Reverse Innovation is an important book.
– Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
Lessons I learned 15 years ago in his class I still carry today. He is a truly gifted teacher.
– Anil Chitkara, T ?94
VG shows how to turn breakthrough ideas into breakthrough growth.
– John Menzer, President and CEO, Wal-Mart International
Vijay (Vee-jay) Govindarajan (go-din-da-RAH-jin), known as VG, is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School at Dartmouth. VG is an expert on strategy and innovation. He was the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric. He has been ranked #3 on the Thinkers 50 list of the world’s most influential business thinkers. He is the author of New Your Times and Wall Street Journal Best Seller, Reverse Innovation.
Reached #1 on Wall Street Journal Business Best Seller
Reached #5 on New York Times best seller
Reached #1 on USA Today best seller list
Reached #1 on Barnes & Noble among all books
Reached #1 on Amazon among business books
Reached #7 on Amazon among all books
Harvard Business Review rated Reverse Innovation as a Big Idea of the past decade.
VG has been ranked #3 among great management thought leaders around the world and has also received the 2011 Breakthrough Idea Award for the $300 House Initiative.
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The Reverse Innovation concept (Oct 2009 HBR) continues to create waves. It is cited as one of the big ideas of the past decade! Article on HBR Blogs
VG has been named one of the world’s most important and influential business thinkers of 2009.
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Despite the recession, companies must do more than just play defense.
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