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Started by : Kavitha Shankar, Sr/Principal Coresspondent, ABC   12 22 2009 08:45:59 +0000
Industry : Public Sector/GovernmentFunctional Area : India(Markets)
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Pepsico Chief Executive Indira Nooyi inevitably tops the list of what Forbes calls "Eight Indian-Flavoured CEOs" who lead US corporations with revenues of at least $2 billion as the premier business magazine chronicles the rise of Indians in corporate ranks in America.

It's not a not a surprise that we're seeing Indians rise in corporate ranks, Forbes quotes Richard Herman, co-author of a book on migrants to the US, Immigrant, Inc. Despite many personal success stories the number of immigrants who are leading corporate America, Indian or otherwise, is still a tiny fraction. but compared to a decade ago where there were nil or probably only 1 Indian CEO, the number has gradually increased.

So what could be the reason's people, why Indians are way ahead of other immigrants in US?

 
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1 English speaking skills & education
2 Adaptability
3 Heritage Culture of Sociability in Indians
4 Indians work harder
5 Loyalty and commitment
6 Education and Language Skills are High
7 diverse culture and the basic "INDIAN" tag

English speaking skills & education

idea posted by Kavitha Shankar Sr/Principal Coresspondent, ABC

I think the main attribute here is that, Indians are head-and-shoulders above others, and this is because of their English language skills and also the advanced education that many of them are bringing to the US. As there is dearth of knowledgeable professionals in US, and India has the highest number of  young minds which are ready to take on anything at the moment.

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Yup, even i very much agree to Ms. Kavitha Shankar's view. Its our language skill and the education level that keep us ahead and different from other nationalities. We are amongst those only countries with such a great English speaking and writing ability along with quick grasping ability too. These qualities makes us superior and places first preference. Not only this but also the labour cost for the Indians is quite cheaper when compared to any other country. .... Thank you, Manish N. 

Cheers!! 

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Adaptability

idea posted by Nitin Anand SAP Professional, J P Morgan

India has gone through so many crisis situations, has poverty problems, has to deal with irresponsible leadership, and issues like RESERVATIONs, State DIVISIONS keep popping up now and then and so many more.  But despite all these, Indians have kinda developed a great quality of adapting to situations at any given stage.  And this adaptation is NOT being submissive but rather fighting against it and getting a solution or a way around, which eventually gets the work done.  We always had less number of resources and more problems and had to find someway out of it.  This spirit has evolved greatly over the times.  So now when we seen Indians excelling in almost all the fields is the result of this adaptation.

We are able to think OUT OF THE BOX to find a solution because that thinking process or getting things done with LESS or FEW resources is somewhere part of our DNA :-)

This would be true for all the places across the world but more so for the US because of labor being costly they need manpower to cut down the labor cost and increase production.  Indians have knack of solving such problems :-) and hence they dominate !

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Yes I do agree with Nitin. Nowadays there is another big challenge to our Indian young work force is the work timings. Lot of young professionals are working for the rest of the world to adjust with their timings. Working on different time zones with long hours is really a great challenge. India is top in this list. Millions of Indians adobted to this work style and managing their personal life along with all other problems quoted by Nitin.

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Heritage Culture of Sociability in Indians

idea posted by VIJAY SHARMA Freelancer, Freelancer

Indians are well cultured in their sociability & wants to lead from the front. They know exactly what others are expecting from them. There sense of humour is ultimate. They are well versed in managing things. They know that their work is their worship. Indian is known by way of his sociability to help others whoever it is. They are not fickle minded. They are psychologically stronger than any other people in the world. And last but not the least that Indians want respect at any cost that is why they prefered respect  than money.And American wants loyalist. Thats  why they trust Indians than any other people in the world.

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by Gargi Sinha, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Associates  | 02 23 2010 11:36:00 +0000

Well said Vijay, I agree with you. Good and interesting points. That is true we always stand front to lead things. Our culture is the backbone for this success. Indian culture and the education system is the major reason for being ahead of other  immigrants.

Thanks....   

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Indians work harder

idea posted by Azhar Kazmi Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Indians work harder; know how to work with lesser resources; come through the grind of tough competitive conditions in education and life in general. Many of the Indians are from the middle-class -  the aspriring class - and know how to appreciate and treasure the money that they earn. Last but not the least Indians give a lot of emphasis to higher education.

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Loyalty and commitment

idea posted by Prabhash K Dutta Sr Producer, Focus TV

Loyalty and commitment are the virtues that keep Indians ahead of others. It does not mean that other communities are not loyal or not committed but when an Indian leaves his/her comfort zone, he behaves as per age old Indian ideals. And then the traditional learning process of Indians gives them a definite edge over others. It was true when ancient Indians moved out to Indo-China region, to south east Asia, to Mongolia, to British colonies and now to America and Europe.

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Education and Language Skills are High

idea posted by Thant Zin Htut Restaurant Manager, Management by Danat Hotels & Resorts

Yes, to be honest most of Indians are very good in English Language Skills. It is compared to other Asian countries. Educational levels are also high. 

The progress in India is not really equal, some other places are still struggle and some of them are on top of even other Europe countries.

Anyhow, advantages in Technology skills as well. Hope that, in very near future all places must be same. 

 

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diverse culture and the basic "INDIAN" tag

idea posted by JAYAKRISHNAN R B.Tech/B.E. student, JYOTHI NGINEERING COLLEGE

one of the main reason i attribute to these Indians who reaches the helm of a company i think is that either their past experience in working in India or that unique "Indian" tag of course education is a must  but all those qualities are well there at the top for other nationalities and there is always a substitute for an educated person or a linguist ...if you consider the Chinese they are hard working and they have many brilliant people also and mind you their new generation are adapting to English very quickly...i ll tell you one simple example consider Indra Nooyi she herself has confessed that India is the most difficult market to predict and if you can survive here you will succeed anywhere in the world and why for that case  Indira Nooyi, enormous number of automobile companies have admitted that India is a tough market to deal with....remember the lady from kerala who shocked the coca cola company and made them close their factory there ...its such a vibrant community  here that any thing can be expected here and if you can win over here you can manage anywhere in the world ...may be one day you will here infosys the best IT company in the world the other day you will see a 7000 crore satyam scam ....india itself is a university where you can see within every hundred Km'S there is a change in language slang, attitude everything change and we have that broader sense of thinking which when polished with a good education takes you to the zenith...i think all other qualities like language or cheap labour everything has a substitute in this world but to understand India you have to be an Indian...

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