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Reference no. 9-707-505
Subject category: Strategy and General Management
Authors: Tarun Khanna (Harvard Business School); Krishna G Palepu (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2006
Version: 7 January 2009
Length: 25 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Market entry; Emerging markets; Competitive strategy
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Abstract

Analyzes the globalization of Metro Cash & Carry, a German wholesaler, which has flourished in many foreign markets but struggled to gain traction in India. Considers Metro's experience in Russia and China to put the company's challenges in India in comparative perspective. Pays particular attention to the institutional obstacles for a multinational to tap into the opportunities offered by emerging markets. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
Locations:
China; India; Russia
Industries:
Retail trade; Wholesale trade
Size:
USD28 billion revenues, 90,000 employees
Other setting(s):
2006
Teaching note
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Reference no. 5-707-464
Subject category: Strategy and General Management
Authors: Tarun Khanna (Harvard Business School); Krishna G Palepu (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2007
Version: 30 January 2007
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Published sources
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Case
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Reference no. 9-506-036
Subject category: Strategy and General Management
Authors: David E Bell (Harvard Business School); Mary Shelman (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2005
Version: 24 July 2006
Revision date: 15-May-2019
Length: 36 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Corporate strategy; Entrepreneurship; Decentralization; Decision making; Multinational corporations; Leadership; Expansion
Notes: To maximise their effectiveness, colour items should be printed in colour.
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Case
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Reference no. 9-795-115
Subject category: Economics, Politics and Business Environment
Authors: Tarun Khanna (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1995
Version: 2 August 1995
Length: 18 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Business government relations; China; Industry structure; Market entry; Software; Vertical integration
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Abstract

Analyzes the globalization of Metro Cash & Carry, a German wholesaler, which has flourished in many foreign markets but struggled to gain traction in India. Considers Metro's experience in Russia and China to put the company's challenges in India in comparative perspective. Pays particular attention to the institutional obstacles for a multinational to tap into the opportunities offered by emerging markets. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

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Locations:
China; India; Russia
Industries:
Retail trade; Wholesale trade
Size:
USD28 billion revenues, 90,000 employees
Other setting(s):
2006

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Teaching note
-
Reference no. 5-707-464
Subject category: Strategy and General Management
Authors: Tarun Khanna (Harvard Business School); Krishna G Palepu (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2007
Version: 30 January 2007
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Published sources
View full details
Case
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Reference no. 9-506-036
Subject category: Strategy and General Management
Authors: David E Bell (Harvard Business School); Mary Shelman (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2005
Version: 24 July 2006
Revision date: 15-May-2019
Length: 36 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Corporate strategy; Entrepreneurship; Decentralization; Decision making; Multinational corporations; Leadership; Expansion
Notes: To maximise their effectiveness, colour items should be printed in colour.
View full details
Case
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Reference no. 9-795-115
Subject category: Economics, Politics and Business Environment
Authors: Tarun Khanna (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1995
Version: 2 August 1995
Length: 18 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Business government relations; China; Industry structure; Market entry; Software; Vertical integration
View full details