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Changes in the global competitive environment along with the opening of the Indian economy have resulted in new opportunities and challenges for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in India. In the past SMEs operated in a protected, supplier based market. Today they have to be prepared to contend with global players. Further, in order to take advantage of attractive growth opportunities, these SMEs must adopt a global outlook with regard to customers, suppliers, locations, employees and sources of financing.
The Global Growth Entrepreneurship Programme is targeted at senior executives from SMEs in industries that are poised for growth. Participants will learn to evaluate global business opportunities and implement a sustainable global business model. In addition, participants will gain insights into the dynamics of global growth and managing SMEs as global businesses. The programme will be delivered in a highly interactive and energized environment using a combination of presentations, case studies and discussions with entrepreneurs.
The programme is brought to you by the Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (WCED) at the ISB, in cooperation with the Wadhwani Foundation and the National Entrepreneurship Network.
Programme Benefits
Participants will be able to: 
- Develop systematic frameworks to evaluate global entrepreneurial opportunities
- Evaluate opportunities for global expansion
- Hone cross-cultural negotiation skills
- Analyze factors in alliances and global cooperative partnerships
- Implement models for internationalization
- Leverage value in global dimensions
Programme Overview
Participants will gain insights into:
- Components of a global strategy
- Understanding industry structure and global dimensions
- Factors influencing competition in global industries
- Leveraging regional advantages and network
- Defining an international entry strategy
- Coordinating alliances and partnerships
- Building synergy across global units
- Cross-cultural negotiations
- Assessing global entrepreneurial opportunities
- Launching born global start-ups
Who Should Attend?
- Entrepreneurs who are interested in global opportunities
- Managers from SMEs responsible for global growth
- Advisors to SMEs
The programme will be of particular interest to key decision makers from SMEs in industries that are poised for growth, such as auto components, textiles, food processing, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and engineering.
Programme Fee
Funding from Wadhwani Foundation makes it possible to offer partial scholarships to all participants. Regular fee is INR 75,000. Fee after partial scholarship is INR 24,000 per participant which includes tuition and course material. Fee does not include travel, accommodation and other incidental expenses.
Programme Dates and Venue
To be announced.
Faculty
 Gerry George, Ph. D.
Gerry is Faculty Director of the Institute of Technology and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at London Business School. He is an expert on managing innovation in technology based companies and has successfully launched start-ups in the biotechnology and service industries. He serves on the boards of high technology companies and is actively engaged in guiding startups.
His current book project examines the transformative actions of inventors who successfully manage entrepreneurial careers and will be published by Prentice Hall in 2007. His recent work examines the global diffusion of human embryonic stem cells and innovation in the biotechnology industry. He chairs the research committee at the Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division, and also serves on the editorial board of Journal of Business Venturing.
An award-winning researcher and teacher, Gerry has published over 25 articles in leading scholarly journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Industrial & Corporate Change, Journal of Business Venturing,
and Research Policy among others on the topics of resource constraints, value creation, and innovation in large and small organisations.
 Charles Dhanaraj, Ph.D.
A PhD from Ivey Business School, Canada, Charles Dhanaraj teaches global strategy and international alliance at Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. He is also the faculty organiser for the annual international business conference in Indiana and focuses on emerging markets, such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC). Charles Dhanaraj has also taught enterprise development and international business at Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore and has received several awards for excellence in teaching.
His research, consulting and teaching revolve around three inter-related themes: Globalisation, Innovation, and Collaboration. Charles' papers on Global Strategy, International Alliances and Joint Ventures, Organisational Learning, and Technological Innovation have won him several awards in research. His work has been published in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of International Business Studies. Charles has also presented his work at international conferences around the world and has served as a guest faculty at top business schools in India, China, Denmark, and France.
An engineer by training, Charles has worked in India, for six years in manufacturing, strategic planning and business development. He has also worked in Singapore, Canada and the US, and has conducted international research with Eli Lilly, Cummins, GM Allison Transmissions, Rolls Royce (UK), Tata (India), Ranbaxy (India), Haier (China), and Samsung (Korea)."
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