Publications

May 2004
Article

Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan

We analyze the disclosure practices of companies as a function of their interaction with the U.S. markets for a group of 794 firms from 24 countries in Asia-Pacific and Europe. Our analysis uses the Transparency and Disclosure scores developed recently by Standard &... View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Markets; Investment; Size; Performance; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Corporate Governance; Corporate Disclosure; Trade; United States; Asia; Europe

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01 Sep 2010
News

Noted & Quoted

Record, July 4, 2010) “You may be Procter & Gamble and selling soap, but if you are in India you may also have to do housing.” — HBS professor Tarun Khanna talking about why Western companies should consider... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

28 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

2018 Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Trust: Creating the Foundation for Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries By: Khanna, Tarun Abstract— Entrepreneurs in developing countries who assume they will have the same legal,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

2020
Working Paper

Food Security and Human Mobility During the COVID-19 Lockdown

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Wesley W. Koo, Xina Li, Nishant Kishore, Satchit Balsari and Tarun Khanna

During the COVID-19 crisis, millions of migrants around the world face food insecurity. This could force migrants to travel during the pandemic, exposing them to health risks and accelerating the spread of the virus. Anecdotal evidence demonstrates the importance of... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; Migrants; Food Security; Mobility; Health Pandemics; Food; Distribution; Policy; Global Range

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24 Oct 2018
News

Exploring the Future of Work for Women

greater gender parity in their organizations. HBS Club of San Diego Explores “Trust” with Tarun Khanna The HBS Club of San Diego recently hosted Tarun Khanna, the Jorge Paulo... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Web

Resources on Indian Business History - Creating Emerging Markets

of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures -- and Yours Tarun Khanna Scholarly Articles Apr 2014 Business History Review Special Edition 88, no. 1 Business, Networks, and the State in... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

What You Know Depends on Where You Go

were largely gained in the trenches of a multiyear research project with Professor Tarun Khanna that explores the implications of conglomerate business structures in emerging markets. In the late 1980s and... View Details

September 2007 (Revised November 2007)
Case

Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets

By: Tarun Khanna, Santiago Mingo and Jonathan West

In 2007, Bunge, an agribusiness company, had over $26 billion in worldwide sales and was considered, along with Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of three very integrated worldwide agribusiness companies. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company has... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Operations; Organizational Design; Situation or Environment; Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; White Plains; Brazil

Educators

01 Mar 2011
News

Noted & Quoted

solutions to social problems, identifying efficiencies in an economic environment, and finding creative solutions to them is the next growth story for emerging markets.” — HBS professor Tarun Khanna on... View Details

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

TeachingInterests

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies (Online Course)

This business and management course takes an inter-disciplinary approach to understanding and solving complex social problems. You will learn about prior attempts to address these problems, identify points of opportunity for smart entrepreneurial efforts, and... View Details

February 2019
Teaching Note

BRAC in 2014

Teaching Note for HBS No. 715-414. View Details

Keywords: Bangladesh

November 2008
Teaching Note

Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa (TN)

Teaching Note for [708477]. View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development; Monopoly; Strategic Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Leadership; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Competition; Developing Countries and Economies; Brands and Branding; Culture; Telecommunications Industry; Kuwait; Africa

July 2007
Supplement

Joe Hogan, President & CEO, GE Healthcare

Keywords: Management; Health; Health Industry

September 2005
Class Lecture

Scope and Global Strategy (FSS)

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April 2003 (Revised April 2003)
Teaching Note

Formula One Motor Racing (TN)

Teaching Note for (9-703-412). View Details

October 2002
Teaching Note

Strategy in Emerging Markets (TN)

Provides an overview of several cases on multinational and local companies (including business groups) operating in settings in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and worldwide. Also provides a conceptual framework for thinking about these cases and links to related academic... View Details

Keywords: Framework; Global Range; Local Range; Globalized Firms and Management; Body of Literature; Emerging Markets; Africa; Asia; Latin America