At the helm: a memoir

Abstract

This review focuses on the contributions made by VK in the three large PSUs. To provide a detailed background to the reader, the initiatives and the change management agenda at BHEL, MUL, and SAIL are summarized. The review recapitulates the seeds of management thought in the early stages of VK’s professional career, identifies a pattern in the actions, and concludes with a genuine management model for managing large and complex organizations.