What They Don’t Teach You About Indian Management Style

Book excerpt: Do you think that there is something called the Indian management style that describes the way Indian companies do business? We have, of course, heard of the Japanese management style and the American way. Indian?? Indian companies are becoming successful not just in India but also on the global stage. Indian managers are gaining international recognition. Indigenous management techniques are being adopted by companies all over the world. Yet, we still haven’t seen the Indian management style being talked about or taught. Isn’t it? The wait is over. In this pioneering book–What They Don’t Teach You About Indian Management Style, Anand Kumar R.S., a homegrown management professional with exposure to working in Indian and foreign companies, looks at the established Japanese and American styles of management and the style adopted by Indian businesses. While doing so, he brings into perspective the unique and not-so-unique features of the Indian management approach. Digging into his vast experience, Anand delves into aspects that define the management style in typical Indian companies-small and big. For academia, practising management professionals in India and abroad and those watching India, the book serves as a treatise on the Indian management style. This also gives a perspective of the Indian way of doing business to those from outside India wanting to do business in India.