To: Dr Krishna Palepu

From: Nicholas Giguere

Subject Line: Interview Request on Emerging Markets

Dear Dr. Palepu,

Hello! My name is Nicholas Giguere and I am a Finance student at Northeastern University. I am

currently enrolled in the Advanced Writing for Business course and have been assigned a
research proposal, which I have chosen to be focused on the relationship between emerging and
developed markets.

While researching this topic, I will be conducting primary research in the form of interviews, and
I would like to ask if you could take the time to interview with me for this proposal. I think you
would be an excellent interview with your vast research into emerging markets for various
publications as well as your own books. I would love to talk to you and learn about the research
you have committed to the field.

The interview would last about 30 minutes via Zoom in the next few weeks. Please let me know
what date and time would work best for you.

Thanks,
Nicholas Giguere

Northeastern University
D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Khoury College of Computer Science, Class of 2023
Candidate for BS in Business Administration, Finance and Data Science
giguere.n@northeastern.edu | 603-667-0809
To: Dr Krishna Palepu
From: Nicholas Giguere
Subject Line: Instructions for Interview

Hello Dr. Palepu,

Thank you for accepting my request for interview. The interview will be on Zoom for about 30
minutes on Monday June 7th at 4:00 PM. Please ensure your audio and video are working and
your internet connection is stable for the interview. I will send you the meeting link the day of
the interview.

I wanted to provide you the 6 questions I will be asking you in the interview so you can be well
prepared for our conversation:
1. How much impact do developed market fluctuations have on emerging markets, and in
what ways are they more linked?
2. How has the impact of the COVID recession and prior recessions differed between the
markets?
3. How much importance would you, as a scholar in the field, place on regional policy
making as an influencer to returns? MNC’s?
4. What is a piece of advice that you provide international investors when they show interest
in emerging markets?
5. Which industries and sectors tend to drive emerging market returns? In what ways do
these differ from developed markets?
6. How do you see the relative trend of emerging markets progressing in the next decade?

Thank you again for agreeing to a virtual interview for my research proposal. If you have any
questions feel free to reach out and I look forward to getting to talk to you over Zoom.

Thanks,
Nicholas Giguere

Northeastern University
D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Khoury College of Computer Science, Class of 2023
Candidate for BS in Business Administration, Finance and Data Science
giguere.n@northeastern.edu | 603-667-0809
To: Dr Krishna Palepu
From: Nicholas Giguere
Subject Line: Reschedule Interview on Emerging Markets Changes

Hello Dr. Palepu,

I am extremely grateful that you accepted my request for interview and made time in your busy
schedule for a conversation. I value your input and knowledge greatly in my research proposal.
Unfortunately, a scheduling conflict has arisen during our scheduled interview time on Monday
June 7th. I will be available anytime throughout the rest of the week to reschedule at your best
convenience.

I hope you still have time available in your schedule for the interview. Please email me your
availability and any further questions you may have about the interview. I am very sorry for the
inconvenience and I hope to have the opportunity to speak to you.

Thanks,
Nicholas Giguere

Northeastern University
D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Khoury College of Computer Science, Class of 2023
Candidate for BS in Business Administration, Finance and Data Science
giguere.n@northeastern.edu | 603-667-0809
To: Dr Krishna Palepu
From: Nicholas Giguere
Subject Line: Thank you for Interview

Dear Dr. Palepu,

I would like to thank you for your time and effort put into our interview on emerging market and
developed market relationships. I selected to interview you because of your extensive knowledge
and work done in the emerging markets area of research. The information you provided me has
already been invaluable in the development of my research proposal.

I learned a lot from our conversation and I thank you for your time and hospitality. I hope to
keep in touch with you in the future.

Sincerely,
Nicholas Giguere

Northeastern University
D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Khoury College of Computer Science, Class of 2023
Candidate for BS in Business Administration, Finance and Data Science
giguere.n@northeastern.edu | 603-667-0809
Nicholas Giguere

Dr T. Clark

ENGW3304

1 June 2021

Professional Correspondence Analysis

Throughout this research proposal process, I have made progress to complete an

academic research paper, heavily focused on expert and highly knowledgeable readers. I chose to

interview Dr Krishna Palepu because of his academic accolades. On top of teaching at the

Harvard Business School for over 38 years, the professor has published multiple academic

articles in the Harvard Business Review, a textbook on valuation, and a book on emerging

markets (President & Fellows of Harvard College). Published in 2010, his latter publication

focused on helping corporations operate in emerging markets. Dr Palepu has also written over 30

articles in various economic and financial journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics

and the Journal of Finance (President & Fellows of Harvard College). With his deep

understanding of global business operations, Dr Palepu would provide excellent information on

emerging markets from both a corporate and holistic perspective.

Carrying forth the purpose of my research proposal in being directed to highly

knowledgeable expert readers, I made several decisions to maintain the same level of

professionalism in my emails. One of the key rhetorical purposes of my emails was to be very

descriptive of the topics I wanted to discuss with Dr Palepu. To express this I made an effort to

use industry terminology and discuss some of my intentions of the research proposal in my

emails. Contributing to this purpose was the focus on the audience I would be conversing with.

As a tenured university professor and avid researcher in the financial industry, it is paramount
that I would express myself in a very professional and respectful manor. Throughout my emails I

spoke very clear and concise to ensure not to waste any of my interviewee’s time. I also made

sure to express my gratitude for his time commitment and how important his voice and

information provided to me was in my research proposal. This respect was also shown through

the rhetorical purpose of contextual information. Especially in my early email correspondences, I

very clearly stated all the logistical and interview information to Dr Palepu. To ensure I was not

misusing the time he had set aside for my research proposal, providing this information gave him

ample preparedness for the interview and cleared any confusion there could have been regarding

his commitment. This is another way I was able to show my extreme respect and gratitude to

him.
 References

President & Fellows of Harvard College. Krishna G. Palepu. Harvard Business School.

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6527&view=featured-work