CKGSB Knowledge Fall 2015 Issue: China’s Digital Conglomerates

The Fall 2015 issue of CKGSB Knowledge is out! It has articles and interviews like:

COVER STORY:

• The New Empire Builders: With Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent branching out into new areas, China is witnessing the rise of a new breed of digital conglomerates

CHINA DATA:

• From stats on China’s online gaming revenues to tier-one home sales, the numbers you need to know

SNAPSHOT:

• China’s Growing Cities: The process of urbanization in China has been one of the most significant in history

CHINA INSIGHT:

• Needing a Lift Up: A persistent provincial divide remains in China despite decades of government intervention
• Revenue Streaming: Expensive investments and licensing agreements are putting pressure on China’s culture of free online music and video
• Banking on Development: The China-led AIIB looks to be a win for both Asia and China
• Hunger Games: Despite a policy of grain self-sufficiency, China has a growing appetite for the world’s food
• The Chinternet of Things: Can China be a global leader in the Internet of Things?
• Made in China 2.0: As manufacturing in the country struggles, China’s leaders want to move it up the value chain
• Sky’s the Limit: Shenzhen-based DJI is the world leader in the nascent consumer drone market. How did it get there?

BUSINESS BAROMETER:

• Cooling Optimism: Businesses remain confident in the face of difficulties, but only just

CONVERSATIONS:

• C-Suite: Zhang Ruimin, CEO of Haier, on what it takes to keep innovating at the world’s largest white goods manufacturer
• C-Suite: Melissa Yang, co-founder and CTO of Tujia, explains how to make a sharing economy business model work in China
• The Thinker Interview: Francesca Gino, author of Sidetracked, on how to stick to a plan of action
• Q&A: Author and tech entrepreneur Martin Ford tells us what to expect from impending workplace automation

DOWNTIME:

• Game On: With the lifting of a 14-year long games console ban, Sony and Microsoft are finally taking on the mainland video game market

BOOKSHELF:

• Matthew Crabbe, Director of Research, Asia-Pacific at Mintel, tells us which books give a reality check

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