Publications

1999
Working Paper

Business Groups and Social Welfare in Emerging Markets: Existing Evidence & Unanswered Questions

By: Tarun Khanna

01 Mar 2013
News

100 Million People, One Massive Experiment: The Maha Kumbh Mela

25 Jul 2019
News

In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider

Emerging Markets by HBS professors Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu. “It was an invaluable reference as we built our presence in India, especially as we entered a more mature... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

02 Sep 2014
First Look

Publisher's link: http://www.springer.com/new+%26+forthcoming+titles+%28default%29/book/978-3-319-04288-6 September 2014 Harvard Business Review Contextual Intelligence By: Khanna, Tarun Abstract—The author has come to a conclusion that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Dec 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets

this Q&A, HBS professors and strategy experts Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu offer a practical framework for succeeding in emerging markets. Key concepts include: The ambition level of large,... View Details

05 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 5, 2009

Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2019
Report

Prime Minister's Scientist Return to India (SRI) Program: Proposal

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna

A Summary of a set of policies proposed to the Indian Government regarding return migration. View Details

Keywords: Return Migration; Policy; India

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March 2019 (Revised July 2019)
Case

El Sistema

By: Tarun Khanna and Jenn Chang

El Sistema explores an NGO that changes the life of thousands of young people in Venezuela and around the world through musical education. View Details

Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Education; Music Entertainment; Venezuela

March 2013
Teaching Note

Vale: Global Expansion in the Challenging World of Mining (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Tarun Khanna and Aldo Musacchio

Keywords: Globalization; Brazil; Emerging Markets; Mining; Mining Industry; Brazil; South America

January 2012 (Revised September 2012)
Case

Aadhaar: India's 'Unique Identification' System

By: Tarun Khanna and Anjali Raina

Keywords: Business Government Relations; Information; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Infrastructure; Leadership Style; Business and Government Relations; Change Management; Crime and Corruption; Identity; Projects; Information Management; Information Technology Industry; India

April 2004
Article

Facilitating Development: The Role of Business Groups

By: Tarun Khanna and Raymond Fisman

Keywords: Growth and Development; Groups and Teams

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15 Apr 2022
News

Harvard Study: Just One to Two Days in Office per Week Is Most Effective

November 2023
Case

Biocon Biologics, 2023

By: Tarun Khanna and Radhika Kak

August 2023
Teaching Note

Newlab: Scaling an Innovation Engine

By: Tarun Khanna and Felicia Belostecinic

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 723-364. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Social and Collaborative Networks; Global Range; Partners and Partnerships; Networks; Growth and Development Strategy; Opportunities; Brooklyn

July 2023
Teaching Note

Zipline: The World’s Largest Drone Delivery Network

By: Tarun Khanna and Felicia Belostecinic

Teaching Note for HBS Case 721-366, "Zipline: The World’s Largest Drone Delivery Network." View Details

Keywords: Design Thinking; Emerging Markets; Strategy; Innovation and Invention

August 2022
Case

BRAC: Working-from-Home in Emerging Markets

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna