Book description
Discover the four traits of the best performing, but least known, breakout firms in BRIC countries
"Rough diamonds" are the best performing firms in the BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) countries. These firms compare favorably with the top 500 firms and the top 25 manufacturing firms in their countries and comparable firms worldwide, exceeding them profit margins and return on assets over an extended time period. This book outlines who these firms are and explains their exemplary performance through the Four Cs for Sustaining High Performance: Capitalizing on late development; Creating Market Inclusive Niches; Crafting Operational Excellence; and Cultivating Profitable Growth.
Offers a description of the four major traits that high performance companies in Brazil, Russia, India and China have in common
Contains company profiles from BRIC countries that have proved to be successful
Written Sam Park the president at Skolkovo-Ernst & Young for Emerging Market Studies and Chair Professor of Strategy at Moscow School of Management Skolkovo
This important resource outlines the four traits of the best performing, but least known, breakout firms in BRIC countries.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: An Overview
- Chapter 2: The Four Cs of High Performance
- Chapter 3: Capitalizing on Late Development
- Chapter 4: Creating Inclusive Market Segments and Niches
- Chapter 5: Crafting Operational Excellence
- Chapter 6: Cultivating Profitable Growth
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Chapter 7: How Rough Diamonds Avoid the Growth Fetish
- What Is Sustainable Growth?
- Sales or Profits? An Overview of BRIC Companies
- Not All Growth Is Good
- Examining Growth Trajectories in the BRICs: Four Scenarios
- Cross-Country Differences
- Why Profitability Matters in Emerging Markets
- Integrating Profitability with Qualified Sales Growth
- Profitable Growth Through Core Competencies
- Notes
- Chapter 8: Hypergrowth: Can It Be Sustained?
- Chapter 9: National Differences: A Tale of Four Countries
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Chapter 10: Responding to Rough Diamonds: Implications and Recommendations
- Rethink the Rules of the Game
- Local Is the New Normal
- Reduce Ethnocentric Tendencies
- Recognize That Some Conventional Beliefs About Emerging Markets No Longer Apply
- Develop a Contingency Plan for Strategic Partnerships with Rough Diamonds
- Current and Future Rough Diamonds Signal the Sustained Growth of Emerging Markets
- Notes
- Appendix: Methodology
- The Authors
- Index
Product information
- Title: Rough Diamonds: The Four Traits of Successful Breakout Firms in BRIC Countries
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2013
- Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
- ISBN: 9781118589267
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