Organizing and Managing in the Era of Globalization »

This book discusses the issues and challenges of organizing and managing in the context of a globalized world. It provides insights and perspectives on the realities of organization in a world where governance structures, organizational processes, management practices, and employment relations are in a vortex of transformation. It analyzes the political, economic, sociological, cultural, institutional, and legal factors that shape these realities.

List of Tables ix

List of Figures xi

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

1 An Introduction Pritam Singh Subir Verma 1

2 Globalization Stewart Roger Clegg 22

3 Organizational Democracy in the Age of Globalization: Issues and Challenges Subir Verma 57

4 Sustainability of the International Sourcing Model David Knights 111

5 Organizing for the Global Market: Understanding the Impact of Business Process offshoring Abhoy K. Ojha 146

6 Building Competitiveness Over Time: The Ambidexterity Factor Patrick Besson Marion Soulerot 171

7 Join the Club: Entrepreneurial SMEs and Collaborative R&D Networks Ronald C. Beckett Paul Kenneth Couchman 189

8 Globalization, Migration and Knowledge Transfer: The Reconfiguration of R&D Capability in Indian Pharmaceutical Firms Dinar Kale Stephen Edgar Little 210

9 Entrepreneurship, Corporate Governance and Indian Business Elites Ajit Nayak Mairi Maclean Charles Harvey Robert Chia 232

10 Managerial Values in Developing Countries: Global Convergence or Local Divergence Alfred Jaeger Ilan Avrichir Arif Nazir Butt Mehdi Farashahi Taieb Hafsi 259

11 Localization or Globalization? The Case of Japanese Multinational Companies in Vietnam Anne Ngoc Vo 272

12 The Local and the Professional Susan Mate 290

13 Indian Call Center Workers: Pioneers of a Global Middle Class Jonathan Murphy 304

14 Some Propositions about National Culture and New Public Management Soma Pillay Eve Anderson 326

15 Sourcing and Manufacturing in Emerging Markets: Ethical Realities, Challenges and Responses Andreas W. Falkenberg Joyce Falkenberg 351

16 Development Strategies for Inclusive Cities Sumati Varma H. S. Gill 368

17 HRM Strategic Integration Instrument (HRMSi) Ashok Chanda Jie Shen Feza Tabassum Azmi 388

18 In Search of a Leader: Followers' Quest Pritam Singh Asha Bhandarker Ajay K. Jain 414

About the Editors and Contributors 433

Index 448