The controversy over visas for high-skilled workers from abroad is about to get hotter. H-1B visa program was set up to allow firms in US to import the best in technology, engineering, and other fields when such workers are in short supply in America. But data released by the federal government show that offshore outsourcing firms, particularly from India, dominate the list of companies awarded H-1B visas in 2007.
Workers raised in an age of economic optimism want it all, and they want it now.
S&P updates this screen on a semiannual basis, during February and again in August.
Despite its massive population, India faces worker shortages in many sectors. Rapid growth means businesses must offer higher wages to keep employees
Asia's elderly dynamos aren't under as much pressure to step down as are their U.S. counterparts, but they'll eventually need successors.
An undervalued rupee puts pressure on the monetary system, while a rising currency hurts exporters. Is there a middle ground? Ask China.
BusinessWeek.com's annual competition finds a thriving startup culture in the region.
Chairman Osamu Suzuki questions whether Tata's $3,000 car can meet standards, vowing to keep his Maruti brand working on more profitable models.
The rupee's 11% gain against the dollar has driven U.S. and European retailers to switch their orders to countries with weaker currencies.
How an Indian company plans to woo America's heartland with its fuel-efficient SUVs and pickups.
With young people and others using their phones for texting, e-mail, and Web surfing, it's an increasingly wireless way of life on the Subcontinent.
Tata Motors is hot on Renault's heels in a drive to produce and distribute the world's most affordable car in the fast-growing India market.
Harold Sirkin of Boston Consulting says rapidly developing economies, once content to copy and improve, are institutionalizing new thinking.
Pricey crude hurts in all sorts of fiscal ways -- but it could also spur crucial investment in alternative fuels.
'Attractively priced' stocks, healthy debt ratios, plus solid manufacturing prowess position Korea to profit from growth in China and the Mideast.
At India's HCL Technologies, workers get to grade the boss, and everybody can see the ratings.
The U.S. still leads the world in number of millionaire households, but maybe not for long -- household wealth is growing fastest in China.
A broken system is driving our best-educated foreign workers -- talent desperately needed by U.S. companies -- to Europe, India, and China.
Will the Indian auto giant manage to take Jaguar and Land Rover off Ford's hands?
By applying new management tools to traditional hubs of manufacturing -- such as Tamil Nadu's leather trade -- local firms boost competitiveness and quality.
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