Trust on the Risk Spectrum: Investing in the Innovation Economy

Distinguished ‘theorist-practitioner’ and author of Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy, Dr William Janeway visited the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad campus as the Dean’s Speaker in December 2018. ISB Dean Rajendra Srivastava engaged in a wide-ranging conversation with Dr Janeway on risk, uncertainty and investment across mature and emerging markets and firms.

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HDFC: A Journey in Banking

The journey of HDFC, India’s retail housing financier, mirrors the journey of the financial sector post-1991. In his keynote address at the 7th Invitational Asian Family Business Conference, Chairman of HDFC, Deepak Parekh outlined the lessons from its successes and failures.

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The Strategy Set

With the law in many countries mandating female representation on company boards, what concerns should a good recruitment strategy for hiring women directors address? Where are the entrepreneurial opportunities in Indian agriculture and agribusiness? And what might academics who study strategy management have to say to women’s empowerment and/or agricultural sector growth? The Strategic Management Society’s Special Conference in Hyderabad in December 2018 showcased the depth, breadth and surprising relevance of recent strategy research. On behalf of ISBInsight, Ujval Nanavati spoke with the authors of two insightful papers.

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Emerging Markets: Moving Up the Value Chain

Emerging markets are no longer known as the developed world’s back office. These markets are now the destinations for not just multinational product ranges but also their mega research and development centres, which drive top-end product innovation. To understand the scale at which industries leverage emerging markets for higher value-added activities, Ujval Nanavati spoke with Alok Nanda, Chief Technology Officer, GE South Asia and Chief Executive Officer, GE India Technology Centre. This conversation took place on the sidelines of the Strategic Management Society’s Special Conference in Hyderabad on December 2018.

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