You cannot get into business for the fashion of it. Azim Premji businessfashion Change image and share on social
There's a reasonable amount of traction in college education, particularly engineering, because quite a lot of that is privatized, so there is an incentive to set up new colleges of reasonably high quality. Azim Premji amountcollegeeducation share on social
I can't have my employees sitting in traffic when they should be in the office. Spending two-and-half hours in the car is a huge waste of productive time. Azim Premji caremployeehalf Change image and share on social
The concept of the strong linkage to the family is breaking down in Western nations. Azim Premji breakconceptfamily Change image and share on social
We entered the global market only in the end-'80s, and that was because imports became more liberal. Azim Premji 80sendenter Change image and share on social
If the United States wants access to Chinese, Indian or Vietnamese markets, we must get access to theirs. U.S. protectionism is very subtle but it is very much there. Azim Premji accesschineseindian Change image and share on social
Being in the consumer business helps us groom talent in areas like marketing, finance and logistics. We can benchmark our outsourcing business to our consumer business and its best practices. Azim Premji areabenchmarkbusiness Change image and share on social
I.B.M. was not really bringing their best technologies to India. They were dumping old machines in the country that had been thrown away in the rest of the world 10 years before. Azim Premji bringcountrydump Change image and share on social
Certain product lines are more suited to be manufactured in proximity with the customer, while others are more suitable to be manufactured in India. Azim Premji customerindialine Change image and share on social
The public/private partnerships are taking various forms in India. It is individuals who are socially oriented are setting up schools. They're setting up colleges. They're setting up universities. They're setting up primary-education schools in the villages, particularly the villages their original families came from. Azim Premji collegeeducationfamily share on social