Professor V.G. Narayanan - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 2010 (Revised November 2012)
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Indus Towers: Collaborating with Competitors on Infrastructure

By: Ranjay Gulati, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Rachna Tahilyani

The case describes the formation of Indus Towers, the largest telecom tower company in the world that has a joint venture created to build and manage the passive infrastructure of wireless telecom operators by bringing together three competitors in India's tough... View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cost Management; Infrastructure; Alliances; Competition; Cooperation; Telecommunications Industry; India

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HBS & the Case Method - Message From the Director | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

We greatly appreciate the support of V.G. Narayanan, Thomas D. Casserly Jr. Professor of Business Administration and Chair, MBA Elective Curriculum; and Cara Sterling, Managing Director, Administrative and... View Details

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A Message from Dean Srikant Datar | About

world we saw pre-COVID, just because in a matter of months, we’ve been able to do things that would have ordinarily taken us years. The thing that makes me most proud are my students. Three of my doctoral students, V.G. View Details

11 Oct 2024
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Highlights from the Fall 2024 Alumni Board Meeting

in the field. V.G. Narayanan, Senior Associate Dean of Executive Education and Senior Associate Dean of HBS Online, then presented the group with an overview of Executive Education’s growth and opportunities. After a working lunch with... View Details

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Time-driven Activity-based Costing of Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting across National Boundaries to Identify Improvement Opportunities: Study Protocol

By: F. Erhun, B. Mistry, T. Platcheck, A. Milstein, V.G. Narayanan and R. S. Kaplan

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is a common treatment for coronary artery disease—a disease that affects over 10% of US adults and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In 2005, the mean cost for a CABG procedure among Medicare beneficiaries in the... View Details

Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Health Disorders; Health Care and Treatment; United States; India

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06 Jan 2021
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A Message from Dean Srikant Datar

leadership of Professor Jim Cash in whose honor we named Cash House on the campus. And Jim has helped us assemble a phenomenal advisory board. And the board consists of individuals like Ken Frazier, the CEO of Merck, Ken Chenault, the... View Details

31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311024-PDF-ENG Purchase this supplement (B):http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311025-PDF-ENG Sniffing Out Opportunities at PetSmart V.G. Narayanan and Lisa... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 May 2016
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Online Students Reunite at HBS for First-Ever Gathering

Keywords: HBX; CORe

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

things seem impossible. Professor Malhotra draws out lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of real-life negotiations, including drafting the U.S. Constitution, resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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