| | List of Figures and Tables | | |
| | List of Contributors | | |
| | Foreword by Ravi Ramamurti | | |
| | Acknowledgments | | |
1 | | Introduction: The Rise of Indian Multinational Enterprises: Revisiting Key Issues by Karl P. Sauvant | | 1 |
| | Introduction | | 1 |
A | | Origin and Growth: A Brief History | | 4 |
B | | Why Do Indian Firms Go it Alone Now? | | 9 |
C | | Why Do Indian Firms Acquire Overseas Companies? | | 12 |
D | | What Explains the Distinct Regional Specialization of Indian Firms? | | 13 |
E | | Why do Knowledge-based Industries Dominate Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment? | | 14 |
F | | This Volume and Its Contribution | | 15 |
1 | | Analytical Perspectives on the Rise of Indian MNEs | | 15 |
2 | | Industry Analysis of Indian Outward FDI | | 17 |
3 | | Regional Studies on the Indian MNEs | | 18 |
| | Conclusions | | 19 |
| | Notes | | 20 |
| | References | | 21 |
2 | | In Search of the "Indianness" of Indian Multinational Enterprises: Is There Anything Special about the Indian Path to Outward Foreign Direct Investment? by Michael W. Hansen | | 25 |
| | Introduction | | 25 |
A | | The Rise of Indian Multinational Enterprises | | 26 |
B | | Explaining the Indian OFDI Path | | 30 |
1 | | The Investment Development Path Theory | | 31 |
a | | Main Propositions of the IDP Theory | | 31 |
b | | Relevance to India | | 33 |
2 | | The Latecomer Theory | | 34 |
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