Good Ideas for US businesses from India?

I’ve recently noticed a few  articles on a related theme – lessons that American businesses can learn from India.  Experiences in another culture or country are often the source of innovative ideas, and tapping this idea stream is one very good reason for developing a truly globalized business model (vs. a multi-country business, where each [...]

Recession Driving Changes in Captive Center Strategies?

A recent article in the Wall St. Journal consolidated reporting on a number of recent changes in so-called captive centers (IT or back-office services operations in India owned by non-Indian, usually US or UK, businesses).  While the leading sentence talks about “reversing a  a decade-long trend,” I think the article reveals a more complex picture.
The [...]

Car Sales Soar…in India and China

The Wall Street Journal (sorry, subscription required) noted earlier this week that February car sales in India increased 22% over last year.  China’s car sales increased by 2.7% in January and February.   This contrasts starkly with car sales in the U.S., which declined by 41%, and Europe, which declined 18% (only rising in Germany).
To [...]

Reviews of India’s Open-Economy Policy

As noted in an earlier post, Jalal Alamgir’s new book, India’s Open-Economy Policy: Globalism, Rivalry, Continuity, was recently published by Routledge.
Dr. Alamgir’s book was just selected by Asia Policy as one of two dozen recommended books for its 2008 Policymakers Library, and one of only two books focused on India.  You can download the PDF with the reviews of [...]

From Wall Street to Bangalore…how will this play out in India’s IT services?

I spent the weekend glued to my laptop screen, repeatedly checking for updates on Lehman’s situation, as well as Merrill and AIG.  Like a rubbernecker watching a highway accident, I couldn’t stay away, emotions surging through me as disaster unfolded in front of my eyes.
While most of the news is about the FSI companies themselves, [...]