India in the Global Software Industry: Innovation, Firm Strategies and Development

by Anthony P. D'Costa, E. Sridharan (Editor)

Overview

In this timely and unique study, the innovations in India's information (IT) industry are examined in detail. Globally the IT Industry has experienced phenomenal growth. For many economies, IT is expected to be the engine of growth for many countries. Already in India, the IT industry has made a mark in the global economy. However, India faces major challenges in meeting the basic needs of all its people and simultaneously meeting the requirements of competing in the increasingly globalized post-WTO world economy. The Indian IT sector provides a unique window to understand the process of development in an era of global economic integration. This unique study examines the issues surrounding the analysis of the Indian IT sector on a global, national, regional, firm, and product level and the significance of national policies to sustain the competitiveness of the Indian IT sector.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403912527
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/18/2003
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

GIL AVNIMELECH Ph.D candidate of the School of Business Administration at Hebrew University, Jerusalem RAKESH BASANT Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad DEEPTI BHATNAGAR Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad PANKAJ CHANDRA Professor of Operations Management and Chair, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad MUKUND R. DIXIT Professor of Business Policy at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad K.J. JOSEPH Professor of Economics at the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum on secondment to Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University S. KRISHNA Professor of Quantitative Methods and Information Systems, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore RISHIKESHA T. KRISHNAN Associate Professor of Corporate Strategy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore ABHOY K. OJHA Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore ASHOK PARTHASARATHI Professor at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University GANESH N. PRABHU Associate Professor of Corporate Strategy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore ANNALEE SAXENIAN Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, USA MORRIS TEUBAL Professor of Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Table of Contents

The Indian Software Industry in the Global Division of Labour ; A.P. D'Costa Evolving Towards Innovation? The Recent Evolution and Future Trajectory of the Indian Software Industry; E.Sridharan Export Growth and Path-Dependence: The Locking-in of Innovations in the Software Industry; A.P.D'Costa Innovation Under Export Orientation; A.Parthasarathi & K.J.Joseph The Indian Software Industry from an Israeli Perspective: A Systems/Evolutionary and Policy View; G.Avnimelech & M.Teubal Software Product Development in India: Lessons from Six Cases; R.T.Krishnan & G.N.Prabhu The Silicon Valley Connection: Transnational Networks and Regional Development in Taiwan, China, and India; A.Saxenian Capability Building and Inter-Organization Linkages in the Indian IT Industry: The Role of Multinationals, Domestic Firms, and Academic Institutions; R.Basant & P.Chandra Originative Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Software Industry in India; A.K.Ojha & S.Krishna Stages in Multiple Innovations in Software Firms: A Model Derived from Infosys and NIIT Case Studies; D.Bhatnagar & M.R.Dixit Conclusion: Global Links, Domestic Market, and Policy for Development; A.P.D'Costa & E.Sridharan