Bangalore Tiger – A McGraw-Hill book on Wipro by Steve Hamm
A senior writer at BusinessWeek reveals the management principles that propelled Indian phenomenon Wipro from a tiny start-up to a $2 billion market leader

In just five years, Indian tech firm Wipro has gone from millions to billions, rewriting the rules of global competition and becoming one of the world’s leading IT service companies. What management principles did they employ to do it? In Bangalore Tiger, BusinessWeek journalist Steve Hamm takes readers inside the halls and boardrooms of Wipro, detailing exactly what practices and core values catapulted this small company into a worldwide market leader. Hamm reveals Wipro’s extraordinary business model, how it revolves around low costs, high quality, motivated employees, superior management, and streamlined processes. An essential read for managers, consultants, and executives at any company, Bangalore Tiger is a blueprint for quality improvement, increased efficiency, and tangible bottom-line results. It removes the shroud of secrecy around Indian management principles and shows how companies around the world can achieve market leadership by applying them.

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About Steve Hamm
Steve Hamm, a senior writer on BusinessWeek's tech staff, is the magazine's software editor and as a reporter covers IBM, EMC, Computer Associates, and open-source software. He has worked for BusinessWeek since 1997, first covering Microsoft and Oracle from the Silicon Valley bureau, and later working at headquarters in New York City. Previously, he worked for PC Week, The San Jose Mercury News, the New Haven Register, and the Bristol Press. He grew up in a coal town outside Pittsburgh.