The globalization of the value chain puts older regional clusters characterized by local, vertical value chains across multiple connected sectors, at a significant risk. Firms operating within the local regional clusters need to develop new generic strategies and new bases of competitive...

1. Cluster as an approach to innovation development of entrepreneurships : a case study from Poland / Magdalena Bialic-Davendra and Drahomira Pavelková -- 2. New product creativity and competitive advantage : relevancy to the Malaysian economy / Pelin Bicen and William H.A. Johnson -- 3....

Infosys Technologies Limited, the Bangalore-based information technology company, embarked on a global recruitment program in 2006. The first batch of recruits from U.S. universities were brought to the company's Mysore training facility in India and put through a rigorous 16-week training...

When the United States-based Kraft Foods, Inc. (KFI) acquired the United Kingdom-based Cadbury plc, KFI got entry into the Indian market. KFI CEO, Irene Rosenfeld had targeted the developing markets as key for the company to achieve a 5% organic growth rate and the strong position of Cadbury...