Thinkers 50: Business Thought Leaders from India: The Best Ideas on Innovation, Management, Strategy, and Leadership by Crainer, Stuart; Dearlove, Des;

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The World's Leading Business Minds on Today's Most Critical Challenges

The most innovative ideas from the Thinkers50

India now produces a disproportionately high percentage of the business world's most influential thinkers. As globalization progresses, it is increasingly clear that Indian thought leaders will have a major infl uence over how the world conducts business going forward.

Creators of the Thinkers50--the world's most respected ranking of business thinkers--Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer bring you the very latest from India's leading business thinkers.

Thinkers50 Business Thought Leaders from Indiareveals the uniquely Indian approach to management--which is in many ways radically different from Western-style capitalism. Less obsessed with profit and more focused on purpose, Indian-style management is changing the world of business. Chapters include:

• The Ghoshal Legacy
• Pyramid Thinking: C. K. Prahalad
• Making It Happen: Ram Charan and Subir Chowdhury
• Innovation Indian Style: From VG to Jugaad
• Global Voices: Pankaj Ghemawat and Anil K. Gupta

Each book in the Thinkers50 series provides authoritative explanations of the concepts, ideas, and practices that are making a difference today, including specific examples and cases drawn from the original sources.

Where is business headed? Deeper into the type of capitalism that focuses on strategy, structure, and systems? Or toward a new approach that values purpose, process, and people? Read Thinkers50 Business Thought Leaders from India for an expert perspective on thiscritical topic.

The first-ever global ranking of management thought leaders, Thinkers50 is the most prestigious and infl uential listing of its kind. Created in 2001 by Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, Thinkers50 has broadened its impact to include identifying, ranking, and sharing the best management thinking in the world.

Today, Thinkers50 is recognized as the world's definitive ranking of the top 50 business thinkers, and the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards are widely regarded as the "Oscars of management thinking."

Now, the ideas and insights of the world's top business figures are right at your fingertips. The Thinkers50 series culls the best of the very best, deliveringthe latest concepts and theories on today's most important management issues--from leadership to strategy to innovation.

The world's leading independent authority on management ideas, Thinkers50 reveals the ideas that are now shaping the world of business. Stay ahead of the game--and the competition--with the Thinkers50 series.

The World's Leading Business Minds on Today's Most Critical Challenges

The most innovative ideas from the Thinkers50

India now produces a disproportionately high percentage of the business world's most influential thinkers. As globalization progresses, it is increasingly clear that Indian thought leaders will have a major infl uence over how the world conducts business going forward.

Creators of the Thinkers50--the world's most respected ranking of business thinkers--Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer bring you the very latest from India's leading business thinkers.

Thinkers50 Business Thought Leaders from Indiareveals the uniquely Indian approach to management--which is in many ways radically different from Western-style capitalism. Less obsessed with profit and more focused on purpose, Indian-style management is changing the world of business. Chapters include:

• The Ghoshal Legacy
• Pyramid Thinking: C. K. Prahalad
• Making It Happen: Ram Charan and Subir Chowdhury
• Innovation Indian Style: From VG to Jugaad
• Global Voices: Pankaj Ghemawat and Anil K. Gupta

Each book in the Thinkers50 series provides authoritative explanations of the concepts, ideas, and practices that are making a difference today, including specific examples and cases drawn from the original sources.

Where is business headed? Deeper into the type of capitalism that focuses on strategy, structure, and systems? Or toward a new approach that values purpose, process, and people? Read Thinkers50 Business Thought Leaders from India for an expert perspective on thiscritical topic.

The first-ever global ranking of management thought leaders, Thinkers50 is the most prestigious and infl uential listing of its kind. Created in 2001 by Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, Thinkers50 has broadened its impact to include identifying, ranking, and sharing the best management thinking in the world.

Today, Thinkers50 is recognized as the world's definitive ranking of the top 50 business thinkers, and the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards are widely regarded as the "Oscars of management thinking."

Now, the ideas and insights of the world's top business figures are right at your fingertips. The Thinkers50 series culls the best of the very best, deliveringthe latest concepts and theories on today's most important management issues--from leadership to strategy to innovation.

The world's leading independent authority on management ideas, Thinkers50 reveals the ideas that are now shaping the world of business. Stay ahead of the game--and the competition--with the Thinkers50 series.

Table of Contents:

Introduction vii

CHAPTER 1 The Rise of Indian Thinking 1
CHAPTER 2 The Ghoshal Legacy 15
CHAPTER 3 Pyramid Thinking: C. K. Prahalad 27
CHAPTER 4 Making It Happen: Ram Charan and Subir Chowdhury 49
CHAPTER 5 Innovation Indian Style: From VG to Jugaad 73
CHAPTER 6 Global Voices: Pankaj Ghemawat and Anil K. Gupta 97
CHAPTER 7 India Inc. 117
CHAPTER 8 The Kings of Context 133
CHAPTER 9 Thinking at Work 157

Acknowledgments 167
Index 169