Description
Book SynopsisExploding growth. Soaring investment. Incoming talent waves. India''s top companies are scoring remarkable successes on these fronts - and more.
How? Instead of adopting management practices that dominate Western businesses, they''re applying fresh practices of their ownin strategy, leadership, talent, and organizational culture.
In The India Way, the Wharton School India Team unveils these companies'' secrets. Drawing on interviews with leaders of India''s largest firms - including Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, Narayana Murthy of Infosys Technologies, and Vineet Nayar of HCL Technologies - the authors identify what Indian managers do differently, including:
Looking beyond stockholders'' interests to public mission and national purpose
Drawing on improvisation, adaptation, and resilience to overcome endless hurdles
Identifying products and services of compelling value to customers
Investing in talent and building a stirring culture
Table of Contents
CONTENTS 1: Indian Business Rising 2: The Way to the India Way 3. Managing People: The Essential Asset 4. Leading the Enterprise: Vision, Trial and Error, Adaptability 5. Competitive Advantage: Strategy and Organization 6. Company Governance: Rules Based and Values Based 7. The Transcendent Path: Leading the Mission-Driven Enterprise Interviews and Surveys
