Books

Changing Tracks: Reinventing the Spirit of Indian Railways
V. Nilakant and S. Ramnarayan
HarperCollins, 2009, 219 pp.

The book narrates the fascinating story of how the third way was actually conceptualised and executed. The metamorphosis of IR has been extensively studied, critiqued and published by researchers and management experts alike including a recent HBS (Harvard Business School) case. While the other write-ups emphasize the economic aspects of the turnaround, Professors V Nilakant and S Ramnarayan present a fresh perspective through the lens of “Change Management.” Being experts in the field with critically acclaimed “Managing Organizational Change” and “Change Management: Altering mindsets in a Global Context” to their credit, the authors provide an insight into the behavioral and management principles instrumental to IR’s transformation.


Grit, Gut and Gumption: Driving Change in a State- Owned Giant
Rajesh Chakrabarti
Penguin, New Delhi, November 2010

The dramatic revival of the State Bank of India in the last four years is one of the unsung success stories of contemporary Indian business. This book fills this gap by combining management theory insights with a compelling narrative of the bank’s transformation under the leadership of O P Bhatt.

It is an excellent, multifaceted account of transformational leadership and management in the public sector. The book can be of great use to managers, academics and policymakers alike.

Capital Markets in India
Rajesh Chakrabarti and Sankar De
Tokyo: Nomura Institute of Capital Markets, New Delhi: Sage Publications, November 2010.

This book provides a comprehensive picture of the recent trends and developments in the Indian finance scenario. It provides the reader with a comprehensive description and assessment of the Indian capital markets, and an analytical approach together with a description of major recent developments and the current status of the finance sector. The collection deals with issues like brokerage, security analysis, and underwriting, as well as the legal infrastructure of the markets.

Organization Development: Accelerating learning and transformation.
S Ramnarayan and TV Rao
Response Books, Sage Publication, Forthcoming

The book on Organisation Development (OD) includes concepts, interventions, cases on a variety of aspects, short learning resources to provide checklists for practice, and interviews with some OD leaders to provide a comprehensive coverage. The book has been organised into three parts: the first section deals with OD concepts, issues and theoretical foundations; the second section has cases and other learning resources; and finally, the third section has interviews with OD leaders.

India Innovation handbook
Mridula Anand, Charles Dhanaraj (Forthcoming)

Comprehensive Innovation Handbook to better understand the geography of innovation in India. This effort would not only provide a bird’s eye view of the various aspects of R&D, but will also enable us track changes over a period of time. In addition to the usual contact details and the major areas of work and publications, the directory is planned to cover details related to research budgets, collaborations, patents, talent details, major facilities, rewards and recognitions systems etc; The directory is expected to act not only as a source of general information but also act as a data base to innovation researchers. It will have information on all the R&D organisations in India, those in the public sector, private sector, defence, multinationals and universities.