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Rural Taobao: Alibaba's Expansion into Rural E-Commerce
Khanna, Tarun; Allen, Ryan; Frost, Adam; Koo, WesleyCase HBS-719433-EStrategyAlibaba's Rural Taobao initiative had been launched in 2014 as a public service initiative to increase e-commerce adoption in China's remote rural areas. In the first two iterations of the initiative, dubbed "1.0" and "2.0", Alibaba had partnered with local businesses and young returnees to operate village stations. Village stations served as logistical and educational hubs to help villagers make online purchases. Despite significant growth in sa...Starting at €8.20
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Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The MTV Approach to Tackling HIV/AIDS
Khanna, Tarun; Bloom, Sonali R.; Bloom, David E.Case HBS-709429-EThis case explores the role that MTV, with its heavy diet of music and general youth-oriented media content, plays in spreading public-service messaging to contain the scourge of HIV/AIDS worldwide. There is a focus especially on its efforts in several emerging markets, particularly the parts of Africa that have a heavy disease incidence. MTV has developed a DNA of public service announcements that it claims are of central relevance to its high-r...Starting at €8.20
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Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The MTV Approach to Tackling HIV/AIDS, Teaching Note
Khanna, Tarun; Bloom, David E.; Bloom, Sonali R.Teaching Note HBS-709454-ETeaching Note for [709429].Starting at €0.00
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Talent@Tencent
Khanna, Tarun; Hua Dai, Nancy; Lin, ShuCase HBS-717500-EStrategyLate in 2016, two senior human resources (HR) executives at Tencent Holdings (Tencent), China's leading Internet services firm, are assessing the effectiveness of the company's talent management practices in responding to Tencent's sustained hypergrowth. Over the preceding decade, Tencent's revenues and earnings had grown at a compound annual rate (CAGR) of 38% and 44%, respectively. Its staff grew at a 25% CAGR, primarily by hiring recent colleg...Starting at €8.20
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Mytrah Energy
Khanna, Tarun; Nanda, Ramana; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-818021-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets, Teaching Plan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Khanna, Tarun; Wright, Nataliya LangburdTeaching Note HBS-319055-ETeaching plan for case 319054.Starting at €0.00
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Infosys and TCL: Unshackling Indigenous Enterprise
Khanna, TarunBook Chapter HBS-8048BC-EEntrepreneurshipThis chapter examines how local entrepreneurs in China and India are building successful enterprises in very different ways, comparing the rise of one of China's leading companies, TCL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics, with the rise of Infosys, one of India's leading software companies, and a pioneer of off-shoring. This chapter is excerpted from "Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futur...Starting at €8.20
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Film Stars and Gurus: Soft Power in Bollywood and Beyond
Khanna, TarunBook Chapter HBS-8037BC-EEntrepreneurshipThis chapter looks at how soft power-which arises from the appeal of a country's cultural and political practices-has won global influence for India, through the popularity of its film industry, international expansion by individual companies, and the soaring presence of yoga in the West, among other things. This chapter is excerpted from "Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours"Starting at €8.20
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Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Bullock, Richard J.Case HBS-709401-EIn August 2005, the leadership of Turkey's Dogus Group considered opportunities for its flagship enterprise, Garanti Bank, to partner with a foreign financial institution. The case describes the Turkish banking industry and Garanti Bank's position within it, and asks students to consider whether partnership makes sense for Garanti and, if so, which bidder it should select.Starting at €8.20
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Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa
Khanna, Tarun; Khan, Ayesha K.Case HBS-708477-EStrategyThis case should be printed in color. This is the story of MTC, a Kuwaiti telecom company that has grown from a sleepy, state monopoly to become one of the fastest growing telecom companies in the world, with the largest regional footprint across the Middle East and Africa. The CEO of the company, Dr. Saad Al Barrak had been successful in executing an aggressive growth plan that found its crown jewel in the acquisition of Celtel, one of the large...Starting at €8.20