Finland-India Business Opportunities: Connecting the Swan and the Elephant

ISBN-13: 9789811080180 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 344 str.

Ajeet N. Mathur

Spis treści

Foreword By Her Excellency Nina Vaskunlahti Ambassador of Finland in India

Foreword by His Excellency Ashok Sharma Ambassador of India in Finland

Preface and Acknowledgements

Chapter 1  Finland and India: Unlikely Twins? The logic of value creation in Finland-India businesses

Chapter 2  What kind of benefits await Finnish business connecting with India?

Chapter 3 What kind of benefits await Indian business connecting with Finland?

Chapter 4 Managing Cultural Differences in structuring Finland-India collaborations

Chapter 5 Managing Institutional Differences in structuring Finland-India collaborations

Chapter 6  Four gateways for structuring Finland-India business: B2C, B2B, B2G and G2G

Chapter 7 Organising for Business in Finland: systems, structures and processes

Chapter 8  Organising for Business in India: systems, structures and processes

Chapter 9 Challenges in trajectories of Finland and India: The next thirty years

Chapter 10 Sources of Business Intelligence in Finland and India

Notes and References

Index

O autorze

Dr. Ajeet N. Mathur is a professor of Strategy and International Business, Business Policy and Economics Areas at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. He is also the chairperson of the Centre for Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (GEDI). His interests are at the crossroads of economics, human behaviour in groups, law, strategic management of organisational knowledge and international business. These are reflected in his multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary work with corporations and as an expert in change management, institutional design and missing markets with the ILO, WHO, ADB and the European Commission. His research particularly focuses on pervasive uncertainty and systemic risks; how motives and powerbases combine in group relations and the unconscious dynamics of large groups; bridging strategy with organization development; the dynamic co-evolution of capabilities; politics of disharmony in the management of gender differences; why missing markets remain; market barriers; and the management of institutional diversity in cross-border value chains.

Before joining IIM Ahmedabad, he served as a founding professor of International Business, University of Tampere, Finland, EU-TEMPUS Professor of European Integration and Internationalization, and as IFCI Chair Professor, Indian Council of Research on International Economic Relations. He has held visiting academic appointments at K.U. Leuven, Belgium, University of Edinburgh, Cornell University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Bielefeld, Germany, Helsinki School of Economics, Aalto University, Turku School of Economics, Royal University of Bhutan, and Fresenius University, Cologne. His publications include 28 books and over 150 papers in scientific journals and anthologies. He is one of the authors of the International Encyclopedia of Laws.

Blurb

This book is about promising collaborative avenues for connecting Finland and India with value propositions for enterprises, consumers and investors worldwide. The book covers institutional and cultural differences and explains the logic of business systems, entry modes, and managerial styles in both countries.  It draws on experience of successes and also failures to know what should be done differently. It would also interest policymakers that India’s challenges of planting economic orchards in patches of social desert and Finland’s struggle to preserve a social paradise against pulls and pressures of economic graveyards in Europe are both solvable with attention to complementarities and synergies.

“From his long and rich experience of working with Finnish and Indian companies and passionate research at IIM Ahmedabad in India, and Aalto University and University of Tampere in Finland,  Professor Mathur has a very deep knowledge of how to do business in both countries. Every company leader who considers starting Finnish-Indian business should read this new book.  This valuable book will help companies entering new markets to flourish by building robust sustainable business relations.”

-  Päivi Leiwo, Chairperson Oilon Oy, Lahti, Finland

“This book is a treasure trove of knowledge explaining the business opportunities, policies, cultures, institutions, country trajectories and nuances pertaining to Finland and India. The author has worked in business, government and academia in India and abroad. He has also had a long association with Finland and is able to bring you an insider’s perspective of both countries”

-  Ambassador Ashok Sharma   

“The author’s deep insider experience in the two countries enables him make very sharp observations on both sides.  This book will definitely help in understanding the cultural differences and making interactions and communications smoother. ”

-  Iiro Rossi, Managing Director, Holiday Club Resorts, Helsinki

“This book is a delightful and important guide for those who want to do business between Finland and India. It brings you the numerous business opportunities which wait to be availed, and highlights the deep understanding of the author of the culture and institutional environment of both countries. Read this book, learn and be surprised!”

-  Niina Nummela, Vice Dean, Professor of International Business, Turku School of         Economics, University of Turku, Finland

“This book is a reflection of Ajeet’s penchant for deep research and ability to structure and articulate content. This book will be extremely helpful to those who want to develop Indo-Finnish business relations specifically and international business in general. Sonata is currently engaged with business in Finland”

-  Srikar Reddy, Managing Director, Sonata Software Limited, Bangalore