Publications

July–August 1997
Article

Why Focused Strategies May Be Wrong for Emerging Markets

By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu

Keywords: Strategy; Emerging Markets

September 2009
Article

Is There a Better Commitment Mechanism than Cross-Listings for Emerging Economy Firms? Evidence from Mexico

By: Jordan I. Siegel

The last decade of work in corporate governance has shown that weak legal institutions at the country level hinder firms in emerging economies from accessing finance and technology affordably. To attract outside resources, these firms must often use external... View Details

Keywords: Commitment; Inter-organizational Relationships; Emerging Markets; Economics; International Political Economy; Economy; Business Ventures; Information; Mexico

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19 Aug 2016
News

Lending a Hand to Small Businesses in Emerging Markets

In emerging markets, where traditional credit scores are rare, how can lenders decide who is creditworthy? Just ask, says DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010), cofounder and chief strategy officer of the for-profit Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. The... View Details

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Resources on Indian Business History - Creating Emerging Markets

Conferences Lessons from History Lessons from History Video Clips & Discussion Questions Resources on Indian Business History Standard Reference Works Feb 2004 New Delhi: Oxford University Press Oxford History of Indian Business Dwijendra Tripathi Mar 2013 New Delhi:... View Details

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Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

Aziz Managing Director of Sefam Private Limited, explains how, in the early 1980s, she and her brother decided to innovate the entire production chain of Pakistani cotton embroidery in order to prove that emerging View Details

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Capturing Contemporary Latin American Business History - Creating Emerging Markets

new materials generated by the Business History Initiative’s Creating Emerging Markets project could transform research and teaching in management studies and business history in Latin America. Scholars and... View Details

1999
Working Paper

Estimating the Performance Effects of Networks in Emerging Markets

By: Tarun Khanna and Jan Rivkin

15 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Closing the ‘Intention-Action’ Gap

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – Closing the ‘Intention-Action’ Gap Cover image features Mavath R. Chandran (left) and Ghassan E. Nuqul (right). The average American consumer today considers... View Details

Article

Marketing Complex Financial Products in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Rainfall Insurance in India

By: Sarthak Gaurav, Shawn A. Cole and Jeremy Tobacman

Recent financial liberalization in emerging economies has led to the rapid introduction of new financial products. Lack of experience with financial products, low levels of education, and low financial literacy may slow adoption of these products. This article reports... View Details

Keywords: Literacy; Insurance; Marketing; Decisions; Demand and Consumers; Financial Instruments; Emerging Markets; Education; Personal Finance; Agribusiness; Developing Countries and Economies; Innovation and Invention; Gujarat

1998
Working Paper

Emerging Market Business Groups, Foreign Investors, and Corporate Governance

By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu

May 2016
Case

OPET: Precision Marketing in Uncertain Times

By: Rajiv Lal, Esel Çekin and Eren Kuzucu

During Timucin Guler’s decade at OPET, a prominent fuel distributor in Turkey, he transformed the definition of marketing in the company. Under Guler’s lead, OPET, once a local player in the downstream distribution market, became the second largest fuel distributor in... View Details

Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Customer Service; Emerging Market; Focusing On Customers; Competition; Turkey; Loyalty Program; Marketing Strategy; Downstream Distribution; Customer Relationship Management; Energy Industry; Turkey

Educators

February 14, 2022
Blog Post

Immigration Is the Key to Emerging Markets Becoming Innovation Hubs

By: Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Sara Signorelli

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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

07 Dec 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Oral History and Writing the Business History of Emerging Markets

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale

February 1999 (Revised August 2000)
Case

InterGen and the Quezon Power Project: Building Infrastructure in Emerging Markets

Examines InterGen's breakthrough Quezon power project, located in the Philippines. Explores how InterGen evaluates and manages project risk through partner selection, the use of operating contracts, and project finance techniques. View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Emerging Markets; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; Philippines

Educators

17 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - The Future of Green Building

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – The Future of Green Building Cover image features Christoph Schiess (left) and Jim Damalas (right). Over the course of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference... View Details

07 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - COP27 and the Climate Crisis

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – COP27 and the Climate Crisis Cover image features Helmy Abouleish (left) and Runa Khan (right). In recognition of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference... View Details

June 2015
Supplement

Ethiopia: An Emerging Market Opportunitiy? Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case)

By: John A. Quelch and Sunru Yong

5 Apr 2018 - 7 Apr 2018
Conference Presentation

Reputation and Grand Challenges:: CSR Investment in Education in Emerging Markets

By: Valeria Giacomin, Geoffrey Jones and Erica Salvaj