Faculty Seminar
Jacobus Boers, Lecturer, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
Friday, November 9, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Teaching India: A framework for understanding business culture in India
Foundational Articles for Faculty Seminar:
The thick description and comparison of societal systems of capitalism
Redding, Gordon . Journal of International Business Studies 36. 2 (Mar 2005): 123-155.
The myth of the global company
Redding, Gordon . Management Today 33 (Apr 2007): 26-30.
Article on Indian “business system”
History, ownership forms and corporate governance in India
Gollakota, Kamala ; Gupta, Vipin . Journal of Management History 12. 2 (2006): 185-198.
Comparative/Adaptive Cross-Cultural Article
Application of American management theories and practices to the Indian business
environment: Understanding the impact of national culture
Gopalan, Suresh; Stahl, Angie. American Business Review 16. 2 (Jun 1998): 30-41.
Articles & Videos for undergraduate class assignments/resources
With reservations - Business and caste in India; Business and caste in India
The Economist 385. 8549 (Oct 6, 2007): 93.
TED.com - Devdutt Pattanaik: East vs. West -- the myths that mystify
https://www.ted.com/talks/devdutt_pattanaik.html
Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West -- and
shows how these two fundamentally different sets of beliefs about God, death and heaven
help us consistently misunderstand one another.
TED.com - Yasheng Huang: Does democracy stifle economic growth?
https://www.ted.com/talks/yasheng_huang.html
Economist Yasheng Huang compares China to India, and asks how China's authoritarian
rule contributed to its astonishing economic growth -- leading to a big question: Is
democracy actually holding India back? Huang's answer may surprise you.
TED.com - Harsha Bhogle: The rise of cricket, the rise of India
https://www.ted.com/talks/harsha_bhogle_the_rise_of_cricket_the_rise_of_india.html
The tale of a major global cultural phenomenon: Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle
describes the spectacular arrival of fast-paced 20-20 cricket as it parallels the rise of
modern India. He traces the game from its sleepy English roots to the current world of
celebrity owners and million-dollar player contracts.
Literature Review on “Doing business in India”
Doing business in India: a review of research in leading international journals
Rienda, Laura; Claver, Enrique; Quer, Diego. Journal of Indian Business Research 3. 3
(2011): 192-216.
Suggested Book
Cappelli, Peter. The India Way: How India's Top Business Leaders Are Revolutionizing
Management. Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business Press, 2010. Print.