Case | HBS Case Collection | September 2006 (Revised March 2010)

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd

by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Claudine Deborah Madras

Abstract

How do companies develop a strategy that is both low-cost and differentiated without becoming squeezed in the middle? Describes how Teva, Israel's first and largest multinational, achieved its globally dominant position in generic pharmaceuticals, an industry that has undergone significant change over the last 20 years. Examines its strategies to defend itself against both low-cost competitors from India and other emerging markets as well as Big Pharma companies, which are adopting increasingly aggressive tactics in genetics.

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Emerging Markets; Rank and Position; Competitive Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; India; Israel;

Format: Print 27 pages EducatorsPurchase

Citation:

Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Claudine Deborah Madras. "Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 707-441, September 2006. (Revised March 2010.)

About the Authors

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Tarun Khanna
Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor
Strategy

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Krishna G. Palepu
Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration
Accounting and Management
General Management

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