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CKGSB Magazine September 2013 issue: Twin Trajectories: The End of Exports for China?

September 24, 2013

You are invited to download the September 2013 issue of CKGSB Magazine. It features articles and interviews like:

COVER STORY:

  • The End of Exports?: As China pushes to become an economy based on consumption, what happens to exports?

SNAPSHOT:

  • China’s Urban Layers: An infographic showing the different phases and facets of China’s urbanization story.

CHINA INSIGHT:

  • Bolshie in Beijing: Growing labor and wage problems are causing major headaches for companies across China. 
  • Making it in America: How private Chinese companies are negotiating M&As in the US. 
  • Transaction Declined: Foreign banks are staying the course in China in the hope of a more open-market future. 
  • Mad Men 3.0: What will define China’s successful advertisers in the digital age? 
  • Take-Off: Can private airlines get off the ground in China? 
  • All Hail Alibaba: China’s e-titan is branching out into even more explosive growth areas. How did it get here and where will it go next?
  • Holding it Together: Li-Ning navigates a turnaround to recover lost ground in China’s sportswear market.

CONVERSATIONS:

  • The Thinker Interview: Philip Kotler, the Father of Marketing, on why the Four Ps model of marketing is still king 
  • C-Suite: Former CEO of The Economist Andrew Rashbass on how the magazine has continued to thrive in the digital age.
  • The James McGregor Interview: The China Chairman of APCO Worldwide discusses China’s identity shifts. 
  • Q&A: Junheng Li, author of Tiger Woman on Wall Street, on the merits of analytical thinking.

SPECIAL:

  • Lean In on the World: Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and author of Lean In, wants to see more women in the corner office. An interview.

BUSINESS BAROMETER:

VIEWPOINT:

  • Dangerous Middle Men: Song Zhongzhi, Assistant Professor of Finance, CKGSB, on the flaws in the loan guarantee structure.

BOOKSHELF:

  • Young and Rubicam China CEO Charles Sampson on the books that make China come alive.

DOWNTIME:

  • The Red Canvas: Who is making an impression on China’s art scene as tastes and sensibilities evolve?

 

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