Tarun Khanna
There are 17 articles for this faculty member.
Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?
| Q&A with: | Tarun Khanna |
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| Published: | August 6, 2008 |
| Feature: | Views on News |
By hosting the Summer Games, China is putting itself at the center of the world's stage, a position some reformers would like to leverage to spark human rights improvements in the country. Can outsiders influence Chinese policy? Not without help, says HBS professor Tarun Khanna.
Podcast: The Potential Partnership of India and China
| Published: | February 4, 2008 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Even without cooperation between them, China and India appear headed toward economic superpower status in the coming decades. But what if they worked together? In this podcast, Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna discusses the possibility of Sino-Indian cooperation and its impact on global business.
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
| Q&A with: | Tarun Khanna |
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| Published: | January 28, 2008 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Entrepreneurship in both China and India is rising dramatically and thriving under quite different conditions. HBS professor Tarun Khanna explains what it all means in this Q&A about his new book, Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours. Plus: book excerpt.
Published in 2007
The Rise of Medical Tourism
| Q&A with: | Tarun Khanna |
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| Published: | December 17, 2007 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Medical tourism—traveling far and wide for health care that is often better and certainly cheaper than at home—appeals to patients with complaints ranging from heart ailments to knee pain. Why is India leading in the globalization of medical services? Q&A with Harvard Business School's Tarun Khanna.
Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry
| Authors: | Ramana Nanda and Tarun Khanna |
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| Published: | August 13, 2007 |
| Paper Release Date: | July 2007 |
| Feature: | Working Papers |
Several recent studies have highlighted the important role that cross-border ethnic networks might play in facilitating entrepreneurship in developing countries. Little is known, however, about the extent to which domestic entrepreneurs rely on the diaspora and whether this varies systematically by the characteristics of the entrepreneurs or their local business environment. The Indian diaspora is estimated at over 18 million people spanning 130 countries. Given that formal institutions in India remain weak and hence the informal barriers to trade are higher, do diaspora networks serve as substitutes to the functioning of the local business environment? Do they help entrepreneurs to circumvent the barriers to trade arising from imperfect institutions? This study examines the extent to which software entrepreneurs within India vary in their reliance on expatriate networks.
Tata-Corus: India's New Steel Giant
| Published: | February 14, 2007 |
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| Feature: | Op-Ed |
By acquiring Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus, India's Tata Steel is now one of the world's top five steel makers. Professor Tarun Khanna says the fact that the deal is the largest out of India and generated by the private sector makes this a notable event. But now comes the hard part—making the merger work. Can Tata avoid mistakes made by Chinese companies? From The Economic Times/India Times.
Published in 2006
India Needs to Encourage Trade with China
| Published: | December 6, 2006 |
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| Feature: | Op-Ed |
Although India and China have increased bilateral trade over the last five years, the amount is far less than what would be expected. Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna says India has primarily itself to blame. From The Economic Times.
Published in 2005
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
| Published: | July 18, 2005 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Yes, you understand your company needs to compete in emerging markets. But which country is the best fit for you? A Harvard Business Review excerpt by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu, and Jayant Sinha.
Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model
| Published: | January 24, 2005 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
A "Robin Hood" cardiac hospital in India—which charges wealthy patients, yet equally welcomes the destitute—is an exciting example of entrepreneurship in the subcontinent, says HBS professor Tarun Khanna.
Published in 2004
Bringing History into International Business
| Authors: | Geoffrey G. Jones and Tarun Khanna |
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| Published: | July 5, 2006 |
| Paper Release Date: | September 2004 |
| Feature: | Working Papers |
International Business scholars often talk about history, but rarely take it seriously. The first generation of International Business scholars placed a high priority on evolutionary and historical perspectives and methodology, but little work these days grapples with the history of International Business or uses historical data to explore an issue. Jones and Khanna discuss new avenues for researching business groups in history and in contemporary emerging markets, resource-based and path-dependent theories of the firm, and foreign direct investment and development over time.
HBS Center Focuses on Europe
| Q&A with: | Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjöman |
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| Published: | February 16, 2004 |
| Feature: | HBS Global |
The Euro is changing the face of business in Europe, and Harvard Business School’s Europe Research Center is right in the middle of it all.
Published in 2003
Studying Japan from the Inside
| Q&A with: | Mihir A. Desai and Tarun Khanna |
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| Published: | August 25, 2003 |
| Feature: | HBS Global |
What comes next for Japan’s economy? Masako Egawa, executive director of Harvard Business School’s Japan Research Office, sees a period of fundamental change ahead.
It's India Above China in New World Order
| Q&A with: | Tarun Khanna |
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| Published: | July 28, 2003 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Can India overtake China? That's the title of an influential new article in Foreign Policy magazine. A Q&A with authors Yasheng Huang of MIT and Tarun Khanna of HBS.
Corporate Transparency Improves For Foreign Firms in U.S. Markets
| Published: | May 26, 2003 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
International companies that interact with U.S. markets are more transparent in their dealings, say Harvard Business School doctoral candidate Suraj Srinivasan.
Published in 2001
Governance in India and Around the Globe
| Published: | December 10, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
India is not known for rigid corporate governance standards. Is software giant Infosys changing all that? A working paper by HBS professors Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu looks at how globalization may—or may not—foster convergence of corporate governance.
Group Therapy
| Published: | March 12, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
By filling gaps in the infrastructure of emerging economies, business groups can both foster and deter entrepreneurship in various ways. Peter K. Jacobs explores the research of HBS associate professor Tarun Khanna in this article from Working Knowledge.
Published in 2000
The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets
| Published: | April 4, 2000 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Western financial institutions, consultants and academic advisors alike have often urged the breakup of the large, diversified business groups that dominate the private sector in many emerging economies. But a rush to dismantle these groups would be a mistake, say HBS Professors Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu.
