Purpose

The objective of this paper is to understand the perspectives of the chief executive officer (CEO), chairman and managing director of Sasken Technologies Limited, Shri. Rajiv C. Mody who co-founded this high-technology firm, which has survived three decades of turbulence in technology and the market. This is an interview-based study focused on South Asian CEOs, with the goal of better understanding the cultural elements of strategic leadership and organizational values and its influence on organizational competitiveness and survival.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper uses primary data from one in-depth interview and supplements the analyses with secondary sources of data. The literature on the cultural dimension of long-term orientation (LTO) is discussed for understanding its possible linkage with strategic leadership, organizational values and thereby organizational competitiveness and survival.

Findings

This study found that the national cultural dimension of LTO of the South Asian leadership, as embedded, nurtured and practiced in the organization's values by the strategic leadership, plays an important role in explaining the organizational competitiveness and survival of South Asian firms while facing challenges and opportunities in a turbulent global business context.

Originality/value

This paper offers the perspective of a chairman and CEO of a high-technology firm with global experience and with a South Asian base of operations. His experiences in managing the organization add value to the discussion on managing business in South Asia.

中文翻译：

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Sasken Technologies Limited的南亚领导力和组织竞争力与生存的长期定位

目的

本文旨在了解 Sasken Technologies Limited 首席执行官 (CEO)、董事长兼董事总经理 Shri 的观点。Rajiv C. Mody 是这家高科技公司的联合创始人，该公司在技术和市场的三年动荡中幸存下来。这是一项针对南亚 CEO 的基于访谈的研究，旨在更好地了解战略领导和组织价值观的文化元素及其对组织竞争力和生存的影响。

设计/方法/方法

本文使用来自一次深度访谈的主要数据，并用次要数据来源补充分析。讨论了关于长期定位 (LTO) 的文化维度的文献，以了解其与战略领导、组织价值观以及组织竞争力和生存之间可能存在的联系。

发现

本研究发现，南亚领导层 LTO 的国家文化维度，作为战略领导层在组织价值观中的嵌入、培育和实践，在解释南亚企业面临挑战和挑战时的组织竞争力和生存方面发挥着重要作用。动荡的全球商业环境中的机遇。

原创性/价值

本文提供了一家拥有全球经验和南亚运营基地的高科技公司的董事长兼首席执行官的观点。他在管理该组织方面的经验为有关管理南亚业务的讨论增添了价值。