In 2017, a woman with no background in business management or entrepreneurship, started a new venture called MITTI Social Initiatives Foundation in Bengaluru (also known as Bangalore), India. The nonprofit organization was driven by the passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion of its founder, who had a determination to overcome challenges and a drive to learn. The organization was run by a team of mainly women from diverse backgrounds and was .....more

In July 2023, Tesla, Inc. (Tesla), a global leader in the manufacture and sales of electric vehicles, needed to formulate its entry strategy in India. Tesla’s chief executive officer, Elon Musk, had met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to the United States in June 2023 and expressed optimism about India as a market for Tesla. This development was in sharp contrast to the events of just over a year earlier, when Musk and Tesla had expressed .....more

Teaching note for product W34597.