The rise of Indian multinationals: perspectives on Indian outward foreign direct investment

The surge in outward foreign direct investment (FDI) by Indian firms in the past ten to fifteen years raises a host of interesting questions. This edited volume is a valuable resource for all scholars interested in India's emerging multinational enterprises. The contributors explore the rapid growth of Indian multinationals and provide valuable insights into the patterns and trends of their outward investments and the factors that led to their emergence in the global FDI market. They also look at their continuously evolving strategies the in global economy and what the outcome has been for th

The rise of Indian multinational enterprises: revisiting key issues / Jaya Prakash Pradhan and Karl P. Sauvant -- In search of the "Indianness" of Indian multinational enterprises : is there anything special about the Indian path to outward foreign direct investment / Michael W. Hansen -- Political factors behind the rise of Indian multinational enterprises: an essay in political economy / Jørgen Dige Pedersen -- When a great industry globalizes : Indian conglomerates pioneering new trends in industrial globalization / Joël Ruet -- Acquisition of technologies and multinational enterprise growth in the automotive and the pharmaceutical industries : drivers and strategies / Giovanni Balcet and Silvia Bruschieri -- Outward investment by Indian pharmaceutical and software multinational enterprises : are the factors different? / Vinish Kathuria -- Indian companies investing in the United States: an inquiry into recent patterns and trends / Nandita Dasgupta -- The emergence of Indian multinational enterprises : an empirical study of the motives, current status, and trends of Indian investment in Germany / Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt -- The surge in Indian outbound foreign direct investment to Africa : a new form of south-south cooperation? / Parthapratim Pal