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THE INDIA IDEA
AND
MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
DYNAMICS
1947 – 2013

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Presentation by
Dr. M. B. ATHREYA
Ph.D. (Harvard)
Former Professor @ IIMC, LBS
Management Advisor
athreyamb@gmail.com

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at the
THINKERS50
CONFERENCE
Gurgaon, India
30 August 2013

4. CONTENTS
1. EVOLVING IDEAS OF INDIA
2. RESPONSES OF INDIAN
MANAGEMENT THOUGHT
3. THE SCORECARD
4. THE CHALLENGES
5. WAY FORWARD

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1. EVOLVING IDEAS OF INDIA
o NEHRU –– DEMOCRACY –– SECULAR ––
NON-ALIGNED –– S&T DRIVEN.
o GANDHI –– DECENTRALISED –– INCLUSIVE
–– GREEN –– TRUSTEESHIP.
o BOSE –– UNITED –– STRONG –– PLANNED
–– NATIONALIST.
o CYCLES OF PRAGMATISM AND IDEOLOGY.
o WAXING & WANING LPG.

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RESPONSES OF INDIAN
MANAGEMENT THOUGHT
 1960-77 –– ORGANISATIONAL INTERNAL
FOCUS –– OB/BS/OD.
 1977-91 –– DOMESTIC STRATEGY –– HRD.
 1991-2007 –– ENTREPRENEURSHIP ––
GLOBAL STRATEGY –– M&A ––
PROFESSIONALISATION –– IB.
 2008 –– ? –– THE GLOBAL GREAT
RECESSION –– GROPING.
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3. THE SCORECARD
 A GLOBAL ROLE MODEL OF A
POPULOUS DEMOCRACY.
 SUSTAINED, MODERATE GROWTH OF GDP ––
SECTORS –– MARKETS –– PCI.
 A PROFESSIONALISING
ENTREPRENEURIAL CLASS.
 HUGE, EDUCATED TECHNICAL &
MANAGERIAL HR.
 HIGH GLOBAL STAKEHOLDERS’ EXPECTATIONS,
ALBEIT DISAPPOINTMENTS.

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4. THE CHALLENGES
 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ––
WAY BEHIND CHINA.
 STILL LOW ON HDI
 GROSS UNDERUTILISATION OF HUMAN
CAPITAL
 POOR FEDERAL GOVERNANCE
 NEW CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
–– TERRORISM.

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5. WAY FORWARD
 IMPROVE MANAGEMENT IN ELECTED
GOVERNMENTS –– CENTRE & STATE FOR THE
ALREADY KNOWN ECONOMIC REFORMS.
 HELP POLITICAL PARTIES WITH INTERNAL
MANAGEMENT FOR BETTER NATIONAL
GOVERNANCE.
 BUILD MORE INDIAN MNCs WITH GLOBAL
COMPETITIVE COMPETENCE.
 UPGRADE JOBS SKILLS IN MILLIONS –– NSDL.
 KEEP LEARNING & IMPLEMENTING ALL THE RIGHT
LESSONS FROM CHINA PLUS.