Krishna Palepu http://krishnapalepu.org Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean for International Development -Harvard Business School Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:44:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New Case by Krishna Palepu on Strategy and Governance at Yahoo http://krishnapalepu.org/2012/01/05/new-case-by-krishna-palepu-on-strategy-and-governance-at-yahoo/ http://krishnapalepu.org/2012/01/05/new-case-by-krishna-palepu-on-strategy-and-governance-at-yahoo/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:20:34 +0000 Krishna Palepu http://krishnapalepu.org/?p=380 My colleagues and I have just published a case on strategy and governance at Yahoo.  It gives a good background on developments at Yahoo which the new CEO and board will have to face.

http://hbr.org/product/strategy-and-governance-at-yahoo-inc/an/112040-PDF-ENG

]]> http://krishnapalepu.org/2012/01/05/new-case-by-krishna-palepu-on-strategy-and-governance-at-yahoo/feed/ 272 5th Edition of Business Analysis and Valuation, by Krishna Palepu and Paul Healy to be released in 2012 http://krishnapalepu.org/2012/01/02/5th-edition-of-business-analysis-and-valuation-by-krishna-palepu-and-paul-healy-to-be-released-in-2012/ http://krishnapalepu.org/2012/01/02/5th-edition-of-business-analysis-and-valuation-by-krishna-palepu-and-paul-healy-to-be-released-in-2012/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:55:56 +0000 Krishna Palepu http://krishnapalepu.org/?p=372 The 5th Edition of Business Analysis and Valuation, by Krishna Palepu and Paul Healy, will be released in 2012.

]]> http://krishnapalepu.org/2012/01/02/5th-edition-of-business-analysis-and-valuation-by-krishna-palepu-and-paul-healy-to-be-released-in-2012/feed/ 24 Krishna Palepu video describes HBS Global CEO Program in China http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/12/12/krishna-palepu-video-describes-hbs-global-ceo-program-in-china/ http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/12/12/krishna-palepu-video-describes-hbs-global-ceo-program-in-china/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:14:23 +0000 Krishna Palepu http://krishnapalepu.org/?p=363 Here is a description of the HBS Global CEO program in China

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kLjY7uAnFM

]]> http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/12/12/krishna-palepu-video-describes-hbs-global-ceo-program-in-china/feed/ 59 HBS announces new programs in China http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/23/hbs-announces-new-programs-in-china/ http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/23/hbs-announces-new-programs-in-china/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:37:09 +0000 Krishna Palepu http://krishnapalepu.org/?p=361 HBS has announced 6 interesting new executive education programs in China in 2012.  I will be teaching in some of them.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/harvard-business-school-announces-2012-china-program-portfolio-2011-11-17

]]> http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/23/hbs-announces-new-programs-in-china/feed/ 21 P&G is in the High-quality, Low Cost world too http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/16/pg-is-in-the-high-quality-low-cost-world-too/ http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/16/pg-is-in-the-high-quality-low-cost-world-too/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:23:22 +0000 Krishna Palepu http://krishnapalepu.org/?p=344 Winning in Emerging Markets talk about how companies need to develop  “high quality, low cost” products to attract the growing middle class in emerging markets.  P&G proves that there is also a market for these products in developed markets in this Wall Street Journal article.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904836104576558861943984924.html

]]> http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/16/pg-is-in-the-high-quality-low-cost-world-too/feed/ 2429 The $35 Tablet computer http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/15/the-35-tablet-computer/ http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/15/the-35-tablet-computer/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:48:24 +0000 Krishna Palepu http://krishnapalepu.org/?p=339 The $35 Aakash tablet computer is another great example of a high-quality, low-cost  product developed in emerging markets.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/friedman-the-last-person.html?_r=1

 

]]> http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/15/the-35-tablet-computer/feed/ 23 The Tobin Tax http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/08/the-tobin-tax/ http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/08/the-tobin-tax/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:23:49 +0000 Krishna Palepu http://krishnapalepu.org/?p=336 This WSJ editorial argues against the Tobin Tax on financial transactions,  based on the obvious fact that it falls apart unless all countries enact it (impossible).  It does little, however, to refute the overall desirability of reigning in pure speculative trading.  Proponents of the transaction tax argue that such a tax, by discouraging noise trading, will contribute to stock prices tracking fundamentals better.  They argue that this in turn leads to a more efficient capital allocation.  Interesting debate.

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052970203716204577016201266293054-lMyQjAxMTAxMDAwODEwNDgyWj.html?mod=wsj_share_email_bot

]]> http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/11/08/the-tobin-tax/feed/ 24 IBM CEO Succession planning is impressive http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/10/27/krishna-palepuibm-ceo-succession-planning-is-impressive/ http://krishnapalepu.org/2011/10/27/krishna-palepuibm-ceo-succession-planning-is-impressive/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:42:16 +0000 Krishna Palepu http://krishnapalepu.org/?p=314 IBM’s orderly CEO succession plan and corporate strategy stands in marked contrast to the

succession planning and strategy at its rival, HP.  As my colleagues and I have written in a

series of cases on the board process at HP, they have lurched from strategy to strategy and

CEO to CEO (usually outsiders) with unimpressive results.  Contrast this with IBM, which

has had a successful long-term strategy,  and has groomed a series of impressive executives

from within.  Best wishes to Rometty as she takes over the reigns of IBM.  Below are links

to some of the cases my colleagues and I have written about board processes at HP:

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411056-PDF-ENG

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/web/product_detail.seam?E=1620&R=107030-HCB-ENG&conversationId=3755315

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http://www.economist.com/node/21532449

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