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Pinduoduo
Zhu, Feng; Palepu, Krishna G.; Yining Cao, Bonnie; Lau, DawnCase HBS-620040-EService and Operations ManagementFounded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur, Colin Huang, Pinduoduo Inc. (PDD) had become China's fastest-growing e-commerce platform in history. PDD pioneered a new approach to online shopping that allowed shoppers to share products, invite friends to form shopping teams, and purchase together at discounted prices. The company's rapid development helped it debut on the Nasdaq in July 2018, only three years after its inception. The fast growth was par...Starting at €8.20
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Vita: Cosmetics in the Nordics
Narayandas, Das; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-516013-EVita is a Norwegian cosmetics retailer owned by FSN Capital, a Scandinavian private equity company. The company has a strong market position in Norway. The case focuses on two strategic issues: how to develop an e-commerce strategy to supplement the company's traditional retail strategy, and how best to grow the company in Sweden. While both of these are potentially important future growth drivers, they also entail large investments in new capabi...Starting at €8.20
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Kjell & Company: Electronics Accessories Retail in the Nordics
Palepu, Krishna G.; Narayandas, Das; Herman, KerryCase HBS-116009-EService and Operations ManagementSwedish electronics accessories retailer Kjell is considering several issues as it plots its next stage of growth. How should it balance opportunities to expand retail stores into a new market (Oslo, Norway) with additional growth in its home market-Sweden-with decisions about investments to build out its nascent online channel? Simultaneously, the company is piloting a new sales associate performance management system: should store associates be...Starting at €8.20
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Tetra Pak Argentina
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herrero, Gustavo A.Case HBS-708402-EStrategyDeals with the hands-on management of a difficult situation facing the subsidiary of a multinational corporation (Tetra Pak) in a developing country (Argentina). The situation arises from a major economic, social, and institutional breakdown that jeopardizes the subsidiary's existence. Argentina defaulted on it sovereign debt and devalued the peso by over 200%, but it differentiated the treatment of the FX rate to be applied to various transactio...Starting at €8.20
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Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global in 2011
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Andrews, PhillipCase HBS-712408-EStrategyIn 2011, Haier, China's leading appliance manufacturer, had over $20 billion in worldwide sales and had just been named the leading refrigerator manufacturer worldwide. This case describes Haier's rise over three decades, from a defunct refrigerator factory in China's Shandong province to an international player with $5.5 billion in overseas sales. Haier had followed a nontraditional expansion strategy of entering the developed markets of Europe ...Starting at €8.20
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Lightspeed Venture Partners--International Expansion
Palepu, Krishna G.Case HBS-108010-EFinanceLooks at various international expansion models for a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Lightspeed Venture Partners believed that India had tremendous potential for venture capital returns--the question was how best to tap into that potential while also growing the firm's presence in the U.S., Israel, and China. The venture firm had recently hired partners in Israel and China, and subsequently opened offices in both countries. The fir...Starting at €8.20
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The Emerging Arena: An Agenda for Developing and Executing Strategy in Emerging Markets
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Book Chapter HBS-5913BC-EStrategyEmerging markets have garnered news headlines and have figured prominently in the strategies of companies and investment funds of all kinds. Many of these markets are already among the world's largest economies and are poised to be critical drivers of the global economy in coming decades. How can your company ensure that it makes the right strategic choices when it comes to doing business in emerging markets? In the final chapter of their book "W...Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Hindustan Unilever
Palepu, Krishna G.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-120022-EAccounting and ControlIn October 2013, when Mehta had taken over the reins of Unilever's business in India and the larger South Asia region, HUL had been going through a difficult time. Caught in the midst of a weakening economy, falling consumer spending and increasing competition, growth at the firm had slowed. HUL was underperforming not only the market index but also the FMCG index. At the same time, HUL was struggling with many internal woes, ranging from slow ma...Starting at €8.20
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Emerging Giants: Going Global-How Emerging Market-Based Companies Can Overcome Barriers to Competing Abroad
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Book Chapter HBS-5912BC-EStrategyDomestic companies in emerging markets are giving multinationals competing in the same markets a run for their money. "Emerging giants" like Tata Motors in India and Haier in China aspire to be world-class competitors, but their home country origins present unique obstacles. It is difficult for them to compete with world-leading players, particularly in developed markets, in part because of institutional voids at home that limit their access to c...Starting at €8.20
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Exploiting Institutional Voids as Business Opportunities: How to Gain Competitive Advantage in Emerging Markets
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Book Chapter HBS-5906BC-EStrategyIn developed economies, dozens of institutions-like credit card systems, market regulation, and comprehensive market research-facilitate the smooth functioning of markets. Developing economies, on the other hand, present unique challenges for companies precisely because they lack these crucial intermediary institutions. While institutional voids are the source of many obstacles to doing business in emerging markets, they can also be a source of a...Starting at €8.20