09:15 - 10:00

Inauguration

Introductory Remarks  : S. Krishna

About the Conference : Deependra Moitra

Perspectives on GDW  : Kuldeep kumar

Auditorium

10:00 - 11:00

Key Note Address

Nandan M. Nilekani, Co-Chairman,

Infosys Technologies

Auditorium

11:00 - 11:30

Tea/Coffee Break

Audi Foyer

Parallel Sessions

11:30 - 13:00

Session 1: GDW Strategy

Session Chair : S. Krishna

Venue : Auditorium

Session 2: Models of GDW & Coordination/Control

Session Chair : Kuldeep Kumar

Venue : Central Pergola

*   Communicating at a distance

Anne Stringfellow

*  State of the Art in Global Marketing

   Coordination

J.Ingwald, H. Hozmüller

*  The Rationale for Business Process Offshoring: The Case of U.S. Firms, 1999- 2003

Niccolò  Pisani

*  Expertise Based Software Project

   Outsourcing: The Influence of Project Risk

   on Onsite Costs

G. Venkatesh and S. Krishna

*  Globalization of ICT Labor

William Lazonick

*  Deriving P-A-C-T Rules for

   Distributed Work

Samta Jain

*  Stable Institutions & Novel TEchnologies:A comparison between Chinese and Indian Biotechnology Systems

Tariq Malik

*  Global Distribution of Collaborative Activities through Micro Analysis of Collaboration

Jyoti M. Bhat, Udai Readdy

*WIP

*  Globally Distributed Work and the Value of Agency Theory in Understanding and Managing Outsourcing

Jeffery L. Kerr, William B Werther

*WIP

*  Task Allocation in a Globally Distributed

   Software Development Environment

Chintan Amrit, Jos van Hillegersberg

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

MDC WOODS

14:00 - 15:00

Key Note Address

Harsh Manglik, Chairman - India

Geography & Country Managing Director, Accenture

Auditorium

15:00 - 15:30

Tea/Coffee Break

Audi Foyer

15:30 - 17:00

Practitioner Track Session 1

Session Chair : G. Venkatesh

Auditorium

Shifting Relationships between Organizations and Vendors - the Challenges of Partnering

Sambhavi Lakshminarayanan

Repcol and IORAM : Creating Shareholder Value through Globally Distributed Work

Kevan Panter, Graham Pervan John Wreford

Optimizing Business Value through Globally Distributed Work

V. Swamy, Sudhi Ranjan Sinha

18:00 - 18:30

High Tea

Audi Foyer

18:30 - 19:20

Cultural Evening

Ms. Veena Madav & Group

19:30 - 21:00

Welcome Dinner

WOODs, IIMB

Day II (Thursday, 26 July 2007)

09:30 - 10:30

Key Note Address by S. Padmanabhan,

Executive Vice President, HR,

Tata Consultancy Services

10:30 - 11:00

Tea/Coffee Break

Audi Foyer

Parallel Sessions

11:00 - 12:30

Session 3: GDW Enablers and Success Metrics

Session Chair : Anne Stringfellow

Venue : Autitorium

Session 4: Knowledge Creation and Transfer

Session Chair : Rajiv Kishore

Venue : Central Pergola

*  Modular approaches in distributed work

   contexts: Insights from the workings of a call center

M.N. Ravishankar, Ming Huei Hsieh and Shal L. Pan

*  Tacit Knowledge Sharing in designing,

    configuring,and testing of ERP Systems: an Exploratory Multi-Site

Ramaraj Palanisamy

*  Delivering Innovation in Globally Distributed

   Environment-Innovation Networks in Action

Purav Shah, Pradeep Desai

*  Knowledge Management in Globally Distributed Software Development

*  Internationalization of technology and the

   market value of large firms

Pari Patel, Suma Athreye

*  Using Intelligent Agents for Knowledge Management in Globally Distributed Software Development

Pelluri Sudha

*  Analyzing Factors that Affect Performance of Global Virtual Teams

V. Sridhar, Dhruv Nath, Ravi Paul and Kavita Kapur

*  Knowledge Transfer and Creation in

   Technology-Intensive Firms in China and India:Invisible Barriers, Best Practices and Next Steps

Mary B. Teagarden, Joab Meyer and 

Dupre Jones

*WIP

 * An Integrated Framework For Managing Globally Distributed Projects

Anirban Das

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

Woods, IIMB

13:30 - 15:00

Session 5: HRM for Global Work

Session Chair : Tojo Thatchenkery

Venue : Audiotrium

Session 6: GDW Theory

Session Chair : Suma Athreye

Venue : Central Pergola

*  Human Resource Management Challenges In GDW

Ms. Raji Nair

*  In Search of Requisite Connectivity

E. Allan Lind, Darl G. Kolb, Paul D. Collins

*  Human Resource Management in Globally Distributed  Service Firms - The Case of Star Alliance

Dirk Holtbrugge, Sarah Wilson,

Katja Wiedemann, Nicola Berg

*  Efficiency of Business Process Offshoring: A Transaction Cost Perspective

Ramdas Chandra

*  Similarity, Isomorphism or Duality? Recent Survey Evidence on the HRM Policies of MNCs

Geoffrey Wood, Michael Brookes and  Chris Brewster

*  Everywhere and Nowhere: Nearshore Software Development in the Context of Globalization

Pamela Abbott, Matthew Jones

Macro and Micro HR Challenges in Globally

Distributed Work

Radha Sharma

*  Redefining Distance in Distributed Work: Whythe world is not flat and distance can never be'dead'

Darl G. Kolb

*WIP

*  Organizing the Unorganized? GDW in India's Labor - Intensive, Unorganized Diamond Industry

Indu Rao K, MarryAnn Von Glinow

*WIP

*  Explaining Propensity Towards Offshoring in Information Technology Industry: A Firm and Country Level Analysis

Sumit K. Kundu, Naveen Kumar Jain and Fred A. Niederman  

15:00 - 15:30

Tea/Coffee Break

Audi Foyer

15:30 - 16:30

Key Note Address by

Dr. Jagdish Sheth,

Professor, Emory University

Auditorium

16:30 - 17:30

Practitioner Track Session 2

Session Chair : Svenja Falk

Auditorium

*  A Framework for Effective Knowledge Transfer of Software Components across International Development Sites with Focus on Ownership

Krishnamurthy T. V., Narasimha Nayak

* Globally Distributed Work – A Software Product Engineering Perspective for Large Product Companies

Bhaskarjyoti Das

*   Effective Collaboration and Enabling Innovations in Globally Distributed Working (GDW) Environment

Revathi R, Pradeep Desai

18:00

Coach leaves MDC for Taj Residency, MG Road

(Delegates are requested to board the coach before 18:00 hrs)

MDC

Parking Area

19:00 - 21:30

Conference Dinner

Raj Residency

(Delegates are requested to board the coach BY 21:30)

Day III (Friday, 27 July 2007)

09:00 - 11:00

Session 7: Capacity Management and Economics

Session Chair : William Werther

Venue : Auditorium

Research Preview Session

Session Chair : Mary Ann VonGlinow

Venue : Central Pergola

*   Risk Analysis and Fuzzy Estimation Model for  addressing change requests in Globally Distributed Projects

Anirban Das

*    The Outsourcing Process

Zoran Perunovic, Torben Andersen,

Mads Christoffersen

* Education Capacity Management for IT Workforce in Developing Countries

Amitava Dutta, Rahul Roy

*   High-Reliability Risk Management in Global Business Process Outsourcing: Preliminary Results

Rajiv Kishore

*   Global Corporations (GCs) and the Global Competition for Intangible Resources from Emerging Economy Perspectives

Oskar Kayasan

*   Trading hardhats for suits: Changing career preferences of Indian high school students and its impact on  globally distributed work.

Tojo Thatchenkery, Sruthi Thatchenkery

*   Offshoring Outsourcing Contracts Analysis: The Real Options Approach

C.R. Krishnaswamy, Shekar Shetty

*    Key Practices for an Efficient Deployment of a Globally Distributed Software Requirements Development Work

Sameer Wadhwa, Gaurav Pande

*   Governance and Upgrading Opportunities in Beef Industry in Botswana: A Value Chain Approach

M. K. Sukumaran Nair

*    It’s a Small World: Social Identity and Trust in Offshore Outsourcing

Surja Dutta

*WIP

*   Globally Distributed Work (GDW) and the Impact on Local Economies & Societies: An Exploratory Study

Anil Kumar

*   Tactics for Guiding Software Development Outsourcing to Success

Hong-Ming Ho, Louis M A, Kuldeep Kumar

11:00 - 11:30

Tea/Coffee Break

Auditorium & Cental Pergola

Parallel Sessions

11:30- 01:00

Practitioner Track Session 3

Session Chair : Deependra Moitra

Venue : Auditorium

Session 8: Innovation and Culture

Session Chair : Janat Shah

Venue : Central Pergola

*   Evolution of a Communication System for a Global Industrial Network in the Semi-Conductor Industry

Ray Leung

*   Globally Distributed Work: The Case of Service Innovations

Dr. Intekhab (Ian) Alam

*   Impact of Global Environmental Protection Requirements on Efficiency and Cost Competitiveness of Local Power Producers in Thailand

Metta Ongkasuwan, Chairat Hiranyavasit

*   Innovation via Global Route: Proposing a Reference Model for Chances and Challenges of Global Innovation Processes

Rajnish Tiwari, Stephan Buse and

Cornelius Herstatt

*   Governance Structure for Managing Globally Distributed Work

Rajeswari Rathnam

Yudish Kubmendran

*   Issue of Cultural Differences in Global Work

Keerthana J, Richa Sharma

*   Call Centres, Quality of Work Life and HRM Practices:an Inhouse/ Outsourced Comparison

Dr Julia Connell, Zeenobiyah Hannif

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

MDC Woods

14:00 - 15:30

Panel Discussion :Managing Competition through Globally Distributed Innovation (GDI)

Session Chair: Kuldeep Kumar

15:30 - 16:00

Tea/Coffee Break

MDC

16:00 - 17:00

Concluding Remarks by Conference Co-Chairs

MDC Conference Hall