All articles by Vikas Sehgal
Five Factors for Finding the Right SiteNovember 23, 2010 Placing a new research, design, or engineering center in emerging markets demands more than just “location, location, location.”by Ajay Chamania, Heral Mehta, and Vikas Sehgal
The Thought Leader Interview: Vineet Nayar
October 18, 2010 The CEO of HCL Technologies describes how he focused his company on growth by engaging staff in unprecedented ways.by Art Kleiner and Vikas Sehgal
A Family-owned Business Goes GlobalSeptember 13, 2010 As director of human resources (and CEO of a prominent subsidiary), Santrupt Misra oversees the Aditya Birla Group’s strategy for cultural change as it steps out onto the world stage.by Vikas Sehgal, Ganesh Panneer, and Ann Graham
Navigating Turmoil in the Global Technology-services SectorAugust 9, 2010 For Girish Paranjpe, co-CEO of India’s Wipro Technologies, the best response to economic crisis was reinvestment: in people, green technology, and expansion.by Vikas Sehgal and Ann Graham
The Importance of Frugal EngineeringMay 25, 2010 Providing new goods and services to “bottom of the pyramid” customers requires a radical rethinking of product development.by Vikas Sehgal, Kevin Dehoff, and Ganesh Panneer
The Elusive Right Path to Engineering Offshoring January 11, 2010 Farming out product design and development can be a risky venture, as many organizations have learned the hard way. Here are five steps to making it work.by Vikas Sehgal, Sunil Sachan, and Ron Kyslinger
Revving the Growth EngineJuly 28, 2009 India’s burgeoning middle class is fueling automobile sales, though most consumers still choose two-wheel vehicles — at least for now.by Vikas Sehgal, Matthew Ericksen, and Ganesh Panneer
Building Cars by DesignJanuary 13, 2009 Faced with plummeting demand, automakers should make vehicles with features that match customer preferences.by Vikas Sehgal, Robert Reppa, and Kazutoshi Tominaga
Innovators without BordersJuly 17, 2007 It has long been common wisdom that smart companies don’t outsource the core operations that define them and set them apart from the competition. But that is starting to change as companies contract out elements of their engineering, design, and research and development. Innovation is going global, with pockets of technology and engineering expertise springing up for rent in Asia, Eastern Europe, even Africa. Smart companies are dramatically reconfiguring their processes and innovation footprint — the physical network of operations — to take advantage of that trend. Booz Allen Hamilton’s experts weigh in on the new rules of global innovation.by Kevin Dehoff and Vikas Sehgal
One Billion New AutomobilesNovember 30, 2006 Three trends that will change the future of the automobile industry.by Bill Jackson and Vikas Sehgal
Innovators without BordersAugust 28, 2006 For companies that want to build a global growth engine, offshoring innovation is both a challenge and a necessity. by Kevin Dehoff and Vikas Sehgal