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26 Sep 2013
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Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes

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Joseph Blair

customer interviews.” In retrospect, Joe says, “I’m impressed by how quickly the Indian economy is developing. You could look down a city block, and on one end, there’s a run-down building with a thatched roof – but on other end, there’s a luxury fashion store. I left... View Details

03 Apr 2006
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Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?

annual contest among budding entrepreneurs here at HBS, were awaiting the arrival of software being designed in India that would allow them to demonstrate smoothly-functioning Web sites important to their prospective businesses. Getting... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Aug 2015
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A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges

In 2001, Monisha Kapila (MBA 2005) went to India to help its people emerge from the devastating Gujarat earthquake. As she worked with artisans to reach new crafts markets, she knew she had found a perfect way to use her business skills... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Sep 2024
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Far-Reaching Impact

could make an impact.” India has a population of 1.4 billion people, and some 25 percent of adults are illiterate. To improve the educational outcomes for current and future generations, Mahajan, Gupta, and three friends cofounded Rocket... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

08 May 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

India (1914–1947) By: Lubinski, Christina, Valeria Giacomin, and Klara Schnitzer Abstract—Internment in so-called “enemy countries” was a frequent occurrence in the 20th century and created significant obstacles for multinational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 May 2022
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2022

Naina Lal Kidwai (MBA 1982) Former Executive Director, Board of HSBC Asia Pacific; Former Chairman, HSBC India; Founder and Chairman, India Sanitation Coalition Take a memo: “My mother used to ask my sister and me to fetch our father from... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

India’s Pathways to Success: Winning in the Next Decade By Ganesh Natarajan (AMP 169, 2005) and Ejaz Ghani Rupa Publications India Where does India stand today economically, socially and politically, 75... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

09 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm

neutral, or even harmful to minting winning ideas. Testing for personality Koning and Hasan detail their findings in the paper Conversations and Idea Generation: Evidence from a Field Experiment, to be published in Research Policy this November. They conducted their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Global - Global Activities 2020

provided insights from their experiences navigating the economic downturns of 2002 and 2008 and shared their views about long-term career development. India Research Center To foster alumni engagement in the region, the View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Antoinette J. ("Toni") Rapone

Macy's and Fortunoff in the 1970s and 1980s, she helped usher in a new consumer trend: designer housewares. "I was going to Italy to import ceramics, China to import baskets, and India to import rugs. I saw myself as a kind of Marco... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Dec 2005
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Dean Jay Light Takes Charge at HBS

people in their 30s. It alternates on-campus modules with return-to-work periods that incorporate distance learning and team exercise components. Plans also are under way for a March research symposium in India coinciding with the... View Details

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

06 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal

find similar conflict data for India right now because India also has Maoist insurgents in many parts of the country. More than a hundred districts in India are currently... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Feb 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape

environmental challenge to others that the globe is mired with is the fact that developing countries are hamstrung by the precedent set by the developed world. In this context, the IFC India class sought to explore how might growing... View Details

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Sparsh Bhargava

background — but my friends have." Other extracurricular activities include participation in the Arthur Rock Center speaker series and the January term India IXP in microfinance. "About twenty of us worked on consulting projects... View Details

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Jeremy King

else." For example, Jeremy joined sixty other HBS colleagues on a two-week trek through India organized by four second-year students. "We did everything from participating in a panel event on Indian entrepreneurship in the... View Details

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ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship - Blog - Business & Environment

Careers Climate Rising Climate Stories Clubs Courses & Curriculum Creating Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship Event Faculty Faculty Research IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2023 IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2024 IFC View Details

March 2020 (Revised April 2020)
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CarTrade

By: Rajiv Lal and Shreya Ramachandran

Vinay Sanghi, the founder and CEO of CarTrade, had been trying different business strategies to keep the company, which he founded in 2010 as an online marketplace for used and new cars, profitable and on track for growth. In a crowded and disorganized dealer... View Details

Keywords: Online Marketplace; Automobiles; Customer Base; Internet and the Web; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Financing and Loans; E-commerce; Digital Platforms; Digital Marketing; Auto Industry; Retail Industry; India; Mumbai

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15 Nov 2020
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

of 10 HBS alumni. During the virtual gathering, the alumni provided insights from their experiences navigating the economic downturns of 2002 and 2008 and shared their views about long-term career development. India Research Center To... View Details

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Caitlin Reimers

Hands-on international development work In January, Cait had an opportunity to pursue her interests in international development by participating in the India IXP. "A huge benefit of the IXP is that it's project-based," Cait... View Details

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