Publications

December 2003
Article

Profit Globally, Give Globally

By: John A. Quelch and V. Kasturi Rangan

Keywords: Profit; Global Range; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving

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November 2002 (Revised March 2006)
Case

ApproTEC Kenya: Technologies to Fight Poverty and Create Wealth

ApproTEC markets a range of technologies to improve the income of subsistence farmers and other small-scale entrepreneurs in East Africa. Having achieved considerable success in its first eight years, the two founders/entrepreneurs are seeking ways to scale the impact... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Development Economics; Poverty; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth and Development Strategy; Kenya; Africa

November 2002
Teaching Note

Dell--New Horizons (TN)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell

Teaching Note for (9-502-022). View Details

Keywords: Technology Industry; Computer Industry; United States

July 2002 (Revised June 2003)
Teaching Note

H-E-B Own Brands, TN

Teaching Note for (9-502-053). View Details

Article

Strategies for the Bottom of the Economic Pyramid: India as a Source of Innovation

Keywords: Strategy; Economics; Innovation and Invention; India

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May 2002 (Revised October 2002)
Case

Dell--New Horizons

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell

Founded in 1984, Dell Corp. has achieved phenomenal growth, and by 2000 had topped $25 billion in sales and over $2 billion in net income. In the 4th quarter of 2000, however, the PC industry's average 30-year growth rate crashed to a negative 10%. Dell must make... View Details

Keywords: History; Decisions; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Framework; Globalization; Brands and Branding; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; United States

April 2002 (Revised April 2003)
Teaching Note

Zucamor S.A.: Global Competition in Argentina (TN)

Teaching Note for (9-599-096). View Details

Keywords: Pulp and Paper Industry; Argentina

April 2002
Supplement

Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice

March 2002
Teaching Note

Talbots - A Classic TN

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell

Teaching Note for (9-500-082). View Details

Keywords: Fashion Industry

February 2002 (Revised December 2003)
Case

H-E-B Own Brands

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell

H-E-B is a $9 billion grocery chain located in Southwest Texas. This case focuses on H-E-B's private label strategy, a product category that accounts for 19% of H-E-B's sales and one that earns gross margins 50% higher than national brands. A leader in its markets,... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development; Market Entry and Exit; Supply Chain Management; Private Ownership; Sales; Strategy; Competitive Strategy