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Winning in Rural Emerging Markets

Authors :
Fabio Ancarani
Judy Frels
Joanne Miller
Chiara Saibene
Massimo Barberio
Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna [Bologna] (UNIBO)
Audencia Recherche
Audencia Business School
i2i Results
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Bocconi School of Management
General Electric Healthcare
Source :
California Management Review, California Management Review, University of California Press, 2014, 56 (4), pp.31-52. ⟨10.1525/cmr.2014.56.4.31⟩
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
HAL CCSD, 2014.

Abstract

Accepted in California Management Review. Soon available in JSTOR; International audience; In 2010, General Electric launched an investigation into how multi-national corporations (MNCs) were adapting to rural emerging markets. A team of 33 executives and three academics examined models ranging from Toyota's vehicle servicing program in East Africa to Nokia's localized mobile handset financing in India to Egis Pharmaceuticals' worker retention incentives in Eastern Europe. The project included 15 case studies from India, China, Africa and Eastern Europe. This article presents common tactics that these MNCs have used to successfully adapt to rural markets in emerging regions across five key organizational functions: product development, distribution, service, financing, and human resources.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00081256
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
California Management Review, California Management Review, University of California Press, 2014, 56 (4), pp.31-52. ⟨10.1525/cmr.2014.56.4.31⟩
Accession number :
edsair.dedup.wf.001..5b5ac5f9319cf9103f759372200f8bff
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1525/cmr.2014.56.4.31⟩