The dabbawalas, who all receive the same pay, are also seen as paragons of “bottom up” social entrepreneurship.

“达巴瓦拉”由于始终拿相同的报酬，也被认为是 “从底层不断向上攀爬”的社会企业家典范。

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The system the dabbawalas have developed over the years revolves around strong teamwork and strict time-management.

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Harvard Business School has produced a case study of the dabbawalas, urging its students to learn from the organisation, which relies entirely on human endeavour and employs no technology.

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For Paul Goodman, a professor of organisational psychology at Carnegie Mellon University who has made a documentary on the dabbawalas, this is one of the critical aspects of their appeal to Western management thinkers.

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