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- September 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Agora SA
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu, Vincent Dessain and Monika Stachowiak
Tells the story of Agora, the largest media company in Poland, describing its corporate strategy of diversification since its founding in 1989 by entrepreneurial journalists closely linked to the anti-communist movement Solidarity. Describes in detail Gazeta Wyborcza,... View Details
- August 2005 (Revised August 2007)
- Background Note
Why Study Emerging Markets
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Kjell Ke-Li Carlsson
Emerging markets have attracted considerable attention and are likely to become an increasingly important political and economic force. They represent an enormous opportunity for entrepreneurs, multinationals, and investors but also pose a threat for products, jobs,... View Details
- June 2005
- Article
Strategies That Fit Emerging Markets
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Jayant Sinha
- June 2005 (Revised September 2008)
- Class Lecture
Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
By: Bharat N. Anand, Stephen P. Bradley, Pankaj Ghemawat, Tarun Khanna, Cynthia A. Montgomery, Michael E. Porter, Jan W. Rivkin, Michael G. Rukstad, John R. Wells and David B. Yoffie
It's great to have a blockbuster quarter or a revolutionary product or service, but true business excellence demands sustainability. Maintaining your competitive advantage requires a strategy that makes your business unique and carries you forward as the world around... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage
- May 2004 (Revised October 2004)
- Case
Globe Telecom
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Ingrid Vargas
The Ayala Group, one of the oldest and largest Filipino business groups, partnered with Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) to launch a telecom venture following industry deregulation in the Philippines. The partners must decide whether to continue the venture in... View Details
- May 2004
- Article
Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets
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
- September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Bharti Tele-Ventures
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Ingrid Vargas
Following the liberalization of India's telecommunications service industry in the early 1990s, Bharti Tele-Ventures grew from a small entrepreneurial telephone equipment importer and manufacturer to become India's largest private-sector telecommunications service... View Details
- September 2003
- Case
Executive Compensation at Reckitt Benckiser plc
By: V.G. Narayanan, Krishna G. Palepu and Lisa Brem
Investors felt betrayed by the increasingly lucrative pay packages awarded to CEOs and other top executives at multinational companies. Yet, board members charged with adequately rewarding executives were forced to compete with rising packages of salaries and stock... View Details
- July 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
House of Tata-2000: The Next Generation (B)
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu, Catherine M. Conneely and Kirsten O'Neil Massaro
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- 2003
- Working Paper
Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan
- October 2002 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Emerging Giants: Building World-Class Companies in Emerging Markets
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Presents a conceptual framework to examine successful companies in emerging markets and what enables them to avoid traditional emerging market obstacles. Examines those characteristics that allow these successful local companies to overcome market voids and become... View Details
- September 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Background Note
Multinationals as Global Intermediaries
By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
Presents a conceptual framework of the circumstances when multinationals attempt to create, or face difficulty creating, value in cross-border commerce. Particular attention is paid to the role of multinationals as intermediaries in international transactions where the... View Details
- 2002
- Working Paper
Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence? A Cross-Country Analysis
By: Tarun Khanna, Joe Kogan and Krishna G. Palepu
- September 2001
- Background Note
Financial Reporting Environment, The
Provides a framework for understanding the role of financial reporting and various intermediaries as mechanisms for reducing both adverse selection and moral hazard problems in capital markets. Financial reports reduce adverse selection by providing basic information... View Details
- 2001
- Working Paper
Analyst Activity Around the World
By: James Chang, Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
- September 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Teaching Note
House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A) TN
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Catherine M. Conneely
Teaching Note for (9-798-037). View Details