JMGT_V1_N1_CS1 Sisir Botta Christopher Tsai Journal on Management 2230 – 715X 1 1 90 96 globalization, intellectual property, initiate change The recent forces of increasing globalization have forced India and China toreform their intellectual property stance to become competitive in the new globaleconomy. Prior to the 1970s, both India and China had intellectual property systems thatwere flawed and relatively powerless to provide any real protections to individualinventors. This paper argues that the recent overhauling of the intellectual property system in both India and China are a direct result of globalization. The surge in globalization following the conclusion of World War II provided the competitive environment necessary to initiate change within the systems governing intellectual property in both countries. June - August 2006 Copyright © 2006 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=431