The caste is alive and kicking in corporate India
Description
An IIM-Bangalore study found that a large number of mergers and acquisitions occur between the directors of the same caste group. The importance of caste as a centerpiece of Indian social life comes alive during elections, when we witness the dramatic spectacle of political parties jostling for the support of different caste groups. Nevertheless, many urban Indians assume that the obsession of caste is a domain of the rural and semi-urban areas. As individuals who grew up in a big cosmopolitan city, when we observed in our research that caste and its influence is alive and kicking even in elite corporate India, we too were surprised. Read more at: https://www.forbesindia.com/article/iim-bangalore/the-caste-is-alive-and-kicking-in-corpo-rate-india/53059/1
Copyright Date
April 2019
Publication Date
15-4-2019
Publication Title
Forbes India
Publisher
Network 18 media conglomerate
Keywords
Social science, Caste groups, Mergers and acquisitions
Source Link URL
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/iim-bangalore/the-caste-is-alive-and-kicking-in-corpo-rate-india/53059/1
