cluster(s)

Bangalore, 2, 59

Bombay/Mumbai, 59

Chennai, 2, 59

defense research labs, 46

Hyderabad, 2, 59

industrial, 28, 190

Kochi, 2, 59

local and regional, 200

Trivandrum, 2, 59

codification of design, 22

cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., 87

comparative multiple case study, 8, 11

communications infrastructure, 92, 104, 133, 161–162, 169, 194

competition policy, 14, 20

competitive flexibility model, 177, 192–200

competitiveness

international competitiveness, 31, 191

regional industrial. See regional

sources of regional, 7, 14, 21, 28, 190

technological, 30

computers

import duties on, 52

computer kiosks, 156–157

computer policy, 53, 55

Connect, 35, 91, 98

contract manufacturing, 21, 30

Cook, P., 26

corruption, 96, 182

Covansys India Ltd., 87

crossborder linkages in global value chains, 21

cross-case comparative analysis, 8, 161

cross-national knowledge networks, 30

crucial case, 8

custom/customized software development, 22, 33, 35, 39, 44, 47, 85, 88, 94, 111, 122, 139, 188, 192–193

D'Costa, A. P., 47

Datta-Chaudhuri, M., 23, 43, 157

Dayasindhu, N., 25, 41, 145–147, 156

Dedrick, J., 19

Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), 36

Department of Electronics, 50–51

deregulation, 22

Desai, M., 25, 43

developed economies/countries, 6, 15–18, 78, 104, 131, 166

developing countries

economic development in, 14

high-technology industries in, 1, 11, 35, 194

industrial development in, 2, 134

late industrialization in, 14, 185–186

multinational corporations in, 23