Cross-border and domestic merger and acquisitions are considered as fastest means of growth and survival too. This study provides evidence on the value creation by applying inorganic growth strategies based on a sample of Indian pharmaceutical companies. Relying on the key financial ratios,...

This study seeks to examine the locational determinants of Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) of Indian pharmaceutical companies (IPCs); best known for their technological leapfrogging and widely acclaimed as one of the most successful representations of emerging market multinationals....

The purpose of this paper is to understand and explain the internationalization process of Indian pharmaceutical firms through a variety of entry mode theories. Eight competing theories of entry mode are applied to the case and compared for their relative efficacy in explaining the...

The rising prominence of emerging market multinationals has become a salient aspect of the global economy. Among these new emerging multinationals, the Indian Pharmaceutical Companies (IPCs) have drawn the attention of the academia for their catch-up internationalization strategies and rapid...

In the present environment of cut-throat competition, almost all the business firms have no other option but cutting the cost of operations in order to be competitive as well as financially healthy. So, like other aspects of financial management, working capital management must have a...