In many low- and middle-income countries most micro and small enterprises (MSEs) struggle to upgrade into medium-sized and large enterprises. An extensive literature offers manifold explanations for the phenomenon but no conclusive answer on what the most important factors for MSE upgrading are:...

The dynamics of drug launch has been an under-researched area. Most of the studies in this field focus on developed countries, quite uniform in terms of disease profile and regulatory framework, and analyse whether stringency in regulation influences launch delay. Developing countries, in...

This study is in the light of the liberal global Indian economy that has led to a competitive environment. In a changing scenario of the global business environment with a highly competitive market economy, the HRM practices and organisation culture will provide an edge to an organisation. This...

Using a new tax on fringe benefits initiated in India in 2005, this paper seeks evidence for the hypothesis that the difference in higher marginal tax rates on wages, relative to lower rates on fringe benefits, induces a reallocation of the total compensation package toward fringe benefits....

There has been considerable debate about the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate governance and corporate and social performance but in recent years the term corporate social responsibility has gained prominence, both in business and in the press to such an...

Mergers and acquisitions (hereafter M&As) is a strategy used by firms for growth and expansion of their business in terms of products/services, scale of operations and the geographic coverage. In order to successfully overcome the challenges posed by globalization the corporate sector all over...

We conduct an exploratory study of the determinants of success in the multinational transfer of social practices. We find that though extant literature on business practice transfer provides some relevant insight, social practice transfer differs in significant ways from "business as usual." In...

The purpose of the present research work is to investigate the role of human resource management organizational growth and development in context of Indian service sectors. Quantitative and qualitative survey research design and methodology was employed. The human resource management (HRM) is...

This paper uses a unique new data set on nearly a thousand manufacturing firms in Brazil and India to investigate the determinants of ICT adoption and its impact on performance in both countries. The descriptive evidence shows that Brazilian firms on average use ICT more intensively than their...

For over four decades after independence in 1947, India’s industrialization took place under a regime with an extensive system of controls over private capital. It is commonly believed that during this period of dirigisme, established dominant business families successfully manipulated the...