Krishna Palepu

Harvard University - Harvard Business School

Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for International Development

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1.

The Fall of Enron

Harvard NOM Working Paper No. 03-38
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Oct 2003
Krishna Palepu and Paul M. Healy
Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School
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Corporate Governance, Enron, Accounting, Capital Markets, Capital Market Intermediaries, Board of Directors, Analysts

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Information Asymmetry, Corporate Disclosure and the Capital Markets: A Review of the Empirical Disclosure Literature

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Information Asymmetry, Corporate Disclosure and the Capital Markets: A Review of the Empirical Disclosure Literature

JAE Rochester Conference April 2000
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 01 Feb 2001
Paul M. Healy and Krishna Palepu
Harvard Business School and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
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Information Asymmetry, Corporate Disclosure and the Capital Markets: A Review of the Empirical Disclosure Literature

Journal of Accounting & Economics, Vol. 31, Nos. 1-3, September 2001
Posted: 06 Sep 2001
Paul M. Healy and Krishna Palepu
Harvard Business School and Harvard University - Harvard Business School

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Reporting decisions; Voluntary disclosure

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Globalization and Similarities in Corporate Governance: A Cross-Country Analysis

Harvard NOM Working Paper No. 02-31; Strategy Unit Working Paper No. 02-041; Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 02-041
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 14 Oct 2002
Krishna Palepu, Tarun Khanna and Joseph Kogan
Harvard University - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Lehman Brothers, New York
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globalization, corporate governance, finance, accounting

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Governance and Intermediation Problems in Capital Markets: Evidence from the Fall of Enron

Harvard NOM Working Paper No. 02-27
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Oct 2002
Paul M. Healy and Krishna Palepu
Harvard Business School and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
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Enron, Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting, Auditors, Financial Analysts, Standard Setters, Audit Committees, Management Compensation

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Analyst Activity Around the World

HBS Strategy Unit Working Paper No. 01-061
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Feb 2000
James J. Chang, Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
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Information Effects of Spin-Offs, Equity Carve-Outs, and Targeted Stock Offerings

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Nov 1997
Stuart C. Gilson, Paul M. Healy, Christopher F. Noe and Krishna Palepu
Harvard Business School - Finance Unit, Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
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Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets

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Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets

Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Working Paper No. 03-081, Harvard NOM Working Paper No. 03-29
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 26 May 2003
Tarun Khanna, Krishna Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan
Harvard University - Strategy Unit, Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School
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Disclosure, Globalization, Corporate Governance, Accounting

Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets

Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 42, No. 2, May 2004
Posted: 09 Aug 2004
Tarun Khanna, Krishna Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan
Harvard University - Strategy Unit, Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School

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Disclosure, globalization, convergence, corporate governance, accounting

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Is Group Affiliation Profitable in Emerging Markets? An Analysis of Diversified Indian Business Groups

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Is Group Affiliation Profitable in Emerging Markets? An Analysis of Diversified Indian Business Groups

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Dec 1996
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
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Is Group Affiliation Profitable in Emerging Markets? An Analysis of Diversified Indian Business Groups

Journal of Finance
Posted: 14 Jul 1999
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School

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Does Corporate Performance Improve after Mergers?

NBER Working Paper No. w3348
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2022
Paul M. Healy, Krishna Palepu and Richard S. Ruback
Harvard Business School, Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School
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The Future of Business Groups in Emerging Markets: Long Run Evidence from Chile

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Jan 1999
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
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Citation 29

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Product and Labor Market Globalization & Convergence of Corporate Governance: Evidence from Infosys and the Indian Software Industry

Harvard NOM Working Paper No. 02-30; Strategy Unit Working Paper No. 02-040; Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 02-040
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Oct 2002
Krishna Palepu and Tarun Khanna
Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard University - Strategy Unit
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India, Corporate Governance, Software Industry, Globalization, Labor Marke

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Policy Shocks, Market Intermediaries, and Corporate Strategy: 'The Evolution of Business Groups in Chile and India'

Harvard Business School Working Paper
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 Jun 1998
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
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Emerging Market Business Groups, Foreign Investors, and Corporate Governance

NBER Working Paper No. w6955
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 09 Mar 1999 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2023
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
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The Evolution of Concentrated Ownership in India Broad Patterns and a History of the Indian Software Industry

NBER Working Paper No. w10613
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School
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Novozymes: Cracking the Emerging Markets Code

Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Case No. 112-084
Posted: 07 Jun 2012
Krishna Palepu and Karol Misztal
Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)

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Accounting for the iPhone at Apple Inc.

Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Case No. 111-003
Posted: 18 Feb 2012
Francois Brochet, Krishna Palepu and Lauren Barley
Boston University - Department of Accounting, Harvard University - Harvard Business School and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Hewlett-Packard Company: CEO Succession in 2010

Harvard Business School Organizational Behavior Unit Case No. 411-056
Posted: 14 Feb 2012
Jay W. Lorsch, Krishna Palepu and Melissa Barton
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Harvard University - Harvard Business School and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Leasing Decision at Magnet Beauty Products, Inc.

Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Case No. 111-039
Posted: 13 Feb 2012
Krishna Palepu and George Serafeim
Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School

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Strategy and Governance at Yahoo! Inc.

Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Case No. 112-040
Posted: 05 Feb 2012
Krishna Palepu, Suraj Srinivasan, David Lane and Ian McKown Cornell
Harvard University - Harvard Business School, Harvard Business School, Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)

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Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global in 2011

Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Case No. 712-408
Posted: 04 Feb 2012
Tarun Khanna, Krishna Palepu and Phillip Andrews
Harvard University - Strategy Unit, Harvard University - Harvard Business School and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Tata Nano - The People's Car

Harvard Business School Strategy Unit Case No. 710-420
Posted: 02 Feb 2012
Krishna Palepu, Bharat N. Anand and Rachna Tahilyani
Harvard University - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard Business School, India Research Center

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Subprime Crisis and Fair-Value Accounting

HBS Case No. 109-031, Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit
Posted: 04 Nov 2009
Paul M. Healy, Krishna Palepu and George Serafeim
Harvard Business School, Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School

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Vizio, Inc.

HBS Case No. 110-024, Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit
Posted: 30 Oct 2009
Krishna Palepu and Elizabeth A. Kind
Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School, California Research Center

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Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc. 2006

HBS Case No. 110-022, Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit
Posted: 30 Oct 2009
Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Harvard Business School

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Target Corporation: Ackman Versus the Board

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Target Corporation: Ackman Versus the Board

HBS Case No. 109-010, Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit
Posted: 30 Oct 2009
Krishna Palepu, Suraj Srinivasan and James Weber
Harvard University - Harvard Business School, Harvard Business School and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Target Corporation: Ackman Versus the Board

Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Case No. 109-010
Posted: 16 Mar 2012
Krishna Palepu, Suraj Srinivasan and James Weber
Harvard University - Harvard Business School, Harvard Business School and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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How the Quest for Efficiency Undermined the Market

Harvard NOM Working Paper No. 03-39
Posted: 24 Jul 2003
Krishna Palepu and Paul M. Healy
Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Harvard Business School

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Corporate Governance, Financial Markets, Intermediaries, Capital Markets

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Corporate Strategies for Business Groups in Emerging Markets

Posted: 24 Aug 1999
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School

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Policy Shocks, Market Intermediaries, and Corporate Strategy: The Evolution of Business Groups in Chile and India

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Vol. 8, No. 2, May 1999
Posted: 08 Feb 1999
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Harvard University - Harvard Business School

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The Challenges of Investor Communication: The Case of Cuc International, Inc

Posted: 23 May 1998
Paul M. Healy and Krishna Palepu
Harvard Business School and Harvard University - Harvard Business School

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Do Firms Benefit from Expanded Voluntary Disclosure?

Posted: 28 Aug 1995
Paul M. Healy, Krishna Palepu and Amy P. Hutton
Harvard Business School, Harvard University - Harvard Business School and Boston College - Carroll School of Management

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