This paper is based on research conducted in Universities of India between 1993 and 1997. It critically examines the kind of leadership required to lead Indian Industry into the 21st Century. The approach though based on data, is theoretical. The study suggests that a combination of ethics and novel ideas is the mix of skills which the new leadership will per force have to possess if it is to blaze a trail and lead from the front.
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