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The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets
Government Magazine ArticleIn many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling. -
Turkey Badly Needs a Long-Term Plan for Syrian Refugees
Labor Digital ArticleIt’s time to stop treating the situation as a short-term crisis. -
Dream Deferred: The Story of a High-Tech Entrepreneur in a Low-Tech World
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleAdesemi, an American start-up in Africa, had been trying for six years to blanket the developing world with desperately needed wireless communications... -
Negotiating with Third World Governments
Cross-cultural management Magazine ArticleBecause of growing commitments of their companies in developing countries, large numbers of American and European managers have entered negotiations with government officials in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Also, with emerging nationalism, these negotiations have become increasingly frustrating. Sometimes misunderstandings have been so great that they have led to a breakdown in negotiations that […] -
Have You Restructured for Global Success?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe organizational structures of many multinational corporations are inadequate to the task of capitalizing on opportunities in emerging markets. Locating... -
The Founder of UBI Group on Leading a Transition to Renewable Energy in Africa
Growth strategy Magazine ArticleAiming to industrialize in a sustainable way -
Mapping Frontier Economies
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleWhere to play and how to win -
The On-Demand Economy Is Growing, and Not Just for the Young and Wealthy
Emerging markets Digital ArticleNew data shows a rapidly expanding consumer base. -
How Global Companies Can Succeed in China's Competitive EV Market
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleAutomakers must forge strategic partnerships, invest in local R&D, and cultivate a brand identity that resonates with Chinese consumers. -
Early Lessons from India's Demonetization Experiment
Global Business Digital ArticleA good narrative can override the data. -
China Still Isn't Ready to Be a True Global Leader
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe tension between censorship and scholarship is holding it back. -
Smarter Offshoring
Economics Magazine ArticleThe most popular offshore sites for service functions are overheating. Now is the time for companies to explore a world of opportunity beyond those hot spots and to base investment decisions not just on costs but also on talent, markets, strategic aims, and appetite for risk. -
The Shakedown
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleA young American businessman in a developing country discovers that nothing gets done unless palms are greased. Should he play the game by his personal ethics—or the local rules? -
Why Mexico's Economy Doesn't Depend on the Next U.S. President
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleDeveloping economies need to move beyond free-trade deals. -
Which U.S. Companies Are Doing the Most R&D in China and India?
P&D Digital ArticleAnd what makes their initiatives successful. -
Cutting the Cost of HIV
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleCompanies doing business in the developing world have to contend with the staggering human and financial costs of HIV infection—and most would agree that conventional approaches to controlling the epidemic aren’t working. In our experience in the labor-intensive mining industries of Russia, South Africa, and Botswana, we’ve seen infection rates among workers exceeding 90% in […] -
Your Business Is Going to Depend on Connected Spenders, So You'd Better Understand Who They Are
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleBy 2025 they'll account for 46% of the world's consumer spending. -
How Amazon Adapted Its Business Model to India
Global Business Digital ArticleMom-and-pop store owners are partners, not competitors. -
Digitizing Africa’s Small and Midsize Businesses
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleStudying the offline behaviors of consumers and business owners could help bring this massive market online. -
The Sales Role Multinationals Need in Emerging Markets
Emerging markets Digital ArticleA channel manager.
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Sprout Solutions
Management Case Study11.95View Details Husband-and-wife co-founders Patrick and Alexandria Gentry had built Sprout Solutions to be one of the biggest Software-as-a-Service human resources management... -
Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The sustainable investing market was a recent phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century. However, an increasing number of investors began to... -
Editora Abril S.A.
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Brazil's media conglomerate Editora Abril S.A. is Latin America's largest publishing and printing company; it publishes books, and comic books, videos,... -
Constructing a Base-of-the-Pyramid Business in a Multinational Corporation: CEMEX's Patrimonio Hoy Looks to Grow
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case continues the story from the revised 2006 case study "CEMEX's Patrimonio Hoy: At the Tipping Point?" This case describes CEMEX's Patrimonio... -
Bayer CropScience in India (A): Against Child Labor
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case explores value-driven strategy formulation and implementation by bringing to the fore issues of ethics, responsible leadership, social intitiatives... -
CalPERS' Emerging Equity in the Markets Principles
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS)-the largest public pension fund in the U.S.-had adopted a new principles-based approach to... -
Paginas Amarelas
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case serves as a foundation for student discussion of the estimation of required rates of return (ROR) on investments in emerging markets. An associate... -
Patrimonio Hoy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Patrimonio Hoy is a program targeting the housing needs of the low-income population by CEMEX, a major Mexican company and a leading global cement producer.... -
Credit Suisse: Building an Impact Investing Business in Asia
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case describes how an intrapreneur helped Credit Suisse launch a commercially viable impact investing business in Asia. It specifically details the... -
TEGA Industries Ltd: Journey of an Indian MNC (Part B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Case Supplement for Case A00301 -
Tata Communications: Emerging Markets Growth Strategy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the second home market strategy of Tata Communications Limited (TCL) and its evaluation of Russia as a new market opportunity. Ahead... -
Veracity Worldwide: Evaluating FCPA-Related Risks in West Africa
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case addresses corruption, reputation, and expropriation risks associated with a potential mining play in West Africa. Mine Master, a US-based multinational... -
Unilever International 3.0: Scaling the White Spaces Venturing Effort
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details By 2020, Umesh Shah could rightly be proud of what he and his team had accomplished over the last eight years to capture white space consumers, i.e. those... -
Sime Darby Berhad (B): The Asian Crisis Begins
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Trome: News for the Base of the Pyramid
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In June 2001, Empresa Editora El Comercio (EEEC) had launched a new popular newspaper, Trome, for low-income families. Although several studies had preceded... -
Uber and the Sharing Economy: Global Market Expansion and Reception
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Alexander Cooper is gearing up to lead an expansion strategy for the scrappy and super successful car sharing service, Uber. While the company has not... -
Haier: Zero Distance to the Customer (A)
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Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details On June 6, 2000, the World Bank's and IFC's board of directors was scheduled to vote on whether to approve funding for the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon Petroleum...
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Sprout Solutions
Management Case Study11.95View Details Husband-and-wife co-founders Patrick and Alexandria Gentry had built Sprout Solutions to be one of the biggest Software-as-a-Service human resources management... -
Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The sustainable investing market was a recent phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century. However, an increasing number of investors began to... -
Editora Abril S.A.
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Brazil's media conglomerate Editora Abril S.A. is Latin America's largest publishing and printing company; it publishes books, and comic books, videos,... -
The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets
Government Magazine ArticleIn many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling. -
Constructing a Base-of-the-Pyramid Business in a Multinational Corporation: CEMEX's Patrimonio Hoy Looks to Grow
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case continues the story from the revised 2006 case study "CEMEX's Patrimonio Hoy: At the Tipping Point?" This case describes CEMEX's Patrimonio... -
Bayer CropScience in India (A): Against Child Labor
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case explores value-driven strategy formulation and implementation by bringing to the fore issues of ethics, responsible leadership, social intitiatives... -
CalPERS' Emerging Equity in the Markets Principles
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS)-the largest public pension fund in the U.S.-had adopted a new principles-based approach to... -
Turkey Badly Needs a Long-Term Plan for Syrian Refugees
Labor Digital ArticleIt’s time to stop treating the situation as a short-term crisis. -
Paginas Amarelas
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case serves as a foundation for student discussion of the estimation of required rates of return (ROR) on investments in emerging markets. An associate... -
Patrimonio Hoy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Patrimonio Hoy is a program targeting the housing needs of the low-income population by CEMEX, a major Mexican company and a leading global cement producer....