Building and Transforming an Emerging Market Global Enterprise

Gupta, S., & Shapiro, D. (2014). Building and Transforming an Emerging Market Global Enterprise: Lessons from the Infosys Journey. Business Horizons, 57(2), 169 -- 179.

Credibility: Author Analysis

Daniel M. Shapiro is a Global Business Strategy Professor at the Simon Fraser University in Beedie's School of Business. He has a work record of over forty years as an academic administrator, educator, and researcher. Recently, he became Dean of the Business School. He successfully created a strategic position through raising funds to name it. The professor led the university to attain AACSB and EQUIS accreditation. In the academic field, he published five monographs and books and over seventy scholarly articles on foreign investment and MNEs, corporate ownership and governance, industrial structure, international business strategy, and public policy aspects. His research works have been presented in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Industrial Economics, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of International Business Studies. The articles within have been referred to nearly 4000 times.

Dr. Sudheer Gupta is a Bachelor of Science (Engineering) holder from India and has an MBA and Ph.D. from McGill. Previously, he was Assistant Professor for Ross School of Business in University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His career is marked by various invitations as professor to many universities across the world. Some of the vivid contributions include Indian Institute of Management, University of Texas, HEC Paris, and the University of California. Sudheer's interests in research include environmental sustainability, supply chain management, and economic development, technology adoption and innovation and, emerging markets.

Credibility: Intended Audience

The authors share information on how entrepreneurs within developing countries can find innovative ways of solving some of the social problems. The recommendations infuse an 'India way' to address local practices and cultures within global markets and to advantage of strategic partnerships through co-evolution and co-creation.

Article Credibility: Purpose of Article and Audience

Gupta collaborates with Infosys Ltd. (an Indian-based global ICT company) to develop interviews and audience with passionate entrepreneurs. The focus proceeds to a period of two years. The article shares how the entrepreneurs in developing markets find innovative solutions and create sustainable businesses in an absence of philanthropic support.

Credibility: Findings

The content of the article applies to most SMEs and starter entrepreneurs in developing markets. The twenty-three sources engaged in carrying out the research include focus from Europe, New Zealand, India, Singapore, France, and America. Two articles are co-authored by Shapiro while the rest make quality contributions to the topic. The sources focus on issues of business excellence, globalization, knowledge and ICT management, innovation, and product/service development. The validity of the research evidence concludes on the reliability of the information provided.

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