Purpose – Globalization means integrating the economy and consumer market with the rest of the world, which involves the removal of restrictions on imports and foreign investment. The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of globalization on international marketing from the...

Provides an analysis of the merger of the Bank of Madura and the ICICI Bank. Analysis of the strategic management aspect of a merger; Profiles of banks; Impact of the announcement of the swap ratio on the share prices of the acquiring bank and the acquired bank

This paper deals with the process of internationalization of Information technology firms from India. We test whether the firms have followed the pattern of 'Born Global' or Uppsala model of gradual internationalization

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays an important role in the growth process of a country. There are two types of FDI: Inward Foreign Direct Investment (IFDI) and Onward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI). We analyze the trends and pattern of FDI in India in this paper. To examine the structure...

The financial crisis that began in the US in the year 2007 became a full-scale crisis in the year 2008 and 2009 which, in turn, affected each and every economy in some way or the other including the ones which were not directly related to the crisis. There has been considerable slowdown in most...

This article deals with the business prospects of the biotechnology industry and portrays it as global sunrise industry. The biotech industry classification and the recent trends are outlined in the first part. The structure and the pattern of the industry in different countries have also been...

The growth in women's education and disposable income, has led to a consequent rise in their affluence and spending habits among women across the globe. This study examines the shopping behaviour of women across India and in USA using primary data collected from 300 respondents by surveys. The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the rationale and synergies of a Japanese firm's acquisition of India's leading pharmaceutical firm, Ranbaxy, and to answer the following pertinent questions: could Ranbaxy have been able to survive and succeed, had the firm not gone for this...

Financial markets in developing countries have become integrated with the rest of the world. This paper seeks to examine the degree of integration of the Indian stock market with the rest of the world. First, it looks at the impact of foreign portfolio investment on stock price movements....