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| | Indian Steel Company Remains Unique - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com |
 | | Tata is shifting out of tea production in India by selling majority stakes in its plantations to its workers, who as owners now pick on average 50 bushels a day, up from 30 before. |
 | | Tata is a trend breaker among Asian family conglomerates, a breed whose incestuous flaws were exposed during the regionwide financial crisis of 1998. |
 | | One reason Tata has worked, says Ratan, is that it has been professionalizing its management for decades: he insists that, if anything, his status as a Tata landed him the worst assignments at "troubled companies," like textile mills, where he honed skills as a turnaround artist. |
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