Publications

Educators

March 1997 (Revised April 2001)
Supplement

Microsoft in the People's Republic of China: 1998 Update

By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle J. Melito

Provides an update to Microsoft in the People's Republic of China--1993. View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Globalized Markets and Industries; Information Technology Industry; China

January 2010
Background Note

In the Spotlight: The Market for Iron Ore

By: Aldo Musacchio, Tarun Khanna and Jenna Bernhardson

This note discusses the structure and functioning of the market for iron ore. This market has traditionally functioned using a benchmark pricing mechanism, in which large steel mills in Japan (now in China) negotiate the benchmark price with the largest of the big... View Details

Keywords: Industry Structures; Mining; Price; Valuation; Business Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Business and Government Relations; Mining Industry; China

March 1998
Article

The Dynamics of Learning Alliances: Competition, Cooperation, and Relative Scope

By: Ranjay Gulati, Tarun Khanna and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Alliances; Learning; Cooperation

Read Now

May 2011 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Nokia: The Burning Platform

By: Juan Alcacer, Tarun Khanna and Mary Furey

Overview on the state of Nokia since the “Emerging Nokia?” case was written. View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Marketing Strategy; Emerging Markets; Network Effects; Telecommunications Industry; Computer Industry

Educators

February 2004 (Revised May 2006)
Supplement

Yamato Transport: Valuing and Pricing Network Services (B)

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Tarun Khanna and Masako Egawa

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Transportation Networks; Value; Price

January 2001
Article

Estimating the Performance Effects of Business Groups in Emerging Markets

By: Tarun Khanna and J. Rivkin

Keywords: Performance; Groups and Teams; Emerging Markets

May 2020 (Revised April 2024)
Case

Gavi and COVID-19: Pandemic of the Century

By: Tarun Khanna and Sid Misra

Gavi has helped immunize over 760 million children in the world's poorest countries over the past 20 years saving 13 million lives. How should Gavi respond to the need for a vaccine for the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic? View Details

Keywords: Vaccine; Pandemics; Healthcare; COVID-19; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Emerging Markets; Crisis Management; Alliances

Educators

2011
Conference Paper

Physical, Social and Informational Barriers to Domestic Migration

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna

2012
Working Paper

The Anatomy of Intellectual Property Theft: The Case of Chinese and Indian Herbal Patents

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna

September 2011
Supplement

Expansion at Narayana Hrudayalaya

By: Tarun Khanna and Tanya Bijlani

Narayana Hrudayalaya has expanded into a multi-specialty health city in Bangalore, with a 25-acre campus that offers complex tertiary care procedures ranging from orthopedics to cancer care. In 2008, NH raised private equity from JP Morgan and Pinebridge Investments to... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Price; Health Care and Treatment; Emerging Markets; Social Enterprise; Expansion; Health Industry; Bangalore; Cayman Islands; Miami

2010
Chapter

Business Groups in Emerging Markets: Paragons or Parasites?

By: Tarun Khanna and Yishay Yafeh

Keywords: Business Ventures; Groups and Teams; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies

May 2009
Article

Synchronicity and Firm Interlocks in an Emerging Market

By: Tarun Khanna and Catherine Thomas

Stock price synchronicity has been attributed to poor corporate governance and a lack of firm-level transparency. This paper investigates the association between different kinds of firm interlocks, control groups, and synchronicity in Chile. A unique data set... View Details

Keywords: Stocks; Price; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Resource Allocation; Emerging Markets; Ownership Stake; Chile