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Overcoming Innovation Limits through Outward FDI: The Overseas Acquisition Strategy of Indian Pharmaceutical Firms

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Pradhan, Jaya Prakash

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A host of strategic government policies including a process patent regime led to the rise of Indian pharmaceutical firms with significant process development capabilities. With policies getting liberalized overtime and a product patent regime in place, now firms’ survival crucially depends on their abilities to develop new products and brand creating exercise. Indian pharmaceutical firms with their inadequate product development capabilities are clearly at serious risk. In this context, an increasing number of Indian pharmaceutical firms are observed to be using acquisition as a strategy to overcome their limited innovation strength by accessing new products and their technologies, skills and new markets. Overseas acquisitions represent both challenges and opportunities for Indian pharmaceutical firms aspiring to emerge as global entities based on advance technologies.

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 12362.

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Keywords: Indian pharmaceutical industry; Outward FDI; Overseas Acquisition;

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L65 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Chemicals; Rubber; Drugs; Biotechnology
F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements

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  1. Pradhan, Jaya Prakash & Alakshendra, Abhinav, 2006. "Overseas Acquisition versus Greenfield Foreign Investment: Which Internationalization Strategy is better for Indian Pharmaceutical Enterprises?," MPRA Paper 12339, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
  2. Jean O. Lanjouw, 1998. "The Introduction of Pharmaceutical Product Patents in India: "Heartless Exploitation of the Poor and Suffering"?," NBER Working Papers 6366, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Jaya Prakash Pradhan, 2007. "Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights Globally: Impact On India'S Pharmaceutical Exports," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 52(02), pages 233-250. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Pradhan, Jaya Prakash, 2008. "Indian Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Emerging Trends and Development Impacts," MPRA Paper 12323, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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