Rajesh K. Pillania and Marc Fetscherin
The purpose of this article is to investigate the state of research on multinationals and emerging markets. For this we look at existing literature from the disparate fields in…
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The purpose of this article is to investigate the state of research on multinationals and emerging markets. For this we look at existing literature from the disparate fields in which multinationals and emerging markets have been explored in the last forty years (1968‐2008). The paper finds that there is a plethora of material on multinationals and emerging markets and our bibliographical search resulted in 1,282 articles with 2,174 authors published in 514 journals. The three dominant disciplines and their underlying journals are management, business and economics accounting together about seventy percent of all publications. In the case of the management and business journals, the top ten percent account for fourty‐three percent of all publications and fifty percent of all citations. The most productive and influential journals are JIBS and HBR.
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New knowledge creation has gained currency in the global knowledge economy. It is important not only for big firms, but for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) also. Indian…
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New knowledge creation has gained currency in the global knowledge economy. It is important not only for big firms, but for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) also. Indian automotive components sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of Indian economy and is dominated by SMEs. This research work aims to study the knowledge creation and categorization in SMEs in Indian automotive components sector.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses a survey method to collect primary data to study knowledge creation and categorization in automotive components manufacturers.
Findings
Among various kinds of knowledge, knowledge about customers is given most importance. Though new knowledge creation is gaining importance, research and development spending as percentage of turnover are very low. International automotive components manufacturers have a better perception about knowledge creation compared to the prevalent view in Indian firms. In terms of relevance, latest and timeliness, Indian and international automotive components manufacturers pay little credence to the knowledge available through government institutions and industry associations. Industry associations and governments need to have a re‐appraisal of their practices and make their working more useful, fast and updated.
Practical implications
This work has policy implications for government and industry associations. Corrective measures are suggested for industry associations and government bodies for contributing to knowledge creation and implementing knowledge management in organizations.
Originality/value
First of its kind study in SMEs, particularly automotive components sector in India. It studies the current state of knowledge creation and categorization and suggests guidelines for improving knowledge creation in SMEs.
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The purpose of this research paper is to study the green management practices and research, teaching, training and consulting in green management in Indian business schools as…
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The purpose of this research paper is to study the green management practices and research, teaching, training and consulting in green management in Indian business schools as management education, particularly business schools are among one of the fastest growing industry of Indian economy on one hand and also they have a responsibility to train managers and future managers; provide guidance in terms of consultancy and create new knowledge i.e. research in green management.
Design/methodology/approach
A questionnaire was developed based on literature review which was first tested and discussed with experts and then used for the survey of 500 top business schools in India which were at least five years old out of the 950 business schools in India.
Findings
The study shows not so good state of research, teaching, training and consultancy on one hand and below average performance in practice of green management within business schools in India. The findings are not encouraging and Indian business schools need to give more attention to the subject of green management both in theory and practice.
Research limitations/implications
The authors have taken only the biggest business schools in India. The research work suffers from the usual limitations of survey research method. The findings reflect lack of research on the topic and needs to be taken care of particularly, considering the importance of the topic. Indian business schools needs to build both theory and practice of green management.
Practical implications
In light of the importance of the subject and on-going debate on business schools, Indian business schools must improve both the practice as well as research, consultancy, teaching and training on the subject to make a real impact.
Originality/value
This study has made an attempt to study and document the current state of Indian business schools on green management.
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The purpose of this paper is to follow the internationalisation of an Indian company, Bharat Forge Limited. It studies how a small company from India becomes one of the leading…
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The purpose of this paper is to follow the internationalisation of an Indian company, Bharat Forge Limited. It studies how a small company from India becomes one of the leading players in the global forging industry.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a case study approach for studying the process of internationalisation in one particular firm.
Findings
Bharat Forge Limited has followed the traditional stages model of internationalisation. It started global foray with exports and continued with that for more than three decades before going for acquisitions way. The company has gone for related‐diversified using its strengths in technology to diversify its products, markets and customers over the years and today has a global footprints in terms of sales and manufacturing locations.
Practical implications
It shows the way for companies even small ones and from developing countries, that how one can go for internationalisation and emerge as a leading global player.
Originality/value
India is one of the fastest emerging markets and there is growing interests in Indian economy and Indian firms. But there are few case studies on internationalisation of Indian firms and this study tries to fill that gap. Bharat Forge Limited is an Indian multinational company and has become a leading player in global forging industry.
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Anshul Mathur and Rajesh Pillania
Lesson 1: Regions still matter and localization helps. Lesson 2: Innovate before your competence gets commoditized or neutralized by a counter strategy. Lesson 3: There is no ONE…
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Lesson 1: Regions still matter and localization helps. Lesson 2: Innovate before your competence gets commoditized or neutralized by a counter strategy. Lesson 3: There is no ONE right strategy; do proper SWOT to determine your strategy. Lesson 4: Adapt- modify your strategy as per the situation Lesson 5: Surprise element can be a big source of competitive advantage.
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The purpose of this paper is to study the internationalisation of an Indian company. It examines how a company from an emerging market becomes a leading player in the global…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the internationalisation of an Indian company. It examines how a company from an emerging market becomes a leading player in the global packaging (tube) industry.
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This is a case study approach for studying the process of internationalisation in one particular firm.
Findings
The case study shows how a company based in an emerging market converts tubing industry into an innovative and high‐tech industry and becomes a leading palyer. The company has followed the traditional stages process of internationalisation and accumulated learnings in the process.
Practical implications
The traditional stages model of internationalisation and focus on accumulating learnings in the process and using them has helped the firm and other firms and managers can learn from this case. For academicians, it further support the famous stages approach of internationalisation process.
Originality/value
Increasing number of companies from emerging markets are now turning to international markets and in the process turning into multinationals. These firms are giving tough competition to established multinational companies from developed countries. Most of the research and case studies focus on big firms like Lenevo etc but there are increasing number of firms like Essel Propack which are also a big success in international markets.
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Juha Vaatanen, Daria Podmetina and Rajesh K Pillania
Russia is one of the fastest growing emerging economies and large Russian companies, mainly resource exporters, have entered the global markets in recent years. The…
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Russia is one of the fastest growing emerging economies and large Russian companies, mainly resource exporters, have entered the global markets in recent years. The internationalization process of Russian enterprises and its implications on foreign direct investment paradigms have attracted global interest. This paper studies the effect of internationalization on the performance of large Russian companies (state‐owned, privatized and de‐novo). The results show that international operations have a significant effect on company performance indicators. Companies with international operations have significantly higher profitability and labor productivity. However, profitability or labor productivity is not significantly higher in the early years of trade liberalization. The positive effects grow gradually with the integration of Russian companies to world markets. Specifically, the expansion of the de‐novo private sector has been strong.
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Satish K. Mittal and Rajesh Pillania
– The purpose of this paper is to study the progress of research on business research in India and identify the key disciplines, journals, articles, authors, and institutions.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the progress of research on business research in India and identify the key disciplines, journals, articles, authors, and institutions.
Design/methodology/approach
Bibliometric analysis using data for articles published from the ISI Web of Knowledge databases consisting of the ISI Web of Science (1899-present) consisting of Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-expanded), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI); BIOSIS Previews (1969-present); CABI: CAAAB Abstracts (1910-present); MEDLINE (1950-present); Zoological Record (1864-present); and Journal Citation Reports (1999-2008).
Findings
There is growing number of research literature on the theme and more so post 2002. Among the journals, the most prolific, measured by number of articles published are Management Decision, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Harvard Business Review, and Journal of International Marketing and the top ten percent of the journals are responsible for 36 percent of all publications. Similarly the top seven authors are responsible for about 15 percent of all publications and the top ten institutions account for 30 percent of all publications. This highlights that few journals, authors, and institutions are dominating the research arena of business research in India.
Research limitations/implications
Despite its high degree of objectivity, bibliometric analysis has a subjective dimension (Van Raan, 2003) since the researcher had to make choices on the search terms, the time period used, etc., and while the data set is comprehensive, is it not exhaustive as many new journals are not part of SSCI (Pillania and Fetscherin, 2009; Pillania, 2011).
Practical implications
The study undertakes a multi-disciplinary review of literature on business research in India. It identifies the key disciplines, journals, articles, authors, and institutions on business research in India. It is a ready reference for practitioners and future researchers on the subject.
Originality/value
This study has made an attempt to study and document the literature on business research in India.
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The purpose of this paper is to attempt to demystify knowledge management.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to attempt to demystify knowledge management.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper looks at existing literature.
Findings
The paper finds that, in simple words, knowledge management involves three things, namely, knowledge creation, knowledge dissemination and knowledge implementation. It is a comprehensive concept and information systems and human resource management are part of it.
Research limitations/implications
There are serious implications of playing with the concept of knowledge management for researchers and practitioners and by focusing on and bringing it into functional domain like IT; the concept is forced to under perform.
Practical implications
Knowledge management is a strategic management concept drawing from various disciplinary areas.
Originality/value
This paper put things into perspective and clears the confusions and complexities around the concept of knowledge management.