From acorn to oak – Indian style: Mahindra & Mahindra’s growth curve
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
Mahindra & Mahindra initially went through its share of learning and grew through pragmatic and orchestrated entrepreneurial risk. The group made a very successful transition from a proprietorship model to a professionally managed group. It is found that rapid growth has been possible through innovation-led collaboration. The group is increasingly organizing its innovation activities around the development of responses to specific challenges.
Practical implications
The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
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Retraction notice
The Publisher The wishes to retract the precis article “From acorn to oak – Indian style: Mahindra & Mahindra’s growth curve”, published in Strategic Direction, Vol. 30 No. 5, 2014. It has come to the attention of Emerald Publishing that this precis article contains large sections of unattributed text taken from the original research article “Business strategy of automotive and farm equipment sector of the Mahindra & Mahindra Group of India”, by Rajendra Prasad Mohanty, Prince Augustin, published in Journal of Strategy and Management, Vol. 7 No. 1, 2014.
Precis articles are intended to summarise original academic research articles for a different audience, and should not include verbatim passages from the original articles. This error occurred due to a miscommunication in the commissioning process.
To avoid any repeated incidents of this nature, Emerald has fully revised its guidelines and briefed its Commissioning Editors. Strategic Direction sincerely apologises to the original authors and its readers for this error. The original article can be viewed here: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSMA-01-2013-0011
Citation
(2014), "From acorn to oak – Indian style: Mahindra & Mahindra’s growth curve", Strategic Direction, Vol. 30 No. 5, pp. 31-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-02-2014-0025
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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