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...