These articles by experts of The India Practice provide provide insights and useful tips for managers, teams and professionals doing business with India or working with counterparts in India.
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Professional Women in India: Changing Social Expectations and Best Practices for Global Corporations
A 2010 Working Mother Research Insitute and Diversity Best Practices report by Dr. Karine Schomer. Details the most effective initiatives, programs and policies multinational corporations in India can use to attract and develop women employees. Includes case studies from Deloitte, IBM, Infosys and Johnson Controls.
Two insightful books to increase your cultural literacy about 21st-century India. Read Dr. Karine Schomer’s mini-reviews of In Spite of the Gods and Planet India.
Understanding India’s holidays is important to avoid work schedule disruption and unnecessary stress, and as a tool for relationship building and motivating Indian teams. Leran how the Indian holiday system works and tips for navigating the Indian holidays.
Workforce Diversity in India and the U.S.
When Indian and U.S. corporations work together or operate on each other’s soil, all levels of management need to understand differences in the workforce diversity challenges of the two countries. This article provides an overview of the main differences in workforce demographics, diversity categories, and legal frameworks between India and the U.S.
Challenges Indian Offshore Teams Face in Working with Americans
Five special challenges Indian offshore teams face in working with Americans at the level of mindset, values and approaches to interactions, and the need to seriously educate offshore teams in the fundamentals or American business culture.
Working with India: What to Know before You Go
You’ve been in contact with several companies based in India. Now the time has come to make site visits and get to know the people at these service providers face-to-face and on their own turf. But you’ve never been to India and you don’t know what to expect. Dian Schaffhauser of Sourcingmag.com interviews Dr. Karine Schomer, CMCT President and leader of CMCT’s India Practice in the “Advice from Experts” column. The result is a crash course in cross-cultural knowledge, giving you 18 practical tips to prepare you for your first business trip to India.
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