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Lakshman 210 1$aAmsterdam, Netherlands :$cElsevier,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 225 0 $aElsevier Asian Studies Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-336-10100-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Doing Business in India: A Framework for Strategic Understanding; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; About the author; Endorsements; Chapter 1: Why India?; Doing business in India: a strategic framework; Institutional context; Macroeconomic context; Political particularities; Consumer and market profile; Chapter 2: The institutional context; Legal institutions; Financial and capital market system; Retail market; Labor market institutions; Challenges provided by the institutional context: case example; Cricket in India - a national obsession 327 $aT20: a new formatIndian Cricket League (ICL); Institutional conflict-based processes and organizational innovation; A battle for legitimacy; Clash of cricket titans: reaction of institutional actors; The role of government in institutions; Questioning ICLs moral legitimacy; The BCCI/ACB contrast and the role of institutional voids; Demise of the ICL; Implications for MNCs; Chapter 3: The macroeconomic context; Path from mixed economy to liberalized capitalism; Towards a free market economy; Benefits of the reforms; Inflation; Fiscal deficit in India; Main sectors of the economy 327 $aThe informal economyChapter 4: Political particularities in India; Parliamentary democracy in India; Federalism in India; Business implications of federalism; Chapter 5: Profile of consumers and markets in India; Contrasting consumer values in India; Spiritualism v. materialism; From ``two faces of India ? ? to many; Extended v. nuclear families; Spending habits; Driver of purchasing behavior; Technology preferences; Wealth/Income; Education; Role of women in India; Rural v. urban markets; Digital connectivity and m-commerce; Collectivists to individualists; Reaching consumers in India 327 $aChapter 6: Strategies adapted to Indian needsIndustry life cycle and stages; Embryonic industry; Growth industry; Mature industry; Declining industry; Operating in embryonic industries; Operating in Indias high-growth industries; Operating in mature industries; Case example: Reliance Retail; Introduction; Rapid growth of Indian retail market; The retail scenario in India; Competitors; The India challenge for retail; India: a growth story grown old?; Reliance Retail Limited (RRL); Early vision and strategy; Response to setback; Strategic intent and response to downturn; Joint venture strategy 327 $aInstitutional legitimacyHuman capital and retail in India; Selection of executives and organizational design; Human capital: the other 70 percent; Framework for understanding success in pan-India retail; Reliances unique staffing strategy; Reliance Retails hunt for talent and skills; Reliances HRM and its transformation; Awards and achievements; Prospects for the future; Discussion questions; Financial highlights; Chapter 7: Rural India and bottom-of-the-pyramid markets; Indias cultural roots; Caste system; BoP markets in rural India; Special challenges in rural markets 327 $aCase example: ITC and Indias BoP markets 330 $a A comprehensive look at understanding India with a strategic framework that can be readily used for doing business in this market is needed. 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