South Asia - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2018 (Revised October 2020)
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Global Brand Management of Anheuser Busch InBev's Budweiser

Brian Perkins, chief architect of the $6 billion Budweiser brand, was excited about 2018, in which the company would launch Budweiser into several new markets in Africa and Latin America. He was feeling the pressure to finalize a global brand strategy that would define... View Details

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Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

origin effect getting better across the region – or not? Have there been situations in South Asia where innovation is harmful to company or thecommunity? How should companies deal with innovations which... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Taking the Lead in Support of HBS

Angeles, CA "I support the School because I have benefited tremendously from what I learned at HBS about innovation and building businesses, especially from outstanding professors." —Jennifer Yan (MBA 2000) Partner, Steamboat Ventures View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

01 Jun 2010
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Three Profs Win McKinsey Award

article in Harvard Business Review, HBS professors Gary Pisano and Willy Shih point out that the Kindle 2 e-reader was designed by Amazon’s Lab126 unit in California. But the vast majority of its components are made in China, Taiwan, and View Details

Keywords: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Jessica Mbaeliachi

to the Board of Directors, and key Enterprise Level strategic initiatives. She previously served as the company’s Head of Strategy and Operations for Intercontinental Markets, driving commercial strategy, brand planning and business operations for ~70 markets across... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Health Care

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Rakhi Mehra

pilot project, Rickshaw Bank in Guhwati, India, based on the successful microfinance model. "We proved its self-sustainability," Rahki says, "and the bank is now in four cities." The Wall Street Journal acknowledged the bank's success with a WSJ... View Details

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Historical Research - India

the modules of the World Newspaper Archive, providing more than 400,000 fully searchable pages of newspapers published in South Asia dating from the 19th century. Content includes titles published in India,... View Details

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International Students | MBA

Brazilian-Portuguese Cultural Club Canadian Club Central & Eastern European Club European Club French-Speaking Club German-Speaking Society Greater China Club Israel Business Club LatAm Club Middle East and North Africa Club South Asian... View Details

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

investment, and how do corporations keep their bearings in a bureaucratic maze of regulations? Does the promise of payoff exceed the challenges of doing business in countries that are in the midst of reform? Those questions were considered by panelists at the View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

is part of the HBS Global Initiative spearheaded by Dean Kim B. Clark to ensure that the School fosters a global culture in its curriculum and programs and instills an international outlook among its students. Even though HBS faculty have been active in View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

26 Jun 2013
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A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future

Future of Diplomacy Project and Harvard University's South Asia Institute, brought together diplomats, security experts, and entrepreneurs in a conversation that ought to occur more often. Celebrate, on the... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

of several South American nations. Its operations in numerous energy-related industries have done much to improve the economic infrastructure of that continent's emerging countries. On the other hand, the close connections of some groups... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

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Nathalie du Preez

career? I grew up in South Africa, was educated in the U.S., and have also lived and worked in the U.K., France and India. After HBS I was looking for a career that could provide similar international opportunities. In September 2010, I... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products

01 Jun 2015
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Learning from Global Immersion Experiences

careers will cross international borders.” India Research Center: Connecting HBS to South Asia Ajay Piramal (AMP 110, 1992), Rahul Bajaj (MBA 1964), and Dr. Swati Piramal (MPH 1992) visit the India Research... View Details

28 Sep 2015
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Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries

attempts to copy successful services haven’t always worked out. For example, despite Vodafone’s widespread success in Kenya, its effort to take the M-Pesa model to South Africa fell flat. Mobile money operators do not seem to have a good... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Telecommunications

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Managing & Investing in a Fast-Growing Emerging Market: India

href="https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/b2fb8a/01HVD_ALMA512225384250003941">Business Today: (available via Proquest). Factiva (database): aggregator of major news... View Details

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Club Conferences | MBA

South Asian Business Association WSA Conference February 22, 2025 Women's Student Association Asia Business Conference February 23, 2025 Asian-Affinity Business Association Family Business Conference March... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Ink

hilarious as it is sad.” —Assistant Professor Meg Rithmire, on The Orphan Master’s Son, by Adam Johnson Quoted “One of the things that this question around art in South Asia often brings up is the notion of... View Details

22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

disintermediate. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54486 Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970 By: Jones, Geoffrey, and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Student Clubs | MBA

Goods Club Rugby Football Club S Salsa Society Sneakers Club Social Impact Club South Asian Business Association Southeast Asia Club Squash Club Sustainability Club T Tech Club Tennis Club Texas Club V... View Details

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