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Shakedown (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Global Business Magazine ArticleCustomer Strategy Solutions, a California-based developer of order fulfillment systems, is facing a shakedown. Six months after the firm's CEO, Pavlo... -
Expanding the Reach of Primary Care in Developing Countries
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleGetting there will take classic business skills. -
Innovation's Holy Grail
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAffordability and sustainability, not premium pricing and abundance, are the new tenets of effective innovation. Westerners are struggling with the shift... -
The Perils of Partnering in Developing Markets
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Why Tech Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries Struggle to Raise Funds
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleA few years ago, while I was a first-year Ph.D. student in the engineering school at Johns Hopkins University, I had a business idea. I had taken two excellent courses on microelectronics, and decided that I could build a business around them in my native Nigeria. As a college student in Nigeria, I had wanted […] -
What Covid-19 Taught Us About Doing Business During a Crisis
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaA 2021 survey of seven cities around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic offers clues to how businesses handle crises. Analyzing responses from 78,000... -
Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets
Organizational Development Magazine Article"This war for talent is like nothing we've ever seen before," write the authors, who have spent decades studying talent management and leadership development.... -
Smarter Offshoring
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleDuring the past 15 years, companies have flocked to a handful of cities in India and Eastern Europe for offshore service functions. As a result, the most... -
How Market Smarts Can Protect Property Rights
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleIntellectual property comprises an ever-increasing fraction of corporate wealth, but what's the good of that if an ever-increasing fraction of the property... -
Novartis's Great Leap of Trust: Daniel Vasella on China as an Emerging Scientific Power
Global Business Magazine ArticleCEO Daniel Vasella explains why his company is placing a big bet on China's future as a world scientific power. -
Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThree decades into the environmental revolution, many companies in the industrialized nations have recognized that they can reduce pollution and increase... -
Emerging Giants:Â Building World-Class Companies in Developing Countries
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleCompanies in emerging markets must choose among three kinds of strategies to compete successfully, both at home and abroad. -
Globalizing the Rest of the World
Global Business Magazine ArticleAlthough they account for 20% of the world's population and a major share of its natural resources, Latin America and Africa have been left out of the... -
Managing Risks in Mexico
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe authors warn that any company considering a move to Mexico must manage both the old risks of a developing country and the new uncertainties of an... -
Mapping Frontier Economies
Global Business Magazine ArticleGlobal players in search of double-digit growth are running out of opportunities. Emerging-market giants such as Brazil, Russia, and China are experiencing... -
Breakthrough Ideas for 2004: The HBR List
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHBR's editors searched for the best new ideas related to the practice of management and came up with a collection that is as diverse as it is provocative.... -
The Countries That Would Profit Most from a Cashless World
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIn two charts. -
End of Corporate Imperialism (HBR Classic)
Global Business Magazine ArticleAs they search for growth, multinational corporations will have no choice but to compete in the big emerging markets of China, India, Indonesia, and Brazil.... -
What Poor Countries Can Teach Rich Ones About Health Care
Organizational Development Digital ArticleAt first glance, it is hard to imagine how innovations from poor countries could provide much help in solving the cost and quality problems plaguing health-care... -
Wealth of African Nations
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleDespite Africa's regional poverty, the continent's gross national income per capita is greater than India's. That represents a huge potential market for...
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When Expanding into a Foreign Market, Your Outsider Status Is a Competitive Advantage
Global strategy Digital ArticleHow global companies can not only navigate but thrive in new territories. -
How Digital Technologies Could Boost Tiny Retailers in Developing Countries
Technology and analytics ResearchToo much of this vast market’s potential is unrealized. -
How Tony’s Chocolonely Created a Purpose-Driven (and Profitable) Supply Chain
Human rights Digital ArticleA case study of the popular Dutch chocolate company. -
Accelerating Digital Integration in Africa
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleIt comes down to three factors: private sector partnerships, interoperable systems, and internet infrastructure. -
Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer: Biggest Threat to World Is Rogue Actors – From Putin to Musk
Business and society Digital ArticleUnchecked power is dangerous in anyone’s hands. -
Why Sharing Economic Growth with the Community Is Good Business
Social and global issues Digital ArticleMutually beneficial partnerships can both drive profit and alleviate poverty. -
The Founder of UBI Group on Leading a Transition to Renewable Energy in Africa
Innovation & Leadership Magazine ArticleAfter building the oil and gas distribution company UBI Group in her native Ghana and then selling a majority stake to an international investor, Salma... -
What Covid-19 Taught Us About Doing Business During a Crisis
Business ethics Big IdeaTakeaways from a seven-city global survey. -
How Low and Middle-Income Countries Are Innovating to Combat Covid
Global Business Digital ArticleSeven lessons for innovators everywhere. -
Research: How Technology Could Promote Growth in 6 African Countries
Developing countries Digital ArticleA framework for understanding economic potential in the region. -
The Next Era of Globalization Will Be Shaped by Customers, Technology, and Value Chains
Global Business Digital ArticleCountries that used to be sources of cheap labor have become lucrative markets. -
How Employers in Poor Countries Are Using Nudges to Help Employees Save Money
Economics ResearchA study of the largest mobile phone company in Afghanistan. -
What 45 Years of Data Tells Us About Globalization's Influence on the Shadow Economy
Global Business Digital ArticleHow openness to trade and participation in IMF programs influence the informal economy. -
Inclusive Growth: Profitable Strategies for Tackling Poverty and Inequality
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleMore than a billion people in the developing world remain in extreme poverty and outside the formal economy. Traditional CSR programs have done little... -
Expanding the Reach of Primary Care in Developing Countries
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleGetting there will take classic business skills. -
The World's Next Great Manufacturing Center
Global Business Magazine ArticleAccording to data from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, privately owned Chinese companies are making more than 150 investments a year in Africa's manufacturing... -
Whiteboard Session: 5 Principles for Innovation in Emerging Markets
Global Business VideoThink about consumers' jobs-to-be-done. -
Survey: People's Trust Has Declined in Business, Media, Government, and NGOs
Global Business Digital ArticleNew results from Edelman's annual research on trust. -
Mapping Frontier Economies
Global Business Magazine ArticleGlobal players in search of double-digit growth are running out of opportunities. Emerging-market giants such as Brazil, Russia, and China are experiencing... -
The Dos and Don'ts of Working with Emerging-Market Data
Global Business Digital ArticleOvercome data gaps, biased data, and outdated numbers.
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Global Business School Network
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The mission of the Global Business School Network (GBSN) is to strengthen business education for the developing world. The organization was transitioning... -
Potato Value Chain - A Tale of Two Farmers in Okara
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case presents comprehensive information about the potato value chain in the overall context of vegetable value chains in Pakistan. A detailed description... -
Pakistan: Is Foreign Aid Helping or Hindering Development?
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Haier in India: Building Presence in a Mass Market Beyond China
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details For Chinese corporation Haier Inc, the biggest seller of major appliances in the world, entering India as an emerging market multinational is like having... -
Community Health Workers in Zambia: Incentive Design and Management
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the various considerations relevant to selecting and compensating workers in a context where their work involves a pro-social component.... -
Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Vegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya's largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's... -
Abby Falik at Global Citizen Year
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Abby Falik, founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year (GCY), quickly read through the most recent news updates regarding the Ebola crisis in West Africa... -
The Case of the Talking Blanket
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A government official in a developing country requests cash to purchase an air ticket to make a personal trip and to purchase the services of a prostitute... -
Philippines: From Sick Man to Strong Man
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Nigeria: Africa's Giant
Management Case Study11.95View Details "Nigeria: Africa's Giant" delves into the economic development and state building record of Africa's most populous country. Despite being one of the continent's... -
Embraer: The Global Leader in Regional Jets
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Embraer is the story of a company from a developing country, Brazil, that has become the leader in a high-tech field, regional passenger jets. Embraer's... -
Monsanto: Realizing Biotech Value in Brazil
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In 2003, Monsanto's patented "Roundup Ready" technology was used illegally on 70-80% of the soybean area in southern Brazil. Under pressure from U.S.... -
Peoplepower, Inc.: The Republic of the Philippines
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In 2006, the Philippines faces a difficult choice. Japan has offered the country a trade agreement that includes access to the Japanese labor market for... -
Mibanco: Meeting the Mainstreaming of Microfinance (Multimedia Case)
25.00View Details Facing an increasingly competitive microfinance market in Peru, Mibanco must continually optimize its product offerings, marketing operations, and human... -
Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures--and Yours
Strategy & Execution Book29.95View Details China and India are home to one-third of the world's population. And they're undergoing social and economic revolutions that are capturing the best minds--and... -
Project Finance Glossary
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Description: This glossary contains a list of almost 1,000 definitions for terms commonly used in the field of project finance. -
InVenture: Building Credit Scoring Tools For The Base Of The Pyramid
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2011, Shivani Siroya founded InVenture, a social enterprise aimed to provide credit scores and accounting tools for individuals in emerging markets... -
Eliminating Avoidable Blindness Outreach Activities at Aravind Eye Care System
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case relates the genesis and evolution of vision centres (VCs) for primary eye care at Aravind Eye Care System (AECS). AECS, based in the south Indian... -
Lightspeed Venture Partners--International Expansion
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Looks at various international expansion models for a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Lightspeed Venture Partners believed that India had... -
Doing Business in Santiago, Chile
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case uses the example of the opening of the first IKEA furniture store in Chile - which is operated by Chilean group Falabella - to discuss the opportunities...
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Uganda and the Washington Consensus
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Under the direction of President Museveni, much of the world has heaped praise on Uganda for transforming its economy from devastation to growth and managing... -
Wealth of African Nations
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleDespite Africa's regional poverty, the continent's gross national income per capita is greater than India's. That represents a huge potential market for... -
Philippines: From Sick Man to Strong Man
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Is Foreign Infrastructure Investment Still Risky?
Global Business Magazine ArticlePrivate investment in infrastructure is again the rage among foreign investors and governments in the developing countries of Asia, Latin America, and... -
Improving Private Sector Impact on Poverty Alleviation: A Cost-Based Taxonomy
Global Business Digital ArticleThe past few decades have seen an increasing role for the private sector in poverty alleviation. The variety of names used to describe these initiatives-corporate... -
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Inclusive Growth for India's Farmers
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Dr. Bhavarlal Jain and his son Anil Jain are engaged in a discussion about long-term planning for Jain Irrigation Systems Limited (JISL)-a company engaged... -
S H E: Style Her Empowered
Management Case Study11.95View Details Payton McGriff, founder of the nonprofit S H E (Style Her Empowered) must decide on a plan to meet S H E's goal of sponsoring one million girls in primary... -
ZipDial: Reaching The Next 3 Billion Consumers
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In early 2014, Sanjay Swamy and Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, respectively chairman and CEO of ZipDial, were discussing the possibility of extending the company's... -
ITC eChoupal Initiative
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Soybean farmers in India have traditionally sold their product through ineffective and frequently dishonest physical marketplaces (mandi). Farmers are... -
bKash: Financial Technology Innovation for Emerging Markets
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The founder of bKash Limited (bKash), a successful mobile financial services (MFS) model pioneered in Bangladesh, built the company from scratch, targeting...