| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Part I: An overview | ||
| 1 | Introduction to the course | Engardio, Peter. "A New World Economy." Businessweek, August 22, 2005. |
| 2 | The macro perspective: China and India | Vietor, Richard, and Emily Thompson. "India on the Move." HBS Case: 9-703-050, March 10, 2008. Oi, Jean, Chris Bebenek, and Debora Spar. "China: Building 'Capitalism with Socialist Characteristics.'" HBS Case: 9-706-041, October 16, 2006. |
| 3 | Financing environment | Anand, Bharat, Nitin Nohria, and John Pegg. "ICICI (A)." HBS Case: 9-701-064, March 31, 2003. McFarlan, F. Warren, Li Jin, and Tracy Yuen Manty. "China's Financial Markets: 2006." HBS Case: 9-307-058, October 29, 3006. |
| 4 | Business environment | "Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment." HBS Case: 9-707-030, January 23, 2007. Farhoomand, Ali, and Claudia Woo. "Business Corruption in China." Hong Kong University Case. Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong University Publishing. Case: 581, June 22, 2006. |
| Part II: Entrepreneurial dynamics | ||
| 5 | Legend (Lenovo) |
Rukstad, Michael, et al. "A Technology Legend in China." HBS Case: 9-701-052, April 5, 2001. (Consult the exhibits of this case. No need to read the case.) |
| 6 | Infosys | Nanda, Ashish, and Thomas J. DeLong. "Infosys Technologies." HBS Case: 9-801-445, May 9, 2001. Kuemmerle, Walter, and William Coughlin. "Infosys: Financing an Indian Software Start-up." HBS Case: 9-800-103, April 5, 2000. |
| 7 | Venture capital and private equity | Khanna, Tarun, Krishna Palepu, and Richard Bullock. "Blue River Capital." HBS Case: 9-708-448, October 4, 2007. Glynn, John, Peter Ziebelman, and Bethany Coates. "StartUp Capital Ventures." Stanford Business School Case. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Publishing. Case: E-247, February 2, 2007. |
| 8 | Diaspora in China and India | Huang, Yasheng, and Jean Yang. "SOHO China." HBS Case: 9-703-011, March 24, 2003. Khanna, Tarun, and Paula Campbell. "Diasporas: Causes and Effects." HBS Case: 9-703-510, April 22, 2003. |
| Part III: Foreign direct investment (FDI) controversies | ||
| 9 | FDI opening | Huang, Yasheng. "FDI in China." HBS Case: 9-701-061, March 14, 2001. Wells, Louis, Jr. "Enron Development Corp.: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (A) and (B) (Abridged)." HBS Case: 9-797-085, 9-797-086, February 4, 1997. (Skim part B.) |
| 10 | Intellectual property rights (IPR) and pharmaceutical industry in India | Huang, Yasheng, and Harold Hogan Jr. "India's Intellectual Property Rights Regime and the Pharmaceutical Industry." HBS Case: 9-702-039, March 25, 2002. von Krogh, Georg, and Stefan Haefliger. "Nurturing Respect for IP in China." Harvard Business School Review 84, no. 4 (2007): 23-24. |
| 11 | Multinational corporations (MNCs) and local competition | Huang, Yasheng, and Eric Thun. "Shanghai Volkswagen." HBS Case: 9-700-001, July 8, 1999. Tao, Zhigang, and Emily Ho. "Shanghai General Motors: The Rise of a Late-Comer." Hong Kong University Case. Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong University Publishing. Case: 395, April 27, 2005. (Skim only.) |
| 12 | Bottom of the pyramid dynamics in India | Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Rohithari Rajan. "Unilever in India: Hindustan Lever's Project Shakti — Marketing FMCG to the Rural Consumer." HBS Case: 9-505-056, June 27, 2007. Rangan, V. Kasturi. "The Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India: In Service for Sight." HBS Case: 9-593-098, April 1, 1993. Prahalad, C. K., and Allen Hammond. "Serving the World's Poor, Profitably." Harvard Business Review, September 2002, 48-58. |
| 13 | Debating development models |
Huang, Yasheng, and Tarun Khanna. "Can India Overtake China?" Foreign Policy, July 2003, 74-81. |
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