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- January 2025
- Case
Jaipur Literature Festival 2024
By: Tarun Khanna and Kanika Jain
The Jaipur Literature Festival had evolved from a modest gathering in 2006 into one of the world’s most significant literary events. It was known for its principle of egalitarian access, allowing people from various social backgrounds to come together and engage with... View Details
Khanna, Tarun, and Kanika Jain. "Jaipur Literature Festival 2024." Harvard Business School Case 725-420, January 2025.
- October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Daewoo's Globalization: Uz-Daewoo Auto Project
By: John A. Quelch
The top management at Daewoo is reviewing its close relationship with the Uzbekistan government, focusing especially on the performance of Uz-Daewoo Auto, a strategic alliance to manufacture and market passenger cars. View Details
Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Alliances; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Uzbekistan; South Korea
Quelch, John A., and Chanhi Park. "Daewoo's Globalization: Uz-Daewoo Auto Project." Harvard Business School Case 598-065, October 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- December 2013 (Revised May 2015)
- Supplement
Land Acquisition in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (C)
By: Laura Alfaro, Lakshmi Iyer and Rachna Tahilyani
Keywords: India; Special Economic Zones; Land Markets; Land Politics; Industrial Development; Land Reform; Developing Markets; Developing Countries; Industrialization; Industrial Property; Economic Growth; Developing Countries and Economies; Economics; Economy; Macroeconomics; Social Issues; India; Asia; South Asia
Alfaro, Laura, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Land Acquisition in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 714-023, December 2013. (Revised May 2015.)
- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
The Indian economy has been teetering on the brink for the past few months. The most manifest of these problems has been the crash of the Indian rupee, which has shown a decline of approximately 20 percent against the US dollar in a short period of time. Tarun Khanna,... View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
- 06 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing
diminishing the quality and even viability of its offerings. Outsourcing Has Its Costs Just ask Boeing. No firm placed a bigger bet on the virtual organization model. Its new 787 Dreamliner was going to be the UN of manufactured goods: German-made cabin lighting,... View Details
- November 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
BRAC in 2020
By: Tarun Khanna and Shreya Ramachandran
In 2020, the largest non-governmental organization in the world, BRAC, headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has some big problems to tackle. Its founder, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, has left behind a challenge: take the 1981-founded organization from Bangladesh to every... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Education; Health; Social Issues; Poverty; Programs; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Global Strategy; Education Industry; Health Industry; Bangladesh; South Asia
Khanna, Tarun, and Shreya Ramachandran. "BRAC in 2020." Harvard Business School Case 721-416, November 2020. (Revised September 2021.)
- Article
Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India
By: Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr and Stephen O'Connell
We analyze the spatial determinants of entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. Among general district traits, quality of physical infrastructure and workforce education are the strongest predictors of entry, with labor laws and household... View Details
Keywords: Agglomeration; Development; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; Service Industry; India; South Asia
Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen O'Connell. "Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India." Special Issue on Entrepreneurship in a Regional Context. Regional Studies 48, no. 6 (2014): 1071–1089.
- May 2008 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Chi Mei Optoelectronics
By: Willy C. Shih, Chintay Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang and Ho Howard Yu
Chi Mei is a Taiwanese industrial group that makes a major diversification into the technology intensive TFT-LCD flat panel display industry. Because the diversification is far away from its core competence in petrochemicals, it is an opportunity to examine how the... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Supply Chain; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Information Technology; Electronics Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China; South Korea; Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., Chintay Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang, and Ho Howard Yu. "Chi Mei Optoelectronics." Harvard Business School Case 608-123, May 2008. (Revised December 2010.)
- February 2008
- Supplement
Shinhan Financial Group (B)
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew J. Morgan
By 2007, there were many signs that the merger of Chohung and Shinhan banks to form the Shinhan Financial Group in 2003 had met its goals. Shinhan Financial Group's stock price had increased from $31 a share at its opening on the New York Stock Exchange in September... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Global Strategy; Expansion; Markets; Strategic Planning; South Korea
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew J. Morgan. "Shinhan Financial Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 308-095, February 2008.
- March 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Korea: On the Back of a Tiger
Describes the development strategy followed by Korea under the leadership of Park Chung Hee as well as the reform efforts embarked on by his successors. View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Growth and Development Strategy; Public Administration Industry; South Korea
Huang, Yasheng. "Korea: On the Back of a Tiger." Harvard Business School Case 700-097, March 2000. (Revised May 2002.)
- July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
- Supplement
Daewoo Group, Supplement
By: Francis Aguilar
Supplements the case. View Details
Keywords: South Korea
Aguilar, Francis. "Daewoo Group, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 385-015, July 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
- 14 Feb 2007
- Op-Ed
Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant
this lies within Tata Steel itself, as in its acquisition in Singapore. And the rest lies in the broader ambit of the Tata group through its acquisitions of Daewoo's truck assets in South Korea, Tetley Tea in the U.K. and ritzy hotel... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
diversified conglomerate in Thailand and expanded the business in Southeast Asia and China. While growing the business, he and his brothers created a holding company to both maintain and separate the interests of the family from the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Explores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Ship Transportation; Competitive Strategy; Globalization; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; China; South Korea
Upton, David M., and Bowon Kim. "Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering." Harvard Business School Case 609-018, October 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
- December 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil
What is Baosteel, a top Chinese steelmaker, doing in Brazil? The company is responding to the Chinese government's "go global" policy and to the possible rise in iron ore input costs. But steel mills are complex, capital-intensive projects, and Brazil is an emerging... View Details
Keywords: Global Business; China; Developing Countries; Latin America; Industrial Development; Strategy And Execution; Analysis; Industrial Analysis; Heavy Industry; Country Analysis; Brazil; Economic Analysis; Natural Resources; Infrastructure; Planning; Capacity Planning; Contingency Planning; Demand Planning; Competition; Core Competencies; Corporate Strategy; Strategic Positioning; Five Forces; Bargaining Power Of Suppliers; Globalization; Government and Politics; Policy; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Mining; Steel Industry; Mining Industry; China; Brazil
Abrami, Regina M., and Iacob Koch-Weser. "Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 912-411, December 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- September 1996 (Revised June 1998)
- Case
InterSoft of Argentina (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Stacy Palestrant
Focuses on InterSoft of Argentina, a growing software company in Argentina. In 1993, InterSoft acquires a Russian software company and Emilo Lopez, the vice president and director of InterSoft's Systems Software Lab, must manage a creative, cross-cultural, "virtual"... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business Growth and Maturation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Teams; Groups and Teams; Partners and Partnerships; Conflict Management; Information Technology Industry; Argentina; Russia
Hill, Linda A., and Stacy Palestrant. "InterSoft of Argentina (B)." Harvard Business School Case 497-026, September 1996. (Revised June 1998.)
- December 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Beidahuang
By: Ray A. Goldberg and David Lane
Beidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's food security and in pursuit of its own commercial goals. Focusing on potential trade in Brazilian soybeans, the case asks students to... View Details
Keywords: China; Brazil; International Trade; Grain; Soybeans; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Globalized Markets and Industries; Cooperation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China; Brazil
Goldberg, Ray A., and David Lane. "Beidahuang." Harvard Business School Case 914-412, December 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- 2011
- Working Paper
Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China
By: Latika Chaudhary, Aldo Musacchio, Steven Nafziger and Se Yan
Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest developing economies circa 1910: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). These four countries encompassed more than 50 percent of the world's population... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Early Childhood Education; Government and Politics; Wealth and Poverty; China; India; Russia; Brazil
Chaudhary, Latika, Aldo Musacchio, Steven Nafziger, and Se Yan. "Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-083, February 2011. (Revised July 2011.)