This thesis is a study of the growth of a modern industry in India, the Indian automobile industry. As a late-comer to industrialization with relatively few satellite industries to support it in the post independence period, the automobile industry has shown tremendous growth within a decade in...

Developing countries in South Asia are gradually moving away from traditional crops to high value added crops like horticulture and floriculture. The growth of commercial floriculture has been aided by government subsidies and new business models like cooperatives and corporate farming. Despite...

This paper analyzes the evolution of supplier-OEM relationship in the Indian auto industry and its integration into global automotive value chain. Through a case study analysis, the paper studies the role played by government policy regimes in influencing the learning abilities of firms and...

This study analyzes the impact of intra-industry R&D spillovers on firm's own R&D effort from a supply chain perspective. Empirical studies have found inter-industry spillovers to be significant as opposed to intra-industry, as the pool of accessible knowledge is the same for a cross section of...

India's information technology hardware segment is heavily dependent on imports of components and finished goods. After surveying Tamil Nadu's hardware electronics sector, this article argues that the stagnation of the electronics hardware sectors stems from a failure to create backward...

This paper analyzes the differences in the export behavior of domestic and multinational firms in the Indian auto component industry. Three types of firms are identified according to ownership : purely domestic and licensees, domestic joint ventures and joint ventures with majority stakes by the...

This paper analyzes the differences in the export behavior of domestic and multinational firms in the Indian auto component industry. Three types of firms are identified according to ownership: purely domestic and licensees, domestic joint ventures and joint ventures with majority stakes by the...

This study analyzes the impact of government policy regime on the learning and capability acquisition of firms over time. Through a case study analysis of the Indian automotive industry, the study develops three hypotheses relating policy regimes with learning strategies of firms. The study...