The Knowledge Economy in India

by Richter, Frank-Jürgen; Frank-Jurgen, Richter; Banerjee, Parthasarathi

• ISBN13: 9781403901101
• ISBN10: 1403901104
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-18
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book investigates the rise of entrepreneurship and knowledge management in India. It looks at the high-tech sector, how it is at present, and its prospects for growth (using Motorola as a case study). It then goes on to analyze the effect that the knowledge economy will have on labor, business strategy, and corporate restructuring and highlights the challenges that India will face.

Author Biography

Frank-Jnrgen Richter is Director in Charge of Asia, World Economic Forum.

Parthasarathi Banerjee is at the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Narayana N.R. Murthy
Notes on the Contributors	viii
Introduction	1	(15)
India's High-Tech Sector Growth: Creating a Knowledge Economy	16	(8)
Neslihan Aydogan
Information Technology as an Engine of Broad-Based Growth in India	24	(34)
Nirvikar Singh
Facing Hypercompetition in World Software Markets: Global Strategies for India	58	(21)
Jati K. Sengupta
Powered by India	79	(8)
Mohanbir Sawhney
Deval Parikh
Using Offshore Software Development to Drive Value: The Experience of Motorola in India	87	(19)
Soumitra Dutta
Resources, Capability and Coordination in Indian Software Firms	106	(24)
Parthasarathi Banerjee
Plant Breeding in an Era of Privatization: Reflections on Transformations in the Indian Seed Industry	130	(19)
Dwijen Rangnekar
The Rise of Entrepreneurship in India	149	(14)
Dipendra Sinha
Angels, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship	163	(15)
C. Gopinath
Navendu Vasavada
Business Strategy and Corporate Restructuring in India: The Mutually Reinforcing Impacts of Economic Liberalization and Technology	178	(19)
Raj Aggarwal
Intangibles, Technology Trade and India: Challenges in a Knowledge-Based Economy	197	(17)
Anupam Srivastava
Seema Gahlaut
Industrial Relations and Increasing Globalization: A Case Study of India	214	(46)
C.S. Venkata Ratnam
Globalization, National Culture and the Future of India	260	(18)
Dipak Basu
Psycho-Pathology of Globalization and the Indian Surrender	278	(22)
S.K. Chakraborty
Freedom and Core Values for Indian Development	300	(9)
Bhanoji Rao
M.V. Lakshmi
Index	309