Economic Explorations

Highlights of my research, with easy access to publications

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India’s Global Business Revolution: A Story of Growth and Transformation

Type Journal article (guest editorial) Title “Foreign Direct Investment and Development in India” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2011 · Transnational Corporations Review, 3(2), pp. I–VI · Routledge…

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Inward FDI & Development

Beyond Ownership: How Global Companies are Reshaping India’s Business Landscape

Type Journal article (conceptual / policy) Title “Non-equity Operations of Multinational Enterprises in India: Focus on Outsourcing” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2011 · Transnational Corporations Review, 3(2),…

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Innovation & Technology

Why Location Matters: The Geography of Innovation in Indian Manufacturing

Type Journal article (empirical study) Title “Regional Heterogeneity and Firms’ R&D in India” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2011 · Innovation and Development, 1(2), pp. 259–282 · Routledge…

Economia e Politica Industriale XXXVIII 1 2011

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Indian MNEs & Outward FDI

Breaking the Regional Myth: The True Global Reach of Indian Multinationals

Type Journal article (empirical study) Title “On the Globalness of Emerging Multinationals: A Study of Indian MNEs” Authors Jaya Prakash Pradhan & Raj Aggarwal Published 2011 · Economia…

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Indian MNEs & Outward FDI

India Goes Global: The Rise and Evolution of Indian Multinational Enterprises

Type Edited volume (book) Title The Rise of Indian Multinationals: Perspectives on Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment Editors K. P. Sauvant · J. P. Pradhan (with A. Chatterjee…

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Indian MNEs & Outward FDI

From Software Startups to Global Giants: The Rise of Indian IT Multinationals

Type Book chapter Title “Multinationals from the Indian Software Industry” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan In N. S. Siddharthan & K. Narayanan (eds.), Indian and Chinese Enterprises: Global Trade,…

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Industry Studies

Small Giants in Stormy Waters: The Story of India’s Small Businesses Fighting Global Headwinds

Type Journal article Title “Externally-oriented Small and Medium Enterprises in India: Predicament and Possibilities” Authors Keshab Das & Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2010 · Economics, Management, and Financial…

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When Giants Stumble: How India’s Global Companies Navigated the 2008 Crisis

Type Journal article Title “The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Indian Outward Investment” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2010 · Transnational Corporations, 19(1), pp. 69–84 · United Nations…

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From Local to Global: How Indian Pharma Companies Are Building Their International Future

Type Journal article (empirical study) Title “Strategic Asset-seeking Activities of Emerging Multinationals: Perspectives on Foreign Acquisitions by Indian Pharmaceutical MNEs” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2010 · Organizations…

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The New Global Players: Understanding the Rise of Emerging Market Multinationals

Type Journal article (guest editorial) Title “Emerging Multinationals: Home and Host Country Determinants and Outcomes” Authors P. Gammeltoft · J. P. Pradhan · A. Goldstein Published 2010 ·…

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