New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- In foreign policy and economics, the public sphere is still populated by heavyweight thinkers whose ideas shape how the world understands itself. Figures like Joseph Nye and Samantha Power, for example, have framed debates on diplomacy and moral leadership. Others like Thomas Friedman and Niall Ferguson translate complex realities into language that captures the public imagination, while economic interpreters like Paul Krugman and Jeffrey Sachs bridge the worlds of academia, policy and common understanding. Together, they influence how citizens think, how leaders set priorities and how policy is formed.

But try to name someone in the field of business management who holds the same kind of cross-border influence and ...