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C. Gopinath is a professor of Strategy and International Business in the Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University, Boston, US. He is also currently Editor of the Journal of Knowledge Globalisation. His Ph.D. is from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; he completed graduate studies at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, and a Bachelors degree from Vivekananda College, Chennai. Prior to his academic career, he held executive positions at leading companies. His research has been published in several academic journals. His books include Globalisation: A Multidimensional System (2008, Sage) and Strategise! Experiential exercises in strategic management (2010, Cengage/ South-Western, with J. Siciliano).

January 13, 2013

MNCs’ accountability, a burning issue

MNCs, and not their contractors, should assume responsibility for workplace conditions. »
December 30, 2012

Salary cuts should begin at the top

After a bitter battle, the lawmakers in the US state of Michigan voted to approve a Bill euphemistically called ‘right-to-work’ and the Bill has been signed by the governor. It is a law that guara... »
December 16, 2012

Whatever happened to Japanese management style

With a focus on consensus-based decision-making, there was little risk-taking. This worked against Japanese companies in fast-changing industries. »
December 2, 2012

What makes EU-type arrangements tick?

The European Union was not able to get its budget passed by its members. A two-day summit of the leaders of the 27 member countries ended last week without agreement, because countries who... »
November 18, 2012

From Citigroup to China, a story of intrigue

The US presidential elections are a global phenomenon. This is not only because the decisions made by the US President have a funny way of affecting people in many other countries, but also becaus... »
November 6, 2012

It pays not to work out of home

A friend (let’s call him Bob) who manages IT services in a financial institution is faced with a peculiar problem. His organisation is moving to smaller premises and they want some of their employ... »
October 21, 2012

The wind’s blowing against MNCs

A popular leftist view is that the world is being overrun by multinational corporations which are pushing for globalisation, and they are in cahoots with governments to have their way. Nationalism... »
October 7, 2012

China’s posturing keeps the world guessing

Even as the world digests China’s rise as an economic power, it is not clear how much it wants to leverage that in other areas. Like Janus, the two-faced Roman God, China presents itself both as f... »
September 23, 2012

That a film could lead to so much...

It seems like an old tape is being replayed. Somebody, somewhere, makes a public declaration that is considered blasphemous to Islam and parts of the world burn. So it was when word got a... »
September 9, 2012

Can Apple sustain the magic?

High market valuations heap growth expectations on the Mac-maker that could be met only by an impressive slew of products »
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