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      • April 2012
      • Case

      Bella Healthcare India

      By: Dorothy Leonard and Sunru Yong
      Bella Healthcare India was originally established in Bangalore as a low-cost manufacturing facility for a U.S.-based cardiology equipment developer. Under country manager Joseph Cherian it evolved considerably, developing its own research and development capabilities.... View Details
      Keywords: India; Productivity; Organizational Development; International Business; R&D; Cross-cultural Relations; Medical Equipment & Devices; Joint Ventures; Medical Specialties; Research and Development; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Health Care and Treatment; Product Launch; Failure; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Bangalore
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      Leonard, Dorothy, and Sunru Yong. "Bella Healthcare India." Harvard Business School Brief Case 124-440, April 2012.
      • April 2012
      • Article

      Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It

      By: Marcel Corstjens and Rajiv Lal
      Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for boosting revenues and profits today. However, success abroad varies widely, and research shows that it's often tough to... View Details
      Keywords: Operations; Growth and Development Strategy; Globalization; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Local Range; Retail Industry
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      Corstjens, Marcel, and Rajiv Lal. "Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012).
      • February 2012 (Revised April 2017)
      • Case

      Schneider Electric: Becoming the Global Specialist in Energy Management

      By: John D. Macomber and Rachna Tahilyani
      Global electrical products company assesses growth and market demands in India. Company must decide between a products acquisition or developing a service business. Students need to be aware of different country conditions, demands on implementation of different... View Details
      Keywords: Globalization; Energy; Management; Energy Industry
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      Macomber, John D., and Rachna Tahilyani. "Schneider Electric: Becoming the Global Specialist in Energy Management." Harvard Business School Case 212-082, February 2012. (Revised April 2017.)
      • February 2012
      • Article

      Management Practices across Firms and Countries

      By: Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
      For the last decade we have been using double-blind survey techniques and randomized sampling to construct management data on over 10,000 organizations across 20 countries. On average, we find that in manufacturing American, Japanese, and German firms are the best... View Details
      Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Competency and Skills; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizations; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Sectors; Performance; Business and Shareholder Relations; Private Equity; Multinational Firms and Management; United States; Germany; Japan; China; India
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      Bloom, Nicholas, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Management Practices across Firms and Countries." Academy of Management Perspectives 26, no. 1 (February 2012): 12–33.
      • 2012
      • Case

      ChemChina

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li, Lei Li and Hong Zhang
      ChemChina is China's largest basic chemical manufacturing firm. It was included in Fortune Global 500 in 2011 and 2012, ranked No. 475 and 402. Its sales revenue in 2011 was 179 billion yuan, and profit was 600 million yuan. The year-end total assets were 254.2 billion... View Details
      Keywords: Reorganization; Strategy; China; China
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, Lei Li, and Hong Zhang. "ChemChina." Tsinghua University Case, 2012.
      • 2012
      • Teaching Note

      ChemChina (TN)

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li, Lei Li and Hong Zhang
      ChemChina is China's largest basic chemical manufacturing firm. It was included in Fortune Global 500 in 2011 and 2012, ranked No. 475 and 402. Its sales revenue in 2011 was 179 billion yuan, and profit was 600 million yuan. The year-end total assets were 254.2 billion... View Details
      Keywords: Reorganization; Strategy; China; China
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, Lei Li, and Hong Zhang. "ChemChina (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2012.
      • December 2011
      • Article

      EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTION: Transforming Mental Models on Emerging Markets

      By: Charles Dhanaraj and Tarun Khanna
      Economic growth in the Western world increasingly depends on meaningful engagement with emerging markets such as Brazil, China, India, South Africa, and Turkey. Business schools are responding with increased attention to these markets in their research and curricula.... View Details
      Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business Model; Economic Growth; Developing Countries and Economies; Research; Business Education; Learning; Financial Institutions; Framework; Transformation; Perspective; India; China; Brazil; South Africa; Turkey
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      Dhanaraj, Charles, and Tarun Khanna. "EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTION: Transforming Mental Models on Emerging Markets." Academy of Management Learning & Education 10, no. 4 (December 2011).
      • 2011
      • Working Paper

      Management Practices Across Firms and Countries

      By: Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
      For the last decade we have been using double-blind survey techniques and randomized sampling to construct management data on over 10,000 organizations across 20 countries. On average, we find that in manufacturing, American, Japanese, and German firms are the best... View Details
      Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Business Ventures; Public Sector; Private Sector; Country; Performance; Motivation and Incentives
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      Bloom, Nicholas, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Management Practices Across Firms and Countries." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-052, December 2011.
      • October 29, 2011
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      Upstream Sovereigns

      By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych
      With all the focus on Europe, it is easy to ignore the argument that global imbalances remain a drag on economic recovery. This column decomposes international capital flows into public and private components and claims that upstream flows from emerging to advanced... View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Business Cycles; Balance and Stability; Capital; Developing Countries and Economies
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      Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych. "Upstream Sovereigns." Vox, CEPR Policy Portal (October 29, 2011).
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      Marketing Complex Financial Products in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Rainfall Insurance in India

      By: Sarthak Gaurav, Shawn A. Cole and Jeremy Tobacman
      Recent financial liberalization in emerging economies has led to the rapid introduction of new financial products. Lack of experience with financial products, low levels of education, and low financial literacy may slow adoption of these products. This article reports... View Details
      Keywords: Literacy; Insurance; Marketing; Decisions; Demand and Consumers; Financial Instruments; Emerging Markets; Education; Personal Finance; Agribusiness; Developing Countries and Economies; Innovation and Invention; Gujarat
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      Gaurav, Sarthak, Shawn A. Cole, and Jeremy Tobacman. "Marketing Complex Financial Products in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Rainfall Insurance in India." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 48, no. SPL (November 2011): S150–S162.
      • September 2011 (Revised September 2015)
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      Hassina Sherjan

      By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Pippa Eccles
      Hassina Sherjan was born in Afghanistan but grew up and was educated in the United States. A trip to Afghanistan when she was an adult inspired her to move back to her home country with two missions. The first was to educate young women through a non-profit... View Details
      Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Innovation Leadership; Development Economics; Growth and Development; Problems and Challenges; Retail Industry; Afghanistan; United States
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      Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Pippa Eccles. "Hassina Sherjan." Harvard Business School Case 112-029, September 2011. (Revised September 2015.)
      • August 2011
      • Article

      Independent Invention During the Rise of the Corporate Economy in Britain and Japan

      By: Tom Nicholas
      Independent inventors accounted for approximately half of all patents in Britain and Japan by 1930, despite the rise of the corporate economy and the spread of industrial R&D. A mixture of patent renewal and historical citations data reveals that the quality of... View Details
      Keywords: Independent Innovation and Invention; Development Economics; Research and Development; Patents; System; Motivation and Incentives; Tokyo; London; United States
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      Nicholas, Tom. "Independent Invention During the Rise of the Corporate Economy in Britain and Japan." Economic History Review 64, no. 2 (August 2011).
      • July 2011 (Revised August 2011)
      • Supplement

      Renewing GE: The Africa Project (B)

      By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary
      This case continues the story of the evolution of GE's business initiatives Africa. Between November 2010 and March 2011 several significant structural changes and leadership appointments were announced at GE, which reflected the company's commitment to global growth... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Consumer Products Industry; Hong Kong; Africa; Republic of Ireland
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      Thomas, David A., and Stephanie J. Creary. "Renewing GE: The Africa Project (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 412-028, July 2011. (Revised August 2011.)
      • June 2011 (Revised October 2012)
      • Case

      IBM China Development Lab Shanghai: Capability by Design

      By: Willy Shih, Kamen Bliznashki and Fan Zhao
      When IBM shifted from a traditional territory-based multinational organization to what it called a globally integrated enterprise, it established its headquarters for "Growth Markets" in Shanghai and "Established Markets" in New York. This positioned its China... View Details
      Keywords: Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Global Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Research and Development; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Information Technology Industry; China
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      Shih, Willy, Kamen Bliznashki, and Fan Zhao. "IBM China Development Lab Shanghai: Capability by Design." Harvard Business School Case 611-055, June 2011. (Revised October 2012.)
      • June 2011 (Revised January 2013)
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      Home Essentials: Building a Global Service Business with Local Operations

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr and David Lane
      Chris Exline founded Home Essentials, a furniture rental business targeted toward expatriates, in Singapore but rapidly moved the base of operations to Hong Kong. The company was highly successful in Singapore and Hong Kong and then pursued rapid global expansion.... View Details
      Keywords: Growth Management; Renting or Rental; Corporate Governance; Global Strategy; Failure; Singapore; Hong Kong
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      Applegate, Lynda M., William R. Kerr, and David Lane. "Home Essentials: Building a Global Service Business with Local Operations." Harvard Business School Case 811-078, June 2011. (Revised January 2013.)
      • May 2011
      • Supplement

      Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)

      By: Lakshmi Iyer and John Macomber
      In July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids for the $3 billion Dharavi slum redevelopment project, considerable economic and political risks remained. View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Private Equity; Social Issues; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; Mumbai
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      Iyer, Lakshmi, and John Macomber. "Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-107, May 2011.
      • May 2011 (Revised September 2015)
      • Background Note

      A Note on Private Equity in Developing Countries

      By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon and Abishai Vase
      This note provides an overview of private equity in emerging markets as of late 2009. View Details
      Keywords: Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Private Equity; Investment; Emerging Markets
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      Lerner, Josh, Ann Leamon, and Abishai Vase. "A Note on Private Equity in Developing Countries." Harvard Business School Background Note 811-102, May 2011. (Revised September 2015.)
      • 2011
      • Working Paper

      Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Loubna Bouamane
      This working paper surveys the business history of the global wind energy turbine industry between the late nineteenth century and the present day. It examines the long-term prominence of firms headquartered in Denmark, the more fluctuating role of U.S.-based firms,... View Details
      Keywords: Business History; Renewable Energy; Competitive Advantage; Technology Adoption; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; United States; Denmark
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Loubna Bouamane. "Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-112, May 2011.
      • April 2011 (Revised February 2016)
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      Jamaica's Anemic Growth: The IMF, China and the Debt(th) Trap

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Natalie Kindred
      This case describes the economic development problems faced by the small Caribbean-island country of Jamaica over most of the past half-century. The Jamaican economy showed relatively strong growth in the 1960s but stagnated in the 1970s. By the end of that decade,... View Details
      Keywords: Government Administration; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; International Finance; Crime and Corruption; Poverty; Private Sector; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Economy; Developing Countries and Economies; Borrowing and Debt; Jamaica
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Natalie Kindred. "Jamaica's Anemic Growth: The IMF, China and the Debt(th) Trap." Harvard Business School Case 711-031, April 2011. (Revised February 2016.)
      • April 2011 (Revised May 2013)
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      South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle?

      By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Diego Comin
      Fifteen years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Employment; Wages; Competition; South Africa
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      Vietor, Richard H. K., and Diego Comin. "South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle?" Harvard Business School Case 711-084, April 2011. (Revised May 2013.)
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