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    Narayana Murthy’s call for 70-hour workweek: Research shows longer hours unproductive 

    The point of discussion should be not just the total number of hours worked in a week, but how India’s competitiveness in the global marketplace can improve if some of the factors that lower productivity are removed

    Prosenjit Datta
    November 01, 2023 / 09:24 IST
    Contrary to Narayana Murthy's remarks, some companies have experimented with shorter work weeks and have claimed to have had good experience with productivity
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