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This book provides an explanation of the nature of the Indian university system, including its specificities and its peculiarities as well as exploring how they developed. It offers a historical and institutional perspective by singling out the forces that have shaped the present Indian higher education system. Bridging the pre-independence and the post-independence eras, the book illustrates the continuities as well as the differences between the two epochs. It makes a compelling case for the idea that history matters, and an understanding of India’s history is crucial to understanding the present day Indian university scene. Using multiple paradigmatic case studies, based on the University of Calcutta, the Indian Institute of Science, and the Indian Statistical Institute, the book highlights the dominant ideologies and interests that have shaped the university system since its inception in 1857. It will be of great importance to students and scholars of history and education, particularly those with an interest in the history of India and its education system.

Sociology of education --- History of education and educational sciences --- Teaching --- Higher education --- Educational sciences --- History --- HO (hoger onderwijs) --- onderwijspolitiek --- geschiedenis --- onderwijs --- onderwijssociologie --- onderwijsonderzoek --- Education --- Education, Higher. --- International education. --- Comparative education. --- Educational sociology. --- Education and state. --- History of Education. --- Higher Education. --- International and Comparative Education. --- Sociology of Education. --- Educational Policy and Politics. --- History.

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This book offers a fresh approach to strategy by examining the idea of Optionality. Optionality is the right, but not the obligation, to take an action. Built on historic military tactics, static engineering principles, and equilibrium-seeking economics, conventional strategic-thinking suffers some weaknesses, principal of which is its inability to deal with conditions of high uncertainty. This book begins by dividing the business landscape into three distinct domains; (1) Fragile, (2) Robust, and (3) Long-shot (FRL), which alert us to the context-specificity of strategy tools, before suggesting that theoretical lenses are required to understand and implement strategy in VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) domains. The authors explore the concept and methodology of Optionality in order to demonstrate how it can be used in conjunction with existing strategy tools in order to achieve competitive success. It will be of great interest to academics and students of strategy and innovation. Surja Datta is a Senior Lecturer, and Module Leader of Global Strategy and Innovation, a core module of Brookes Global MBA Programme at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has published extensively, including books, chapters, and journal articles. His research interests include business history, innovation, and strategy. Surja is also the Associate Editor of International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development. Tobias Kutzewski is a chartered accountant to the ACCA and a PhD candidate at VU University, The Netherlands. He has extensive industry experience through his work as a technology consultant for Accenture and through various roles in audit, financial, and investment management at Deloitte, ING, and in venture capital. Currently, Tobias is conducting research to pursue his PhD in the field of entrepreneurship and is also engaged in lecturing courses on Organization Theory, Academic Skills, and International Strategy. He is a reserve-officer to the German Army on civil-military cooperation.

Strategic planning. --- Leadership. --- Technological innovations. --- Business. --- Management science. --- Business Strategy and Leadership. --- Innovation and Technology Management. --- Business and Management. --- Breakthroughs, Technological --- Innovations, Industrial --- Innovations, Technological --- Technical innovations --- Technological breakthroughs --- Technological change --- Creative ability in technology --- Inventions --- Domestication of technology --- Innovation relay centers --- Research, Industrial --- Technology transfer --- Ability --- Command of troops --- Followership --- Goal setting (Strategic planning) --- Planning, Strategic --- Strategic intent (Strategic planning) --- Strategic management --- Planning --- Business planning --- Quantitative business analysis --- Management --- Problem solving --- Operations research --- Statistical decision --- Trade --- Economics --- Commerce --- Industrial management

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This book offers a fresh approach to strategy by examining the idea of Optionality. Optionality is the right, but not the obligation, to take an action. Built on historic military tactics, static engineering principles, and equilibrium-seeking economics, conventional strategic-thinking suffers some weaknesses, principal of which is its inability to deal with conditions of high uncertainty. This book begins by dividing the business landscape into three distinct domains; (1) Fragile, (2) Robust, and (3) Long-shot (FRL), which alert us to the context-specificity of strategy tools, before suggesting that theoretical lenses are required to understand and implement strategy in VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) domains. The authors explore the concept and methodology of Optionality in order to demonstrate how it can be used in conjunction with existing strategy tools in order to achieve competitive success. It will be of great interest to academics and students of strategy and innovation. Surja Datta is a Senior Lecturer, and Module Leader of Global Strategy and Innovation, a core module of Brookes Global MBA Programme at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has published extensively, including books, chapters, and journal articles. His research interests include business history, innovation, and strategy. Surja is also the Associate Editor of International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development. Tobias Kutzewski is a chartered accountant to the ACCA and a PhD candidate at VU University, The Netherlands. He has extensive industry experience through his work as a technology consultant for Accenture and through various roles in audit, financial, and investment management at Deloitte, ING, and in venture capital. Currently, Tobias is conducting research to pursue his PhD in the field of entrepreneurship and is also engaged in lecturing courses on Organization Theory, Academic Skills, and International Strategy. He is a reserve-officer to the German Army on civil-military cooperation.

Social psychology --- Economic production --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- Business policy --- Personnel management --- Business management --- innovatiemanagement --- organisatiemanagement --- B2B (business-to-business) --- management --- technologie --- technologische innovatie --- innovaties --- leidinggeven --- organisatiecultuur --- strategisch beleid --- Strategic planning. --- Leadership. --- Technological innovations. --- Business. --- Management science. --- Business Strategy and Leadership. --- Innovation and Technology Management. --- Business and Management.

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"This new book explores how firms achieve competitive advantage in a disruptive, digital, and globalised business landscape. An integrative framework, 'The Four Rs of Competitive Success', is introduced, which covers the four core pillars of global strategy: resources and capabilities, technology and innovation (recombination), internationalisation and international markets (reach), and physical and virtual location (roots). It then explains how competitive advantage is achieved through an interaction of these four drivers against the backdrop of a globalised and digitised world. It is uniquely practical in its approach, combining theoretical understanding with international case studies and real-life examples throughout each chapter, including Apple, IKEA and Microsoft. Unlocking Strategic Innovation is concise, applied reading for postgraduate students studying international business, corporate strategy, innovation and digital strategy, as well as academics in the field. It should also be important reading for practitioners looking to gain further understanding of how firms compete and flourish in a global and technology-driven environment"--

Competition. --- Competition --- Competition (Economics) --- Competitiveness (Economics) --- Economic competition --- Commerce --- Conglomerate corporations --- Covenants not to compete --- Industrial concentration --- Monopolies --- Open price system --- Supply and demand --- Trusts, Industrial --- Economic aspects --- Business enterprises --- Globalization --- International cooperation. --- Technological innovations. --- Economic aspects. --- Business organizations --- Businesses --- Companies --- Enterprises --- Firms --- Organizations, Business --- Business --- Strategic planning. --- Goal setting (Strategic planning) --- Planning, Strategic --- Strategic intent (Strategic planning) --- Strategic management --- Planning --- Business planning