India’s Software Industry

Uneven Globalization? Organizational Networks and India’s Niche in the Global Software Industry

The software industry and India's economic development

Suma Athreye Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas New-Delhi 110016 India. [email protected] First version: December 2000 April 2001 Abstract: This paper assesses the contribution of software to India’s economic development paying particular attention to the role of the software in the absorption of labour and the development of human capit...

Interest Groups and Patent Reform in India

India’s patent reforms represent a shift in India’s policy from one of enormous opposition to revising patent laws according to the WTO, to one of compliance with many aspects of TRIPs (Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement. Industry and civil society had a strong interest in blocking reforms on IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights), and initially played an important role in preve...

U.S. immigration regulations and India’s information technology industry

The export-led growth of India’s information technology (IT) industry has been nothing short of phenomenal over the past half-dozen years. Other studies have provided a number of explanations for the growth. This paper proposes that a significant factor has been overlooked or understated in prior explanations. Specifically, the Indian IT industry has utilized U.S. immigration regulations for co...

Towards Understanding Transformational Leadership in India: a Grounded Theory Approach

Indian industry, which is witnessing an extraordinary rate of change. A quick look at the latest statistics from the Indian industry helps us understand this point better. Today, there is widespread recognition, both at home and abroad, that India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world (Lahiri, 2005). For the first time in history, India’s economic prowess became an issue in the U...