India in the Global Software Industry: Innovation, Firm Strategies and Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
The Indian Software Industry in the Global Division of Labour....Pages 1-26
Evolving Towards Innovation? The Recent Evolution and Future Trajectory of the Indian Software Industry....Pages 27-50
Export Growth and Path-Dependence: the Locking-in of Innovations in the Software Industry....Pages 51-82
Innovation Under Export Orientation....Pages 83-111
The Indian Software Industry from an Israeli Perspective: a Systems/Evolutionary and Policy View....Pages 112-138
Software Product Development in India: Lessons from Six Cases....Pages 139-163
The Silicon Valley Connection: Transnational Networks and Regional Development in Taiwan, China and India....Pages 164-192
Capability Building and Inter-Organization Linkages in the Indian IT Industry: the Role of Multinationals, Domestic Firms and Academic Institutions....Pages 193-219
Originative Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Software Industry in India....Pages 220-245
Stages in Multiple Innovations in Software Firms: a Model Derived from Infosys and NIIT Case Studies....Pages 246-270
Conclusion: Global Links, Domestic Market and Policy for Development....Pages 271-278
Back Matter....Pages 279-292