Hattangady, Hema <br/><br/>
Lift off :  transforming Conzerv / 
Hema Hattangady and Ashish Sen 
 - India  Westland Publications  2019 
 - 230 p. 
<br/><br/> In 1996, Hema Hattangady took over as the CEO of Conzerv, an embattled family-owned firm based in Bangalore that manufactured digital energy meters. Over the next twelve years, she grew it to a Rs 100 crore market leader, which was also by then India’s largest energy-management company.<br/><br/>Right from the get-go, Hattangady’s vision for the company was global in its scope: from her vision for it to the product quality, from people practices to systems and processes. Conzerv also carved a unique niche for itself through its insistence on ethical business practices, a rare initiative in a sector marred by corruption.<br/><br/>In 2009, the company was acquired by Schneider Electric, and Hema Hattangady turned her attention to impact investing and community service. The firm’s organisational practices and business model were the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, a rare honour for an Indian firm.<br/><br/>An inspirational story of grit and determination, Lift Off is also an uncommon lesson in best business practices—and proof that they are sound strategy. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789389152142 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>India<br/>Businesswomen<br/>Electric meters<br/>Family-owned business enterprises
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.092 HAT-H