Dear Colleagues:
I am delighted to share with you some details about my new book that just
came out last week: Anil K. Gupta, Girija Pande & Haiyan Wang, The Silk Road
Rediscovered: How Indian and Chinese Companies Are Becoming Globally
Stronger by Competing in Each Others Markets (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2014). It
is available from the usual online channels (such as
www.amazon.com and, in
Singapore,
www.kinokuniya.com.sg). An Indian print will be released around
June 1, 2014.
The book carries a Foreword by William Antholis, Managing Director,
Brookings Institution and endorsements from people such as Ratan Tata
(former Chairman, Tata Group), Guo Ping (Deputy Chairman and Rotating CEO,
Huawei Technologies), Kishore Mahbubani (Dean, LKY School of Public Policy,
National University of Singapore), Shane Tedjarati (President/CEO, Honeywell
Global High Growth Regions) and Ajit Rangnekar (Dean, Indian School of
Business).
Given below is an abstract from the books jacket cover. My coauthors and I
very much hope that youll find the book of interest and worth the
investment of your time. I also attach a synopsis of the book. Thanks!
Overview:
By 2025, China and India will be two of the worlds four largest economies.
By then, economic ties between them should also rank among the ten most
important bilateral ties worldwide. Their leaders are well aware of these
emerging realities. In May 2013, just two months after taking charge,
Premier Li Keqiang left for India on his first official trip outside China,
a clear signal of Chinas foreign policy priorities.
The Silk Road Rediscovered is the first book ever to analyze the growing
corporate linkages between India and China. Did you know that:
- Indias Mahindra is the fifth largest tractor manufacturer in China?
- Tata Motors Jaguar Land Rover unit is the fastest growing luxury auto
seller in China?
- Indias NIIT is the most influential IT training brand in China?
- Chinas Huawei has its second largest R&D center in Bangalore and employs
over 5000 people in India?
- Shanghai Electric earns its largest revenues outside China from India?
As these developments illustrate, pioneering Indian and Chinese companies
are rediscovering the fabled Silk Road which joined their nations in ancient
times. Winning in each others markets is also making them stronger and
whetting their appetite for further global expansion.
This book examines how Indian companies such as Tata Consultancy Services,
Mahindra Tractors, NIIT, Tata Motors/Jaguar Land Rover and Sundaram
Fasteners have figured out how to win in China. Their experiences may
inspire and offer lessons to other Indian companies. The book also examines
how Chinese pioneers such as Lenovo, Huawei, TBEA, Haier and Xinxing have
made a strong commitment to India and are beginning to realize the fruits of
this commitment. The key lessons that emerge from these analyses are: the
odds of success go up dramatically when executives adopt a global rather
than local-for-local perspective and are skilful at learning on the ground.
Best regards,
Anil
Dr. Anil K. Gupta
Michael D. Dingman Chair &
Professor of Strategy, Globalization & Entrepreneurship
Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742, USA
Email:
agupta@rhsmith.umd.edu
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