The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid

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Wharton School Publishing, 2005 - Business & Economics - 401 pages
The world's most exciting, fastest - growing new market is where you least expect it: at the bottom of the pyramid. bull; ' The real source of market promise is not the wealthy few in the developing world, or even the emerging middle - income consumers. It is the billions of aspiring poor who are joining the market economy for the first time.' - CK Prahalad bull; Endorsed by world leaders and the UN Commission on Private Development and the Poor

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Chapter 3
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The Power of Dominant Logic
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The Market Development Imperative
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C.K. Prahalad is Harvey C. Fruehauf Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Corporate Strategy and International Business at the University of Michigan Business School. He is a globally recognized business consultant who has worked with senior management at many of the world's leading companies. Prahalad's groundbreaking article, "The End of Corporate Imperialism," won the 1998 McKinsey Prize as the year's best Harvard Business Review article. C. K. co-authored several important papers and articles, including "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid," which have helped launch a global movement towards private-sector solutions for global poverty. His research focuses on corporate strategy and the role of top management in diversified multinational corporations. With Gary Hamel, he co-authored the global business bestseller Competing for the Future.

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