Fall 2015: Financial & Managerial Issues – India & Emerging Markets

 

India: SWOT Analysis and Business Planning

 

Text Box: BUSIN E S S S W O T Milind Shrikhande (Georgia State University)

Assignment-B

 

 

 

Article Analysis

References:

- The tiger awakens: Growth of the Indian economy

- Monetary Policy and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

- The Indian Banking Sector

- Capital Markets in India: Evolution from 1991 onwards

- Building Brand Infosys (Deshpande and Muthuram), HBS Case 2014

- Fiat’s Strategic Alliance with Tata (Arino and Ozcan), IESE Case 2008

 

Assignment:

The written assignment involves an analysis of the articles indicated above. Your write-up should answer the two questions stated below in no more than five pages (12 points, double spaced). Your write-up should be clear, concise and convincing. The paper is due Monday, November 30th midnight. [Get hard copy delivered in Room 1223, RCB]

 

 

Questions:

- What are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to Indian economy?

- How do Infosys and Fiat-Tata Alliance cases inform business planning in India?

 

In order to address these questions, you might want to tackle the following issues:

- What has liberalization in 1991 achieved for the Indian economy and its growth?

- What are limitations that weaken the economy or obstruct its growth potential?

- What opportunities does this Indian economy today offer businesses / industries?

- What is needed to provide this emerging market stability and economic power?

- What characterizes successful businesses inspite of the constraints in India, if any?

- What kinds of businesses would you consider developing given the cases studied?

 

Your write-up could include an introduction stating the issues you are going to analyze and then two sections. The first section could analyze the economy and offer a SWOT analysis while the second section could employ these strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to suggest what makes for successful businesses and their planning in India. A conclusion could restate the punch line of your analysis.