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- 12 May 2020
- Blog Post
Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
thinking about the next step of my career. I’d learned a lot at Google while working on some of the biggest mobile apps and products in the world, getting exposure to thinking strategically, managing teams and having impact. However, I felt something was missing. I’d...
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- 01 Jan 2012
- News
E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974
came in the field of health care, the firm’s investments now include software, communications technology, semiconductors and electronics, and financial services. With nearly $15 billion under management and over 140 employees, Summit has three additional offices in...
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Events - Business History
History and Business Archives in India This one-day conference held at the Harvard Business School India Research Center in Mumbai brought together business historians, business archivists, and business practitioners to discuss the role...
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- July 2009 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (A)
By: Lakshmi Iyer, John D. Macomber and Namrata Arora
Maharashtra state is accepting bids to redevelop Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia. A real estate developer assesses the risks and tenders a bid. The bid conditions include providing new free housing to tens of thousands of slum dwellers, which is anticipated to be...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Development Economics;
Housing;
Urban Development;
Emerging Markets;
Social Issues;
Business and Government Relations;
Real Estate Industry;
Mumbai
Iyer, Lakshmi, John D. Macomber, and Namrata Arora. "Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (A)." Harvard Business School Case 710-004, July 2009. (Revised June 2011.)
- March 2020
- Case
Hotstar
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kairavi Dey
Hotstar was an online video streaming platform owned by Star India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Corporation. Since its launch in 2015, the platform had grown to offer over 100,000 hours of TV content, movies in nine Indian languages...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Television Entertainment;
Disruption;
Business Strategy;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
India;
Mumbai
Palepu, Krishna G., and Kairavi Dey. "Hotstar." Harvard Business School Case 120-015, March 2020.
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
Since taking over as CEO of Tata Steel in 2013, T. V. Narendran had sought to transform India’s oldest steel manufacturing firm to ready it for a rapidly evolving business world. He instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses, and launched digital...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- July 2021 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Fynd
By: Ranjay Gulati, Kairavi Dey and Rachna Tahilyani
Fynd is a fast-growing venture that in 7 years since its founding has become India's largest omnichannel retail company with real-time access to over 9,000 stores' offline inventory. It started as a B2B business supporting retailers who didn’t have an online business,...
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- April 2021 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose
By: Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani
India headquartered Mahindra Group is a multibillion-dollar federation of companies operating across the globe. It is ahead of its time in articulating its purpose and mapping its values, something it had first done at inception and then refreshed yet again as ‘Rise’...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Change Management;
Communication Strategy;
Family Ownership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Revenue;
Auto Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Technology Industry;
Asia;
India;
Mumbai;
South Korea;
Italy;
United States
Gulati, Ranjay, and Rachna Tahilyani. "The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose." Harvard Business School Case 421-091, April 2021. (Revised December 2023.)
- 14 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India
of sustainability efforts, decarbonization, and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The class culminated in a series of site visits in January 2024 in Mumbai and Bangalore and this is one of 14 student essays that...
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- November 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
KhataBook
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Allison H. Mnookin and James Barnett
In January 2020, India-based KhataBook, a digital ledger app for small businesses, is led by CEO Ravish Naresh, as his team faces a series of dilemmas regarding where to focus next.
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Keywords:
Monetization;
Entrepreneurship;
Ethics;
Marketing;
Measurement and Metrics;
Technology Industry;
India;
Bangalore;
Mumbai;
Southeast Asia
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Allison H. Mnookin, and James Barnett. "KhataBook." Harvard Business School Case 821-006, November 2020. (Revised September 2021.)
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions - Creating Emerging Markets
Videos and transcripts have been used both for teaching and scholarly research purposes. Please see the CEM case collection and recent publications for examples on how this material has been used. They have also formed the basis of conferences on multiple topics in...
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HBS Global Initiative & Research Centers - MBA
have been a part of the MBA program since the school’s founding in 1908 – the first class had international students from both Paris and Shanghai. The HBS Global Research Centers in Mumbai and Shanghai are home to the only two HBS-style...
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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
the conglomerate and Mumbai business circles. Above all, family-run companies in India value loyalty and seniority. But the maneuvers worked. Over the next few years, the business started to rebound, marking a turning point for Godrej,...
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- 15 Mar 2010
- HBS Case
Developing Asia’s Largest Slum
fact, two other projects are under way and progressing more quickly in other parts of India.) Whatever the final outcome of the Dharavi project, the issues it raises are not going away anytime soon, with 200 million people expected to move from the Indian countryside...
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- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for...
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- Portrait Project
Smriti Jayaraman
words in a dusty classroom in an underprivileged Mumbai neighborhood will never escape me. "I have a mobile so I can do it." That day, I recalled my foolhardy delight the moment a boxy green-screen Nokia 3310 was placed in MY...
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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Turning Point: In Good Company
Aparna Piramal Raje (MBA 2002) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Aparna Piramal Raje (MBA 2002) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) There have been many turning points in my journey of living with bipolar disorder over the last 20 years. HBS has been an integral part of the...
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- May 2011
- Supplement
Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)
By: Lakshmi Iyer and John Macomber
In July 2009, as investors prepared to submit financial bids for the $3 billion Dharavi slum redevelopment project, considerable economic and political risks remained.
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Private Equity;
Social Issues;
Investment;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Business and Government Relations;
Financial Services Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Mumbai
Iyer, Lakshmi, and John Macomber. "Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-107, May 2011.
- 15 Jan 2015
- News
Asia Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
Century” events in Mumbai, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong as part of the world tour of The Harvard Business School Campaign. The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai was the setting on January 5 for an evening reception, enabling 375 alumni...
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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Turning Point: One Story at a Time
classmates from Mumbai who knew my extended family. Things really changed in America. At HBS about 13 of my classmates were out, and we had a great example in Frances Frei, a rock star professor who is openly lesbian. Then I joined Bain &...
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