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The Revolution Will Be Managed
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhy some movements succeed and others fail. -
Unlocking the Wealth in Rural Markets
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleHow the most successful companies are finding and serving India’s hard-to-reach customers -
Emerging Expertise
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleA major shift is occurring in the nature of global competition, but it’s widely misunderstood. Emerging markets are no longer competing solely on price—by offering the lowest-cost manufacturing, for instance. Rather, they are increasingly competing with sophisticated skills in key sectors like health care, software, entertainment, consumer products, and manufacturing. They’re leveraging a fast-growing ability […] -
What 45 Years of Data Tells Us About Globalization's Influence on the Shadow Economy
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Innovate at Your Own Risk: Deborah Wince-Smith on Competitiveness
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleThe U.S. may be the world’s leading innovator, but it won’t be for long if investors, regulators, and the legal establishment continue to penalize companies for risk taking, says Deborah Wince-Smith, president of the Council on Competitiveness. Recently, the council’s National Innovation Initiative, a leadership network of CEOs and university presidents, released a report in […] -
Where Will We Find Tomorrow’s Leaders?
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleWe might not recognize the leaders we really need because of who they are, where they’re from, or how they behave. -
Negotiating with Third World Governments
Cross-cultural management Magazine ArticleBecause of growing commitments of their companies in developing countries, large numbers of American and European managers have entered negotiations with government officials in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Also, with emerging nationalism, these negotiations have become increasingly frustrating. Sometimes misunderstandings have been so great that they have led to a breakdown in negotiations that […] -
What Engineering a Reverse Innovation Looks Like
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleSteps for developing products in emerging markets. -
The On-Demand Economy Is Growing, and Not Just for the Young and Wealthy
Global Business Digital ArticleNew data shows a rapidly expanding consumer base. -
When Technology Gets Ahead of Society
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleNew technologies can be unsettling for industry incumbents, regulators, and consumers, because norms and institutions for dealing with them don't yet... -
Turkey Badly Needs a Long-Term Plan for Syrian Refugees
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's time to stop treating the situation as a short-term crisis. -
China Still Isn't Ready to Be a True Global Leader, Chinese Version
Global Business Digital ArticleThe tension between censorship and scholarship is holding it back. -
Swapping Business Skills for Oil
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleTransnationals can give as well as take. They have in abundance precisely what developing nations need. -
Global Manufacturers at a Crossroads
Global Business Magazine ArticleAs multinationals decrease their direct investment in low-wage markets, they're opening the door to dangerous competitors, says Deloitte consultant Peter... -
Why NBC's Quarterlife Failed to Disrupt
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleIf you blinked, you missed NBC Universal's hotly hyped new show "Quarterlife." After airing a single episode on NBC, the media titan decided to move the... -
When Your Business Needs a Second Growth Engine
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleTraditionally, the most reliable way for a firm to find its next wave of growth was to apply the capabilities of its core business in an adjacent market.... -
The New Rules of Globalization
Global Business Magazine ArticleUntil 2008 going global seemed to make sense for just about every company in the world. Since then, we've entered a different phase, one of "guarded globalization."... -
Whiteboard Session: What Is an Emerging Market?
Global Business VideoThe promise and peril of institutional voids. -
Seven Rules of International Distribution
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleA multinational entering a new market in a developing country knows that on its own, it cannot master local business practices, meet regulatory requirements,... -
Living Agreements for a Risky World
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleIn emerging markets, contracts must be both flexible and rigid. "Shock absorber" and "safety net" clauses offer firms a living, breathing solution.
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Prabhu Bank Limited: The Challenges of Merging with Ailing Banks
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In FY2018-19, Prabhu Bank, an 'A' class Nepalese commercial bank, reported its operating profit of Rs1.74 billion, a significant decrease of 34 per cent... -
Farmery: Scaling a Start-Up in an Emerging Economy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Farmery's mission was to supply fresh, pure cow's milk, to households in the National Capital Region of India within 24 hours of milking. After two years... -
Citibank Hong Kong: Capital Arbitrage in the Emerging Markets
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Describes how a credit derivative may be used to structure a profitable transaction between a bank and its client. Design and risk management issues are... -
Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty... -
Unilever in Vietnam: The "Perfect Village" Initiative
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) is a global initiative integrating Unilever's commercial and sustainability-related agenda. In this context, Unilever... -
Bharti Airtel in Africa, Chinese Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In June 2010, Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services operator, acquired the African assets of Bahrain-based Zain Telecom for $10.7 billion-the... -
Colgate: Regaining Leadership in India's Sensitive Teeth Market
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details In April 2013, Colgate-Palmolive, a long-term front runner in a consumer goods business that specialized in oral care products, lost its dominance for... -
Financing the Mozal Project
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details It is June 1997, and a team from the International Finance Corp. (IFC) is recommending that the board approve a $120 million investment in a $1.4 billion... -
IFC Asset Management Company: Mobilizing Capital for Development
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) creative and effective use of the private equity business model as a tool to mobilize... -
Sprout Solutions
Management Case Study8.95View Details Husband-and-wife co-founders Patrick and Alexandria Gentry had built Sprout Solutions to be one of the biggest Software-as-a-Service human resources management... -
Analytical Space: The Next Frontier?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details With one satellite aloft and in the midst of beta testing in late 2018, Analytical Space founders Justin Oliveira and Dan Nevius turned to critical questions... -
Mahindra & Mahindra: Creating Scorpio
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Details the emergence of a private sector automobile manufacturer in India that has created globally competitive and cheap versions of an SUV commonly... -
Coco-Mat: The Spartan Mattress Revolution
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The Coco-Mat case tracks the development of the bedding brand from its initial concept in 1989 to the iconic status it had achieved by 2016. During that... -
The Rise and Fall of Nokia
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In 2013, Nokia sold its Device and Services business to Microsoft for €5.4 billion. For decades Nokia had led the telecommunications (telecom) industry... -
Ayala Corp.
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Ayala Corporation is the oldest conglomerate in the Philippines and has been controlled by the Zobel de Ayala family for seven generations. Over the past... -
Pinduoduo
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Founded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur, Colin Huang, Pinduoduo Inc. (PDD) had become China's fastest-growing e-commerce platform in history. PDD pioneered... -
Nghe An Tate & Lyle Sugar Co. (Vietnam), Spanish Version
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In September 1998, Paul Cooper, Tate & Lyle's finance director for international investments, asked the International Finance Corp. (IFC) to consider... -
Tata Motors in Singur: Public Purpose and Private Property (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details In October 2008, Tata Motors canceled their car manufacturing plant in West Bengal state, in the face of widespread farmer protests over land acquisition... -
Background Note on Turkey
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This note can be used at the undergraduate or graduate level to accompany a case on strategy or international business. It is especially helpful when... -
Mavesa (B): International Strategy and Valuation Concerns, Spanish Version
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Examines Mavesa's response to economic liberalization. Looks at Mavesa's efforts to expand into neighboring countries. Also looks at efforts to support...
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Prabhu Bank Limited: The Challenges of Merging with Ailing Banks
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In FY2018-19, Prabhu Bank, an 'A' class Nepalese commercial bank, reported its operating profit of Rs1.74 billion, a significant decrease of 34 per cent... -
Farmery: Scaling a Start-Up in an Emerging Economy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Farmery's mission was to supply fresh, pure cow's milk, to households in the National Capital Region of India within 24 hours of milking. After two years... -
The Revolution Will Be Managed
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhy some movements succeed and others fail. -
Citibank Hong Kong: Capital Arbitrage in the Emerging Markets
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Describes how a credit derivative may be used to structure a profitable transaction between a bank and its client. Design and risk management issues are... -
Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty... -
Unilever in Vietnam: The "Perfect Village" Initiative
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) is a global initiative integrating Unilever's commercial and sustainability-related agenda. In this context, Unilever... -
Bharti Airtel in Africa, Chinese Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In June 2010, Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services operator, acquired the African assets of Bahrain-based Zain Telecom for $10.7 billion-the... -
Colgate: Regaining Leadership in India's Sensitive Teeth Market
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details In April 2013, Colgate-Palmolive, a long-term front runner in a consumer goods business that specialized in oral care products, lost its dominance for... -
Unlocking the Wealth in Rural Markets
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleHow the most successful companies are finding and serving India’s hard-to-reach customers -
Unilever in Vietnam: The "Perfect Village" Initiative, Teaching Note
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTeaching Note for Case IN1167.